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[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Doctor Zhivago. And when they inevitably fall asleep. I’m jacking that Ufo.

[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

I just came here to upvote every "Idiocracy" comment

[–] sxan@midwest.social 7 points 2 years ago

If I could get away with a miniseries, James Burke's Connections.

Or Cunk on Earth. It's a toss-up.

[–] pexavc@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[–] Kerfuffle@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

Letting them know what mankind is all about seems like a terrible idea. We're jerks.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - Literally telling aliens that we will fuck shit up.

Stalker (1979) - You can leave your garbage and we'll think it's treasure.

Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) - Humanity is really just a bunch of idiots, stumbling through everything.

[–] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Wall-E. Sums it up pretty well

[–] myster0n@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago

Hellraiser II

[–] absentthereaper@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Full Metal Jacket.

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Double Feature: Ender's Game (2013) and Starship Troopers (1997) - then we serve them a sumptuous shellfish tower to discuss their surrender over dinner.

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[–] Sasuke@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago
[–] Nonameuser678@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Obviously the greatest documentary ever committed to film: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension.

[–] bubbalu@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago
[–] ViscountMochi@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago
[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago
[–] leftzero@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

[–] Carvex@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Shawshank Redemption

[–] Mudface@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

β€œThe Final Member”

It’s a documentary about the worlds first penis museum in Iceland trying to finally secure a human specimen

https://youtu.be/sZMaheZ_Iy0?si=SCIxh2weymwp3AOk

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[–] M68040@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004)

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[–] Tutunkommon@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago

Earth Girls Are Easy

[–] jonathanvmv8f@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

Fun fact: I have watched none of the movies listed here in the comments

[–] tvbusy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) by Peter Jackson.

[–] lorez@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Rocco's Animal Trainer #3.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

End of ze world.

[–] xilliah@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago
[–] Skripoon@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean best is USSR's 1965 Triumph Over Violence, directed by Romm

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[–] Pappabosley@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Requiem for a dream

[–] Zoift@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago

A youtube compliation of high tension powerlines exploding.

[–] kittenspronkles@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago
[–] bloodfoot@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago

Either point break or bad boys 2.

[–] Fungah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Schindler's list. Yeah aliens. It's like that. Go ahead and end us thx.

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