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When entertaining a large group at your house, it always a good idea to have a common activity for everyone to do. Rather than reach for the board games to try to engage your guests, often it’s nice to have a suggested activity that they can choose to participate in, or to leave in lieu of conversations with other guests. Playing a movie is the perfect way to ensure that all of your guests are entertained without forcing anyone into an awkward situation
It can be difficult to pick a movie that everyone at your gathering will enjoy. Because everyone has different tastes and favorite genres of film that they’re interested in, they may not all like the same movies. This article from apartmenttherapy.com offers a few great suggestions that everyone at your party is sure to enjoy. Keep reading to find out what they had to say:
The Wall (1982)
Synopsis: A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Why it's great: The soundtrack, obviously. Based on Pink Floyd's 1979 album of the same name, the film features very little dialogue and is mainly driven by the music.
Airplane! (1980)
Synopsis: An airplane crew takes ill. Surely the only person capable of landing the plane is an ex-pilot afraid to fly. But don't call him Shirley.
Why it's great: A hilarious classic and everyone knows it. As a parody of more serious disaster films, Airplane! moves quickly through slapstick comedy and absurd one-liners that even first-time watchers have heard.
Fight Club (1999)
Synopsis: An insomniac office worker looking for a way to change his life crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker and they form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.
Why it's great: It's visually stunning, and thoughtfully so. The narrator's scenes without Tyler Durden are bland, while scenes with Tyler are almost unpleasantly vivid.
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Synopsis: A 'typical' day in the life of the Beatles, including many of their famous songs.
Why it's great: The Beatles. Need I say more? Filmed at the height of Beatlemania, this black-and-white film combines cheeky British humor with The Beatles' music to create a "comic Fantasia."
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
Synopsis: A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Why it's great: The classic western of all westerns. This Italian Spaghetti Western features sweeping western landscapes, Civil War battle scenes, and one of film's most famous scores.
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Synopsis: A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources.
Why it's great: The cover songs. The best of modern pop music is drawn back and restyled for a 19th century Parisian nightclub.
Animal House (1978)
Synopsis: Time: 1962. Place: college. Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Why it's great: The laughs and party atmosphere. Spun off from National Lampoon magazine, it's one of the best comedies ever made and easy for anyone to follow.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Synopsis: A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite of what the principal thinks of that.
Why it's great: The sights. It's like taking a tour of Chicago—viewing Seurat at The Art Institute of Chicago, scoping out the observation deck of the Sears Tower, catching a ball at Wrigley Field—all from your living room.
Blade Runner (1982)
Synopsis: Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to Earth seeking their maker.
Why it's great: The dystopian science fiction scenes, even though the film is set in not-so-far-away 2019 in Los Angeles.
Across the Universe (2007)
Synopsis: The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
Why it's great: It's kind of like a really great, 2-hour-long music video. Covers of The Beatles' best songs are set against stunning imagery.
Synopsis: A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Why it's great: The soundtrack, obviously. Based on Pink Floyd's 1979 album of the same name, the film features very little dialogue and is mainly driven by the music.
Airplane! (1980)
Synopsis: An airplane crew takes ill. Surely the only person capable of landing the plane is an ex-pilot afraid to fly. But don't call him Shirley.
Why it's great: A hilarious classic and everyone knows it. As a parody of more serious disaster films, Airplane! moves quickly through slapstick comedy and absurd one-liners that even first-time watchers have heard.
Fight Club (1999)
Synopsis: An insomniac office worker looking for a way to change his life crosses paths with a devil-may-care soap maker and they form an underground fight club that evolves into something much, much more.
Why it's great: It's visually stunning, and thoughtfully so. The narrator's scenes without Tyler Durden are bland, while scenes with Tyler are almost unpleasantly vivid.
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Synopsis: A 'typical' day in the life of the Beatles, including many of their famous songs.
Why it's great: The Beatles. Need I say more? Filmed at the height of Beatlemania, this black-and-white film combines cheeky British humor with The Beatles' music to create a "comic Fantasia."
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)
Synopsis: A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Why it's great: The classic western of all westerns. This Italian Spaghetti Western features sweeping western landscapes, Civil War battle scenes, and one of film's most famous scores.
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Synopsis: A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources.
Why it's great: The cover songs. The best of modern pop music is drawn back and restyled for a 19th century Parisian nightclub.
Animal House (1978)
Synopsis: Time: 1962. Place: college. Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Why it's great: The laughs and party atmosphere. Spun off from National Lampoon magazine, it's one of the best comedies ever made and easy for anyone to follow.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Synopsis: A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite of what the principal thinks of that.
Why it's great: The sights. It's like taking a tour of Chicago—viewing Seurat at The Art Institute of Chicago, scoping out the observation deck of the Sears Tower, catching a ball at Wrigley Field—all from your living room.
Blade Runner (1982)
Synopsis: Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to Earth seeking their maker.
Why it's great: The dystopian science fiction scenes, even though the film is set in not-so-far-away 2019 in Los Angeles.
Across the Universe (2007)
Synopsis: The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
Why it's great: It's kind of like a really great, 2-hour-long music video. Covers of The Beatles' best songs are set against stunning imagery.
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