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DBAC_Rex

Nicky Lauda is driving my cah


LosPadres-R2-D2

Nicky Lauda! Nicky Lauda! Nicky Lauda!


DBAC_Rex

I don’t like watching racing, boxing, baseball, basketball, or football but man, there are some damn good movies on those sports I will watch the hell out of and Rush is definitely in that category


LordSpooky66

W for rush


harrylarter

Fantastic film!!


Murren606

Only one there I havnt got round seeing, definitely watching it next


Harlockarcadia

Saw this as a pre-screening, loved it, sooo good!


higgslhcboson

No way! Ron Howard is top tier


brookeb725

🫵 filmbro white guy spotted 🫵


BizzareBread

Average redditor spotted. They forgot to throw in the Big Lebowski on there


vanillabeanquartz

My first thought lol


Cineswimmer

All of them are good films, it almost feels like a shit-post because of the generic sigma male meme though. *Rush* and *Arrival* are slight outliers, but if *American Psycho* and *Blade Runner 2049* were present, we’d have a winner for peak sigma male. Watch some films outside of the “film bro” hierarchy and develop your tastes more. I was in your spot when I was like, 16.


kai_zen

The smug is high with this reply.


DegreeSea7315

Right? I just don't get the need for condescension. Also, I really enjoyed those movies. I was glad to see Rush on the list, and I'm not a "bro." I'm female and can certainly watch Fight Club multiple times and enjoy it as well as Guy Ritchie movies and, yeah, The Big Lebowski. Goodness sake. The reductive thinking sometimes.


LordManders

At least it doesn't have The Godfather and Pulp Fiction!


presshamgang

Maybe go watch Boondock Saints and get back to us once you've truly joined the upper cinephile echelon.


OptimizeEdits

Average Redditor response, thinking they’re cooler than everyone else in the room because their favorite movie is a silent black and white film from 1943 that absolutely no one has ever heard of


presshamgang

Eh, I think most like all of these, it is just funny to some I think. Like, in the same way you can visualize the "cooler" art house types you're calling out, most can probably at least somewhat accurately visualize OP.


Johnnyfever13

Rush is underrated


crystal_castle00

I like all these movies too enjoy and don’t listen to these haters


RichardInaTreeFort

I like all these movies but the one I don’t like on this list is inception. I don’t know why Christopher Nolan is so popular. His movies are all just flashy convoluted nonsense that looks like it should be good and or important but they always leave me feeling robbed of my time.


StorytellerGG

Haha please tell me how you feel about Tenet


RichardInaTreeFort

I honestly never saw that one. The one Nolan movie that I did really like though was The Prestige. Dark knight was decent for a Batman movie. Ledger was really what made that movie good though. Without ledger, I think dark knight would have been a mediocre at best Batman movie. I’ll watch Tenet someday though just because I’ve heard so much about it. However, another Nolan movie that I heard so much about was Oppenheimer and I couldn’t make it through the first 30 mins of that movie. I’m a history major and studied a lot about WW2 and the surrounding events but that movie just did not do it for me. It was very self indulgent from the stand point of the director. A sniffing his own farts type of movie.


crystal_castle00

I love tenet


PingPongMacReady

Inception is a masterpiece


harrylarter

🙌🙌🙌


Primary_Reserve_4414

You can't just like good movies. You have to like good movies that other people don't also like /s


Harlockarcadia

I see somebody indie musics!


TarkovskyAteABird

I think you would like LA confidential. Have you explored films of the Hollywood New Wave? You’d also like those too.


harrylarter

LA confidential is on my watchlist! I’ll move that further up! Thank you!


NobodyImportant2222

Didn’t particularly enjoy arrival although it was interesting and haven’t seen rush but the rest are almost all on my short list


harrylarter

Fair enough! I really enjoyed Arrival! Rush is brilliant, definitely give it a go!


rjs1988

Just watched Interstellar with my sister. Cried four times. Not my favorite Nolan, but probably the one that gets me most emotional.


harrylarter

The bit that always gets me is Cooper checking under the blanket for Murph 🥲


YouAreAnIdiot598

Man, that scene when Cooper comes back from the planet with the immense time difference, wasting years and years there which was only an hour or so for him, and he catches up on all the communications from his family that came in while he was gone. That's quite an emotional sequence.


Cineswimmer

Prefer *2001: A Space Odyssey,* but I can’t hate on *Interstellar.* *Interstellar* feels like it was directed by Spielberg rather than Nolan, which I find particularly interesting. It has the same vibe as *A.I.* It’s kind of hard to dictate Nolan’s style, thematically. I feel like he chooses amazing filmmakers and an overall team to help envision his conception, but the final result always falls slightly flat to me.


shostakofiev

Three directors make up 8 of your top ten. You should branch out a little.


OptimizeEdits

Could it be because said 3 directors make great movies? 💀


shostakofiev

More likely that OP just hasn't seen very many movies.


OptimizeEdits

Or it’s because those are all good movies? lol Just because someone likes popular movies that also happen to be good doesn’t mean they haven’t seen very many lmao. They’re popular and have won awards for a reason.


shostakofiev

Either they haven't seen many movies or they have incredibly narrow taste.


OptimizeEdits

Listen Chief, just because their favorite movie isn’t a C tier indie movie from the 60s doesn’t mean they have narrow taste lmfao. And even if they do, who fucking cares? 💀 you’re not magically above them because you have different taste.


shostakofiev

Lol. You've got some issues if you're calling me chief and dropping f bombs and accusing me of thinking I'm better than him after that exchange. I'm just advising them to see more. It's almost guaranteed that they haven't seen many movies in their life if that's their top ten. They posted it, they wanted feedback.


OptimizeEdits

Bros mad and downvoted my comment because his feelings got hurt 😂🫵🏻 Cry some more why don’t we? All he asked for was if anyone shared them as favorites LOL.


shostakofiev

Because you are looking for an argument and nothing more. I'm not your guy.


OptimizeEdits

Buddy no one but you looking to argue 💀 I just said because he likes popular movies that doesn’t mean he has shit taste lmao. Again, please cry some more and take away my fake internet points


DatabaseNo9609

For the people that are upset that there’s nothing super unknown: These movies are well known for a good reason. They’re all bangers. Solid picks


harrylarter

Thank you! 🙌


TopTranslator1811

Quick bring the knee pads out! We got a David Fincher fan on our hands!!!


harrylarter

Two out of ten 🫣


TopTranslator1811

I thought prestige was a fincher. Ok so just replace fincher with Nolan then. Same difference. And honestly fincher would have done all those films better. Do you work in the industry?


DBAC_Rex

Fincher would not have (still hasn’t) made a better movie than the Prestige


TopTranslator1811

Uh oh. We either have a grip who asks every PA on set out and never gets any. Or we have a set electrician who will be happy to drag extension chords and turn lights switches on and off his whole life. NO MOM I DONT HAVE A GIRLFRIEND TO BRING HOME YET! STOP ASKING! AND NO I CANT FIX YOUR BREAKER BOX I TOLD YOU I DO LIGHTING ON SETS! ITS WAY COOLER ANYWAYS!


DBAC_Rex

Uh oh we have someone probably projecting cause you’re not even close to right about me, I did PA, never hit on a single person there, I did stuff for costumes, never hit on a single person there, I did craft services, never hit on a single person there, I did catering and never hit on a single person there, it was pretty easy. I did just get out of an almost 9 year relationship with a costume designer for cheating though, ei I got too much. Would definitely not do that again as I now know the gravity and dangers of it all too.


TopTranslator1811

So you didn’t shit where you eat? Where did you meet said costume designer? On a set? Possibly by stetting a conversation with them?


DBAC_Rex

I designed a flyer for a house show/party and met her there when a mutual introduced us


TopTranslator1811

Never mind I just saw your profile pic. I’m sure you work in the industry 🤣🤣😂😂


harrylarter

Nolan and Fincher are two brilliant filmmakers, why do we need to say that one is better than the other? 🤦‍♂️ why does my profile picture determine whether I work in the industry or not? 😭


TopTranslator1811

I’m not saying one is better. Sorry to clarify I think that all of those films are dark in the vein of Fincher’s weird dark expertise and view of life. And I don’t know people, in the film industry have a certain look that’s all. lol


ForgetMeIWishICould

Ever seen Le Mans ‘66? Considering your like of Rush and Christian Bale I think you would really enjoy it.


harrylarter

I have seen it! I enjoyed it!


Harlockarcadia

If you're into car films, have you seen Two-Lane Blacktop?


Teddy4xp2

I have not seen Rush, will have to check it out!


Bearjupiter

Prob should watch more movies. Half your list is Nolan or Vilanveu


dball220

Predestination is a must watch


rmac1228

This is a great list, fuck the cheeky commenters saying otherwise.


Cold-Expression-3794

Nice pics. I have The Shining on my list 👍🏻


Amity_Swim_School

I dig all your picks (except Prisoners which I’ve not seen). Impossible to pick a top 10 but here goes… * Jaws * Raiders of the Lost Ark * Empire Strikes Back * Aliens * Back to the Future * Pulp Fiction * Big Lebowski * T2 * Wrath of Khan * The Matrix


puddycat20

Nice! Now that's a list!


Onlykindaokay

I LOVE Arrival! Saw it in theaters when I was a teen, still one of my all time favorites. Great choice!


kai_zen

I think the problem with the critiques is there are some people who have a need for approval that their taste is eclectic. As if it confers something special about them. Let OP live. These are the movies he is enjoying right now. Will some of these rotate out in the next few years? Probably. His list is not your list or meant to be definitive. Have to give him credit for having a few films that were out before he was even born.


Odd_Break_5200

Pains me that hardly no one seen Rush. Easily in my top ten as well


butt_snorkelr

Only film on this list I haven’t seen. I’ll need to watch it. … and probably rewatch Prisoners because I don’t really remember it. But I think I’ve seen it.


J_Haymaker

Giant W


KNitsua

Since I really like all the other movies you have but haven’t seen Rush, I guess it’s time I watch it.


Alarmed-Ad-3879

Film fans get so triggered when people like popular films


No_Cow_4544

Good list


Haruspect

Bruh


Mrmoviesguy

What


Separate-Effective33

Rush looks out of place in this list.


harrylarter

I know what you mean, but I just love it so much!


ohnoyoudidnt21

18 year old white guy


harrylarter

I’m 22 but at least you got my race right


Im_tracer_bullet

It was as impossible to get wrong as guessing you were a guy no older than 25.


stayvicious

The Departed Goodfellas Zodiac


harrylarter

Three brilliant films!


rjs1988

Have you seen Snowpiercer? It shares an energy with other films on this list.


harrylarter

Added it to my watchlist! 👀 thank you!


harrylarter

Did not think my opinion would cause so much ruffling of feathers 🤣


LosPadres-R2-D2

Ignore…interwebs is full of opinions. Yours are as good as anyone else’s.


cotardelusion87

Might as well call this a Nolan list. Is this what film fandom is now? The same 2 dozen movies I see mentioned here all the time? No foreign films, nothing prior to 1994? You’re either 15 or a very sad 30-something.


harrylarter

The irony of you calling me sad where you’re the person sitting behind a keyboard whining away at a stranger on a Reddit forum 🤣 Nolan here has four films on this list of ten. Film is subjective and this is my opinion 🤷‍♂️ that’s the beautiful thing about film, it’s subjective. Our opinions do not have to be shared.


DegreeSea7315

You've got a great freakin list. I didn't enjoy Tenet as much as the other ones, and that was due to the sound design. I need a better sound system, and I'm working on it. I'd have some of your picks in my top ten list. I can't ever really finalize one, though. There are just so many. It freaks my brain out 🤣 Gladiator would have to be in it, though. Snatch, too. I think 🤣😅


Manting123

You are allowed to like a movie made before you were born. I kid but they did make movies pre 1994


harrylarter

I actually took 12 Angry Men out of this list only recently 🤷‍♂️ one of my favourites, but not as much rewatch-ability as these ten for me


Artichoke-Fantastic

Very basic of you. Good films nonetheless. There’s a reason it’s basic for them to appear on a list


thatmfisnotreal

I still don’t trust anyone that likes inception


CommandNervous6739

Please explore what cinema has to offer outside of Hollywood.


ThrowawayAccountZZZ9

Film bro in the flesh. Just wow


dashape80

One of these is not like the others.


RageforBreakfast

These are all very serious films. U like comedy or animation at all? I'd suggest checking out Paprika either way. Get some color in Ur favs.


harrylarter

I love serious films haha. Massive fan of comedies too, but I prefer gritty, serious and raw vibes. I’m a screenwriter and I tend to write hard, raw emotional films so my taste in films kinda reflects that 🤷‍♂️


RageforBreakfast

Same. I write professionally too. My advice remains the same. I too write very serious dour films. A diverse pallette creates more dynamic art, even if the tone of that art remains dark. But we all have our styles. Good luck. Hope u liked dune.


Creepy-Hands

dude 'rush' ... really?


Skreat

Your missing Jurassic Park and The Fifth Element


AppointmentCritical

Indian?


darkwalrus36

Some good stuff here. I’d recommend checking out previous decades and international cinema.


ForwardExchange

You like Nolan


Flawless_Leopard_1

All good movies but sort of one note type thing.


Hungry-Recover2904

bro just turned 18


Psychological-Bat687

Shawshank, Dark Knight and Interstellar are definitely in my top 10.


BillCosbyBukkake

You need to watch more films.


DaArio_007

Hams Zimmer is part of the reason as to why Rush is such a great film


SokkaHaikuBot

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BlockOwl

AI list


kcu0912

Hear me out - Arrival is fantastic. But what if Jeremy Renner was recast? I think about this sometimes. (No shade to the people who downloaded the Jeremy Renner app.)


BeerGogglesOIF2

How is Tango and Cash not on your list?


HIdude14

Not a bad list! IMO Jaws, Silence of the Lambs and T2 are missing :)


camehereforthebuds

Excellent list.


harrylarter

Thank you!


dainamo81

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess you're a dude.


harrylarter

What gave it away? The name right? Definitely the name.


dainamo81

Ha! You can't fool me, Harriet.


pornserver-65

the only one we share is shawshank. the rest are fine but mostly mid tier/overrated internet favorites i wouldnt watch more than one or two times.


Bigram03

Man, Seven though is fantastic.


gdt813

We might have the same fav directors


T-LJ2

Se7en is the best film ever made.


harrylarter

Agreed!


T-LJ2

I love the Sloth scene the most. I love the details in the filmmaking. It really is such a beautiful film.


Happy_Philosopher608

Fair list.


Chippers4242

Ughh what lack of imagination. Nolan ain’t that great. The most Reddit film dudebro list ever.


arrwiii

No offense, but I used to struggle with imagining Shawshank Redemption to be in someone’s top10 movies. Quite an unremarkable film imo For the other titles, I mean… not to be disrespectful, but If I had to make the most basic filmbro top10 movie list (except for “Rush”, I guess), there’s a high chance It would be the same one On second thought, this might be a satirical list, which is cool except I would swap rush and arrival with pulp fiction and goodfellas or the departed for the ultimate filmbro starter pack


harrylarter

Shawshank has some phenomenal acting in it, and a beautiful plot. But, the beautiful thing about film is that it’s subjective so we each have our individual opinions. I think Rush is a near perfect film; and that’s enhanced by my bias towards Formula 1


arrwiii

I mean, yes. Its a good movie. I’m not going to argue that top1 iMDB spot is well-made and perhaps appealing to a lot of people. However, not to sound snobbish, to me personally, its a little predictable, basic and bland movie, unfortunately Definately not top-100 or let alone top10 of all time


harrylarter

That is your opinion, and I respect it 🙂


boppobob

And what are your top ten then


arrwiii

In no particular order I would say Roma (2018) Apocalypse Now Come and See The Worst Person in the World (and “oslo, aug 31”) Melancholia Ikiru Amelie 2001: a space odyssey Handmaiden City of God Aftersun The Cranes are Flying Babylon Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Grand Budapest Hotel Fallen Angels Kwaidan Seven Samurai Good Time Grave of the Fireflies Dr Strangelove Ratatoille Parasyte Portrait of a Lady on Fire Perfect Blue Oldboy Truman show (Not top10 but these are my favorite, feel free to share ur opinion)


harrylarter

Apocalypse Now is brilliant. As is 2001, Amelie and Ikiru. Never seen Melancholia in someone’s Top 10 before, but I did like it. Surprised to see Babylon and Aftersun in a top 10, both great films, but I wouldn’t say they’re Top 10 worthy 🤷‍♂️


Jasper-Morrisey

I too thoroughly enjoy the smell of my own farts


Capital-Vegetable-94

My dude said Nolan can take up most these spots.


harrylarter

“Most” = 4/10? 🤔


ThorsRake

They were using hyperbole and 4/10 is still a very large amount for a top 10.


harrylarter

I’m sorry, I fail to see the issue with that? 🤷‍♂️


ThorsRake

No issue, certain filmmaker's styles just gel well with viewers. It's worth it to consider other genres and international films though imo. Japan, the UK, France, Argentina, Korea, China, Thailand, Spain, Germany etc etc have awesome film industries in their own right. Have a look around for films outside just America.


harrylarter

Fair enough. I have watched a variety of international films and series, and I do really enjoy them! I will admit that I struggle to rewatch the majority of them unlike the films on my list!


ThorsRake

Also fair enough. I guess there's a big budget divide - Nolan's films have so much more behind them than almost anything international. Glad to hear you look around though :).


gdt813

Now this is a top 10


am324

Virgin for sure


harrylarter

damn you caught me


UTRAnoPunchline

Why you out yourself like that bro 😭


harrylarter

What’s the alternative? Arguing it? 😂 best way to deal with these people is agree with them 🤣


UTRAnoPunchline

[If we could post images in this sub, I’d be posting this.](https://live.staticflickr.com/4889/44904409975_8bb0aaab9c_z.jpg)


HermanRoy

So cliché lol. Don’t tell me you put a lot of thought into this.


Jasper-Morrisey

What’s your top 10?


HermanRoy

Go to the Criteron sub. for quality films recommendations. European and American classics, directors with artistic qualities, etc. Enough with the Christopher Nolan crap loved by male teenagers.


Jasper-Morrisey

Okay but what’s your top 10


harrylarter

Nah no thought went into this at all, you’re completely right. Only been watching films all my life.


HermanRoy

Another Christopher Nolan fanboy. Very telling about your taste (lack of) in films. C. Nolan : a dumb person’s idea of a good director.


Gullible_Good_4794

Huh


UTRAnoPunchline

I wish we could post images in this sub.


Bigram03

You really like Nolan hu...


YouSaidIDidntCare

Other countries make movies, too, BTW.