List of Leo's Favorite Movies

[EternalForest]

These are some of the films I've found Leo praising on the blog and the forum. Documentaries were also not included in this list, I think those deserve their own separate list.

@Leo Gura Can you fill me in on the rest? Perhaps some more obscure ones or films that mean a lot to you which you haven't had the chance to talk about yet? I think you've got good taste 👍Especially when it comes to science fiction!

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The list:

A Guide for the Married Man (1967):
https://actualized.org/insights/gaslighting-masterclass

The Man Who Would Be King (1975):
A great classic film showing how stage Red dominates and exploits Purple tribal people to gain absolute power.

Star Wars Ep. 4 (1977): 
Star Wars Ep. 5 (1980): 
Star Wars Ep. 6 (1983): 
"The Star Wars movies have a lot of juicy Hero's Journey wisdom. The Force is so similar to enlightenment!"
Extended forum post: https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/50749-spiral-dynamics-stage-red-examples-mega-thread/?page=32#comment-703985
https://www.actualized.org/insights/trust-the-force
https://actualized.org/insights/george-lucas-explains-star-wars

Alien (1979):
"Just don't expect it to be as great or as serious as the original Alien films. [Alien Earth]...it's like high-budget Alien fan fiction. I am enjoying it."

Caddyshack (1980):
https://actualized.org/insights/be-the-ball

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
"The reason I link Temple of Doom clips is because it's the classic example of how a Purple undercurrent runs underneath a veneer of Blue civilization."

Aliens (1986):
"There only exist 2 Alien films. 1 and 2. Everything else is non-cannon."

Wall Street (1987):
https://actualized.org/insights/wall-street-orange

Robocop (1987):
"First film I ever watched. And still one of the best films of all time."
"You don't need to patronize to children. Children can watch adult films and fully enjoy them. I watched Robocop when I was 5 years old. I treated it as a "kid's" movie. You don't need to put cute idiots into a movie for children to enjoy it. This is so insulting to children. Children have been turned into pussies by such people. Robocop is the perfect children's movie."

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989):
https://www.actualized.org/insights/the-thugs

Fletch Lives (1989):
https://actualized.org/insights/fletch-on-being-wrong

The Abyss (1989):
https://actualized.org/insights/the-making-of-the-abyss

Terminator 2 (1991):
https://actualized.org/insights/i-cannot-self-terminate

The Lion King (1994): 
"The Lion King is a classic hero's journey movie. Worth a re-watch.
I have a whole book that explains how they wrote The Lion King using the Hero's Journey structure."

Goldeneye (1995):
"Personally, I prefer my laser beams on the heads of sharks. On the other hand, Goldeneye was a good movie."

Braveheart (1995):
"There are many admirable qualities of healthy stage Blue. Relentless loyalty and sticking to principle is one of Blue's top strengths."

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
"That is a perfect film."

Trainspotting (1996)
"Great film. The Robert Carlyle character is epic."

The Fifth Element (1997):
https://actualized.org/insights/5th-element-opening-scene
https://www.actualized.org/insights/quintessence-the-5th-element

The Postman (1997):
"The Postman is a great stage Red film. The villain is a well-done classic Red:"
"People do not awaken en mass when their survival is threatened. They retreat into egotism, xenophobia, and violence."

Private Parts (1997):
https://actualized.org/insights/private-parts

Contact (1997):
"It's an excellent film."
https://actualized.org/insights/the-black-hole-problem

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999):
https://actualized.org/insights/the-thomas-crown-affair

Snatch (2000):
https://actualized.org/insights/brad-pitts-greatest-role

Gladiator (2000):
"A perfect film"
https://www.actualized.org/forum/topic/106073-most-movies-are-disappointing-nowadays/#comment-1569112

K-PAX (2001):
"Good movie. They don't make 'em like that any more. Fucking superheros, ruined Hollywood."

A Beautiful Mind (2001)
https://actualized.org/insights/proving-infinity

Crazy/Beautiful (2001):
https://actualized.org/insights/crazy-beautiful

Catch Me If You Can (2002):
https://actualized.org/insights/catch-me-if-you-can

Death to Smoochy (2002):
https://actualized.org/insights/death-to-smoochy

Ladder 49 (2004):
"Blue is the type of person who would die in the call of duty for his country/people.
Reminds of the movie Ladder 49, which was a stage Blue tearjerker:
Same phenomena as jumping on a grenade to save your troops. Classic Blue move."

Flight of the Phoenix (2004):
https://actualized.org/insights/flight-of-the-phoenix

Lord of War (2005):
"Orange meets Red" "Great Orange film" "A brilliant film"
Also referenced here: https://actualized.org/insights/pig

Into The Wild (2007)
https://actualized.org/insights/into-the-wild

I Am Legend (2007):
https://www.actualized.org/insights/this-is-love

Slumdog Millionaire (2008):
"That's a great movie."

Avatar (2009):
"A human species identity is certainly present and will only get stronger as we transcend our national identities. If aliens became a commonly recognized thing, humans would develop a much stronger human species identity which would contrast itself against the aliens. Then at some point there would need to be unification of the alien and human identities. The humans and aliens would start to have sex with each other, and so on. At first this would be hated and even outlawed. But then it would become normal and even desirable. The movie Avatar touches on this issue"

Splice (2009):
https://actualized.org/insights/splice

Limitless (2011): 
"Such a great movie! :D"
"Modinfinil is like that movie Limitless, but less extreme and far less negative side-effects."

Bone Tomahawk (2015):
https://actualized.org/insights/bone-tomahawk-film

The Man Who Knew Infinity (2015):
https://actualized.org/insights/the-man-who-knew-infinity

Passengers (2016):
https://actualized.org/insights/passengers

Blade Runner 2049 (2017):
https://www.actualized.org/insights/blade-runner-vibes

A Quiet Place (2018):
https://actualized.org/insights/a-quiet-place

Annihilation (2018):
https://actualized.org/insights/annihilation

Sputnik (2020):
https://actualized.org/insights/sputnik

Greenland (2020):
https://actualized.org/insights/greenland-film

Don't Look Up (2021):
"We are barely able to hold on to democracy in the US and get people to wear masks. Forget about planning for existential planetary risks."

Finch (2021):
https://actualized.org/insights/finch

Pig (2021):
"The last movie I watched was Pig. Pretty good."
https://actualized.org/insights/pig

Dune (2021):
"I like the new Dune films, mostly for the vibes and world."

SISU (2023):
https://actualized.org/insights/sisu-nazi-hunting-mayhem

The Surfer (2024):
https://actualized.org/insights/the-surfer

Road House (2024):
https://actualized.org/insights/road-house-film

Dune 2 (2024):
"I like the new Dune films, mostly for the vibes and world."

[EternalForest]

@Leo Gura Did I miss anything?

Any of your favorites that you haven't had the chance to mention on the forum or the blog yet?

[Daniel Balan]

The Green Mile

[Leo Gura]

@EternalForest That's an impressive list. I didn't even know I spoke about so many films. How time flies.

There's so many more great films. The list could be endless.

• Gravity
• Ex Machina
• Her
• Sunshine
• The Shadow
• Bloodsport
• Jurassic Park
• Robocop 2
• The People vs Larry Flynt
• Casino
• The Muse
• Total Recall
• Starship Troopers
• Troy
• Gremlins 2
• Raiders Of The Lost Ark
• The Last Crusade
• Ravenous
• Book of Eli
• Arrival
• Oblivion
• Predator
• Magnolia
• Boogie Nights
• True Genius
• Top Gun
• Pulp Fiction
• Land Before Time
• Police Academy
• Dumb and Dumber
• Porky's
• Lawrence Of Arabia
• Demolition Man
• True Lies
• The Sting
• Many classic James Bond films

Edited Tuesday at 10:09 PM by Leo Gura

[ExploringReality]

10 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

@EternalForest That's an impressive list. I didn't even know I spoke about so many films. How time flies.

There's so many more great films. The list could be endless.

• Gravity
• Ex Machina
• Her
• Sunshine
• The Shadow
• Bloodsport
• Jurassic Park
• Robocop 2
• The People vs Larry Flynt
• Casino
• The Muse
• Total Recall
• Starship Troopers
• Troy
• Gremlins 2
• Raiders Of The Lost Ark
• The Last Crusade
• Ravenous
• Book of Eli
• Arrival
• Oblivion
• Predator
• Magnolia
• Boogie Nights
• True Genius
• Top Gun
• Pulp Fiction
• Land Before Time
• Police Academy
• Dumb and Dumber
• Porky's
• Lawrence Of Arabia
• Demolition Man
• True Lies
• Many classic James Bond films

My childhood! I remember watching movies with my dad and he would tell me to always look for the wisdom and the lesson in each movie

Edited Tuesday at 09:11 PM by ExploringReality

[mmKay]

I don't know what kind of black magic AI you used to source all of this but great job!

[EternalForest]

23 hours ago, mmKay said:

I don't know what kind of black magic AI you used to source all of this but great job!

No AI, just good old fashioned searching

[Yimpa]

On 9/30/2025 at 3:42 AM, Leo Gura said:

A Quiet Place Part 2 was good.