Dancing at Lughnasa - Meryl Streep

Knives Out

Ondine

In America

The Wind that Shakes the Barley

The Way, Way Back - a wonderful coming-of-age film with Toni Collette, Steve Carrell, Sam Rockwell. (Not to be confused with The Way Back with Ben Affleck which I haven't seen.)

The Way, Way back is familiar with anyone who ever owned a station wagon - it was the third row seat that faced the back of the car. I had 3 stations wagons, complete with faux wood paneling on the sides and all 3 of my kids fought for the way, way back. This of course was before mini-vans and SUV's became popular.

The visitor is probably on Netflix or maybe Prime.

On another note I changed my browser and can now successfully message here--yay

aktillery, I’ve seen The Proposal and loved it. I also liked Two Weeks Notice and Maid in Manhattan. And Miss Congeniality. We have Sleepless in Seattle on right now. I’m a big fan of An Affair to Remember, too. I’m so shallow!

A super movie, The Hundred Foot Journey with Helen Mirren, is on Netflix now. So is Julie & Julia.

Woman in Gold with Ryan Reynolds and Helen Mirren. A docudrama about the fight to have the Klimt painting which was stolen by the Nazis returned to its rightful owner. No my usual fluff but it was very good! Free on Vudu or pay on Amazon Prime Video. (What’s Vudu?)

nutsaboutplants, I remember seeing Peter Dinklage for the first time in The Station Agent.

Science chick, yes Dinklage was in that movie. Watched it a few times. Enjoyed every time.

Lisa, will look for The Visitor!

maire-cate, grazie mille!

lynn, yes, Air Force One was great. Will be good to watch it Again sometime.

BF, thanks!

What a wonderful thing this GF community is!

Bbstx, you’re welcome anytime! Really. I think you two will have a blast. DH’s favs, to the extent I can recall them, are any of the Peter Sellers movies, Throw Mama from the Train, The Intern ... I know his sitcom favorites more readily. Mom, New Adventures of Old Christine, Veep, My Family (British), young Sheldon, Big Bang Theory, Frazier ... you get the idea.

oh, he loves to watch stand up comedy and late night shows.

Oh my goodness, Drop Dead Gorgeous is also top of the list for my personal funniest movie ever! I saw it with my sister who shares my penchant for dark humor. We spent the movie LOL-ing in a theater of folks who, um, didn't think it was that funny. Here are a few of my own picks:

Bad Santa (also saw with my sister who told me as we left 'I think I was too young for that movie' hahahaha)

Lady Macbeth with Florence Pugh

Emma

Wild Nights with Emily (Ms Dickinson as you've never seen her)

Her Smell - so dark but Elisabeth Moss is amazing

Almost Famous - I could rewatch this one every year forever

A Star is Born-Gaga version, most achingly romantic movie I've ever seen

The Unbearable Lightness of Being - this review captures the unique bittersweet flavor of the movie. Book was amazing too

Obvious Child

Philomena - love me some Judi Dench, this was wonderful

I would like to add another movie I truly enjoyed

Sylvia - It is about the life of Sylvia Plath

Trailer for Sylvia

Nuts, seeing your DH’s list of favs, I think he would definitely enjoy Steve Martin & Martin Short on Netflix.

Lars, just watched the trailer for The Lady in the Van. I noticed James Corden. Was it a bit part or a cameo? I have no idea when he “broke into the big time.”

running, thank you for that list! I see a couple of my favorites there. Look forward to trying the rest.

bbstx, I have to tell my husband about Steve Martin &Martin Short. He’d love that. Maybe I’ll watch it with him.

aktillery, Great addition to the list.

Lars, didn’t Alan Bennett also write The Reader? I loved that book and gave it as a gift for a couple of years after reading it.

Bpath, I *love* The Reader, both the book and the movie. It’s by Bernhard Schlink (assuming we’re referring to the same book, about the post-WW Germany).

I was all set to watch The King of Staten Island this evening, but it's $20 to rent. I don't know... We pay for direct tv, Netflix, apple tv and probably a few other services, so I feel like I should stick to those. I really wanted to see Pete Davidson and Marisa Tomei, though. Has anyone seen it yet?

I have to be careful what movies I watch. The Deer Hunter and Taxi Driver gave me nightmares for months when I was younger, so I have to vet carefully.

Someone above mentioned Winter's Bone. I'm familiar with that part of the country, and it's an accurate depiction. Jennifer Lawrence is wonderful in it.

eta, Runninginplace, I could watch Almost Famous every year forever, too! I loved all the actors in it.

Nuts, oops I got the title wrong. It's The Uncommon Reader. A very different story! And btw, I keep seeing your movie at the library, now that I can check things out again (back dock pick-up) I think I'll get it.

Feathers, I’ve been hearing about Almost Famous. Anxious to try that and your other recommendations.

bpath, ah, I got it now, The Uncommon Reader! Ok, will look for it. When you say you keep seeing the movie in the library, you mean The Reader? Yes, please try it and see what you think. Kate Winslet is a wonderful actor.

Is The Uncommon Reader a movie or only a book? I can find the book, but I cannot find a movie by that name.

So many great movies! Here are a few more I've enjoyed:

The Diary of a Teenage Girl - creepy theme (teenager and older man) but beautifully done

The Florida Project - made me cry

Yesterday - made me smile

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - “In India, we have a saying – everything will be all right in the end. So if it is not all right, it is not yet the end.”

The Good Liar - because Helen Mirren of course

The Favourite - Olivia Colman earned that Oscar

Edited to add: Elle with Isabelle Huppert-really dark and twisty, and of course she is always mesmerizing

Running, I just watched The Good Liar this weekend and loved it. Also agree Yesterday and Exotic Marigold Hotel were both good ones.

I watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding again recently. Always makes me laugh and think of Windex for days.

High Fidelity

Overboard with Goldie Hawn

Frequency

Sixteen Candles (my DD and I watch this one a lot and now DGD is onboard)

All of you posted some good ones I had forgotten and will have to check out again. Good thread.

Original Overboard (1987) 👍👍👍👍

Overboard remake (2018) 👎👎👎 👎

we recently re watched Romancing The Stone and Jewel of the Nile. was pleasantly surprised how fun they still are.

Because of that we also watched War of the Roses, which we had never seen before. didn't really like it at all. the pranks came across mean and stupid rather than funny.

Running, outside and BF, thank you! This is going to be a wonderful list for all times (for me).

Running and Feathers, I watched Almost Famous last night. Well-made, with a great cast. Thanks!

maire-cate, watched Lars and the Real Girl On Saturday. Yes, it’s so sweet.

Bbstx, thanks for the disambiguation between the two makes of that movie. Will be sure to look for the 1987 one.

Nutsaboutplants, I'm glad you liked Almost Famous. The actors make that film... and so does Elton John's Tiny Dancer. Just a good film to enjoy for what it is.

nuts, yes, I mean I keep seeing The Reader at the library. And I pick it up thinking it is The Uncommon Reader every time lol.

bbstx, The Uncommon Reader is only a Book, and a delightful one.

We watched Silence of the Lambs the other night, I don’t love it because it’s so creepy, but dang is it good. On the other hand, we watched Sleeping with the Enemy again, both remembering how much it absorbed us the first time around, and ugh, it hasn’t aged well. Not sure if it’s the shoulder pads or the cheesy 80s music.

Because of this thread, I just watched Knives Out. It was totally unlike what I expected! But probably what kept me fascinated through the whole thing was Daniel Craig’s southern drawl!

IdaClaire - since you liked Jojo Rabbit and you mentioned on another thread that you enjoy What We Do in the Shadows, you should check out Taika Watiti's earlier film The Hunt for the Wilderpeople

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hunt_for_the_wilderpeople

Oh, thank you so much, terriks! I see it's available on Amazon Prime, and I happen to have a couple of do-nothing vacation days coming up, so yes -- will definitely be watching this one.

Aktillery, watched Coherence last night. Trippy! I enjoyed the cerebral quality to the puzzle that unfolds along with the explanation.

Thanks to the great suggestions here, I’ve been watching one movie every night before bed. (Choice depends largely on what’s available for streaming at the moment.) Really wanted to try Elle, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being (loved the book) and other suggestions here, but many of them are not currently available. The offerings change, so I’m hopeful that I’ll get an opportunity to try the various suggestions.

Nuts, yes isn't is good? It was definitley entertaining and kept you guessing.

We recently watched an older movie (2000s) called Return to Me, with Minnie Driver and David Duchovny. Spectacular supporting cast of Helen Hunt, Jim Belushi, Carroll O’Connor and others. The plot is pretty thin, it’s a romantic comedy, but the moments of interaction a group of old men friends who hang out in a bar/ restaurant one of them owns are priceless—-ongoing bickering about who is the best male singer, Sinatra, Martin, Torme, etc. Likewise there are a few moments between Belushi and Hunt that are pure gold. Helen Hunt directed and i believe she co-wrote it as well.

Kswl, I’m going to look for it. Didn’t know Helen Hunt did any directing. Sounds interesting.

Aktillery, yes, it kept you guessing. What was nice was that it was not guessing in a whodunnit way, but in an attempt to figure out the underlying principle/logic.

I ran across another movie yesterday I had enjoyed, The Book of Henry. It’s about a young boy who suspects a neighbor of abusing his step-daughter. There is much more to the story but I don’t want to give anything away in case someone wants to watch it.

I also recently watched some of the old ’Oceans’ series. I really liked Oceans 13 and the female version, Oceans 8, appealed to me as well.

I'm always surprised how many people have not seen Best in Show. Hilarious!

Kswl, DH's aunt was a waitress for many years at Twin Anchors in Chicago, where Return to Me was filmed. It's a pretty small place. She said everyone on the cast was great with the exception of David Duchovny. It was I believe Carroll O'Connor's last piece of work.

Also wanted to add, I saw this NYT story about the best movies of 2020 so far that are all streaming. NYT movies

olliesmom yes! most of Christopher Guest movies are gold. in that vein, I also highly recommend Spinal Tap. (not one of his movies, but he co wrote it, and is one of my favorite mockumentaries.)

Did you know that Guest played the Six Fingered Man in the Princess Bride?

Gsciencechic, how cool is that about your aunt working at the restaurant! I enjoyed the interaction amongst the older actors so much! wish DH had a cohort like that, but I guess since all our friends are still married it would not obtain. Minnie Driver is a very different sort of actress and I liked her very much too. Bonnie Hunt is a particular favorite—-I see I called her Helen above and cannot edit the mistake ☹️

Olliesmom, I had to make a road trip not long ago, and my sister texted me, "If you get tired, pull over. If you get hungry, eat something."

We just finished Season 1 of Liar from 2017 with Joanne Froggatt on Amazon. Good, lots of twists and turns. Season 2 has started on Sundance but we cannot access it.

Joanie, I really enjoyed Liar. I finished season two last night. It was great.

BF, no idea about him playing that part in The Princess Bride!

Feathers, LOL

Sciencechick, your aunt working there —that’s cool! Will check out the article with the recommendations.

joanie, glad to hear that Liar is good. I saw it on amazon but didn’t try it, but now I will.

aktillery——I happy to know season two of Liar was good. I’m not sure when we will be able to get it. Hopefully soon.

We also liked Dirty John.

Watched Molly’s Game last night. Amazing. I knew about it, but didn’t watch it because I know nothing about poker. But got curious after seeing Aaron Sorkin’s name. Great writing and performance.

Last night I watched Selma (free rental on Amazon Prime and YouTube). We're discussing it in a Zoom class today and I'd left it till the last minute. I was totally unprepared for its impact. Some of it was difficult to watch but I needed to see this. I went through a lot of Kleenex.

Bunny, good to know. Added to list of things to try. Agree that sometimes we have to brace ourselves to feel and experience things that need to be felt and experienced, though it’s easier to take a pass.

Nuts, I really enjoyed Molly's Game as well. I really love Jessica Chastain.

Another great movie she is in and it is free on Amazon Prime is Miss Sloan.

Aktillery, thanks for the Molly’s Game recommendation. Yes, she’s amazing. This is the first movie I’ve seen with her in a major role.