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northerndragonnortherndragon Posts: 9,851
edited January 2016 in All Encompassing Trip
If you had to pick one cultural or era defining movie what would it be? It doesn't have to be your favorite movie, just a movie you feel everyone should see at least once. A movie that has embedded itself in our/your culture.
I will start with some movies that have been mentioned in this discussion among some friends, in no particular order and add the choices as you suggest them.


1. Rocky Horror Picture Show
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Office Space
4. Spinal Tap
5. Labyrinth
6. Fight Club
7. Forest Gump
8. Grandma's boy
9. Hair (featuring the appropriately named Treat Williams)
10. Best in Show
11. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
12. American History X
13. Heathers
14. Girl With A Pearl Earring
15. Better Off Dead
16. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
17. The Warriors
18. Shawshank Redemption
19. Deer Hunter
20. Once Upon a Time in America
21. Citizen Kane!
22. The Great Dictator
23. Caddy Shack
24. Animal House
25. Heartbreak Ridge
26. Gran Torino
27. Reservoir Dogs
28. Pulp Fiction
29. Jaws
30. Cheech and Chong up in smoke
31. Apocalypse Now
32. Platoon
33. Taxi Driver
34. Hurley Burley
35. Paper Moon
36. Bonnie & Clyde
37. The Godfather
38. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
39. Funny Bones.
40. Some Like it Hot.
45. Bridge on the River Kwai.
46. Field of Dreams.
47. Best Years of Our Lives (seriously, it's so damn good).
48. French Connection
49. The Room
50. Birdemic
51. Troll 2
52. Its' A Mad Mad Mad Mad World
53. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
54. Dirty Harry
55. Goodfellas
56. Dr. Strangelove
57. Fist Full of Dollars
58. Hang 'Em High
ET
Blindside
The Devil Wears Prada
A time to Kill
O brother where art thou
Oceans 11,12
Scent of a woman
Scarface
The Goonies
Schindler's List
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Wayne's World
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
Dog Day Afternoon
The Terminator
The Exorcist
The Silence of the Lamb
Alien
Aliens
Stand By Me
.... and Kindergarten Cop. =)
Silver Linings Playbook
Fast Times At Ridgemont High!!!!!
Halloween 1 (Rob Zombie edition)
Poltergeist (not that atrocity of a remake)
A Christmas Story (for in a few months)
Logan's Run
Tootsie
Kramer vs Kramer
Mrs doubt fire
Good will hunting
Saturday Night Fever
Star Wars
Monty Python's The Holy Grail
A clockwork orange
2001 A space oddessy
Full metal jacket
Eyes wide shut
A fish called wanda
The Neverending Story
The Matrix
Shaun of the Dead
Lord of the Ring
Back to the future
Almost Famous
Casablanca
Suburban Commando
Annie Hall
Kill Bill 1 & 2

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  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Posts: 12,158
    Fight Club
    Forest Gump
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani Posts: 7,790
    Grandma's boy
    Tom Brady & Donald Trump, BFF's
    Fuckus rules all
    Rob
    Seattle
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Hair (featuring the appropriately named Treat Williams)
    Best in Show
    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

    And, of course -
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwwY9y6O3hw
  • deadendpdeadendp Posts: 10,434
    American History X, Heathers, Girl With A Pearl Earring, Better Off Dead and What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
    2014: Cincinnati
    2016: Lexington and Wrigley 1
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    Even thinking about the curb-slam scene from American History X makes me cringe. Well-done film, and Norton?

    Hell yeah.

    Adding Shawshank to the list.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,553
    A Streetcar Named Desire
    On The Waterfront

    Brando
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Posts: 14,352
    Deer Hunter
    Once Upon a Time in America
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • Leezestarr313Leezestarr313 Posts: 14,352
    edited October 2015
    And Citizen Kane! And The Great Dictator.
    Please, Pearl Jam, consider a Benaroya Hall vinyl reissue!
    http://community.pearljam.com/discussion/148993/please-pearl-jam-consider-a-vinyl-benaroya-hall-re-issue


  • deadendpdeadendp Posts: 10,434
    hedonist said:

    Even thinking about the curb-slam scene from American History X makes me cringe. Well-done film, and Norton?

    Hell yeah.

    I have friends who refuse to watch the rest of that movie because of the curb scene.

    And ND thinks she can keep us down with just one selection. Clearly she has forgotten who she is asking to help create the must-see list.

    One? :rofl:
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  • rr165892rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    Caddy Shack!
  • rr165892rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    Anchorman,Van Wilder,Christmas Vacation,Zoolander,Tropic Thunder,Animal House,Fletch
  • Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani Posts: 7,790
    Humour an old Marine and add Heartbreak Ridge to the list.
    Tom Brady & Donald Trump, BFF's
    Fuckus rules all
    Rob
    Seattle
  • hedonisthedonist Posts: 24,524
    deadendp said:

    hedonist said:

    Even thinking about the curb-slam scene from American History X makes me cringe. Well-done film, and Norton?

    Hell yeah.

    I have friends who refuse to watch the rest of that movie because of the curb scene.

    And ND thinks she can keep us down with just one selection. Clearly she has forgotten who she is asking to help create the must-see list.

    One? :rofl:
    =)

    Ani, if that, then Gran Torino too.

    (I noticed you inserted a u into "humor")

    Also, Diner.
  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,419
    Have fun storming the castle.
  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Reservoir Dogs
    Pulp Fiction
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    - Christopher McCandless
  • SD48277SD48277 Posts: 12,243
    RKCNDY said:

    Reservoir Dogs
    Pulp Fiction

    I knew you would list these. :smiley:
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  • Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani Posts: 7,790
    I use humour as in the French version.
    Tom Brady & Donald Trump, BFF's
    Fuckus rules all
    Rob
    Seattle
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,159
    Pulp Fiction
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,096
    clique-ish.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • PJSirenPJSiren Posts: 5,863
    RKCNDY said:

    Reservoir Dogs
    Pulp Fiction

    Thats what I was going to say when I saw it wasn't on the list I was like WHAT??? lol
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  • RKCNDYRKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    imalive said:

    clique-ish.

    Quit being a hater Wobbie.
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • rr165892rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    Goodfellas
  • rr165892rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    Jaws
  • Amongst the AniAmongst the Ani Posts: 7,790
    Cheech and Chong up in smoke
    Tom Brady & Donald Trump, BFF's
    Fuckus rules all
    Rob
    Seattle
  • Halifax2TheMaxHalifax2TheMax Posts: 38,847
    Apocalypse Now
    Platoon
    Taxi Driver
    Hurley Burley
    Paper Moon
    Bonnie & Clyde
    The Godfather
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  • Asterisk on the StreetAsterisk on the Street Posts: 831
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • rr165892rr165892 Posts: 5,697
    Wedding Crashers
    Old School
    Castaway
    A few Good Men
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,096
    hey, fuckers! the OP said one movie. sheesh.
    If I had known then what I know now...

    Vegas 93, Vegas 98, Vegas 00 (10 year show), Vegas 03, Vegas 06
    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
  • EnkiduEnkidu Posts: 2,996
    Godfather and Godfather II. (I'm trouble cause I went to film school so I can go to town here.)
    Funny Bones.
    Some Like it Hot.
    Bridge on the River Kwai.
    Field of Dreams.
    Best Years of Our Lives (seriously, it's so damn good).
    French Connection.

    I know, I know. I did more than one. So shoot me. Hey, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? is a good movie.
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Posts: 12,158
    Not the greatest list I've ever seen. Grandma's Boy? Better Off Dead? Those 2 are better off left off the list!
    Another habit says it's in love with you
    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
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