Hard to pick just one, and it changes from time to time. For this specific post, I’ll choose Sicario.
I'll throw this one out there "Dogville"
Buckaroo Banzai will forever live near the top of my list...
Cinema Paradiso
Honorable mentions for Galaxy Quest and Heist.
Matrix
Waking Life
Withnail and I.
Don't threaten me with a dead fish!
It's a tie between The Motorcycle Diaries and Howl's Moving Castle.
The first I found extremely touching, the second is just incredibly magical and charming.
E.T.
I am absolutely charmed by the characters, the story, the optimism, and the connection to the unknown.
Clerks, because when I was 22 years before I ever saw that movie I to ran my convince store just like that. Also totally relate to the crap customers you deal with in that setting.
Did you see Clerks 3? It is no way up to the original, but it was enjoyable for me. It seemed more like a therapy sess/love letter from the cast. Depending on your age, it might be a nice ending.
I loved Clerks 3. I feel like people who set higher expectations for it (and for Reboot) did themselves a disservice.
V for vendetta
My most watched movies:
Jurassic Park
The Firm
The Verdict
Children of Men
Arrival
Lord of the Rings
But you know all of those already. Here's one you probably haven't seen: Love me some stage play adapted to movie. Doubt (2008)
If you like legal dramas, presumed innocent (the movie with harrison ford) is really good also.
Lots of great picks here! I could go with a dozen that have already been mentioned, but I will throw out Blade Runner. The look, the feel, the sound, the ideas... Rutger Hauer's classic monologue, Sean Young at peak compelling...
Aliens.
Alien is good too but Aliens is damn near perfect for me.
Idk what the heck James Cameroon is doing now but, Avatar just didn’t land in the same way to me.
Die Hard
By a pretty huge margin.
That. Movie. Is. Perfect.
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