Favorite movies in the "literally me" genre

JSP_1JSP_1
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Im a huge fan of movies like Taxi Driver, Fight Club, Bladerunner, Drive, American Psycho, etc. Movies that dont look at the world through rose colored glasses and feature a relatable main character. Which are your favorites? Looking to find more movies like these

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  • achetocuddleachetocuddle
    edited June 2024

    Sling Blade, Hurt Locker (military movie; may not be what you are looking for), Chinatown (old movie), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Con Air (farfetched). Maybe not relatable characters but interesting characters.

  • JSP_1JSP_1

    @achetocuddle nice list. One Flew over the cuckoo's nest is a great movie. Ill have to add Chinatown to my list.

  • achetocuddleachetocuddle

    Thank you. I tried to list movies that would appeal but many good movies don't have a relatable main character. Then again, it would depend on the life one has lived, wouldn't it? Lol.

    others are No Country for Old Men, Dirty Dozen (old movie without a main character), Fargo, Apocalypse Now.

  • Vintage_EmbraceVintage_Embrace

    Babadook, Wake in Fright, Deathdreams, The Keep, Overlords, Wolf Creek, Mother, Parasite & Falling Down just to rattle a few.

  • PeopleLikeUsPeopleLikeUs
    edited June 2024

    Sonny Wortzik (John Wojtowicz) from Dog Day Afternoon

  • DaytonCuddlerDaytonCuddler

    I think another great movie that would fall in the Literally Me category is NIGHTCRAWLER.

  • BearBear

    The Revenant
    Q & A 1990
    Meghan is Missing
    Momento
    Se7en
    Frality

  • MorpheusMorpheus
    edited June 2024

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  • [Deleted User]MaverickLegend (deleted user)

    The Wolf of Wall Street
    Leaving Las Vegas
    Parasite

  • [Deleted User]Skweezer (deleted user)

    American Psycho has a relatable main character? @Andrew_1 are you ok?

  • [Deleted User]KristaBear (deleted user)

    @Skweezer I thought the same thing. But TBH there are a lot of pretty amazing people that have facets of their internal life that are relatable to serial killers, but never walk down that path.

  • JubalJubal

    Falling Down

    I think that most people can relate - to some extent - with William Foster just 'checking out' one day.

    With Honors (1994 w/Joe Pesci)

    Depending on your stage of life, there's multiple relatable characters in this movie. Who you relate to depends on whether you're on the way in (Monty) or on the way out (Simon), and there's other supporting characters, all of whom are truly relatable. Even Dean Pitkannan is relatable and human, despite his flaws. In fact, one of my all-time favorite movie scenes comes from here:

    Simon Wilder:
    You asked the question, sir, now let me answer it. The beauty of the Constitution is that it can always be changed. The beauty of the Constitution is that it makes no set law other than faith in the wisdom of ordinary people to govern themselves.

    Proffesor Pitkannan:
    Faith in the wisdom of the people is exactly what makes the Constitution incomplete and crude.

    Simon Wilder:
    Crude? No, sir. Our "founding parents" were pompous, white, middle-aged farmers, but they were also great men. Because they knew one thing that all great men should know: that they didn't know everything. Sure, they'd make mistakes, but they made sure to leave a way to correct them. The president is not an "elected king," no matter how many bombs he can drop. Because the "crude" Constitution doesn't trust him. He's just a bum, okay Mr. Pitkannan? He's just a bum.

    For those who have never seen the movie, Simon Wilder (played by Joe Pesci) is an older homeless man who is slowly dying from asbestos exposure. He happens to sit in on Professor Pitkannan's class at Harvard one day and that's where the exchange develops. The movie is so beautiful and inspiring, and I sometimes wish that it were required viewing for every college freshman.

  • JSP_1JSP_1

    @Skweezer imho the "literally me" aspect of Patrick Batemen is his discontent with his career/station and lack of meaningful purpose in life. He is obsessed with trying to create a certain image of himself, but other than that he has no purpose

  • SolarisSolaris

    If you like Taxi Driver, try First Reformed. Paul Schrader wrote both, and directed First Reformed.

    I'm surprised Joker hasn't been mentioned.

    I'm not sure if it fits 100%, but The Wrestler is amazing.

    You Were Never Really Here is another I'd check out.

  • SolarisSolaris

    Patrick Bateman is obsessed with trying to fit in. At an unconscious level, he doesn't feel like he does. He feels unworthy and can't connect with anyone. We don't know where this character flaw came from.

  • BrianOceanBrianOcean

    @PeopleLikeUs
    Still Pacino's best movie in my opinion.
    They filmed that in my neighborhood-My cousin was an extra when the crowd starts gathering behind the police barricades
    "Now everybody needs to use the bathroom"

    Speaking of Pacino-
    Heat is probably the most underatted crime/gangster genre film of all time

  • PeopleLikeUsPeopleLikeUs
    edited June 2024

    @BrianOcean Wow! My cousin was a character actor, Robert Webber. Did the actual crime happen there too? That shoot out in Heat is like no other!

  • BrianOceanBrianOcean

    @PeopleLikeUs
    The crime happened somewhere in Brooklyn but I know the movie was filmed near Prospect Park-I don't think they were the same place.
    Den of Thieves with Gerard Butler is also a great movie-in that Genre

  • [Deleted User]SundayDream (deleted user)

    Perfect Days from last year is defs one from me. I've watched it a handful of times since release and it kills me everytime. Koji is such a great actor and seeing his character doing his best to live a life that makes him feel whole in the face of things everyone struggles with is just ugh. It's one of the most relatable films I've ever seen and easily an instant all time favorite.

  • panda619panda619

    Gattaca: There is no gene for the human spirit. Favorite movie of all time. Summary: Naturally born brother vs Gene-spliced brother. On paper, the perfect brother should win. You need to watch. It’s all about who wants it bad enough. 🚀

  • SolarisSolaris

    @SundayDream Perfect Days was great

  • AuroradreamAuroradream

    @panda619 The Ethan Hawke and Jude Law characters in Gattaca were brothers? I never caught on to that. Great movie though.

  • AuroradreamAuroradream

    That's literally me movies....
    A great Paul Rudd film: The Fundamentals of Caring (I care for the elderly and disabled)
    Cheaper by the Dozen! I am from a family of 11 and it's about raising a huge family. The book is even better.

  • panda619panda619

    @Auroradream nah Jude law was the roommate/ladder he used to infiltrate. The detective is the brother

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