Films that have stayed with you

[MattyWilbur]

We need to talk about Kevin (the book too)
The hand that rocks the cradle.
The Wicker Man.
Audition.
Midsommar.

@colouringindoors

Arrival.

So, so much more than a science fiction film.

Oh yes! I loved that movie. So thought provoking

My beautiful laundrette

Dead Man’s Shoes
Sightseers
The Green Mile

@MolyHolyGuacamole

A documentary - Dear Zachary. The synopsis gave me no clue to what happens, even through the movie I didn't realise what was going to happen. It's hard to call it incredible story telling, because it's just so sad.

I actually wish I hadn’t seen that one, but it’s an amazing piece of filmmaking.

Dead man's shoes,
The kite runner (and the book)

Roots
Cry Freedom
Hotel Rwanda
Schindlers List
Escape from Sobibor
Killing Fields

Muriels wedding. I think about her poor mum all the time and my heart breaks

When they see us - Ava Duvernay documentary about the Central Park 5

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Raise the Red Lantern
Seven Samurai
Poetry
Parasite
Land of Mine
Amelie
Trois Couleurs : Bleu
My Neighbor Totoro (and basically any Studio Ghibli film)
The Pianist
Shoah
American Beauty
A Serious Man
Lost in Translation

The Night of the Demon (fab old black and white I watch every Christmas Eve wrapping presents.
Of Mice and Men - Gary Sinise dnd John Malkovitch - sublime
Les Visiteurs
Brief Encounter
Anything by Peter Greenaway
All Is True

Not sure of name. Mandy or Molly or similar - watched it when I was little and the feeling of sadness has stayed with me for 40 years.
Who will love my children?

Pieces of a woman
The nightingale
Reversing roe

Oh God... how can I forget to add... it's in my top 3 favourite films ever (slaps self repeatedly)
Moonlight

The Cure - never cried so much at a film.

Pan's Labyrinth

So many of these that have been mentioned, but also
The colour purple
The Piano

My god after reading WNTTAK I didn’t think I could ever have kids in case they were born evil. The book and the film are just so bleak and desperate, both upset me for a while afterwards.

Pixar’s Coco is on a lot in our house atm as my daughter loves the songs. The message about life after death is way over her head, but I’ve been mulling over it for weeks. It’s a beautiful film.

Unbroken - I found it harrowing.

Breaking the Waves

Esther Ranzen’s That’s Life episode in 1988 with Nicholas Winton. Such a humble man. Makes me cry if I watch it.

I truly loved arrival and la la land,

Piano as someone mentioned above is brilliant . But my all time classic is it’s a wonderful life

Jude- watched it as a teen and wish I hadn't.
Harry Brown was an uncomfortable watch for me too.

The Mission - tragic

Jagged Edge - so scary at one point!

The opening of Lost Horizon haunted me for years (birthday trip to the cinema for one of my friends)

Blue Valentine.

I've never seen such a realistic portrayal of a relationship going sour. I love how the film was split between the heady exciting early days of a romance then kept cutting to years down the line when you can't stand the sight of each other.

I remember when it ended I just stared at the tv screen in awe.

Pride

I Daniel Blake

@bigbird1969 oh yes yes! It’s a Wonderful Life! I remember thinking that I couldn’t be bothered with a black and white film. Truly wonderful.