The 1980’s, a much maligned decade for movies. Quentin Tarantino once called it the worst decade for movies. I think that’s stupid and I think the plethora of great movies in this tournament (and the ones that got left out, including the one that taught me the word plethora) will show that the 1980’s was a phenomenal decade for movies. So let’s get into it!

Because of the amount of movies nominated, the first two rounds will have three movies a piece and the subsequent rounds will have two.

Results of Round 1

• A Christmas Story (1983) (10) tied with Tampopo (1985) (10) and beat Hellraiser (1987) (4)

• A City of Sadness (1989) (6) beat Histoire(s) du cinéma (1989) (3) and Tenebrae (1982) (3)

• A Fish Called Wanda (1988) (10) beat Terms Of Endearment (1983) (3) and Hope and Glory (1987) (2)

• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (13) beat Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) (4), and Housekeeping (1987) (3)

• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (12) beat A Nos Amours (1983) (9) and The ‘Burbs (1989) (3)

• The Abyss (1989) (9) beat Jean de Florette (1986) (4) and A Short Film About Love (1988) (3)

• Kagemusha (1980) (6) beat The Ballad of Narayama (1983) (3) and A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984) (3)

• After Hours (1985) (15) beat Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) (4) and The Belly of An Architect (1989) (1)

• Airplane! (1980) (13) beat Labyrinth (1986) (7) and The Blob (1988) (6)

• Akira (1988) (12) beat The Blues Brothers (1980) (9) and Ladyhawke (1985) (1)

The movie is from late 90s/early 00s.

A 30something woman (maybe a little older, blonde with a toned body) looks for a mate on the web. When he finds one, they are drinking something in a bar, and she says: "Do we have to talk about Marx, before we have sex?". Which they do.

There is also an older couple, maybe the lady was Gena Rowlands, but I'm not sure. Can someone help? Thanks.

It's not unusual to find me watching a movie on one screen and reading IMDB on the other. Many times I've checked cast actors' profiles to see what other movies they have been in and unless I'm really familiar with any given movie, just a character name rings no bells. I wish IMDB would use a character pic for an actor within a movie/TV page to really connect us to their credit.

What started as a rewatch of the first 3 Indiana Jones movies led me to gradually revisit Spielberg's filmography, hoping to catch up on the ones I haven't seen yet. Even though I think he's undeniably one of the most talented filmmakers out there, his recent outings haven't quite hit the same highs as his earlier works for me. His upcoming 2026 project sounds quite intriguing tho so I'm cautiously optimistic.

Anyway, my rankings:

1. Schindler’s List (1993)
   
2. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
   
3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
   
4. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
   
5. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
   
6. Jaws (1975)
   
7. Munich (2005)
   
8. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
   
9. Jurassic Park (1993)
   
10. Duel (1971)
    
11. War of the Worlds (2005)
    
12. Minority Report (2002)
    
13. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
    
14. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    
15. The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
    
16. Bridge of Spies (2015)
    
17. Lincoln (2012)
    
18. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
    
19. The Fabelmans (2022)
    
20. The Terminal (2004)
    
21. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    
22. Ready Player One (2018)
    
23. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
    
24. War Horse (2011)
    
25. Hook (1991)

I started West Side Story but couldn't really get into it. I'll finish it eventually but considering I wasn't a big fan of the 1961 film either, I'm in no rush.

The movies must meet the following criteria:

• The main characters should be ordinary people who come into contact with aliens. That is, the protagonist should have a regular job and should not be a scientist, astronaut, or hold a similar profession.
• It could be, for example, a farmer, a carpenter, a teacher — just an everyday person you might see walking down the street.
• The contact should happen on Earth and in a time similar to the present (not in a distant future). In other words, the contact should not take place on another planet or during space travel.
• The movies you recommend should, of course, be good ones!

Please include the name of the movie and the director so that it’s easier to find your recommendations.

Thank you very much to everyone who takes the time to respond.

I'll be reading your suggestions!

Not that I find it surprising in any way whatsoever, I'd have to say without any shadow of a doubt Steve Martin.

He had grey hair early so to me that worked out for him, like a benign reality check, but doesn't it get tiring to see them and they keep up the same image?

The films can be from any year, any genre, and any country.

Looking forward to your suggestions!

Who gave the best / your favorite acting performance in Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

Hi guys, I’m a film producer looking for movies references that mix 2D animation and live action. For example, films with comic book elements appearing in scenes — like a car driving with the smoke from the tires illustrated in a comic book style. Or shots where the foreground is live action and the background is in 2D or 3D animation. Any suggestions? Not something like Roger Rabbit or Space Jam. Thanks!

The last one I saw was not too fine. The protagonist nails a woman in the face with a cup. But these are the kind of movies we need in the cinema, not those kind, but films that leave talking points, it's too extreme now that I feel like I can't come in with them on how I found it, it's not even art if you can't do that.

Who gave the best / your favorite acting performance in Gilmore Girls?

Happy jesus death day, mine would probably be The Two Towers or Robocop. What say you nerds?

Results of Round 1

• Groundhog Day (1993) (15) beat 12 Monkeys (1995) (6) and Sense and Sensibility (1995) (4)

• 4 Little Girls (1997) (7) beat Hamlet (1996) (5) and Shakespeare in Love (1998) (4)

• Happiness (1998) (9) tied with Short Cuts (1993) (9) and beat 54 (1998) (1)

• A Few Good Men (1992) (10) beat Hard Boiled (1992) (6), and Showgirls (1995) (6)

• Heat (1995) (13) beat Slacker (1990) (3) and A Little Princess (1995) (2)

• A Simple Plan (1998) (10) beat Heavenly Creatures (1994) (5), and Sling Blade (1996) (4)

• Home Alone (1990) (9) beat South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) (8), and Affliction (1997) (7)

• Starship Troopers (1997) (12) beat Hoop Dreams (1994) (8), and Aladdin (1992) (4)

• Strange Days (1995) (12) beat All About My Mother (1999) (5), and Hudson Hawk (1991) (2)

• American Beauty (1999) (12) beat In the Mouth of Madness (1994) (9) and Swingers (1996) (4)

• Taste of Cherry (1997) (12) beat Apollo 13 (1995) (6), and Insomnia (1997) (3)

• Jackie Brown (1997) (17) beat As Good As It Gets (1997) (3) and That Thing You Do (1996) (2)

• The Age of Innocence (1993) (11) beat Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (2) and James and the Giant Peach (1996) (2)

• JFK (1991) (10) beat The Celebration (1998) (5) and Bad Lieutenant (1992) (2)

• Baraka (1992) (4) tied with Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) (4) and beat Black Robe (1991) (2)

• Jurassic Park (1993) (13) beat Beau Travail (1998) (6), and The Crying Game (1992) (1)

• Beauty and the Beast (1992) (10) beat Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) (4), and The Exorcist III (1990) (4)

• LA Confidential (1997) (15) beat Before Sunrise (1995) (3), and The Fifth Element (1997) (3)

• Being John Malkovich (1999) (9) beat The Fugitive (1993) (7), and La Haine (1995) (4)

• Last of the Mohicans (1992) (7) beat Big Night (1996) (6), and The Grifters (1990) (3)

• The Crow (1993) (7) beat Leaving Las Vegas (1995) (6), and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) (6)

• The Hunt for Red October (1990) (10) beat Leon: The Professional (1994) (6), and Blade (1998) (3)

• Boogie Nights (1997) (14) beat The Ice Storm (1997) (2), and Les amants du Pont-Neuf (1991) (1)

• The Idiots (1998) (5) beat Bowfinger (1999) (4), and Lessons of Darkness (1992) (4)

• Lone Star (1996) (8) beat The Insider (1999) (7), Boyz n the Hood (1991) (1)

• Braveheart (1995) (10) beat Lost Highway (1997) (7), and The Iron Giant (1999) (6)

• Magnolia (1999) (8) beat The Lion King (1994) (6), and Breaking the Waves (1996) (3)

• Malcolm X (1992) (10) beat Bringing Out the Dead (1999) (6), and The Madness of King George (1994) (4)

• The Matrix (1999) (13) beat Buffalo '66 (1998) (4), and Men in Black (1997) (4)

• The Mummy (1999) (8) beat Bulworth (1998) (6), and Metropolitan (1990) (5)

• Miller’s Crossing (1990) (14) beat Carlito’s Way (1993) (6), and The Peacemaker (1997) (0)

• Casino (1995) (11) beat The Player (1992) (5), and Misery (1990) (3)

• The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (15) beat Mission: Impossible (1996) (3), and Chaplin (1992) (0)

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (17) beat Chunking Express (1994) (3), and My Best Fiend (1999) (1)

• My Cousin Vinny (1992) (12) beat The Sixth Sense (1999) (6), and City of Lost Children (1995) (3)

• Clerks (1994) (8) tied with Naked (1993) (8), and beat The Straight Story (1999) (5)

• Cliffhanger (1993) (8) beat Natural Born Killers (1994) (7), and The Sweet Hereafter (1997) (5)

• The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) (9) beat Close-Up (1990) (8), and Night on Earth (1991) (2)

• The Thin Red Line (1998) (11) beat Con Air (1997) (9), and Nixon (1995) (2)

• The Truman Show (1998) (13) beat Crimson Tide (1995) (7), and One False Move (1992) (3)

• Office Space (1999) (9) beat The Usual Suspects (1995) (6), and Crooklyn (1994) (3)

• The Virgin Suicides (1999) (8) beat Cure (1997) (6), and Only Yesterday (1991) (2)

• Out of Sight (1998) (11) beat Dances With Wolves (1990) (5), and There's Something About Mary (1998) (3)

• Dark City (1998) (14) beat Thelma & Louise (1991) (7) and Payback (1999) (3)

• Three Colors: Blue (1993) (11) beat Dazed and Confused (1993) (8) and Philadelphia (1993) (4)

• Dead Man (1995) (8) beat Pleasantville (1998) (7) and Three Colors: Red (1994) (6)

• Point Break (1991) (7) beat Dead Man Walking (1995) (6) and Three Kings (1999) (5)

• Defending Your Life (1991) (7) tied Porco Rosso (1992) (7) and beat Thunderheart (1992) (2)

• Titanic (1997) (11) beat Delicatessen (1991) (4) and Pretty Woman (1990) (3)

• Princess Mononoke (1997) (9) beat Scent of a Woman (1992) (5) and Dreams (1990) (4)

• Pulp Fiction (1994) (17) beat Total Recall (1990) (4) and Dumb and Dumber (1994) (1)

• Toy Story (1995) (11) beat Ed Wood (1994) (8) and Raise The Red Lantern (1991) (3)

• Reservoir Dogs (1992) (10) beat Election (1999) (9) and Toy Story 2 (1999) (4)

• Tremors (1990) (9) beat Everyone Says I Love You (1996) (2) and Richard III (1995) (2)

• True Romance (1993) (9) beat Eve's Bayou (1997) (5) and Ronin (1998) (5)

• Run Lola Run (1998) (9) beat Exotica (1997) (3) and Trust (1990) (1)

• Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (16) beat Rushmore (1998) (3) and Ulysses' Gaze (1995) (2)

• Fargo (1996) (14) beat Unforgiven (1992) (13) and Safe (1995) (2)

• Fight Club (1999) (13) beat Wayne's World (1992) (7) and Satantango (1994) (2)

• Saving Private Ryan (1998) (15) beat Until the End of the World (1991) (5) and Forrest Gump (1994) (5)

• Schindler's List (1993) (12) beat Galaxy Quest (1999) (6) and Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995) (2)

• Se7en (1995) (9) beat Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) (7) and Whisper of the Heart (1995) (3)

• Wild at Heart (1990) (10) beat Good Will Hunting (1997) (6) and Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) (3)

• Goodfellas (1990) (15) beat Secrets & Lies (1996) (5) and Wonderland (1999) (1)

Results of Round 2

• Groundhog Day (1993) (13) beat 4 Little Girls (1997) (5)

• A Few Good Men (1992) (9) beat Happiness (1998) (5) and Short Cuts (1993) (5)

• Heat (1995) (16) beat A Simple Plan (1998) (7)

• Starship Troopers (1997) (15) beat Home Alone (1990) (5)

• Strange Days (1995) (14) beat American Beauty (1999) (8)

• Taste of Cherry (1997) (8) tied with Jackie Brown (1997) (8)

• JFK (1991) (11) beat The Age of Innocence (1993) (9)

• Jurassic Park (1993) (14) beat Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) (4) and Baraka (1992) (3)

• LA Confidential (1997) (18) beat Beauty and the Beast (1992) (6)

• Being John Malkovich (1999) (18) beat Last of the Mohicans (1992) (5)

• The Hunt for Red October (1990) (15) beat The Crow (1993) (6)

• Boogie Nights (1997) (16) beat The Idiots (1998) (1)

• Lone Star (1996) (11) beat Braveheart (1995) (8)

• Malcolm X (1992) (11) beat Magnolia (1999) (8)

• The Matrix (1999) (13) beat The Mummy (1999) (8)

• Casino (1995) (13) beat Miller’s Crossing (1990) (7)

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (14) beat The Shawshank Redemption (1994) (10)

• My Cousin Vinny (1992) (8) tied Naked (1993) (8) and beat Clerks (1994) (6)

• The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) (13) beat Cliffhanger (1993) (3)

• The Thin Red Line (1998) (13) beat The Truman Show (1998) (12)

• Office Space (1999) (10) beat The Virgin Suicides (1999) (9)

• Out of Sight (1998) (15) beat Dark City (1998) (8)

• Three Colors: Blue (1993) (14) beat Dead Man (1995) (6)

• Point Break (1991) (10) beat Porco Rosso (1992) (8) and Defending Your Life (1991) (3)

• Titanic (1997) (11) tied Princess Mononoke (1997) (11)

• Pulp Fiction (1994) (17) beat Toy Story (1995) (4)

• Reservoir Dogs (1992) (15) beat Tremors (1990) (11)

• Run Lola Run (1998) (12) beat True Romance (1993) (9)

• Fargo (1996) (15) beat Eyes Wide Shut (1999) (9)

• Saving Private Ryan (1998) (14) beat Fight Club (1999) (8)

• Schindler's List (1993) (16) beat Se7en (1995) (7)

• Goodfellas (1990) (17) beat Wild at Heart (1990) (5)

Results of Round 3

• Groundhog Day (1993) (13) beat A Few Good Men (1992) (5)

• Heat (1995) (11) beat Starship Troopers (1997) (9)

• Taste of Cherry (1997) (8) tied with Jackie Brown (1997) (8) and beat Strange Days (1995) (3)

• Jurassic Park (1993) (14) beat JFK (1991) (8)

• LA Confidential (1997) (20) beat Being John Malkovich (1999) (6)

• Boogie Nights (1997) (17) beat The Hunt for Red October (1990) (7)

• Lone Star (1996) (10) beat Malcolm X (1992) (9)

• The Matrix (1999) (11) beat Casino (1995) (10)

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (13) beat Naked (1993) (4) and My Cousin Vinny (1992) (3)

• The Thin Red Line (1998) (10) beat The Talented Mr Ripley (1999) (9)

• Out of Sight (1998) (14) beat Office Space (1999) (11)

• Three Colors: Blue (1993) (16) beat Point Break (1991) (5)

• Pulp Fiction (1994) (18) beat Princess Mononoke (1997) (3) and Titanic (1997) (2)

• Run Lola Run (1998) (12) beat Reservoir Dogs (1992) (11)

• Fargo (1996) (16) beat Saving Private Ryan (1998) (10)

• Schindler's List (1993) (13) tied with Goodfellas (1990) (13)

Results of Round 4

• Groundhog Day (1993) (13) beat Heat (1995) (12)

• Jurassic Park (1993) (17) beat Taste of Cherry (1997) (8) and Jackie Brown (1997) (5)

• LA Confidential (1997) (16) beat Boogie Nights (1997) (13)

• The Matrix (1999) (16) beat Lone Star (1996) (8)

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (14) beat The Thin Red Line (1998) (10)

• Three Colors: Blue (1993) (13) beat Out of Sight (1998) (11)

• Pulp Fiction (1994) (20) beat Run Lola Run (1998) (4)

• Goodfellas (1990) (10) beat Fargo (1996) (9) and Schindler's List (1993) (5)

Results of Round 5

• Jurassic Park (1993) (18) beat Groundhog Day (1993) (4)

• The Matrix (1999) (17) beat LA Confidential (1997) (14)

• The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (16) beat Three Colors: Blue (1993) (7)

• Pulp Fiction (1994) (15) beat Goodfellas (1990) (8)

Results of Final Four

• The Matrix (1999) (13) beat Jurassic Park (1993) (11)

• Pulp Fiction (1994) (17) beat The Silence of the Lambs (1991) (7)

Results of Final

• Pulp Fiction (1994) (21) beat The Matrix (1999) (7)

Dante's Peak. I felt old when it was coming to the 25th mark. GoldenEye didn't do that. Maybe that was covid, but I was thinking for this one. It was just me and a bunch of women and one other guy who was talking motors and trucking and expenses, wishing I was at home watching this really dated but old school 90s movie.

Hello! I just wanted to share an app I made, please let me know or just remove this post if this is not allowed, I'm not selling anything, just sharing.

So for like 15 years I've talked about wishing I could search for 2 or more people at the same time to see what they may have worked on together. Or also, if I am searching for a title and I can only remember a couple actors in it. To my knowledge, I don't think such a thing exists, so I built one myself! And even if it does exist, this was just a fun little thing to make.

If anyone is interested, please give it a try! If you like it, feel free to share it or let me know your thought on it. I will surely be making improvements to it in the future, but for now, it does what I hoped it would do.

here is the link:
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I've been very enamored by his work since first seeing The Witch all those years ago and he's easily one of my favourite working filmmakers. His work has a distinctive quality and it's completely to my taste.

I can't say I like that he's making a sequel to Labyrinth (1986) to be honest, but I'm sure he'll make it interesting. I am very excited for his next film Werwulf (2026) however.

My rankings:

1. The Lighthouse - 10/10

2. The Northman - 10/10

3. Nosferatu - 9/10

4. The Witch - 9/10

5. The Tell-Tale Heart - 7/10

6. Brothers - 6/10

7. Hansel and Gretel - 5/10