Just as an example; someone who has a loving family, and/or is well off financially, but still feels like they shouldn’t be here.

Someone who seemingly has no reason to be depressed, yet they are.

Also: movies about people that put on a mask and seem happy and outgoing and like they are perfectly fine but they’re really not (and vice versa!)

I’m not looking for something where for example someone really close to this person passed away, sparking a depressive state, etc (not necessarily 100% closed off to recommendations of films like this, it’s just not exactly what im looking for)

Thanks!

hey gang!! for context im a senior right now and i just want like something that like could make me feel better abt graduating and going to college bc its like uprooting my whole life and im like excited and nervous and i want to romanticize it more to feel better about it

ok anyways!! Im thinking like really broadly in category i feel like.. i really like ladybird.. this is kinda embarrassing but i like the school spirit feel like with monster university.. different vibe but also good will hunting.. idk idk!!!

I just got done watching *Backrooms* and it freaked me out (in a good way). Getting stuck in an endless maze is particularly horrifying to me. The movie reminded me just a bit of the book *A Short Stay in Hell*.

If I enjoyed *Backrooms*, what else would you recommend?

So my wife has strange tastes in movies and I can't ever figure out what she will like. Any movie suggestions would be nice.

These are her favorites:

All Sharknado movies

Mall Cop

Norbit

How to be a Latin Lover

It (newest films)

RRR

Any and all Jean-Claude Van Damme movies

Terminator 2

She likes horror films but she is picky.

I tried showing her these and she hated them:

Kill Bill

From Dusk Til Dawn

Something from the Underworld movie series

Yeah I know there are only 3 but I really have given up picking them at this point

Edited to say: I tried to show her The Hangover 1 as well. She hated it and left after 20 minutes

Edited a 2nd time - my wife is from a foreign country so she does not get American humor based on pop culture

I think Prisoners, Saint maud and the lodge are some other good examples.

As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized that with horror/thriller type movies I like the disturbing element a bit more than the scary element so I want to explore that a bit more. What’s disturbing to me is the psychological confusion element. Thank you

I was never really a movie person. I think legitimately the only movies I’ve ever watched in my life are marvel movies and like Disney movies when I was a kid. But I’ve never even watched the big name movies like avatar or interstellar.

But can you guys recommend me some movies that will just give the feeling of I’m gonna think about this for like the rest of the week at work. It can be emotional, romantic, suspenseful. Just whatever you think would be something that will just suck me in. Thank you for any recs 🙏

I just watched Freaks(1932) and was a little shocked at how hard it went for the time period. I know it’s only like 10 minutes at the end but it was still amazing.

So I’m looking for some more pre-80s horror that still holds up. Of course I know of stuff like Psycho, the exorcist and all the popular stuff. Thank you.

i love the vibe of people just wandering around at 2am talking nonsense, but every time i look for it the movie turns into a tragedy or a murder plot. just want low stakes nighttime hangout energy. horror is allowed if it's more funny than bleak.

I want something for the cold with a blanket lights off and i'm the only one awake something cozy could be a disney movie or something that has hot chocolate vibes

Alright I’ll explain as best I can. I’m in the mood to watch a movie that that really shows the appeal of a big city

It can be a big city that’s in the states, Europe, Tokyo, etc

It doesn’t necessarily have to even involve the plot of the movie so much but maybe the cinematography is great and just shows the vibes really well

Like I remember when I was in Tokyo and just walking around at night and the vibes around it. I’m just trying to find a movie like that

i.e. movies that heavily feature iconography distinctive of Canada, feature an aesthetic that’s a mix of warm, cosy comfort and rugged wilderness associated with the Canadian region, or just movies otherwise set in an idyllic version of Canada.

I'm looking for recent low-key politicolegal thrillers, the kind I remember from the 90s: Presumed Innocent (1990), Q&A (1990), Night Falls on Manhattan (1996), City Hall (1996), etc. Films made by top directors with top actors. Things you can imagine Alan Pakula, Sidney Lumet or Sydney Pollack making were they living in our time. Thanks in advance.

I keep browsing thread after thread and watching recommendations from r/horror, and I've seen most of the classics at this point in my life. I wouldn't call myself a movie buff or a critic but just a person looking to get scared. Recently that new Evil Dead movie came out and spoiler-free, it wasn't scary. It was just, y'know, modern action/horror stuff. Sure it was well-shot, great effects, a bit cheesy but overall a solidly made movie... but not scary.

Funny Games isn't scary, The Dark and the Wicked wasn't scary-- it feels like that place keeps recommending "Thinking Man's Horror" and stuff like the horror of existential circumstances. Sure that can definitely scare some people, no offense there. But the last and best example of a scary movie I could name is Incantation, where it felt like that build-up wasn't just extreme slowburn but it really made you afraid like-- "If you look at this, it's not just a movie anymore, you're actually cursed." and that sort of thing was good because it wasn't horror happening to fictional protagonists, but you the viewer.

Which kind of loops back to Funny Games; yes they break the fourth wall but it's really more of a comedy than horror. Break-ins happen every day irl and they're scarier than Funny Games. So I'm just trying to get movies that like, I hesitate to say mess with the viewer because that just loops back to psychological movies that make you ruminate on the deeper meaning; I don't want that lol. I just want something that's actually tough to watch, not in a "oh gore is gross" sense but hard to sit through without feeling terrified, something that makes you want to pause and turn the lights on and look behind you. Do movies like that still exist for adults?

I want to see two people truly connect (have a well-developed relationship) and also end up together. Something classier than You’ve Got Mail, Sleepless in Seattle, While You Were Sleeping, etc. which are too romcommy for my tastes.

Already saw these:

The Notebook
The Before Trilogy
When Harry Met Sally
A Walk to Remember
A Room with a View
Pride & Prejudice
North & South
True Romance
Contact

Also, it would be ideal if they fell in love for deeper reasons rather than looks or other superficial stuff.

I have this crazy thing about once in a while waking up at 5 a.m to Watch a movie. I’m looking for suggestions, specially things more in a contemplative vibe, maybe Philosophical. Also, I’m open for suggestions on series or even YouTube vídeos that fit this vibe

i love scary movies/books/games but am pretty picky, especially with movies. a lot of horror movies strike me as dumb and i just don't enjoy them. i guess i tend to like smart horror with a certain degree of polish and solid writing - i honestly can't stand movies like the conjuring, insidious, etc. the writing sucks and it feels corny and cheap. that said, i also like movies that don't take themselves too seriously.

i have a list of some favorites here and i'm hoping you fine folks can recommend a few more based on my taste - if you like these movies too, please chime in!!

some horror movies i enjoyed:

it follows (my fave!!)

as above so below

barbarian

obsession

bring her back

grave encounters

backrooms

scary women

deadstream

green room

skinamarink

night house

midsommar

the ritual

nope

I worked on a very important project these last 2 months. I gave it my best but I still blew it up. I failed. I feel very disappointed in myself. It has been around 2 weeks but I still feel depressed. Can you guys suggest some movies about having hope after a big failure? Im open to anything

My 2.5 year old daughter loves "The Sound of Music" but I have it almost memorised at this point and need to mix things up a bit.

She liked the recent "secret garden" but several people,my self included, noticead a decline in her politeness and attitude after watching it a few times. The main character is not very nice(to put it mildly).

Im looking for children's movies that feature girls who are sweet, kind, good-natured, and virtuous. Obedience to GOOD parents is a plus.

An good example is "My Neighbor Totoro" but im worried it is a little intense for a 2 year old.

"The Little Princess" is also great, but I Bawl my eyes out whenever I watch it.

++++edit: thank you all for your sugestions!

Your stoic rogue rolling into some odd town, a wanderer, someone not looking for trouble but it always seems to find him. Oddly music-wise, and vibe-wise, the first Mando season is very similar and I'm assuming that was deliberate. Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher games also was deliberately modeled after Eastwood's character.

Kind of a cheat code, but Unforgiven is very close. One could argue it's his Dollars Trilogy character but now in a more grounded setting battling with his own internal demons.

Name a movie you’ve always had in mind, but never watched for whatever reason. What movie and reason for not watching it?

I remember as a kid some weird scary movie. A “robot” wanted a kid of its own, so it trapped or kidnapped a woman and basically created a baby with her. The final shot was a baby encased in a metal shell that it broke out of like an egg.

Looked mine up, it’s: Demon Seed

i love a slow burn but sometimes i just want to see the thing in full light doing its weird little thing for most of the runtime. gimme practical effects, puppets, guys in suits, whatever. the thinner the plot the better honestly

Looking for some horror or maybe even some thrillers(especially psychological thrillers) about serial killers.

Can be from the perspective of the killer(like maniac, the house that Jack built ect)or from the perspective of one of the victims.

I like 70s-80s the most but I do like every era. Thank you

Preferably something with characters who don’t know each other come together for a special circumstance, or to “escape”, time period 90s and up

like Jumanji (recent), zombieland, this is the end, good luck have fun don’t die, game night, etc

I’m looking for movies set in New York in which buildings from around 1900 play a major role. One film that comes to mind is Rosemary’s Baby, where the apartment building is essential to the movie’s atmosphere. I’d love to hear your suggestions!

The only instance I was able to find was "Arcane: League of Legends (2021-2024) Season 1 Episode 3", when Vi tried to rescue Vander.

I'm looking for movies that explore this space, in any genre or in any capacity.