What three movies do you recommend

[StClone]

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Between listening to the latest news, exercising, dog care and assorted TED Talks or other Science themed clips what favorite movies do you recommend in comedy, suspense or other genre?

I like stuff not too complicated and entertaining though the "Ornithologist" was intriguing: https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-ornithologist-2017

Below are three older ones I have re-watched and enjoyed but there are many more:

-L.A. Confidential https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119488/ Amazes me how few have seen this widely-released movie.
-Body Heat https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-body-heat-1981 Give this a chance, slightly dated but delivers.
-Romancing the Stone Fun, humorous and surprisingly watchable but maybe not everyone cup of tea. Rom/Com.

[The Roux Comes First]

1. I Confess to Shock

that Shawshank is not on your list.

[StClone]

4. It could be

But I watched that movie with my old girl friend, it is hard to watch now.

[The Roux Comes First]

16. You'd Best Get Over That Soon

And get on with your own life.

Watch it alone if you must, but watch it again.

[StClone]

74. Kind of you to suggest

It is one the few things in my life that is profoundly evocative and hard to suppress. the cobination of the movie and the situation lest a mark. I will watch it though to see my reaction.

[LizBeth]

32. Two sons have made a big deal abut that movie and finally watched it. Not that impressed.

But both my boys were surprised by me and exclaim how excellent it is.

[Green Line]

84. Such a great movie

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. Fifth Element and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai

Both are great movies, imo.

[2naSalit]

11. The Fifth Element is great...

I could watch it any time.

[TheBlackAdder]

66. Same. Team America, Michael Jai White's Black Dynamite, and The Three Stooges Movie are fun.

.

Hopefully, they are low-brow for him.

I have a wide palette of movie taste and can drop hundreds of them, so without knowing the style it's tough to recommend movies. My two sisters like the more stuffy eclectic arts movies so they think my stuff is silly. But, with all of the shit out there, when I watch movies, I want to be taken away mostly with comedy, and I can go pretty low grade with that, or high-grade with The BlackAdder series.

I also watch the TV series, Star Trek, UFO, Captain Scarlett, Space 1999, Columbo, Outer Limits and Twilight Zone.

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[Ellipsis]

70. I have watched it many, many times.

It's my corny movie favorite.

[Bayard]

97. Buckaroo Banzai!

Don't know how many times I've watched it over the years, but still makes me laugh like crazy! John Lithgow is priceless!

[Ferrets are Cool]

118. So many up and coming actors in this movie. And one of my cult favorites

It's a damned shame they did not make the sequel.

[crickets]

126. I love Buckaroo Bonzai!

So many quotable lines, so much fun. I agree with Ferret, it's a damn shame they never made a sequel.

Another one I enjoyed from that era is Time Bandits. What a crazy, fun film.

[A HERETIC I AM]

102. Want a really funny, good old fashioned sci-fi?

“The Ice Pirates”

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0087451/

“Space Herpe”

Funny as hell

[Ferrets are Cool]

119. ...

[USALiberal]

3. Lounge!!!

[StClone]

6. Actually I'd like to movie it to entertainment! I tried!

Mods could you move this to Entertainment! Please?

[gratuitous]

5. I like all three of those

I'd toss in Chinatown and The Big Sleep (the Howard Hawks version with Bogie and Bacall), as well as My Favorite Year or Nobody's Fool. Good, mindless, Friday night fare (when you're too tired to think much) is the Tom Hanks-John Candy movie Volunteers.

[StClone]

8. Speaking of John Candy "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" is a fav.

[ProfessorGAC]

143. My Favorite Year!

I love that movie! Benji & Swan!
"This is the kissing portion of the evening."
"PORTHOS!"
Thanks for the reminder!

[JustFiveMoreMinutes]

7. Escapism at it's finest...

Big (with young Tom Hanks).

Cocoon (early Ron Howard directing)

Short Circuit (Ally Sheedy)

Have fun!

[StClone]

10. And "Truman Show" would fall in that group maybe

[Flaleftist]

9. The Shawshank Redemption

Stand By Me

The Blues Brothers

[coti]

101. Shawshank

Definitely one of the greatest movies ever made.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

153. Shawshank Was Filmed In My Hometown

Some people I know were extras in the movie.

[blm]

12. Galaxy Quest

Heathers

Gypsy

But, I’ve been mostly binging on South Korean movies and serials since the pandemic.

[StClone]

13. You got me I have not see any of those

Except some of Heathers. Thanks!

[blm]

19. I saw all of the ones you posted.

Good stuff.

[MoonchildCA]

87. Galaxy Quest is great fun!

[krispos42]

133. Galaxy Quest is hilarious, especially if you're a Star Trek fan!

[Flatly] "By Grabthar's Hammer... what a savings".

[MLAA]

41. I just saw Galaxy Quest for the first time earlier this week.

It was hilarious, laugh out loud hilarious. I didn’t see it on Netflix. On Prime you have to rent it for $3.99. Well worth it.

[blm]

61. Even funnier the next time you watch it.

[2naSalit]

14. Any of the Men In Black movies...

Any of the Hobbit/LOR movies, Stop Making Sense (Talking Heads).

[StClone]

34. There is something about the Original "Men in Black."

Fascinated by aliens-type stuff since a kid and read a lot of the literature more as it it were SCi-Fi than real happenings. But :MIB" sets the mood. The directors did a great job of making the whole story a '50 type Sci-Fi horror/humor movie. right mood Perfect slightly campy atmosphere is parlayed onto the screen. Yes, great films.

[MLAA]

42. Not too long ago I saw what I think is the last MIB when

They travel back in time and Josh Brolin plays the younger Tommy Lee Jones character. I really enjoyed it.

[2naSalit]

43. I finally saw the third one...

A few weeks ago and I liked it more than I thought I would but the first one is the very best, even though they ar all good and worthy of multiple viewings.

[SharonClark]

15. Tootsie, Local Hero, When Harry Met Sally,

While You Were Sleeping, Three Weddings and a Funeral, Pride and Prejudice, About a Boy.

[yellowdogintexas]

17. The Princess Bride Victor, Victoria and Undercover Blues

are three of our favorite perk me up movies

[csziggy]

67. I know it's just typos but...

I wonder where I could see The Princess Bride Victor as well as Victoria and Undercover Blues. Both movies sound interesting.

[yellowdogintexas]

132. left out a comma The Princess Bride Victor, Victoria Undercover Blues

I am going to blame my cat for the errors He likes to lie on my lap and obstructs my use of the keyboard

I found Princess Bride on Amazon but it is not on Prime $3.99 to rent
Victor, Victoria is rentable on Prime

I could not find Undercover Blues anywhere. I searched Hulu and Netflix .

We own DVD of it. If you can find it please do watch it.

Another one we love is To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything. Love, Julie Newmar

[csziggy]

134. Oh, I know - and I've left out (or included) too many commas

But it tickled me to think of the alternative possible movies.

[mnhtnbb]

18. TCM is doing 24 hours of Hitchcock

Just watched Rear Window. The Birds later as well as Psycho early am.

[Patterson]

20. My favorite movie is Local Hero. The soundtrack is excellent, too.

[USALiberal]

71. Great movie! Nt

[tulipsandroses]

21. Movies I never get tired of watching

Black Panther
First Transformer movie
Forrest Gump

[Glorfindel]

22. Donnie Darko

Rat Race
Ready to Wear

[StClone]

49. So poignant

The theme song overwhelms me. Yes good movie.

[underpants]

23. Two small but really good ones - Garden State and Logan Lucky

Both have incredible casts and are really really good.

[StClone]

28. Garden State is one I just was searching for

Great sound track and a really different sort of movie of acceptance and relations (love).

[shanti]

24. Avatar

Great escapist fun, and family friendly too!

[Reader Rabbit]

25. Maiden - Documentary on first all-female crew in the Whitbread 'Round the World Race

The Guard - black comedy as only the Irish can do it

My Neighbor Totoro - when you need to get your Zen on

[Native]

54. Maiden was so good!

[Reader Rabbit]

130. It's a crime that so few people know about it.

I was pretty outraged that it wasn't nominated for an Academy Award for best documentary.

[Native]

131. I can't even remember how we found out about it.

I definitely recommended it to everyone I could.

[Stuart G]

26. Arsenic and Old Lace, Taming of the Shrew, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World

also....if you need to feel really good, "It's a Wonderful Life"...Jimmy Stewart

It's a Wonderful Life...is the greatest..."feel good" movie in all of movie history....

If you have never seen this...watch it as soon as possible. If you watch it once, then you will watch it
again, and again, and again, and again.......AND AGAIN..!!!!

[StClone]

30. Rat Race is a take on It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World.

[csziggy]

96. Another Jimmy Stewart movie - that I watched this morning

Harvey.

I love Elwood Dowd, partly because of scenes like this:

[betsuni]

100. And "The Shop Around the Corner" -- original movie "You've Got Mail" is based on.

[csziggy]

104. I'll have to look that one up, hadn't heard of it

I just found and subscribed to Classic Reels, a streaming channel with a bunch of old movies. My favorites are the old SciFi and horror films, but they also have mysteries, film noir, and old westerns. For $2.99 a month, there is a lot to see. That's where I watched Harvey.

[betsuni]

108. I love it.

Saw "The Apartment" last week and no matter how many times I've seen it, still great. "The Shop Around the Corner" and "The Apartment" are among my favorite holiday movies.

[LakeArenal]

124. Have you seen Mudlark or Hobson's Choice?

Love them too. Old obscure.

[betsuni]

145. No, those are new to me.

Mudlark, full movie is on YouTube and there are clips of Hobson's Choice. Will watch, thanks!

[LakeArenal]

154. Try All Mine To Give.

I’m partial to this movie and it is an Xmas movie. It’s a true story from Wisconsin

Young boy has to save his family by giving away his brothers and sisters on Christmas.

Sad and sweet and supposedly true.


https://www.google.com/search?q=movie+all+mine+to+give&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari#imgrc=zEhuFEVXhGZibM

[JHB]

27. Maybe eclectic but...: A Bridge Too Far

Epic cinema done right!

[StClone]

35. I am going to check that out!

Thanks

[JHB]

78. It's on Amazon Prime.

[JHB]

82. But you said "three"...

For the other two:

My Neighbor Totoro or Kiki's Delivery Service (yeah, that's two, but for this purpose, pick one. In reality: EVERYTHING IN MIYAZAKI's FILMOGRAPHY).
and
Tampopo (by Juzo Itami)



The first pair are films by Hayao Miazaki, and are wonderful, charming animated tales.

The last is a delightful (to me, at least) romantic comedy. The romance is with food, and it's part foodie move, part spaghetti western, and part Monty Python.

[StClone]

29. Rat Race is a take on It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World.

Both good.

[Stuart G]

31. I GOT TO ADD A 4th.....IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE....1947..JIMMY STEWART....

THE GREATEST ..."FEEL GOOD MOVIE" IN ALL OF MOVIE HISTORY.....(in my honest opinion)

[Whiskeytide]

33. The three I never miss when they're on :

Snatch (Brad Pitt’s Traveler character is great, although you won’t understand a word of his dialogue).

Tremors (the original only - the sequels are awful). More funny than scary.

Silverado (great cast with Kevin Kline and Danny Glover, and even John Cleese. the most underrated western ever made).

And a 4th - a Fish called Wanda. Don’t miss it.

[LizBeth]

37. Snatch is a go to also. I did Tremors too.

[2naSalit]

38. OH...

I can come up with more than three but I like that you mentioned Tremors and A Fish Called Wanda! Those are repeat viewing gold.

[LizBeth]

36. 3 easy to watch go to movies: Blurbs, Tremors, Independence day and Mars attack

more solid: Tuscany under the sun, Bourne Identity, Bridget Jones

[LizBeth]

39. My cousin Vinny if not seen, but surely everyone has.

[Initech]

144. I know one guy who's seen it!

[LizBeth]

146. That is funny...

[StClone]

44. Giving lines from movies to people at work

Often has them befuddled as few seem to know "AKKK AKKK ak AKK AKK AKK" is Martian for "that is one funny movie!" Damn I remember just about wetting my pants at some of the scenes in that one. Especially the Oo-oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo When I'm calling you Oo-oo-oo-oo, oo-oo-oo-oo Will you answer too? By Slim Whitman killer song. What and outrageously funny movie. Three thumbs up!

[LizBeth]

47. It is so dumb it is good. Blows my boys mind when I watch these movies. They roll their eyes.

[catbyte]

40. "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," "Bringing Up Baby," "Arsenic and Old Lace,"

"The Philadelphia Story," "Prisoner of Second Avenue" are some good, escapist movies.

[smirkymonkey]

161. Good picks, catbyte!

[2naSalit]

45. Well, then there's...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, but only the first half. The second half is kind of uncomfortable but the first half made me laugh so hard I almost passed out.

[gainesvillenole]

46. The Sting

[StClone]

50. Papermoon Is in that time frame

[First Speaker]

72. The only problem with The Sting is... ***SPOILER ALERT***

...its ending. Lonigan and Doyle leave, Lonigan still arguing about his money, both convinced that Hooker and Gondorf are dead. But of course they're still alive, and leave *themselves* just a minute later. For all they knew, they'd have run right into Lonigan and Doyle still outside the basement room, still arguing about Lonigan's money. Lonigan, to put it politely, would not have been amused to see our heroes walking around. And indeed, after the film is over, they pretty much have to stay "dead" forever, to keep out of Lonigan's clutches. That isn't something I'd want to do...

[StClone]

79. The Hustler too!

The Stink seems to be in many a favorite movie list. I think "The Hustler" may fall into sort of the same mode, maybe not.

[betsuni]

48. "The Trip"

[ProudMNDemocrat]

51. LA Confidential made a Russell Crowe fan out of me.

His Bud White intro was what made me sit up on my theater seat and ask, "Who is that?"

Having seen Russell perform in concert in 2001 and 2003 with his band at Chicago's House of Blues, seen the Oscar he won for GLADIATOR, I have been a fan ever since.

[StClone]

88. Epic part.

I just watched Gladiator-what a magnificent period setting, and cgi that movie has. In LA Confidential Kevin Spacey is at his best too, and the recent disgust with Spacey does not eclipse his acting ability. I find myself whispering Rollo Tomassi at appropriate times to people in the world.

[stevil]

52. My three

Seven Samurai (Japanese subtitles)
12 Angry Men
The Thing

[StClone]

56. I know I have watched the "The Seven Samurai"

However the details escape me. My wife and I have watched the versions of 12 angry men and I watched the '51 version of The Thing but not the newer (2011?) if it is a remake. Thanks!

[stevil]

156. Remake

1982. Special effects are the icing. Rob Bottin at a very young age.

[Poiuyt]

95. The original Thing (1951) is my all time favorite Sci-fi movie

I didn't care for the remake myself

[StClone]

53. Bridget Jones's Diary

Why this is so good is hard for me to put in words I guess I like romances. And this one captures friendship, humor and love remarkably well.

[LizBeth]

55. I agree, I think it is simply a really good movie, and funny,.

[StClone]

58. Blue soup and more!

[spooky3]

57. Moonstruck, Raising Arizona nt

[StClone]

63. Two of the most watched movies in my life

It took my kids to convince me to watch "Napoleon Dynamite" and have seen it over 75 times. Raising Arizona makes me teary to this day as the closing scene shows them older and questioning the good in the life they had. Seen it around 60+ times!

[Whiskeytide]

59. I have to add two more -

An old favorite of mine with several young but to become famous English actors (Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, Gabriel Byrne) is 1981s Excalibur. A gritty and dark take on the King Arthur story.

Also - a little graphic for its realism - but try to find Quest For Fire. Also 1981. A fair attempt at a realistic prehistoric man movie - although some inaccuracies. Almost no dialogue at all, but no trouble following the story implied by the title.

[StClone]

68. The Gods Must be Crazy!

For some reason your post jarred my memory and lit on The Gods Must be Crazy. I recall watching quest for fire and I recommend it!

[Whiskeytide]

75. Loved the Gods Must be Crazy. Quest for ...

... Fire is really hard to find. I had the DVD years ago but lost it in a divorce. It guess it might be on line. Ron Perlman’s caveman was perfect. I loved it when Rae Dawn Chong’s character taught them to laugh.

[Whiskeytide]

76. Thanks for this thread. A lot of good suggestions. n/t

[SeattleVet]

60. Dark Star, What's Up Tiger Lily?, Dr. Strangelove, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad,Mad World.

(OK, I got 4 instead of just 3!)

I've seen all of those several times and always enjoy them.

Dark Star was John Carpenter's first film (begun as a film student project, IIRC), and they ran out of money partway into filming, then decided to make it longer for a theatrical release, so filming resumed after a gap. One actor gains and loses about 25 pounds between scenes; another's hairline recedes and grows back several times. They have a space alien that they've taken on board, which is obviously a painted beachball (you can see the inflator valve) with monster feet glued on. An elevator scene looks a little 'off', until you realize that the actor is laying on a sheet of plywood being driven back and forth in a hallway on a forklift. Good fun, low-budget.

What's Up Tiger Lily was a Woody Allen project where they bought the rights to a Japanese spy film and overdubbed it with a new story and dialogue that had nothing to do with the original plot.

The other two are classics and have aged pretty well.

Oh, yeah - Don't forget Harold and Maude! Dark comedy/intergenerational love story all in one, with Ruth Gordon doing an outstanding job! Makes it an even 5...

[Green Line]

62. Some of my favorites

The age of Adaline, Philadelphia, You’ve Got Mail, Kinky Boots, The Birdcage, Little Voice, Billy Elliot

[LizBeth]

64. The Birdcage is another I like to watch regularly.

[Green Line]

83. Try The Age of Adaline, I loved that movie

[LizBeth]

90. Sounds interesting. I will keep an eye out for that one.

[StClone]

65. My list is growing!

Thanks

[betsuni]

69. The Birdcage is wonderful, so many great actors.

[coti]

99. Absolutely, fantastic in so many ways

The Birdcage is 100% classic.

[robbob]

155. The original or the American remake with Robin Williams?

[betsuni]

158. The remake, never seen the original.

[robbob]

163. "La Cage Aux Folles"

Definitely worth checking out, if you can do subtitles. Although I thought Robin Williams was brilliantly cast against type as the more restrained, less flamboyant partner the original French version plays the story less as slapstick and more human, while remaining hysterically funny.

[Faux pas]

73. The

Gentlemen, The Long Kiss Goodnight, Clear And Present Danger.

[Green Line]

81. Clear And Present Danger was great

[USALiberal]

77. Oh brother where art thou, Fargo, A simple plan! Nt

[RicROC]

80. Ghost

I'd watch it just to see Whoopi Goldberg

[betsuni]

93. I watched it on TV the other night. Whoopi stole every scene she was in.

Fantastic!

[Cha]

85. lol.. I talked to my sister in Asheville NC

& they were watching Romancing the Stone after dinner.

I like all three of yours from back in the day.. haven't seen them lately.

I favor light hearted movies.. like Hallmark movies.. & others on netflix & amazon prime video.

So sue me!

[StClone]

91. Good to know we share a commonality

In taste of movies. I think we are lucky to to find joy in simple things.

[Cha]

94. Movies & streaming tv shows are heaven sent

for me.. they've been an excellent antidote for the last 4 years.. and actually productive therapy.

Simple but Powerful!

[chowder66]

86. Ornithologist was a great film.

Kung Fu Hustle - hilarious
Troll Hunter - super fun
Nightcrawler - atmospheric and creepy

[vapor2]

89. BLUE'S BROTHERS, MOULIN ROUGE

[StClone]

92. Two times two

So four thumbs up. Dan and Jim classic bits.

[LeftInTX]

138. It's a mindless fun movie with great music

One of my favorites.
Fun action scenes with cars!

[coti]

98. If you like musical biopics, ala "Ray" or "Walk the Line," try "Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story"

Some of the greatest satire you'll ever see. Certainly one of the greatest comedies.

Beyond that, if you like comedies and GREAT stories- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with Steve Martin and Michael Caine. One of the greatest, most clever comedies you'll ever see.

[Bayard]

103. Watched my all time favorite again the other night--Legends of the Fall

Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond.

Other high recommendations that even though I own them, when they're on TV, I still stop to watch:
--Dances with Wolves
--Last of the Mohicans, with Daniel Day Lewis. Amazing cinematography.
--Benny & Joon
--Any of the Alien, Star Trek, or Star Wars movies
--The Princess Bride

[Green Line]

105. Another one I thought of is

Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead. If you have Hulu, 11/22/63

[keithbvadu2]

106. Godfather, Shaka Zulu, Sleepers, The Legend of 1900

Godfather, Shaka Zulu, Sleepers, The Legend of 1900

OK. So I cannot count.

There are so many outstanding movies.

Some have a message and some are just plain good entertainment no matter what flaws they may have.

[IsItJustMe]

107. Casablanca, Billy Jack, and The Grapes of Wrath.

All oldies (Black and white) but goodies.

[DFW]

109. If you only want American films

The Verdict
Avatar
The Illusionist

If you're open to films made elsewhere:

The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Luftslottet som Sprängdes) from Sweden
and two either/or choices:
The Lives of Others (Das Leben der Anderen) or The Tin Drum (Die Blechtrommel), both from Germany
The Gods Must Be Crazy (original is in English) from Botswana, or "If" from England

By the way, I have seen L.A. Confidential. With that much screen time with Kim Basinger in her prime, who wouldn't?

[ornotna]

110. My three

Zorba the Greek
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorba_the_Greek_(film)

Chinatown
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown_(1974_film)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Flew_Over_the_Cuckoo%27s_Nest_(film)

[AwakeAtLast]

111. My three choices:

Many of my other favorites are already listed, but these were not:

Cold Mountain
Master and Commander
An Education

[electric_blue68]

112. If you like animation - Monster's Inc (inventive, funny!)

•Field of Dreams (some great music score, too)

•Mrs Doubtfire

I was trying to think of ones not yet mentioned
and I'd 'third' the LOTR trilogy, The SW's & Trek films, Galaxy Quest, The Harry Potter films (wait, did anyone mention the HP movies)

Oh, and #4
•Dave
(Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver)

[democrank]

113. Sling Blade

[misanthrope]

114. You seem to like noir so

Take your pick of three from the following:

"Chinatown"
"Sweet Smell of Success"
"Blade Runner"
"Mulholland Falls"
"The Nice Guys"
"Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"
"Blood Simple"
"Brick"
"The Man Who Wasn't There"
"Memento"
"Miller's Crossing"
"Shutter Island"
"Angel Heart"

[meadowlander]

115. The Commitments; Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert; The Castle

Also probably not what you were after, but I rewatched Spike Lee's Malcolm X movie the other week after not seeing it since it first came out and I had a completely different perspective on it after the last twenty five years than I did the first time I saw it.

[crickets]

125. The Commitments is a criminally underrated film.

For the music alone, it's a stellar experience. The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert is also lots of fun.

Another movie I recall fondly, partly for its amazing soundtrack, is The Big Chill. I haven't watched it since the decade it was released, so I don't know how well it's aged. I might watch it again soon just for Jeff Goldblum and for the music.

Third movie involving music I would like to rewatch, because I'm pretty sure it has aged well, is Amadeus. Amazing film.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

116. Here's a list of IMDb's "Top 250".

https://m.imdb.com/chart/top/

"One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is one of my all-time favorites, but I wouldn't want to watch it repeatedly. The ending with "Chief" always makes me smile with tears in my eyes.

My favorite comedy is "Dr. Strangelove...", but that's another movie that I don't want to watch too often.

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is a lighter comedy that lends itself to multiple viewings, and it's very clever. Not to mention how often it's referenced here at DU.

[DFW]

117. And, what should be under consideration for everyone's fourth choice

Inside Man with the perfect cast of Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster and Christopher Plummer.

[Tracer]

120. Breaking Away

A charming, feel good movie.

[Paladin]

121. "L.A. Confidential" is probably my favorite movie of all time. And I'm a movie nut.

My compliments on your good taste.

[PCIntern]

122. Great posts here!

Virtually every film mentioned I concur is a great film. I divide my great films into two categories: the first is great films which I can only watch once in a great while if ever again. Second, films that I can watch 75 times but I am uncertain as to why they have that enticement for me. If I’m flipping by on cable and one of them happens to be on, I will sit watch it to the end.

Then there is a third group, which are films which were to change the trajectory of my life. Those are the three films I will name here but I’m not saying that they were the greatest films of all time, just when I saw them, given my circumstances, they made the greatest impact on me and changed the way I thought about the world.

The Little Fugitive. 6 years old when I saw it

Goldfinger 11 years old

Chinatown. 22 years old

I won’t bore you with details, we all have these moments in our lives.

[L.Pharmstrong]

123. Being There.

[gulliver]

127. The Fisher King, The Winslow Boy, Fanny and Alexander

[Dial H For Hero]

128. Star Trek II, Aliens, and Armies of Darkness.

[IsItJustMe]

129. A new mini series that I thought was really good is

The Queen's Gambit
on Netflix

[LizBeth]

147. The Queen's Gambit. Excellent and I was going to come in and talk about this. Excellent acting by

all. So well made. I was thinking about it this morning and so good, though I saw just last week, I am going to watch again starting tomorrow.

[IsItJustMe]

149. One of the few mini series I would watch again.

I heard that the sales of chess games have went up 800% since this mini was released.

[LizBeth]

150. I betcha. Actually I read that too. My son has just started teaching me chess so was fun because

I kind of had an idea what was up.

[watrwefitinfor]

135. Three

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? 1969, Jane Fonda, Gig Young, & Susannah York won Oscars, many other Oscar wins and nominations. Red Buttons should have won one, too. Dark, brutal, unforgettable.

Starman, 1984, Jeff Bridges (not much more than a kid then) & Karen Allen. Heartwrencher. I love it.

Always and forever my favorite movie, I've watched it with all my children, all my grandchildren, and most of my great grandchildren - it never grows old: To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962.

Wat

On edit, Honorable mention: The Breakfast Club, 1985 and Ragtime, 1981.

[IsItJustMe]

152. If you like To Kill a Mockingbird

then you would like, if you have not already seen it, The Grapes of Wrath with Henry Fonda. A social justice sort of movie that caused quit a commotion in its day.

[Mendocino]

136. Three Billy Wilder films

that are lesser known:

Stalag 17

One, Two, Three

The Fortune Cookie

[bedazzled]

137. So many to choose from...

S.o.b
Groundhog day
Some.like it hot
bedazzled with dudley moore and.peter cook

Love mad mad world too. And the great race...

[Initech]

139. A couple recent ones;

1. John Wick 1, 2, 3 - Some dumb action fun starring Keanu Reeves

2. Knives Out - awesome whodunit starring Daniel Craig

3. Spiderman: Into The Spiderverse - Yeah this is a superhero movie, but it's got some drop dead gorgeous animation and a sense of humor at that.

[JHB]

141. And a great soundtrack

[Rice4VP]

140. Ghost, Clueless, Grease, House Party 1

[bdamomma]

142. Du Lounge

material. That is the topic heading where fun topics go.

[jmowreader]

148. Kelly's Heroes, Formula 51 (aka The 51st State) and Smokey and the Bandit

You're looking for a little escapism, right?

[milestogo]

151. Life of Pi, Legends of the Fall, Out of Africa

Watched them all this week.

[Willto]

157. Just 3? Naaaa,

Comedy Movies.
The Money Pit
Young Frankestein
Planes Trains and Automobiles
The Jerk
Caddyshack
The Blues Brothers
Clerks
Dr Stranglove
Blazing Saddles
Used Cars
Slapshot
Deadpool
The Princess Bride
Raising Arizona

Sci Fi
Alien
Aliens
The Thing (1982 Version)
Terminator I & II
Bladerunner
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Matrix
2001
Predator (1987)
Starship Troopers

Adventure
Mad Max Fury Road
Master and Commander the Far Side of the World
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Die Hard
Lord of the Rings Trilogy
The Mummy
Conan the Barbarian (1982 edition)
The Untouchables
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
48 HRS
The Ghost and the Darkness
First Blood
Gladiator

Western
Support Your Local Sheriff
Silverado
Jeremiah Johnson
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Dances with Wolves
High Plains Drifter

Horror
The Exorcist
The Exorcist 3
Fright Night (1985)
An American Werewolf in London
Dracula (1992)
Salem's Lot

I could go on and on.

[Duncan Grant]

159. 1917, Museum Hours, Matewan

These are only three from a very long list. “1917” is my most recent favorite. “Museum Hours” is a wonderful film that I never forgot. “Matewan” is the world of my great grandparents.

I’ve added a few films from this thread to my queue. I’ll look forward to discovering some new favorites.

[Captain Zero]

160. Down and Out in Beverly Hills, plus

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and

Sideways.

[smirkymonkey]

162. Hard to limit it to a top three, but here are my picks...

Waking Ned Devine
A Fish Called Wanda
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Saving Grace
Keeping Mum
Hot Fuzz
Shaun of the Dead
All the Monty Python Films
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
All the Jason Bourne Movies
Most of the Pink Panther Movies (the earlier ones)
The Thin Man series
The Awful Truth
Charade
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Sabrina
Most of the Hitchcock Movies
Probably a lot more that I can't think of right now...