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I'm going to give Netflix a try.  I don't like romance or romcoms and musicals bore me to death so hit me with your thought provoking, intricate plot, creepy, gritty, gruesome, fast paced, thrillers and films that have really struck you as worthy of a re-watch or stayed with you for sheer brilliance. :yes:

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Zulu

Battle of Britain

 

If you're going down the netflix route give Daredevil and Jessica Jones a try, Marvel superhero stuff but very dark and very well presented. IZombie is a bit of a guilty pleasure, it's a bit Buffy but enjoyable for all that.

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I'm going to give Netflix a try.  I don't like romance or romcoms and musicals bore me to death so hit me with your thought provoking, intricate plot, creepy, gritty, gruesome, fast paced, thrillers and films that have really struck you as worthy of a re-watch or stayed with you for sheer brilliance. :yes:

I must admit I don't do Netflix I prefer to buy and get something for my cash. A solid goto many times DVD is the French 2000 filmThe Crimson Rivers with Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel. It ticks all the boxes you specify. Also equally French the period whodunnit Brotherhood of the Wolf. Don't know if these are on NF though. 

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Zulu

Battle of Britain

If you're going down the netflix route give Daredevil and Jessica Jones a try, Marvel superhero stuff but very dark and very well presented. IZombie is a bit of a guilty pleasure, it's a bit Buffy but enjoyable for all that.

I agree with all of that. Even the wife has given up complaining that I watch Zulu every time it's on.

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I'm a sucker for repeat showings of Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction. Also The Italian Job (original) and Get Carter (original) that were both butchered by Hollywood remakes. In the right mood (slightly depressed) I will watch Blade Runner even though it doesn't cheer me up, it kind of reinforces the message that life's limited, even if you're a homicidal robot.

 

Goodfellas is 25 years ago and Pulp Fiction is 22. Can you believe that?

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This is my favourite film and I can watch it again and again.

I'd second that recommendation. 'Hero' has the visual appeal of a painting, and you have the combination of actors doing martial arts and martial artists doing straight acting. Now, that's normally a recipe for disaster, but everyone aces their roles here. Chen Daoming centres an action-packed story with a performance that is mostly stillness - a bold move. The colour-coding of each section of the film is just dreamlike.

 

A few off-beat favourites of mine - not always great films, but they have a special something:

 

The City of lost Children (get the subtitled version, because the dubbing isn't very good). A society of steampunk cyborgs are stealing the orphans from a mysterious city. Ron Perlman finds himself looking after a little girl who wants to rescue her brother. Add in a mysterious diver, trained flea assassins, several incompetent clones and a sentient brain in a fishtank. And no, it isn't a madcap comedy.

 

Dark City. This is just plain odd, but effective. Hard to describe without spoilers, but it proves that Alex 'Gods of Egypt' Proyas does have talent. And Jennifer Connelly is gorgeous.

 

Local Hero. Bill Forsyth's best.

 

Society. Clean-cut 'Baywatch' star Billy Warlock in a very sick and twisted black comedy. SFX from a guy with the professional name Screaming Mad George. Oh, and Devin DeVasquez too. You'll understand when you see her. ;)

 

District 9. Completely nuts and a bit of a mess that loses its way a couple of times, but well worth a watch.

 

The Studio Ghibli productions of Hayao Miyazaki. Some are better than others, but there's barely a dud anywhere. Try 'Spirited away', 'Porco Rosso', 'Howl's moving Castle' or 'Princess Mononoke' for a start. His colleague Isao Takahata's work isn't as good overall, but 'Grave of the Fireflies' packs a powerful emotional hit.

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zulu here too. but after the twelfth time you realise how it ends but don't care anyway cos it's ace.

Alternatives: donnie brasco , sea of love. pacino.  casino, goodfellas: de niro.

Life of brian, warriors, double jepoardy, deadpool, silence of the lambs or manhunter

 

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Oldies:

Bad Day at Black Rock. A great film.

To have and have not. Because of the teenage Lauren Bacall. :wub:

The African Queen.

North by Northwest

 

The best Marx Brothers films and the Bing Crosby/Bob Hope 'Road' movies.

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Dodgeball and Cross of Iron

Vince Vaughn has underwhelmed so many times, and Ben Stiller's presence is usually a kitemark of celluloid excrement... but Dodgeball is actually all right. It is stupid, very stupid, but it does raise enough laughs for me.

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Sin City

Two Hands (Heath Ledger)

Platoon + Full Metal Jacket + Apocalypse now

Fargo

Taxi Driver

Klute

Rear Window

Sunset Boulevarde - 1950 classic

Clockwork Orange

 

Plus extra points to some of the ones mentioned above:

 

Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, Casino - variations on the same theme

Blade Runner

Sea of Love

North by Northwest

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The Warriors

I have genuinely seen this film well into the 100's of times. Can recite it word for word as well much to the wifes annoyance.

It's also on Netflix so if you haven't previously seen it then give it a watch.

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I know its not a movie but some of Netflix series are really great.

 

I've recently been blown away by Stranger Things

 

and that's before I mention Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Sense8 (not for everyone!) and if you love anime The 7 Deadly Sins.

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I know its not a movie but some of Netflix series are really great.

 

I've recently been blown away by Stranger Things

 

and that's before I mention Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Sense8 (not for everyone!) and if you love anime The 7 Deadly Sins.

How could I forget Sense8. Possibly the best series on Netflix.

Don't watch it with your children or parents though.

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How could I forget Sense8. Possibly the best series on Netflix.

Don't watch it with your children or parents though.

 

So true... probably the most original series I've seen in a few years! You'll never be able to watch Doctor Who episodes with Martha Jones in the same way again!

 

and honestly... iZombie is a guilty pleasure of mine too!

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Too many to name but here's a sample...

 

The Wild Bunch

Honkytonk Man

Once Upon a Time in America / The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Shadow of a doubt / Rear Window

Hothead (original title: Coup de tête)

Mr. Baseball

The Ipcress File

The Big Country

 

and many more (some already mentionned)

 

Edit: Don't know if they're all on Netflix though.

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