Favorite movies?

[hgeranium]

After deleting social media again, I've been watching more movies. I've been on an 80s and 90s classics run lately. What are some of y'alls favorite movies?

[eaglescout526]

Too many to list honestly.
though I’m learning that the 80’s is a great decade for films. 

I’m going on a kick of watching pop culture and cult classics though. I’ll also watch a certain actors filmography like John Candy. 

[Ωhm]

Hard Times: Charles Bronson as Chaney.

[hgeranium]

3 minutes ago, Ωhm said:

Hard Times: Charles Bronson as Chaney.

Not sure how many parallels to the subsequent Rocky movies there are with Hard Times, but I loved them so this movie sounds right up my alley

[fiatslug87]

1 hour ago, eaglescout526 said:

…cult classics…

Clockwork Orange

[eaglescout526]

28 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said:

Clockwork Orange

I need to watch that one still. 

[89 MJ]

Smokey and the Bandit

Smokey and the Bandit II

Convoy

The Great Escape

Ford v Ferrari

Cannonball Run

[derf]

41 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said:

I need to watch that one still. 

The book is good too.  Slightly different ending.

[pizzaman09]

Short Circuit and Short Circuit 2

Dirty Dancing

Most Bond Movies

Some classics like, To Catch A Thief, Castleblanca.

Airplane 

Where Eagles Dare

[ThatJeepGuy]

Dante's Peak. The Goonies, The Great Outdoors, 2nd Hand Lion, The Blob. Black Sheep, Ernest scared stupid, Ernest goes to camp, Heavyweights. Ghostbusters 1 and Ghostbusters 2. Escanaba in the Moonlight, Stripes. Coming to America. Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2. Eraser, Predator, Predator 2, True Lines. Face Off, Air Force One, Con Air, Die Hard - ya all of them! The Fifth Element. Hard Rain.

 

Tremors and Tremors 2. Tempt the 3rd movie but do not go any further in that series hahaha

 

Jaws

 

Just to name a few

[75sv1]

Um, Star Wars New Hope. Blade Runner. Jaws. RUSH. Alien. Deer Hunter. Indiana Jones. The A Team. 

[Officialstorm_chaser]

in my opinion, I'd say twister, but I do meteorology so that's normal. the original twister is more realistic than the new. although on the first tornado, it jumped the ditch rather than stopping and lifting (as a real tornado would stop or lift before crossing, tornadoes can not cross deep ditches hence why they tell you if your in a car and can't get to cover, you get into a ditch)

[derf]

The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951, not the 2008 one)

 

Really a great social commentary that still rings true today.

 

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

 

Brilliant dark comedy that demonstrated the absurdity of the cold war.

 

Idiocracy 

 

Not intended to be a documentary but it ended up being one

[rokinn]

Kingdom of Heaven - about 12th century crusades 

 

Blade Runner - Original

 

Last of the Mohicans - Book is very good too

 

Metropolis - 1927 Fritz Lang silent science fiction movie w/1984 production by Giorio Moroder & sound track with artists Freddie Mercury, Pat Benatar, Bonnie Tyler,  

                      Adam Ant, Loverboy and others.  Vinyl sound track is great

 

Princess Bride - Sound track by Mark Knopfler can be had as well.  

 

Chicago - Excellent jazz musical

 

Diva - French thriller set in Paris.  Vinyl sound track is great also

[ThatJeepGuy]

Gremlins. The lethal weapon series. Blade. Money train

[Pete M]

Commando.  one of the funniest movies ever made.  no, it's not a comedy, it was a super-serious action film.  that's what makes it so funny.  

 

once you've seen the popular 80s action movies, then watch "The last action hero" and "The expendables" which poke fun/pay tribute to the 80s action genre.  you kinda need to have the background experience of the old flicks first.  Schwarzenegger is in Last Action and look up the main cast of the expendables and then be sure to watch at least one of their best flicks so you'll understand why they're there.   

 

[Manche757]

Cool Hand Luke   (1967)

The Dirty Dozen  (1967)

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

[ThatJeepGuy]

On 5/19/2026 at 12:14 AM, Pete M said:

Commando.  one of the funniest movies ever made.  no, it's not a comedy, it was a super-serious action film.  that's what makes it so funny.  

 

once you've seen the popular 80s action movies, then watch "The last action hero"   

 

Arnold points to a Terminator movie poster "thats one of his best films". Great scene!

On 5/20/2026 at 12:44 AM, Manche757 said:

Cool Hand Luke   (1967)

Love this.

 

Look up the original Italian Job. 😉