# What movies/shows should we watch this weekend? Need answer fastish. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 8, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738 "2017-07-08T04:07:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/1 "2017-07-08T04:07:15Z")
My 19-year-old son and I love to watch mutually enjoyable shows/movies and talk about them afterward. Luckily, our tastes are fairly similar. But with movies in particular, it’s hard after a few classic/cult hits to figure out what we’ll both enjoy, plus we are apart most of the year so we’re not always on the same page in terms of which episodes we’ve already seen. So Doper recs for shows that neither of us are familiar with very welcome. We have both Netflix and Apple TV, so anything we can access through those methods is fine. Here’s some info on our tastes, which run to dark comedies/SF/stereotypically Doper faves/crime shows. We have both seen, and like: Harold and Maude Dark Star Airplane! Princess Bride Office Space Criminal Minds Police Squad Angie Tribeca Rick and Morty South Park Simpsons Futurama iZombie BBT I also love Wes Anderson films and Napoleon Dynamite, but for some reason these do not impress my spawn. Similarly, he is crazy about It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Preacher, whereas I am game to watch them, but don’t love them. He recommends Bojack Horseman, but has already seen lots, and I have never watched it, so we’re at very different viewing places for that. So what else should we watch that would be new to both of us and enjoyable? I guess movies, or TV shows that have episodes that are stand-alone entertaining without needing to be clued in to the larger plot arc, are best. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/2 "2017-07-08T13:55:17Z")
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/3 "2017-07-08T14:38:43Z")
Are you Elmore Leonard fans by any chance? The book **Rum Punch** is a favorite of mine, and the movie version **Jackie Brown** is a classic. It has Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert DeNiro, Bridget Fonda, Robert Forster, Michael Keaton, and Chris Tucker all in their prime. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/4 "2017-07-08T14:47:57Z")
For animated series, have you tried _Star vs the Forces of Evil_? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/5 "2017-07-08T16:24:03Z")
_[Mystery Men](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132347/)_ ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/6 "2017-07-08T16:48:06Z")
What We Do In The Shadows ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/7 "2017-07-08T19:28:20Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > _[Mystery Men](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0132347/)_ Seconding. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/8 "2017-07-08T19:37:47Z")
For older crime comedies, I see they have _Silver Streak_ and _Turner & Hooch_. Also check out “Lilyhammer”, a Netflix original series. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/9 "2017-07-08T19:44:03Z")
[Miller’s Crossing](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/millers_crossing/) mmm ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/10 "2017-07-08T19:53:05Z")
If you like Big Bang Theory, I think you’ll enjoy ‘How I met my mother’. There’s a lot of it 🆒, but do make sure to watch the alternative last episode (the original one is cr\*p. :smack:) Sadly this much better episode may only be available on DVD… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/11 "2017-07-08T20:06:23Z")
[St. Vincent](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2170593/combined) might be of interest. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/12 "2017-07-08T20:32:32Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > What We Do In The Shadows Yes! 😃 > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > [Miller’s Crossing](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/millers_crossing/) > mmm Yes! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/13 "2017-07-08T22:55:24Z")
Thanks everyone - we’ll give these a try (not just this weekend but over the rest of the summer). I am not familiar with any of these suggestions and I bet my son isn’t either, so this should keep us busy for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/14 "2017-07-09T01:26:18Z")
I don’t know if they’re available through Netflix or Apple TV, but _Arrested Development_ and _Flight of the Conchords_ are excellent TV comedies. So is _Pushing Daisies_. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/15 "2017-07-09T03:44:23Z")
I dunno how AppleTV works. Do they have anything for free or do you have to buy anything you want to watch? You must watch Bob’s Burgers (no longer on Netflix ☹ but available on iTunes) Hot Fuzz is on Netflix, but you’d like any of Simon Pegg’s movies and his series “Spaced” Have you seen the original UK Office? It’s great. On Netflix. Black Mirror is on Netflix. it’s crazy. Miss Fischer’s Mysteries is a fantastic mystery series on Netflix You and I seem to have similar tastes (not sure why your son doesn’t like Napoleon Dynamite. GOSH. But also I love Always Sunny.) ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/16 "2017-07-09T03:47:45Z")
> [@glee](#): > > If you like Big Bang Theory, I think you’ll enjoy ‘How I met my mother’. > > There’s a lot of it 🆒, but do make sure to watch the alternative last episode (the original one is cr\*p. :smack:) > Sadly this much better episode may only be available on DVD… Dude this is really weird. Murmur of the heart might be better. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/17 "2017-07-09T04:44:35Z")
**Top Secret!** , an often overlooked gem of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker oeuvre, and the first movie role for Val Kilmer. And if you’re _Downton Abbey_ fans there’s a nice little surprise waiting for you. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2017, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/18 "2017-07-09T05:09:03Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > **Top Secret!** , an often overlooked gem of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker oeuvre, and the first movie role for Val Kilmer. If you’re looking for a great Val Kilmer movie, check out _Real Genius_. If you’re looking for a bad Val Kilmer movie … well, you’ve got a lot of choices. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2017, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/19 "2017-07-10T23:20:54Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > I dunno how AppleTV works. Do they have anything for free or do you have to buy anything you want to watch? Just to answer your question - things aren’t free, but the prices tend to be pretty reasonable, and you can choose to buy a single episode (usually around $2) or a season (variable, naturally, but perhaps around $20). You can buy or rent movies, and if you rent you have 30 days to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-shows-should-we-watch-this-weekend-need-answer-fastish/790738/20 "2017-07-11T00:01:53Z")
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