Not every great movie gets the recognition it deserves. 🎬
Which movie do you think deserved an Oscar but never got one? I'd love to hear your picks and why!
**What's the ONE movie that defines your generation — and does the generation after you even understand why?**
Not your favorite movie. Not the best movie. The one that captured exactly what it felt like to be alive at that specific moment in time.
Boomers had The Graduate. Millennials had The Social Network. Gen Z has Everything Everywhere All at Once.
But here's my problem.
I'm Gen X. Born in 1972. And I cannot give you one film. Because Gen X was never one thing — and any single movie that claims to define us is lying.
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**Here's what actually defined us. All of it. At the same time.**
I was 13 years old when The Breakfast Club came out in 1985. Not discovering it on Netflix years later. Not catching it on a Sunday afternoon rerun. I was IN that theater, watching five kids in detention, recognizing every single one of them from my own hallways. That movie wasn't made about teenagers. It was made about US. In real time. While we were still living it.
I was 10 years old when Blade Runner came out in 1982. Too young to fully understand it. Old enough to feel it. That dark, rain soaked world asked questions I couldn't articulate yet — what does it mean to be human, what do we owe each other, what happens when the things we build turn on us. I've been thinking about that film ever since.
Star Wars and Star Trek gave us the belief that the future was worth imagining. That there was something out there worth reaching for. Gen X grew up genuinely thinking humanity was going somewhere.
Weird Science. Some Kind of Wonderful. Can't Buy Me Love. Every single one of those films was about the same kid — the outsider. The one who didn't fit. The one who was too much of one thing and not enough of another. Hollywood kept making that movie because Gen X kept seeing themselves in it.
And then we grew up. And Fight Club came out in 1999. And suddenly the outsider kid from those 80s movies had something to say about the world that promised him everything and delivered something else entirely.
That's the Gen X story. Not one film. A whole constellation of them. Starting with wonder and ending with fury and somehow still believing in both.
What's yours? Name your generation and drop the film — or films — that defined it.
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*Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z — all welcome. No gatekeeping. Just real talk.*
I'm looking for films that have a very specific kind of edit in them, where the composition of one shot is perfectly mirrored in a second shot, with a fade in between. Usually there's one onscreen element that has a counterpart in both shots but sometimes more. I tried asking in r/MovieSuggestions but I can't post YouTube links over there.
The best example I can think of is this scene from Miller's Crossing (spoiler in this clip, but it's before the linked start time), and I think the Coens do the same thing in Fargo once or twice. It's used to very different comedic effect right at the end of this hilarious short from the Stavvy's World podcast. I know I've seen it in other movies but can't pull any to mind right now, so any recommendations appreciated!
We all have that one movie dialogue that somehow finds its way into everyday conversations. 😄
What's a movie quote you use way too often? Let's see who can recognize the most iconic ones!
The title says it and I can’t find it. Which actor has played the most USA Presidents on screen? Real and Fake. Tv show and/or movie. But just different characters here. Not like number of episodes or movies in a franchise. Just looking for who has played the most amount of different USA Presidents?
As in the title, earlier this year my family had gotten into an argument against me as to whether the song Ben was written for the 1971 movie Willard or the spin-off movie Ben (1972).
I'm in the camp that it was written for Ben, but everyone else is saying it was for Willard. My opinion isn't respected because I lack primary sources (in their words, "you can't trust Google because they lived through that era"), and I'm having trouble finding primary sources that explicitly SAY which movie it's written for. I feel like I'm going insane, here, being the one holdout and starting to think I may be wrong. I really just want to know, with as much ironclad evidence as possible (preferably primary sourced), which movie that song was written for?
Inspired by a separate thread! How do we differentiate between a sequel vs a reboot? I’d say a reboot needs to come years after the original, and have a new cast. Bonus points for including cameos of original cast members. Sequel needs to come quickly after the original, and maybe continue the original plot line to an extent? All original cast, maybe some new characters?
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist.”
As we all know, Robin Williams was one heck of a comedian whom we grew up with. He played in movies like Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, and Hook. Plus, he voiced Genie in Aladdin and Batty in FernGully.
However, sequels to some of his movies are less loved and appreciated like The Return of Jafar and FernGully 2 just because he was replaced by different actors mostly even though they weren't so bad after all.
I know everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but they shouldn't be so hard on such movies though.
Already, the 2nd Aladdin movie has been referred to as garbage even though it served as a pilot to one of the greatest Disney animated series later on, which unfortunately, will never play on DisneyPlus due to alleged racial things.
Why? Nobody knows.
i’m talking like, out of body experience, fit of laughter, or maybe even something you watched while you were “not fully here” and it’s stuck in your mind ever since? i want to know what reddit sees is the funniest movie. i made a post earlier about any recommendations to “steamy” movies i should watch tonight, but now want to watch something funny and want to know YOUR thoughts on what is THE funniest ever.
We always talk about wanting superhero powers, but I’m talking about pure convenience. Like, I’d kill to have Mary Poppins ability to snap my fingers and have my room clean itself, or maybe just Remy from Ratatouille to handle dinner so I don't have to think about it. I feel like my life would be significantly better if I could just outsource my chores to a specific character's talent.
Who are you picking to make your daily life easier?
Breakdown with Kurt Russell and J.T. Walsh comes to mind.
What is the best movie you have watched and u got goosebumps . Suggest me some really good and mind-blowing movies which could kill my time perfectly
Yesterday I was thinking to myself if George Washington had a biopic movie. So I turned on my phone and I noticed a George Washington movie is actually going to release tomorrow July 3 2026. What a surprise. They are releasing it to promote the 4th Of July holiday. George Washington seems like an interesting person so i’m going to be in the theater tomorrow. The movie is called 'Young Washington'
However I feel like this movie will flop at the box office. Most people want a biopic to be about the persons entire life and this movie is only about when George Washington was young. So most people probably aren’t going to show up to this movie. Second this movie is probably about war and gore so it’s not family friendly thus being another reason some people and their families won’t be going. Lastly I feel most people are into big budget Hollywood movies like Batman, Toy Story, Spider Man, etcetera, and don’t really care about common biopics or George Washington.
Will it be a hit? Will it flop? Will it be good? Will it be lame? Are you going to see it in general? Thanks
where can i watch "The Kid Who Would Be King" in india
i really want to watch this movie but everywhere it's paid can anyone tell me where to watch it . . .