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Here's a list of some of my very favorite movies. Based on these, what other movies do you recommend I see?

Donnie Darko - (The Directors Cut, possibly my favorite movie)

Pulp Fiction (Also Possibly My Favorite)

O' Brother Where Art Thou (Also Possibly My Favorite)

¶ (Pi, the symbol in case they do't accept unicode text)

City of God (Ciudad De Deus,)

The Motorcycle Diaries

Pee Wee's Big Adventure (Yes for real)

Clerks

Wonderland

The Big Lebowski

A Scanner Darkly

Akira

The Princess Bride

V for Vendetta

Quills

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Amadeus

Shine

Go!

Amelie

Yellow Submarine (original, not the remastered/rereleased version)

The Jacket

The Matrix (first one in particular)

Not exactly a particular genre to classify them all in, but hopefully the variety will help bring all sorts of stuff to mind. If you recommend a movie, please explain why you are recommending this movie. Thanks!

Update:

Actually, I am very particular to movies. I dislike nearly all movies I see. I have a strong distaste for something not superbly impressive in some way.

Also: I've seen Spirited Away. Fabulous movie. ;)

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Several of your movies rate highly with me as well, so I feel confident in recommending a few others I love:

    1) Lord of the Rings (all). These are extremely powerful, character-driven masterpieces comprising a single, awesome epic. Get the extended versions.

    2) Memento. It will make you think about perception and memory and their effects on what is true and what is a lie.

    3) Kill Bill, both volumes. Much like Pulp Fiction, these are chock full of Tarantino goodness.

    4) Blade Runner. Possibly the greatest pure science fiction movie of all time. Get the director's cut, because the theatrical version got somewhat butchered.

    5) Try anything from this grab-bag: Legend (Director's Cut), 12 Monkeys, Crash, Groundhog Day, Hard Candy, A History of Violence, Maria Full of Grace, and The Usual Suspects.

  • LORD Z
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Butterfly Effect- Similar to Donnie Darko

    Momento- Similar to Donnie Darko

    Kill Bill 1 & 2 - Similar to Pulp Fiction

    Bridgette Jone Diary- Pride and Prejudice turned around

    Big Top Pee Wee- Why not?

    Dogma - Kevin Smith

    Chasing Amy - Kevin Smith

    Mall Rats - Kevin Smith

    Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Kevin Smith

    Drawing Flies - Kevin Smith

    Boogie Nights - Same as Wonderland

    The Big empty - Similar to Big Lebowski

    Big Fish - Also simiar ro Big Lebowski

    Dark City - Like V for Vendetta

    Sin City - also like V for Vendetta

    Libertine - Like Quills

    Dangerous Liasons - Like Quills

    Prozac Nation - I line with Fear and Loathing

    Barry Lyndon- similar in scenary to Amadeus

    Beloved - Similar in theme to Amadeus

    Help - a Beatle thing

    Bladerunner - A tangent to Matrix

    Tron - Also an idea like Matrix

    The Sure Thing - A Must See

    Willow - since you Liked the Princess Bride

    Robin Hood Men In Tights - same reason

  • 1 decade ago

    I have to say other than Alfred Hitchcock movies, which goes with out comment, the following are pretty good: The Power of One-for the music, the message, The Money Pit-Just because it's funny, been there, almost done that. The Lion King for animation, music and message, and I have to say lately, the movie CARS, because in watching, you forget you are watching an animated film. Pixar is wonderful....I love old movies by the Marx Bros. there is no comedy like that, and my favorite of all time is Gone With the Wind.....no further comment needed, so if you are in the mood, I recommend all of them for inspiration, laughter, entertainment and just plain old romance..........

  • 1 decade ago

    Isn't Amelie awesome? That's my favourite movie of all time.

    I found Crash was quite good.

    Once Were Warriors... old but very intense.

    Dead Man - Has Johnny Depp in it. It looks stupid from the case but is very very good. (theres not much action but is a strange story)

    Resident Evil was good

    The Lord Of The Rings series was quite well done and easy to watch

    Castaway with tom hanks was good... mainly because it's my dream to be cast away on a island

    American History X is a good story

    Fight Club was good

    The Score was alright as well

    There are a whole lot of others and as I remember them I might add them in here.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Napoleon Dynamite: This is an off the wall comedy that you either love or hate. Since you have some other off the wall stuff (O Brother, Pee Wee, Pulp Fiction) I think you would enjoy it

    The Royal Tannibaums: Another off the wall movie that you either love or hate. I liked it because I like Ben Stiller.

  • LilyRT
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I'm guessing you've already seen Reservoir Dogs if you liked Pulp Fiction. If not, check it out.

    Dark City is a good one if you liked Pi and the Matrix

    Seven Samurai--classic and based on your list I'm guessing you won't be put off by the subtitles

    Ninth Gate--not for everyone, but if you like Johnny Depp and an unusual premise...

    Jacob's Ladder--again, not for everyone, but everyone needs to

    see it once to decide for themselves. then you have to watch it again and try to figure what the heck you just saw

    EDIT:

    If you like Amadeus, you might like Immortal Beloved (the Beethoven biopic)

  • 1 decade ago

    Miller's Crossing

    Fargo

    (you seem to like other Coen Bros. movies)

    Brazil

    (another movie from Terry Gilliam)

    Reseviour Dogs

    (movie by Tarantino)

    Ghost in the shell

    (good anime)

  • 1 decade ago

    Empire Of The Sun is a great one to see, also if you like Shakespear at all then the movie Titus starring Anthony Hopkins is a pretty well put together movie.

  • 1 decade ago

    Boondock Saints

  • 1 decade ago

    Dark City

    Suicide Kings

    King of New York

    True Romance

    Memento

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