Conversation Starters

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Created by Rywaba.

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If you want to have something to talk about with a friend, watch one of these movies together and you should be set for conversation for a while. I didn't select each of these movies individually; rather, I used a stupidly complicated "discussability" formula that I devised to generate this list. I have another list called "Discussable Movies" with a better formula, but I lost that formula and couldn't recreate it, so this here is my best attempt.

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  1. 298 -11

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962, in 40 top lists Check
  2. 15 +3

    Schindler's List

    1993, in 35 top lists Check
  3. 247 +3

    Raging Bull

    1980, in 34 top lists Check
  4. 8 -1

    Goodfellas

    1990, in 31 top lists Check
  5. 271 +5

    Bonnie and Clyde

    1967, in 28 top lists Check
  6. 294 +6

    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
  7. 94 +1

    Amadeus

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
  8. 314 +24

    12 Years a Slave

    2013, in 22 top lists Check
  9. 375 -9

    All the President's Men

    1976, in 21 top lists Check
  10. 177 +10

    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    1969, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 48 +1

    The Pianist

    2002, in 21 top lists Check
  12. 200 -4

    Braveheart

    1995, in 19 top lists Check
  13. 806 -47

    Spartacus

    1960, in 19 top lists Check
  14. 142 -

    The Elephant Man

    1980, in 16 top lists Check
  15. 496 -25

    Gandhi

    1982, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 570 -94

    Fitzcarraldo

    1982, in 14 top lists Check
  17. 166 -3

    Der Untergang

    2004 — a.k.a. Downfall, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 404 +32

    Au revoir les enfants

    1987 — a.k.a. Au Revoir les Enfants, in 13 top lists Check
  19. 110 -1

    The King's Speech

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 652 -38

    Patton

    1970, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 216 +16

    The Social Network

    2010, in 13 top lists Check
  22. 538 +97

    The Wolf of Wall Street

    2013, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 112 +2

    A Beautiful Mind

    2001, in 12 top lists Check
  24. 174 -2

    Casino

    1995, in 11 top lists Check
  25. 710 -12

    Vals Im Bashir

    2008 — a.k.a. Waltz with Bashir, in 11 top lists Check
  26. 872 +53

    The Straight Story

    1999, in 10 top lists Check
  27. 46 -1

    Catch Me If You Can

    2002, in 9 top lists Check
  28. 291 +2

    Ed Wood

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  29. 664 -1

    Grizzly Man

    2005, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 179 +5

    Persepolis

    2007, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 566 -13

    Serpico

    1973, in 9 top lists Check
  32. 714 -7

    The Aviator

    2004, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 255 -7

    In the Name of the Father

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 132 +7

    Intouchables

    2011 — a.k.a. The Intouchables, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 445 +4

    Le scaphandre et le papillon

    2007 — a.k.a. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 915 +2

    Hunger

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 470 -7

    Man on Wire

    2008, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 561 -13

    Papillon

    1973, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 366 -27

    Rush

    2013, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 157 +11

    Searching for Sugar Man

    2012, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 529 -9

    Donnie Brasco

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 834 new

    The Imitation Game

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  43. 623 -8

    The Insider

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 510 -14

    Diarios de motocicleta

    2004 — a.k.a. The Motorcycle Diaries, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 846 new

    The Salt of the Earth

    2014, in 4 top lists Check
  46. 351 +5

    Senna

    2010, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 251 +1

    Walk the Line

    2005, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 409 -

    Ip Man

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 433 -2

    Milk

    2008, in 3 top lists Check
  50. 627 +9

    Moneyball

    2011, in 3 top lists Check
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