Must-see movies
 

We all have different fave films, but which movies, good and perhaps bad, are 'must see'? I'm not talking about little known gems here, but movies you would think someone was totally film-illiterate if they hadn't seen. Maybe a top 5 or 10 or 50?

Here's a few for starters:

The Godfather
Star Wars
Jaws
Schindler's List
The Matrix

Star Wars Films
Lord of the Rings Films
The Godfather Films
The Matrix
Metropolis
Akira
Requiem for a Dream
King Kong (1933)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
City of God
The Wizard of Oz
Memento
Citizen Kane
Seven Samurai
Rebel Without A Cause
Strangers on a Train
A Clockwork Orange
The Seventh Seal
Pyscho
Lawrence of Arabia
Blazing Saddles
Apocalypse Now
Goodfellas
Pulp Fiction
Schindler's List
Dark City

Wow, now I'm worried, there's about 9 there I haven't seen!

The Wizard of Oz
Night of the Living Dead
Airplane!
Die Hard
Star Wars

Anything written by Charlie Kaufman, though probably not consecutively (you'd go crazy).

hmm.. let's see;

The Crow
The Terminator
Scarface
Kujo
Mission Immpossible
007:Golden Eye
E.T
IT
Forrest Gump...

Shawshank Redemption
Donnie Darko
Gladiator
Clerks

Must see films...boy this forum can be a lot of work :D

Frankenstein 1931
King Kong 1933
Wizard of Oz 1939
Gone with the Wind 1939
Grapes of Wrath 1940
Casablanca 1942
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
African Queen 1951
Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
High Noon 1952
Bridge on the River Kwai 1957
Twelve Angry Men 1957
Psycho 1960
To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
Dr Strangelove 1964
The Graduate 1967
Cool Hand Luke 1967
Bonnie and Clyde 1967
Rosemary's Baby 1968
Planet of the Apes 1968
2001 A Space Odyssey 1968
The Wild Bunch 1969
A Clockwork Orange 1971
The Godfather 1972
The Exorcist 1973
The Sting 1973
One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest 1975
Jaws 1975
Taxi Driver 1976
Star Wars 1977
Apocalypse Now 1979
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
Blade Runner 1982
Gandhi 1982
Princess Bride 1987
Silence of the Lambs 1991
Unforgiven 1992
Forest Gump 1994
Toy Story 1995
Sling Blade 1996
LA Confidential 1997
Sixth Sense 1999
American Beauty 1999
The Matrix 1999
Gladiator 2000
Lord of the Rings 2001

Well if I were to give someone a Top 10 must-see list then maybe......

The Godfather Trilogy
In my opinion the best movies ever made.

Taxi Driver
Scorsese's greatest piece of work. De Niro is amazing.

Alien
Perfect. Absolutely must-see.

Apocalypse Now
A lot of people I know hate it, but this is a masterpiece. The original is much better than Redux.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Classic 70's film.

Star Wars (and sequels)
The new Star Wars films can't compare with the original three.

Once Upon a Time in the West
Best western ever made, Leone is a genius

Once Upon a Time in America
Did terribly commercially, but the director's cut is outstanding and unmissable.

Cool Hand Luke
No question Paul Newman's best ever performance.

Unforgiven
Clint Eastwood at his best, with great performances from Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris and Jaimz Woolvett.

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this is a joke of course!

I recently made a list like this for my blog. Iro's official Top 10 Must-Sees are...

Battle Royale
Clerks
A Clockwork Orange
Goodfellas
The Good the Bad & the Ugly
Jaws
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Pulp Fiction
The Shawshank Redemption
This Is Spinal Tap

However, that list is more or less intended for my friends. I reckon there are plenty more that I'd recommend but that is for other 16-year-olds so okay.

I also recommend The Warriors. But don't get the director's cut, it sucks ass.

The Searchers
Seven Samurai
Vertigo
Blade Runner
The Usual Suspects

How about these?


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Here's a list you can relax to over the weekend...

Kill Bill 1&2
The Godfather 1&2
Goodfellas
The Star Wars Saga
The Matrix Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Braveheart
Full Metal Jacket
The Last Samurai
Bladerunner
Alien
Dune
The Big Lebowski
Caddyshack
Dumb & Dumber

Bonefied must see movies:

A Clockwork Orange - I could tell you this movie was about government control and explain in detail all the events in the movie but it still would shock you if you saw it. I think this is one of the greatest movies ever made.

Metropolis - I can't explain this movie, the story has essentially been torn apart by time, yet its more engrossing then the films that take elements from it or are inspired by it. If you think I, Robot is good cinema then you need a healthy dosage of Metropolis.

Chinatown - Phewy, this movie is fantastic. Deep, Deep, characters in the story. I've only seen this once, but I really liked it.

Glory - Correctly displays the historical environment of the American Civil War while offering us the most basic of human courage and will. This is the best movie of all time.

That's about it.

There are no must see movies, it's all about the things you are most likely to find interesting.

As for instance, i adore twisted movies so for me "Tetsuo" should be a must-see.. but not for everyone, i have to admit.

- - - I would never reccomend "The Pianist", or "Schindler's List" over some of my faves like "Santa Sangre", just because i judge a movie basing on how i liked it, how it was original\interesting.. i never give a damn if people should see this. :P

garden state

so u missed the question just an easy Q I spose its the rebel in you!!! I personally didnt think that the question was about what I personally like though about what movies are in the "YOU HAVENT SEEN THIS??? what an outrage" catagory.... some movies you just think people should have seen... some you recommend some... both