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Willto

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157. Just 3? Naaaa,

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 01:28 AM

Nov 2020

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.

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What three movies do you recommend [View all] StClone Nov 2020 OP

I Confess to Shock The Roux Comes First Nov 2020 #1

It could be StClone Nov 2020 #4

You'd Best Get Over That Soon The Roux Comes First Nov 2020 #16

Kind of you to suggest StClone Nov 2020 #74

Two sons have made a big deal abut that movie and finally watched it. Not that impressed. LizBeth Nov 2020 #32

Such a great movie Green Line Nov 2020 #84

Fifth Element and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #2

The Fifth Element is great... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #11

Same. Team America, Michael Jai White's Black Dynamite, and The Three Stooges Movie are fun. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #66

I have watched it many, many times. Ellipsis Nov 2020 #70

Buckaroo Banzai! Bayard Nov 2020 #97

So many up and coming actors in this movie. And one of my cult favorites Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #118

I love Buckaroo Bonzai! crickets Nov 2020 #126

Want a really funny, good old fashioned sci-fi? A HERETIC I AM Nov 2020 #102

... Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #119

Lounge!!! USALiberal Nov 2020 #3

Actually I'd like to movie it to entertainment! I tried! StClone Nov 2020 #6

I like all three of those gratuitous Nov 2020 #5

Speaking of John Candy "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" is a fav. StClone Nov 2020 #8

My Favorite Year! ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #143

Escapism at it's finest... JustFiveMoreMinutes Nov 2020 #7

And "Truman Show" would fall in that group maybe StClone Nov 2020 #10

The Shawshank Redemption Flaleftist Nov 2020 #9

Shawshank coti Nov 2020 #101

Shawshank Was Filmed In My Hometown ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2020 #153

Galaxy Quest blm Nov 2020 #12

You got me I have not see any of those StClone Nov 2020 #13

I saw all of the ones you posted. blm Nov 2020 #19

Galaxy Quest is great fun! MoonchildCA Nov 2020 #87

Galaxy Quest is hilarious, especially if you're a Star Trek fan! krispos42 Nov 2020 #133

I just saw Galaxy Quest for the first time earlier this week. MLAA Nov 2020 #41

Even funnier the next time you watch it. blm Nov 2020 #61

Any of the Men In Black movies... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #14

There is something about the Original "Men in Black." StClone Nov 2020 #34

Not too long ago I saw what I think is the last MIB when MLAA Nov 2020 #42

I finally saw the third one... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #43

Tootsie, Local Hero, When Harry Met Sally, SharonClark Nov 2020 #15

The Princess Bride Victor, Victoria and Undercover Blues yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #17

I know it's just typos but... csziggy Nov 2020 #67

left out a comma The Princess Bride Victor, Victoria Undercover Blues yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #132

Oh, I know - and I've left out (or included) too many commas csziggy Nov 2020 #134

TCM is doing 24 hours of Hitchcock mnhtnbb Nov 2020 #18

My favorite movie is Local Hero. The soundtrack is excellent, too. Patterson Nov 2020 #20

Great movie! Nt USALiberal Nov 2020 #71

Movies I never get tired of watching tulipsandroses Nov 2020 #21

Donnie Darko Glorfindel Nov 2020 #22

So poignant StClone Nov 2020 #49

Two small but really good ones - Garden State and Logan Lucky underpants Nov 2020 #23

Garden State is one I just was searching for StClone Nov 2020 #28

Avatar shanti Nov 2020 #24

Maiden - Documentary on first all-female crew in the Whitbread 'Round the World Race Reader Rabbit Nov 2020 #25

Maiden was so good! Native Nov 2020 #54

It's a crime that so few people know about it. Reader Rabbit Nov 2020 #130

I can't even remember how we found out about it. Native Nov 2020 #131

Arsenic and Old Lace, Taming of the Shrew, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World Stuart G Nov 2020 #26

Rat Race is a take on It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World. StClone Nov 2020 #30

Another Jimmy Stewart movie - that I watched this morning csziggy Nov 2020 #96

And "The Shop Around the Corner" -- original movie "You've Got Mail" is based on. betsuni Nov 2020 #100

I'll have to look that one up, hadn't heard of it csziggy Nov 2020 #104

I love it. betsuni Nov 2020 #108

Have you seen Mudlark or Hobson's Choice? LakeArenal Nov 2020 #124

No, those are new to me. betsuni Nov 2020 #145

Try All Mine To Give. LakeArenal Nov 2020 #154

Maybe eclectic but...: A Bridge Too Far JHB Nov 2020 #27

I am going to check that out! StClone Nov 2020 #35

It's on Amazon Prime. JHB Nov 2020 #78

But you said "three"... JHB Nov 2020 #82

Rat Race is a take on It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World. StClone Nov 2020 #29

I GOT TO ADD A 4th.....IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE....1947..JIMMY STEWART.... Stuart G Nov 2020 #31

The three I never miss when they're on : Whiskeytide Nov 2020 #33

Snatch is a go to also. I did Tremors too. LizBeth Nov 2020 #37

OH... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #38

3 easy to watch go to movies: Blurbs, Tremors, Independence day and Mars attack LizBeth Nov 2020 #36

My cousin Vinny if not seen, but surely everyone has. LizBeth Nov 2020 #39

I know one guy who's seen it! Initech Nov 2020 #144

That is funny... LizBeth Nov 2020 #146

Giving lines from movies to people at work StClone Nov 2020 #44

It is so dumb it is good. Blows my boys mind when I watch these movies. They roll their eyes. LizBeth Nov 2020 #47

"Pee Wee's Big Adventure," "Bringing Up Baby," "Arsenic and Old Lace," catbyte Nov 2020 #40

Good picks, catbyte! smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #161

Well, then there's... 2naSalit Nov 2020 #45

The Sting gainesvillenole Nov 2020 #46

Papermoon Is in that time frame StClone Nov 2020 #50

The only problem with The Sting is... ***SPOILER ALERT*** First Speaker Nov 2020 #72

The Hustler too! StClone Nov 2020 #79

"The Trip" betsuni Nov 2020 #48

LA Confidential made a Russell Crowe fan out of me. ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2020 #51

Epic part. StClone Nov 2020 #88

My three stevil Nov 2020 #52

I know I have watched the "The Seven Samurai" StClone Nov 2020 #56

Remake stevil Nov 2020 #156

The original Thing (1951) is my all time favorite Sci-fi movie Poiuyt Nov 2020 #95

Bridget Jones's Diary StClone Nov 2020 #53

I agree, I think it is simply a really good movie, and funny,. LizBeth Nov 2020 #55

Blue soup and more! StClone Nov 2020 #58

Moonstruck, Raising Arizona nt spooky3 Nov 2020 #57

Two of the most watched movies in my life StClone Nov 2020 #63

I have to add two more - Whiskeytide Nov 2020 #59

The Gods Must be Crazy! StClone Nov 2020 #68

Loved the Gods Must be Crazy. Quest for ... Whiskeytide Nov 2020 #75

Thanks for this thread. A lot of good suggestions. n/t Whiskeytide Nov 2020 #76

Dark Star, What's Up Tiger Lily?, Dr. Strangelove, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad,Mad World. SeattleVet Nov 2020 #60

Some of my favorites Green Line Nov 2020 #62

The Birdcage is another I like to watch regularly. LizBeth Nov 2020 #64

Try The Age of Adaline, I loved that movie Green Line Nov 2020 #83

Sounds interesting. I will keep an eye out for that one. LizBeth Nov 2020 #90

My list is growing! StClone Nov 2020 #65

The Birdcage is wonderful, so many great actors. betsuni Nov 2020 #69

Absolutely, fantastic in so many ways coti Nov 2020 #99

The original or the American remake with Robin Williams? robbob Nov 2020 #155

The remake, never seen the original. betsuni Nov 2020 #158

"La Cage Aux Folles" robbob Nov 2020 #163

The Faux pas Nov 2020 #73

Clear And Present Danger was great Green Line Nov 2020 #81

Oh brother where art thou, Fargo, A simple plan! Nt USALiberal Nov 2020 #77

Ghost RicROC Nov 2020 #80

I watched it on TV the other night. Whoopi stole every scene she was in. betsuni Nov 2020 #93

lol.. I talked to my sister in Asheville NC Cha Nov 2020 #85

Good to know we share a commonality StClone Nov 2020 #91

Movies & streaming tv shows are heaven sent Cha Nov 2020 #94

Ornithologist was a great film. chowder66 Nov 2020 #86

BLUE'S BROTHERS, MOULIN ROUGE vapor2 Nov 2020 #89

Two times two StClone Nov 2020 #92

It's a mindless fun movie with great music LeftInTX Nov 2020 #138

If you like musical biopics, ala "Ray" or "Walk the Line," try "Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox Story" coti Nov 2020 #98

Watched my all time favorite again the other night--Legends of the Fall Bayard Nov 2020 #103

Another one I thought of is Green Line Nov 2020 #105

Godfather, Shaka Zulu, Sleepers, The Legend of 1900 keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #106

Casablanca, Billy Jack, and The Grapes of Wrath. IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #107

If you only want American films DFW Nov 2020 #109

My three ornotna Nov 2020 #110

My three choices: AwakeAtLast Nov 2020 #111

If you like animation - Monster's Inc (inventive, funny!) electric_blue68 Nov 2020 #112

Sling Blade democrank Nov 2020 #113

You seem to like noir so misanthrope Nov 2020 #114

The Commitments; Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert; The Castle meadowlander Nov 2020 #115

The Commitments is a criminally underrated film. crickets Nov 2020 #125

Here's a list of IMDb's "Top 250". Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #116

And, what should be under consideration for everyone's fourth choice DFW Nov 2020 #117

Breaking Away Tracer Nov 2020 #120

"L.A. Confidential" is probably my favorite movie of all time. And I'm a movie nut. Paladin Nov 2020 #121

Great posts here! PCIntern Nov 2020 #122

Being There. L.Pharmstrong Nov 2020 #123

The Fisher King, The Winslow Boy, Fanny and Alexander gulliver Nov 2020 #127

Star Trek II, Aliens, and Armies of Darkness. Dial H For Hero Nov 2020 #128

A new mini series that I thought was really good is IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #129

The Queen's Gambit. Excellent and I was going to come in and talk about this. Excellent acting by LizBeth Nov 2020 #147

One of the few mini series I would watch again. IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #149

I betcha. Actually I read that too. My son has just started teaching me chess so was fun because LizBeth Nov 2020 #150

Three watrwefitinfor Nov 2020 #135

If you like To Kill a Mockingbird IsItJustMe Nov 2020 #152

Three Billy Wilder films Mendocino Nov 2020 #136

So many to choose from... bedazzled Nov 2020 #137

A couple recent ones; Initech Nov 2020 #139

And a great soundtrack JHB Nov 2020 #141

Ghost, Clueless, Grease, House Party 1 Rice4VP Nov 2020 #140

Du Lounge bdamomma Nov 2020 #142

Kelly's Heroes, Formula 51 (aka The 51st State) and Smokey and the Bandit jmowreader Nov 2020 #148

Life of Pi, Legends of the Fall, Out of Africa milestogo Nov 2020 #151

Just 3? Naaaa, Willto Nov 2020 #157

1917, Museum Hours, Matewan Duncan Grant Nov 2020 #159

Down and Out in Beverly Hills, plus Captain Zero Nov 2020 #160

Hard to limit it to a top three, but here are my picks... smirkymonkey Nov 2020 #162