Your favorite serious film?

[Dennis]

The Shawshank Redemption and Kagemushu are two movies that really get me involved with the characters and the stories, I could watch either film over and over again and still enjoy them.

[Kooshmeister]

Does Superman: The Movie count as a serious film? I know it has campy elements, but underneath it all there's (to me anyway) a genuinely moving story, and Lex Luthor can be a pretty scary villain when he wants to be.

Runners-up would be Eight Millimeter, and The Poseidon Adventure.

[RCMerchant]

I've given this a lot of thought,
I actually like ALOT of 'serious" movies.
In fact< I just got done watching FULL METAL JACKET. A dam good movie.
I even watch "film student" type of movies sometimes-like The BATTLESHIP POTEKMIN.
And classics like Fritz Lang's M,Metroplis,SIEGFRID.
The LOST WEEKEND with Ray Milland I can identify with,as well as DAYS of WINE and ROSES.
I like 12 ANGRY MEN,BEN HUR,SAVING PRIVATE RYAN,ON the WATERFRONT,AMERICAN HISTORY X, VAMPYR,the BIG PARADE,RAGING BULL,APOCOLYPSE NOW,the VAMPIRES NIGHT ORGY,BLACKENSTIEN,SATAN"SADISTS, I DRINK YOUR BLOOD,the BRAIN TH..th...
awww...sh!t! I blew it,didn't I?

[RCMerchant]

Wow. Whatta great movie. I just now got done watching ON the WATERFRONT this morning with Marlon Brando.I had seen it years ago,and it still such a GREAT movie.It was on TCM. I had forgotton what a great movie it was. Makes me wanna be...SOMEBODY.
  Really good.I recommend it to EVERYBODY who enjoys a GOOD movie once inawhile.
  On the flipside...I bought EMBRYO with Rock Hudson  on vhs at a used tape shop. HOLY SWEET MOTHER of MERCY. Unf#ckingbelievable.
"16 and 16 is 32"
"HAHAHAHA!"
"16 and 16 is 32"
'HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
Whatta monstrosity!!!!

[ghouck]

Medicine Man. For some reason that is one of the most re-watchable movies I have.

[Automan2000]

Schindlers List and Watership Down.