A recent example is Sam Worthington and the Avatar movies. Just seems weird that he is forever linked with the highest grossing movies of all time when he really has done anything else.

Another one is Noomi Rapace and her link to the Alien movie franchise. She blew up with the original The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo movies and then starred in Prometheus which was the first true alien prequel and now anytime a new alien movie or show (Alien Earth) premieres, every recap starts at the beginning and her character, Elizabeth Shaw, will forever be brought up. Alien was one of the best sci fi horror movies of all time with probably THE BEST creature design of all time and Aliens was one of the best action movies of all time and now Rapace is forever tied to this franchise.

The franchise is experiencing a bit of a revival with Alien: Romulus last year and the Alien: Earth tv show so her character feels even more relevant than ever

I recently watched Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri for like the fifth time and I never can get over Frances McDormands performance. It’s spectacular and it never fails to make me emotional.

One line in particular always sticks out for me. In a scene her and her son Robbie find the Billboards on fire. She goes to extinguish them but almost in a pissed off game on way. As Robbie tries to stop her mother she screams his name and the quick emotion always gives me that ache in my throat.

Link below it’s near the end of the clip.

https://youtu.be/m9mVSET01g0?si=0b-cMuWUKjRirq2D

Honorable mentions are

That’s my boy from Harry Potter. If you know you know, I fear rewatching this once I have kids will make this very hard to watch

https://youtu.be/FjoemE6QvxU?si=UUyjDSwjct7Gz31e

And of course the GOAT of it all hereditary

https://youtu.be/M2101AvCGd8?si=Bg9wW_2OzMbA2HWu

How she found a way to channel that feeling I’ll never know.

Anyways would love to hear some of your answers, and watch after I’m done cleaning.

Have a good Sunday.

This is kind of a weird question but when my kid is having a sad day, or in moments when something makes him really sad he often asks for a "sad movie". This is a normal way to process emotions, most adults do this but the problem is he is only 4. Most of the sad movies out there are not appropriate for kids and most kids movies aren't really sad, or at least sad for kids. The opening scene in 'UP' breaks my heart every time but it doesn't really register for a kid.

We often use 'Song of the Sea'. It's great animated movie but we need something new. Does anyone have any suggestions for kids friendly movies that have a meloncholic theme that don't have a lot of violence, scary scenes or mature content.

For me it’s Amélie (2001) - I haven’t seen it and I’m sure it’s a good movie based on its ratings alone but I refuse to watch it simply because of that face she’s making on the poster.

I know it’s petty and I hope someday I’ll convince myself to watch and understand its true meaning but there’s just something about that face I just can’t get over.

Name a movie that you feel that a supporting character (actor/actress) really outshines the main.

For me? Harry Hog! Days of Thunder. I am not a fan of Tom Cruise and never have been. But I love that movie purely because of Robert Duval.

He didn't bump ya, he didn't nudge ya. He rubbed ya. And Rubbin, son, is part of racin'

I just caught Aliens, I’ve watched this film 20 times but I was still on the edge of my seat- the medical room scene, the movement detection scene where the warning pulse keeps getting quicker, the air shaft scene with Gorman and Vasquez taking one for the team so they can escape, which transitions beautifully into the Queen’s lair scene. We’re all going to come through this conversation with the same old it’s the best sequel ever but I think it’s a standout and standalone story.

Which oil driller, who became an astronaut in one week in the movie Armageddon, was the one who tested positive for ketamine before heading to the asteroid?

I am thinking it was Steve Buscemi as "RockHound." There is a scene before he ascends to space to defeat the asteroid, where he goes with some of the other one-week astonauts to the strip club and spende $100k that RockHound took out from a loan shark at a 50% interst rate (I believe). Seems like he gets down. If it isn't him then it's got to be Owen Wilson.

For me, it has to be The Sixth Sense. I remember watching it for the first time not knowing anything about the plot, and when the twist finally hit—that Bruce Willis’ character was dead the whole time—it honestly flipped my brain. I sat in silence for a good five minutes just replaying the whole movie in my head. Suddenly, all those little details made sense, and I realized how carefully the film was crafted to hide the truth in plain sight.

What I really appreciate is how the twist doesn’t feel cheap. Some movies throw in a random reveal at the end just for shock value, but The Sixth Sense actually becomes a richer film after you know the ending. Rewatching it feels like a completely different experience, almost like you’re seeing it from another perspective.

Another one that stuck with me was Fight Club. I didn’t see it coming at all that Tyler Durden and the narrator were the same person. It completely reframed not just the character interactions, but also the movie’s commentary on consumerism and identity. Again, it’s the type of twist that rewards rewatching—you pick up on so many subtle clues that you just miss the first time around.

So my question is: what’s that one movie twist that left you stunned the first time you saw it? And more importantly, did the twist make the movie better for you, or did it feel like a gimmick?

Was there genuine fear in the movie theater business that VHS/VCRs would kill the movie theater or moviegoing business? In the 1980s the technology — which allowed users to watch prerecorded videocassettes or make home recordings of TV broadcasts — was being adopted by an estimated 1 million households per month in North America. That’s per month that’s a lot. Also similarly people in the 50s that the medium of TVs would kill theaters. I’m genuinely asking this question because with today with streaming a lot of people think or seem to believe movie theaters are dead or dying or are gonna go extinct due to streaming what do you think?

I’ve been digging into the origin of the old movie gag where the closing title card says “THE END” … but then adds a “?” (as in The Blob (1958), which ends with “The End” which then morphs into a questions mark to suggest the monster might return).

The earliest explicit one I’ve found so far is actually German: 1930's Westfront 1918 concludes with “ENDE?!” being displayed in rough handwritten letters, a properly haunting final frame in the context of the anti-war message. Nearly 100 years later It's essentially a cliche, a form of unresolved storytelling/sequel bait that reeks of cheesiness.

Does anyone know of any earlier examples — especially silent-era films — that play with the final “THE END” card in this way? Either literally with punctuation, or in some similar wink at the audience? Bonus points if the title card literally shows "THE END" before a question marks is cheekily appended.

Thanks in advance — I’d love to trace how far back this schlocky trope goes

I watched this one again tonight for the 5th or 6th time. I never get tired of this one! Great movie involving superb comedy as well as FBI drama. Sandra Bullock nails her performance in this one, both as a very tough FBI agent as well as a stunning beauty pageant contestant, which I think very few if any other actresses could pull off! I highly recommend this movie to anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

How was the film “RELAY” not promoted enough? What a crime, because it’s a great film with the great Riz Ahmed (from the “Night of…”) kept me guessing the whole way. Terrific cast filled with familiar faces. Check out this video from this search, trailer for relay https://share.google/jj4E2HsEM9B4h2PeH

Younger Bro thought it would be a trip to check out Justin Timberlake in AD. I nonchalantly said I’d pass and wanted to see something more current. TBH I did not have the cojones to admit that this movie freaked me the f**k out when I first watched it-this was after released to video! If I recall it’s “loosely” based on a true story? I lived in LA during this time and “knew of” the “character types” to a distant extent. I don’t want to give too much away but I do remember the naïveté of the kid brother I think it was and the shocking outcome. This movie completely shook me to my core! To this day I remember being sooo distraught and disturbed I cannot bring myself to watch again almost 20 years later. I’m in my feelings composing this post. Did this movie affect anyone else this way? Is there another movie that affected you in this manner?

Hi Reddit! I've been lurking here for a long time and I rarely post but I reached a milestone recently and thought it might be nice to celebrate with you by jumping on.

I have been keeping a list of movies that I've watched for nearly 25 years (since I was ~13). It started in a notebook and eventually I moved the list to a spreadsheet. I log the name of the movie, the name of the director(s), the year it was released, my own rating (out of 5), whether or not I own a physical copy, and what my thoughts were after watching it. Today that list is over 3,400 entries strong!

In honour of the last WTF movie I watched, I wanted to share a list of my most recent and memorable WTFs that I've either seen more than once or would watch again, for anyone else who likes this as a "genre". If you enjoyed at least one movie from this list, then I'm fairly confident you'll also enjoy any of the others which you haven't seen yet.

If you have any other WTF movies you would recommend in return, I am very grateful for your suggestions.

My top 10 WTFs

In no particular order and released within the last 20 years:

• The Substance (2024) - I finally got around to seeing this today, and I haven't said WTF this much in a very long time. I thought it was utterly brilliant.
• Hereditary (2018) - one of the only true "horror" movies on this list. Difficult to unsee. Genuinely scary.
• Kill List (2011) - very original, completely unexpected. I watched it a second time with audio commentary from the cast which I thought was really interesting.
• Eden Lake (2008) - not the ending I was hoping for, but a total bucket of WTFs from start to finish.
• I Saw the Devil (2010) - one of two Korean entries on this list. Really brilliantly done. Just when you think it can't be more WTF, it gets more WTF...
• Parasite (2019) - the second of the two Korean movies, with completely unexpected scenes out of the blue that had me saying WTF for a very long time.
• The Menu (2022) - another insane rollercoaster of WTF that just keeps building.
• Midsommar (2019) - this movie had Wicker Man vibes but I was really much more freaked out watching this. There is at least one total WTF scene that you will definitely say WTF to... and then it almost immediately hits you again.
• The House That Jack Built (2018) - this is kind of a modern take on Dante's Divine Comedy, it's quite... "poetic"... and as far as serial killer movies go, this is really out there as one of the most WTF ever. Great soundtrack too.
• Der Goldene Handschuh (2019) - the only time I've ever paused a movie to take a photo and send a WhatsApp to the friend that recommended it... total WTF from start to finish, bordering on over the top, but I'd probably watch it again so I'll mention it. It's also "based on a true story"... which makes it even more WTF.

Honorable Mentions:

• The Platform (2019) - I thought this was very original, and it had quite a lot of WTF moments. Not sure it needed a sequel though?
• We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) - so many WTF moments...
• Tusk (2014) - I've never really seen anything else quite like this. I remember sitting through the credits and the only recurring thought was... "WTFAF was that?!". I haven't seen it a second time but I would definitely watch it again.
• Three… Extremes (2004) - this was really on the verge of being too much and it's technically three short films blended into a feature, it's also the oldest on this entire list, but I've watched it more than once and it is uniquely WTF. You probably won't want to eat anything before, during, or after seeing this movie.
• Uncut Gems (2019) - whilst not entirely WTF the whole way through, that ending came out of nowhere and it hit me hard.... I watched it twice. Brilliant.
• The Perfect Host (2010) - can't believe I forgot about this. I couldn't remember the name.

I wanted to add that I've deliberately avoided the more "extreme" WTFs. There are several that I've seen that were so excessive, WTF doesn't quite cut it. If you want to see the most messed up shock cinema, there are several entries that come up quite frequently in other WTF threads which I've seen over the years of lurking here. For what it's worth, I think when a movie reaches the point of sacrificing any sincerity or logic in its story in favour of shock value, it's lost its entertainment value completely for me, hence the aversion to mentioning those titles here.

Edits:

24.08 - I swapped The Menu with Uncut Gems because I totally agree with some of the comments. Uncut Gems wasn't overly WTF, whereas The Menu really was WTF the whole way through. I also wanted to say a huge thanks for the support and comments, I never expected this to take off and the many suggestions you have given me will keep me busy for weeks!