Name a movie that just floored you.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

Basically, I'm looking for a movie that the first time you watched it, it left you in stunned silence, just trying to take in everything you just saw.

It doesn't necessarily have to be your favorite movie, but one that you did feel like you just had an experience watching it that stayed with you after the movie ended.


I can think of a couple--Fargo. Boyhood. Maybe Cloud Atlas.

[CincyDem]

1. Arrival. n/t

[lunatica]

24. I agree

I watched it a week ago and I still think about it.

[sweetloukillbot]

138. I'd read the short story a while ago so that dulled the impact a little

But it still left me speechless. And I want to talk about it so much, but you can't say anything about it without giving away the whole thing!

[JNelson6563]

2. American History X

Seriously.

[demmiblue]

15. I agree.

I watched it based on a recommendation and not knowing what it was about.

[stopwastingmymoney]

120. That was my first thought too

It left me with my jaw on the floor and I never want to see it again

[JNelson6563]

142. Same here.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. Babel.

[Chiquitita]

4. Carol

Beautiful, beautiful images and soundtrack. Good for the soul.

[Chipper Chat]

5. Brokeback Mountain

An eye-opener.

[LonePirate]

62. Those final ten minutes are some of the most gut-wrenching moments in movie history.

I saw it in a packed theater and pretty much the entire audience was shell-shocked when it ended. Powerful doesn't do it justice as a description of that ending.

[Chipper Chat]

102. It is a brilliant movie. With a brilliant director.

You, the watcher, had to do a lot of analysis and comprehension as the movie progressed.
Heath Ledger was outstanding. Even Randy Quaid was superb. His homophobia and assholeness was spot on.
I still think it should have won Best Picture.

[SharonAnn]

6. Winter's Bone

[yallerdawg]

35. When we learned...

Jennifer Lawrence was a remarkable talent.

And saw a piece of America that just reared its ugly head.

[pressbox69]

45. So true.

[kairos12]

55. I agree.

[Sherman A1]

7. I would offer

Rabbit Proof Fence and The Magdalene Sisters as two excellent films. Watched Manchester by the sea yesterday and thought it was a waste of my time.

[pressbox69]

47. Yes

The Magdalene Sisters need more attention.

[Bayard]

8. Dances with Wolves

[Stuart G]

9. "Star Wars" 1977..first one.

[sab390]

282. I waited 10 hours

In the cold. Wasn't disappointed.

[jodymarie aimee]

10. Jacob's Ladder

Tim Robbins....only at the last second do you find out what is going on.

[Big Blue Marble]

17. Great movie!

One of my all time favorites.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

63. Yes!!!

I remember seeing the trailer in the theater. Me and my buddy just looked at each other

[femmedem]

85. Yes great movie! n/t

[AwakeAtLast]

130. Oh yeah.

Took me a long time to get past that one.

[katmondoo]

11. The Nightmare Years

by William Shirer his years in Germany with Hitler in Power. Left Germany for Austria and then Hitler takes over Austria. I feel the same fear now and know the worse is yet to come.

[Paladin]

12. The King's Speech (nt)

[ailsagirl]

184. Absolutely with you on that, Paladin

The ending was unbelievable

[Basic LA]

13. The Third Man

With Joseph Cotton & Orson Wells, directed by Sir Carol Reed.

[BeyondGeography]

95. and postwar Vienna...an incredible work of cinematic art

And Touch of Evil. "What does it matter what you say about people?":

[sarge43]

14. Lincoln

I cried at the end - "All the words of book or pen, the saddest are these: it might have been."

[ailsagirl]

212. Definitely a top film

DDL did a fantastic job

[sarge43]

213. Didn't he just

Even got the voice right.

[ailsagirl]

214. He did

I remember reading that Lincoln did not have a deep voice-- rather a somewhat thin and reedy one.

It did not detract from the dignity of the character-- nor of Lincoln himself, of course.

[sarge43]

215. It was true to the man

Also true that he wasn't a marble man. He had strong emotions and could play the political game with the best of them. I think it will be the definitive portrait for the foreseeable future.

[demmiblue]

16. Melancholia

[chelsea0011]

75. I love this movie.

[OKNancy]

164. OMG, the final scene creeped me out for days

[applegrove]

276. Brilliant film.

[SecularMotion]

18. 99 Homes

[kairos12]

56. Yep. That is an eye watering movie.

[dixiegrrrrl]

193. I could not get past the first 10 minutes...

it made me so damn mad cause I was already pissed about the foreclosure thefts.
Maybe I will try it again in the near future.

[Ron Obvious]

19. Blade Runner

I didn't even know if I'd just seen a good movie or if I'd even enjoyed it. It just left me with a powerful feeling that I continued to feed by seeing it again every day for a week or two, or however short a period of time it ran in the theatres, trying to understand why it made me feel the way I did.

Nobody I knew liked it but it blew me away. It's considered a classic now, so maybe my judgement was pretty sound after all.

[Zoonart]

31. BOOM!

Me too... it blew me away, like "tears in rain."

[Cicada]

34. An artistic tour de force

One of the trades called it that in their review (the trades being Variety and Hollywood Reporter). A friend of mine in the 80's unexpectedly walked past an office of Ridley Scott at one of the studios and left a note for him, offering to marry him, solely because of how much she loved the movie.

It just blows me away too.

[getting old in mke]

36. Me, too

I thought I really didn't like it. But something was profoundly unsettled in me for weeks.

I've liked it better since.

[Ready4Change]

134. Opening scene. Flames over Los Angeles.

Visually overwhelmed.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

136. I liked Blade Runner without Harrison Ford's narrative

It was added in after some people found the conclusion too confusing.

I was blown away by the visual concept for L.A. in the future. Syd Mead, the artist who designed the "Spinner" flying police car had thrown it into his comps to give the cars context, and the director was so blown away that he had him design the entire movie, even giving him a credit as "Visual Futurist."

BTW, there are seven versions of Blade Runner.

[Dave Starsky]

161. Absolutely.

The first movie I ever sat in the theater and watched twice just because I wanted to immediately experience it again.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

20. Life of Pi.

The visual effects were impressive, but I kept the movie in my thoughts for awhile trying to decipher the symbolism (such as the island full of meerkats).

[TexasBushwhacker]

225. How about Darren Aronofsky's "Pi"

That's a good one too.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

226. I might check that out sometime.

I majored in math (BS degree), so it might appeal to me.

I was surprised how much I liked Life of Pi since much of it dealt with religious ideas and it was far-fetched, but the symbolism kept me thinking about it for several days. Most movies don't linger in my mind that long.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

21. Deliverance.

Probably shouldn't watch it for the first time while on acid. Just sayin'

[yesphan]

37. Uh, yeah.

I did that. Oops.

[yallerdawg]

44. Oh yeah, that happened!

To this day, with the hand coming out of the water, and the guy jumping up out of sleep, I still think "deliverance" refers to waking up from a nightmare! Does it?

That same night I saw the first broadcast of "Bohemian Rhapsody"! My mind was blown for years!

[FSogol]

22. "It's Such a Beautiful Day"

It is an animated short from Don Hertzfeldt and is 1 hour and 2 min long. Very powerful film. After seeing it for the 1st time, I rewatched it 3 times. A real masterpiece. Highly recommend and it is available on Netflix streaming.

[femmedem]

86. And his short World of Tomorrow is incredible, too. n/t

[FSogol]

152. Completely agree. Emily Prime! n/t

[Mendocino]

23. There Will Be Blood

[hibbing]

26. I drink your milkshake!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

248. 👍🏾

So many movies. I always want to join these threads but I can never think of the titles. Darn.

I do get to add to my must see list, though.

[Mendocino]

298. It's in my top ten

all time. #1-To Kill A Mockingird

[BlancheSplanchnik]

310. OMG, I loooove that one.

Love love love. Haven't seen it in too long.

Another great old one that also has that atmospheric quality that I love, like TKaM, is Night of the Hunter.

[Mendocino]

313. Robert Mitchum

plays the heavy so well in so many parts. In the Cape Fear he was perfect as Max Cady. The remake with Robert De Niro in the same role, while good, pales to the original.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

316. Wow, the remake was so scary I had to stop watching!

That never happens!

I'll have to check the original! I'll never forget him in the Hunter. Brrrrrrrrr!

[Mendocino]

320. I like the

southern noir setting of the original. I think the remake comes across as too stalker/slasher-like.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

324. That's what was so scary, the stalker slasher theme.

I usually love scary movies but it was too much.

Southern Noir... I'm gonna have to watch the original! It's probably on YouTube, even.

[hibbing]

25. Captain Phillips

I was exhausted at the end of that movie. Tom Hanks somehow captured how terrifying that had to be in his performance.

Peace

[metroins]

27. Office Space

Live life to be happy, not because of what people want you to do.

[kairos12]

59. I endorse your choice with my TPS reports. I need you to repost this over the weekend. Yeaaaaahhh!!

[Initech]

242. What would you say.... ya do here?

[sharp_stick]

290. I have people skills!!!

What the hell is wrong with you people!

[Initech]

292. I saw this video a few years ago - it is still hilarious:

[brush]

274. I like "Office Space" and watch it when ever it's on as I was a cublicle denizen once.

What floored me though was "Pulp Ficton".

[JHan]

28. too many movies have touched my soul, but the latest to do so was Moonlight

[progressoid]

29. Lawrence of Arabia

Saw it in a real theater. Makes all the difference.

[lapfog_1]

229. ditto.

so MANY quotable lines.

[bettyellen]

30. Fruitvale Station. Absolutely floored me.

[getting old in mke]

32. The Red Violin

[katmondoo]

82. Very haunting

loved it

[progressoid]

33. Brazil

[kairos12]

58. DeNiro as the AC resistance fighter. Unforgettable.

[Laffy Kat]

119. Loved this movie.

It has everything. I actually forgot DeNiro was in it until you refreshed my memory. Now I want to watch it again.

[yesphan]

38. Powder

Instinct

The Fisher King

[ghostsinthemachine]

39. Schindler's List.

I'm still stunned. Might need to revisit it. Only saw it once.

[mucifer]

158. Yes I felt sick after watching it. So intense.

[mucifer]

159. "The Conversation" with Gene Hackman

[TexasBushwhacker]

231. Great movie, great soundtrack n/t

[yallerdawg]

40. Most recently, "The Sound of My Voice."

Sure didn't see that coming!

[madamesilverspurs]

41. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

[MrPurple]

126. Yeah, gut wrenching. Best ending in history when the chief throws that shower thing through window.

[Hugo24601]

131. Agreed

Excellent movie!

[Skittles]

185. to me, that is still the best movie ever

yes indeed

[Stuart G]

245. Yes, this movie floored me..So powerful, gut wretching..magnifcent film...

what else is there to say.??? Incredible film

[Skittles]

294. best movie ever

IMHO

yes indeed

[Polly Hennessey]

42. Arrival

I, too, am still thinking about it. It led me to Ted Chiang, the author who penned the short story on which the movie was based.

[TNLib]

43. Too many to name but most recently Hidden Figures

n/t

[DarthDem]

204. Loved This One

Saw it a couple weekends ago. I assume Moonlight and La La Land had to be pretty darn good to be deemed better among Oscar-eligible films.

[Phentex]

289. That's the one that came to mind most recently for me, too...

there are many others in the list that have been great. I came out of Hidden Figures wishing everyone could see it.

[Charles Bukowski]

46. Do the Right Thing

Maybe the most powerful and unsettling final act to a film I've ever seen.

And as clichéd as this may sound - - it's as relevant today as the day it was released.

[benld74]

48. Trump Wins 2016 Presidential Election

[underpants]

49. Arlington Road. Garden State. Silence of the Lambs. Cape Fear (Dinero)

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I saw Silence in the Army with several hundred other GI's. The first view of Hannibal literally took my breath. The scene were Bill does the "tuck" - the roof almost blew off the theater - mass freakout by several hundred MANLY Army soldiers. Never forget it.

Cape Fear - when he beats up the hired thugs. Holy crap.

[JudyM]

125. Yep, Arlington Road, that was intense.

[underpants]

150. I'd never even heard of it nor had any idea what it was about

I just started watching it and WOW.

[JudyM]

160. I love when that happens. Great ending.

[Dawson Leery]

128. Arlington Road.

[muntrv]

182. Agree on Cape Fear with DeNiro as Max Cady.

[pressbox69]

50. This year

it was Jackie. It was nothing like what I was expecting.

[Docreed2003]

141. The first time we watched it...

I don't think either my wife or I stopped to catch our breath throughout the film. It was gutwrentching and intense throughout.

[Freethinker65]

51. The Thin Blue Line

[watrwefitinfor]

106. . . .

[neeksgeek]

52. Jackie Brown

"Are you scared of me?"

"Mmm, little bit."

[dixiegrrrrl]

194. Saw that 3 times over a span of several years.

It introduced me to Robert forester, who I really like.

[neeksgeek]

205. What I liked about Jackie Brown...

It was just so well-written. It was based on Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard.

Pam Grier!

Robert Forster!

DeNiro, for once as a washed-up bank robber, who is nevertheless impressive to

Bridget Fonda's stoner beach-babe character.

The rest of the cast were amazing too, but those four blew me away.

The actions of all the characters are so believable.

The tension between the characters...

I know it's not that well-reviewed. Some critic called it "sluggish" but I don't know what movie they watched. I think it's the best film Tarantino has done.

[dixiegrrrrl]

207. I think it is a perfect lil gem

and it is played so casually, not pounding the audience in the head with a scene. Very satisfying film.

[LeftInTX]

246. I love Jackie Brown

[MFM008]

53. 6th Sense

I did not have a sixth sense.
Didn't see that coming the first time I saw it.

[Binkie The Clown]

303. That was my first choice. Although...

I took my kids to see the original Star Wars when it first came out. My son was six and it was his first theater experience ever. He was totally stunned, and has been an avid Star Wars fan ever since. Watching his reaction was perhaps my most enjoyable movie-going experience ever.

[kairos12]

54. The House of Sand and Fog.

[elehhhhna]

96. Absolutely this

[unblock]

57. fight club

[justhanginon]

60. Henry V with Kenneth Branagh (1989)

[Buckeye_Democrat]

123. Really? I still haven't seen it despite having strangers tell me back then...

that I looked just like Kenneth Branagh.

[JNelson6563]

259. there will never be a better Henry V.

Ever.

[ms liberty]

267. Yes, this. n/t

[C_U_L8R]

61. Close Encounters

Seeing the film premier (in a pleasantly altered state)
on an enormous screen at the Ziegfeld in NYC. Whoa.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

64. I just watched You've Been Trumped from 2011

A.) I don't know how I missed this.

B.) why weren't these clips of him calling working farmers and fishermen slobs and pigs run on a constant loop campaign commercial?

The guy piled a giant mound of dirt in front of a fisherman's home just to be a prick.

[JDC]

65. Too many, 12 Yrs a Slave & maybe recently Whiplash stood out

I haven't seen any of this year's Oscar noms. Will do though

[MyOwnPeace]

283. 12 Years -

was ready to nominate it - you beat me to it. I remember sitting there thinking: "I came to see a movie to be entertained - but this was so uncomforting that I almost snuck into another theater after this one just to "lighten up!"
VERY moving - sad part of US history.

[Runningdawg]

66. The Life Of David Gale

[FrankfurtCat]

67. Several

Donnie Darko

http://www.theverge.com/2017/2/28/14767132/donnie-darko-4k-theatrical-re-release-theaters-showtimes

Southland Tales
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/southland_tales/

Split
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4972582/

Excalibur
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082348/

Suspiria
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1020662_suspiria

[Sedona]

68. The Deer Hunter

[elehhhhna]

87. Yes that literately left me with my mouth hanging open through the entire credits

and beyond

[Squinch]

109. This was what first came into my head.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

69. The Pawnbroker, The Killing Fields, A Man for All Seasons,

Jacob's Ladder, Deliverance, Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously, The Sixth Sense, The Last Temptation of Christ

[pinboy3niner]

70. Platoon. nt

[TheDebbieDee]

71. Ghost...

[applegrove]

72. Sophie's Choice

[elehhhhna]

89. That really got me

[elehhhhna]

90. Close encounters of the third kind

[elehhhhna]

92. Let's not forget the exorcist

[elehhhhna]

93. The Ring

[elehhhhna]

94. American Beauty

[Sucha NastyWoman]

140. Oh, me too

Shortly after I saw it I had a dream that I ran off of a bridge driving my car into the water below with my two young children inside, and I was trying to figure out which one I needed to try to help first. Trying to decide which one could swim the best

I'm sure seeing that movie caused that nightmare

When I told my family about it, my kids just wantec to know which one I picked

[First Speaker]

73. Here's three, of many: Chinatown, Usual Suspects, Schindler's List...

[chelsea0011]

74. The movie that just won Best Picture..Moonlight

I think it is a masterpiece of film making.

[Eliot Rosewater]

76. Not floored other than on it laughing

[progressoid]

121. Serpentine Shel! Serpentine!

One of my favorites!

[longship]

137. You beat me to the classic line.

A very funny flick.

[catbyte]

77. Kundun

It's my favorite Scorcese film. Visually stunning, deeply moving. It's stuck with me.

[Squinch]

110. I loved Kundun!

[guillaumeb]

78. 13th, by Ava DuVernay.

Very watchable and it really ties things together.

[gopiscrap]

79. Amadeus, Sophies Choice,

[FrankfurtCat]

166. I meant to add these to my list.

Also, Dr. Zhivago. My mom took us to see it 2-3 times when it came out!

[gopiscrap]

169. I learned to hate the theme song from that movie

I had to use it as my piano recital to get my minor in music. My instrument was voice, so I hated doing the piano

[FrankfurtCat]

186. Mom had the soundtrack and played it endlessly for a while!

She still has it.

[LisaM]

80. "Carol" and "Henry and June".

Those both floored me in a good way.

I was also a little floored by "Elizabeth" as at the end it ran a little epilogue crammed full of lies such as she never saw Robert Dudley again, when, in fact, she remained in close contact with him and last saw him shortly before he did and kept his last letter with her for years!

[gopiscrap]

81. Deer Hunter

[Metsie Casey]

83. The Machinest

Starring Christian Bale

[femmedem]

84. Pan's Labyrinth.

And thanks for starting this thread. I'm being reminded of movies I'd like to revisit, and am finding others I'd like to watch for the first time.

[Orrex]

91. That's my pic as well

I'd say that it's as close to perfect as any film I've ever seen.

[rurallib]

114. My two are "The Pawnbroker" and "Pan's Labyrinth"

I can still see the pain from the Holocaust on Rod Steiger's face from the Pawnbroker.

Pan's Labyrinth? I didn't even realize it was captioned for english - I believe it was in Spanish - until the movie was nearly over I was so engrossed.

[femmedem]

116. I'll have to look for The Pawnbroker!

I'm not familiar with it. Thanks!

[rurallib]

118. Early 60s

still haunts me. Rod Steiger in the title role

[50 Shades Of Blue]

177. That was my first pick, too. A STUNNING movie.

[elehhhhna]

88. Whale Rider

And

Strictly ballroom - both in a good way.

[Binkie The Clown]

304. Oh yeah! That would be about my third choice. Excellenty movie! n/t

[elehhhhna]

97. Apocalypse now

[yardwork]

299. Yes.

[femmedem]

98. The Bicycle Thief.

Oh, that shot when the main character goes to sell his bedding, and we look up and up and up to see shelves upon shelves of other bedding that people have had to sell. What an incredible depiction of post-WWII Italian desperation.

The lead actor was a steel worker, not a trained actor at all. The boy was his real life son.

[ornotna]

174. Good choice

Just watched Umberto D last night on TCM. Another one in that vein.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umberto_D.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

99. Seven (w/Brad Pitt & Morgan Freeman)

[JudyM]

127. Yes, definitely. Also The Usual Suspects, The Star Chamber, & Coma.

[watrwefitinfor]

100. They Shoot Horses, Don't They.

Still, after all these years.

Runner-up: Boys Don't Cry
2nd runnerup: Sid and Nancy

(Oh dear, I think I see a pattern here.)

Wat

[annabanana]

317. Shoot Horses for me too.. And the theme resonates MORE today..

with the borderline brutal reality shows out there...

[rzemanfl]

101. Fahrenheit 9/11. n/t

[skylucy]

103. Places In The Heart.

[laurieu]

209. The very last scene

The last scene is incredible.

[skylucy]

218. Yes!

[pkdu]

104. Platoon. I left the movie theater sobbing. nt

[applegrove]

113. Yes that was great movie making.

[Locut0s]

105. City of God. Surprised no one mentioned it yet...

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0317248/

[femmedem]

117. Yes, that's a great one. Someone at work today said it was his favorite movie, too. n/t

[Buckeye_Democrat]

132. That was powerful!

It's hard to pick just one. Someone mentioned One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest in this thread, and I was reminded how much it moved me too.

A movie that had little impact on me that's considered great by many critics? Citizen Kane!

I've also never seen all of The Godfather! When it's shown on TV, I just can't get through it without changing the channel or falling asleep!

[Kilgore]

107. Pulp Fiction

Just SAT there thinking...WTF

[no_hypocrisy]

155. I described PF as the ultimate cinematic mindfuck.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

108. A lot of movies affect me that way. Here are just a few of them...

Life of Pi
Eraserhead*
Black Swan
The Big Sleep
Beasts of the Southern Wild
The Exorcist
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Road
Blue Velvet*
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Contact
The Pianist
Freaks
I'm Not There
The Shining
Clockwork Orange
There Will Be Blood*
Sleuth
Mulholland Drive
The Silence of the Lambs*
Taxi Driver
The Prestige
There Will Be Blood*
The Elephant Man
The Departed
A Beautiful Mind
Apocalypse Now*
WALL·E
Lost in Translation*
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Double Indemnity
Reservoir Dogs *

*Would rather not have seen

[demmiblue]

111. Butterfly

[demmiblue]

112. Mississippi Burning

[Laffy Kat]

115. The only time I've been "floored" was in 1968:

Maybe because I was only eleven-years-old, but "2001 A Space Odyssey". At the time the special effects were cutting edge and I sat there with my mouth agape through most of the movie. Oddly, I now avoid almost all of the green screen, CGI productions.

[lastlib]

240. "My stars! It's full of God!!"

Great movie!!

[Zorro]

122. A Clockwork Orange

IMHO Kubrick's best.

Bergman's The Seventh Seal is another one.

[Tikki]

124. I am floored by the subtleties and the details of people's lives...especially when they play out...

in something new to me or very clever.

My movie choice is:

James Jarmusch's "Stranger Than Paradise" (1984)

Tikki

[mahina]

234. Did you ever see Down by Law?

You might really like it. I do.

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3442388505

[Tikki]

238. I believe I have seen all of James Jarmusch's movies....

Down By Law is a classic and bet many here have seen the movie...at least I hope.

Tikki

[mahina]

239. Me too.

Hope so too, so classic. It's a sad and beautiful world.

Aloha Tikki.

[Quixote1818]

129. Harold and Maude

This scene alone floored me. Maude and Harold are sitting on the shore of San Francisco Bay, watching a beautiful sunset, when Maude sees some gulls soaring overhead. Her joy reminds her of a story that Dreyfuss had once written about [some backround here -- Dreyfuss was the famous French Jewish army officer who was unfairly accused of selling military secrets in the late 1800's by fascist nationalist types. He was arrested and put in prison on Devil's Island in French Guyana, in South America. Emile Zola published a famous and fierce denunciation of the military authorities in 1898, called "J'Accuse."] Dreyfuss was imprisoned in solitary confinement on Devil's Island, with nothing to do but stare out of his cell, where for years he had been thrilled to watch "the most *beautiful* birds." Maude quotes Dreyfuss: "Later on in Brittany, I realized that they had only been seagulls." There's a pause, while the Cat Stevens music swells a bit, and then Maude explains to Harold: "For me, they will *always* be glorious birds."

Did you notice what happens immediately before she says it? Harold notices the Nazi concentration tattoo on her arm. She is really talking about her attitude that she brought to the concentration camp. "Later on, HE realized that they had only been seagulls. But TO ME they will always be glorious birds." Seagulls are a symbol of freedom and she is telling Harold that she was able to keep her mind free and joyous even in the worst circumstances.

[AwakeAtLast]

133. Requiem For A Dream

No one said this one yet?

Oh. My. God. The soundtrack alone will haunt you for a very long time.

[Iggo]

202. No such movie! Shutupshutupshutupshutup!!!

[AwakeAtLast]

203. Sorry to stir things up

I do see why it was so critically acclaimed, but WOW.

[KT2000]

232. was going to post that one

it still bums me out and I saw it years ago.

[Ready4Change]

135. The Fisher King

In particular, when I realized the importance of the "Red Knight" character.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

139. Bob Roberts

It's all about what we are living throuh right now

I don't know how they manage to keep this movie so buried all the time

I was just reminded of it again as I heard putins puppet railing against lawlessness last night

[oasis]

143. "Eraserhead".

[WhiteTara]

257. That's one you never forget.

[oasis]

275. Yup, maybe 40 years ago. Eerie to the max. nt

[AJT]

144. Memento

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

145. So many that have already been mentioned. And one specific line from

Hud: "Little by little the look of the country changes because of the men it admires."

I didn't see that film until 1982, some twenty years after it came out. It still resonates as the most prescient thing ever said.

[happy feet]

146. 2

Rabbit Proof Fence
Life is Beautiful

[Upthevibe]

148. Quite a few for me (in fact, I posted a few days ago asking people to post movie scenes

that tore them up. I had just seen it again on cable and I posted the last scene of Brokeback Mountain... My God... the tears wouldn't stop. Also, The Deerhunter, Sophie's Choice, The Pianists (when he's carrying around that can of food around and he doesn't have a can opener-Adrian Brody deserved the Oscar for that as I'll NEVER forget his performance). And finally Manchester By The Sea (it killed me) ******SPOILERS*******. I saw it three months ago and still haven't gotten over it and never will. I'm now almost 60 but I was a young mother (had my kid when I was barely 18). I partied A LOT during my 20's. I was an alcoholic (not everyday but a binge drinker on the weekends). Even though he was normally at his Grandma's or his Aunt's when I drank (my mom and sister), there were still times when I would drink and smoke at night after he went to bed. The fact that nothing happened like what happened in Manchester by the Sea is a miracle. Don't mean to go on but I haven't been that effected by a movie like that in a long time...

[fNord]

147. The American President.....

So many great lines.....I watch it every time before I go and vote.....

If you haven't seen this movie (and I can't imagine this crowd hasn't) do yourself the favor....

In fact I think I'll watch it now

Make sure you have tissues on standby, for some reason the speeches/monologues make my eyes leak....

[Lint Head]

149. The Crying Game

&sns=em

[TexasBushwhacker]

311. Loved that movie! n/t

[whathehell]

151. Coming Home..

Powerful Vietnam film starring Jane Fonda, Jon Bought and Bruce Dern.

[dixiegrrrrl]

195. That one tore me up.

It hit real close to home, and was one of the few times I cried in a movie house.
Saw it a couple of times afterwards, years later.
Nothing quite matches the impact of the first viewing, tho.

[whathehell]

198. Me too,

It was exquisitely sensitive and I loved, the Sally/Luke relationship.

As for crying, whoever got through this film without crying, especially during John Voight's last scene and the final one with Bruce Dern should have been checked for signs of life!.

It's beautiful and heartbreaking, and 'my favorite of all time. Glad to find someone.else here who loves it like I do.

[stonecutter357]

153. The Accountant 2016.

[Va Lefty]

154. JFK

obviously I knew the story but to have it all laid out like that. Wow.

[dewsgirl]

156. Requiem for a dream

[raccoon]

157. They shoot horses, don't they? NT

[cvoogt]

162. The Killing Fields

.

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

163. Throne of Blood

By Akira Kurosawa. What if Shakespeare's MacBeth took place in feudal Japan as a samurai epic?

[hamsterjill]

165. Presumed Innocent

Harrison Ford and Bonnie Bedelia. 1990.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presumed_Innocent_(film)

[BainsBane]

167. The Lives of Others

[lanlady]

200. My choice too

It perfectly captured the difficulty moral choices that humans end up making.

[mahina]

233. My forever favorite.

Of the times, as well. Sadly.

[Initech]

168. Fight Club

The first time I saw that movie was on DVD and it totally blew me away. Never seen anything like it before or since. I wound up reading the book and Palahniuk's second book Survivor.

[Upthevibe]

171. How could I have forgotten The Lives of Others! Also, Primal Fear....did not see THAT coming. n/t

[Texasgal]

170. Schindler's List.

Red Dress.

[El Viejo]

172. Hell or High Water

Sometimes good people do bad things for good reasons.

[Upthevibe]

175. Yep. Native Texan here (but have lived in CA most of my adult life). IMHO a great movie!

I heard someone give this movie an excellent review but they said something that unfortunately can be true (not in all cases). The reviewer said he learned that Texans are racist and a lot of them pack! Unfortunately, I have longtime lifelong friends who are racist and who take their guns with them every f'in where! Really??? I visited last year for a reunion and was at a friends and we were going to the mall and she (yea, SHE) grabs her m'ing, f'ing gun like I'd grab my water bottle on the way out the door! I'M NOT KIDDING! And FOX news was on everywhere!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so glad I live in Redondo Beach, CA. My home for over 30 years.

[El Viejo]

187. tx

It's not quite that loony in my corner of Texas, but I've certainly been in parts that are like that. yee-haw!

[TexasBushwhacker]

224. Yeah, I think it's much more common in small towns

and rural areas, which Texas has a lot of. I loved HOHW.

[skypilot]

173. Synecdoche, New York

I will NEVER sit through it again. Not because it was a bad movie but because it did what it did far TOO well. Just a devastating movie.

[Amaryllis]

176. Hidden figures, Spotlight, Pride (2014 one)

[lisa58]

178. Lion in Winter...

So smart - wanted to watch it again as soon as it was over.

[muntrv]

179. "Wolf Of Wall Street"

On edit: I know Wall Street is nuts, but Jordan Belfort was over the top.

[bronxiteforever]

180. The man who shot liberty valence and Doctor Zhivago

[tetedur]

181. Straw Dogs Dustin Hoffman

[iamateacher]

183. Arrival

And Inception

[ghostsinthemachine]

188. Altered States

Mind blown.

[frogmarch]

189. The Secret of Roan Inish

Beautiful! It's been my favorite movie ever since I first saw it about 10 years ago. I love the music too.

Trailer:

[sarge43]

217. That film doesn't get the love and recognition it deserves n/t

[ailsagirl]

190. "The Miracle Worker" with Ann Bancroft and Patty Duke

Really stunning.

[laurieu]

210. Loved the b&w photography

Strange that they felt the need to colorize the box when the black and white photography was perfect for this film. The scene at the pump when Helen has her breakthrough is exhilarating.

[ailsagirl]

211. Such an incredible film

And the breakthrough... wow

And I don't know what it is about B&W but I prefer it over color

Welcome to DU!

[CanSocDem]

191. Joe

[dixiegrrrrl]

192. Hearts and Minds.

An examination of the conflicting attitudes of the opponents of the Vietnam War.
1974

exceptionally powerful back then.

[LWolf]

196. I can't actually think of one.

I'm trying. I like movies, although they rank well below books.

Maybe "Where the Wild Things Are," because I sat in a theater with a young boy whose life had been very dark, and it seemed like he and I were the only people there who "got" it.

[mvd]

197. Arrival

That ending for sure made me think a lot. Sometimes a movie like that is good, though not too often.

[Iggo]

199. Conspiracy.

[whistler162]

201. Earthquake, it just knocked me

off of my feet!

[lame54]

206. Goodfellas...

Saw it 3 times in the theatre

It was my Star Wars

Still think it is the best movie ever made

It is near perfect

[laurieu]

208. Places in the Heart

The last scene was so beautiful.

[lunatica]

216. Deliverance when it first came out

It left everyone stunned at the end.

I think it may have been one of the first of its kind. Really raw and no redemption in sight.

[Kennah]

219. Citizen X

I've watched it probably a dozen or more times. There are two scenes in particular that I absolutely lose it and start bawling, even now.

[Kennah]

220. Swimming With Sharks

One of the best films that paints a clear divide between right and wrong, good and bad, throughout the movie. By the end, those absolutes are completely obliterated.

[Kennah]

221. The Bridge on the River Kwai

It's Lean, so need I say more about that?

Best war flick ever for my money.

[miyazaki]

222. Moon.

Some thought provoking implications there.

[oberliner]

223. Boyz in the Hood

Highly recommend folks check that out if they haven't seen it.

[mahina]

227. Incendies and the Lives of Others.

Both now more than ever. In a very big way.

[WellDarn]

262. Incendies was just devastating

Good one

[mahina]

263. Right?

Welcome to DU.

[iamateacher]

228. District 9

They saw the future

[lapfog_1]

230. A few... I can't pick just one

2001 - A Space Odyssey
Apollo 13
All The Presidents Men
Three Days of the Condor
Lawrence of Arabia

[northoftheborder]

235. Schindler's List

[egduj]

236. Downfall

subtitled, though

[Frogg]

237. Seven Pounds

[Initech]

241. The Dark Knight

I'd been following the movie since Batman Begins was in theaters. And I enjoyed Batman Begins a great deal, but the Dark Knight just totally blew me away. From beginning to end. And this was also the same year we got the first Iron Man.

[orleans]

243. the others

first time i watched it i watched it again right away

[HeiressofBickworth]

244. The Flowers of War

A movie about the Japanese invasion of China 1937/38. Christian Bale is in it and I consider it one of his best. I thought the movie was excellent, however, I hesitate to recommend it because of the amount and type of violence, particularly against women. I was very moved (cried and sobbed) at the sacrifice some women made in order to protect others. It is currently On Demand. Although I sometimes re-watch movies I've enjoyed, this is one that I just can't watch again, no matter how much I liked the movie to begin with. I get tears just thinking of it, even now.

[LeftInTX]

247. Towering Inferno did it for me. Boyfriend took me to the theater in 1974.

Nothing like watching people get burned alive!

[Stuart G]

249. Serpico - 1973

I remember walking out of that movie stunned. Did that really happen?..Yes, and, there was a cop named Frank Serpico, and that really happened. Honest New York City policeman in a sea of muck and bribes. He wouldn't take any, and what happened to him. Al Pacino in one of his greatest performances. If you haven't seen it, it is a true story, and I think some of that corruption is still around in some places.......

and, Frank Serpico is still alive today....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Serpico

[DFW]

250. Here are two that would floor just about anyone here

I bet maybe twenty max have heard of or seen "The Red Violin" and probably no one outside of Sweden has seen "Ådalen '31" which I have heard was VERY incorrectly translated as "The Riot at Ådalen."

The first is an incredible tale of an instrument created in late Renaissance Italy and its journey through history to the present.

The second is a microcosm of the labor movement in Depression era Sweden, the lead-up to and aftermath of what began as a peaceful demonstration and ended up as a massacre by the Swedish military on a column of unsuspecting unarmed marchers. It was in the town of Ådalen in 1931, and there was no riot.

[KatyaR]

251. Rudderless. A little movie,

shot locally, directed by William H. Macy. I was so excited to see it because of the local flavor, but a plot twist in the middle sent me reeling. I was not expecting that....

[stonecutter357]

252. tales of the paddlesnake by Milt Aitken .

[Thomas Hurt]

253. Lawrence of Arabia...Blade Runner....Saving Private Ryan

[Stuart G]

254. Night and Fog....32 minutes of total horror.

I saw it in 1976 or 77. A friend brought it in, and was showing it to his class. He said you have got to see this..He said it was about the concentration camps and is very powerful. I watched it, and then again, and again.. Be warned, it is the most powerful movie ever made....and totally true...

A link from IMDB..

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048434/

If you have time, read the first 10 reviews posted by visitors to this site...The impact of this film is extraordinary and real. It is horror beyond belief. and yes, you are stunned by this film. I would guess it is available in most libraries.... Made in 1955 and released in 1956.

[MFM008]

255. 6 th Sense

I did not see it coming. ......

[pepperbear]

256. 2007's "Children of Men"...

just stellar. I had to buy a vowel because OMG.

[MythosMaster]

258. Oh Brother where art thou

The music, the humor, the scenery, the acting the story...
Might pop it in tonight.

[Croney]

260. Seven Beauties.

[WellDarn]

261. Beasts of the Southern Wild

Already named by others: City of God, Pan's Labyrinth

[Kahuna7]

264. J'accuse (1919) nt

[chelsea0011]

265. Breaking the Waves and Moonlight did it this year.

[Doreen]

266. Gran Torino

Green mile
Shawshank redemption
creator
powder
Identity ( because it actually threw me off )

I have others that I love but those are my top favorites.

[DoBotherMe]

268. The Wicker Man

From 1973. Edward Woodward is devastating. He sings too.

[sharp_stick]

291. Fantastic almost forgotten film

but whatever you do, don't watch the remake.

[earthshine]

269. Being There -- Peter Sellers

[Tikki]

270. "Kid Thing" (2012/2013)...written by David Zellner and Nathan Zellner.

Tikki

[Zorro]

271. The Seventh Seal

Ingmar Bergman.

[John1956PA]

272. "Don't Look Now" (1973), Directed by Nicholas Roeg

The movie starred Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. It was a close adaptation of the novella by Daphne du Maurier, but delivered additional impact via visual technique.

[WinkyDink]

273. "Death in Venice." (Dirk Bogarde) "No Way Out." (Kevin Costner) "Old Yeller." "I Want to Live."

(Susan Hayward)

[oasis]

277. "Our Kind of Traitor" Like watching a storyline from Rachel Maddow.

The 2016 release centers around the Russian mob, the oligarchs, Cypress bankers, international intrigue with traitors on both sides, at the highest levels of government.

It's fiction, but one gets a real feel on how these people operate.

[enid602]

278. Eating Raul

Eating Raul.

[mia]

279. The Book of Eli

I thought about it again today when I read about the defunding of libraries.

[bettyellen]

280. Adding Get Out- not since the best Hitchcock have I felt deep dread and yet laughed hard....

Truly amazing film.

[sab390]

281. Grand Illusion

Orsen Wells mentioned it once on Dick Cavit. It is one my favorites. Fitting now with its theme of class. That along with little big man and cool hand Luke.

[mainstreetonce]

284. Rosemary's Baby

And planet of the Apes

[mainstreetonce]

285. Life of Pi

Poerful

[MicaelS]

286. Believe it or not, it was a porn film.

The Story of Joanna. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Joanna

Back then porn films were shot on 35mm and shown in theaters. Starred Jamie Gillis and Terri Hall. Gillis stars as a wealthy sadist who subjects the female character to various forms of abuse. She does not resist. At the end of the film, he hands her a pistol, and you assume she is going to shoot herself. Instead she shoots him, and takes over his position.

I literally stumbled out of the theater with my mind blown. Never saw it again.

[Binkie The Clown]

306. Haha. My first porn film was "Flesh Gordon". What a piecve of crap that was! n/t

[Mr.Bill]

287. Glengary Glenross

Brilliant cast.

I was working in sales at the time and it really hit home. Enough for me to quit sales.

[spiderpig]

288. On The Beach (1959)

I first saw it around age 10 in the early 60s. The height of the bombshelter-building era.

Those empty Melbourne streets...

[Leith]

293. Moneyball - Not in a Good Way

The crass and inhumane way that Brad Pitt's character acted appalled me. I saw it in a department outing at work because it was the boss's favorite movie. Yes, his love of that movie proved to me of the kind of person he was.

[Tikki]

295. "Fearless Freaks"...the 2005 documentary of the band The Flaming Lips.

It is brilliant.

Tikki

[yuiyoshida]

296. SHINGODZILLA!

[PassingFair]

297. Francis (Farmer, not the Talking Mule)

And the aforementioned Deerhunter and Sophie's Choice

[Denis 11]

300. In Your Eyes (2014)

Michael Stahl-David, Zoe Kazan are in it, it was the best movie I've seen this year.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2101569/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_9

[Eko]

301. Oldeuboi

It is also called Oldboy from 2003. There is a remake that is ok.
"After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days."
Has a 8.4 on Imdb.
Won the grand prix festival of cannes 2004.

[saidsimplesimon]

302. Midnight Cowboy 1969

with Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, you did ask for honesty "in stunned silence". Watching the movie created a curiosity that required I sneak a look in the public library on alternative lifestyles, drug culture in NYC. These were not subjects my parents or peer group would have appreciated at the time. Some people evolve, some remain bigots

[Kahuna7]

307. I have to agree with you on this one. My first Citizen Kane viewing floored me as well. nt

[saidsimplesimon]

308. Orson Welles

at his best, imo.

[Kahuna7]

318. After MC and CK I was like, what did I just watch? However,

If you're at all into silent films, the WWI1 epic, J'accuse by Abel Gance may strike you the same way. It was filmed during the war and contains actual battlefield footage. But the acting is superb.

[Binkie The Clown]

305. Saving Private Ryan. Schindler's List. Sixth Sense. Whale Rider....

... the list goes on and on.

I guess I'm easily floored by movies. I just love them.

Sin City. Forbidden Planet (I was 11 when I first saw it). It Could Happen to You. Blade Runner. Cloud Atlas. Invictus. Moscow on the Hudson. (and speaking of Robin Williams... Dead Poet Society. Fisher King.) West Side Story. Days of Wine and Roses....(I'm running on autopilot now. Somebody stop me!)

[PoorMonger]

309. The Grand Budapest Hotel

I generally really enjoy Wes Andersen films - but this one was on another level. Visually it was just beautiful and it's the last time I watched something and then turned to my family and just said "Wow" when it was over.

[TexasBushwhacker]

312. Pi (Darren Aronofsky)

Room w/ Brie Larson and the amazing young Jacob Tremblay

More recently, I was really impressed with Get Out; a horror movie but so much more.

[spiderpig]

314. The Quiet Earth.

The last scene makes the whole movie.

[spiderpig]

315. How could I forget Paths of Glory?

Made before Kubrick was 30 years old.

[kairos12]

319. House of Sand and Fog. Book too.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

321. Here are mine

Breach (2007)
FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.

No Way Out (1987)
A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.

Lord of War (2005)
An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent.

Taking Lives (2004)
An FBI profiler is called in by French Canadian police to catch a serial killer who takes on the identity of each new victim.

[Akoto]

322. Collateral Beauty. The Fifth Element. Star Trek: First Contact. The Bucket List.

The Green Mile. Shawshank Redemption. The Devil's Advocate. Constantine. The Matrix.

Too many choices!

[3catwoman3]

323. I tend to prefer light-hearted movies, so these will...

...probably seem rather pedestrian (I also don't like dry wines). I work in health care,, and have to make important decisions all day long, so I stay away from heavy, sad, heart-wrenching movies. Not a fan of scary movies, either.

Vertigo - no explanation needed.

The Sting - I totally thought Robert Redford's character has been killed.