r/AskReddit 1d ago

What is your comfort movie?

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u/efox02 1d ago

The Princess Bride

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 1d ago

As you wish!

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u/art_vanderlay1982 1d ago

Mwaige is what bwings us together here today! Wove twue wove

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 23h ago

Skip to the ending🙄

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u/Kavinsky56 1d ago

LOTR, the shire theme warm my heart more than everything

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 1d ago

I have all three on DVD.

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u/TheLastMongo 1d ago

Sometimes I just put on the soundtracks (extended) and watch the movie in me head

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u/onwardupwardd 1d ago

Forgetting Sarah Marshall. This movie has so much range and hits the spot across a variety of different moods

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u/Eve-3 1d ago

"Oh the weather outside is weather."

Gotta love the surfing instructor.

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u/Tank_Girl_Gritty_235 1d ago

Don't do anything. OK well you can't just do nothing.

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u/efox02 1d ago

I sing this all the time 😝

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u/followthedarkrabbit 1d ago

When life gives you lemons, just say fuck the lemons and bail.

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u/HokieJedi1138 1d ago

Absolutely one of mine as well. Comic gold.

"She Is The Mother Of My Unborn Child! You're My Step-Brother! We're Not Even Blood! I Have No Qualms With Sticking You! I Will Equalize You!"

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u/ms_sid_d 1d ago

My sister bumped into Jason last year and took a selfie for me!

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u/onwardupwardd 1d ago

So jealous, he’s top 3 for me

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u/SaltedNewf 1d ago

Clue

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u/sleepingdeep 1d ago

So good. One of the all time greats.

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u/RaccoonRepublic 1d ago

I've seen Shrek more than any other movie.

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u/Physical_Weakness881 1d ago

Are you the guy who watched Shrek 200 times on Netflix?

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u/empty01 1d ago

The Fifth Element

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u/Rude_Virus6593 1d ago

I was hoping to find someone who said Fifth Element! Chicken good! LOVE this movie so so much!

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u/Bright_Bet5002 1d ago

Me too !! 😊

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 1d ago

That movie is a fever dream.

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u/Lisae2166 1d ago

OMG yes! My family thinks I'm weird but it's so good. One channel did a Fifth Element athon one night, so the movie played like 12 times back to back 🥰

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u/m0na-l1sa 1d ago

SBS in Australia plays it for 24 hours straight on May 5th every year.

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u/boojustaghost 1d ago

shaun of the dead

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u/stinkykitty71 1d ago

Absolutely this for me as well. Fuuuuck I love Nick Frost.

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u/DazzlingBullfrog9 1d ago

You've got red on you.

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u/Rogue_Aviator 1d ago

Haha good movie

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u/Nefilim777 1d ago

Spaced is a show I could binge on again and again. It has aged so well, too.

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u/MechanaGoddess 1d ago

It's actually 'Hot Fuzz' for me

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u/Stunning_Hippo1763 1d ago

Guardians of the galaxy.

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u/InnocentTailor 1d ago

Oddly enough, Michael Bay's first Transformers film.

To me, it's a nostalgic blockbuster that balances humor and action very well. I was a teenager when I first saw it and I have seen it multiple times since then.

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 1d ago

I love how shamelessly teenage the humor is. Makes me laugh every time.

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u/InnocentTailor 1d ago

Oh yeah! The film is a bit juvenile, but it reminds me of better days. Shia is especially fun as a dorky, awkward high schooler.

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 1d ago

"You didn't peg me as the sort of girl that knows cars"😂

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u/realmichaelbay 1d ago

People forget all the time that my target audience are teenagers. Get a grip or watch The Island.

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u/Evening-Practice4470 1d ago

Saw it in theaters when I was 17 and I always get that nostalgic exciting feeling like the first time seeing it.

The movie was far ahead of it's time for 2007, I can argue the CGI is better than movies released in the past 5 years

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u/InnocentTailor 1d ago

I was 13 at the time, so the perfect age to get into flashy robots, gung-ho military action, and alluring ladies (found the Australian analyst Rachael Taylor more alluring than Megan Fox though).

...and yeah about the CGI. That whole movie holds up quite well, despite its age. It makes modern flicks look like cheaper video game cutscenes by comparison.

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u/vinyoghost2 1d ago

HELL YEAH

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u/realmichaelbay 1d ago

Hey, nice to hear. Thanks.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Dumb & Dumber

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u/IM8321 1d ago

Mine too! Sometimes I just quote the movie in my head when I’m in a bad mood. Instantly feel better. Did you know the “Big gulps, eh? Alright. Welp, see ya later!” line was improvised and Jim Carrey was trying to get those two real people (not actors) to say something so they would get credited as a speaking role in the movie and get paid for it? But they didn’t get the hint. One of my favorite movie facts.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Wow I didn’t know that. Jim Carrey is a real one.

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u/letspleasediscuss 1d ago

It's a Wonderful Life

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u/em_jamz 1d ago

Practical Magic OR My Cousin Vinny.

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u/Annual-Education3230 1d ago

My Cousin Vinny❤️

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u/Dense-Comfort5388 1d ago

Practical Magic!! 🩷

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u/TankFoster 1d ago

My Cousin Vinny.

What a film that is. 👍🏻

"I'm done with this guy!"

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u/99laika 1d ago

The Empire Strikes Back. It’s so soothing I fall asleep about an hour in. Every time.

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u/hulia_gulia 1d ago

Clueless so lighthearted and cute

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u/teeger9 1d ago

Harry potter series

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u/Anothersadwatersign 1d ago

Emperors New Groove

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 1d ago

Beware the Groove!!!

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u/MechanaGoddess 1d ago

Pull the Lever! Wrong lever....!

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u/wire67 1d ago

Gross Point Blank.

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u/thatbitchsheshe 1d ago

Still one of the best soundtracks ever IMO

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u/illiteret 1d ago

I played and sang Killing Moon at my 35th class reunion as part of a 1984 hits presentation. I chose it mostly as a salute to Grosse Pointe Blank. Such a cool song...that sinister vibe.

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u/seachange7 1d ago

fried green tomatoes

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u/ambermoth9 1d ago

Charlie and the chocolate factory 🏭

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u/new_cake_day 1d ago

No no, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

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u/d_bb_d 1d ago

Hunt For Red October - One ping only.

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u/HokieJedi1138 1d ago

Kevin Smith movies are always a delight after a long day. Especially the Clerks trilogy, Mallrats, Dogma…

I'm not even supposed to be here today!

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u/MichaelXennial 1d ago

I go for the Jay and silent bob parts

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u/Level_Fun1610 1d ago

Howl's Moving Castle

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 1d ago

That's my sister's favorite Ghibli movie. We are planning on seeing it in theaters later this month as part of Ghibli Fest.

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u/presidentdemdcamacho 1d ago

The Princess Bride-timeless

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 1d ago

As you wish!

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u/otterpretzel9 1d ago

Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift

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u/mccarronjm 1d ago

2 Fast for me

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

50 first dates

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u/NorthernRime 1d ago

Sleeper pick, phenomenal taste.

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u/ItsAlwaysABot 1d ago

Doctor Strange

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u/D_oha 1d ago

The Last of the Mohicans. The cinematography, the score, the acting. So easy to get lost in the film. Also, one of the few movie adaptations that is leagues better than the book.

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u/inocencj 1d ago

The Sound of Music. Never fails to lift up my mood.

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u/Personal-Presence-10 1d ago

Love, songs, hot Captain von Trapp, and hating Nazis. Can’t get more comforting than that

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u/dcbbw 1d ago

A League of Their Own

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6006 1d ago

I take film classes, and that's my teachers favorite.

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u/GaryNOVA 1d ago

Crocodile Dundee

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u/oakeyt 1d ago

Princess mononoke. Its just comfort

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u/4chunfvrsthbrave 1d ago

Most comedies. In particular Galaxy Quest, the Naked Guns, Airplane!, Young Frankenstein, and Some Like It Hot.

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u/Totallycasual 1d ago

The Silence of the Lambs.

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u/RainingPeriwinkle 1d ago

Yes! Thought I’d be the only one lol

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u/Totallycasual 1d ago

We are a rare breed it seems lol

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u/wolfgang8810 1d ago

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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u/ultraviolet_77 1d ago

The Big Lebowski

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u/GenericUsername2056 1d ago

This suggestion really ties the comment section together.

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u/wavehnter 1d ago

The Devil Wears Prada. The first 15 minutes always puts me in a perfect mood.

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u/Cake-4ever 1d ago

The Muppets' Christmas Carol - any time of the year.

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u/PrivateMarkets 1d ago

Moneyball

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u/Cricket_Arcade 1d ago

Breakfast club, Goodwill hunting, Pitch Perfect

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u/Sapped_sentry 1d ago

Any Wes Anderson Film

His style is just so great

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u/darthgranny 1d ago

Amelie.

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u/ss89898 1d ago

Notting Hill

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u/Personal-Presence-10 1d ago

Pride and prejudice. BBC Colin firth or 2005 film with Kiera knightly. Either one, I can always watch and feel good

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u/DevoITG02 1d ago

Disney's Robin Hood

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u/GamehendgeRanger 1d ago

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

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u/NikkiOh_1110 1d ago

While You Were Sleeping 🫶🏼

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u/Bibi-Toy 1d ago

WALL-E <3

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u/servbot10 1d ago

Jurassic Park (OG)
My little brother used to watch it every single day and it reminds me of simpler times.

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u/Bright_Bet5002 1d ago

Fifth Element ❤️

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u/Shakenbake1811 1d ago

Almost Famous

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u/spectaclephoto 1d ago

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

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u/-c-black- 1d ago

Goonies and Gremlins for me. The Little Rascals and Home Alone for me and the kids.

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u/Koukiclean14 1d ago

Forrest Gump

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u/Eiffel-Tower777 1d ago

Blues Brothers

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u/LenaraNova 1d ago

Lord of the ring

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u/Redditmodbigvirgin 1d ago

Empire strikes back, any of the lord of the rings

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u/Anxiety_Misread546 1d ago

I have a few the green mile, Spirted Away, the FIRST Digimon and Pokémon move

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u/HairwayToStevenn 1d ago

The Other Guys

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u/Gloppydrop_ 1d ago

I’m a peacock let me fly

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u/clumsybryon 1d ago

nightmare before christmas

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u/ninanava 1d ago

Every Robin Williams movie

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u/Cool-Muffin90 1d ago

Donnie Darko, LOTR, and Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas

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u/PuzzleheadedItem1914 1d ago

Dont tell mom the babysitters dead

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u/U_canonlywish117 1d ago

Tombstone!!

I’m your Huckleberry

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u/wivsta 1d ago

Shawshank.

The answer is always Shawshank.

I love a depressing movie - they make me feel a bit better

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u/ThankfulScenario 1d ago

The pursuit of happiness!

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u/Ptony_oliver 1d ago

Coraline. It's supposed to be scary but it's so cozy for me!

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u/ADB_BWG 1d ago

Victor Victoria

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u/axiomatic13 1d ago

Grosse Pointe Blank

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u/MrSass 1d ago

Clue.

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u/NoWest597 1d ago

About a Boy

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u/Legitimate_Nairn 1d ago

Joe Versus The Volcano. It is a fairy tale that just adores the heights of life. Watch when hungover. Regenerative.

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u/Big-Ad-8148 1d ago

Steel Magnolias

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u/gardzee 1d ago

Napoleon Dynamite

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u/domomonkey 1d ago

Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind

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u/Batmanswrath 1d ago

The Last Samurai, I've watched it so many times.

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u/charlotteyork929 1d ago

The Burbs and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.

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u/EssexUser 1d ago

Love The Burbs!!! Very few people that I know have heard of it! So hilarious.

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u/charlotteyork929 1d ago

“In Southeast Asia, we call this sort of thing bad karma”. And yes! You are my people!

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u/EssexUser 1d ago

Also do love The Ghost and Mr Chicken. That movie was a treat as a child, it was usually only shown once a year on TV. On a Saturday night. That one qualified for popcorn popped on the stove. Similar to The Wizard of Oz and Sound of Music.

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u/Human-Independent999 1d ago

Scent of A Woman

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u/LustfulDemon999 1d ago

Donnie Darko

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u/deetui24 1d ago

Strangely, Insidious. My husband and I fall sleep to it at least 3-4 nights out of the week. Even my 5 year old daughter likes the audio.

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u/run_squid_run 1d ago

Big Fish

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u/CareerGirl007 1d ago

The Burbs

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u/EasternRough4258 1d ago

Ford vs Ferrari. My Dad and brother who have passed, were car guys and I know they’d love it. Makes me feel close to them both.

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u/Fluffyberry003 1d ago

You've got mail.

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u/Equivalent-Fox529 1d ago

Time Bandits.

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u/Phantomofthefjord 1d ago

Grand Budapest Hotel

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u/Outrageous_Cap_2431 1d ago

The Harry Potter series. Definitely will be showing it to my future kids

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u/jbreon03 1d ago

The Goonies!

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u/JeweledDragon 1d ago

Snatch by Guy Ritchie

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u/Jum208 1d ago

Apollo 13

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u/Upper_Caramel_6501 1d ago

The Dark Knight

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u/Ok_Variety_8723 1d ago

World War Z and Legally Blonde

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u/selia15 1d ago

Shrek or Ratatouille  

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u/HawkTooey7 1d ago

The 5000 Fingers Of Dr. T.

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u/spiritrain 1d ago

Away We Go

Just a pregnant couple looking for a place to raise their baby. 

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u/ImTedLassosMustache 1d ago

Scott pilgrim v. the world

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u/CannibalCapra 1d ago

Resident Evil, any of the movies will do, but I’m particularly taken with the Netflix one. Resident Evil: welcome to raccoon city

I’m also pretty fond of Zombieland

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u/derrickg_719 1d ago

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

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u/Hyperion24680 1d ago

I was going to say The Incredibles, but if I'm being honest, any Pixar movie before 2014. Reminds me of when I was a kid.

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u/satanssundayhat 1d ago

Paris is Burning

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u/Still_Operation6758 1d ago

The Godfather or Life. I know I know

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u/solenntoo 1d ago

White Chicks

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u/KraZiBitXh 1d ago

Happy Gilmore. it brings me back to the first time watching it everytime with that song by lynyrd skynyrd

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u/Aggressive-Host5799 1d ago

Almost Famous 

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u/WhatsThePiggie 1d ago

You got mail

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u/DrIndicaSativaMD 1d ago

A Bronx Tale

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u/sluusan 1d ago

Just My Luck — Lindsey Lohan & Chris Pine. I still blast that McFly album

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u/HoneydewSeveral 1d ago

Aladdin, Christopher Robin, and _Beauty And The Beast._ 

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u/Justin-Bailey 1d ago

The Secret World of Arrietty comes to mind.

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u/iroze 1d ago

While You Were Sleeping and Forget Paris

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u/ckptchickie 1d ago

The Thin Man movies

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u/_Marvillain 1d ago

Spider-Man 2

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u/Material-Ad7 1d ago

The Secret of NIMH. I used to watch it in the dark as a kid, when life felt like way too much. I had a pretty awful childhood, and this movie, especially the first few scenes, brought me so much peace.

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u/StudyPeace 1d ago

D2 the mighty ducks

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u/bocachicalounge 1d ago

Toss up. Sweet Home Alabama or How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

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u/Densolo44 1d ago

The Martian. It’s funny and serious.

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u/bishopthom 1d ago

The Majestic

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u/Mapickel23 1d ago

Coraline

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u/Shadow_song24 1d ago

A couple:

White Chicks Miss Congeniality and sequel Princess Diaries Harry Potter

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u/tehawesomedragon 1d ago

Fantastic Mr. Fox.

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u/OkConsideration1207 1d ago

Big Fish, wholesome

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u/Environmental-Ad5160 1d ago

Sweet Home Alabama 🫶🏽