30+ Movies That Everyone Agrees Are Perfect

Published on 07/04/2023
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The Notebook

Gosling, Ryan. It’s Rachel McAdams. A kiss on TV that you won’t soon forget. For those of the hopeless romantics out there who think they’ll eventually find their way back to their one true love, The Notebook, based on Nicholas Sparks’ 1996 novel, is a must-watch. It still isn’t over, even if it wasn’t.

The Notebook

The Notebook

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Do the Right Thing

Possibly his best work, Spike Lee’s third movie. Do the Right Thing explores the simmering racial tensions in the neighborhood, fueled by creeping gentrification, biased policing, and general prejudice. The movie is more noteworthy for how this conflict sheds light on the daily lives of this particular strata of New Yorkers and how injustice can force people to take sides and act when they’d really rather keep the peace. The plot, such as it is, revolves around a conflict that arises between the Black residents and the Italian-American owners of Sal’s, the neighborhood pizza joint. It’s also just as lively, humorous, and full of life as it is tragic, but that’s not all.

Do The Right Thing

Do The Right Thing

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