Aaaand the list of shame (but they work)

Notting Hill
Ten Things I Hate About You
Chronciles of Riddick (so absurdly bad it’s like dutch cocoa made with cream…cathartic in many ways)

Annie Hall

The Princess Bride (for, among other things, Westley’s great “AAASSSS YYYOOOUU WIIISSSHHH!!!” while rolling down the hill)

the original “Adventures of Robin Hood”-Kevin Costner’s thought that he could top this must be one of the biggest ego trips in all history

the original Star Wars movie, or maybe the trilogy-because ultimately, the Empire will always lose in the end

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (you have to ask why?)

Oklahoma/The King and I/Carousel/Guys and Dolls/Anchors Aweigh/Singin’in the Rain/etc/I HOPE I’M MAKING MY POINT HERE-I have found a great many old movie musicals to be extremely professional, slickly packaged, and as formulaic as a Kabuki play, and that’s mostly to their benefit. Consider them the equivalent of a dinner at Applebee’s. It may not be a life-changing experience, but you know what you’re getting, and it’s perfectly satisfying.

West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof-I include these separately as they are tragedies, but they both have moments of absolute joy and energy that are not to be missed.

The Italian Job- both versions, the first because Michael Caine is one of the great underappreciated actors of our time (he positively stole the last Austin Powers movie, and almost stole Batman Begins), the second as a rare moment when hollywood gets a high-concept production right.

The Vicar of Dibley (you shouldn’t have to as why)

for that matter, Absolutely Fabulous (ditto, although the recent ones can and should be retconned out of existence)

Eastenders

that’s all i can think of

is brilliant girly fun.

The Tall Guy (Emma Thompson, Jeff Goldblum)
A Fish Called Wanda (Curtis, Cleese, Palin, Kline)
The Castle (Australian)
Window to Paris (Russian/French)
Truly, Madly, Deeply (Alan Rickman)
Wings of Desire (Bruno Ganz, Peter Falk, director – Wim Wenders)

The Philadelphia Story

Any Indiana Jones movie–yes, even the second one

A Night at the Opera

Any Eddie Izzard show, ie, Definite Article, Glorious, Unrepeatable, Circle, Dressed to Kill