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Ask HN: What's the "best" movie you've ever seen?

14 points by codingclaws 2y ago

Someone recently asked what's the best book you've ever read. I thought I would ask the same question but movies instead.

ActorNightly 2y ago
Not movie, but Mr Robot is the gold standard when it comes to film making. It is by far the best piece of produced that humanity has ever done.
jarule 2y ago
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jjgreen 2y ago
The Silence, Bergman.
newaccount74 2y ago
Children of Men (2006) The mysterious story draws you in, and the epic takes make you forget that nothing makes sense.
- nicbou 2y ago
  Yup. This is one of the best movie world building I have ever seen. There is just so much happening around the characters. I wanted the camera to just keep rolling.
elpocko 2y ago
Some movies in various genres that I like: * Everything Everywhere All At Once * The Matrix * Fight Club * Weird: The Al Yankovic Story * Pulp Fiction * Shutter Island * Inception It's hard to pick one "best" movie.
tomohawk 2y ago
Brazil The Princess Bride
geenkeuse 2y ago
Top 5 Classics V for Vendetta, Fight Club,Phonebooth, Idiocracy, Holy Motors Newer Stuff I liked recently Fresh, Blink Twice Both have real Psycho vibes, with a bit of a twist.
bdz 2y ago
Tokyo Story (1953) Nemā-ye nazdīk [Close-up] (1990) Cloud Atlas (2012) Kimi no Na wa. (2016)
nicbou 2y ago
The Wind Rises. I love everything about it. Beautiful soundtrack, fun sound design, and a fascinating treatment of various topics from the ethics of engineering to the miracle of flight. The end scene completely wrecks me every time. The Downfall is one of the best movies about being on the losing side of a war. It’s impressively accurate, and the acting is outstanding. When I don’t know who I’m watching the movie with, I recommend Snatch or Amélie.
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billybuckwheat 2y ago
Can't pin it down to one, so here are some of them: * Solaris * Tokyo Story * Rashomon * Apocalypse Now * Doctor Strangelove * Band of Outsiders * Grand Illusion * Metropolis * Repo Man
tocs3 2y ago
Breaking Away was pretty infuential. "Best", as I am sure is hard to define.
Doctor-R 2y ago
2001: a Space Odyssey. I saw it in the theater in 70mm when it was released in 1968. It totally blew me away. A majestic vision of the future. Thirty three years from now (1968) there was going to be all this marvelous stuff: Pan Am space craft going to a huge rotating space station to a round globe ship to a moon with several lunar bases. And a talking intelligent computer! Cool space suits! Video telephones! Remember, this was before the first moon landing in 1969. There were Apollo flights happening, like Apollo 8 that orbited the moon in December 1968. There was a strong commitment to advancing space flight. In 1968, the movie presented things that could actually happen, by the year 2001. Much more like a bunch of product announcements rather than science fiction (long ago in a galaxy far, far away).
rogerkirkness 2y ago
Casablanca
sam29681749 2y ago
Love Exposure made me the man I am today.
Zeetah 2y ago
Gataca, Fifth element, Memento
Crier1002 2y ago
over the past few years: Dune Part I/II. I love the story telling, the visuals, the character building, the intensity etc.
thorin 2y ago
One of the 1st adult films I enjoyed: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Beautiful pacing, acting, multi-layered. The Conversation is well worth watching for someone interested in surveillance and paranoia.
fragmede 2y ago
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
7373737373 2y ago
I can't decide either so here are some top ones: Drama: The Social Network/The Big Short, Sci-fi: Dune I/II, History: Downfall, Comedy: Yesterday, Fantasy: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Action: Inception
aristofun 2y ago
Most of shwarzenegger starred films. Most of Zemekis works. Early Cameron works. Some Tim Burton’s works. Leon Etc. etc.
- codingclaws 2y ago
  terminator 1, predator, total recall, twins
lucozade 2y ago
In no particular order: 12 Angry Men Princess Bride Shawshank Redemption Ferris Bueller's Day Off My Cousin Vinnie
sandreas 2y ago
Pretty much in this order The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Pride and Prejudice (2005) Second hand lions (2003) Hidden Figures (2016) Angel-A (2005) Warrior (2011) Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Spy Game (2001) Drive (2011) V for Vendetta (2005) Lost in Translation (2003) Into the Wild (2007) The Big Lebowski (1998)
nataliste 2y ago
* Network (1976) * Groundhog Day (1993) * A Man for All Seasons (1966) * Apocalypto (2006)
anenefan 2y ago
Well adding to the above list of what could be considered stand out movies, these below are some I really enjoyed / admired -- in no particular order. Dark City Ice Planet (2001) The Green Mile Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure Flodder 3 Gettin' Square Midnight Run The Accountant Slipstream (2005) To Kill a Mockingbird North by Northwest In the Heat of the Night What the Deaf Man Heard The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn Short film - Forklift Driver Klaus – The First Day on the Job
kadushka 2y ago
Looking at the comments here, you can just randomly pick any 8+ rated movies on IMDB.
undopamine 2y ago
The Prestige

14 points by codingclaws 2y ago

Someone recently asked what's the best book you've ever read. I thought I would ask the same question but movies instead.

ActorNightly 2y ago

Not movie, but Mr Robot is the gold standard when it comes to film making. It is by far the best piece of produced that humanity has ever done.

jarule 2y ago

[dead]

jjgreen 2y ago

The Silence, Bergman.

newaccount74 2y ago

Children of Men (2006) The mysterious story draws you in, and the epic takes make you forget that nothing makes sense.

nicbou 2y ago
Yup. This is one of the best movie world building I have ever seen. There is just so much happening around the characters. I wanted the camera to just keep rolling.

elpocko 2y ago

Some movies in various genres that I like: * Everything Everywhere All At Once * The Matrix * Fight Club * Weird: The Al Yankovic Story * Pulp Fiction * Shutter Island * Inception It's hard to pick one "best" movie.

tomohawk 2y ago

Brazil The Princess Bride

geenkeuse 2y ago

Top 5 Classics V for Vendetta, Fight Club,Phonebooth, Idiocracy, Holy Motors Newer Stuff I liked recently Fresh, Blink Twice Both have real Psycho vibes, with a bit of a twist.

bdz 2y ago

Tokyo Story (1953) Nemā-ye nazdīk [Close-up] (1990) Cloud Atlas (2012) Kimi no Na wa. (2016)

nicbou 2y ago

The Wind Rises. I love everything about it. Beautiful soundtrack, fun sound design, and a fascinating treatment of various topics from the ethics of engineering to the miracle of flight. The end scene completely wrecks me every time. The Downfall is one of the best movies about being on the losing side of a war. It’s impressively accurate, and the acting is outstanding. When I don’t know who I’m watching the movie with, I recommend Snatch or Amélie.

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billybuckwheat 2y ago

Can't pin it down to one, so here are some of them: * Solaris * Tokyo Story * Rashomon * Apocalypse Now * Doctor Strangelove * Band of Outsiders * Grand Illusion * Metropolis * Repo Man

tocs3 2y ago

Breaking Away was pretty infuential. "Best", as I am sure is hard to define.

Doctor-R 2y ago

2001: a Space Odyssey. I saw it in the theater in 70mm when it was released in 1968. It totally blew me away. A majestic vision of the future. Thirty three years from now (1968) there was going to be all this marvelous stuff: Pan Am space craft going to a huge rotating space station to a round globe ship to a moon with several lunar bases. And a talking intelligent computer! Cool space suits! Video telephones! Remember, this was before the first moon landing in 1969. There were Apollo flights happening, like Apollo 8 that orbited the moon in December 1968. There was a strong commitment to advancing space flight. In 1968, the movie presented things that could actually happen, by the year 2001. Much more like a bunch of product announcements rather than science fiction (long ago in a galaxy far, far away).

rogerkirkness 2y ago

Casablanca

sam29681749 2y ago

Love Exposure made me the man I am today.

Zeetah 2y ago

Gataca, Fifth element, Memento

Crier1002 2y ago

over the past few years: Dune Part I/II. I love the story telling, the visuals, the character building, the intensity etc.

thorin 2y ago

One of the 1st adult films I enjoyed: One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest. Beautiful pacing, acting, multi-layered. The Conversation is well worth watching for someone interested in surveillance and paranoia.

fragmede 2y ago

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

7373737373 2y ago

I can't decide either so here are some top ones: Drama: The Social Network/The Big Short, Sci-fi: Dune I/II, History: Downfall, Comedy: Yesterday, Fantasy: Lord of the Rings trilogy, Action: Inception

aristofun 2y ago

Most of shwarzenegger starred films. Most of Zemekis works. Early Cameron works. Some Tim Burton’s works. Leon Etc. etc.

codingclaws 2y ago
terminator 1, predator, total recall, twins

lucozade 2y ago

In no particular order: 12 Angry Men Princess Bride Shawshank Redemption Ferris Bueller's Day Off My Cousin Vinnie

sandreas 2y ago

Pretty much in this order The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Pride and Prejudice (2005) Second hand lions (2003) Hidden Figures (2016) Angel-A (2005) Warrior (2011) Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Spy Game (2001) Drive (2011) V for Vendetta (2005) Lost in Translation (2003) Into the Wild (2007) The Big Lebowski (1998)

nataliste 2y ago

* Network (1976) * Groundhog Day (1993) * A Man for All Seasons (1966) * Apocalypto (2006)

anenefan 2y ago

Well adding to the above list of what could be considered stand out movies, these below are some I really enjoyed / admired -- in no particular order. Dark City Ice Planet (2001) The Green Mile Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure Flodder 3 Gettin' Square Midnight Run The Accountant Slipstream (2005) To Kill a Mockingbird North by Northwest In the Heat of the Night What the Deaf Man Heard The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn Short film - Forklift Driver Klaus – The First Day on the Job

kadushka 2y ago

Looking at the comments here, you can just randomly pick any 8+ rated movies on IMDB.

undopamine 2y ago

The Prestige