I feel like everyone has had a movie partially spoiled by a trailer but I also feel like descriptions, movie posters, and even genre tags can be a give away and make a plot twist or scene less impactful.

One movie I vaguely remember watching without any context was the 2021 movie Oxygen. I enjoyed it but I feel like it would have been slightly more predictable if I had looked at the genre tags and that would have effected my enjoyment.

I feel like you need to have a pretty good sense of someone's tastes to make a "trust me"-style recommendation like this.

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[–] 62 points 2 years ago (5 children)

All of them. Fuck trailers that give away major plot points.

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    [–] 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.

    I'm so glad I knew literally nothing about it. What a rare treat to be surprised like that.

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    I suppose I could see that. The IMDb description is

    An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.

    and the "much more" and mention of soap might be a bit of a giveaway of the latter part of the movie.

    The IMDb page also has the drama tag instead of action.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Yeah it's a deceptively different movie. I unfortunately knew too much going in but it still changed me.

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yeah it's a bit like someone's comment of the Matrix. I feel like it had such a cultural impact and has been referenced so many times even someone who hasn't seen it has a rough idea of the plot.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, there are a lot of films here that I saw at the cinema but it just wouldn't be possible now to not know what they are about.

    The Matrix advertising was mostly just these posters everywhere that said "what is the matrix?" and I basically went to it to find out what tf the matrix was.

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    [–] 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Tucker and Dale Versus Evil. There's no real way to explain that movie without giving it all away.

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    [–] 26 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Cabin in the Woods

    Tucker and Dale vs Evil

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    [–] 21 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Coherence.

    Tell people that it's a witty comedy about a Hollywood dinner party gone wrong.

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    [–] 18 points 2 years ago

    The sixth sense

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    Snatch. Was grinning from ear to ear when the credits rolled.

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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The head fucks.

    Memento, Being John Malkovitch, Fight Club, inception, that kind of thing.

    Most movies really don't suffer due to spoilers. But when it's one of those where you only get to experience the twist once as a virgin viewer, you can end up losing all of the fun of it.

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    Completely blind? Idk maybe try audiobooks.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    John Wick was great. I didn't even know it was gonna be an action movie. Probably any good movie is best watched blind. I try and avoid trailers most of the time

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    Sorry to bother you. Loved it. It's not for everyone.

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Not a movie but the experience of watching it feels cinematic to me (such that I rank it in my favourite films) and it was made by a film maker:

    Twin Peaks (incl season 3, released 2018).

    It's a TV show and the first 2 seasons lean into that format, but if you go ahead and skip the "filler" in season 2, and are prepared to tolerate the indulgences of season 3, all together it's like a very long art house film.

    Apart from knowing that it's by Lynch, it was wonderful to watch all the way through without knowing anything about it (which I did a few years ago). The experience of finishing it is notnow one of my favourite "films".

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The first thing that comes to mind isn't a movie but a miniseries - Midnight Mass.

    For a movie maybe Groundhog Day?

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    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I always do this as I hate spoilers.

    I had no idea what to expect when I watched Swiss Army Man.

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    The grand Budapest hotel - quirky, witty, fabulous and just outstanding acting.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    The invitation (2015). Amazing movie. Don't watch the crap movie of the same title from 2022, it is utter trash.

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I thought the movie "source code" seemed stupid when I saw the marketing materials, but you should ignore those completely because the PR people literally didn't know what kind of movie they were marketing. I wouldn't have watched if it weren't for a family member deciding to put it on.

    Also don't read any description from people who understood the movie ahead of time, it would spoil it. My only hint is that it's time travel adjacent, and if you understand a bit about those kinds of theories you'll understand the movie. The delivery is good, just go in blind when watching it.

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    One Cut of the Dead. Absolutely brilliant execution.

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    [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    The Matrix.

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    Palm Springs

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    Predestination

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    All I knew about The Matrix was it had karate, and the slow mo looked cool. I walked out and said "I have no idea what I just watched, but it was amazing."

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