Good movies to rent

Smasher

I didn't catch any topics like this in the search; if I missed something feel free to point me the right way.

I've never been a big movie watcher, and there's a number of popular films I've missed out on. I've decided to remedy this, and a couple hours ago I signed up for netflix and picked out a few movies that came to mind. I also looked through the AFI top 100 and IMDB top 250, which gave me a good number of other films to add to the queue.

Some movies I've watched and particularly enjoyed in the past in no real order:
Usual Suspects
Thomas Crowne affair
Terminator/2 (the second especially)
Boondock saints
Fight club
The Fugitive
Star Wars, etc.
History of the world pt. 2
LOTR
Pulp Fiction

... and my netflix queue at the moment:
Reservoir dogs
The godfather (to be followed by 2 and 3, assuming I enjoy it)
12 monkeys
Seven
American History X
Rashomon
2001: A Space Odyssey
Blade Runner
Donnie Darko
Unforgiven
The Green Mile
Seven Samurai
Rocky
Memento

My question to you, as I'm sure you've guessed: What have I missed? Movies "similar" to those above are naturally good, but even if they're not looking them up on IMDB won't take me long, so don't feel too constrained by the list.

Seattle Thread

Big Trouble in Little China
Le Samourai
Yojimbo
One Day in September
Good Night, and Good Luck

Rook

Smasher wrote:

I didn't catch any topics like this in the search; if I missed something feel free to point me the right way.

My question to you, as I'm sure you've guessed: What have I missed? Movies "similar" to those above are naturally good, but even if they're not looking them up on IMDB won't take me long, so don't feel too constrained by the list.

Brick
Requiem for a Dream
Tailor of Panama
Ghost in the Shell
Million Dollar Baby
American Beauty
Equilibrium
Alien Trilogy
The Shawshank Redemption
Dr. Strangelove
Black Hawk Down
Platoon
Apocalypse Now: Redux
The Untouchables
JFK
Tombstone
The Fifth Element
Leon
Nikita
A Few Good Men
Tremors
Mission: Impossible
HEAT
Taxi Driver
Raging Bull
Carlito's Way
Scarface
Heathers
Girl, Interrupted
Dog Day Afternoon
Run Lola Run
Bourne Identity
Insomnia (norwegian version)

TheBlackWind

Shaun of the Dead

W2

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

WeeSneak

Shaun of the Dead
Big Lebowski
Fear and Loathing
Football Factory
Chopper
Worlds Fastest Indian
Romper Stomper

Blake T

Princess Bride.

DaySleeper

The Game
Dirty, Rotten Scoundrels

I'll also second Run, Lola, Run and The Fifth Element.

tony_important

thank you for smoking
chasing amy
a few good men
boys don't cry

Jimmy King

Well, shit, I could list out awesome movies to watch for days but I'll try to keep it limited somewhat (but not completely) based on the list you've got there.

Frailty
Spaceballs
Blazing Saddles
Undead
Dog Soldiers
Young Guns
The Shining
UHF
Con Air
The Goonies
The Transporter
Cube
The Lost Boys
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Pitch Black

Captain Awesomeftw

Manos: the Hands of Fate

Talous

You will like Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.

DaySleeper

Talous wrote:

You will like Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.

Probably also Layer Cake, though I haven't seen that one myself.

Jimmy King

DaySleeper wrote:

Talous wrote:

You will like Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.

Probably also Layer Cake, though I haven't seen that one myself.

That one was ok but not nearly as good as other movies of that style/genre, imo.

fforde

Blaket wrote:

Princess Bride.

Definately.

Also Falling Down (with Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall).

fforde

Jimmy King wrote:

DaySleeper wrote:

Talous wrote:

You will like Snatch and Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels.

Probably also Layer Cake, though I haven't seen that one myself.

That one was ok but not nearly as good as other movies of that style/genre, imo.

Layer Cake was the movie that sold me on Daniel Craig as the new James Bond (before the actual new Bond movie came out). Was not awsome but worth seeing, I would put it lower on your list.

Kyougu

I can't believe no one's mentioned this movie:

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

I found it to be a hilarious movie, with great characters due to Val Kilmer and Downey Jr, and some pretty memorable lines.

And with your taste in movies, you'll probably like it.

GoodOmens

You should check out some of the classics: Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest, To Kill a Mockingbird, Some Like it Hot.

DaySleeper

Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles

If you are offended by racism, maybe not Blazing Saddles.

wakeboarderblunt

City of God
Adaptation
Being John Malkovich
V for Vendetta
Sin City
The Edge
Return to Paradise

gneGne

Sin City, even though its a pretty new movie. It's already one of my favorites.

Ramen Noodle

The Big Lebowski.

Even though it looks really stupid, it is a somewhat good crime/mystery alebit a very absurd one.

D.T.

Citizen Kane.

Also, don't bother with The Godfather Part 3. You will be entirely engrossed by the first two and will love them. The third will just piss you off.

Comahawk

Cannibal! The Musical

Dynagrip

Makershot wrote:

Le Samourai
Yojimbo

Hells yeah.

Check out Croupier.

clsCorwin

Comahawk wrote:

Cannibal! The Musical

Also while we're on a Trey Parker/Matt Stone bit, Orgazmo!

Godfather

Although it's been said already, I cannot stress this enough:


The Shawshank Redemption


Amazing movie that got the shaft on just about every award it was nominated for.

variant

Equilibrium
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Weather Man
Inside Man
Invincible
The Weather Man
Crash
Find Me Guilty
Pitch Black

Food?

Big Fish.

Smasher

Sweet, thanks for all the suggestions so far. Feel free to post more, though somehow I think I'll have enough for a while!

redx

Kyougu wrote:

I can't believe no one's mentioned this movie:

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

I found it to be a hilarious movie, with great characters due to Val Kilmer and Downey Jr, and some pretty memorable lines.

And with your taste in movies, you'll probably like it.

I'm watching it right now. No shit.

Great flick. a little bit campy at times, but really quite good.

bakaHead

Green street hooligans
Boondock Saints
Trainspotting
Requiem for a Dream
Little Miss Sunshine
and if you're into documentary's then Jesus Camp

Ninja Bot

I gotta give a shout out for Donnie Darko and Butterfly Effect. Two crazy movies that blow your mind. Especially if you view them while on psychedelic drugs.

Godfather

Ninja Bot wrote:

I gotta give a shout out for Donnie Darko and Butterfly Effect. Two crazy movies that blow your mind. Especially if you view them while on psychedelic drugs.

The Butterfly Effect really isn't worth watching.


Aston Kutcher as a genius? Totally unbelievable. The rest of the plot was poorly executed as well.

Virum

Stuff that hasn't been recommended (abc order):

12 Angry Men
25th Hour
American Psycho
Annie Hall
Army of Darkness (not as good as Evil Dead 2 but still funny. ED 1 is not recommended by me)

Batman Begins
Battle Royale
Corpse Bride
Desperado
Deer Hunter
Evil Dead 2
Forrest Gump
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
The Great Escape
The Hudsucker Proxy
Inside Man
Intolerable Cruelty
Kill Bill 1&2
The Lady Killers (both)
Lethal Weapon
Living in Oblivion
Lucky Number Slevin
M (1931)
The Magnificent Seven
Metropolis (1927)
Minority Report
Moulin Rouge!
Munich
The Mummy
My Fair Lady
Night of the Hunter
The Nightmare Before Christmas
O Brother Where Art Thou
Once Upon a Time in America
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
Once Upon a Time in the West
Pandora's Box (1929)
Phone Booth
The Prestige [not out yet]
The Producers (2005 - I haven't seen the original though I hear it's fantastic)

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Saving Private Ryan
Saw
Serenity
Sleepy Hollow
Silence of the Lambs
Sleuth
Starship Troopers
The Three Amigos
True Romance

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That's all I can think of that hasn't already been said.