Movies That Make You Say "Wow, literally me"

Title explains the gist, here is the list:

1. Wolf of Wall Street (Jordan Belfort obvi)

2. Drive (2010)

3. Bladerunner 2049 (2017)

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5. 

6. Flight

7. The Big Short (Jared Vennett)

Lmk what you would add. And for all the nerds out there, ig you can call them films.

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Fracture

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

PaulTwodoorJones

So you were cheated on and killed your spouse ? And how could I forget the Carrera GT

haha good memory, but was thinking of Ryan Gosling’s role rather than Anthony Hopkins. That was a sick car. I remember the sound of it.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Frank thinks he is John Rambo Part 3/3  - YouTube

Frank: Oh yeah? Well, I was hunted once. I'd just came back from 'Nam. I was hitching through Oregon and some cop started harassing me. Next thing you know, I had a whole army of cops chasing me through the woods! I had to take 'em all out--it was a bloodbath!

Charlie: That's 'Rambo', dude.

Frank: What?

Charlie: You just described the plot of 'Rambo'.

Dennis: Yeah, and come to think of it, that's not the first time you've described your life in the way of John Rambo's life.

 
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I will never understand the glorification of Jordan Belfort. The movie was entertaining, but he is largely a scumbag.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
hooshelpersuva

I like it because he is literally me

You enjoy scamming people and lying to obtain profits for yourself?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎

I will never understand the glorification of Jordan Belfort. The movie was entertaining, but he is largely a scumbag.

The fact that he’s clearly unrepentant makes the whole thing so irritating. If he were repentant then I’d see the benefit to his story. But the average viewer walks away from Wolf of Wall Street and finds that, on balance, fraud and theft and decadence and depravity are good.

 
GregMadeMeDoIt
Isaiah_53_5 💎🙌💎🙌💎

I will never understand the glorification of Jordan Belfort. The movie was entertaining, but he is largely a scumbag.

The fact that he’s clearly unrepentant makes the whole thing so irritating. If he were repentant then I’d see the benefit to his story. But the average viewer walks away from Wolf of Wall Street and finds that, on balance, fraud and theft and decadence and depravity are good.

Yeah I don't understand it. It's like Ocean's 11. Yeah it is a good movie, but I'm not going to say that I want to be just like the casino robbers or that I am just like the casino robbers. 

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Well said. I concur, his life to me was just crash and burn. I rather have the long term growth of winning.

SafariJoe, wins again!
 

Five different, but relatable moods:
1. Grit / Hunger - Godfather Part II (Vito story)
2. Serendipitous Romance - Before Sunrise
3. Lads Send / Friendship - Superbad
4. Disdain for Society - Fight Club
5. Familial Focus - About Time

 
leboshman

fight club - surprised this hasnt been said yet with the amount of people are sick of working in banking and leave to do something completely left of field (maybe not become a terrorist but you get the idea) 

Hasn’t been mentioned? Did you miss the whole “IB to MMA” thread? lol

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Friday Night Lights - used to identify w/ the players and now beginning to identify more w/ the 40yo alcoholic father who peaked playing HS football

I come from down in the valley, where mister when you're young, they bring you up to do like your daddy done
 
Zezo

Margin Call

Let me guess - you’re Simon Baker?

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 
Real_Human

Surprised no one said "Sex and the City"

I met “Mr. Big” (Chris Noth) at Radio Bar in NYC and he was a total dick and wouldn’t do a picture. Meanwhile all the 20 year old chicks surrounded him and loved him. He later flew NYC to SFO that week and my sister was flying the plane, met him, and said he was very nice. Go figure.

"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." - Bruce Lee
 

Ben Affleck in The Company Men. Seriously underrated movie. Currently re-recruiting and watching this movie every few days has been motivating even though a good chunk of it is sort of depressing.

Having gone through a sizable time period where I was unemployed, I felt his nervous energy. Especially those interviews where the interviewer makes it sound like you'll get an offer / later round interview soon but completely ghosts you. Had a good amount of those before I got an offer when I was unemployed (embarrassingly enough, I was unemployed during arguably one of the hottest job markets - late 2010s. In retrospect, my resume was a mess and I should have sought help sooner. Ended up being underemployed for about 1.5 years once I finally landed a job through a contact).

 

Depends on context and mood:

- Solo mode: Neil from Heat

- Dealing with poisonous women: Cary from Your Friends & Neighbors

- Family dynamics; Tony Soprano

- Strategic thinking: Michael Corleone

 

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