Recommend me some good movies to watch (Thrillers/Mystery/Action)

[Chuckbrook]

I haven't watched a good movie in quite a while. Sometimes I see a trailer that's look like it could be a good movie, but I end up forgetting all about it. So I was hoping you guys could name some movies that you guys have enjoyed. It doesn't have to be new, just good movies in general. 90's and up

I would prefer thriller type movies, but wouldn't mind watching some good comedies. In fact, name some of those super hero movies too......I don't think I've watched any of those. I just want to compile a list a movies I can refer to when I have some free time. Thanks guys!

-Brook

[LBJ 23]

Shutter Island
Lucky number Slevin

[highwhey]

Netflix movies:
Y Tu Mama Tambien -spanish comedy but has English subtitles, I highly recommend it

Ip Man- awesome martial arts flick
Ip Man 2- same as above
Act of Valor-the actors suck but the action is tight and it depicts navy seals pretty accurately, or at least better than the charlie sheen flick from the 90s

End of Watch- badass cali cop movie, pov type, lot of action

Elite Squad- brazilian cop who is fighting corruption, tons if action


There's more that I'm forgetting but you can always check out the classics and well known movies:
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Fight Club
Black hawk down
Boondock saints

Drive
Equilibrium
Less than Zero

[magic chiongson]

patriot games
&
clear & present danger
!

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Batman Begins/The Dark Knight
Minority Report
The Truman Show

[$LakerGold]

Shutter Island was sorta confusing, that I literally forgot the plot the next day.

'The Notebook' is good. It's got Rachel McAdams & Ryan Gosling.
'Source Code' is pretty great too. MIND****ING movie.

[Chuckbrook]

Out of the movies that have been listed so far I've only watched Pulp Fiction and Batman Begins. Keep them coming.

-Brook

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Definitely watch Memento.

[Chuckbrook]

Shutter Island
Lucky number Slevin
I just finished watching Lucky Number Slevin and I really enjoyed it. I'm in the middle of Shutter Island right now and it's starting to get good.

Thanks dude......Repped!!! :cheers:

-Brook

[TheReturn]

Definitely watch Memento.
I second this.

[BrooklynZoo]

I haven't watched a good movie in quite a while. Sometimes I see a trailer that's look like it could be a good movie, but I end up forgetting all about it. So I was hoping you guys could name some movies that you guys have enjoyed. It doesn't have to be new, just good movies in general. 90's and up

I would prefer thriller type movies, but wouldn't mind watching some good comedies. In fact, name some of those super hero movies too......I don't think I've watched any of those. I just want to compile a list a movies I can refer to when I have some free time. Thanks guys!

-Brook

The Usual Suspects

[Dresta]

Lawrence of Arabia.

[JerrySteakhouse]

Man on Fire

Hands down..

[Chuckbrook]

Netflix movies:
Y Tu Mama Tambien -spanish comedy but has English subtitles, I highly recommend it

Ip Man- awesome martial arts flick
Ip Man 2- same as above
Act of Valor-the actors suck but the action is tight and it depicts navy seals pretty accurately, or at least better than the charlie sheen flick from the 90s

End of Watch- badass cali cop movie, pov type, lot of action

Elite Squad- brazilian cop who is fighting corruption, tons if action


There's more that I'm forgetting but you can always check out the classics and well known movies:
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Fight Club
Black hawk down
Boondock saints

Drive
Equilibrium
Less than Zero
I watched Drive the other day and I thought is was pretty good. :cheers:

But listen......I just finished watching End of Watch and that was a really good movie man. I won't say to much about it because I don't want to ruin it for someone else, but I really enjoyed it. Thanks bro.....Repped!!

I still have quite a few to watch on this list, but I'm going to get them. If you guys have anymore to ad to the list feel free to do so.

-Brook

[Chuckbrook]

Batman Begins/The Dark Knight
Minority Report
The Truman Show


Definitely watch Memento.
Watched the Truman Show and Memento the other day. Memento was weird, kinda crazy. Enjoyed them both though. Repped

-Brook

[gts]

I just watched Ghost in the Darkness again.. I'd forgotten how good it was

[Chuckbrook]

I just watched Ghost in the Darkness again.. I'd forgotten how good it was
Never heard of it, let me check out the trailer real quick. I might watch it tonight.

-Brook

[Budadiiii]

Check out A Clockwork Orange.

Little Miss Sunshine.

Precious.

Akeelah and the Bee.

Blow.

[Chuckbrook]

Check out A Clockwork Orange.

Little Miss Sunshine.

Precious.

Akeelah and the Bee.

Blow.
I never know if you're being serious or not.

-Brook

[Patrick Chewing]

Running Scared with Paul Walker is actually a pretty good movie

Olympus Has Fallen
Street Kings

[treadster]

The Platoon
Old Boy (Korea)

[no pun intended]

Source Code
The Adjustment Bureau

[East_Stone_Ya]

watch Old Boy the original one

[wpdougie2180]

I Saw The Devil (Korea) same actor from oldboy is a damn good movie

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Watched the Truman Show and Memento the other day. Memento was weird, kinda crazy. Enjoyed them both though. Repped

-Brook

Memento's the kind of movie that gets better with repeated viewings. Things start making a little more sense. At least that's how it was for me.

I'm a fan of Christopher Nolan movies, so I'd also recommend The Prestige.

[cuad]

Watch Eraserhead. It's a really good action movie.

Anyway, how about you watch a review of an action movie? http://redlettermedia.com/plinkett/indiana-jones-and-the-kingdom-of-the-crystal-skull/

[Chuckbrook]

Check out A Clockwork Orange.

Little Miss Sunshine.

Precious.

Akeelah and the Bee.

Blow.
Special thanks to Mr. Budadiiii. I watched Little Miss Sunshine and I was pleasantly surprised. I also watched Blow for the first time and I had no idea Pee Wee ****ing Herman was in this movie. :oldlol:

Good shit man. I watched Precious a long time and refuse to watch it again. I might watch the spelling bee movie if I get bored enough. Anyways....I need some more movies guys.

-Brook

[Lebowsky]

Netflix movies:
Y Tu Mama Tambien -spanish comedy but has English subtitles, I highly recommend it

Ip Man- awesome martial arts flick
Ip Man 2- same as above
Act of Valor-the actors suck but the action is tight and it depicts navy seals pretty accurately, or at least better than the charlie sheen flick from the 90s

End of Watch- badass cali cop movie, pov type, lot of action

Elite Squad- brazilian cop who is fighting corruption, tons if action


There's more that I'm forgetting but you can always check out the classics and well known movies:
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Fight Club
Black hawk down
Boondock saints

Drive
Equilibrium
Less than Zero
That's not a comedy at all.

[Myth]

Any Tarantino film. Don't forget Jackie Brown. The more time that passes, the more it seems people overlook that particular film.

[imdaman99]

Prisoners
American Hustle
You're Next (advertised as horror, more likely a comedic thriller)

[IInvented]

Heat - of the best movies ever made.
The Wire - 2nd greatest tv show after Breaking Bad

[IInvented]

Great thread.

What about some horror?
i like Jason Voorhees and Michael Meyers movies...i've seen em all multiple times.

There aren't a lot of great horror movies these days.

[tmacattack33]

I saw a bunch of movies recently, as i had some time off from school and work.

The one that sticks out is Prisoners. And its certainly a thriller and mystery so it fits your genres of choice.

[Chuckbrook]

Great thread.

What about some horror?
I like horror movies too. I like watching them late at night with all the lights turned off. And when the movie is over I always hear strange noises and get lightweight paranoid. :oldlol:

-Brook

[Chuckbrook]

I saw a bunch of movies recently, as i had some time off from school and work.

The one that sticks out is Prisoners. And its certainly a thriller and mystery so it fits your genres of choice.
I might have to check out Prisoners. It's been mentioned a few times today.

-Brook

[knickballer]

If you like horror check out 1408 w/ John Cussack.

It freaked me out. Insidious 1 was also freaky but you probably saw it already

[Mr. Jabbar]

watch shivers or rabid from cronenberg, love those weird horror flicks, scanners good too, nowdays horror aint my taste, the conjuring was pretty damn nice tho

[Chuckbrook]

If you like horror check out 1408 w/ John Cussack.

It freaked me out. Insidious 1 was also freaky but you probably saw it already
Yeah, both movies are great. :cheers:

-Brook

[Chuckbrook]

watch shivers or rabid from cronenberg, love those weird horror flicks, scanners good too, nowdays horror aint my taste, the conjuring was pretty damn nice tho
I haven't watched any of these yet. Thanks for pointing them out to me.

-Brook

[Draz]

How many of these movies listed here are on netflix

[Chuckbrook]

Prisoners


I saw a bunch of movies recently, as i had some time off from school and work.

The one that sticks out is Prisoners. And its certainly a thriller and mystery so it fits your genres of choice.
I just finished watching Prisoners and I thought it was a very good movie. It was a thriller with the right amount of mystery to keep you craving for more. This is exactly what I like, but it was disturbing as fvck. OMG, now I know why this movie was mentioned in that depressing movie thread. There's almost too much digest.

-Brook

[Myth]

If you like horror check out 1408 w/ John Cussack.

It freaked me out. Insidious 1 was also freaky but you probably saw it already

Somehow in 1 post, you have managed to mention 2 movies that have angered me by having (IMO) decent first halves and horribly bad 2nd halves. Not often have I found such disparity in quality from 1 half to the next as I did with those 2 movies.

[ROCSteady]

Like I told Draz in the other thread when he was asking for horror movies...

Watch Cabin In The Woods, one of the smartest movies with horror elements I've ever seen. You'll really enjoy

[Myth]

Insidious was purposely campy in the second half, though. What's your beef with 1408?

If you want to talk about bad last acts, look no further than Sunshine and 28 Days Later, conveniently made by the same man. :biggums:

Well, I guess Insidious purposely made the 2nd half shitty then :D
Seriously though, it went from genuinely creepy to a bad (campy if you insist) Poltergeist rip off. The final act just did not fit to me with the rest of the movie.

As for 1408, (spoiler in white) the worst part about it was the fake ending. It dragged on way too long for an obvious fake ending. I can't remember the actual length, but if felt like there was about 20 minutes where they tried to make it seem like he was out of the room when it was obvious he was still in it. Maybe if somebody fell for it then it could be effective, but I didn't buy it which made me feel like the director assumed that his audience is stupid and it just felt like a giant waste of time in the middle of the movie. Those 20 minutes or however long they were just needed to be edited completely out of the movie. It has been way too many years since I've seen the movie, but I feel there was something else in the second half that I hated (the end?) but the part in white is what really stayed in my memory as the primary reason I thought the 2nd half ruined the movie.
(if my post is quoted, erase the white text as to not reveal the text for somebody who chooses to watch the movie)

[Myth]

There are like 20 alternate endings to that film. People complain about every single one. I always find that amusing.

I can't remember it all, but I believe (check white): the one where they are on the beach and life seems all perfect. That is the one I remember dragging on forever. I probably hated the other false endings but I don't remember them.

[ROCSteady]

Cabin in the Woods is more comedy than horror.

There are more than enough horror elements to classify it as a horror movie, despite the tongue and cheek nature of some of the plot.

[KingBeasley08]

The Departed- gets a lot shit but it's one of the best thrillers out there

[Jackass18]

Why only '90s and up? You're really limiting yourself. Hitchcock was a master at suspense, mystery, thriller type films. Here's a list from the '90s and up that haven't been listed yet:

Misery
The Game
Leon: The Professional
Blood Diamond
Traffic
American Psycho
V for Vendetta
Collateral
Syriana
The Sixth Sense
Narc
True Romance
L.A. Confidential
The Fugitive
Boiler Room
The Illusionist
Fargo
The Town
Gone Baby Gone
The Butterfly Effect (a number of people don't care for it, though)
The Machinist
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Insomnia (the original Norwegian version is supposed to be a little bit better)
One Hour Photo
Donnie Brasco
Primal Fear
Barton Fink
Cape Fear (the original is better)
Se7en
No Country for Old Men
The Silence of the Lambs

Se7en, No Country for Old Men, and The Silence of the Lambs are the best of the bunch. Also, check out all of the Bourne movies if you haven't done so.

[brandonislegend]

Prisoners.
100% agree with this.

[jamal99]

The Departed- gets a lot shit but it's one of the best thrillers out there
Gets a lot of shit? Why? It's a great movie imo...

And pretty good list by Jackass ^

[Chuckbrook]

I need some more movies fellas

-Brook

[Beatlezz]

I need some more movies fellas

-Brook

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[Beatlezz]

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[Chuckbrook]

Thanks Beatlezz, I'm going to try to watch Frailty and Jacob's Ladder tonight. I've seen the other two.....might be worth watching again though. :cheers:

-Brook

[Beatlezz]

Thanks Beatlezz, I'm going to try to watch Frailty and Jacob's Ladder tonight. I've seen the other two.....might be worth watching again though. :cheers:

-Brook

Enjoy. :cheers: