I added a read-before-write protocol. If you do not read these, you will most likely be banned within a few posts.
Created formatting guide for each flair type that must be adhered to or your post will be removed - Formatting Guide
Pirated materials are subject to a zero-tolerance policy, as is customary. I've let some YouTube stuff slide by simply removing the comments, but there have been enough of them to make it unacceptable, and pirated streaming sites have always resulted in an instant ban. This is being updated now for clarity, and because the rules have been in place long enough that there is no reason for anyone not to have gone through them after the updates, which I took over months ago. Posting links to pirated materials will result in instant bans going forward.
All posts must have body text, with the only exception being a photo gallery of examples of the cinematography you're looking for or a custom list of movies that are similar to what you are looking to watch next and for which you are making a request for suggestions. (This has always been a rule, but I'm including it here for added visibility.)
We also added a suggestion to upvote posts with which you interact in the comments section. It takes less time than your previous comment, which is the main point of this sub, and it allows it to reach a larger audience. This is not intended to encourage intentional karma farming, which will still be enforced if movie requests are not submitted honestly or in poor quality. If you disagree with a review or a suggestion, there is no reason to vote for it.
Comments are limited to 50 unless you interact with the comment section, in which case you can contact the mod team and request that the post be unlocked.
Low-quality posts and comments:
We recently updated rule 3 (low-quality posts) to make it clearer. This is now one of the five Participation Guidelines listed in the subreddit's main page rules. (Now rules 4–9)
Reasons:
These were updated because a large number of copyrighted materials are being shared on YouTube and other sites, and the sub was starting to resemble a photo gallery rather than something people were actually interacting with, let alone putting any effort into their suggestions and requests.
I appreciate your patience while we sort this out and welcome our new members.
Help Me Find Movies/TV Shows
Purpose: Requesting specific recommendations.
Format:
The Hook: Your "Title" must summarize the "vibe" (e.g., "Looking for modern talking-Dino movies").
The Context: You must list 2 or 3 similar titles in the body to give a baseline. Provide enough detail for others to work with.
I Am Suggesting…
Purpose: Recommending a title without a full critical review.
Format:
The Lead: Your "Title" must be Movie Title (Year). If suggesting multiple, list them in the body text.
The Why: Include a 1–2 sentence "vibe check" explaining why you're suggesting it. (e.g., "The action is insane. I could not get enough of John Wick's Gun-Fu.").
Note: Posts with no reason in the body will be immediately removed.
Movie/TV Show Review Lite
Purpose: Providing a detailed, critical critique directly on the sub.
Format:
The Lead: Your "Title" must be Review of Movie/TV Show (Year), or you can use Movie/Show Title (Year) vs. Movie/Show Title (Year) for comparisons.
The Rating: You must include a rating (typically a 5/5 scale).
Anti-Spam: Reviews must be self-contained. Do not post links to external blogs or YouTube channels without prior approval.
Check Out My... (Self-Promo)
Purpose: Sharing your own external movie blog, channel, or social media.
Requirement: You MUST message the mods for approval before posting.
When you can use:
The Golden Rule: Approval is mandatory. Unapproved outside links to personal social media or product promotions will get one warning. The second will result in an immediate ban.
Etiquette: Even with approval, you must provide a written summary of your content. "Link-dropping" is prohibited.
You can write the post free-form.
I can't remember this movie/TV show
Purpose: Only use when you need help finding a movie that you can't remember the name of.
Format:
The Lead: Your "Title" must be I need help finding this Movie/TV show."
You must describe the movie or show with as much detail as possible. Include things like the year, actors or characters you remember, the plot, specific scenes, etc.
Examples:
Below are some post examples included from a previous post that meet, at the very least, the minimum effort we expect you to put into a post. That said, the more effort you put in, like some of these folks, the more interaction you'll typically get, and the faster you can get back to watching movies.
(Keep in mind that some of these are examples from before flairs and the formatting guide were added but still serve as a good basis as to what we are looking for.)
I need an absolute classic movie made in the 80s-90s, i’m not picky at all. I just love the vibe.
I just want a feel good movie, no sad or brutal ending or anything like that. I just rewatched Pulp Fiction and i kinda want something like that… could also be like Die Hard or Forest Gump but i also just rewatched them recently lmao.
Huge fan of Bright. I need a sequel. There is so much to unpack there. What are some other movies or shows that could have had huge potential being a series or a show but only ever got one movie/season?
I actually adore how my wife is very sensitive and can’t watch movies that are disturbing (for example she could not watch Killers of the Flower Moon because it made her too sad watching people be so cruel), or if they are very violent and/or gory. (I just watched Cocaine Bear last night, which I was saving for this purpose - it was entertaining but I wasn’t crazy about it).
So I’m looking for recommendations for movies on Netflix that I normally couldn’t watch with her. A movie like Titane would be a really good example. I like indie/arthouse. Some of my favorite movies from the past decade are:
I Saw the TV Glow
Triangle of Sadness
The Florida Project
Babyteeth
Banshees of Inisherin
Aftersun
Kajillionaire
Bugonia (but not crazy about Lanthimos’ other films)
I’m looking for movie recommendations featuring a main character who works hard, is career focused or has to pay dues in some way in a workplace scenario. Along similar lines to ‘The Devil Wears Prada’. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
looking for something that not many people have seen. doing it for a friend who asked for a movie with a plot twists so I’ve decided to put a twist in his day because turns out there is no twist
Im trying to feel something but all the sad movies people recommend are about relationships. Bonus points if the movie isn’t taxi driver (cause i’ve already seen it)
I’m trying to watch more international media, most of my favorites are films made in the US (my home country). And maybe a few from Europe. The only non western horrors I’ve seen are a couple Chinese creature features, which are mostly just dumb fun. Also Parasite is really good
I just finished watching ‘Working Girl’ for the millionth time and I’m itching for another like it. One where the protagonist is stepped on by who they consider a friend/mentor/lover and the protagonist gets their own back.
I’m looking for a film recommendation for Saturday night. I want something almost euphoric, where a character goes on a journey (physically, and/or spiritually).
As per the title, something similar to Walter Mitty would be great, with great scenery and cinematography. A familiar cast or lead would be a bonus. Something that makes you feel, you know. Nothing animated, and nothing pre-2000 would be preferable.
In this movie we follow Harry Tasker he is spy but he is hidding from his wife and daughter. This movie is probably one off the best action movies from the 1990s , and it's also so funny especially Bill Paxton character Simon.
I would love to look into more queer movies, however, I'd like to get others recommendations first! I prefer comedy and horror the most! Older or modern films, doesn't matter to me.
Rocky Horror and Too Wong Foo are my absolute favorites of the bunch. However, The Birdcage has such beautiful visuals I loveeee..
I've been recommended An Interview with the/a Vampire in the past, is that a promising recommendation??
A film to watch when you're feeling like you're not enough, like your life hasn't gone the way you hoped, or that you made some mistakes. Or when you just need to feel a little warm and happy inside.
The essay below (following the poster image) comes from my movie-writing blog. In order to not seem "promotional," I'm not including a direct link, but if you'd like to know more about my blog, feel free to ask in the comments.
Of course, it would be this way: Just when you think you don't have to deal with another shred of bureaucracy because, you know, you're dead, you wind up in Judgment City, filled to the rafters with lawyers and assistants, with rules and systems so stringent you can't even get out of your seat on the convenient tram.
This isn't heaven, though its clockwork precision makes it clear someone is in charge. "And it's not hell, either, although I hear Los Angeles is getting pretty close," says one of the bigwig lawyers, whose job it is to guide the newly dead through a process that determines whether they are sufficiently advanced to "move on" and walk through the pearly gates -- or whether they'll have to get right back on that tram and start all over again.
Defending Your Life is about as smart as comedies come, unnervingly observant about the way we struggle through life, remembering those lessons our first-grade teachers taught us to do our best, to try to do the right thing -- only more aware than ever, as adults, that those nice ladies spent their days in landscaped elementary schools, not dealing with the kooks and backstabbers and nutjobs whose only purpose is to stymie our success.
We're cynical adults now, immune to cute little aphorisms that promise us happiness. The thing is, happiness is there; it always is. The way writer-director Albert Brooks sees it (and he's probably on to something), we're just too damned scared to let it happen.
In Defending Your Life, Brooks plays Daniel, a jittery, discontent advertising man who wishes he had more money, wonders if he married the right person, and has very poor driving skills, because -- bam! He drives straight into a bus, winds up in Judgment City and, well, you know what they say about love, that it finds you when you least expect it.
It comes in the form of angelic Julia (Meryl Streep), who has lived a very different life than Daniel. She's one of those people to whom everything seems effortless: making friends, finding satisfaction, rescuing cats from burning buildings. In Daniel, she sees someone more interesting than accomplished, someone who wants to be better, just doesn't know how.
So, the catch in Judgment City, with all of its gleaming, futuristic polish, is that your only task there is to review some days of your life and plead your case for why you made the right choices. These lawyers are good, they choose the right stuff -- that is, the worst stuff, the stupidest mistakes, the poorest decisions. When it's done, Daniel and Julia clearly won't be headed to the same place.
All they have is now. All the can go on is what they feel. No past, no future, just this. Brooks clearly paid attention in his cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions, and what he's done in Defending Your Life is cut straight to its core in the most entertaining, engaging way possible. Daniel has a choice: Forget what he knows and go with his gut; ignore what he's "learned" and pay attention to what he knows.
Defending Your Life is big-hearted and breezy, generous of spirit and humanely gentle. Most of us are Daniel, Brooks knows. We wanted to do right, we just couldn't help ourselves. But there's always a chance.
Bouyed by a jaunty Michael Gore score, a production design that presents Judgment City as a sparkling Disney theme park, and a luminous, understated turn by Meryl Streep, who's rarely been less studied and more relaxed, Defending Your Life is the movie I most tell people who are struggling with life that they need to watch. We all struggle, Brooks makes it clear -- but as long as the struggle leads to something better, it's worth it.
I've seen few films as wise and knowing about this uniquely American condition of feeling we haven't done enough, of beating ourselves up for the simple fault of being human. None of us is perfect, but each of us has perfection buried somewhere in us, ready to rise up at the most important time.
More than any of his films before or since, Brooks puts his sarcasm on hold and goes for heart. The result is splendid, almost transcendent — a cinematic tonic recommended whenever life isn't going exactly the way you planned, brimming with optimism and hope for even the saddest sacks among us.
You guys, it’s been the toughest year of my life. By a lot. It’s the first Friday in a long time that I’m able to be home with my SO and we’re gonna have a movie night.
I’m wondering what movies have made yall just absolutely bawl with joy. The feeling in looking for was like when I saw the movie Lion. And I just absolutely lost it when it ended.
Would really love another movie like this. Something with someone overcoming some sort of adversity would be ideal I think. Not pursuit of happiness but I guess something like that? Seriously though Lion made me so happy, I want that feeling again.
Hi, I'm new here! I just wanted to hop in here and see if anyone has any suggestions for me. So, first of all, I am looking for movies I can watch with my young little sisters and niece, so I would ask that you please do not recommend anything with explicit content, specifically sexual, TIA! Anyway, we love a good romance story (again, a clean one, because they are just children) and I've been watching some oldies on my own, and wanted to find more to review and potentially watch with them. So far this is a small list of one's I loved, and I know they will, so here's reference:
Pride and Prejudice 1940
The Mark of Zorro 1940
The shop around the corner 1940
First Love 1939
I know it's not much to go off of, but I hope someone on here has something good for me! Thanks all!
Edit: Thank you all so much!! I appreciate the recs for me to review 😊 I think the comment limit is up, so I can't personally thank you all, but once again, y'all delivered and I am ecstatic 😁 Blessings everyone!
I recently watched Saw for the first time and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it! Specifically I really liked the two leads, and thought they were both very well written. I'm fascinated by movies where two strangers have to work together to survive. I also loved the visuals, cinematography, etc. and thought it was pretty unique from any movie I'd seen.
Please give me your best recommendations for movies maybe with a similar aesthetic, or similar character dynamics. Doesn't have to have both, it can be anything. Thanks in advance!
I just want something fun to watch tonight. Not trying to cry or think too hard. A good comedy or an action movie that's actually good. I've seen all the obvious ones. Something like Game Night or The Nice Guys maybe. Any hidden gems? Thanks.
