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Movies for the thinking person?

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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Any suggestions? I like a film that stays with you, makes you think about your life, or on the themes of chance, coincidence, fate even, the average flick nowadays is as deep as paper, let's have some suggestions for the thinking man or woman?

[–] samoanjoes (50747) 5 years ago

Magnolia is your movie.

[–] chilone (17251) 5 years ago

The Fall
Cloud Atlas
eXistenZ
Brazil
Big Fish
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring
The Bird People in China
The Zero Theorem
Mr. Nobody
Symbol

[–] Knish (1721) 5 years ago

There are plenty of films for narcissists.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

No wonder I feel like a solipsist then...

[–] froggyandtoadie (835) 5 years ago

Best answer to a flippant interweb response I’ve ever heard. Today I learned what a solipsist is. Beautiful. I’ll be back later with my “thinking person” movies.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (71429) 5 years ago

I had to look up solipsist as well lol😬

[–] AndyKing1967 (33689) 5 years ago

I actually used the word solipsism in an English ‘O’ Level exam (I would have been 15). I was a bit pretentious back then.

[–] Knish (1721) 5 years ago

You remind me of an old member of imdb who likes to read poetry by candle light.

[–] froggyandtoadie (835) 5 years ago

You remind me of a dickbag that brings a happymeal to a picnic! To each his own right? I don’t want your apple slices, seriously.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 5 years ago

You presume he actually has a dick. Assuming facts not in evidence!

[–] tsrt (1088) 5 years ago

2001: A Space Odyssey

[–] mikethemartian (6055) 5 years ago

Agreed

[–] Christina (115) 5 years ago

A Journey Through Fairyland

[–] BurningSun (717) 5 years ago

The MCU films, minus Woke Panther and Captain Hillary Clinton. The rest of the movies, especially Endgame, are for the real logical thinking men.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

The MCU films do not belong in any category other than "list of mindless bollocks for adult manchildren" , let alone "Movies for the thinking person"

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Slumdog Millionaire
Amelie
Ex Machina
Room
Puzzle
Life of Pi

[–] Christina (115) 5 years ago

Slumdog Millionaire!

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

The Big Sleep 1946 - let me know of you can figure out the plot.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

haha, when i tried to watch the big sleep last year, i tried going to the wiki page a few times to try to work out what on earth was going on. finally around the 1hr mark i gave up and just went along for the ride. it certainly has plenty of charm & charisma & snappy dialogue, though.

and martha vickers too. hot diggity.

[–] slimone (7996) 5 years ago

I just finished watching A Beautiful Mind, with Russell Crow. It was an amazing film and a true story. Check it out.