I am trying to build my movie collection and want to know what movies y’all think are essential. I am also looking for good movies to play in the background while I am working, etc.
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I am trying to build my movie collection and want to know what movies y’all think are essential. I am also looking for good movies to play in the background while I am working, etc.
Must Have Movies
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Reality Bites was the very first thing that came to mind. Which then made me think Before Sunrise/Sunset for more Ethan Hawke.
And as cliche as it sounds, I would want all of the Kevin Smith movies, except Jersey Girl, because, come on…
Well, We watch Office Space over and over again. I just got The Player for Christmas because I’ve actually found myself sitting around wishing that I had it.
Pulp Fiction, Wild at Heart, and Grease are other faves.
Usual Suspects
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
The Burbs
One Crazy Summer
Princess Bride
The Muppet Movie
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Usual Suspects
Pulp Fiction
Fight Club
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
The Burbs
One Crazy Summer
The Muppet Movie
From Bon & Keith:
Amadeus
The Apartment
Apocalypse Now
Apollo 13
Aristocats
Back to the Future
Big Fish
Big Trouble in Little China
Bladerunner
Blazing Saddles
Bonnie and Clyde
The Bourne Identity
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Breakfast Club
Broadcast News
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
Casablanca
Chasing Amy
Clerks
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Clueless
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Death Race 2000
Dogma
Empire Strikes Back
Enter the Dragon
Fargo
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
La Femme Nikita
A Fish Called Wanda
Fletch
Forrest Gump
Get Shorty
Grease
Grosse Pointe Blank
Heathers
Highlander
Independence Day
The Italian Job
Joe vs. the Volcano
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Kill Bill: Volume 2
The Last Supper
A League of Their Own
Logan’s Run
Lovers of the Arctic Circle
El Mariachi
The Matrix
Men in Black
Mystic Pizza
Notting Hill
Office Space
The Player
Postcards from the Edge
Pretty in Pink
Pretty Woman
The Princess Bride
Pulp Fiction
Raising Arizona
Ray
Road Warrior
Say Anything
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Shakespeare in Love
Sixteen Candles
Star Wars
Steel Magnolias
Strictly Ballroom
Student Bodies
The Sure Thing
Swingers
Terminator
Terminator 2
Thelma & Louise
The Thomas Crown Affair
To Die For
Top Gun
Toy Story
Tron
Unforgiven
The Usual Suspects
Waiting for Guffman
Working Girl
X-Men
X-Men 2
Young Frankenstein
awesome lists so far. i have added some from each of you to my ginormous Netflix queue. 2005 is all about the past.
How did I leave off:
This Is Spinal Tap
from my list?
Such greatness. We were quoting it yesterday, after I interviewed a regular Christopher Guest-film star for the book.
I’ll probably come back and update my must-have list all the time. Love this stuff!
Muriel’s Wedding
After removing anything from my list that’s already been mentioned, I’m left with:
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Airplane!
Animal House
Batman
Better Off Dead
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
The Blues Brothers
Bring It On
Bull Durham
Caddyshack
A Christmas Story
Clue
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Galaxy Quest
Ghostbusters
Good Morning, Vietnam
History of the World, Part I
Johnny Dangerously
LA Story
Labyrinth
The Lost Boys
Love, Actually
Mystery Men
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
The Neverending Story
O Brother Where Art Thou?
Real Genius
The Ref
Singing In the Rain
So I Married An Axe Murderer
Stripes
Sunset Boulevard
Top Secret!
West Side Story
Wet Hot American Summer
When Harry Met Sally…
Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Zorro, the Gay Blade