"Great" Films You've Never Seen
"Great" Films You've Never Seen
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Doofus

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32,797 posts

195 months

Wednesday 24th December 2025
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Obviously 'great' can be subjective, so substitute 'popular', or 'noteworthy' as appropriate.

This isn't some kind of humblebrag or judgement; just films I've never seen.

Love Actually
Lost In Translation
ET
Frozen
Any and all Harry Potters
Any and all Godfathers
Apocalypse Now
Taxi Driver

...more to follow, no doubt.

Nickp82

3,793 posts

115 months

Wednesday 24th December 2025
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Star Wars, I know I won’t like it so little point trying.

Pitre

5,698 posts

256 months

Wednesday 24th December 2025
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Citizen Kane. I've tried (and given up) a couple of times...

thegreenhell

21,607 posts

241 months

Wednesday 24th December 2025
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Most of the above, although I have seen and enjoyed Lost in Translation and Apocalypse Now.

Also:

Titanic
Avatar
Lion King
any Avengers or related films
any Fast and Furious film after the first two
any Star Wars prequels
any Pirates of the Caribbean
any LOTR

borcy

9,885 posts

78 months

Wednesday 24th December 2025
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Harry Potter,
Star Wars,
Fast and Furious,
ET.

Quattr04.

913 posts

13 months

Wednesday 24th December 2025
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Saving private Ryan
The green mile
Kill bill
Layer cake
Any James Bond film except skyfall


Until last week, shawshank redemption

SlimJim16v

7,394 posts

165 months

Wednesday 24th December 2025
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Citizen Kane
The Third Man

Warhavernet

745 posts

9 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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None of The Back To The Future franchise.
None of the 21st century Bonds
The Mattress
Heat
Notting Hill
Groundhog Day
Spartacus


Evolved

4,055 posts

209 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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Schindler’s List. I was always put off with the fact it’s shot in black and white, which is a ridiculous reason, really.


Doofus

Original Poster:

32,797 posts

195 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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Warhavernet said:
None of The Back To The Future franchise.
None of the 21st century Bonds
The Mattress
Heat
Notting Hill
Groundhog Day
Spartacus
I confess I've never even heard of The Mattress.

48k

16,162 posts

170 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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I've only seen the original 3 Star Wars.
In addition to many mentioned above, I've also never seen:
Blues Brothers
Ferris Beullers Day Off
Ghost
Dirty Dancing
Raging Bull
Blade Runner
Saving Private Ryan
Goodfellas
Silence of the Lambs

milesgiles

4,294 posts

51 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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Highest ranked on imdb

Any LoTR
City of God
Green Mile

Cotty

41,797 posts

306 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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Pretty much most of the horror films out there.

The Cabin in the Woods
Get Out
Host
The Ring
Halloween
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Every zombie movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street
SAW
Evil Dead
Poltergeist
Eraserhead
IT
Scream
The Thing


Caterhamfan

345 posts

192 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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This could be a long list but, from recent conversations reminding me, I've never seen, nor have any desire to see
Gone With The Wind
The Wizard of Oz
The Sound of Music
The Godfather
Raging Bull


InitialDave

14,251 posts

141 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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Pitre said:
Citizen Kane. I've tried (and given up) a couple of times...
I find Citizen Kane to be one I have to appreciate from more of a contemporary technical perspective, with some of the film making tricks they came up with to achieve certain scenes etc.

I can definitely understand being underwhelmed by it.

TwigtheWonderkid

47,814 posts

172 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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Doofus said:
I confess I've never even heard of The Mattress.
I don't know how you sleep at night!

zsdom

1,708 posts

142 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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The Godfather(s)
Robocop
Rocky(s)

bloomen

9,260 posts

181 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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I prefer the third remake of The Mattress starring Klaus Kinski, a young Ross Kemp and Dolly Parton.

Harold Wilson did a great job moonlighting as director.

Blib

47,115 posts

219 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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Nickp82 said:
Star Wars, I know I won t like it so little point trying.
William Paley said:
There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments, and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance—that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

milesgiles

4,294 posts

51 months

Thursday 25th December 2025
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zsdom said:
The Godfather(s)
Robocop
Rocky(s)
It’s not possible to not like at least one of those