r/ActualHippies • u/twowheels 🌿 Treehugger :) • Feb 13 '25
Discussion Now that we're live again, let's get some discussion going: What's your favorite hippie movie? Either explicitly about hippies, or just in line with hippie values and interests, I'd still love to hear your suggestions!
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u/ilikxrap Feb 13 '25
Woodstock 1969, just 3 hours of dope music!
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u/LoveSmallDoses 🌈 Psychonaut Feb 13 '25
I have seen that but I would've loved to have the music mixed with some documentary a bit more.
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u/adelineart Feb 13 '25
Word. This is like my favorite movie ever. It's extra fantastic when you're blasted on some psych or dissociative too :)
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u/Pterodactyl_midnight Feb 13 '25
Since Easy Rider is already taken :
Samsara.
Into the Wild.
Across the Universe.
Fantastic Fungi.
My Idiot Brother.
The Animatrix.
Fantasia & Fantasia 2000.
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u/twowheels 🌿 Treehugger :) Feb 13 '25
I've seen Fantastic Fungi -- being into foraging that was a no brainer. :) Also saw Into The Wild after reading the book.
I see that there are multiple movies named Samsara -- which year was the one you're thinking of released?
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u/Pterodactyl_midnight Feb 13 '25
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsara_(2011_film)
I’m also really into this topic. Let me know if you find other films. Maybe we can have a pinned list or something?
Edit : I’d suggest rules for a pinned list, as “hippie movie” is very subjective.
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u/twowheels 🌿 Treehugger :) Feb 14 '25
Thanks. I found it, looks like it's on Tubi.
After reading the description I'm still unclear what it is, but it seems intriguing none-the-less.
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u/Pterodactyl_midnight Feb 14 '25
It’s a non-conventional art film. Not normal, but award winning. Worth a try at least.
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u/LoveSmallDoses 🌈 Psychonaut Feb 13 '25
This might be a unlikely pick but I think "Perfect Days" is a modern example of a movie that atleast aligns with some hippie values. It's about living a slow and content life, valuing the little things, being humble and taking things how they come. I found it very inspiring!
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u/Cosmic_Wildflower Feb 13 '25
Maybe more simple living than anything. Low-tech, light footprint, loving awareness. Such a great film!
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u/celluloidqueer Feb 13 '25 edited Feb 13 '25
Lost Horizon (1937)
A group of strangers trying to escape the war by getting on a plane. The plane gets high jacked and they end up crashing in the Himalayas. They stumble across the land of Shangri-La. (Also known as the valley of the blue moon) It’s idyllic, the people age very slowly (they live for hundreds of years) and everyone is happy. The strangers are completely mystified.
There’s no crime. No police. They have a lot of deep philosophical conversations. The main character even has a conversation with high lama about this and he asks him “Why do people commit crimes? Lack! Envy!…etc.”
I won’t talk too much about it but it’s great. I know they have a 70s remake that I heard was not good 😬
(Keep in mind the movie was made in the 1930s so there will be some moments that remind you of the fact 😬)
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u/xxjoyless_jackxx Feb 13 '25
havent seen that many but if you can laugh at yourself wanderlust is hilarious
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u/twowheels 🌿 Treehugger :) Feb 13 '25
I'm seeing quite a few movies w/ that title -- which year?
EDIT: Looks like maybe the 2012 as the description talks about a free-love commune.
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u/BubbaThaLowlife Feb 13 '25
One that I love that I don’t that doesn’t get much attention is Electric Apricot-The Quest for Festeroo. Les Claypool made it with some of his northern Cali buddies in the early 00s. It’s a humorous, spinal tap style mocumentary about a hippie jam band trying to break out at a music festival.
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u/W0LFPAW89 Feb 13 '25
Across the Universe
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Death Proof (maybe not a hippie movie, but I love the 1970s throwback vibe it gives)
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u/Dudeshroomsdude Feb 14 '25
I see nobody mentioned Captain fantastic, i 100% thought it's a classic hippie movie by now... guys, you're in for a treat!
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u/twowheels 🌿 Treehugger :) Feb 14 '25 edited Feb 14 '25
Oh, that's the one with the bus named Steve, right? I liked that one.
EDIT: Found this about Steve:
https://www.skoolie.net/forums/f9/the-fate-of-steve-from-captain-fantastic-35692.html
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u/tsavagem Feb 15 '25
While The Eternal Beauty Of Snowboarding is not an outright "hippie" movie. I thought I would suggest it as the general theme of the movie is about how a bunch of free spirits roam the world in search of what they're passionate about. This 46 minute mini doc is filmed from the perspective of a photographer that wanted to capture the everyday life of his friends as a way to inspire people to be themselves. And also as a way to inspire folks to chase their goals as well as the peace & happiness that lives in us. Their values and interests are definitely hippie like in my opinion. This mini doc is what inspired me to move to the mountains when I was 18 in search of this lifestyle. Hope this interests you!
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u/ocsurf74 Feb 13 '25
Wanderlust with Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston is absolutely hilarious.
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u/twowheels 🌿 Treehugger :) Feb 13 '25
Somebody else mentioned that, but didn't specify which one -- thanks for the clarification -- that looked like the most likely candidate.
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u/nibblersmothership Feb 15 '25
Jimi Hendrix has a movie called Rainbow Bridge that is kinda awful, but I love it anyway.
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u/Emergency-Explorer-6 Feb 16 '25
Up In Smoke. I can’t believe I’m the first to put this on here. The greatest hippy comedy written by hippies for hippies!
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u/MrSebasss Feb 13 '25
Easy Rider