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Recommandations for movies, a man could watch with his girl-friend

The Tourist: Angelina Jolie, "a very well entertaining action comedy"

The Adjustment Bureau: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt: An exciting (and little bit fanciful) love story!

All about Steve: Sandra Bullock, charming and very entertaining comedy.

50 First Dates: Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler

Aquaman: suspense, action, fun, goosebumps, love

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: a mix of The Fifth Element, Star Wars and Avatar. With Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne.

I Feel Pretty: so funny, be yourself.

Wild Child: Emma Roberts, funny Teen-Comedy.

Silver Linings Playbook: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence.

Passengers: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt

Mr. Right: (brutal love / rated: 17+) 2015, Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell. Love and action like Killers with Ashton Kutcher (rated 13+)

American Ultra: 2015 (brutal love)

Criminal: 2016 (brutal love) Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, ...

Prince of Persia: 2010, Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton.

Lucky Number Slevin: Josh Hartnett, "Exciting and good Action".

Kuffs: 1992, Christian Slater, Milla Jovovich. Action comedy with some love scenes.

Blind Side: Sandra Bullock, very exciting, fun, intelligent story and action packed during the whole movie. Time passes very fast. This movie is not a drama in the male meaning of "dramatic boring"!

Vamps: funny, nice Vampire-Love-Story.

Hours: Paul Walker saves his baby

Source Code: Jake Gyllenhaal, suspense, action, intelligent story and love ... the full package!

Castaway on the Moon: "Kimssi pyoryugi", 2009, Drama, Romance, South Korea.

High Fidelity: John & Joan Cusack (in real life, they are brother and sister!), very smart relationship comedy.

See No Evil, Hear No Evil: Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, A blind man and a deaf man being chased by the police and gangsters. Funny Action Comedy.

The Truman Show: Jim Carrey, Through love arises courage

Eat, Pray, Love: Julia Roberts, first, I was shocked: 140 minutes running time. But I was suprised very well, because the time passes very fast. Pretty dialogues and impressive places. On a non HD-TV, it could be not so impressive.

Sex and the City 2: Starting very very well funny, but then it moves down to pretty funny. Impressive pictures and colors. Iron Butt necessary for full length 145 minutes!

Lars and the Real Girl: Ryan Gosling, Perhaps too much strong emotions!

Trainwreck: very funny, but too long.

You Are So Beautiful: romantic, French love story.

Burying the Ex: love = forever = zombie, Anton Yelchin, Ashley Greene, Alexandra Daddario.

He Was a Quiet Man: 2007, Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, a nice love story of a sad man with a sad end.

Return of the Living Dead III: (rated: 17+), Melinda Clarke, romantic brutal zombie movie with sad ending.

... Christmas
Call Me Mrs. Miracle
Crown for Christmas


[Latest] Movies

Action Movies
Blind Fury: Rutger Hauer as a blind-sword-avenger
The Art of Self-Defense: Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots
In the Blood: Rambo-Wife Gina Carano
Ninja Cheerleaders: 3 Girls are Students, Cheerleaders, Dancers ... and Ninjas!


Psycho Thriller Action Movies
Mindhunters: and the killer is ...
Hanna: 2011, Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana
Identity: 2003, John Cusack, Ray Liotta
John Carpenter's The Ward: 2011, Amber Heard


Movies with a message (comedy)
She's the Man: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum
Little Gigants: 1994, Rick Moranis, Ed O'Neill
Renaissance Man: 1994, Danny DeVito
She's Out of My League: 2010, Jay Baruchel


weird Movies with a message (comedy, action)
The Other Guys: 2010, Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story: 2004, Vince Vaughn
The New Guy: 2002, DJ Qualls
I Love You, Beth Cooper: 2009, Paul Rust


Movies with a message (action, thriller, drama, etc.) / Mindblowing
Fight Club: 1999, Brad Pitt, Edward Norton
Heathers: Don't be a Lemming!
Rise of the Planet of the Apes: James Franco
Gattaca: 1997, Ethan Hawke
Planet of the Apes: Charlton Heston & Roddy McDowall
Champions: 2018, spanish comedy.


a True Story Movies with a message (action, thriller, drama, etc.) / Mindblowing
Hacksaw Ridge: WWII: Japan: 1 Hero.
The Flowers Of War: Christian Bale
Silence: 2016, Andrew Garfield
Hidden Figures: 3 strong Black Women: moon landing.


Comedy
The Do-Over: Adam Sandler
A Haunted House 2
Blues Brothers: Fun, Action, Comedy and Blues!


Zombie + Horror
Willy's Wonderland: Nicolas Cage - Cult
Wolfcop
Tokyo Zombie
Solomon Kane: 2009
Ready Or Not: 2019
Botched: 2007
Piranha 3D: 2010
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse: 2015, so funny, you can also watch with a humorous girlfriend!
Annabelle Comes Home
Freddy vs Jason
Malignant
Dylan Dog: 2010, Brandon Routh
The Girl with All the Gifts: 2016, Gemma Arterton vs Zombie-Virus-Kids.
The Shallows: Blake Lively vs Shark.
Victor Crowley / Hatchet 4: 2017, very well made funny slasher movie.
Dead Before Dawn: 2013, as funny as Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse.
Devil: 2010, Elevator-Horror
The Night Watchmen: 2017, funny
WYRMWOOD: 2014, funny
Flight of the Living Dead: 2007, funny
The Devil's Rejects: 2005, very brutal family.
Bloody Monster: 2013, nice amateur horror nude movie from Austria
OMG... We're in a Horror Movie: 2016, good idea, weird.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe: "wandering corpse" does not kill anyone, but everyone dies anyway (ha ha ha)
...
NETFLIX:
The Babysitter 1+2
Girls with Balls: tough girls vs insane killers


Western
Cipolla Colt aka Cry Onion: 1975, funny
Unforgiven + The Stranger: Clint Eastwood


Movies for kids / teens
Recommended age rating by ZSAM.org. Is just a guideline! The parents have to decide!
+ (4 years) The Gruffalo: funny, with message
+ (7) Happy Family 2: fun, action, excitement with message
+ (8) Sing 2: fun, action, excitement with message
+ (8) Los Bando: 2018, Jonas Hoff Oftebro, funny, with message.
+ (6) The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island: Chancellor Miller
+ (4) Disney's Tinker Bell: Tasks
+ (12) Chalet Girl: Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick: Ski Cinderella
+ (12) Monster Trucks: action, fun, message
+ (7) Tarzan: (Animation 2013, Voice: Spencer Locke, Kellan Lutz)
/ (6) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Popularity
: (12) Disney's The Princess and the Frog: 2009, Animation, "Very bad, dark movie! Watch after 12 years old!"

Age restriction:
Disney's "Ariel, The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast" should not be seen with ages 0 and up, in my opinion only from 6. Because of blood and thunder, better only starting from 8 ages. On web is also recommended 6 ages for both films by parents.
And movies with hard violence, blood and thunder like "Shrek" should not be seen with 6, preferably with 8, better with 10 ages!
You can say, that films for children with hard violence, blood and thunder, need to be added at least 5, 6 ages! But the responsible person don't do this, because it is against economic interests!
Now I've watched with my child "SpongeBob SquarePants" and as plankton, the skin was fallen off in shock and you was able to see his whole meat, I come to the conclusion that even Spongebob should be viewed only from (6)8 ages!
Age recommendation by parents
Movies for kids


Best performance (gross / earnings US-Dollar to budget) AND high position in Box Office Mojo:
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023): 13.6
Joker: 19 (1000millions USD gross to 55millions budget ... viewers: 31% in country of production / 69% in other countries)
(Wolf Warrior 2 / Zhan lang II: 29 ... >99% viewers in country of production)
It: 20 (700m gross to 35m budget ... 47% viewers in country of production and 53% in other countries)
Mamma Mia!: 12
The Sixth Sense: 17
The Passion of the Christ: 20
(source: wikipedia.org / boxofficemojo.com)



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Bird Box - Sandra Bullock - Psycho-Horror-Thriller
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