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Film Lists Struggle to Capture Cinematic Taste Amid Decade Constraints

Culture & SocietyApr 18, 2026score 0.7815 posts · 0 replies across 7 instances
The prevailing activity is the '7 Films To Know Me' social media challenge, where participants submit curated lists of seven films supposedly defining their taste. Participants offered highly varied tastes. @[email protected] presented an arthouse selection spanning international cinema, while @[email protected] focused on modern sci-fi. @[email protected] added a structural layer, forcing one film from each of the last seven decades. Meanwhile, @[email protected] explicitly challenged the entire premise, arguing seven films are insufficient. The core dynamic is a struggle between participation and intellectual dissent. While many users submitted their lists, the loudest counter-argument, put forth by @[email protected], dismisses the entire format as inherently limiting.

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The challenge's format itself is questioned as too reductive to define taste.
Multiple users, including @[email protected], argued that seven films are insufficient, listing long alternative favorites to counter the constraint.
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Structural constraints create unique list methodologies.
@[email protected] complicated the game by selecting one film from each of the past seven decades, noting the need for a content warning.
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Arthouse and international cinema formed a recognized thematic group.
@[email protected] showcased a list featuring Japanese directors like Ozu and Kore-eda, alongside French cinema like *The 400 Blows*.
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Genre-specific selections highlight niche cinematic interests.
@[email protected] curated a list emphasizing body horror and cult staples, citing titles like *Oldboy* and *Possession*.
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Sci-fi/Dystopian themes dominated several entries.
@[email protected] assembled a list centered on modern sci-fi concepts, including *Arrival* and *Oxygene*.
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Some submissions focused on classic literature adaptations.
@[email protected] paired classics like *Singin' in the Rain* with literary adaptations such as *The Picture of Dorian Gray*.

Source posts

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#7FilmsToKnowMe 1. Singin' in the Rain (1952) 2. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) 3. Defending Your Life (1991) 4. The Name of the Rose (1986) 5. Pleasantville (1998) 6. Pride and Prejudice (1995) 7. A Man for All Seasons (1966) Until I listed them together, I didn't see the thread--but it just hit me.
7 boosts · 26 favs · 1 replies · Nov 29, 2022
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#7filmstoknowme Great Expectations, 1946 The Bicycle Thief, 1948 The Big Sleep, 1946 Young Frankenstein, 1974 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, 1962 Local Hero, 1983 Blue Velvet, 1986 As with all of my lists this will likely change by the end of this week. Edit - corrected The Bicycle Thief, damn predictive typing or whatever !
2 boosts · 8 favs · 0 replies · Nov 30, 2022
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#7FilmsToKnowMe 1. Baraka (Ron Fricke, 1992) 2. お早よう (Good Morning, Ozu 1959) 3. ワンダフルライフ (Afterlife, Kore-eda 1998) 4. 火垂るの墓 (Grave of the Fireflies, Takahata Isao 2004) 5. Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979) 6. Les Quatre Cents Coups (The 400 Blows, Trauffaut 1959) 7. Lola Rent ( Run Lola Run, Tom Tykwer 1998)
1 boosts · 6 favs · 0 replies · Nov 29, 2022
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#7filmstoknowme Oldboy (2003) The Witch (2015) Possession (1981) Paprika (2006) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Mirrormask (2005) Dead Ringers (1988)
1 boosts · 6 favs · 2 replies · Nov 30, 2022
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#7filmstoknowme in no particular order, and representative of #genres Double Indemnity Citizen Kane Lawrence of Arabia Forbidden Planet The Haunting Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
0 boosts · 4 favs · 0 replies · Nov 29, 2022
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#7FilmsToKnowMe [in no particular order] 1. The Company Of Strangers - NFB - 1990 - https://www.nfb.ca/film/company_of_strangers/ 2. Empire Of The Sun 3. The Princess Bride 4. Lord Of The Rings Trilogy 5. The Hobbit Trilogy 6. The Vanishing - 1988 - (Belgium) 7. Wings Of Desire - 1987 - (German)
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#7FilmsToKnowMe This was hard, and I made it harder by picking one film from the past 7 decades :) There's CW on most of these as a heads up. Kwaidan (1964) Suspiria (1977) The Beyond (1981) Chungking Express (1994) Love Exposure (2008) Night is Short, Walk on Girl (2017) Possessor (2020)
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#7FilmstoKnowMe Mirror (1975) The Sacrifice (1986) Satantango (1994) Le Mepris (1963) The Turin Horse (2011) The Go Between (1971) Chatty chitty Bang Bang (1968)
0 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Nov 29, 2022
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#7FilmsToKnowMe I don't think you can know anyone from a list of films but here are some that I find deeply personal for me: Le grand bleu (1988) Chocolate (2000) Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Altered Carbon TV (the first season only!) Sucker Punch (2011) Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Avatar (2009)
0 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Mar 24, 2023
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#7FilmsToKnowMe Brokeback Mountain (2005) Desk Set (1957) Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) Lost in Translation (2003) A Room with a View (1985) Short Cuts (1993) Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
0 boosts · 1 favs · 0 replies · Dec 29, 2022
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Ooh, this looks fun! #7filmstoknowme 1. The Matrix (1999) 2. Moon (2009) 3. Never Let Me Go (2010) 4. Arrival (2016) 5. Prospect (2018) 6. Shadow (影) (2020) 7. Oxygene (2021)
1 boosts · 1 favs · 2 replies · Dec 9, 2022
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#7filmstoknowme here goes, not in any particular order but in the order they came to me: 1. Back to the Future 2. Pump Up The Volume 3. True Romance 4. Interview with the Vampire 5. Angus 6. In the Mouth of Madness 7. Stand By Me #movies #films
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Feb 14, 2023
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It´s hard to pick just seven, but here are my #7FilmsToKnowMe - Clash of the Titans (1981) - The Wicker Man (1973) - Tremors (1990) - Eagle vs. Shark (2007) - Barry Lyndon (1975) - The Love Witch (2016) - Cellar Dweller (1988)
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Feb 14, 2023
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#7filmstoknowme 1. Possession (1981) 2. Dead Alive 3. After Life (1998) 4. Mandy 5. Synecdoche NY 6. Last Night (1998) 7. Mad Max Fury Road #movies #film
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Feb 14, 2023
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OK, I'm in: #7filmstoknowme In random order: Alien (1979) Gladiator (2000) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Forbidden Planet (1956) Signs (2002) The Last of the Mohicans (1992) Platoon (1986) Seven is too few. Raiders of the Lost Ark Apocalypse Now Full Metal Jacket Enemy Mine The Maltese Falcon Lawrence of Arabia Dune Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Groundhog Day Ghostbusters...
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Dec 16, 2022
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