Movies are always best watched with a friend. Here’s a few movies where a friend might enhance the moviegoing experience. Be a true friend: when you buy insurance through comparethemarket.com, you and a friend can enjoy 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a whole year with MEERKAT MOVIES.
The quotable classic: The Big Lebowski
Why watch with a friend? Because practically every line in this Coen brothers cult favourite is a memorable quote, destined to be repeated forever. At the appropriate time, lock eyes with your friend and say in unison: “that rug really tied the room together”.
The comedy comforter: Anchorman
Why watch with a friend? Because as much as Brick loves lamp, everybody loves Anchorman. It’s one of those movies everybody returns to time and time again, yet still somehow remains as funny as the first watch. You and your companion must have cold dead hearts if you’re not laughing at the news team battle. It escalated quickly.
The sleepover favourite: Clueless
Why watch with a friend? Clueless was the sort of movie which felt illegal to watch alone: practically designed from the off to be watched under a duvet while your mom and dad are away, a tub of Ben & Jerry’s not too far away, a conversation about boys never far from the lips. It is, and will always be, the ultimate sleepover movie.
The singalong: Sunshine On Leith
Why watch with a friend? Because it’s a musical based on the songs of The Proclaimers. Need we say any more? This is cinema as karaoke: enjoy a full-throated singalong to the likes of ‘Let’s Get Married’ and ‘500 Miles’ and get tae Scotland with yae.
The action blaster: Commando
Why watch with a friend? Terminator might be more iconic and True Lies more slick, but for our money, Commando is Peak Schwarzenegger: pure, undiluted, fist-punching ‘80s dementedness. Prepare to high-five your pal whenever Arnie picks up a phone box with his arms, blasts a few faceless extras, or feeds some grain to a deer.
The so-bad-it’s-good-clunker: The Room
Why watch with a friend? The Room is a legendarily bad movie, and one actually improved by having a companion help you dissect its many bizarre quirks (discarded plot points, logical inconsistencies, abominable acting). It’s ok to laugh at it, too, as director-star Tommy Wiseau has made a lucrative career of its second life as a so-bad-it’s-good classic, hosting fan screenings worldwide.
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