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One Hour Photo
2002 · Film · 96 min
Directed by Mark Romanek
Sy Parrish has lovingly developed photographs for the Yorkin family since their son was a baby. But as the Yorkins' lives become fuller, Sy's only seems lonelier, until he eventually convinces himself he's part of their family. When Sy's picture-perfect fantasy collides with an ugly dose of reality, a bizarre and thrilling confrontation ensues.
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Sideways
Back To The Future
Cinema Paradiso
Spaceballs
Up In Smoke (Cheech & Chong)
The Incredibles
Indiana Jones 1-3
Indiana Jones: Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull (Rifftrax only)
Falling Down
Office Space
Man Bites Dog
Nothing To Lose
Idiocracy
Space Mutiny (MST3k)
Goodfellas
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Groundhog Day
Barbie
Full Metal Jacket
Mallrats
Flight Of The Navigator
The Founder
One Hour Photo
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I'm pretty certain I've rewatched Sideways more than any other film.
I try to watch movies that show me who/what I am, where I came from to better understand myself for the future wherever I can find it. One requirement however, is that it cannot be a reflection of current events except that is of my own making.
Not in any particular order and may repeat many of the fine recommendations already said....
1. The Five-Year Engagement https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1195478/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
2. The Trigger Effect https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117965/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
3. Sweet November https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230838/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
4. Les Miserables (1978) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077936/
5. The Vow (i got married to the music from The Nationals - England (instrumental) :) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1606389/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
6. The Family Man (Nicolas Cage before he gone off the edge) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218967/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
7. Boyz n the Hood https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101507/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
8. Up (I'm a new dad and I did Big Brothers to 3 boys so Up means a lot to me) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
9. Ghost Town https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995039/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
10. People Like Us https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1716777/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2
11. One Hour Photo (Reminding us how incredible Robin William...was ) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265459/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
WOW...few things..
1. I realize a little psych profiling can show how old you are ;-) [EDIT] I mean how old I am!! :)
2. I'm a sucker for romcom light hearted shows that gives me time to reflect.
man.. I realize I need to look into this list, grow it and rewatch.
Enjoy!
Anyone remember the movie: One Hour Photo with the late Robin Williams. That was the first thing which came to my mind.
> Williams was great in just about anything he was ever in, I wouldn't attribute that to Nolan.
I don't know, I might. You don't even see Finch for half the film, only hear him, and the villain left an impression on me not unlike Kiefer Sutherland's villain in Phone Booth (an otherwise unremarkable film). I can't think of another villain role that Robin Williams performed, probably because nobody was brave enough to take that kind of risk with a heavyweight positive actor -- Insomnia came out a few years after Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society, which helped establish his mastery of drama, but nobody wanted to make him the bad guy. Nolan did, and it was very satisfying to watch.
(I take that back, One Hour Photo was great, too. I knew I was forgetting one.)
The first time colors really stood out to me in a movie (and I noticed it while watching) was One Hour Photo. The range was so wide and the colors really added to the story telling. Later (I think on the DVD special features) someone broke it down into it's constituent parts and I really understood an example of how someone designs with color. Very illuminating.