- “Mother and daughter having mad beef”
These are movies that daughters absolutely should or absolutely should never watch with their moms. Films featured in this list include Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird, Mark Waters’ Freaky Friday and Brian De Palma’s Carrie.
- “Ryan gosling ranked by his haircut”
If you’re a big Ryan Gosling fan and want to watch the movie featuring his best haircut, look no further than this list. Claiming the number one spot on this list is Only God Forgives, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Adam McKay’s The Big Short takes the last spot.
- “Movies I Feel Like Would Make A Perfect Double Bill With Taylor Swift’s All Too Well Short Film”
Looking for a second film to watch for your “All Too Well” double feature? This list is full of tragic romantic classics, featuring films such as Joe Wright’s Pride & Prejudice and Greta Gerwig’s Little Women. These movies also have the same autumn aesthetic.
- “Movies That Will Make You Say “What the F***” At Least 3 Times”
Movies that are so weird, weird to the point where you audibly react multiple times. It doesn’t matter if it’s a good weird or a bad weird, it’s just weird for a very specific reason. Films featured in this list include Ari Aster’s Midsommar, Emerald Fenner’s Saltburn and Jordan Peele’s Nope.
- “Every Film featuring an SNL Alum”
This list is the complete collective filmography of all 163 featured Saturday Night Live cast members of past and present. To be included, the cast member had to have been listed as a cast member in the opening credits of at least one episode. There are a lot of films on this list, featuring former SNL cast members like Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Bill Hader and Maya Rudolph.
- “Passed The Bechdal Test”
The Bechdal Test is a way of evaluating whether or not a film portrays women in a way that is characterized by gender stereotyping. To pass the Bechdel test a work must feature at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. Films in this list include Jason Moore’s Pitch Perfect and Kenny Ortega’s High School Musical 3.
- Movie references made in NBC’s Community
This list includes every movie that has been mentioned, referenced, quoted or parodied on NBC’s “Community”. Fan favorite character Abed studies film at community college and prefers to communicate using movie references.
- “Good For Her Cinematic Universe”
Is there really anything better than thinking “good for her” while a woman achieves her dreams, fights back against her adversaries, or receives an end to her story that is satisfying? Films in this list include Michael Lehmann’s Heathers and Rob Reiner’s When Harry Met Sally….
- “My Dad Would Love That”
Does your dad stand in front of the television with his arms crossed while you’re watching something? It’s hard to predict what films will captivate our dads, but this list gives a good start. Movies from the Star Wars and Creed franchises are included in this list, as well as newer movies like Dune.
- “Movies where there are no women”
A big switch from the Bechdal Test list, this list is full of films where there are no female actors or female actors are on screen for less than 15 minutes total, their characters don’t have names and don’t have significant dialogue. There are a lot of movies on this list, including David Mickey Evans’ The Sandlot and Peter Brook’s Lord of the Flies.
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