Apollo 13.
Mostly factual, great pacing, gripping story, excellent acting, and an honest feel-good ending,
In fact, that and The Incredibles are two movies that I could show to almost any crowd with confidence.
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Any of Simon Pegg's movies (the trilogy of sorts).
Was going to say Hot Fuzz. You can watch it multiple times and it is still funny.
For me, I could watch Muppet Treasure Island over and over. The perfect movie.
For a movie I need to play for others: A Goofy Movie.
Its a really long movie but it's got everything. RRR
Its got bromances, romances, comedy and tragedy. It's got plenty of over the top action and musical dance numbers. 10/10 movie.
I randomly stumbled on that movie recently and I agree. What a fucking film. It does 100 things I would hate in an American movie but somehow they pull it all off in a priceless and charming way
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Requiem for a Dream
Dredd
Everyone loves ultra-violence, right?
Something that everyone will love, like The Room or maybe Samurai Cop or maybe even Hard Ticket to Hawaii.
Depending on the group, sometimes old Jet Li flicks will work, too, like The New Legend of Shaolin / Legend of the Red Dragon which has some great baby-kung-fu.
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Since someone already said The Princess Bride...
Penguins of Madagascar, The Movie
It is the funniest film I have ever seen. Starring John Malkovich as the villain and Benedict Cumberbatch as the other villain.
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This is a perfect time for the Christmas cracker approach - you're unlikely to be able to pick a movie that everyone agrees is good, so pick a movie that everyone agrees is bad, and bond over shared mockery.
Space Truckers (1996) - Dennis Hopper, Charles Dance. Terrible movie with some wacky bullshit, cube pigs, neon space twinks, and a cyborg love prosthetic.
Moonfall (2022) - another classic from Roland Emerick where most of the movie is nonsense but there is a seed of a brilliant idea buried in there.
Mega Shark Vs Mecha Shark (2014) - it starts with a giant shark catapulting a fishing boat from Manhattan to Giza, and gets more and more ridiculous as it goes on. Featuring Christopher Judge in one of his less believable roles.
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Ghostbusters.
The truman show
Either "Tucker and Dale Versus Evil", or "The Cabin in the Woods".
If I want everyone to leave as quickly as possible, then "Martyrs", Antichrist", or "A Serbian Film".
Super Troopers.
"You boys like MEXICO?!?!?!"
Since no one has said it yet, original Ghostbusters.
Empire Records just felt good and I think it could pull that off with a crowd.
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The Empire Strikes Back