Ok, I know you have to work from home, but it could be time to catch up on great movies you missed. Here’s my list for you.
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Favorite movie of all time?
- My life
What movies can you watch repeatedly?
- The Princess Bride (50+)
- Back to the Future (all three) (15+ each)
- The Fifth Element (15+)
- Office Space (10+)
- Blazing Saddles (10+)
- Demolition Man (10+)
- Men in Black (10+)
- Beverly Hills Cop (7+)
- Most Pixar films (kids!)
- The Matrix (7+)
Favorite action film?
- The Matrix
- Demolition Man
- Die Hard with a Vengeance
- Edge of Tomorrow
Favorite drama?
- My Life
- The Truman Show
- Trainspotting
- Titanic
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Favorite horror film?
- Devil’s Advocate
- Super 8
- Cube
- Monster House
- Rare Imports
Favorite romance?
- Phenomenon
- Hope Floats
- Far and Away
- The Notebook
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Favorite romantic comedy?
- A Life Less Ordinary
- Just Visiting
- When Harry Met Sally
Favorite comedy?
- Blazing Saddles
- Cable Guy
- Liar Liar
- The Meaning of Life
- Double Take
- Office Space
- The Jerk
- Get Smart
- An American Carol
- Any standup by Jim Gaffigan
Favorite superhero movie?
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Hancock
- The Incredibles
- Unbreakable
Favorite Kids’ Movies (not animations)
- Holes
- The Spiderwick Chronicles
- The Last Mimzy
- The Tooth Fairy
- Muppets from Space
Favorite Mind Game Movies
- The Spanish Prisoner
- Memento
- The Game
- Sucker Punch
- The Machinist
- The Cell
Favorite time travel/paradox movie?
- Back to the Future (all three bro)
- Groundhog Day
- Mr. Destiny
- Deja Vu
- Looper
- The Butterfly Effect
- Just Visiting
- Source Code
- The Jacket
- 12 Monkeys
- The Lake House
- Predestination
- Edge of Tomorrow
- About Time
- Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
Favorite thriller?
- The Fugitive
- Forgotten
- Speed
Favorite Political Movie?
- Sergeant York
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
- An American Carol
Favorite Prison Movie?
- Murder in the First
- The Last Castle
- The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Western?
- True Grit (2010)
- 3:10 to Yuma
- Open Range
Favorite Forlorn Ex-Gunslinger Movie
- True Grit (2010)
- Man on Fire
Favorite Murder Mystery?
- Clue
- Knives Out
- LA Confidential
- The Outfit
Favorite foreign film?
- No Man’s Land
- The Triplets of Belleville
- Amelie
- Downfall
Favorite Slavery film?
- Glory
- Django
Favorite Asylum Movies
- 12 Monkeys
- One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest
- The Jacket
- Sucker Punch
Favorite martial arts film?
- Hero
- Kung Fu Hustle
- Ip Man I and II
- Rumble in the Bronx
- Fearless
Favorite sci fi pic?
- Demolition Man
- The Matrix
- Brainstorm
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
- GATTACA
- Alita
- Total Recall (2012)
- The Fifth Element
Favorite Monster Movies
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- Godzilla (2014)
- Godzilla v. King Kong (2021)
- King Kong (2015)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Favorite video game movie?
- eXistenZ
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
- Pixels
- Monters Inc.
- Wreck-it Ralph
- Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
- Jumanji: The Next Level
- Tron (both)
- Free Guy
Favorite Holiday film?
- A Muppet Christmas Carol
- Die Hard
- Nativity Story
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2
- Elf
- Rare Imports (horror, Krampus light)
Favorite whimsical film?
- The Princess Bride
- Michael
- Big Fish
- A Life Less Ordinary
- Just Visiting
- O Brother Where Art Thou?
- Forest Gump
- Click
- The Cobbler
- The Wizard of Oz
- Oz the Great and Powerful
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (both)
- The Kid
Favorite animation?
- Chicken Little
- The Jungle Book (1967)
- Wall-e
- Cars
- Titan A.E.
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Rango
- Coco
Favorite Genius Movies
- Good Will Hunting
- Einstein and Eddington
- A Beautiful Mind
- Something the Lord Made
Favorite Remakes
- Total Recall (2012)
- The Jungle Book (2017)
- True Grit (2010)
Favorite Buddy Cop Movie
- The Other Guys
- Hot Fuzz
- Training Day (sort of !)
- Demolition Man
Favorites Zombie Movie
- Resident Evil
- Zombieland
- Sean of the Dead
- The Dead Don’t Die (deadpan humor)
Favorite so bad it’s good movies
- Conan the Barbarian (Arnold!)
- Conan the Destroyer (Arnold and Grace!)
- Total Recall (1990)
Favorite Boxing Movie?
- Rocky I
- Rocky III
- The Fighter
Favorite biography?
- Amadeus
- Jesus of Nazareth
- Passion of the Christ
- Braveheart
- A Beautiful Mind
- Lawrence of Arabia
- The King’s Speech
- Shine
Favorite Sports Movie
- A League Their Own
- Moneyball
- Remember the Titans
- The Blind Side
Favorite food movie?
- Tortilla Soup
- Ratatouille
Favorite wedding movie?
- Monsoon Wedding
Favorite movie featuring music?
- Blues Brothers
- The Commitments
- Leap of Faith
- That Thing You Do
- O Brother Where Art Thou?
- Dream Girls
- School of Rock
- The Sound of Music
- Enchanted
Favorite movie with a religious theme or sub-theme?
- Leap of Faith
- The Color Purple
- Monty Python’s Meaning of Life
- The Invention of Lying
- Nativity Story
- Day of the Siege
- Book of Eli
- The Blind Side
- KJB: The Book that Changed the World
- Babette’s Feast
- Chocolat
- The Stoning of Soraya M.
- Pleasantville
- The Mission
- Noah
Favorite Nazi holocaust movie?
- Life is Beautiful (in Italian w/ Subtitles)
- Schindler’s List
- Remember
- Downfall
- The Imitation Game
- The Pianist
- God on Trial
Favorite documentary?
- Ken Burns Jazz
- Ken Burns Civil War
- Ken Burns Prohibition
- Uncle Tom (2021)
Favorite parody or satire?
- Airplane I and II
- Galaxy Quest
- Sean of the Dead
- Zombieland
- Hot Fuzz
- An American Carol
- Saturday the 14th
- Life of Brian
- Talladega Nights
Favorite sequel series?
- Back to the Future
- Rocky
- Chronicles of Riddick
Which films do you think are great that most people probably missed or underrated?
- A Life Less Ordinary
- Ant Bully
- Brainstorm
- The Cell (Jennifer Lopez)
- Double Take
- eXistenZ
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
- Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
- Ghost World
- The Jacket
- Leap of Faith
- Max
- Nativity Story
- No Man’s Land
- One True Thing
- Station Agent
- That Thing You Do
- Total Recall (2012)
Which films that were popular do you think really sucked or were sub-par?
- Children of Men
- Citizen Kane
- Dogma
- Get Shorty
- The Grinch that Stole Christmas
- Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
- Pi
What movies did you used to like, but now think don’t hold up over time?
- Monty Python’s Holy Grail
Films that you walked out of a film because it sucked so bad?
- Rocky V
What films made you seriously think about your life?
- Dead Poet’s Society
- Groundhog Day
- My Life
- Rocky III
- The Truman Show
- Final Cut
- Fight Club
Movies you had to see more than once to figure out what happened?
- Donnie Darko (Director’s cut helps)
- Memento
- Inception
- Fight Club
- The Sixth Sense
Favorite actors
- Jake Gillian
- Ed Harris
- John Travolta
- Bruce Willis
- The Rock (who has yet to make a really good movie – though Scorpion King and The Rundown were good – but when is he going to play a good villain? I think he should star in Terminator XIV)