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the beastly fido @theophite.bsky.social

my favorite trilogy is the Men trilogy: Children of Men (2006), Men (2022), and No Country For Old Men (2007)

jun 24, 2025, 5:17 am • 437 17

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davidorlo @davidorlo.bsky.social

Surely there's a 3rd coming-of-age story to join together Pixar's Turning Red (2022) and First Blood (1982)

jun 25, 2025, 12:20 am • 2 1 • view
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Larry @larryskorke.bsky.social

Bleed For This (2016)

jun 25, 2025, 12:27 am • 1 0 • view
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Donald Abrams @hypethral.bsky.social

I'm a bigger fan of the Sunshine trilogy: Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Sunshine Cleaning (2008), and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

jun 24, 2025, 6:19 am • 12 0 • view
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jaxzanproditor @jaxzanproditor.bsky.social

And the prequel, Sunshine (2007)

jun 24, 2025, 5:06 pm • 1 0 • view
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Jared 🔶 @quantumjared.bsky.social

Reservoir Dogs (1992) War Dogs (2016) Isle of Dogs (2018) And of course the aborted attempt to create a DCU (Dog Cinematic Universe), Cats And Dogs (2001)

jul 3, 2025, 2:57 pm • 0 0 • view
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Kernel Korn @kernelkorn420.bsky.social

For me the best one is Tron (1982), The Big Lebowski (1998), and Tron Legacy (2010)

jun 25, 2025, 12:11 am • 11 0 • view
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Joshua Winsor @joshuawinsor.bsky.social

I really like A Star is Born, Star Wars, Superstar

jun 25, 2025, 12:32 am • 4 0 • view
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J. Plantagenet, Esq. @jplantagenet.bsky.social

What about Grumpy Old Men (1993)?

jun 24, 2025, 10:56 am • 7 0 • view
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J. Plantagenet, Esq. @jplantagenet.bsky.social

Oh god dammit. bsky.app/profile/cool...

jun 24, 2025, 10:57 am • 7 0 • view
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To wit or not to wit? @towit12.bsky.social

12 Angry Men

jun 24, 2025, 7:10 pm • 1 0 • view
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binary phase diagram @phasebinary.bsky.social

Star Wars is also good (episodes 1, 2, 3)

jun 24, 2025, 5:38 am • 0 0 • view
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Chief of Staff of the Joshua Chamberlain Clone Army @stevenlandgraf.com

I'm partial to Logan's Run (1976), Chicken Run (2000) and Cannonball Run II (1983)

jun 24, 2025, 6:50 pm • 14 0 • view
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Amy @amybutmoreso.bsky.social

No chicken escapes!

jun 25, 2025, 1:48 am • 1 0 • view
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Xander O’Connor @xanderoconnor.bsky.social

the score by men at work really ties the trilogy together.

jun 24, 2025, 6:03 am • 5 0 • view
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Warren Terra @warrenterra.bsky.social

A poster for the 1976 film 'the omen'
jun 24, 2025, 5:21 pm • 4 0 • view
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I am Damo Godzooky @clearwind.bsky.social

The O'men, the Irish reboot

jun 24, 2025, 5:32 pm • 11 0 • view
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bubba @jortscity.bsky.social

The spinoff, Old (2021) (the beach that makes you old)

jun 24, 2025, 5:25 am • 5 0 • view
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Gainfully Employed Robot @jube0.bsky.social

Someone should write a jingle

jun 24, 2025, 4:54 pm • 0 0 • view
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Nicholas Gaffney @ngaffney.net

You can’t beat Oldboy, Old Joy, and Old School

jun 25, 2025, 1:13 am • 0 0 • view
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Steve Casburn @scasburn.bsky.social

"Vienna" by Billy Joel "Vienna" by Ultravox "Goodnight Vienna" by Ringo Starr

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IndianaSolo @indianasolo.bsky.social

Mine is the Dental trilogy: Jaws (1975), Jawbreaker (1999), and Teeth (2007).

jun 24, 2025, 7:32 pm • 8 0 • view
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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social

am i supposed to take this as a recommendation for Men

jun 24, 2025, 5:50 am • 10 0 • view
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Buchman @buchman.bsky.social

I prefer the How To series: How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days (2003) How To Lose Friends and Alienate People (2008) How To Be Single (2016) How To Have Sex (2023) How To Train Your Dragon (2025)

jun 25, 2025, 1:58 am • 3 0 • view
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Duggnutt @duggnutt.bsky.social

How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) - must watch

jun 25, 2025, 8:48 pm • 0 0 • view
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transparent, parent of a trans kid @cleanwindows.bsky.social

Interlude: It's Raining Men (1982)

jun 24, 2025, 5:52 am • 1 0 • view
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cdifazio.bsky.social @cdifazio.bsky.social

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jun 25, 2025, 12:07 am • 1 0 • view
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Rick Glick @rickglick.bsky.social

The canonically superior trilogy is Suicide Squad, Suicide Kings, and The Suicide Squad

jun 25, 2025, 12:08 am • 0 0 • view
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William Burns @williameburns.bsky.social

Don't forget the prologue In the Company of Men (1997).

jun 24, 2025, 10:07 am • 2 0 • view
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jjsully00.bsky.social @jjsully00.bsky.social

White Men Can’t Jump would slidein there nicely.

jul 3, 2025, 1:25 am • 0 0 • view
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Redneck Lefty @rednecklefty.bsky.social

What about Y: The Last Man (2021)?

jun 24, 2025, 4:46 pm • 1 0 • view
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Center for Centauric Centering Services ⚷ @chirontrinealkaid.bsky.social

Big (1988), Big Trouble (2002), and the prequel, Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

jul 3, 2025, 3:16 pm • 2 0 • view
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amdiamanti @amdiamanti.bsky.social

The Women trilogy was far superior, though too many years between installments: The Women (1939), Little Women (1994), Women Talking (2022).

jun 25, 2025, 1:54 am • 2 0 • view
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kendra @violetkendra.bsky.social

my favorite part of men (2022) is when rory kinnear gives birth to anton chigurh out of his penis.

jun 24, 2025, 5:35 am • 22 2 • view
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Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦 @tomscud.bsky.social

just remembered that some madman made this

Movie poster for Last and First Men (2020)
jun 24, 2025, 5:10 pm • 2 0 • view
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Barry Freed @barryfreed.bsky.social

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LizardBreath @lizrdbreath.bsky.social

Movie poster for Men…, a German movie from 1985. It shows three people, a blond man, a brunette woman, and a man in a gorilla suit, sitting at a table having breakfast.
jun 24, 2025, 5:24 pm • 2 0 • view
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Geoffrey Murry @geoffreymurry.bsky.social

Strangely captivating film

jun 24, 2025, 9:17 pm • 1 0 • view
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Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦 @tomscud.bsky.social

would be on the top five list of books I would say were completely utterly unfilmable

jun 24, 2025, 9:19 pm • 3 0 • view
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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social

Yeah, the book is incredible, but you could never make a worthwhile film of it.

jun 25, 2025, 12:26 am • 1 0 • view
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Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦 @tomscud.bsky.social

X men (2000) also good

jun 24, 2025, 5:20 am • 17 0 • view
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reggie seidman @ennui.org

Menk (2020)

jun 24, 2025, 5:37 am • 2 0 • view
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Prestidigitator John 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦 @tomscud.bsky.social

Man and Superman (1982)

jun 24, 2025, 5:44 am • 2 0 • view
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Barry Freed @barryfreed.bsky.social

Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)

jun 24, 2025, 5:50 am • 2 0 • view
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ren @isensmith.bsky.social

The Men Who Stare at Goats

jun 24, 2025, 7:38 am • 3 0 • view
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Maggie Wittlin @maggiewittlin.bsky.social

I believe that’s nine movies after The Omen.

jun 24, 2025, 5:53 am • 21 0 • view
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broyanoncoffee.bsky.social @broyanoncoffee.bsky.social

Be wittlin' that wit to a sharp point

jun 24, 2025, 5:27 pm • 0 0 • view
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Cool Doug Love @cooldouglove.bsky.social

The prequels to Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men

jun 24, 2025, 5:19 am • 11 0 • view
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okokapi.bsky.social @okokapi.bsky.social

Dead Man (1995), Dead Man Walking (1995), and, er, The Walking Dead (2010-probably for eternity...)

jun 24, 2025, 7:52 pm • 1 0 • view
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Chief O'Brien @milesobrien.bsky.social

You listed these out of order as rage bait

jun 24, 2025, 5:28 am • 0 0 • view
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RJMacReady @rjmacready1529.bsky.social

This could absolutely be taken seriously if Men (2022) was any good. The other two being actual perfect films. Alas.

jun 24, 2025, 5:20 am • 0 0 • view
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Andrew Levine @andrewlevine.bsky.social

Nothing beats the same-year trilogy of Logan (2017), Lucky (2017), Logan Lucky (2017).

jun 25, 2025, 12:04 am • 17 1 • view
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David Baker (not the Nobel Prize winner?) @netdpb.bsky.social

Three Men And a Baby (1987)

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Bobson Dugnutt @foolishmortal.bsky.social

Those are pretty good but I prefer the bad movies: Bad Santa, Bad Lieutenant and the prequel, Last Year at Marienbad.

jun 24, 2025, 5:35 am • 69 1 • view
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Warhammerchick @celticdragon1.bsky.social

Bad Day at Black Rock

jun 24, 2025, 5:43 pm • 2 0 • view
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Duncombe @duncombe.bsky.social

Forgot Bad Moms

jun 25, 2025, 12:02 am • 0 0 • view
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Snowjob @snowjob.bsky.social

I'm a big fan of The King and I (1956), King (1978), and The Last King of Scotland (2006)

jun 24, 2025, 4:51 pm • 21 1 • view
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☕️ Jeremy Diamond @dmnd.me

Is The Lion King part of this canon or

jun 24, 2025, 6:40 pm • 4 0 • view
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Alex Remington @alexremington.bsky.social

it's the sequel to king ralph

jun 24, 2025, 6:43 pm • 3 0 • view
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Eric 👨🏻‍💻 @eman41.bsky.social

Crossover prequel: “The Man Who Would Be King”

jun 24, 2025, 7:08 pm • 6 0 • view
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Enter Sadman @isocket.bsky.social

My favorite tautology is Dante's Peak (1997) and Volcano (1997).

jun 24, 2025, 8:12 pm • 2 0 • view
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Chief of Staff of the Joshua Chamberlain Clone Army @stevenlandgraf.com

Hard to choose between: - Alien (1979), Predator (1987), and Alen vs. Predator (2004) - Joe (1970), Volcano (1997), and Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

jun 25, 2025, 12:58 am • 0 0 • view
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Keith (Dakota reunification advocate) @mosheroperandi.bsky.social

I know it's not popular, but I prefer the prequel trilogy: Baby Driver (2017), Boss Baby (2017), Million Dollar Baby (2004)

jun 24, 2025, 8:38 pm • 103 3 • view
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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social

No jokes I honestly got Boss Baby and Baby Driver mixed up in my mind for a while, b/c I hadn't seen either, so I kept hearing all this critical praise for Baby Driver and thinking "Huh? Why does everyone love the cartoon baby film?"

jun 25, 2025, 12:20 am • 6 0 • view
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Thanks I Hate It @mikevago.bsky.social

The Good German (2006), The Good Shepherd (2006), The Good German Shepherd (2006)

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Jan Jęcz @jeczjan.bsky.social

Also worth mentioning is the Dogs trilogy (very eschatological): The Dogs of War (1980), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989), and The Isle of Dogs (2018)

jun 25, 2025, 12:06 am • 4 0 • view
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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social

No, no. Reservoir Dogs is part three. The Isle of Dogs was an attempt to revive the franchise.

jun 25, 2025, 12:18 am • 3 0 • view
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Jan Jęcz @jeczjan.bsky.social

Actually the third one was Ghost Dog (1999)

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Probable Caws @probablecaws.bsky.social

Oh, right. I kept forgetting how much they padded that series out. I mean, come on. The dog is a ghost now?

jun 25, 2025, 12:59 am • 2 0 • view
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Wayne Fryback @waynefryback.bsky.social

Ummm... Robin Hood - Men In Tights??

jun 24, 2025, 4:49 pm • 0 0 • view
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Mr. Beano @beanoball.bsky.social

You forgot White Men Can't Jump (1992)

jun 25, 2025, 4:13 pm • 0 0 • view
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waldocat.bsky.social @waldocat.bsky.social

I find the trilogy of Reefer Madness (1938) ,It's A Mad,Mad,Mad,Mad World (1963) and Mad Max (1979) to be brilliant. I'm surprised no one has picked up and made the sequel.

jun 25, 2025, 12:23 am • 1 0 • view
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Danyel Fisher @danyelf.bsky.social

The Madness of King George (1994) is a fine prequel.

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waldocat.bsky.social @waldocat.bsky.social

On my queue , thanks!

jun 25, 2025, 12:54 am • 1 0 • view
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nadaclu.bsky.social @nadaclu.bsky.social

Didn't see them because I was Far From the Madding Crowd.

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Danyel Fisher @danyelf.bsky.social

It’s easy to get distracted by the TV trilogy, too: Mad Men Mad About You Mad TV

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Winnie the Pooh: Wesleyan Jihadist @indianawalsh.bsky.social

Ltllntis: the Lost Empire (2001) My Big Fat Grssk Wedding (2002) Hthmscthming: A Film by Beyoncé (2019)

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S Peter Davis @speterdavis.com

I thought you were having a stroke for a second

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Tiffany Katz @tiffanykatz.bsky.social

Are you familiar with the unseasonably warm trilogy? Hot Fuzz (2007) Heat (1995) Chariots of Fire (1981)

jun 25, 2025, 12:14 am • 3 0 • view
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Executive Malfunction @murkylurkyturkey.bsky.social

Late to game as I am an insomniac and was up all night. The Sleep Trilogy: The Bad Sleep Well, The Big Sleep, The Science of Sleep. And if you’re still up, Sleeper

jun 24, 2025, 9:43 pm • 1 0 • view
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Byron Peebles @byronpeebles.com

I mean the original German film that trilogy is based on, Männer (1985), is also good.

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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social

The Deep Trilogy takes quite a different turn on the third installement, ngl

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local man @thickdingus.bsky.social

i'd have to go with: Meet the Deedles (1998), Meet the Parents (2000), and Meet the Spartans (2008)

jun 24, 2025, 6:42 pm • 1 0 • view
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HeadhunterSully @headhuntersully.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/head...

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Kevin @samhinkieknew.bsky.social

The space trilogy is excellent: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Spaceballs (1987), Office Space (1999)

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Commander Blop @normalguymike.bsky.social

Apparently a lot of people disliked "Men" but I thought it was awesome.

jun 24, 2025, 6:18 am • 0 0 • view
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Mo @moyler.bsky.social

I personally like the weekend trilogy: Friday(1995), Saturday Night Fever(1977), and Any Given Sunday (1999)

jun 24, 2025, 7:27 pm • 2 0 • view
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James Cobo @jamescobo.bsky.social

youtu.be/GhbfyP578oc?...

jun 24, 2025, 5:24 am • 1 0 • view
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Zach Rosenberg @zachrosewriter.bsky.social

Also a fan of the salvation trilogy. Saving Grace (2000), Saving Silverman (2001), Saving Private Ryan (1998)

jun 24, 2025, 11:42 pm • 2 0 • view
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Zach Rosenberg @zachrosewriter.bsky.social

Familiar with the Truth trilogy? True Romance (1993), True Lies (1994), True Grit (2010)

jun 24, 2025, 11:38 pm • 32 0 • view
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Just a Housewife 🖇 @justahousewife.bsky.social

This. This is good. This doesn't make my eye twitch. Be more like Zach, guys.

jun 24, 2025, 11:57 pm • 6 0 • view
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Zach Rosenberg @zachrosewriter.bsky.social

Following up with the Getting trilogy. Get Carter (1971), Get Him To the Greek (2010), Get Out (2017)

jun 25, 2025, 12:38 am • 4 0 • view
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Just a Housewife 🖇 @justahousewife.bsky.social

🥴

jun 25, 2025, 12:41 am • 1 0 • view
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Andy Meyers @andymeyers10.bsky.social

Get Shorty(95), Get Smart (2008) and Get on Up (2014)

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your dude @famousmortimer.bsky.social

personally a big fan of man on fire (1957), man on fire (1987), and of course man on fire (2004)

jul 3, 2025, 1:00 am • 5 0 • view
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Lisa @bonsaibaobab.bsky.social

Fish Trilogy A Fish Called Wanda (1988) The Fisher King (1991) Big Fish (2003)

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killington00 is on bluesky @killington00.bsky.social

what about the long running Friday series? Friday, Next Friday, Friday After Next, Friday the 13th

jun 25, 2025, 12:13 am • 1 0 • view
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Joshua Winsor @joshuawinsor.bsky.social

Forgot Freaky Friday

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mylrea.bsky.social @mylrea.bsky.social

Seven (1995) 8 (2008) 8 1/2 (1963) 9 (2009) The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1940) Wizard (1989) Sorcerer (1977)

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gzt aka zoidberg @giziti.bsky.social

Menu listing a lot of Home Alone movies and then Horny Moms Home Alone With Their Dildos
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Hugh Rant @hughrant.bsky.social

I also enjoyed the epilogue - X-Men (2000) and the spin-off series Two and a Half Men (2003-2015).

jun 24, 2025, 7:13 am • 3 0 • view
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DoctorNurse ❌👑 @doctornurse.bsky.social

Won't somebody think of the Men in Black?

jun 24, 2025, 9:28 pm • 1 0 • view
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Great Depression (nightcore remix) @bluespacecanary.bsky.social

I'm partial to the Original Trilogy: Star Wars, Star Trek, and Star Shiptroopers

jun 24, 2025, 6:56 pm • 30 0 • view
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Just a Housewife 🖇 @justahousewife.bsky.social

🤬

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Cabinboy @cabinboy100.bsky.social

Midsommar Rental (1985) One Crazy Midsommar (1986) I Know What You Did Last Midsommar (1997) Wet Hot American Midsommar (2001) Midsommar (2019)

jun 25, 2025, 1:57 am • 3 1 • view
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NO KINGS ONLY TRAINS @saraht74.bsky.social

It's a quadrology! The Third Man (1949).

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ScionFella @scionkirk.bsky.social

All of which are prequels to Omega Man, named 'Omega' because Charlton Heston wrote into his contract he wouldn't do a sequel

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Pappy G Carlos @pappygcarlos.bsky.social

Something rotten in the state of Denmark trilogy: Hamlet (1948) Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) Strange Brew (1983)

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Jeg Riva sent me 🇪🇺 @jegriva.bsky.social

Italian movie "Uomini Uomini Uomini" (1995)

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