So many amazing cinephiles here on the forum, thought I'd give this a try!
Recommend me a great movie:
Audience: me, my wife, and two adult kids (25-year old gril, 28 year old boy).
Restrictions: None really... no young kids in our group. Violence and sex stuff are OK if not ridiculously over the top, but too much killing will drive wife from the room (like definitely not a John Wick type thing)
Desired Genre: psychological thriller, optionally with a time travel or sci-fi element... some might call them "mindfuck" movies.
Similar to: we've all really liked most Christopher Nolan and Alex Garland movies/series, and similar things, e.g.: Ex Machina, Memento, Inception, Devs, Severance, Interstellar, and at least the book "Dark Matter" (though didn't think the new Apple TV+ version was up to the level of the book.)
Less appealing to us: anything too "paranormal", definitely no religious themes, not too much into heavy supernatural stuff.
Possibilities / Seeking Opinions:
What else should be on our viewing list?
Thanks!
(this discussion is utilizing the rarely-used "question" post type... so anyone reading these can upvote or downvote other people's recommendation with just a click: use the controls to the right of anyone else's recommendation. The list can then be viewed in either chronological order or in order of number of votes a recommendation got)
Recommend me a great movie:
Audience: me, my wife, and two adult kids (25-year old gril, 28 year old boy).
Restrictions: None really... no young kids in our group. Violence and sex stuff are OK if not ridiculously over the top, but too much killing will drive wife from the room (like definitely not a John Wick type thing)
Desired Genre: psychological thriller, optionally with a time travel or sci-fi element... some might call them "mindfuck" movies.
Similar to: we've all really liked most Christopher Nolan and Alex Garland movies/series, and similar things, e.g.: Ex Machina, Memento, Inception, Devs, Severance, Interstellar, and at least the book "Dark Matter" (though didn't think the new Apple TV+ version was up to the level of the book.)
Less appealing to us: anything too "paranormal", definitely no religious themes, not too much into heavy supernatural stuff.
Possibilities / Seeking Opinions:
- Anyone seen "TimeCrimes" and have an opinion on if it's good given the above preferences?
- Jacob's Ladder?
What else should be on our viewing list?
Great movies, no "schlock" or silly type movies, but fine if it's lesser known, foreign, or an undiscovered gem you have loved.
Thanks!
(this discussion is utilizing the rarely-used "question" post type... so anyone reading these can upvote or downvote other people's recommendation with just a click: use the controls to the right of anyone else's recommendation. The list can then be viewed in either chronological order or in order of number of votes a recommendation got)
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