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[–] TokenBoomer 7 points 1 year ago

Doctor Zhivago. And when they inevitably fall asleep. I’m jacking that Ufo.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Letting them know what mankind is all about seems like a terrible idea. We're jerks.

[–] pexavc 6 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

If I could get away with a miniseries, James Burke's Connections.

Or Cunk on Earth. It's a toss-up.

[–] rouxdoo 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Double Feature: Ender's Game (2013) and Starship Troopers (1997) - then we serve them a sumptuous shellfish tower to discuss their surrender over dinner.

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[–] Brickhead92 5 points 1 year ago

Wall-E. Sums it up pretty well

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - Literally telling aliens that we will fuck shit up.

Stalker (1979) - You can leave your garbage and we'll think it's treasure.

Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) - Humanity is really just a bunch of idiots, stumbling through everything.

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[–] Mudface 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

β€œThe Final Member”

It’s a documentary about the worlds first penis museum in Iceland trying to finally secure a human specimen

https://youtu.be/sZMaheZ_Iy0?si=SCIxh2weymwp3AOk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

According to Salman Rushdie, he and Carrie Fisher tried to buy Napoleon's penis from the estate of a dentist from New Jersey who'd recently died with it in his collection.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.

[–] Carvex 4 points 1 year ago

Shawshank Redemption

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Either point break or bad boys 2.

[–] Fungah 3 points 1 year ago

Schindler's list. Yeah aliens. It's like that. Go ahead and end us thx.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nobody has mentioned porn. We try and say things in our great works of art but maybe they'd learn more from what we make when we're trying to say nothing at all.

[–] Pappabosley 3 points 1 year ago

Requiem for a dream

[–] Surp 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Fellowship, two towers, return of the king. Tell them it's one movie showing how the littlest person can make the biggest difference.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They Shall Not Grow Old (2018) by Peter Jackson.

[–] Zoomboingding 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Rocco's Animal Trainer #3.

[–] slazer2au 3 points 1 year ago

End of ze world.

[–] 9point6 2 points 1 year ago

Silent night, deadly night 2

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Citizen Kane.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Charlie Chaplin Modern Times

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