A challenge on Twitter has celebrities sharing their top four favorite films. Do you and your favorite celebrity like the same movies?
Don’t say you’re short on movie recommendations anymore, because all your favorite celebrities are sharing their top four favorite films on Twitter.
The Twitter challenge was started by FilmStruck, a classic-movie streaming website. The rules are simple: pick four films that best define you and then tag some friends.
Its Twitter account started by tagging Star War: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly?) Johnson didn’t have any Star Wars movies on his list.
Brazil
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) April 17, 2018
8 1/2
Ghostbusters
Raging Bull
Wait though, if these defined me I’d be a pretty messed up person, can we use another word?@walrusmaster @alinebmckenna @TedMGriffin @GPBmadeit
Other celebs also had eclectic mixes of films, spanning across all genres and time periods. Take Tessa Thompson, for example, who picked Harold and Maude and Malcolm X as two of her four.
Four films that define me [as a lover the medium]. CINEMA PARADISO // CLEO FROM TO 7 // HAROLD AND MAUDE // MALCOLM X #FilmStruck4 @charliemcdowell, @CHOCGENINC, @GPBmadeit, @NiaDaCosta please tell me yours. @Tribeca, soon come. X pic.twitter.com/rSrYSuhJGJ
— Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) April 19, 2018
While we’re here, let’s just say we aren’t making any judgments about how good or bad some of these movies might be perceived. Everybody deserves to enjoy all sorts of movies. On that note, can you guess who added 2001 film Shrek to their list?
My life in movies #FilmStruck4 pic.twitter.com/QqKWjACnU4
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) April 19, 2018
Yep, that was Chance the Rapper. But we can’t blame him. Despite being such a meme-able movie, it still holds up as a pretty good story.
Take a look at what some other celebs choose as their top four. A lot of their selections are really telling of their style when it comes to acting and directing.
I accept #FilmStruck4 challenge from @juliahartowitz and I nominate @RWitherspoon @octaviaspencer @ambertamblyn pic.twitter.com/d7fgdkvOBC
— Jessica Chastain (@jes_chastain) April 19, 2018
I accept the #FilmStruck4 challenge from @mang0ld! Define yourself in 4 films. Passing the challenge on to @CameronCrowe @RealGDT @chrismcquarrie @lynnsheltonfilm pic.twitter.com/2WVG5ycYQg
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) April 17, 2018
Bring It On
— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) April 17, 2018
Bad Boys 2
Cadillac Records
Breaking In (May 11th) #FilmStruck4 https://t.co/NmC8I6VzdA
I was tagged by @Alex_Horwitz for #FilmStruck4. Here are 4 films that define me.
— Taran Killam (@TaranKillam) April 18, 2018
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Léon
It’s a Wonderful Life
Monty Python’s Holy Grail
I tag @bibbymoynihan @JoeManganiello @MattCookTweeted @MattGourley pic.twitter.com/dR72lMpQn8
Oh wait! I get to do another one c/o @kurt_loder! I could do these all night @FilmStruck #FilmStruck4 #outoftheblue #minniemoskowitz #sidnancy #femaletrouble I nominate @PeachesChrist @SheIsDash @seanonolennon @LeslyeHeadland pic.twitter.com/8ozUXBrv4w
— natasha lyonne (@nlyonne) April 18, 2018
Then there’s The Shape of Water director Guillermo del Toro who couldn’t help but break the rules a little. He chose eight movies instead of four, but it’s clear to see where the Oscar winner gets his inspiration from. It’s monster movie madness!
#FilmStruck4 Is 8 (!!) Part 1 pic.twitter.com/r6UMkKpyjR
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) April 18, 2018
#FilmStruck4 Is 8 (!!) Part 2 pic.twitter.com/jSpQQVAs8n
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) April 18, 2018
Those should be quite enough film recommendations to last you a couple of weeks — or a couple of days depending on how much you like to binge in one sitting. Again, no judgments here. So get those comfy pants on, and get ready for the most spectacular movie night courtesy of your favorite celebrities.
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It’s a hard question, but which four films would you pick to best describe you?