Kung Pao is one of the dumbest and most underrated comedies. It's not exactly sci-fi, but it does have aliens and intelligent cows.
I watched it over ten times, and I don't regret a second.
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Comedy
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Saving Silverman (Buddy/Romantic Comedy)
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In Bruges (Dark Comedy about hitmen)
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Swiss Army Man (idk Daniel Radcliff is a farting, talking corpse. Movie about self acceptance? An elderly couple walked out of the theater after the opening credits when i saw it lol)
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Robert Downy Jr & Val Kilmer detective/noire)
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The Naked Gun Trilogy (Leslie Nielson as a cop, idk how old you are but maybe you haven't heard of these)
Sci-Fi
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Upgrade (quadriplegic man puts AI in his head)
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Turbo Kid (Mad Max type dystopian future, one of my favorite movies ever but I've only been able to find it on YouTube or "free streaming". It's Canadian and their blu-rays don't work in the U.S.)
In Bruges is incredibly funny, and demonstrates perfectly why Colin Farrell deserves his place on the A list. Especially when he teams up with Brendan Gleeson.
Edit: just remembered I still haven't watched Banshees of Inisherin. That's tonight sorted!
Predestination
It's difficult to know what is less known these days as film recommendation posts happen a lot.
If you told us what you liked we could probably come up with recommendations that let you drill down a bit further.
However:
SF:
- Timecrimes (2007) - if you like Primer or Triangle
- About Time - makes me cry every time
Comedy - I'm rather partial to a kung-fu comedy:
- Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind
- Mr Vampire
- Kung-fu Hustle
For you, I recommend Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.
Cheers - got it on DVD, great film
That's a lot of nuts!
Shout out to Shaolin Soccer, the movie from Stephen Chow just before Kung-Fu Hustle. They're both very, very good.
Yep, love that too. There are quite a few Stephen Chow releases in the works somit might be Chow Time!
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I didn't see your Timecrimes rec before posting mine. It's so well done & I want everyone to see it!
Definitely! The more recommendations the better!
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The Game, with Michael Douglas.
A favorite comedy that i haven't heard mention of in a while: Modern Love, from 1981. Just go in blind.
Knight and Day with Tom Cruise : very under rated movie a lot never saw this movie
The Saint with Val Kilmer also a great flick
The Replacements with Keanu Reeves
Gosh I think if I recall correctly The Saint was very badly reviewed, is it good?
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SF: Europa Report
I feel weird recommending this movie because I fully acknowledge it's not exactly good, but...
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
This has long been one of my all time favorite comedies. I've seen it probably a half dozen times, and it still makes me laugh out loud. Bill Murray is brilliant and Alfred Molina is clearly having the time of his life. I absolutely love it.
This one is one of my all-time favorites. "Spencer knows how to deal with floaters!"
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Best Polish SF movie is a comedy from the 80s abut two guys who are hibernated and wake up in a world without men. It was filmed during communism and it's full of hidden jabs at the system. It's actually a good SF movie.
The Voices with Ryan Reynolds.
It's a comedy drama following a schizophrenic trying to live a normal life.
It hits pretty hard at times.
Dinner in America (2020) I liked a lot
99 Francs
It's a hilarious french comedy I keep going back to every couple of years.
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