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Closely Watched Trains (1964)
I'm gonna be honest, I added this movie after hearing about it on the podcast Judge John Hodgman, in a case where a son filed fake-lawsuit against his father in an attempt to block him from showing this film to his younger brother. The father wants to show really great film to his children so that they appreciate good film.
This film was a joy to watch. It was funny, it was heartfelt, and it has a gut punch of an ending. To understand Wes Anderson's style, you MUST see this movie. The quick cuts to little vignettes of items and characters in a scene are so distinct that Anderson must love this film...
Blood Simple (1984)
Blood Simple is Joel and Ethan Coen's first major feature film.
Watching this makes No Country For Old Men make a lot of sense. I feel like without Blood Simple their later Oscar winning movie would not have made