Classic movies you must see

I second Donnie Darko.

Friday

Equilibrium

Young Guns

The Departed

Boondock Saints

V for Vendetta

It's Such a Beautiful Day (Animated film, not everyone's cup of tea, and sort of depressing)

 
National Lampoon's Vacation, Christmas Vacation, Vegas Vacation...

Caddyshack

Back to the Future

All older Star Wars

The Lost Boys

Big

The Lost Boys

Lethal Weapon

The Fly

Rambo, all of them

Rocky, all of them

Tron

 
"Classic"

Try Lawrence of Arabia, 1968 Planet of the Apes, or Treasure of the Sierra Madre, (the original) Manchurian Candidate, Soylent Green, and All Quiet on the Western Front (either or both versions are good). Somewhat more modern, Heat, Casino, Dr. Strangelove, Animal House, Caddyshack, Taxi Driver.

 
Gladiator

A few good men

Fist of legend

Candyman

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Groundhogs Day

National lampoons Christmas vacation

Bad Santa

Seven

True grit

Gangs of New York

Last of the Mohicans

Glory

Donnie Brasco

Casino

Carlitos Way

Goodfellas

Dances with Wolves

 
Beetlejuice

One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest

American Psycho

Speed

It

Scary Movie 1

Grandma's Boy

Happy Gilmore

The Green Mile

Inglorious Basterds

Kill bill 1 & 2

Catch me if you can

The bourne identity

The Truman Show

Jerry Maguire

The Pianist

The Fifth Element

Edward Scissorhands

Dumb and Dumber

Wayne's World

Austin Powers

Anchorman

Zoolander

Dodgeball

Men in Black

Sin City

Remember the Titans

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Old bruce lee movies like Enter the Dragon, Fist of Fury, The Game of Death..

tupac movies like .. Above the Rim, Gang Related, Poetic Justice, Bullet, Gridlock'd, Juice..

Waist Deep

Set it off

Baby Boy

Soul Plane

New Jack City

City of God

 
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Rain Man. Forest Gump.
Didn't care for who's on first but Forest Gump is greatness.

I'd also add:

Top Gun

Born on the Fourth of July

Platoon

American Psycho

Planes Trains and Automobiles

Uncle Buck

The Great Outdoors

Stripes

Taps

Bridge of the river kwai

 
Didn't care for who's on first but Forest Gump is greatness.
I'd also add:

Top Gun

Born on the Fourth of July

Platoon

American Psycho

Planes Trains and Automobiles

Uncle Buck

The Great Outdoors

Stripes

Taps

Bridge of the river kwai
But he's an excellent driver AND he buys his underware from K-Mart!

 
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