Film Your favorite modern films(big titles only)

[OleBoiii]

Yes, we need another film thread!

There seems to be a lot of movie lovers in here. In the other film threads I'm constantly bombarded with titles and directors I've never even heard of, which is fun because I get to write down stuff on my "to watch" list. However, I think we need a thread where we celebrate the less obscure/niche movies that we like. I'm genuinely curious to see what some of the cinephiles in here like among the bigger and newer titles. Hell, maybe some of you don't like any big modern films. If so: why?

Rules:
1. Only movies from 1990 and up until now
2. Must have been rated at least 100k times on IMDB. If the movie came out in 2020 it should be rated at least 50k times.

Blockbusters, Oscar nominations and films that are highly acclaimed(by audiences) typically get 300-400k votes or more, so if it fits one of those descriptions then you probably don't have to waste time on IMDB to double-check.

I put the bar a bit low because there are some famous movies from the last 30 years that haven't been rated as frequently as other famous films for some reason. Famous foreign films will also generally get fewer votes, despite being extremely popular and well-known.

 

[KirkDuyt]

The last Mission Impossible was fecking amazing.

 

[FrankDrebin]

The Irishman

 

[Fosu-Mens]

The Intouchables
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Howl's Moving Castle

 

[SirAF]

Random order (And I’m most definitely forgetting many)

Forrest Gump
Inception
Casino Royale
The Last Samurai
The Wolf of Wall Street
Fight Club
The Shawshank Redemption
Cast Away
Catch Me If You Can
Knives Out
Independence Day
The Dark Knight Trilogy
American Beauty
The Prestige
Jurassic Park
Battle Royale
Oldboy (Original)
Blood Diamond

 

[Jack-C20]

Too many to mention but the top of the list would surely be Django Unchained. The sort of film I wish I could watch for the first time again.

 

[OleBoiii]

Howl's Moving Castle

Do you like it more than movies like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Porco Rosso and The Wind Rises? Just curious, as I don't see Howl mentioned that often

 

[OleBoiii]

Too many to mention but the top of the list would surely be Django Unchained. The sort of film I wish I could watch for the first time again.

Tarantino's most entertaining film, imo.

 

[Ramos]

Top 20 in order of year of release:

Total Recall
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Carlito's Way
12 Monkeys
Se7en
The Usual Suspects
The Negotiator
The Matrix
Memento
Minority Report
The Prestige
The Dark Knight
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Looper
Django Unchained
Snowpiercer
The Hateful Eight
War for the Planet of the Apes
Life
Knives Out

 

[Buster15]

Then They Killed My Father.
The Equalizer Pt1 and 2.
Bridge of Spies.

 

[Fosu-Mens]

Do you like it more than movies like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Porco Rosso and The Wind Rises? Just curious, as I don't see Howl mentioned that often

All very close except Spirited Away, but that is just personal preference. Objectively Spirited Away is the best, but it is the one I like the least due to no adventuring, unlike the other movies. And for me, it was somewhat boring.

While Howl's Moving Castle is "based" on a novel, there are really not that many similarities between the two, compared to Lotr and the movies. Should have covered even more on the war in the movie, despite it only being a background element in the book. Would have really liked to see a more warlike (Band of Brothers Studio Ghibli version) movie, not war-inspired like a number of his movies.

 

[sebsheep]

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Just sneaks on with 101k reviews, recently re-watched it and it's a great film.

 

[Volumiza]

Interstellar
No Country for Old Men
Fargo
O Brother Where Art Thou?
The Big Lebowski
Shawshank Redemption
Pulp Fiction


There are loads but the above are my favouritest favourites out of my favourite films list.

 

[Infra-red]

There Will Be Blood
The Thin Red Line
12 Years a Slave
Unforgiven
Eyes Wide Shut
Spirited Away

 

[OleBoiii]

All very close except Spirited Away, but that is just personal preference. Objectively Spirited Away is the best, but it is the one I like the least due to no adventuring, unlike the other movies. And for me, it was somewhat boring.

While Howl's Moving Castle is "based" on a novel, there are really not that many similarities between the two, compared to Lotr and the movies. Should have covered even more on the war in the movie, despite it only being a background element in the book. Would have really liked to see a more warlike (Band of Brothers Studio Ghibli version) movie, not war-inspired like a number of his movies.

Yeah, I've heard that it's very different from the book.

I don't like Howl, but the music and the animation is top notch.

 

[Dirty Schwein]

Con Air
Face/Off
The Rock
Give In 60 Seconds
The Fast & Furious franchise
Rocky 1-4
The Raid
Insidious
Hereditary
The Conjuring
Anal Sluts 2: Back With A Vengeance

 

[diarm]

American History X

 

[Hoof the ball]

Demolition Man
Blade

 

[Mr Pigeon]

The Dark Knight is my favourite film ever. Seriously. Every year I'll watch Bridge on the River Kwai, Butch Cassidy and this and I'm never tired of it.

 

[SteveJ]

I particularly like the Kodak one of Mrs Pigeon in her bloomers.

 

[Art Vandelay]

I misread the title and was going to suggest Barb Wire.

 

[Lay]

Sleepers.

 

[Olly Gunnar Solskjær]

Home Alone
Home Alone 2
Candyman
The Lion King

 

[diarm]

I misread the title and was going to suggest Barb Wire.

 

[SirAF]

Con Air
Face/Off
The Rock
Give In 60 Seconds
The Fast & Furious franchise
Rocky 1-4
The Raid
Insidious
Hereditary
The Conjuring
Anal Sluts 2: Back With A Vengeance

I like how you just slipped that one in at the end

 

[Dirty Schwein]

I like how you just slipped that one in at the end

Living up to my name

 

[OleBoiii]

Living up to my name

Come to think of it, most of the titles you listed are decent porn titles.