Hey there! In need of a good recommendation for movie night with my friends. Got any suggestions?
I've heard good things about Joker with Joachin Phoenix.
Yeah, I've heard good things about it too but don't want the night to be a downer. The movie overall sound depressing.
Ok, something a little more light? How about that Zombieland sequel. The original was pretty funny.
Still think that might be a little too dark. Anything a little more light in the theaters now?
Doing a bit of Googling. Looks like a lot of darker themes. I mean even the "family" movies have a bit of a dark tone to it. There's the Maleficent sequel. And there's an animated Addams Family movie.
I can see the what you mean about "dark" but those seem a little less so than the first two you mentioned. What's the general consensus on Rotten Tomatoes for those two movies?
Give me a sec to looks those up. Uh oh. Not too good. Maleficent's at a 41% rotten, while The Addams Family is also at 41% rotten.
Alright, I guess those are out of the equation. Don't want my friends blaming for choosing a bad movie.
Well, there's something here on Rotten Tomatoes that has a 99% rating. It's called Parasite. Ever heard of that one?
No, haven't heard of that one. Click on it and give the gist of the plot.
Seems like it's a psychological, thriller from the director who did Snowpiercer and The Host so I'm thinking this is a no for you.
Yeah, I couldn't take those movies. Is there really no feel good movies out there right now?
Hold on. I think I've got something. The Peanut Butter Falcon. A modern Mark Twain style adventure story about a young man with Down syndrome who runs away from his residential nursing home to follow his dream attending a pro wrestling school.
Oh that sounds perfect! But how are the ratings?
Looks like it 95% fresh with critics and 96% with the audience. Trailer looks great. I'll send you the link.
Great. I'll talk it over with the group but I think this is the movie night selection. Thanks!
No problem.