Original List by Andrew.
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PROGRESS: 17/30

Prompts:

✅ 1. Watch a movie that kicked off a franchise or series.
2. To honor Zoey, choose a prompt from her list and watch a movie that fits it.
3. Watch a movie featuring someone in the cast called Matthew, Christopher or Claire.
4. Watch a movie set or filmed in Northern California.
✅ 5. ALT. Watch something that will encourage you.
6. Watch a movie featuring a character you once cosplayed or dressed up as for Halloween.
7. Watch a movie covered on What Went Wrong.
8. Visit one of these lists — I ❤️ This 💯, The Top Shelf, or 5-Star Rewatches — and select a movie to watch.
✅ 9. Go to one of the three most recent Showdowns, find a “Most Mentioned” film you haven’t seen.
✅ 10. Watch a film from Japan or South Korea.
✅ 11. Watch a film covered on The Cine-Files.
✅ 12. Watch a fantasy film released before The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.
✅ 13. Watch a fantasy film released after The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
✅ 14. Watch a movie you would have gotten in trouble for watching at the time it was released.
✅ 15. Watch a movie you first heard about through someone else’s enthusiasm rather than advertising or trailers.
16. Watch a movie about a crush, a long distance relationship, or unrequited love.
17. Watch a movie that features a song by Cake or by an artist/band they’ve covered, such as Gloria Gaynor, Black Sabbath, or Willie Nelson.
✅ 18. Watch a movie set or filmed in Portland, or a movie adapted from a novel.
✅ 19. Watch a film centered on Black history, culture, joy, resistance, or identity.
✅ 20. Watch a movie that takes place during the summer or strongly captures the feeling and atmosphere of summer.
✅ 21. Watch a movie you think your dad, father figure, mentor, or someone who has guided you would love.
✅ 22. Copy/paste your 25 most recent watches into ChatGPT (or other AI) and ask for recommendations you haven’t seen before.
23. Watch a 2020s film from If You Like (2020s Movie), Watch (Older) Movie.
24. Now watch an older film (20+ years older) that closely resembles it or may have inspired it from If You Like (2020s Movie), Watch (Older) Movie.
✅ 25. Watch a movie about an unconventional teacher or a movie about going back to school.
26. Watch a movie with a nonlinear timeline.
✅ 27. Watch a non-DC/Marvel superhero or graphic novel adaptation, or a sci-fi film that relies on practical effects.
28. Choose an MCU actor from my 2025 or 2026 list and watch a film outside the MCU.
29. Pick any syllable or natural chunk from “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” and watch a movie whose title starts with that chunk. Example: super, cal, cali, frag, gil, list, ex, exp… you get the idea.
✅ 30. Watch the final (or most recently released) movie in a series or franchise.

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