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Anyone know of movies like Fight Club?
Chris Katko
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Philosophical ones. For instance, Fight Club has large doses of anti-consumerism and nihilistic thoughts on purpose.

I'd love to watch some more movies or read some more literature dealing with those topics or others that you find interesting. I'm not a big fan of large novels or books due to the time investment but I'll still hear you out!

p.s. On a side note: Pans Labyrinth is unsettling. :o

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blargmob
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Donnie Darko?

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Chris Katko
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I hate to reply so quick but:

Donnie Darko?

I hate this movie. It was fun as a angst-ridden teenager because it was dark, but all I got from it was "The world would be better off if I was dead. So I'll fix that [by killing myself]." Which I find repulsive (as someone who dealt with suicidal thoughts as a teen). Perhaps there's more to it I do not understand, however.

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Perhaps there's more to it I do not understand, however.

There is.

The director wrote and published a synopsis of it which I have buried in my 78987 bookmarks. If I get around to looking for it, I'll post it here.

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Chris Katko
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Please do! I'd love to read it then.

I'm in a bit of a soul searching state, and it always helps to have a song, movie, or other piece of literature that sums up what you're thinking (even though you can't put words to it yet).

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Tobias Dammers
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Cube.

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imaxcs
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November 2003

1984.

edit: The Fountain.
edit2: Also PI, which is also by Aaronofsky...

Arvidsson
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May 2004
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Inception.

Trezker
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December 2001
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The Shawshank Redemption ???

I don't reflect on how philosophical movies are and don't look for hidden meanings or references to other stuff...

StevenVI
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Pi sucked. From the title screen, I knew I was in for a stinker, when they couldn't even put enough effort into determining just what the value of pi actually is:

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OICW
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Though I haven't seen it yet, a friend of mine recommended it to me and I'm going to watch it as soon as I'll have some time to spare: Письма мёртвoгo челoвека (Dead man's letters).

Or, if you feel like it, you can try Сталкер (Stalker). I can also recommend the book on which the film is based upon: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - Пикник на oбoчине (A Roadside picnic).

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gnolam
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Fight Club is pretty much a one-of-a-kind movie. But for some philosophical thriller/action movies, I can recommend Park Chan-wook's Vengeance trilogy. And Dead Man's Shoes while we're at it.

OICW said:

Письма мёртвoгo челoвека

When I discovered it on [movie recommendation site] with the description "Has been described as one of the most depressing movies ever made" and realized that that it was Soviet post-apoc, I knew I had to see it. :)
And it is wonderfully bleak, but I felt it was a bit too artsy.
(BTW, I briefly had an avatar from it: avatar_letters_from_a_dead_man.png)

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Or, if you feel like it, you can try Сталкер (Stalker). I can also recommend the book on which the film is based upon: Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - Пикник на oбoчине (A Roadside picnic).

Both seconded. The film is extremely loosely based on the book though. They vaguely share the same premise (a cordoned-off zone with [REDACTED] inside), and that is all.
And don't expect too much action from the film. In fact, almost nothing happens during the entire movie. Somehow I still like it though, probably because the photography is gorgeous: you can pretty much take any frame from the movie, print it out, frame it and hang it up as art. :)

LennyLen said:

In Bruges

In Bruges is absolutely awesome. I don't know how philosophical it really is (I might subscribe to the idea that Hell is an eternity in Belgium though), but that doesn't matter. It's a must-see anyway.

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gnolam said:

And don't expect too much action from the film. In fact, almost nothing happens during the entire movie.

Quite true, this is one of a few films where I didn't mind long camera pans. It all adds up to the atmosphere.

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I would suggest Shutter Island, quite the experience.

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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Twelve Monkeys
and In Bruges as mentioned above.

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Twelve monkeys reminds me of another film by Terry Gilliam: Brazil.

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LennyLen
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Another movie is Choke. It and Fight Club are both based on novels by the same author.

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I can't believe you guys are breaking the one rule of Fight Club[1].

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  1. someone had to mention it ;D

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the one rule

Yeah, it's the one rule, if you ignore the other 6. :P

Thomas Fjellstrom
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Sory, I got the line wrong, its the First rule of Fight Club. (and its 8).

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Also the second rule of the Fight Club ;)

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I said the other 6. You covered the first 2, leaving 6 others. :P

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The fabric of our society is breaking down!

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