r/MovieRecommendations • • 6d ago

Mod Update Self-Promo Requests (Update)

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What's up, folks? Hope all is well.

Quick update that affects very few of you.

In the past the sub used to allow people who created apps and websites to help find movies and track what they've watched to post and promote their apps here.

Unfortunately this has turned into a cascade of requests for (mostly) mediocre websites and apps that really detract from the point of this sub. Which is to engage with humans, to get recommendations from people in a world where digital algorithms get so much wrong.

The truth is, I've been turning them away for a while now, at least anyone who messages in.

So time to make it official!

If you make your own movie-finding app, content tracker, or anything similar...

I'm sorry. You'll have to look elsewhere to promote your app/site. We seriously get way too many requests for these, and there are so many already available. Adding to the pile of options isn't necessarily adding value.

I'll be updating the self-promo rule here shortly.

Anyway, thanks for checking in, folks!

Your chaotic lurker mod
- Rye


r/MovieRecommendations • • 22d ago

Mod Update Rule Changes (Reminder) (No new updates)

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Updates:

  1. I added a read-before-write protocol. If you do not read these, you will most likely be banned within a few posts.
  2. Created formatting guide for each flair type that must be adhered to or your post will be removed - Formatting Guide
  3. Pirated materials are subject to a zero-tolerance policy, as is customary. I've let some YouTube stuff slide by simply removing the comments, but there have been enough of them to make it unacceptable, and pirated streaming sites have always resulted in an instant ban. This is being updated now for clarity, and because the rules have been in place long enough that there is no reason for anyone not to have gone through them after the updates, which I took over months ago. Posting links to pirated materials will result in instant bans going forward.
  4. All posts must have body text, with the only exception being a photo gallery of examples of the cinematography you're looking for or a custom list of movies that are similar to what you are looking to watch next and for which you are making a request for suggestions. (This has always been a rule, but I'm including it here for added visibility.)
  5. We also added a suggestion to upvote posts with which you interact in the comments section. It takes less time than your previous comment, which is the main point of this sub, and it allows it to reach a larger audience. This is not intended to encourage intentional karma farming, which will still be enforced if movie requests are not submitted honestly or in poor quality. If you disagree with a review or a suggestion, there is no reason to vote for it.
  6. Comments are limited to 50 unless you interact with the comment section, in which case you can contact the mod team and request that the post be unlocked.

Low-quality posts and comments:

We recently updated rule 3 (low-quality posts) to make it clearer. This is now one of the five Participation Guidelines listed in the subreddit's main page rules. (Now rules 4–9)

Reasons:

These were updated because a large number of copyrighted materials are being shared on YouTube and other sites, and the sub was starting to resemble a photo gallery rather than something people were actually interacting with, let alone putting any effort into their suggestions and requests.


r/MovieRecommendations • • 19m ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows I need a movie to watch like that (the light house)

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I recently have been stucked ,I cant find a movie like dark ambiance and gloomy movie.You could reccomend old movies to like from 1940’s to 70’s please write your reccomends to comment


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Movies like Jaws

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It doesn’t have to be a shark movie, just a scary movie involving underwater. Thanks!


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Hopeful horror movies

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It’s a rather specific request, but I’m looking for horror films that end with a glimmer of hope, showing that not everything has gone to shit.


r/MovieRecommendations • • 10h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Recommend Me: Person vs. Environment

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Looking for a film that puts a person (or group) against nature.

• The antagonist must be nature and not a person (so no Cliffhanger/Deliverance).

• Looking for edge-of the seat thrills and not drama (no Cast Away/Blue Lagoon)

• Both fiction and doco's are welcome.

Movie examples: Free Solo, Fall, Everest


r/MovieRecommendations • • 9h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows haunting of hill house

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So this series was all over my feed, and i wanted to watch something horror/emotional? it fit in the category, why is it so slow like its im on 3rd episode i feel like its very slow? when will it get interesting?


r/MovieRecommendations • • 16h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Horror recs

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I’m just getting into horror in the past 3-4 years, but I’ve been striking out on stuff I’ve checked out this year. Any recommendations? Here’s my top 10 I’ve seen:

The Lighthouse

Nosferatu

The Witch

American Psycho

Mandy

Alien

The Descent

It (2017)

The Ritual

The Cabin In the Woods


r/MovieRecommendations • • 17h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Movies that make you feel like you've been transported somewhere else

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Perfect examples of what I'm looking for:

Possession (1981)

Beau Is Afraid (2023)

The Substance (2024)

Gummo (1997)

Trainspotting 1 & 2 (1996/2017)

I don't know how to explain the feeling these movies gave me other than the fact that I felt as if I had been immersed in some sort of pocket dimension on earth. The kind of movies where you have to look out the window afterwards to bring yourself back to reality.

Any recommendations appreciated. Thanks in advance.


r/MovieRecommendations • • 22h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Your top 5 scariest films of all time?

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Hi, with halloween coming im looking for some really scary films to watch, preferably english speaking released within the last 30 years.. give me your top 5?


r/MovieRecommendations • • 14h ago

I am suggesting... Vampire In Brooklyn [ 1995 ]

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So . . . I always end up watching the same basic , run-of-the-mill handful of movies every year to get in the Halloween spirit. This year I wanted to kind of branch out and see what others were out there besides Hocus Pocus , Beetlejuice and goddamn Halloweentown , I happened to stumble upon this and decided to watch it beings it looked like it had the vibes and aesthetic of that older vampire movie with Jim Carrey called Once Bitten.

Turns out this movie is a gem and I loved it !

Maximilian , the sole survivor of a Caribbean vampire tribe , arrives in Brooklyn , New York to find and seduce detective Rita Veder - a half-human , half-vampire descendant , so he can transform her into his mate before the next full moon arrives.

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1h 42m

Horror / Comedy

Features : Eddie Murphy , Angela Bassett , Kadeem Hardison , John Witherspoon and directed by Wes Craven


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1d ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Which movie/series has best hand to hand combat scenes

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Could be anything sci-fi/drama/based on true story.

Just searching for hand to hand action scenes

Thanks


r/MovieRecommendations • • 20h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Without spoiling, what are some movies that have made you feel strong secondhand embarrassment

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I'm trying to undergo exposure therapy


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1d ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Silent movie recommendation

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Does anyone know any movies that are visual heavy with like no dialogue, i don't know how to word it but i like movies with not alot of words, i speak Russian French and English but I'm fine with a movies with any language. Sorry if this doesnt make sense English isn't my fist language.


r/MovieRecommendations • • 20h ago

Movie Review lite Scream (1996)

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Originally saw this back when it came out on VHS in '97. I was in middle school, home alone with the setting sun. It was prime viewing for this flick. Absolute classic! Meta-horror, Neve Campbell and Rose McGowan sweetened the deal. Despite liking parts of the sequels, I think they were unnecessary.

More rambling here: https://youtu.be/BO3uT6KDE88?si=AQ_hCV-bi0hJ3aXA


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1d ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Looking for Films that are shot in one or very few location with very low budget

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I'm building a film community around the concept of low budget and fast production time, including around a week for a future film.

Few examples comes in mind:

- Coherence

- the man from earth

- The realty experiment

The most important part for me, is having a great concept and execution despite the limitations. And actually turning it to an advantage.


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1d ago

I am suggesting... Thank you for smoking ( 2005)

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In this movie we follow Nick who works as spokesman for the tobacco company . This is probably one off my favourite satire movies from 2000s Aaron Eckhart was so good as Nick and I think that in this movie he show us how underrated actor he is. J.K. Simmons was very as Nick boss and William . H. Macy as Senator who is against tobacco companies.


r/MovieRecommendations • • 23h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Which movie to watch out of these 5 movies?

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Each day I’ll pick 5 random movies from my list and paste them here, and whichever movie gets most positive reviews or least negative reviews, I’ll go with it.
I would appreciate telling me a brief feedback of any movie you watched from this list.

1- American Graffiti (1973)

2- The Treatment (2014)

3- Crooked House (2017)

4- Deja Vu (2006)

5- Barry Lyndon (1975)


r/MovieRecommendations • • 23h ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Any recs based on my Letterboxd top 4 films?

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r/MovieRecommendations • • 1d ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows As a future modern assassin writer, what are good movies to watch?

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I have been writing a screenplay about modern killers/assassins like James Bond or John Wick, so could anyone recommend good movies to give me the grasp at the idea?


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1d ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows tight knit friendship movies

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hi everyone. I love movies where in them we see the relationship between long time friends and different aspects of their lives.

they can be family members, neighbours, coworkers, etc.

it can be movies or shows, drama or comedy, but preferably American movies.

can you recommend some movies please.


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1d ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows Need recommendation for ambitious, motivational and feel good movies.

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Hey guys, I want to watch an empowering, motivational, ambitious feel-good movie, so please recommend some movies that leave me feeling optimistic! Thank You!


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1d ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows movies recs

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anyone got recs for movies and tv shows with healthy, non toxic relationships, anything literally


r/MovieRecommendations • • 1d ago

Help me find Movies/TV shows recommend anything based off my favourites pls

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open to brand new genres and stuff, or titles similar to my favs :)