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ProfessorGAC

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34. Lots Of Good Ones Here, But...
Tue Nov 18, 2025, 03:09 PM
20 hrs ago

...I'll add Repo Man.
Very odd movie with Emilio Estevez & Harry Dean Stanton.
A sci-fi dark comedy taking shots at Reagan era policies.
Haven't seen it in a long time, but probably watched it 20 times.
I'll also add Real Genius.

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Showgirls ZDU Yesterday #1
The Big Lebowski for me too. Borogove Yesterday #2
"Detour" (1945)...a film noir classic anciano Yesterday #3
Kill Bill 👍 TommieMommy Yesterday #4
divine rampartd Yesterday #5
Brazil is mine. Laffy Kat 16 hrs ago #57
1. Vanishing Point Bo Zarts Yesterday #6
Rec for Repo Man quaint Yesterday #15
I ❤️❤️❤️ them all... ultralite001 18 hrs ago #44
Rocky horror picture show! unblock Yesterday #7
Let's do the Time Warp. FalloutShelter 20 hrs ago #30
when he says, "It's no crime to give yourself over to absolute pleasure" Skittles 16 hrs ago #58
lol! unblock 15 hrs ago #67
Pink Flamingos no_hypocrisy Yesterday #8
Don't hold me to this EYESORE 9001 Yesterday #9
THE TALL BLOND MAN WITH ONE BLACK SHOE AnnaLee Yesterday #10
Haven't heard of this before, quaint 20 hrs ago #29
Caddyshack quaint Yesterday #11
Big Trouble in Little China displacedvermoter Yesterday #12
Star Trek II Intractable Yesterday #13
VIDEODROME dweller Yesterday #14
Performance justaprogressive Yesterday #16
I'm familiar with the song amerikat 15 hrs ago #68
A strange and brilliant movie justaprogressive 15 hrs ago #70
Final Sacrifice bagimin Yesterday #17
Wizards FullySupportDems Yesterday #18
"Oh yeah, one last thing. I'm glad you changed your last name you...." OldBaldy1701E 2 hrs ago #81
Baghdad Cafe cbabe Yesterday #19
Blue Velvet some_of_us_are_sane 23 hrs ago #20
Heavy Metal and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! lastlib 23 hrs ago #21
Is "2001: A Space Odyssey" considered a "cult" movie? If not than "Spinal Tap" bif 22 hrs ago #22
"The Gods Must Be Crazy" and "Up In Smoke" Emile 21 hrs ago #23
Rec for both! quaint 20 hrs ago #31
Yes! I've loved many of the movies mentioned here EverHopeful 15 hrs ago #66
The President's Analyst Eugene 20 hrs ago #24
Tremors LogDog75 20 hrs ago #25
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Leghorn21 20 hrs ago #26
🤗 Floyd R. Turbo 20 hrs ago #27
The Guru Coloradan4Truth 20 hrs ago #28
Forbidden Planet - 1956 patphil 20 hrs ago #32
Here here- one of the best marked50 16 hrs ago #50
Definitely! Walking through the Krel machinery.... electric_blue68 10 hrs ago #78
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension ms liberty 20 hrs ago #33
Absolutely! Wifes husband 16 hrs ago #53
That's mine too! Bayard 16 hrs ago #56
That-sa John-a Big-a boot-aayyy! ms liberty 13 hrs ago #73
Don't you realize what-a you saying? Bayard 11 hrs ago #75
Lots Of Good Ones Here, But... ProfessorGAC 20 hrs ago #34
Soon as I saw the op title Alpeduez21 16 hrs ago #55
"Plate Of Shrimp" ProfessorGAC 16 hrs ago #60
The Room LEMAUS 20 hrs ago #35
Rancho Deluxe dpibel 19 hrs ago #36
Eraserhead. Sneederbunk 19 hrs ago #37
Harold and Maude: Best movie tagline: "They met at the funeral of a stranger; and things got stranger and stranger." Chasstev365 19 hrs ago #38
Hard to Be a God (2013) Celerity 19 hrs ago #39
Pulp Fiction WheelWalker 19 hrs ago #40
many good ones already in this thread, also ... surrealAmerican 19 hrs ago #41
Galaxy Quest and Mondo Video blm 19 hrs ago #42
Now I need to start a new "Cult Movie" list in my phone... ultralite001 19 hrs ago #43
Dazed and Confused LudwigPastorius 18 hrs ago #45
Gotta be Rocky Horror. n/t Mad_Dem_X 18 hrs ago #46
I struggle to choose "favorites" of anything Niagara 17 hrs ago #47
Dogma is a favorite of mine Unwind Your Mind 11 hrs ago #74
Canadian Bacon Submariner 17 hrs ago #48
Brother from another planet (giving myself two choices) cbabe 17 hrs ago #49
Brasil The Blue Flower 16 hrs ago #51
Monty Python's Holy Grain and Life of Brian RockRaven 16 hrs ago #52
Harold and Maude HappyH 16 hrs ago #54
Man who fell to earth Maninacan 16 hrs ago #59
David Bowie IS the man who fell to earth. Sequoia 16 hrs ago #62
Hairspray Sequoia 16 hrs ago #61
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Deep State Witch 16 hrs ago #63
I have two bpj62 15 hrs ago #64
Who Killed Teddy Bear? Mike Nelson 15 hrs ago #65
Easy Rider WheelWalker 15 hrs ago #69
Donnie Darko, Dreamcatcher berniesandersmittens 14 hrs ago #71
BERNIE starring Jack Black Emile 14 hrs ago #72
Police Academy Keepthesoulalive 11 hrs ago #76
Eating Raoul 1982 Coldwater 11 hrs ago #77
Americathon. murielm99 9 hrs ago #79
The Kentucky Fried Movie JoseBalow 9 hrs ago #80
Plan 9 From Outer Space. murielm99 1 hr ago #82
Donnie Darko catbyte 1 hr ago #83
Rocky Horror! lark 50 min ago #84
Oh, I thought of another one - Grandma's Boy. I laugh so much every time I watch it! nt lark 48 min ago #85
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