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[–] Daze@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 minutes ago

UHF

Mouse Hunt

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 1 points 32 minutes ago

Coen Bros. films.

[–] rammer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Alien

Aliens

Too bad they didn't make any more of them.

[–] Combativ@feddit.org 2 points 1 hour ago

Life of Brian

[–] McDropout@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

White Chicks

Mean Girls

The Devil Wears Prada

The Proposal

I like to shut my brain off and have simple entertainment that doesn’t require much thinking during watching watch time.

My favourite movie of all time is Enemy 2013 and Black Swan but these are movies that go under your skin and everytime I watch them I have to go into spirals of overthinking etc while the above mentioned movies don’t give me that.

[–] RexWrexWrecks@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Super cliche answer but:

The Shawshank Redemption

[–] Elextra@literature.cafe 5 points 4 hours ago

*Jurassic Park

  • Mean Girls
  • Zombieland
  • Elemental
  • The Matrix
  • Crazy Stupid Love
[–] _thisdot@infosec.pub 4 points 4 hours ago

Raiders of the Lost Ark

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Ghostbusters. Absolute perfection.

[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 8 points 5 hours ago
[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 11 points 6 hours ago

The Princess Bride

Shawshank Redemption

Hot Fuzz

Penguins (of Madagascar): The Movie

[–] JamesBoeing737MAX@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 hours ago

When I'm sad or depressed, I rewatch Inside out (1 or 2) and it puts me in a content and indifferent headspace.

[–] brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 hours ago

Jurassic Park

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Harry Potter films

[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Hackers. Yes, it's corny - cheesy, even - but it had a great cast with awesome chemistry, and it did a great job at capturing the zeitgeist of hacker/punk culture. Plus so many memorable quotes...

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

Hack the planet!

[–] Flagg76@lemmy.world 13 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy,The big lebowski, Dogma, Pulp fiction, Conspiracy,

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 17 points 8 hours ago

The good old Blues Brothers boys.

[–] 0ops@piefed.zip 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)
  • A Knights Tale
  • Scott Pilgrim vs The World
  • Young Frankenstein
  • The Matrix
  • The Big Lebowski
[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 28 points 9 hours ago (3 children)
[–] ech@lemmy.ca 8 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

It's wild how relatable it still is nearly 30 years later.

[–] its_prolly_fine@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 hours ago

I could set the building on fire....

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[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Liar, liar.

Nearly every single line in that movie that Jim Carrey delivers is not only funny but his delivery and antics are a work of art. It's like watching Messi dribble the soccer ball. Cary ewles gets an honorary mention for playing the straightman and absolutely killing it.

[–] CatZoomies@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

What’s wrong with me?!

I’m getting what I deserve I’m reaping what I sow—

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 57 minutes ago

I'm so glad my gift could bring them closer together. My plan to phase myself out is nearly complete.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Sabrina

Galaxy Quest

Fifth Element

Joe vs the Volcano

Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist

LOTR Two Towers (extended, for more Ents)

[–] kbal@fedia.io 12 points 8 hours ago

The greatest cinematic masterpiece of the 21st century, of course: Shrek

[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Independence Day Rambo: First Blood North To Alaska Total Recall Open Season

Yeah, my parents watched a lot of old shows while I was growing up so it kind of shaped my likes.

[–] whynotzoidberg@lemmy.world 19 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Idiocracy

There’s something about that close-to-home dystopian outlook that calms me. Now go away, I’m batin’!

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 hour ago

I like money.

[–] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 56 points 12 hours ago (7 children)

The Big Lebowski. Simultaneously ridiculous and incredibly sophisticated. People who think its "just" a stoner comedy may have some more viewings to go 🙂

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 30 points 11 hours ago

Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension.

It's the quintessential 80s movie.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

For me it's The Matrix.

I never like to retread old ground, but this one's an exception. It's hard to overstate how much it blew our minds 26 years ago. I might have a soft spot for it too because I was raised sheltered and it was the first rated R movie I saw.

[–] wirelesswire@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

I saw The Matrix a few times in theaters and watched it regularly when the dvd came out.

[–] JakenVeina@midwest.social 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (2 children)

Gone in Sixty Seconds.

Moneyball.

Addendum: Kung Fu Panda

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 7 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Gone in 60 is so rewatchable

[–] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Hey hey, check this out! Check this out! She’s a brick. Nuh nuhnuh. Hooooouse!

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[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 9 points 8 hours ago

The Blues Brothers

Rat Race

Airplane!

The Big Lebowski

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 14 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Rear Window

The Princess Bride

Joe vs the Volcano

Idiocracy

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[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 58 points 12 hours ago

Moooulllttteeee Paaassss~ssss~

The Fifth Element

[–] Jf2540@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Too Wong Foo, Thanks for everything! Julie Newmar

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 11 points 9 hours ago

Hot Fuzz.
Pride and Prejudice (the one with Kiera Knightley).

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