I'd like to get some good mystery movie recommendations from the 80s on.
It's OK if they veer toward the thriller, like
Michael Clayton, ridiculous like
Ford Fairlaine, noirish like
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, or are a more standard outing with a strong, interesting, well developed detective lead like
Zero Effect. Drawing room mysteries totally A-OK too. Super bonus points if I can stream them now on Hulu plus or Netflix.
posted by jsturgill
on May 16, 2013 -
24 answers
This movie is a straight-to-VHS, released pre-1990, and features live-action reenactments of nursery rhymes with occasional use of illustrations for the more animal-based rhymes (though I do remember Humpty Dumpty being portrayed in live-action).
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posted by itchie
on Feb 17, 2013 -
5 answers
I like movies that mostly reflect reality (er...let's say
enhanced reality) but have a pop of wtf-was-that. Like
the square that Mia draws in Pulp Fiction.
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posted by phunniemee
on Feb 5, 2013 -
90 answers
Movie theaters seem to only post show times on their websites for Friday-Thursday on Friday which makes it difficult to make advance plans for Friday night. Is there some other website/service that posts the times earlier? (I vaguely remember finding some site that did that, but I can't find it now). Also, why do theaters do things this way?
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posted by bluefly
on Jan 28, 2013 -
14 answers
My friend is a fan of really crappy 80s and 90s movies. I want to buy him the rights to some piece of %$&^ film. Of course, I'd prefer it had some star quality (could just be John Belushi's brother or something). How much would something like this cost? How would I go about doing it? I don't suppose that there's an ebay style auction site where you could do something like that?
posted by matkline
on Dec 5, 2012 -
2 answers
Please help me find the names of three vaguely recalled movies from my past: a teen flick from the 80s, a dubbed (possibly Italian) horror film from the 70s, and a scifi adventure from the 60s (maybe)?
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posted by coolxcool=rad
on Apr 29, 2012 -
13 answers
I recently bought a new TV, replacing one from the early 90s. And I went a bit crazy plugging in ALL the things. The trouble is... there's still nothing on! Is there some kind of master TV / movie / media guide I can use to tell me what device or service(s) offer what I want to watch?
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posted by marylynn
on Jan 20, 2012 -
7 answers
Can someone point me to that recent article which was talking about how movies from previous decades were clearly of that stylish era but that it is hard to tell apart movies starting in the 1990's until today except for maybe computer and cell phone technology?
posted by andoatnp
on Jan 7, 2012 -
4 answers
What are some other movies like Vanishing Point and The Warriors with a radio DJ-style narrator that exists in the same time and world as the characters?
posted by JauntyFedora
on Nov 28, 2011 -
20 answers
In what movie(?) does a little brother draw lines on the back of his sister's legs to fake a pair of silk stockings?
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posted by phunniemee
on Nov 3, 2011 -
16 answers
I am trying to find a copy of a movie from 1994 in 35mm to screen at a cinema. How would I go about this?
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posted by bdave
on Jun 24, 2011 -
11 answers
I really like spy movies where the main character is trying to retire/extricate themselves from The Company. I've seen a bunch from the library, but which ones have I missed?
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posted by carsonb
on Apr 20, 2011 -
32 answers
I'm thinking of putting my resources into a documentary on a small quirky themepark that went out of business a while ago. What I need are good examples of feature length documentaries on unusual places so I can see how one would be produced.
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posted by rileyray3000
on Apr 14, 2011 -
8 answers
What are the most underappreciated (and/or critically-acclaimed but underwatched) movies of the last decade?
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posted by killdevil
on Apr 4, 2011 -
120 answers
What would the penalty be for
publicly exhibiting a downloaded, pirated copy of a new movie? Not simply in your basement or something, but at an actual movie theater?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 24, 2011 -
22 answers
Looking for suggestions for how to automate the process of tagging/renaming downloaded movie files on a Macbook so that they're not long strings of technical nonsense.
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posted by Patbon
on Dec 18, 2010 -
2 answers
Movies/TV in which the protagonist eventually uncovers or develops a personal power, à la The Matrix?
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posted by moira
on Nov 22, 2010 -
26 answers
Short, live-action films that work with limited locations, effects, budget, and actors?
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posted by jsturgill
on Nov 21, 2010 -
11 answers
MovieFilter: I'm looking for movies that are about sex which contain few (if any) actual sex scenes, such as
American Pie and
The 40 Year Old Virgin.
posted by joedan
on Nov 18, 2010 -
29 answers
Help me identify a movie or tv show based on a half-remembered scene involving a bar patron ordering whiskey and water.
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posted by 1f2frfbf
on Oct 26, 2010 -
21 answers
Looking for movies that evoke how it is to live in the time in which they are set.
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posted by reenum
on May 24, 2010 -
35 answers
Name a movie (fictional, so no documentaries or historical retellings) that gave you some factual insight into the world.
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posted by soelo
on May 21, 2010 -
26 answers
I'm looking for a movie: Scifi, set in space/on a spaceship, probably late 70s release, that has as a plot element humans hiding from a nefarious computer or machine that would stick a needle in the back of the person's head (possibly into a port) when person was caught.
posted by yiftach
on Apr 28, 2010 -
8 answers
I want to use a LCD monitor as a TV. What do I need to do to make this dream come true?
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posted by reenum
on Jan 21, 2010 -
15 answers
There is a movie I saw very distractedly around 1996-2000, featuring a scene I keep thinking about. I don't remember much beyond that one scene but I do recall the haunting mood of the film. I'd like to watch it again sometime, but can't seem to identify it.
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posted by mindwarp
on Dec 20, 2009 -
11 answers
Does anyone have any recommendations for somewhat recent (post-2000) TV or movie popular music soundtracks (or some other kind of compilation)? I tend to like alternative rock, but I'm open to any genre.
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posted by cosmic.osmo
on Nov 15, 2009 -
16 answers
I want to see some WWII-era propaganda (or at least pro-war, pro-service) films on DVD, especially those with musical interludes in the style of the Andrews Sisters. Any recommendations beyond
Buck Privates, which I unfortunately cannot easily find in Canada?
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posted by flibbertigibbet
on Jul 28, 2009 -
8 answers
Please suggest movies, TV shows and books that feature unrepentant, amoral characters
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posted by reenum
on Jun 10, 2009 -
71 answers
What are the best programs (paid/shareware/freeware/open source) that can convert almost ALL kinds of video files and vice-versa?
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posted by omaralarifi
on Jan 21, 2009 -
10 answers
Can you recommend an upconverting DVD player with component output that ignores region coding and allows me to perform any action at any time?
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posted by odinsdream
on Sep 24, 2008 -
10 answers
Tell me thriller/mystery movies have lots of plot twists, like in "The Game." Spoilers inside as examples.
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posted by ®@
on Jun 9, 2008 -
40 answers
Are We Done Yet? was the sequel to an original film, but was weirdly also a remake of the classic Cary Grant comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Along the same lines, Ocean's Twelve was based on an unrelated script first intended as a John Woo project. Can we think of any other examples of a sequel to an original movie starting life as an unconnected film?
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posted by Ian A.T.
on Apr 30, 2008 -
18 answers
