Ever watched a brilliant movie and thought “oh my god, I need to consume every single other brilliant or classic movie that’s ever existed” or experienced pop culture references that you didn’t understand, but wish you did? Well, here’s your list. Curated by yours truly and my dad (find him here), here is a list of movies on my watchlist to get the ultimate movie education!
DISCLAIMER: these movies definitely cater to our own personal tastes (usually romcoms, sci-fi, fantasy movies) so that’s what this list will most likely include!

- Alien
- Die Hard
- Rocky
- Creed
- Ghostbusters
- Interstellar
- Fight Club
- Gladiator
- The Thing
- Zorro
- RoboCop
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Cocktail
- The Terminator
- Field of Dreams
- Independence Day
- Men in Black
- Taken
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Roxanne
- Overboard
- Some Kind of Wonderful
- A Fish Called Wanda
- Jaws
- Scarface
- The Godfather
- Resident Evil
- Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
- Heathers
- Pump Up the Volume
- Caddyshack
- Desperately Seeking Susan
- Grosse Pointe Blank
- Rain Man
- The Blues Brothers
- Meet Joe Black
- Interview with the Vampire
- True Lies
- Kindergarten Cop
- Total Recall
- Twins
- Splash
- The Man with One Red Shoe
- Electric Dreams
- Lethal Weapon
- Heartbreak Ridge
- Gattaca
I hope this list gives you some ideas for your next movie night!!🍿
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