What is your favourite stand alone film(no remakes, sequels, prequels, Universes etc.)

[Stylizer1]

Seeing as most of the movies on this page are that, I was wondering what people thoughts were.

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[Frankie Blueberries]

Films that come to mind:

-District 9
-Shawshank Redemption
-Ex Machina
-American Beauty
-Pulp Fiction
-Forrest Gump
-Most of Christopher Nolan's movies aside from the Batman series
-The Lion King (original)
-Saving Private Ryan (dunno if it counts)

 

[Hurricane28]

Forrest Gump, Shawshank Redemption, Interstellar

 

[Osprey]

The Princess Bride

"There’s a shortage of perfect movies in this world. It would be a pity to damage this one." - Cary Elwes at the thought of a remake

 

[Mimsy]

The Royal Tenenbaums



(H.M. for The Grand Budapest Hotel)

 

[Spring in Fialta]

Last Year at Marienbad.

 

[Winger98]

Brazil
My Life As A Dog
Last Night On Earth
Reservoir Dogs

 

[Pranzo Oltranzista]

Last Year at Marienbad.

Yeah, probably my second favorite film too, behind Les Trois Couronnes du Matelot. If someone dares make a sequel to either one, I'll go beserk.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

Does Fargo count, or does the TV series disqualify it?

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

13 Assassins was quite a good one from the 2010s.

 

[glovesave_35]

13 Assassins was quite a good one from the 2010s.

Remake. I really enjoyed it as well, though.

 

[GlassesJacketShirt]

Remake. I really enjoyed it as well, though.

I am never wrong, shut up.

Fine, let's go with Apocalypse Now. One of my favorite examples of a hyped up film that earned it's reputation.

 

[glovesave_35]

Does Fargo count, or does the TV series disqualify it?

It should count.

 

[kihei]

Children of Paradise (1945) Directed by Michel Carne (French subtitles)

 

[Voodoo Child]

Goodfellas.

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Blazing Saddles
Gladiator
Goodfellas
Green Mile
Shawshank
My Cousin Vinny

 

[Jumptheshark]

Casablanca
Roman holiday (peck and Hepburn)
Operation petticoat
She wore a yellow ribbon
Charade
Fort Apache
All the presidents men
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid

 

[pb1300]

My Cousin Vinny
Braveheart
Casino
Gladiator
Shawshank
Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri
Green Book

 

[Trap Jesus]

I feel like all my favorite movies are standalone movies. Although I think this type of discussion is a bit unfair to some of the classic old movies that get sequels because... why not. Like if you like Blade Runner or The Shining or something you should be able to think of those as standalone movies.

 

[K Fleur]

I really liked Minority Report as a stand alone Sci-Fi movie.

If the Matrix was a stand alone film(like it probably should have been) it would be my favorite.

 

[Chili]

The Grapes of Wrath
The Wild One
Once Upon a Time in the West
Modern Times

 

[max21]

Greenstreet Hooligans, Gladiator, Saving private Ryan, Interstellar (it blew me away in the theater)Django

 

[Rabid Ranger]

The Spanish Prisoner.

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Snowpiercer, Goodfellas

 

[Trap Jesus]

Snowpiercer, Goodfellas

There's a really interesting theory out there that this is a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.