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Movies that everyone likes (e.g. Shawshank redemption)?
What's a guaranteed hit, not everyone's favorite, but anyone can enjoy? (i.e. maybe not 9 or 10, but no ratings below a 6)
Shawshank redemption is my #1 pick. Others up there i think would be the Sandlot & The prestige.
So far I've had a 100 percent success rate with showing people Hot Fuzz
The scene where Nicholas gets ambushed by Michael has one of my all time favorite jokes. The look on Simon Pegg’s face as he says, “narp” is priceless.
Don't think my parents liked it. As for me, it is amazing. Need to check out the other flavours of Cornetto.
I love Shaun of the Dead, but World's End never really hit the mark for me.
Shaun of the Dead is the best zombie movie in my opinion.
Then I'm that 1. It just never clicked with me TBH and I liked Shaun of the Dead.
Didn't like Worlds End either
If there's anyone who doesn't like My Cousin Vinny, I haven't met them.
Lately that seems to be Into the Spider-Verse and even Across the Spider-Verse. Heard nothing but good things about both movies, both are accessible to young and old generations, and are very current while also tackling progressive ideas in a normal way.
But if I had to choose something that more conservative folk would like, def would choose Back to the Future.
The Princess Bride, The Wizard of Oz, Ferris Bueller, Good Will Hunting, The Lion King, Inside Out
I can't stand Ferris Bueller, but then again I'm not a big fan of antagonist-led films.
Then I can't recommend The Karate Kid.
The primary difference is Ferris had no Miyagi to teach him responsibility and discipline, and it shows.
Same here. Did you also watch it for the first time as an adult? I've found that to be true with most people that don't like it. When you're young, it's a fun film about breaking the rules and having an adventure. As an adult it's about an insufferable teen, ruining everything he touches with zero regard for how it hurts others.
Totally fair! I'm not saying Ferris is good, I'm saying the movie is fun - the parade scene, the art gallery, hiding from the dad all over Chicago.
I know (but do not understand) multiple people who do not like The Princess Bride, otherwise this would have also been my answer.
Forrest Gump?
I may be the only person in the world, but I absolutely hated every second of that movie, and I've seen it dozens of times at this point and it's never gotten better.
You are not the only person in the world - I didn't enjoy it either! We're definitely in the minority, but it's nice to know we're not alone.
You saw a movie you hated every second of dozens of times?
Welcome to growing up in school in the 2000s, this was the go to film in every social studies class or really any other class at the time when the teacher was out for the entire time. Not to mention my mother loved the movie, so yeah, dozens is probably an understatement.
At my school it was "Remember the Titans"
I know that not many people might enjoy animation, but I feel like Fantastic Mr Fox would be enjoyable even for those who don't.
It's hilarious and weirdly relatable for adults. I think most people would think that this is something you should bring your child to, but it really isn't. It's more like a father trying to provide for his family while not being able to leave his old habits behind. It still is kid friendly as their cussing is.. not actually cussing.
Such a good movie! In the same category (animated) I feel like anyone that sees Akira likes it but acknowledge that it’s probably too niche to be loved by “everyone”.
I don’t like Elf. It’s not a problem with the movie so much as it is that the “idiot man child” that Will Ferrell plays in most movies is not enough (to me) to carry a movie.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is better than any family film has any right to be. It’s a good movie made for everyone instead of a kids movie made “good enough” for everyone.
Who doesn’t love Toy Story?
It’s a great kids movie that also works for adults. Sid might traumatize your kids, but man is he realistic.
Jurassic Park would be pretty high on that list, it's a good popcorn movie.
I'm amazed I didn't see Back to the Future on here yet. I've never met a person who didn't like it. Though it probably didn't age great for young people now. 1985 is further back for them, than 1955 was for Marty.
I've had excellent luck with these.
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is probably one of the greatest spoofs on the horror genre that does a great job of taking the hillbillies in the woods and flipping it on it's head.
Thanks for reminding of Suicide Kings! I should watch that again.
Dumb and Dumber
Strong agree with this. It’s probably my wife and I’s favourite.
My favorite day in French was when we got to watch that movie. I found it incredibly moving and it sparked my interest in foreign films.
Staying in the Stephen King realm, I have found that The Green Mile is always a crowd pleaser.
I must have seen The Green Mile 20+ times by now (I still have it on DVD). I cry every single time. It's an amazing film (all the actors were perfectly cast in my opinion) and I can't see Michael Clarke Duncan in any role without thinking about John Coffey.
"I'm tired, boss. Tired of bein' on the road, lonely as a sparrow in the rain. Tired of not ever having me a buddy to be with, or tell me where we's coming from or going to, or why. Mostly I'm tired of people being ugly to each other."
Stephen King is an amazing writer and the book is great. Although, I read it later, so the look of the characters was already pre formed in my head. I like to visualise my own characters when I read, but for The Green Mile I happily adopted the ones already provided.
I am the same - I read the book (years) after first seeing the movie. I was impressed that the movie basically followed the book scene for scene, with no fucking around with the source material.
I just watched Top Gun: Maverick last night, and while not everyone would like it--you really do have to ignore the U.S. military propaganda aspects--it has a lot of broad appeal. The drama is about getting older, finding one's place, connections among generations, getting over death, etc.: things that we all go through. The action is entertaining (though you of course have to be okay with casual violence and murder), it uses popular music well, and the acting is strong and believable. It doesn't seem groundbreaking in any way, and the overall story is nothing special, but everything about it came together well. It's a great Hollywood blockbuster.
I will watch Hoosiers every single time I catch it on. I hesitate mentioning it because for me it's a guilty pleasure 10.
I don't think you'll ever get everyone but if I was to take a bet to keep a wider range happy in a random room of ages and backgrounds I'd lean towards these to keep most happy. Tell me how wrong I am!
Inc kids:
Up
Mr. Bean Holiday
Everyone else:
Catch Me If You Can
American Made - 😬 maybe risky?!
Going real IMDb/filmbro basic is the answer (funnily enough Shawshank is number 1 there). The Dark Knight, The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, Inception, Forrest Gump, Goodfellas.
Saving Private Ryan, has to be my favorite movie. The acting and camera work is on point, very hard to look away
I actually know somebody who doesn't like that movie. I don't like that person.
I feel like this is a really hard problem for online discussions with voting. People will just post some really short answer, and people who also liked the same movie will vote on those comments. /r/Economics tried to avoid "witty" one-liners by instituting a top-level comment length requirement, but people would just post their snarky comment with a bunch of filler text. Short comments are easier to write and easier to digest, so easier to vote on as well.
I think it's a huge improvement in depth of conversation to have just a single sentence on why you are saying what you're saying, such as "I liked Shawshank Redemption. My favorite part was..." or "I have this opinion and such and such article explains..." But how do we incentivize people to do that and vote on such comments?
Welcome! Your post was absolutely fine. This is an Internet message board, not a Mensa circle-jerk, so you do you unless you're breaking any rules.
The worst part of Tildes is this overly controlling and serious desire for ultra curation of every discussion on this site.
Can't people just have some fun and just say what their favorite movies are without someone coming in demanding more?
As a new member, I appreciate members like yourself calling out what you have created here. Your post especially hits home when you look at the rest of the responses after yours which are mainly one sentence answers with little to no responses. That's not really driving any sort of meaningful conversation.
I have been mostly lurking with the occasional comment so I can get a feel for this place. I wanted to be additive but won't pretend like I didn't occasionally feed into some of the issues with Reddit I grew to hate over time.
Aside from your comment, this post has felt the most like the low effort posts I saw all the time on Reddit. I mean no offense to OP. I think there will need to be a lot of this guiding to keep the community you have built going so us Reddit refugees don't completely blow things up.
I have honestly been thinking that the advice at the start of this CGP Grey Q&A, ie. about avoiding superlatives, should be mandatory watching before submitting a new post 😅