Dr. DVD

While not on DVD yet, I would be very cautious about recommending Irreversible. That's the kind of movie that will not only screw with the veiwer, but also make him/her wonder if you are right in the head if they aren't into film.

TomOpus

Miike films. I only recommend them to people who will still love me after watching 'em

NitroJMS

I loved Moulin Rouge and Adaptation but I find them hard to recommend since most people don't "get" them. The same goes for many classics.

LivingINClip

Let's see..

I've recommended the following movies and they was hated by each and every person..

Suspiria .. "Bad acting.."

25th Hour ...."Too Boring"..

ManHunter ... "Silence of the Lambs was better!"

Mullholand Dr ... "What the hell happened durin' that movie?!!?! "

A Clockwork Orange .. ." Too violent!"

Cannibal Ferox ... "GROSS! Was that a live animal!??!"

Auditin. .. "What? What? It's subtitled?!?!"

Seven Samurai .. "Sub-titled and LONG?"

The list goes on and on. I've just realized that no one I know has any taste in cinema what-so ever.

BizRodian

Ah, but are you watching it dubbed? That could be your problem :P

Matt925

I eagerly recommended The Royal Tenenbaums to numerous people, and none of them liked it. I don't do that much anymore.

movielib

I absolutely love Barry Lyndon, every gorgeous, glorious moment, but when I recommend it to people I always include caveats.

greatjedi

Ah, I forgot about that one. I've had the same problem. Too many people I know don't like Wes Anderson or Spike Jonze. What's the world coming too? Uncultured Swine!

Groucho

Of course! You need to tailor your recommendations to the person. I wouldn't show Grand Illusion to a class of sixth-graders, nor would I show I Spit on your Grave at the retirement village.

Mazinger

I didn't like "Fight Club" at all and can't stand Oliver Stone Movies.

I'd go with some of the ones mentioned already.

Lynch, Kubrick, Kurosawa, Fellini.

I would even add Hitchcock to that list.

custom001

Battle Royale

Daytrip

Requiem for a Dream
Trainspotting
Kung Pow!
Kids
Deliverence
Anime - you either like it or you don't, there's not much of an inbetween crowd

eedoon

Narc
Eyes Wide Shut
David Lynch's film
Run Lola Run

inri222

Crash
Salo
The Night Porter
I Stand Alone
Cruising

Tyler_Durden

This is probably the saddest thread I've ever seen... it really makes my heart weep. Some many great films, so little appreciation by friends and relatives.

I have had bad experiences with recommending films to people - I showed my parents Magnolia (which I love to death) and they weren't impressed to say the least. My father's reaction to the film amounted to an inane comment about "frogs falling from the sky!"

Thankfully, though, I know a few people who can appreciate a Fellini or a Buñuel (my favorite director) or even a Resnais. I once lent Salò to a classmate, and not only did she love it, she did so for all the right reasons. Suffice to say that this was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

theneobez

Moulin Rouge
Kung Pow
The Killer (most of my friends can't seem to get past the fact that it's a foreign film. . .with subtitles)

sherm42

My wife thought that she would hate Fight Club until she heard me watching it from the other room and was pulled into it. From another room! Just hearing the Narrator was enough to get her interested. She loves it.

isamu

American History X
That Edward James Olmos film about Messican gangs and prison
Perfect Blue
Ricky-o

cultshock

I can only think of one that has not been mentioned yet, but its a doozy: NEKROMANTIK. Try to lend that one to someone.

DodgingCars

I think Grouch said it best.. you tailor your recommendations to people depending on who they are. I tend to know what my (good) friends' tastes in movies are. In fact, I turned a friend on to a bunch of movies that he fell in love with: Amadeus, LOTR (yes, I had to convince him to see it), etc.

There are a bunch of people I would never recommend Fight Club to, and a bunch that I would.