WHat's the least stupid movie?

[anyrose]

The Princess Bride

I know there are those that say the Peter Falk/Fred Savage scenes are pointless, but I feel it anchors the whole Once Upon A Time stuff

[What_Exit]

I’ll go with **Schindler’s List. **

[NDP]

@Roderick Femm

OK, the realism is not really an issue (except that Robert Shaw was too thin and healthy-looking to ever convince me he was Henry VIII) but wonderfully well-realized and internally consistent and well-plotted with masterful dialogue:

A Man For All Seasons

Of course, it was from a play, which would account for most of the good bits. Anyway, this is one of the least stupid movies I have ever seen.

[Mr. Know-It-All Mode]Actually, the casting of the then-healthy Robert Shaw as Henry VIII was not a mistake. For most of his life and during the time the movie took place, Henry VIII was a rather hale and fit monarch. It wasn’t until the last ten years of life, after he’d been hobbled by injuries and became physically inactive (and had more time to overindulge in food and drink), that he became a bloated tyrant.[/Mr. Know-It-All Mode]

[euphemism]

I would vote for the Quiet Earth, it really made me think and it was a very engaging film. I haven’t seen it in many years and would love to see it again–if only the local video stores carried it…Little Big Man would be up there as well.

[Roderick_Femm]

@NDP

[Mr. Know-It-All Mode]Actually, the casting of the then-healthy Robert Shaw as Henry VIII was not a mistake. For most of his life and during the time the movie took place, Henry VIII was a rather hale and fit monarch. It wasn’t until the last ten years of life, after he’d been hobbled by injuries and became physically inactive (and had more time to overindulge in food and drink), that he became a bloated tyrant.[/Mr. Know-It-All Mode]

Likely my view was skewed by that old 6 Wives of Henry VIII on PBS in, I think, the late 60’s, where they made him bloated much earlier on. You’re probably right anyway, as this film covers a period still fairly early in his reign.

So I guess that makes the film without flaw

[Seven]

@rjung

Most recently, The Incredibles. Even the capes make sense!

I saw this after it came out on DVD. I loved this movie. What a great idea for a story and I love how they played it in 1950’s style. The animation was great but the music kicked ass. All pieces of this movie just fit together so nicely.

I was well impressed.

[vl_mungo]

Pi
The Sorrow and The Pity

[ultrafilter]

Another vote for Usual Suspects, and I’ll put one in for Spirited Away.

@vl_mungo

Pi

Um, no. Pi is definitely in the running for the movie with the most completely unintentional laugh-out-loud bits, but it’s not the most intelligent by any stretch of the imagination.

[priapus]

Memento
The Good,the Bad,and the Ugly
The Constant Gardener

[mhendo]

@mikeargo

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Excellent choice. Great film.

I’m not really sure if it fits what the OP wanted, and it’s not without some cliches, but i’m a huge fan of the John Sayles film Lone Star. It just seems like a very intelligent and sensitive take on its subject matter.