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MOON was fantastic. One man with a robot is waiting for his replacement after a long stint monitoring a moon base alone. He's been building a scale model of his hometown to pass the time. But as his replacement starts to become overdue, a problem at an outlying station causes him to leave the station... and come back to a scene he do didn't expect.
Sci-fi psych thriller, only two actors. Very dark.
Is this the one from 2009 with Sam Rockwell?
And Kevin Spacey as the voice of the robot, yes.
That movie is AMAZING! That's always my go to "hidden gem" movie recommendation
Never even heard of this one, I'll check it out
Fun fact: the writer/director Duncan Jones is the son of David Bowie.
Highly recommend checking out Dark City, I think you'll dig it.
The Fifth Element was already mentioned, but it's my go-to 90's flick. Second up, Demolition Man.
Just don't ask where the meat comes from, do you see any cows around here?
Not Another Teen Movie
Seeing this recommendation caused me to think of: Easy A (2010) Mean Girls (2004) Legally Blonde (2001)
These aren't as good as many of the movies mentioned here, but they're decent (imo) and very much "of the time"
A couple of my favorites that haven't been mentioned yet:
A Few Good Men - legal drama that explores the idea of "just following orders" in the military
Shawshank Redemption - one of the best movies ever, just go watch it already
Edit: You might also enjoy Equilibrium - dystopian film about a future where extreme emotions are outlawed in an effort to prevent crime. Bonus fun action scenes involving gun katas.
Shawshank is so good! It's one we watch everytime we see it on. Also Eternal Sunshine.
Ooh, I've never seen Eternal Sunshine. Will have to look for it.
Yeah it is really good
Titan A.E. - The last great Don Bluth animated film that sank Fox Animation at the box office is still an incredible hidden gem from 2000.
Clerks
There Will be Blood (rather straightforward) or Mulholland Drive (surreal/abstract story telling)
Boogie Nights, Jackie Brown, Donnie Brasco , the big Lebowski.
Will check these out thanks awnd will be keeping an eye on this to see if younwill add anymore in the future
Isn't taxi driver from the 70s?
Maybe they meant just "Taxi?" Originally from France in 1998, it was remade in America in 2004.
Sorry i might have to remove it now
Honestly if it's the kind of thing you're looking for, I think it's fine even if it's not from that time period.
Start with animation for fun. Watch Grave of the Fireflies.
Now you are ready for Spirited Away or, my favorite, Porco Rosso. It's not the best. It's just my favorite.
Now Schindler's List. Then The Usual Suspects.
Pair Treasure Planet with Muppets Treasure Island. You deserve the break.
Maybe do The Matrix next. Pair with IP Man I guess.
Seriously half of the IMDB top 100 movies are from this time range. They aren't all going to fit you. They don't fit me. But they are worth watching for what they bring.
1990 to 2010 is 20 years. In film terms, that's a massive age! That gets you from Back to the Future Part 3, Batman Returns, Jurassic Park, Tremors and The Hunt for Red October through things like GoldenEye (in fact, the entire Brosnan Bond era!) the entire Star Wars prequel trilogy, Leon, The Fifth Element, The Matrix, Swordfish, The Bourne Identity reinventing the action genre, Blade, Fantastic Four, Batman Begins, Iron Man all the way up to Salt, RED and The Expendables. Jesus, a quick Google reminds me that Inception was 2010.
Christ, I feel old now.
Inception was ? Now i feel old.
I'll second Fight Club.
Terminator 2.
Aliens (yeah, it's 1986 but it's awesomeness transcends time)
I have watched terminator 2 and fight club .
If you haven't already seen Aliens, I'd give it a shot too. In terms of aesthetic and plot, I'd say it's pretty solid 1980s/1990s sci-fi action. It's outside the timber period you specify, but it's a good time.
Aliens is one of my favourite movies. I've never seen such a well executed genre pivot: Alien goes down in history as an incredible horror movie, but Aliens is a completely different tone, much more actiony. It's great.
How is Fargo not already on your list?
I have watched season 1 of the series which everyone seems to agree is a great adaptationbof the movie so i kinda skipped it
You seem to like David Fincher a lot. It's a shame that 'Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is 2011, I suppose.
This kind of thing is something that algorithms are better at than people - the resources are there, so you may as well use them.
Anyway, a well-regarded but often forgotten (by me at least) recommendation: Dead Man's Shoes (2004). (don't Google it beforehand though). Trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hChf0hmh0fM
I have seen the girl with the dragon tattoo and i gotta say its one of the few movies to leave me sad and on the verge of tears. And i don't have an algorithm as i use a newpipe fork called pipepipe. Also i do love david fincher the most of the great films i have seen from that era seems to be his.
By algorithms, I just meant Google or AI: mostly rubbish of course, but shit-hot at answering 'Best 90s films' type questions.
I suspect you get downvotes a lot 'cos no-one wants to do the drudge work that tech can actually handle.
I have actually kinda searched for that but i have watched most of the results because they display based on popularity , box offuce succes etc.
I have watched eternal sunshine of the spotless mind and will check out the others
Memento
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
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