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Tekkip20 ,
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My favourite film has gotta be 1986 “Aliens”

Some tension, some horror, some action.

And Ripley was both pretty and a good asskicker of xenos.

Zathras ,

Genre: dark comedies Movie: Death to Smoochy

eightpix ,
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Seen the following?

Very Bad Things (1999)

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

the Nice Guys (2016)

Miller’s Crossing (1990) — I love this film.

Grosse Pointe Blank (1994)

Happiness (1998)

Zathras ,

Haven’t seen a few of those. Thanks for the suggestion. Will add them to my to my list. :)

Maven ,

My favorite genre is hardcore character studies.

I just wanna see some dude living life as some dude… Idk why but it just hits. There can be an external plot but all of my favorite movies are just people surviving.

it’s such a beautiful day is definitely #1

I also loved In Bruges and its discussions of morals.

Mary and Max has a lovely take on what friendship is and a lot of talk about mental health.

Other random movies I love: Kubo and the Two Strings The Girl with All the Gifts The Princess Bride Sorry To Bother You The Florida Project Hoodwinked

cheesymoonshadow ,
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You might enjoy the series Rectify. It’s slow and character-driven.

lidd1ejimmy ,

I like that real dark and twisted shit. Examples like swallow, run, the lodge etc I always need good psychological horror films I’ve never seen before

Presently42 ,

All right, I’ll have a go. My favourite film (tho not the one I’ve seen the most number of times (that’s lotr)) is aupposedly le fantôme de la liberté, 1974, Luis Buñuel. As for my favourite genre, I doubt I have one - there’re too many excellent films in too many genres!

MeatsOfRage , (edited )

I’ve been building my all time favorite 100 list but my number 1 has been constantly Casino Royale. The list: boxd.it/jQWau

I usually don’t have a specific genre of choice but I love to dig into micro genres for a stretch. Lately my favorite micro genre is “people in a room talking”. The obvious ones here are 12 Angry Men, Rear Window and My Dinner with Andre. Long Days Journey into Night, Buried, Locke, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolfe, Rope , Tape. “Before” series works well here too. A really good one I saw recently was Big Kahuna.

This also pairs well with tiny budget Sci-Fi. Like Man from Earth, Coherence, Another Earth, Moon, Vast of Night.

Devdogg ,

If you like people in a room talking, have you seen Coffee and Cigarettes?

MeatsOfRage ,

Yes! I loved it

Devdogg ,

Awesome!

BruceTwarzen ,

If you like tiny budged wild and short sci-fi, may i suggest blood machines? youtu.be/jLHhr8Xc4AM?si=S7M28c6pfUqRb2WW

MeatsOfRage ,

Ah cool haven’t seen this one, thanks!

Martin ,

If you haven’t seen it yet, try Death and the Maiden (1994)

MeatsOfRage ,

Added to the watchlist!

pathief ,
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My favorite movie is the Matrix (the first one). Gutted by what they did in the sequels.

Favorite genre is definitely Fantasy, love the world building in these movies.

eightpix ,
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Hope you’ve seen the Animatrix, those shorts are worth it. Especially the first 6 of the 9.

Cowbee ,
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Big fan of long-form science fiction. Bladerunner 2049 is fantastic, as is Stalker by Tarkovsky.

Tarkovsky in particular has brilliant works.

eightpix ,
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Sci Fi top 6 ‐ focusing a bit on the soft sci-fi

  1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) dir: Stanley Kubrick
  2. Arrival (2016) dir: Denis Villeneuve
  3. Her (2013) dir: Spike Jonze
  4. BladeRunner (1982) dir: Ridley Scott
  5. Children of Men (2006) dir: Alfonso Cuarón
  6. GATTACA (1997) dir: Andrew Niccol
d13 ,

If you haven’t seen it, Ex Machina (2014) fits the vibe of your list. It’s one of my favorites.

eightpix ,
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I’ve seen it. I enjoyed it very much.

I picked Her for my A.I. entry because it was so much simpler, more understated, and close to our everyday experiences.

I also skipped Primer (2004) because I steered clear of time travel.

I_Has_A_Hat ,

I can recognize 2001 as being incredible and inspiring for its time, but it doesn’t hold up very well. By modern standards, it is painfully boring and tedious.

sanguinepar ,
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Disagree, I think 2001 is perfect. Yes it’s slow, but that’s intentional, it’s part of the feeling of the film.

Modern standards don’t really apply, because I don’t think anyone nowadays is trying to do what Kubrick was, nor (obviously) was he trying to live up to any standards of future movie making.

Each to their own of course, but wanted to put a friendly counterpoint :-)

eightpix ,
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2001 is timeless.

Political intrigue, technological advancement, piercing the unknown, all drawn on the backdrop of an innocuous, normal exploration mission.

Until things go awry.

As directly inspired by 2001, I’d count a bunch of modern classics: Children of Men (2006), Sunshine (2007), Passengers (2016), the Expanse (TV series), and more.

What Kubrick did write the story with Arthur C. Clarke, slow the pace to reflect the long-haul nature of the mission — let alone the slow pace of human development — and focus on the sheer scale of progress needed to achieve such exploration. He also ensured that the conflict was truly tangible and high-stakes. Simple and human in its genesis, but devastating in its execution. Then, confronting ET intelligence as truly “other.”

Perfect.

demesisx ,
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Little known fact: all mattes are shot on first generation film. Kubrick would shoot the matte, put the film in storage, put it back in camera, then shoot the inside of the matte. It looks pristine to this day because there was no generation loss since there was only one generation even in the most effects heavy shots.

eightpix ,
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Actually, I’m wondering now what you thought of the 2002 Solaris remake. I’ve not seen the Tarkovsky version, and I’m assuming you have. Of his other films, I’ve heard of Stalker. Recommend any others specifically?

Cowbee ,
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Haven’t seen either of Solaris, but the big deal here is that the US version loses a lot of Tarkovsky’s specific, drawn out and contemplative styling in favor of a more active and dynamic version for the US.

Andrei Rublev and Mirror are standouts, to my knowledge, and are generally seen as better than Solaris but not quite as great as Stalker.

demesisx ,
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Slow, boring spy films like “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”

xilliah ,

Baraka and Samsara are definitely at the top for me. I also hold a special love for herzog movies.

eezeebee ,
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Favourite genre: psychological thriller

Favourite movie: Freddy Got Fingered

TheButtonJustSpins ,

You and I can never be friends. Freddy Got Fingered fucked me up, and not in a good way.

BruceTwarzen ,

Oh shut up you still laughed at backwards man.

krazzyk ,

I can walk backwards as fast as you can!

roux ,
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Favorite movie is Dead Alive(but that is mostly my autism canned response) Favorite genre is horror(the good and the bad, just all of it)

Truffle ,

Horror, suspense and thriller. Documentaries too.

Persen ,

This got me paranoid for a whole week, but I still like the plot.

clark ,
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Psychological thrillers, especially those from the late twentieth century. Think Suspiria and Possession.

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