Movies you just can't forget about.

[cm8]

Beaches
Pretty Woman ( every girl loves her "fairy tale" right)?
God bless the child (1988) very touching and heartbreaking
Set it off
The Bodyguard
Mannequin
The Color Purple

 

[imtheproof]

forrest gump. easy one there.

 

[Wall-E1]

We watched "Into the Wild" last weekend. Based on a true story. The end surprised us. Since then, I just can't get this story out of my head. I've googled more of the real info. I've looked at the area in Google Earth. Looked for real photos. I'm not much of a book reader, but I might just have to read this one.

Any movies like that for you?

Oh, I loved "Into the Wild", and I agree with you. I thought about that movie for a very long time after watching it.

Another movie that stuck with me for some time was "The Road". It was a very powerful movie, IMHO.

I agree with both of these movies. I've also read both books. They really are unforgettable. Funny Games was another one, but I wouldn't recommend it. You don't want that one sticking with you.
A few more that I can't forget:

The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio
A.I.
Grizzly Man
Avalon

 

[xoprincessmomxo]

Pretty much anything by Guillermo Del Toro:
Pan's Labyrinth
The Orphanage
The Devil's Backbone

Schindler's List and The Pianist of course.
La Vie en Rose
Trainspotting


I loved "Into the Wild", too. And yes, I believe that he was a passionate, daring, idiot that made some really stupid choices. Of course, at that age I knew a lot guys who made some really stupid, wreckless choices.

 

[ChrisFL]

What Dreams May Come

...watched it again the other night after recommending it to a friend...wonderful movie

 

[perdidobay]

Sophie's Choice.

I still think about that one. Ugh!! How do you choose?

Same here.

 

[mjaure]

Ink
Titanic



--Mary

 

[BadRomance]

The Power of One

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105159/

I had to watch it in Jr. High but for some reason it stuck with me... and I still find myself researching about it 10 years later....

 

[N.Bailey]

The Girl Next Door. Not the chick flick. I see it's now an instant watch on Netflix. It's very troubling and most definitely isn't for anyone. It is however, based on a true story. In many aspects, the truth is far worse than the film depicts. Other times, it's vice/versa, but it's a terrible story no matter how it's sliced and diced.
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_...7df39_1_srl&strkid=838414841_1_0&trkid=438381

Schlinder's List which has already been stated.

and,

The Orphanage. This one just because it was so incredibly well done. It's a Spanish film with subtitles, but it's really good and is also on instant watch. Think along the lines of, The Others." It's just a film that stays with you thru the years.
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_...8316_0_srl&strkid=1338855373_0_0&trkid=438381

 

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

"On the Beach" with gregory peck.

 

[Wall-E1]

"On the Beach" with gregory peck.

That was a good one. I enjoy the realistic, post apocalyptic movies.

 

[Aimeedyan]

The Other Boyelyn Girl, for some reason

I still have issues sleeping thanks to Paranormal Activity. I should have left the house during that one.

A Beautiful Mind

The Sea Inside

Boys Don't Cry

 

[mouseclick1]

Little Children
Jackie Earle Haley's character was sooo disturbing!

 

[Colleen27]

A lot of the ones that come immediately to mind have already been brought up, but there are also a few that I haven't seen mentioned yet:

V For Vendetta
Food Inc.
Hotel Rwanda
Proof

 

[xoprincessmomxo]

Little Children
Jackie Earle Haley's character was sooo disturbing!

That was so creepy! But a great movie. Terrific acting.

 

[Pooh's Pixie]

Sophie's Choice.

I still think about that one. Ugh!! How do you choose?

the book was better...

I agree with "Into the Wild". Also, "A Clockwork Orange" -- I HATED it, but it stayed with you in a disturbing way. "Trainspotting" too.

 

[SparrowsWing]

Just off the top of my head:

Hotel Rwanda
Last King of Scotland
Schindler's List (mentioned)
American History X (mentioned)
Atonement (mentioned, but even more so, the book)
Romper Stomper (in the same vein as American History X, but in Australia)

And finally: Departures-it's a beautiful Japanese film about finding happiness in your life where you least expect it. Where many of the films above stuck with me and made me a bit sad, *this* one stuck with me and made me HAPPY! Highly recommended !

 

[Aimeedyan]

am I weird for absolutely loving Clockwork Orange? I'm a huge Stanley Kubrick fan. They are so twisted - I love it

 

[kimmar067]

Pay it Forward

 

[Planogirl]

The Orphanage. This one just because it was so incredibly well done. It's a Spanish film with subtitles, but it's really good and is also on instant watch. Think along the lines of, The Others." It's just a film that stays with you thru the years.
http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/The_...8316_0_srl&strkid=1338855373_0_0&trkid=438381

I watched the Orphanage with a group of friends and we were all surprised at how interesting it was.