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I want a movie where even without the sex and all, the movie would still be fun to watch. I’ve noticed that some movies with insane sexual tension tend to have no real plot ( or maybe the ones that I’ve watched )

Harry's History of Magic O.W.L. included a question about Liechtenstein boycotting the first meeting of the International Confederation of Wizards because of a dispute about troll-hunting. This creates two problems.

First, we know that the magical population is absolutely tiny compared to the non-magical population around the world. It's generally accepted that there were about 10-15 thousand witches and wizards in the UK at the time the books are set, while the Muggle population was around 58 million. This would give a ratio of 1 wizard for every 4,000 Muggles.

Liechtenstein's population in 1995 was 30,000, so assuming the same ratio there would only be about 8 or 9 magical people in the country, and the population would have been even lower back when the ICW was founded. It doesn't make sense that Liechtenstein would exist as an independent political entity within the wizarding world or that their boycott of the ICW would be noteworthy in magical history books if we're talking about a single-digit magical population. Even if we assume that Britain's magical community was smaller than normal at the time of the books because of Voldemort's first war, it doesn't change the underlying reality: if the UK's wizard population was was cut in half by the war, this would only result in a 1:2000 ratio, meaning 16-18 Liechtensteiner wizards. This suggests that Liechtenstein has a much, much higher ratio of wizards to Muggles than average.

This leads to the second problem: Liechtenstein did not exist as a Muggle political entity in any form at the time of the ICW boycott. It was created from the union of two smaller territories in 1719, after a prince of the Holy Roman Empire purchased them and named the combined territory after his family's castle. Meanwhile we know the ICW was founded at least decades earlier because they instituted the Statute of Secrecy in 1692.

The fact that Liechtenstein was a sovereign and noteworthy political entity in the wizarding world decades before it existed as an idea in Muggle politics, combined with the fact that its existence as a wizard-country only makes sense if we assume it has a disproportionately high magical population compared to other countries, leads to the inevitable conclusion that it is a magical haven dominated by wizards behind the scenes, and that the secret wizards who run the place orchestrated events to secure sovereignty in the Muggle world so that they could maintain the pre-existing magical state more effectively.

Which other microstates are also puppet governments to disguise powerful wizard nations in plain sight? There are explicit references to Andorra and Luxembourg having their own magical governments despite small Muggle populations. We don't hear about San Marino at all, but they would fit the bill nicely. Monaco? Montenegro? The Vatican? Liechtenstein is the only one with smoking-gun evidence for existing as a wizard state before becoming a Muggle state, but we're onto the rest of you now...

Hi. I’m looking for movies that makes your mind blown. I watched all of the famous mind boggling movies like the Shutter Island, Predestination, Se7en, The Usual Suspects. Need some similar suggestions for movies that are underrated.

Hi all, looking for films in this style for me and my partner to watch. We recently watched Oddity and absolutely loved it. Some others we have enjoyed are The Ritual, Barbarian, Bring her Back and Vivarium. Please fire away 😁

Is there like a movie you kept thinking of a lot in your life? Like a movie/ made you see a different diff perspective :) ? Im gen curious

Scary horror movies preferably modern with a gaunty, pale, skinny, bony, uncanny valley vibe humanoids like in The Descent, Come Play, Boogeyman, or just monsters that look like The Rake creepypasta or the skeleton in The Empty Man, sharp teeth and claws, long limbs, skin so tight their spines and bones are showing through, that kind of vibe.

Hi all!

I'm looking for movies similar to Whiskey Galore, Dad's Army, Fishermen's Friends, The Ballad of Wallis Island.

Comedies with small casts, set in picturesque villages, with a slice of life kind of plot.

Movies I've watched:

The banshees of inisherin

The guard

In Bruges (well, it mostly fits)

Thank you!

Edit: ah crap. Comedies*

Looking to watch some eat-the-rich type horror movies. Can anyone suggest any movies with the same vibe as these ones:
Ready or Not, The Hunt, The Menu, The Purge, Get Out, and Us.

Win or no win, it's already been pretty good for exposure.

Films have been a crucial art form for me my entire life. They have shaped my life in so many ways and never cease to excite me. I remember watching Jurassic Park (at the movie theater in 1993) with my jaw on the floor. It stands the test of time with the "less is more" on CGI/special effects. Only 4-6 minutes of the 2 hour 7 minute film are CGI. 97% of the movie is a real, tangible, touchable, feel-able (probably not a word ) visceral experience. I felt like, at age 11, I was IN Jurassic Park. I was really there.

The CGI of today is all fake. There is no way for me to not know that. It is like watching a computer game or video game. No actual feeling of humanity. Just: "I guess they can do that with computers now, huh? Yawn."

I can barely keep my eyes open when something is all CGI. No matter how incredible the actors are, my brain just intuits that nothing is at stake and I feel like I'm wasting my time. That is not the magic of films to me, that's like a company putting out a new Pepsi to see if I like the taste and will buy it again.

A perfect example of "this feels like I am there, holy shit!" on every authentic level is William Friedkin's 1977 masterpiece Sorcerer.

I taught the 1953 original The Wages of Fear in my International Films class at a high school in Minnesota. That film, by Henri-Georges Clouzot is incredible and I won't spoil it for anyone.

Friedkin's decision to tackle this film on a larger scale, with only 1976/77 level technology and safeguards is absolutely insane - and WHY I love it so much. It is an artist just determined to create their vision. It took them 10 months to shoot. They spent three months on ONE difficult sequence (I won't spoil).

Fifty people had to leave the set from injury, gangrene, food poisoning, or malaria. (I'm not saying that is good, I'm just adding to the determination piece of the artist).

Friedkin saw the band Tangerine Dream playing, thought it ruled, and incorporated their unique trippy sound throughout the film.

You can never tell where the film is going. They shot in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and France in a time where that was a whole hell of a lot more difficult!

Every single shot is genuine and you will not believe your eyes (MAKE SURE TO WATCH THE 4K CRITERION VERSION).

I would LOVE to see this on the big screen.

Holy shit I love movies.

Throughout the Series, Reese appears to be a stereotypical over the top idiot. But maybe he's just pretending to be stupid. Why pretend? Malcolm is miserable, everyone picks on him. The other characters run to Malcolm to fix their problems. Malcolm has tons of pressure placed on him By Lois and Hal. Reese has at times shows he may actually be very smart. At one point he got an absolute Zero on a test so he would have do another year of school. Which getting an absolute Zero would mean he knew enough to get literally every answer wrong on purpose. In season four, he reveals that he simply thinks of a TV advertisement when something difficult comes up. Malcolm does this, and starts to act like Reese. Nobody expects anything of Reese, he's also seemingly much happier then Malcolm. Plus he is also a lot more popular then Malcolm. I don't think he is actually all that dumb, he's just faking it so he can have an easier life.

Looking for movie/TV show recommendations.

I like action and strong characters. Stuff I liked:

The Rookie, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Lincoln Lawyer, Shameless, Dexter, Reacher.

Movies: John Wick, Olympus Has Fallen, Den of Thieves, The Hangover, Pain & Gain, The Truman Show, and heist movies in general.

I like actors like Jake Gyllenhaal, Mark Wahlberg, Tom Cruise.

I really like the Los Angeles vibe too.

Important: if I don’t like the actors/characters I can’t keep watching, even if the story is good (for example I couldn’t get into Chicago PD).

Any suggestions?

I am looking for movies like the Scary Movie(s), Superhero Movie (2008) just pure fun and mocking, MOCKBUSTERS as they term it, sometimes the jokes were really cleaver and contextual, and sometimes they don't make sense and that's fun too.

Hey everyone,

I just finished my first draft of this sitcom pilot I'm working on for fun. It is set in a comedy club in rural Ireland. I think it's overbloated. Most half-hour comedies are 30-35 pages, but my first draft landed at around 40. It's a good problem to have, I know. I'm just not sure what to cut out. They say "kill your babies," but I'm not sure which baby to kill.

I would appreciate some feedback on the whole thing, if you laughed or hated it etc.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B1xJP_TfSSfmvsy-sU2bdQqc5EXm-LRY/view?usp=sharing

I just watched the Pusher trilogy and now I’m craving more films like that. I’m looking for grounded, bleak crime stories where the underworld isn’t glamorized, but instead feels oppressive and suffocating. I’m especially interested in films told from the perspective of criminals or lowlifes.

Thanks in advance!

Any sort of comedy scene in a movie where the scene takes place in a sewer or pipe whether it's a spy movie or just comedy in general.

Any films about Witchcraft/Spirituality that aren’t outright horror or comedy?

Looking for something with a vibe similar to AHS Coven. Nothing insanely supernatural, open to period pieces, thrillers, etc.