I’d say the book is way more a personal story, even the style of the writing is to emphasize that you’re reading the father’s account of first hand events.
The movie just never really hits though, I think it lacks that sort of first hand camera feel and just has too much of the Hollywood lens on it. Maybe the movie should have felt like it’s the father recording the sorry the same way the book feels like it’s him writing it. Idk, I just wouldn’t watch it again cause it wasn’t that good. I absolutely loved the book though, same with some of my family that read it.
I have to agree. My friends that have seen it love it, but my other friend and I who have read first it both think it was meh. Like most adaptations lol. The book doesn't really touch on the boy or his internal processes. Which might be intentional due to the traumas. The man's perspective with his fears and desperation drive the story forward, it's bleak. Very little hope. "We carry the fire" feels empty to read. The movie tries really hard to give it weight and it doesn't fit the theme
I'm always interested in how many people seem shocked by this film.
The road is a pretty good representation of what my depression feels like, every day.
* Titane (2021)
* Incendies (2010)
* Hereditary (2018)
* Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
* American History X (1998)
And two HMs for a couple different reasons. Enter the Void (2009) left a big impression on me, I didn’t love it, but I certainly will never watch again.
The second is Synecdoche, New York (2008). I think I’ll eventually watch again but it has been years at this point and I think about it frequently. Loved it but found it devastating.
Inevitable on these kinds of threads. I’ve seen Manchester by the Sea and the Sixth Sense several times but definitely get what people are saying.
I’m glad that has been your experience! It’s an absolutely tremendous film but I just don’t think I can ever sit through it again.
Awkward drive home but I thought it was really inventive and disturbing. The tonal shift for the final act was what really stuck out and resonated with me though with the theme of the post, not one I see myself revisiting
Watched this really hungover for the first time in my 20's With a few friends, one of whom had just been dumped.
So we thought, ok cool, let's watch a Ghibli movie to cheer them up... Not knowing anything about it. And fuck, that was a bad idea!
Wife bought the Studio Ghibli dvd box set years ago (I had never seen any of their stuff) and on one of the discs was one movie (I can't remember the name) and Grave of the Fireflies.
Watched the first one which was whimsical and fun (about 1 am and a little stoned). Great, might as well watch the other one since I'm in a light-hearted mood. Yeah, absolutely gutting. Fantastic movie but I was not ready for that. I thought it was about to be magical with little creatures running around and adorable kids. Boy was I wrong.
My neighbor Toro was supposed to be eye bleach after Grave of the Fireflie. Messed up if they were reversed. I don think many people stayed for the second movie IRL.
This is one of only a handful of movies where I've HAD to look away from the screen, which is a testament to Lupita Nyong'o's performance. I've had an epiphany that there's a paradox at play when it comes to appreciating acting - the best (dramatic) performances are almost unwatchable and performances that are so sublime/upsetting/disturbing/unsettling that you have no desire to see them a second time. It's a testament to a great actor/actress to be able to pull this off.
So good though. Man, I thought I was about to watch some period-piece romance fluff with DiCaprio and Winslet and how wrong I was! I was not expecting essential depressing truths about the human condition. Powerhouse of a film.
-A walk to remember, I cried so hard after watching this I had no clue what I was walking into but it’s a great movie
- Hatchi
- Bridge to Terrabithia
All movies that are really good but I will not watch again because they’re too sad
I literally boo-hooed like a close relative died. Not just a tear or two streaming down my face, but full-on sobbing.
Also made me interested in Akita dogs. Such loyal and good bois/girls! Threatened my cat I'd replace him with one.
Bloody harrowing, but I have watched it several times. the one I can't re do is The Plague Dogs I could only manage that in installments over several days.
I have yet to watch When The Wind Blows
The worst part for me is after the happy ending where Solomon is freed and meets his family, they do the classic biopic "what happened next" white text on screen. The movie quietly slips in that a few years after the events of the movie, he just ups and vanishes, likley kidnapped by slavers again.
That movie always gets me on edge.
EDIT: ok, after looking it up, apparently, there's no historical evidence that he was kidnapped. According to historians, it's more likely he just quietly died of old age somewhere.
It's a film that definitely benefits from a second watch.
So much of the story was just missed on the first watch because you just didn't know. On the second watch, you suddenly understand all of the subtleties.
Fruitvale Station. Probably the best acting MBJ has done but absolutely cannot watch again. I also hate how ignorant I was to Oscar Grant’s story until that movie.
Melancholia ~ felt absolutely flattened by the end going in completely blind; don't think I'll fully recapture that feeling, and I get the feeling the rest will be a slog between the opening and the finale.
It's not at all "accurate" since the Warrens were essentially frauds. Ed was also a gigantic piece of shit. Not saying the paranormal stuff didn't happen (I'm far from a skeptic in regards to high strangeness or ghosts or whatever) but a lot of the reports were grossly exaggerated or outright fabricated by the Warrens.
Weren't the real Warrens the ones involved in the Amityville Horror and that was their claim to fame? Or was Annabelle their claim to fame?
Because I've heard the Lutz's story was disproven. Maybe they felt they overpaid for a murder house?
Yep. They then used that clout to keep the grift going. If you like podcasts, Last Podcast on the Left just did a deep dive on the Warrens a couple weeks ago. Pretty good series. Didn't realize how gross Ed was before listening but I never trusted them in all the years I've looked into paranormal stuff. They just always felt off to me.
The Hours (2002) -really good, but was terrifyingly depressing for me
Also, definitely "The Road" and can definitely understand "Pan's Labyrinth", though the latter I will probably revisit some day.
Maybe not what you meant with your post but: Finding Nemo.
Until recently. It was the last movie I watched with my mom before she died. She passed away the day after we watched it. For 15 years I couldn't bring myself up to watch it again. Last week my toddler got sick, so no limit on screentime and I had the sudden urge to watch it with him. He loved it.
House of Sand and Fog. It's a great movie, but it wrecked me emotionally.
Heredity- That one scene with the little girl. Oh, that one scene. Never again.
The Invitation. Amazing movie. Psychological thriller. I wouldn’t watch it again or I’d have to wait until I completely forgot the movie because it’s one of those that keeps you on the edge of your seat guessing and that was part of its charm for me but I already know so that’s not entertaining for me.
Misery.
Absolutely amazing movie, great acting. Just can’t watch the sledgehammer again. Can watch saw movies and so many others with much more disturbing stuff, but man that movie truly makes you feel that scene.
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Great movie but so incredibly sad and depressing. Everyone should watch it least once, though. It’s a classic.
ETA: The movie stuck with me so much. I live in a major city in the northeast (USA). Every time I see someone walking around with a cowboy hat (very out of place here), I immediately think of this movie.
Dogtooth (or any movie by Yorgos Lanthimos). I think his films are some of the absolute best ever made but I don't think I've ever rewatched one. I usually put off watching them for months bc i know it's going to be "challenging". lol
Hands down 'Silenced'. The story of the film itself, how it came to be and how it changed legislation in South Korea in 2011 is just wild to me. The only film I remember where I had to take breaks for my own sanity. Kudos to the team, it was incredibly impactful and I'm glad I powered through it, will NEVER watch again.
Joker. I recall enjoying it as a relatively odd piece of cinema, especially Phoenix’s performance, but haven’t felt compelled to rewatch. May re-watch before the sequel comes out.
Precious with Mariah Carey, MoNique & Gabourey Sidibe. Very jarringly powerful yet utterly heart-wrenching performances & story of too many America children. NO child should ever, EVER have to go through ANY of that.
The Jericho Mile. I watched the movie because it introduced my dad to his favorite song, Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones. It was such a good movie, but SO HARD TO FIND!! I don’t think it’s available on any streaming services, and the only place I could find it was on YouTube. It’s been on there for like 7 years at this point, but it could be taken down for copyright at any moment, and then I’d have nowhere to watch it🙁
Nebraska, had been dealing with my grandma dying from Alzheimer’s and the movie was cathartic but not something I want the bittersweet feelings of again.
Haichi: A Dog's Tale (nope, nope, nope... good movie but nope)
Promising Young Woman (couldn't sleep right for a week after that one)
The Lovely Bones (watched it a couple times, but yeah, no... not again)
Gone Girl
all of these should be seen at least once. but they're not like "about time" or "the office" where you'll give them a watch once a year or so.
boy in the striped pjs
schindler's list
the passion of the christ
hotel rwanda (this one caused an epic post-movie fight with the wife; afterwards we concluded that it had no merit or real cause. the only thing we can conclude was the emotional turmoil of the movie spilled over. epic.)
12 years a slave
Babadook.
I love rewatching horrors but I just remember this one being too much because the mom and kids life was so sad. The haunting was almost adding insult to injury.
And truly scary in a not jump scare kind of way. I think it was a masterful movie. The only horror I think I'm too afraid to revisit.
Even Sinister got a rewatch, and that was the most unnerved I've ever been by a horror
Schindler's List. I know that there's a lot of people who enjoy rewatching this movie, and I don't fault them for it. It's an incredible film, but MAN it lays a lot of brutal truths bare. It's one of the few movies that has made me put my head in my hands and sob. Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, and frankly the whole cast does a phenomenal job. It speaks to the importance of their performance that it is so hard to rewatch. I think every person on Earth, particularly in America, should watch it.
The Road
I read the book and couldn't imagine sitting through a visual representation of it no matter how good. Fantastic book though
The movie is more like a father son story, the book is more a humanity story
I’d say the book is way more a personal story, even the style of the writing is to emphasize that you’re reading the father’s account of first hand events. The movie just never really hits though, I think it lacks that sort of first hand camera feel and just has too much of the Hollywood lens on it. Maybe the movie should have felt like it’s the father recording the sorry the same way the book feels like it’s him writing it. Idk, I just wouldn’t watch it again cause it wasn’t that good. I absolutely loved the book though, same with some of my family that read it.
I have to agree. My friends that have seen it love it, but my other friend and I who have read first it both think it was meh. Like most adaptations lol. The book doesn't really touch on the boy or his internal processes. Which might be intentional due to the traumas. The man's perspective with his fears and desperation drive the story forward, it's bleak. Very little hope. "We carry the fire" feels empty to read. The movie tries really hard to give it weight and it doesn't fit the theme
I'm always interested in how many people seem shocked by this film. The road is a pretty good representation of what my depression feels like, every day.
Requiem for a Dream Don't want to feel so devastated all over again.
Came her to post this. Watched once. Fantastic film. Will never watch again.
Came here to say Requiem for a Dream. One and done.
I find it comforting 👀
What Dreams May Come
I know it's rough, but it's GORGEOUS. I've watched it plenty of times.
I watched this for the first time last year!
I tried watching it again a few months ago and just couldn't
* Titane (2021) * Incendies (2010) * Hereditary (2018) * Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) * American History X (1998) And two HMs for a couple different reasons. Enter the Void (2009) left a big impression on me, I didn’t love it, but I certainly will never watch again. The second is Synecdoche, New York (2008). I think I’ll eventually watch again but it has been years at this point and I think about it frequently. Loved it but found it devastating.
Absolutely killing me that you almost had this in chronological order
I've watched Pans Labyrinth numerous times. It never fails to be awesome.
Inevitable on these kinds of threads. I’ve seen Manchester by the Sea and the Sixth Sense several times but definitely get what people are saying. I’m glad that has been your experience! It’s an absolutely tremendous film but I just don’t think I can ever sit through it again.
what did you think of Titane?
Awkward drive home but I thought it was really inventive and disturbing. The tonal shift for the final act was what really stuck out and resonated with me though with the theme of the post, not one I see myself revisiting
The Boy in the striped Pajamas
Grave of the Fireflies. hurt me more than my breakup did.
Watched this really hungover for the first time in my 20's With a few friends, one of whom had just been dumped. So we thought, ok cool, let's watch a Ghibli movie to cheer them up... Not knowing anything about it. And fuck, that was a bad idea!
Wife bought the Studio Ghibli dvd box set years ago (I had never seen any of their stuff) and on one of the discs was one movie (I can't remember the name) and Grave of the Fireflies. Watched the first one which was whimsical and fun (about 1 am and a little stoned). Great, might as well watch the other one since I'm in a light-hearted mood. Yeah, absolutely gutting. Fantastic movie but I was not ready for that. I thought it was about to be magical with little creatures running around and adorable kids. Boy was I wrong.
My neighbor Toro was supposed to be eye bleach after Grave of the Fireflie. Messed up if they were reversed. I don think many people stayed for the second movie IRL.
12 Years a Slave. incredible movie but it was a hard watch. i think every american should see it at least once!
This is one of only a handful of movies where I've HAD to look away from the screen, which is a testament to Lupita Nyong'o's performance. I've had an epiphany that there's a paradox at play when it comes to appreciating acting - the best (dramatic) performances are almost unwatchable and performances that are so sublime/upsetting/disturbing/unsettling that you have no desire to see them a second time. It's a testament to a great actor/actress to be able to pull this off.
Revolutionary Road. Depressing af
So good though. Man, I thought I was about to watch some period-piece romance fluff with DiCaprio and Winslet and how wrong I was! I was not expecting essential depressing truths about the human condition. Powerhouse of a film.
I did not like that movie one bit.
-A walk to remember, I cried so hard after watching this I had no clue what I was walking into but it’s a great movie - Hatchi - Bridge to Terrabithia All movies that are really good but I will not watch again because they’re too sad
hachi made me cry so hard. I actually wana tattoo the name hachi somewhere really small 🥲
I literally boo-hooed like a close relative died. Not just a tear or two streaming down my face, but full-on sobbing. Also made me interested in Akita dogs. Such loyal and good bois/girls! Threatened my cat I'd replace him with one.
Manchester By The Sea. Incredible movie but too depressing to watch again.
I wish I hadn’t watched it the first time.
The Green Mile, at least not for a very long time. That chair scene still sends shivers down my spine years later.
Prisoners. Just too intense for my liking. But one of my most favorite movies of all time
One of my favorite films. Tho after having a kid, can’t watch it again.
Threads
Bloody harrowing, but I have watched it several times. the one I can't re do is The Plague Dogs I could only manage that in installments over several days. I have yet to watch When The Wind Blows
Mother!
It was really well done but man that was a sick movie made by a sick mind lol
ahaha - actually saw it twice, forced a friend to watch it. couldn't be the only one in the group to have witnessed that
The Pursuit of happyness is just too depressing to watch a second time but it’s a great movie
Dancer in the Dark. Had to watch it as part of my media studies course at uni. Very good, but damn it's ultra depressing.
Breaking The Waves comes close.
A.I.
Dancer in the Dark
Never finished it. Never will
I have watched it a few times, but for the songs. Just not The Last Song.
Life Is Beautiful
Hachi.
12 Years a Slave (2013) Deeply disturbing. It portrays brutality and inhumanity.
The worst part for me is after the happy ending where Solomon is freed and meets his family, they do the classic biopic "what happened next" white text on screen. The movie quietly slips in that a few years after the events of the movie, he just ups and vanishes, likley kidnapped by slavers again. That movie always gets me on edge. EDIT: ok, after looking it up, apparently, there's no historical evidence that he was kidnapped. According to historians, it's more likely he just quietly died of old age somewhere.
Arrival Nothing will beat the first-watch.
The Sixth Sense. great film but has little to no rewatch ability
Well you can rewatch to spot the cues and obvious nature of the twist. Like how did I not think of that before kind of thing
that’s literally only rewarding for 1 extra viewing tho. it’s just not a movie you can return too because the twist unravels the whole movie
It's a film that definitely benefits from a second watch. So much of the story was just missed on the first watch because you just didn't know. On the second watch, you suddenly understand all of the subtleties.
I haven't watched it since it came out but my middle-schooler is interested in it so I will watch it maybe this weekend.
this is the only time i’ll agree with rewatching it. when your kids/someone you know hasn’t seen it and you want to show it to them
The lovely bones
Irreversible, CAN'T!!!!
Million Dollar Baby. She just becomes a great fighter, and I end it there in my mind. Wins most, loses a few. Cool.
I would like to have not watched this movie at all.
Apocalypse Now
About Time - I absolutely loved the movie but it made me so emotional I don't think I could watch it again.
I get such a gut wrenching feeling when it pops up on suggested movies and such
Shame
Fruitvale Station. Probably the best acting MBJ has done but absolutely cannot watch again. I also hate how ignorant I was to Oscar Grant’s story until that movie.
Beautiful Boy
Melancholia ~ felt absolutely flattened by the end going in completely blind; don't think I'll fully recapture that feeling, and I get the feeling the rest will be a slog between the opening and the finale.
I've watched several times and think it's very well made. But yes, it's dark.
I doubt I can rewatch Schindler's list
Gummo
The Godfather. It insists upon itself.
I find part 1 very rewatchable
I’ve watched that movie dozens of times.
Snowtown was incredible but i think it took a good decade off my life
Funny games
Yeah…too dark for me.
The conjuring movies.. anything that depicts evil spirits and demons accurately I will only watch once because it’s too real for me 😬
It's not at all "accurate" since the Warrens were essentially frauds. Ed was also a gigantic piece of shit. Not saying the paranormal stuff didn't happen (I'm far from a skeptic in regards to high strangeness or ghosts or whatever) but a lot of the reports were grossly exaggerated or outright fabricated by the Warrens.
Weren't the real Warrens the ones involved in the Amityville Horror and that was their claim to fame? Or was Annabelle their claim to fame? Because I've heard the Lutz's story was disproven. Maybe they felt they overpaid for a murder house?
Yep. They then used that clout to keep the grift going. If you like podcasts, Last Podcast on the Left just did a deep dive on the Warrens a couple weeks ago. Pretty good series. Didn't realize how gross Ed was before listening but I never trusted them in all the years I've looked into paranormal stuff. They just always felt off to me.
Accurate to what? We've never demonstrated the existence of a ghost, let alone a demon. So... How is it accurate?
Spoorloos (the original, Dutch "The Vanishing," not the shitty jeff bridges remake).
Hereditary. Midsommar was easier to tolerate multiple times.
Will never ever watch Hereditary again. Great great film tho
Eraserhead, great film but once is plenty.
The Hours (2002) -really good, but was terrifyingly depressing for me Also, definitely "The Road" and can definitely understand "Pan's Labyrinth", though the latter I will probably revisit some day.
Uncut Germs
Boy in the striped pajamas
Paddleton
The fisher king.
Nocturnal animals
Room (2015). That's a hard movie to watch.
It’s one of my favourite films! Probably seen it 10+ times
A Clockwork Orange
Dear Zachary. It's an amazingly well made documentary and tells the story, but it haunts me.
Almost every movie I watch it once. Years later when I forget the plot I rewatch the good ones.
Most have already been named… but I don’t see Melancholia on this list. Amazing and I can’t watch it again.
Happiness
Maybe not what you meant with your post but: Finding Nemo. Until recently. It was the last movie I watched with my mom before she died. She passed away the day after we watched it. For 15 years I couldn't bring myself up to watch it again. Last week my toddler got sick, so no limit on screentime and I had the sudden urge to watch it with him. He loved it.
I loved Get Out but have never wanted to revisit it.
The Sixth Sense, Requiem for a Dream, Fight Club, The Usual Suspects
I’ve enjoyed watching The Usual Suspects a second time. It’s a good movie, even knowing the ending.
Kind of have to rewatch, just to see which parts are bullshit (not in a bad way).
Law Abiding Citzen! Didn’t really care about that movie that much. Seeing it one time was enough for me.
House of Sand and Fog. Dear Zachary A Ghost Story Schindler's List
polyester
American History X. Powerful story but there are so many elements that didn’t sit right with me.
Like what? Did you have problems with the subject matter or the actually cinematic qualities (script, acting, cinematography etc.)?
The Japanese film Dolls. Beautiful cinematography and stories but devastatingly tragic.
House of Sand and Fog. It's a great movie, but it wrecked me emotionally. Heredity- That one scene with the little girl. Oh, that one scene. Never again.
One flew over the cuckoo’s nest. The movie really made an impression on me and yet I can’t bring myself to watch it again.
The Invitation. Amazing movie. Psychological thriller. I wouldn’t watch it again or I’d have to wait until I completely forgot the movie because it’s one of those that keeps you on the edge of your seat guessing and that was part of its charm for me but I already know so that’s not entertaining for me.
Sansho The Bailiff There is no sadder movie
Joy Luck Club. Too sad
Blue Valentine. I have the DVD.
Legally Blonde 2. Once was enough, thanks🥰
Titane
Schindler's List
Oppenheimer, fantastic film but will not need to watch again.
Easy Rider
Blue Valentine.
Shoplifters
Misery. Absolutely amazing movie, great acting. Just can’t watch the sledgehammer again. Can watch saw movies and so many others with much more disturbing stuff, but man that movie truly makes you feel that scene.
About time I broke down completely and wish not to feel that again.
Grave of the fireflies
Requiem for a Dream
Grave of the fireflies. I cried for half a day and spend a week feeling numb.
The nightingale it was really good but holy shit a lot more dark than I thought it was gonna be.
The Father
Atonement
Midnight Cowboy (1969) Great movie but so incredibly sad and depressing. Everyone should watch it least once, though. It’s a classic. ETA: The movie stuck with me so much. I live in a major city in the northeast (USA). Every time I see someone walking around with a cowboy hat (very out of place here), I immediately think of this movie.
Breaking the Waves The English Patient The Elephant Man Glad I saw them. Never, ever again
Dogtooth (or any movie by Yorgos Lanthimos). I think his films are some of the absolute best ever made but I don't think I've ever rewatched one. I usually put off watching them for months bc i know it's going to be "challenging". lol
500 days of summer
Hands down 'Silenced'. The story of the film itself, how it came to be and how it changed legislation in South Korea in 2011 is just wild to me. The only film I remember where I had to take breaks for my own sanity. Kudos to the team, it was incredibly impactful and I'm glad I powered through it, will NEVER watch again.
End of Watch Incredible casting, script, cinematography and acting. But I have zero interest in going through that again.
Event Horizon.
Saving Private Ryan
Joker. I recall enjoying it as a relatively odd piece of cinema, especially Phoenix’s performance, but haven’t felt compelled to rewatch. May re-watch before the sequel comes out.
Mad Max: Fury Road. Beautiful, haunting, lonely, terrible, and in so many ways too real. I never want to feel that way again.
Tigers Are Not Afraid Beautiful Mexican magical realism movie that broke my heart
Sophie’s Choice. I cried for an hour after watching it.
Room 🥺
The Grey Zone. Bleak Holocaust flick
Requiem For a Dream. What a fantastic movie, acting, message behind, cast, just excellent. But won't be watching it ever again. Just too disturbing.
Murder in the First (1995)
Thirteen Thirteen ghosts
Fall. It's a great movie but after a watch it gets boring
Precious with Mariah Carey, MoNique & Gabourey Sidibe. Very jarringly powerful yet utterly heart-wrenching performances & story of too many America children. NO child should ever, EVER have to go through ANY of that.
Beasts of No Nation
Million Dollar Baby
I loved Castaway, but I do not think I can go through it again.
The Jericho Mile. I watched the movie because it introduced my dad to his favorite song, Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones. It was such a good movie, but SO HARD TO FIND!! I don’t think it’s available on any streaming services, and the only place I could find it was on YouTube. It’s been on there for like 7 years at this point, but it could be taken down for copyright at any moment, and then I’d have nowhere to watch it🙁
Schindler’s list. It isn’t a film. It’s historical art. When I have children and they all get old enough, i will watch it one more time with them.
eighth grade
Paris, Texas (1984)
The grave of the fireflies. I don't think I'll ever recover from that
Memento, it’s only good once.
Eternal sunshine. Gorgeous movie. But i don’t need to go thru that again
Manchester by the sea
The Green Mile Saving Private Ryan Kids Schindler's List
Nebraska, had been dealing with my grandma dying from Alzheimer’s and the movie was cathartic but not something I want the bittersweet feelings of again.
Schindler's List. I amy again one day but it's been a decade and I'm still not totally over it.
Lilya 4-ever
grave of the fireflies. Will never watch it again my heart can't stand it.
Apollo 13
Trainspotting. It was horrifying and made me physically sick but it’s amazing
Martyrs - all of it Speak No Evil - not sure what was worse. The tongue scene or the rock throwing scene.
Gran Tarrino, really enjoyed watching it, cant imagine going in for seconds.
This is a great way to build a new and good movie list. I really enjoy the movies!
Passion of the Christ.
Schindler's List Sophie's Choice Hotel Rwanda
The hunt (2012) saw it when it came out, still remember every shot
Her
The impossible
I couldn't watch Vertigo for many years after seeing it the first time.
Saving Private Ryan Dear Zachary Rogue One
Haichi: A Dog's Tale (nope, nope, nope... good movie but nope) Promising Young Woman (couldn't sleep right for a week after that one) The Lovely Bones (watched it a couple times, but yeah, no... not again) Gone Girl
Oppenheimer Schindler’s List Hotel Rwanda Inception
all of these should be seen at least once. but they're not like "about time" or "the office" where you'll give them a watch once a year or so. boy in the striped pjs schindler's list the passion of the christ hotel rwanda (this one caused an epic post-movie fight with the wife; afterwards we concluded that it had no merit or real cause. the only thing we can conclude was the emotional turmoil of the movie spilled over. epic.) 12 years a slave
Netflix Originals
The English Patient (1996)
Joker - slow, dark, and depressing but an incredible movie. Joaquin nailed it
Come and See. I can't say I "love" it exactly, but it's a masterpiece.
Babadook. I love rewatching horrors but I just remember this one being too much because the mom and kids life was so sad. The haunting was almost adding insult to injury. And truly scary in a not jump scare kind of way. I think it was a masterful movie. The only horror I think I'm too afraid to revisit. Even Sinister got a rewatch, and that was the most unnerved I've ever been by a horror
Schindler's List. I know that there's a lot of people who enjoy rewatching this movie, and I don't fault them for it. It's an incredible film, but MAN it lays a lot of brutal truths bare. It's one of the few movies that has made me put my head in my hands and sob. Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, and frankly the whole cast does a phenomenal job. It speaks to the importance of their performance that it is so hard to rewatch. I think every person on Earth, particularly in America, should watch it.
Enter the Void! Wow that movie is fucked up but I can honestly say there is nothing like it.
Requiem for a Dream Kids Schindler's List Sophie's Choice
The Deer Hunter
The Pianist. Brilliant movie but I can't bring myself to watch it again.
It will be a long time before I rewatch The Iron Claw
Revolutionary Road (great film, but no). The Kite Runner, Requiem Fir A Dream, The Boy In The Striped Pajamas, Pam’s Labyrinth.