AUTHOR'S NOTE

haha i thought this would be cute! it's kinda filler and i used movies from all throughout the decades but yeah-

the warnings may seem overboard, but i wanted to put warnings for anyone who wanted to watch the movie (i really didn't want anyone triggered/upset by something i suggested). some things are in passing moments, but are still worth mentioning!

also i picked movies that i thought would fit and i got some repetition. so collected the data! my most mentioned year is 1989 (2), 1999 (2), 2001 (4), 2014 (2), 2005 (4). actors are keanu reeves (3), willem defoe (3), bill nighy (2), anne hathaway (2) bill murray (2), uma thurman (2), amanda seyfried (2),  jeff goldblum (2), robert sean leonard (2), tilda swinton (2), and sean bean (2). genre is action/thriller/adventure/comedy. and director is chris columbus bc he did 2 of them.

love you guys

- b.

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SCOTT

- you watch upbeat movies! you like a sense of wonder and adventure + films filled with unconventional stories about love and friendship.

10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU (1999)
dir. gil junger

notable cast: joseph gordon-levitt, heath ledger, julia stiles, gabrielle union, allison janney
genre: teen, chick flick, romance
based on: shakespeare's 'taming of the the shrew'

HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE (2001)
dir. chris columbus

notable cast: daniel radcliffe, emma watson, rupert grint, tom felton, alan rickman, maggie smith
genre: fantasy, adventure, family

THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)
dir. rob reiner

notable cast: robin wright, charles elwes, mandy patinkin, andré the giant, billy crystal
genre: fantasy, adventure, romance, comedy
based on: 'the princess bride' by william goldman

WARREN

- you like watching action movies; preferably bloody ones that are fast-paced and have a good soundtrack. it also helps if it has character you can really root for.

JOHN WICK (2014)
dir. chad stahelski

notable cast: keanu reeves, ian mcshane, lance reddick, willem defoe
genre: action, thriller
warning: blood/gore, violence, torture, gun violence, murder, animal death, flashing lights

DEADPOOL 2 (2018)
dir. david leitch

cast: ryan reynolds, josh brolin, zazie beetz, morena baccarin, terry crews, bill skarsgård
genre: superhero, dark comedy, action/adventure
warnings: character death, violence, gun violence, murder, gore
based on: 'deadpool' comics

KILL BILL (2003)
dir. [redacted]

notable cast: uma thurman, lucy liu
genre: action, drama
warnings: extreme voilence, murder, sexual assault, hate speech, gore, gun violence

ALEX

- you like a mix between action/adventure and comedy - particularly ones with a weird sense of humour. you go all the way from dark, to wacky.

BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE (1989)
dir. steven herrick

cast: keanu reeves, alex winter
genre: teen, adventure, comedy
warnings: one homophobic slur that's so out of place?

HEATHERS (1988)
dir. michael lehmann

notable cast: winona ryder, christian slater, shannon doherty, phill lewis
genre: teen, dark comedy
warnings: murder, violence, gore, self harm, suicide, eating disorders, stalking, physical abuse, sexual assault, gun violence, hate speech, fat jokes, sex/sexual themes

JURASSIC PARK (1993)
dir. stephen spielberg

notable cast: jeff goldblum, laura dern, sam neill, joe mazzello, richard attenborough, b. d. wong, samuel l. jackson, julliane moore
genre: adventure, action
warnings: dinosaur related violence

PETER

- adventure is everything. heroes, and protagonist are the centres of the stories, and they always experience something bizarre/crazy.

STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE (1977)
dir. george lucas

notable cast: mark hamill, carrie fisher, harrison ford, alec guinness
genre: sci-fi, action/adventure
warnings: violence, gun violence, character death, murder

FERRIS BEULLER'S DAY OFF (1986)
dir. john hughes

notable cast: matthew broderick, mia sara, alan ruck, jennifer gray
genre: teen, comedy, romance, adventure

THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (2005)
dir. garth jennings

notable cast: martin freeman, zoe deschanel, mos def, sam rockwell, alan rickman, john malkovich, alan rickman, bill nighy
genre: sci-fi, comedy, adventure
based on: 'the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy' by douglas adams

KURT

- all across the board, because kurt hadn't seen much media before. some with religious themes (because it was mostly what he knew), and others with art and history.

NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE (2005)
dir. andrew adamson

notable cast: james mccavoy, skandar keynes, william moseley, anna popplewell, georgie henley, liam neeson, tilda swinton
genre: fantasy, adventure, family
warnings: pg-rated violence

BOONDOCK SAINTS (1999)
dir. troy duffy

notable cast: willem defoe, sean patrick flanery, norman reedus, bill connolly, bob marley
genre: action, crime, thriller
warnings: violence, murder, death of an animal, alcohol/drug abuse, gore, torture, hate speech, gun violence

MONUMENTS MEN (2014)
dir. george clooney

notable cast: billy murray, john goodman, m*tt d*m*n, george clooney, cate blanchett
genre: war movie, historical, action/adventure, drama
warnings: war scenes, violence, gun violence, character death
based on: adapted from 'the monuments men, allied heroes, n*zi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history'

JEAN

- a lot of female-centered or queer themed movies that you could relate to together. you both didn't mind going into horror or drama territory.

CARRIE (1976)
dir. brian de palma

notable cast: sissy spacek, piper laurie, john travolta
genre: horror
warnings: blood/gore, emotional abuse, animal death, torture, claustrophobia, murder, suicide, sex/sexual themes

PRIDE (2014)
dir. matthew warchus

notable cast: george mackay, andrew scott, dominic west, bill nighy, imelda staunton
genre: drama, comedy, LGBT+
warnings: hate speech, homophobia
based on: a true story, 'the film depicts a group of lesbian and gay activists who raised money to help families affected by the british miners' strike in 1984'

JENNIFER'S BODY (2009)
dir. karyn kusama

notable cast: megan fox, amanda seyfried, johnny simmons, adam brody, chris pratt, j. k. simmons
genre: teen, dark comedy, horror/comedy
warnings: gore/blood, murder, sex/sexual themes, fat jokes
based on: the movie name comes from the punk band hole's titular song 'jennifer's body'

JUBILEE

- you love watching chick-flicks, romances, and feel good movies together. you also don't mind watching movies where girls kiss, and paul rudd shows up.

CLUELESS (1995)
dir. amy heckerling

notable cast: paul rudd, alicia silverstone, brittany murphy, stacey dash, bald faison
genre: teen, romance, drama, comedy

BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER (1999)
dir. jamie babbit

notable cast: natasha lyonne, clea duvall, rupaul, michelle williams
genre: romance, dark comedy, teen, LGBT+
warnings: homophobia, hate speech, mild violence, self harm, sex/sexual themes

PRINCESS DIARIES (2001)
dir. garry marshall

notable cast: anne hathaway, julie andrews, heather matarazzo, sandra oh
genre: comedy, romance, teen
based on: 'princess diaries' books by meg cabot

ORORO

- you love a mix of artsy movies, but you also want to show her the classics you grew up with. after being compared to zeus often, you show her many greek and lightning related movies (she thought it was cute).

MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991)
dir. gus van sant

notable cast: keanu reeves, river phoenix
genre: drama, romance
warnings: drug/ alcohol abuse, shakey cam, mentioned sexual abuse, gun violence, sex/sexual themes, fat jokes
based on: loosely adapted from 'henry iv' and 'henry v' plays by william shakespeare

HERCULES (1997)
dir. ron clements, john musker

notable cast: danny devito, tate donavan, james woods, rip torn
genre: fantasy, family, adventure, romance, animated

PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THEIF (2010)
dir. chris columbus

notable cast: logan lerman, alexandra daddario, pierce brosnan, jake abel, brandon t. johnson, uma thurman, sean bean
genre: fantasy, teen, action/adventure
warnings: pg-rated violence
based on: (i implore you to read the books and not form an opinion based on this movie) 'percy jackson and the olympians' series by rick riordan

HANK

- the only movies you could get him interested in were about science and discovery. you both also love movies that are shot well, or have a beautiful view.

THE IMITATION GAME (2014)
dir. morten tyldum

notable cast: benedict cumberbatch,
genre: drama, war movie, biographical
warnings: hate speech, war times, homophobia, physical abuse/violence, claustrophobia, ableism, antisemitism
based on: a true story. please be aware that this film takes liberties in how they portray the main character. he was on the spectrum, but was generally a well-loved, kind man - unlike cumberbatch's interpretation.

BLUE PLANET (2001)
dir. (n/a)

notable cast: sir david attenborough
genre: documentary, non-fiction
warnings: it's a nature documentary so some animals do die i'm sorry

THE MARTIAN (2015)
dir. ridley scott

notable cast: m*tt d*m*n, sebastian stan, jessica chastain, chiwetel ejiofor, kate mara, michael peña, kristen wiig, donald glover, sean bean, mackenzie davis
genre: sci-fi, drama
warnings: slight blood/gore

ERIK

- you like to watch dramas, and thrillers together. erik likes movies that challenge society and the status quo, finding it more interesting than fluffy films.

AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000)
dir. mary harron

notable cast: christian bale, reese witherspoon, j*red l*to, willem defoe
genre: horror, mystery, drama
warnings: blood/ gore, murder, violence, animal death, drug/ alcohol abuse, sex/ sexual themes, flashing lights, hate speech, homophobia, antisemitism, gun violence

V FOR VENDETTA (2005)
dir. james mcteigue

notable cast: hugo weaving, natalie portman
genre: action, thriller
warnings: drug/alcohol abuse, violence, gun violence, blood/gore, torture, murder, child death, claustrophobia, mentions of sexual assault/p*dophilia, sex/sexual themes, hate speech

SWING KIDS (1993)
dir. thomas carter

notable cast: robert sean leonard, chr*st*an b*le, kenneth branagh
genre: drama, war movie, music movie
warnings: antisemitism, n*zism, war times, racism, hate speech, violence, domestic violence, ableism, suicide

CHARLES

- you watch artistic films: ones that are about literature, revolution, music, etc. you also like films that are pretty, and made with lots of talent and effort.

DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989)
dir. peter weir

notable cast: ethan hawke, robin williams, robert sean leonard, josh charles, james waterstone, gale hansen, norman lloyd
genre: drama, teen
warnings: domestic/emotional abuse, suicide, character death

ISLE OF DOGS (2018)
dir. wes anderson

notable cast: jeff goldblum, bill murray, bryan cranston, edward norton, scarlett johansson, tilda swinton, greta gerwig, liev schreiber
genre: comedy, adventure, stop-motion/claymation
warnings: animal neglect/abuse (though the movie is against it, and the animals get a happy ending), hospital scene including gore

LES MISÉRABLES (2012)
dir. tom hooper

notable cast: hugh jackman, russell crowe, amanda seyfried, anne hathaway, eddie redmayne, sasha baron cohen, helena bonham carter, samantha barks, aaron tveit, george blagden
genre: musical, romance, historical, drama
warnings: violence, gun violence, blood/gore, character death, child neglect/abuse, child death, suicide, sexual assault, claustrophobia
based on: the novel 'les misérables' by victor hugo