What movie's do I need to see?

I've decided that I want to become a film citric. Obviously, I have to see a lot of films from every single movie genre. The thing is, for some of these genres I don't know what movie's I should be seeing and for the genres I do, I need to see much more.

Suggest the best film(s) I should see for each genre (or the genre's that you can help me out on)

Comedy -

Horror -

Romance -

Sci-fi -

Thriller -

Drama -

Historical -

Action/adventure -

Children/Family -

@14nc3:

Comedy -Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

Horror - Trick R Treat, Halloween (78), John Carpenters's the Thing (82'),Night of the Living Dead,

Romance -True Romance.

Sci-fi -Star Wars series, Alien series, Terminator series, Predator series,

Drama - Man on Fire, L.A. Confidential, Memento, Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, Casablanca, The Good German, Mystic River

Action/adventure -Big Trouble in Little China, Indiana Jones series, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, The Shooter,

Awesome! Haven't seen most of the films here which is great!

Comedy - Doctor Strange Love

Horror - Eraserhead

Romance - Amelie

Sci-fi - City of the Lost Children

Thriller - Oldboy

Drama - Trainspotting

Historical - Shindler's List

Action/adventure - Sukiyaki Western Django

Children/Family - Spirited Away

@14nc3: Glad to help. If you review any of them on the site, I wouldn't mind catching a link.

Drama: Collateral

Thriller: Gone in 60 seconds

Comedy: The Pest

Sci-Fi: A space Odyssey 2001

Horror: anything with Kristen Stewart in is scary...the bad kind of scary.

@humanrocket: she's had good movies

Comedy - Pineapple express, Ferris bullier, Superbad, Role Models, Kick-Ass, Kick-ass 2, Super, Whip it,

Sci-fi - Ghostbusters, Back to the Future 1 2 3.

Romance - Juno

Drama - 127 hours

Historical - Flyboys

Action/adventure - Kick-Ass, Kick-ass 2, Super, Spiderman 1 2 3, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel

Children/Family - Megamind, ANTZ, Monsters vs Aliens, any dreamworks movie.

Watch Superbad, Pineapple Express, 127 hours, Flyboys, Spiderman 1 2 3, then watch This is the End.

Horror- Halloween 1978 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 1974 Night of The Living Dead. Dawn of The Dead. Day of The Dead. (All originals not the remakes) Friday the 13th series parts 1 to 4. A Nightmare on Elm Street parts 1 to 4,certainly parts 1 and 3 as they are the best. Hellraiser, Hellraiser 2. Creepshow 1982. Trick R Treat. Scream. 28 Days Later. Cannibal Holocaust. The Shining. Child's Play. The Fly (1986). Candyman. Evil Dead (original) Evil Dead recent one.

Sci Fi- Star Wars original trilogy. Predator, Predator 2 Predators. Alien, Aliens. Robocop. Terminator, Terminator 2. District 9. Matrix (might as well watch all three) Escape From New York. They Live.

Comedy. . Evil Dead 2 Army of Darkness. Re Animator. Bride of Re Animator. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. (All are horror comedies but don't really elicit negative emotion like horror does so they are a blend of both)

Thriller- Hannibal. Silence of The Lambs. Red Dragon. Pulp Fiction. Reservoir Dogs. S7ven/Seven. Die Hard. Fight Club.

I could list more but I am sure that is enough to keep you occupied for a bit :)

everything here is gold

@kgb725: like?

Every movie not made by rob zombie

The Hunt(Jagten) drama.It's a good movie

@humanrocket: Speak

You'd likely benefit most from focusing on one genre at a time. I know you're likely not looking to specialize in reviewing only certain types of films, but there's a lot of movies out there, and each genre has it's own rules about style, execution, timing, etc.

Oh, and don't skimp on watching foreign films. Don't be afraid of the subtitles, man.

@kgb725: never seen or heard about it so I can't comment on her performance in that film.

Ghost Rider 2

@humanrocket: Watch it its based off a book

@turel_hash_ak_gik: Appreciate the words.

@mrdecepticonleader: I overlooked Robocop; I am a terrible person. I loved that movie as a youngster. Best villain in cinema too with Clarence Boddiker.

@risingbean: He is up there. "Bitches leave!" :)

Comedy: Step Brothers, Ted, Anchorman, The Hangover Trilogy, Monty Python Saga, Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny, Tropic Thunder, Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore, Billy Madison, Little Nicky

Horror: (REC), The Blair Witch Project, The Wolfman (Not technically horror, but a beautiful, intelligent and tragic masterpiece of a film), Grave Encounters, The Strangers, American Werewolf in London, The Thing (1982)

Romance: The Village, Titanic, The Notebook

Sci-Fi: Star Wars Saga Minus Episode I, Robocop, Dark City, The Matrix Saga

Sci-fi - Planet of the Apes, 2001: A Space Odyssey

Thriller - The Man from Nowhere (it's also action)

Drama - Gangs of New York, Catch Me If You Can

Historical - Apollo 13, Tora! Tora! Tora!

Action/adventure - Ip Man (Donnie Yen), Flashpoint (Donnie Yen), Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (guess), Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (seriously. It's way better than people think), Dredd

I highly recommend all of these...

In no particular order:

@14nc3: You should be busy for months at this point. Good luck with it.

That is indeed the best line in the movie. But we also have this. And let's not forget this. And that isn't even getting into him shooting Murphy in the head.

Ha yeah he has some great lines. They are a bit better than Robocops, and he has some good ones.

@mrdecepticonleader: Indeed. He is a scary, scary man. And funny in a really terrible way.

@judasnixon: @allstarsuperman: @turel_hash_ak_gik: @squares: @norrinboltagonprime21: @humanrocket: @spideyivydaredevilfan26: @jedixman: @willpayton: @mrdecepticonleader:

Thanks a lot for all the help! It means a lot.

@risingbean said:

IKR. I'm actually looking forward to it.

Horror: anything with Kristen Stewart in is scary...the bad kind of scary.

XD

Shawshank redemption

Godfather 1 and 2

Pulp fiction

Fight club.

Lawrence of Arabia

These are must watch movies.

@14nc3: You're welcome :)

Olympus has Fallen.

Forgot to mention- make sure you work in some Kurosawa films in there. The man's a genius.

Darn, yes... I forgot to put this on my list.

Seven Samurai

You really dont know squat about movies unless you've seen this. And while you're at it, you should see some films by Ingmar Bergman:

The Seventh Seal

Add these to the ones I put on my lists above.

Comedy - Cop Out. Death at a Funeral. Rush Hour.

Horror - Cabin in the Woods. I Know What You Did Last Summer. Silence of the Lambs.

Sci-fi - Man of Steel (duh). Matrix. Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Thriller - The Departed. Phonebooth.

Historical - Troy. Gladiator.

Action - End of Watch.

Children/Family - We Bought a Zoo.

@14nc3: The Protector, Army of Darkness, Tenacioud D and teh pick of Destiny

Comedy - The Twilight Saga

Horror - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Tunnel Scene

Romance - The Lord of the Rings (Concentrate on Frodo and Bilbo)

Sci-fi - The Passion of the Christ

Thriller - Michael Jackson's Thriller

Drama - Godzilla

Historical - Flinstones

Action/adventure - Gymkata

Children/Family - Sharknado

@monsterstomp: @ssejllenrad: @betatesthighlander1:@nefarious:@scorpion2501:

Thanks guys. Helping me out a lot :)

Romance - The Lord of the Rings (Concentrate on Frodo and Bilbo)

XD

Banned for saying Kristen Stuart has had good movies...oh wait...this isnt that thread. nvm, still banned though!

If you make a list of what you're going to watch, I'd be curious to see what you decide on.

Also, you should come back and give your thoughts once you watch them. It'd be good practice if your goal is to eventually become a movie critic.

Agreed.

I agree.

Comedy: Naked Gun 33 1/2, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Kung Pow: Enter The Fist, BASEketball, Half-Baked, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Monty Pythons Holy Grail, Without a Paddle, National Lampoons Vacation movies

Horror: Don't know if you're one of those people who don't like the oldies, but any of the Hammer Horror Classics are great films, 13 Ghosts, The Thing (I prefer the 1980's version, Evil Dead, House of 1000 corpses, The Devils rejects, Black Friday, and Stephen Kings It

Romance: Not really my genre lol. But a good classic romance is Casablanca. Every good movie critic has to see it atleast once.

Sci-Fy: Plan 9 from Outer Space, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Mars Attacks, Alien, Aliens, Predator, Blade Runner, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Attack of the Body Snatchers, The Blob, The Fifth Element, Dredd

Thriller: Along Came the Spider, Se7en, Signs, Duel (Amazing Thriller, possibly my favorite on this list), Phone Booth, Fallen (Other favorite)

Drama: There Will be Blood, The Last King of Scotland, Mask, Pursuit of Happiness, Seven Pounds, John Q, The Wrestler, Warm Bodies, Brian's Song, The Fifth Quarter, Remember me, Grand Torino, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Man on the Moon

Action/Adventure: The Indiana Jones Movies (1-4), Kickass 1&2, Dog Day Afternoon, The Town, Kill Bill Volume 1&2, Bitchslap, Sin City, Commando, First Blood, Natural Born Killers, Punisher War Zone, Game of Death, Inglorious Bastards, Black Hawk Down, Deathstalker 1-4 (These movies are so bad they're kinda hilarious lol..interesting watch)

Children/Family: The page master, angels in the outfield, antlantis, the iron giant, disneys a Christmas Carol

good idea! I'm a bit busy at the moment, but i'm gonna have a list put together maybe tomorrow. Have you had any experience with film studies or anything like that before? You seem to know a lot about this stuff.

I have no formal training in film studies, but it's a bit of a hobby. I love movies and movie making, and I love watching, discussing, and analyzing movies from all periods back to the silent era.

BTW talking about movie reviewing (and you might already be familiar w/ these), I recommend the RedLetterMedia Star Wars Prequel reviews if you havent seen them. They're entertaining and really insightful into not just the SW Prequels, but also movie making in general.

Awesome! I can't thank you enough man, you're helping me out a lot

Comedy - Caddy Shack, Animal House, Carry on Screaming (brit classic) & Airplane

Horror - The Wolfman (1941) Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Omen & The Exorcist.

Romance - Love Story.

Sci-fi - Alien, Blade Runner ,The Forbidden Planet & the day the Earth Stood Still (original)

Horror - Jacob's Ladder, House ('77).

Sci-fi - Fantastic Planet.

Drama - The Seventh Seal(Edit: Didn't see WillPayton mention this one but I second this film all the way, some of the best dialogue and striking imagery in a film I've ever seen), Rashomon, Enemy at the Gates.

Could only think of a few off the top of my head that hadn't already been mentioned.

There is also a series put out by Kino of Avant Garde cinema that is pretty interesting. I think there is four in total, but I can only speak of the first three having not seen the fourth. They are...

• Avant Garde - Experimental Cinema of the 20's & 30's
• Avant Garde 2 - Experimental Cinema 1928-1954
• Avant Garde 3 - Experimental Cinema 1922-1954

Also the Criterion Collection does a good job of grabbing up really interesting foreign films.

Good luck with things!

No prob. Reviewing movies is fun. If I had enough time I'd start my own YouTube movie review channel. LOL... not that I think anyone would care, but just because it'd be fun. There's already a bunch out there and some are pretty good, but also some are crappy. Too many people on YT reviewing movies as fans instead of critical reviewers.

BTW, RedLetterMedia does a regular review on their website/channel called "Half in the Bag" which is pretty cool. The reviews are not as long as their epic Prequel ones, but they do them much more often and they're fun to watch.

I've also been watching the YT channel for AMC Theaters, which does regular video podcasts about movies, and it seems mostly sci-fi and comic book movies. You should check that out.

Shawshank Redemption. That's all i have to say.