The Matrix (1999). It was a great film then, and it's aged like fine wine, particularly as far as its messaging.
1323
JealentussMar 30, 2026
+230
The Matrix is my favorite movie of all time. It's the perfect mix of sci-fi, action, atmosphere, music, pacing, choreography, and overall storytelling. I watched that movie probably 100 times after I got the DVD for Christmas as a teen.
230
badmanveachMar 30, 2026
+46
How could you omit costuming???
46
DagnyLeiaMar 30, 2026
+71
Seeing it in the movie theater when it opened, having no idea what was happening was absolutely mind blowing. I wish every body could feel that moment..it's lost now since everyone knows the story or the concept...but then? Oh, absolutely incredible.
71
Regular-Mastodon-430Mar 30, 2026
+16
I just saw it in theaters for a re-screening event, I didn’t see it until DVD release when I was a kid (I wanted to see it in theaters but my parents objected to taking me to R-rated film even though I had seen much more intense stuff).
What a theater experience. Still hits 26 years later. And there was almost a gasp in the theater when Morpheus talks about how AI took over… I think some of us collectively forgot how current that origin story still is.
16
disguy2kMar 30, 2026
+14
This is the movie I wish I could experience again for the first time.
14
KrangRangoonMar 30, 2026
+1104
Terminator 2
1104
Its-mrsgeneral-toyouMar 30, 2026
+189
It’s the best action movie ever made.
189
TheNegativePhoenixMar 30, 2026
+51
It still holds up to this day. The graphics, the story...Terminator 2 is top notch
51
SirDaleMar 30, 2026
+66
I prefer Aliens.
66
One-Stranger-6894Mar 30, 2026
+38
The VFX still hold up 35 years later, you can tell Jim and the whole cast/crew put forward every ounce of passion they had.
38
GenericFatGuyMar 30, 2026
+34
The rare sequel that's better than an already incredible original.
34
xerxesgmMar 30, 2026
+12
It's incredible that it still looks pretty good even in 2026.
12
dance_rattle_shakeMar 30, 2026
+745
The Emperor's New Groove. A tight 80-min romp. No filler, all entertainment, all-star cast.
745
EliteACEzMar 30, 2026
+49
wrong lever!!
49
cheekyslaggMar 30, 2026
+26
My wife says “pull the lever crunk!” Probably 5 times a day.
26
JackCooper_7274Mar 30, 2026
+15
why do we even have that lever?
15
KahlandadMar 30, 2026
+69
Disney’s best as far as I’m concerned
69
OMGItsCheezWTFMar 30, 2026
+5
And it was almost completely different.
The film sent years in production hell, it was originally meant to be this grand musical epic like The Lion King called *Kingdom of the Sun*
After really poor test screenings Disney execs split the production team in half, gave half to Roger Allers, the original director and half to Mike Dindal who wanted to pivot towards comedy. The studio vastly preferred the comedy version of Dindal but still almost shut production down entirely, giving Dindal just 2 weeks to come up with a version that would work.
That was the film we got.
There's a documentary film called *The Sweatbox* by Trudie Styler (wife of Sting who was involved in the soundtrack) that covers the production of it, it's pretty good!
5
aspectralfireMar 30, 2026
+755
Fellowship of the Ring
Also No Country for Old Men
755
KingBooRadleyMar 30, 2026
+221
“Also No Country for Old Men “ sounds like a lame sequel.
221
koushakandystoreMar 30, 2026
+50
No country for even older men
50
TheFeenyCallMar 30, 2026
+19
"Also No Country for Even Older Men" (part 4)
19
pennywhistlesmoonpieMar 30, 2026
+14
No Country absolutely blew me away when I saw it in theaters. I was 20, and it deepened my love for cinema about 100 fold. I did read the book and was impressed how well it was adapted.
14
djfishfingersMar 30, 2026
+210
Twelve Angry Men
210
Significant_Ad_4306Mar 30, 2026
+328
Gladiator
328
kam06Mar 30, 2026
+19
Probably my favourite film of all time. Or top 3 at least
19
shenanMar 30, 2026
+9
scene of a hand dragging through a field of golden upvotes
9
MogzlyMar 30, 2026
+870
Shawshank Redemption
870
Big_Don_Mar 30, 2026
+40
Mine were Shawshank and Goodfellas...
I guess I gotta go rewatch The Birdcage
40
bci1516Mar 30, 2026
+22
When I think of this movie, it truly was a Shawshank Redemption…
22
djbuuMar 30, 2026
+67
You’re incorrect. It’s 11/10
67
scoyne15Mar 30, 2026
+91
I’ve seen all kinds of people pass through listnook over the years...quiet ones, loud ones, dreamers, schemers. But every now and then, you come across a fellow like /u/djbuu. The sort who just can’t let a thing be what it is.
Now, most folks, when they see a 10 out of 10, they nod their heads. Maybe even tip their hat to it. A perfect thing, rare as it is, tends to speak for itself. But not this man. No sir. /u/djbuu looks at perfection the way a man looks at a locked door. Not as something to accept, but something to outdo.
He’s got this habit, you see. Someone lays down a 10, clean and proper, and he leans in with a little smile, like he’s about to let you in on a secret. “That’s nice,” he says, “but what about an 11?” And just like that, the whole scale bends a little, like it wasn’t built to hold steady in the first place.
Funny thing about chasing an 11, it ain’t really about making something better. It’s about refusing to let anyone else have the last word. It’s a quiet kind of one-upmanship, dressed up like enthusiasm, but you can hear the gears turning underneath. Always reaching, always stretching the measure just a little further than it was meant to go.
Now, I won’t say it’s malicious. People like /u/djbuu aren’t trying to tear things down. If anything, they think they’re lifting them up. But there’s a cost to that kind of thinking. When everything can be pushed past perfect, well...perfect stops meaning much at all. And then you’re not measuring greatness anymore, you’re just stacking numbers on top of each other, hoping the pile looks impressive.
In the end, I reckon it’s a restless sort of habit. The kind that keeps a man from ever sitting still and appreciating what’s already in front of him. A 10 out of 10 ought to be enough for anybody. But for /u/djbuu… enough has never quite been the point.
91
pjeff61Mar 30, 2026
+23
Damn I could only read this in Morgan freeman’s voice. Spot on writing
23
LittleKitty235Mar 30, 2026
+639
Saving Private Ryan. The opening scene is the most realistic portrayal of warfare I've seen. I'd argue the best war movie ever made
639
Phillipe1988Mar 30, 2026
+24
The movie Warfare is so visceral as well. Showcasing the impact on not only the Americans but the family that lived in the house they are in is wild.
24
cmmatthewsMar 30, 2026
+138
Black Hawk Down is pretty good too for warfare depictions
138
xlr8_87Mar 30, 2026
+31
I read the book just recently. The movie is a tamed down version of the real events, I'd highly recommend the book if you haven't read it! I can understand why they left so much out of the movie though
31
MikeyMalloyMar 30, 2026
+5
Come And See blows it out of the water (pun intended)
5
ka1riMar 30, 2026
+29
Opening scene is good but it's riddled with inaccuracies. The biggest one was the beaches were much much much bigger because they made landfall in low tide so they had to deal with more machine gun fire getting to the seawall than what the movies depict
29
RonDFongMar 30, 2026
+149
The Last Of The Mohicans.
excellent cast
excellent scenery
excellent score
excellent cinematography
149
thepackrat45Mar 30, 2026
+21
And because Michael Mann is such an excellent director... He followed it up with Heat...
21
tmm357Mar 30, 2026
+13
I will find you!
13
RonDFongMar 30, 2026
+15
some day you and i are going to have a serious disagreement
15
DomoneroMar 30, 2026
+281
Iron Giant
Edit- while I’m here, everybody please enjoy this [video of Iron Giant actually meeting Superman from WB themselves](https://youtu.be/n0lR4mOwLCY?is=TqQOTl12KmkBwDRm)
281
randmperson2Mar 30, 2026
+36
“Superman…” 🥹
36
DaveyOldMar 30, 2026
+20
“You are, who you choose to be.” 😭
20
AmericanIMGMar 30, 2026
+244
Back to the Future
244
NegranMar 30, 2026
+17
Such a banger. I enjoy all 3! Mostly 1 and 2, but 3 still is nostalgic and solid.
17
nd1818Mar 30, 2026
+240
Jurassic Park (1993).
240
QueenMotherOfSneezesMar 30, 2026
+16
Seeing that and The Matrix when they first came out are two of my most incredible movie theatre experiences. And while I was too young to fully understand the history, seeing the re-release of Lawrence of Arabia in 1989 was also amazing.
16
kimosisMar 30, 2026
+131
Snatch
131
xvoyMar 30, 2026
+25
Do you know what nemesis means?
25
ConfidentialXMar 30, 2026
+13
"A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Personified in this case by an 'orrible c***........... me."
13
OBISeriousMar 30, 2026
+153
Hot Fuzz.
Perfectly cast. Great acting. Genuinely funny. Every set up pays off later. And all for the greater good.
153
skatterbrain_dMar 30, 2026
+13
No luck catching them swans?
13
dkschrute79Mar 30, 2026
+24
The greater good.
24
xvoyMar 30, 2026
+11
The greater good
11
xvoyMar 30, 2026
+4
The swan’s escaped
4
LowpHtripperMar 30, 2026
+465
There are many 10/10 movies.
But one triologi to rule them all
LOTR!
465
sweet_fictionMar 30, 2026
+22
YESSS, MY PRECIOUS
22
paintboxomegaMar 30, 2026
+124
Fifth element
124
SmilinObserver111Mar 30, 2026
+14
CORBINDALLAS!!
14
paintboxomegaMar 30, 2026
+22
Multi pass
22
jetmarkMar 30, 2026
+8
Chicken! Good!
8
amazonmakesmebrokeMar 30, 2026
+13
Lelu Dallas multipass
13
BrassboarMar 30, 2026
+9
Super Green
9
perpetuumDMar 30, 2026
+172
Spirited away
172
Extr4Sp1cyMar 30, 2026
+168
WALL-E
168
LaruthegreatMar 30, 2026
+25
As a very lonely 30-year-old struggling to find love at the time, this movie shattered me. lol
25
yielding_brotherhoodMar 30, 2026
+24
The Godfather still holds up perfectly, every frame is basically a painting 🎨 that's a 10/10 for me
24
irishgoodbyejohnMar 30, 2026
+219
Goodfellas
219
GodzillaFlamewolfMar 30, 2026
+31
I would argue that Goodfellas and C***** together make a 10/10 movie. Not rhat they go together, but they make the two best Scorcese mob movie together.
31
TheMidnightAfterglowMar 30, 2026
+19
F*** you, pay me!
19
irishgoodbyejohnMar 30, 2026
+4
I’m funny how?
4
CeehanseyMar 30, 2026
+5
Like a clown?
5
FaithlessnessFun9136Mar 30, 2026
+38
The incredibles. A kids movie that addresses the responsibility of supers way before marvel, involves family drama, the feeling of loss and athlete might feel being knocked from the glory days, and is absolutely dark in the whole premise. Couple that with a glorious art style that although is simple really holds up.
38
Dark_PinoyMar 30, 2026
+346
Ratatouille
346
TheMountainGeekMar 30, 2026
+36
My fiance and were talking about our top ten lists and Ratatouille showed up on both of ours.
For reference we are avid horror fans so I believe that speaks to how good Ratatouille is.
36
RainbowGothicMar 30, 2026
+7
I named my sausage dog Remy because of that movie.
7
DarthNettolsMar 30, 2026
+110
Arrival.
110
Christopher135MPSMar 30, 2026
+13
Simply brilliant movie. The acting, casting, cinematography, script is all elite to begin with, but then they bring in such a novel version of time travel that hasn’t been troped to death. Fantastic movie, I frequently rewatch.
13
djfishfingersMar 30, 2026
+343
The Princess Bride
343
thetreatMar 30, 2026
+19
Inconceivable!
19
CCV21Mar 30, 2026
+8
As you wish.
8
ice1000Mar 30, 2026
+107
Old Boy (the original South Korean version)
107
Ready_Life9552Mar 30, 2026
+94
The Truman Show.
94
WildinBhamMar 30, 2026
+19
One of my all time favorites. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind is up there too
19
rjd55Mar 30, 2026
+34
Stand by Me
34
aintsuperstitiousMar 30, 2026
+82
Children of Men
82
its_mabusMar 30, 2026
+82
Shrek. Its a many layered work of art.
82
IowaJLMar 30, 2026
+7
Like a parfait? Parfaits are delicious.
7
Best_Caregiver_3869Mar 30, 2026
+7
No. Like an onion.
7
beespartanMar 30, 2026
+112
Amadeus
112
murlocman69Mar 30, 2026
+29
I rewatched Amadeus a week ago. It really is a masterpiece, and F. Murray Abraham was absolutely brilliant.
29
nyITguyMar 30, 2026
+41
No Country for Old Men
41
lowl_Mar 30, 2026
+14
Eternal Sunshine
14
VerrueckterAmiMar 30, 2026
+14
Fargo
14
OfficialRoseline0Mar 30, 2026
+103
The Prestige
103
SchenkspeareMar 30, 2026
+6
Are you watching closely?
6
Hevens-assassinMar 30, 2026
+8
Still the best Nolan movie imo
8
lemontart2026Mar 30, 2026
+52
Lord of the rings
A beautiful mind
52
USConservativeVeganMar 30, 2026
+78
Terminator 2. Best Action movie ever.
78
tiredofstandingMar 30, 2026
+142
Mad Max Fury Road. Not a single second of that film felt wasted. Beautiful visuals, great acting, and I will always be entertained from start to finish.
142
HarscatMar 30, 2026
+84
Pulp fiction
84
MogzlyMar 30, 2026
+88
Memento
88
dumpitdogMar 30, 2026
+29
I would argue about that but I don't remember why. I need to writ it down.
29
non_osmoticMar 30, 2026
+6
All you need to remember is Sammy Jankis.
6
Omega00024Mar 30, 2026
+12
I've heard it's more of a 01\01.
12
nicebakedpotatosMar 30, 2026
+59
The Prestige
59
hikoboshi_samaMar 30, 2026
+12
Arrival
12
HomeAlone-TheMovieMar 30, 2026
+12
Home Alone.
12
hudsonshellMar 30, 2026
+67
Inglourious Basterds. End to end perfection for me
67
xlr8_87Mar 30, 2026
+17
If we're talking Tarantino its Django Unchained for me!
17
gdpatiolanternsMar 30, 2026
+76
The Departed
76
cooperaiMar 30, 2026
+198
The Dark Knight
198
mikedropspeaksMar 30, 2026
+11
The Gentleman
11
fartsfromhermouthMar 30, 2026
+11
Robocop. The satire and design are top notch
11
maisainomMar 30, 2026
+13
Little miss sunshine
13
DenneKontoFindesIkkeMar 30, 2026
+96
Nathan Lane/Robin Williams Bird Cage
96
CroatianSensation79Mar 30, 2026
+11
Jaws. Back to the Future. Raiders of the Lost Ark. Silence of the Lambs.
11
FourestMar 30, 2026
+40
I really like Big Fish
40
Inevitable-Dirt3375Mar 30, 2026
+134
The Big Lebowski
134
CosmicDiscipleMar 30, 2026
+53
Yeah well, that's just like your opinion man...
53
Inevitable-Dirt3375Mar 30, 2026
+17
This concerns all of us!
17
DisimpactionMar 30, 2026
+14
Were you even paying attention to the dude's story?
14
dance_rattle_shakeMar 30, 2026
+12
The Dude abides
12
Flynn_JMMar 30, 2026
+52
Silence of the Lambs and When Harry met Sally
52
LittleKitty235Mar 30, 2026
+35
Silence of the lambs has to be one of the best films ever made.
35
Flynn_JMMar 30, 2026
+12
It's my feel good movie....and it's about a serial killer...lol 10 out of 10
12
LittleKitty235Mar 30, 2026
+5
It has so many good throw away quotes also...."I'm having a friend over for dinner"...
5
Flynn_JMMar 30, 2026
+5
"It can be a fun town if you have the right guide"
5
DisimpactionMar 30, 2026
+6
It puts the lotion in the basket
6
Christopher135MPSMar 30, 2026
+9
Ex Machina gets my vote. I love “down the rabbit hole” movies, especially thrillers where the audience is kept in the dark via the protagonist being in the dark. The immersion is fantastic.
9
Horror-Mud-496Mar 30, 2026
+11
Pleasantville
The Truman Show
11
DamnBlackTeaMar 30, 2026
+37
Kung Fu Hustle
37
Defiant-Thought7253Mar 30, 2026
+22
Pans labyrinth
22
EmergencyPlayful5452Mar 30, 2026
+20
LOTR all 3 of them
20
LowellStewartMar 30, 2026
+17
The Sound of Music.
17
VashStampede88Mar 30, 2026
+20
Shaun of the dead
20
bibowskiMar 30, 2026
+20
Back to the future.
I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.
20
absurdedMar 30, 2026
+20
The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
20
CarlyFacePoppetMar 30, 2026
+8
Ran - Kurosawa
8
JVSaladbarMar 30, 2026
+9
The Thing (1982)
9
StanderdStaplesMar 30, 2026
+69
Project Hail Mary
Seriously - just go see it - solid 10
69
Otsanda_RhowaMar 30, 2026
+27
Fist my bump! 👎
27
ArcturusGreyMar 30, 2026
+13
Best book to film adaptation I've seen since Lord of the Rings. They really knocked it out of the park with this one, the only changes that they made were for narrative reasons or to emphasize the relationship between Rocky and Grace. What an incredible movie.
Seriously go see it if you haven't yet.
13
seanicusbaximusMar 30, 2026
+93
Interstellar
93
thyGodfatherMar 30, 2026
+9
Scrolled way too far
9
djfishfingersMar 30, 2026
+53
Schindler's List
53
cml0401Mar 30, 2026
+54
Dogma
54
deaconxbluesMar 30, 2026
+13
Damn shame it’s so hard for people to see it these days
13
scottchiefbakerMar 30, 2026
+17
It **was** hard to see, but now it's back in print and readily available. Kevin Smith was able to get the rights from Weinstein even though he's in jail.
17
zappaweenmangMar 30, 2026
+16
Back to the future
16
thethurstonhowellMar 30, 2026
+15
Inglorious Basterds
15
Speak4yurselfMar 30, 2026
+14
O Brother, Where Art Thou
14
shadetreeguyMar 30, 2026
+21
Inside man
21
FrankSobotka_IBS1514Mar 30, 2026
+5
That movie f****** rocks
5
GingerArmyLeaderMar 30, 2026
+24
Tropic Thunder
24
Troy_McClure1Mar 30, 2026
+14
Die hard
14
batmanineuropeMar 30, 2026
+6
There Will Be Blood
6
orangemozzarellaMar 30, 2026
+7
In Bruges
7
IridevulcansMar 30, 2026
+23
This is Spinal Tap. Blazing Saddles.
23
i-am-the-walrus789Mar 30, 2026
+13
The prestige
13
FyrefawxMar 30, 2026
+27
Pulp Fiction.
27
PrimtyrantMar 30, 2026
+6
Tombstone
6
isharpe10Mar 30, 2026
+7
City of God
7
Bento_FoxMar 30, 2026
+6
Parasite, Society of the Snow, Train to Busan, Jurassic Park.
6
AndyPandyRuMar 30, 2026
+6
Alien
6
Berean_KatzMar 30, 2026
+7
Predator
Sci-Fi Action Horror at its finest.
7
PostulativeMar 30, 2026
+5
The Princess Bride.
5
TheBestPiggyMar 30, 2026
+16
Interstellar
16
check541Mar 30, 2026
+19
Heat
19
HumanBeing7396Mar 30, 2026
+10
Aliens, Terminator 2 and Back to the Future.
Each one is perfect; there is no way you could make them any better than they are.
10
Imaginary-Ladder-465Mar 30, 2026
+11
Dumb and dumber
11
I-need-ur-dick-picsMar 30, 2026
+10
Airplane!
10
im_buhwheatMar 30, 2026
+11
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
11
joetacosMar 30, 2026
+22
City of God
22
rf8350Mar 30, 2026
+10
Chinatown
10
derbrauerMar 30, 2026
+9
Unforgiven
9
ColonOBrienMar 30, 2026
+4
Master and Commander
4
SprDave70Mar 30, 2026
+5
The Shining
5
EnigmaNeroMar 30, 2026
+4
Tropic Thunder, without question.
4
TheholynunMar 30, 2026
+4
Jurassic Park
4
Dubious_TitanMar 30, 2026
+5
Lawrence of Arabia
5
FREDICVSMAXIMVSMar 30, 2026
+5
Big Trouble in Little China
I said what I said.
5
schrodingersOdderonMar 30, 2026
+6
Alien (1979)
6
Apart_Contest_2283Mar 30, 2026
+5
Forest gump
5
FrankSobotka_IBS1514Mar 30, 2026
+8
Pulp Fiction
8
TheJoyofFelchingMar 30, 2026
+12
Monsters Inc
12
pabodieMar 30, 2026
+3
Close Encounters
3
Confident_Actuary_98Mar 30, 2026
+4
HEAT
4
fennis_dembo_takenMar 30, 2026
+3
I'm ashamed of all of us. No one thought to say "Raiders"? Really?
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