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My Movie Education

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! 

  1. Alien
  2. Die Hard
  3. Rocky
  4. Creed
  5. Ghostbusters
  6. Interstellar
  7. Fight Club 
  8. Gladiator
  9. The Thing
  10. Zorro
  11. RoboCop
  12. Raiders of the Lost Ark
  13. Cocktail
  14. The Terminator
  15. Field of Dreams
  16. Independence Day
  17. Men in Black
  18. Taken
  19. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  20. Roxanne
  21. Overboard
  22. Some Kind of Wonderful
  23. A Fish Called Wanda
  24. Jaws
  25. Scarface
  26. The Godfather
  27. Resident Evil
  28. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure 
  29. Heathers
  30. Pump Up the Volume
  31. Caddyshack
  32. Desperately Seeking Susan
  33. Grosse Pointe Blank
  34. Rain Man
  35. The Blues Brothers
  36. Meet Joe Black
  37. Interview with the Vampire
  38. True Lies
  39. Kindergarten Cop
  40. Total Recall
  41. Twins
  42. Splash
  43. The Man with One Red Shoe
  44. Electric Dreams
  45. Lethal Weapon
  46. Heartbreak Ridge
  47. Gattaca

I hope this list gives you some ideas for your next movie night!!🍿


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