People Are Sharing Their Favorite Movies That Are Even Better To Watch When You’re High
There are so many genres, you won’t be disappointed.
Sometimes when you’re high, you just zone out and do absolutely nothing. Sometimes you’re trying to eat cereal at 3 in the morning. And sometimes you’re looking for something to watch.
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Well, Redditor u/takaperoinen-miete recently asked, “If ‘stoner movies’ didn’t mean movies about smoking weed, but instead movies that are fucking amazing to watch while you’re high, what are your favorites?” And people did not disappoint.
They suggested everything from movies that will have you laughing ’til you cry to movies that will blow your mind!
So here are 51 amazing movies to watch the next time you’re high:
1.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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“I had a professor in film school who told us that the ONLY way to watch 2001: A Space Odyssey was to go to a theater, get REALLY high, and then lie down in front of the first row so you’re looking almost straight up along the screen’s surface.” —u/Nerrolken IMDb synopsis: “After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.”
Warner Bros. Pictures / Via youtube.com
2.
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
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“Romance, action, and mf’n Kurt Russell. No bad part in that movie.” —u/jdnursing IMDb synopsis: “A rough-and-tumble trucker helps rescue his friend’s fiancée from an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.”
20th Century Fox / Via youtube.com
3.
Our Planet (2019) (or anything from David Attenborough)
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IMDb synopsis: “Documentary series focusing on the breadth of the diversity of habitats around the world, from the remote Arctic wilderness and mysterious deep oceans to the vast landscapes of Africa and diverse jungles of South America.”
Silverback Films /World Wide Fund for Nature / Netflix / Via youtube.com
4.
Big Fish (2003)
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“Very colorful movie, and the story is better when you’re stoned.” —u/nippon2751 IMDb synopsis: “A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father’s life.”
Columbia Pictures / Jinks/Cohen Company /The Zanuck Company / Sony Pictures Releasing / Via youtube.com
5.
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
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IMDb synopsis: “A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.”
Star Overseas Ltd. / Universe Entertainment Ltd. / Miramax Films / Via youtube.com
6.
The Fifth Element (1997)
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IMDb synopsis: “In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.”
Gaumont / Gaumont Buena Vista International / Via youtube.com
7.
Paprika (2006)
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“That movie is a serious mindfuck.” —u/xela293 IMDb synopsis: “When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients’ dreams is stolen, all Hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.”
Madhouse / Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan / Via youtube.com
8.
Waking Life (2001)
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Thousand Words / Fox Searchlight Pictures / Via youtube.com
9.
Tangled (2010)
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“It’s SHOCKINGLY good while stoned. The artists originally wanted to make the whole film look like watercolors and wound up dialing it way back in the final product. I’ve watched it a couple of times and was just blown away by the detail and the art. It’s also Disney, so it doesn’t fuck with my anxiety too much.” —u/Discount_Lex_Luthor IMDb synopsis: “The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.”
Walt Disney Animation Studios / Via youtube.com
10.
Samsara (2011)
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“It has no dialogue, but it’s filled with beautiful and sometimes disturbing images.” —u/pogothecat IMDb synopsis: “Filmed over nearly five years in twenty-five countries on five continents, and shot on seventy-millimetre film, Samsara transports us to the varied worlds of sacred grounds, disaster zones, industrial complexes, and natural wonders.”
Magidson Films / Oscilloscope Laboratories / Via youtube.com
11.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
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“Watching both the original and sequel while high was the absolute best decision ever. I took a ridiculously strong edible and spent three hours completely and utterly focused on Steve, the monkey. There is 100% a hidden plotline focused on him, and I was totally engrossed.” —u/Amraff IMDb synopsis: “A local scientist is often regarded as a failure until he invents a machine that can make food fall from the sky. But little does he know, that things are about to take a turn for the worst.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment / Via youtube.com
12.
Galaxy Quest (1999)
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IMDb synopsis: “The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.”
DreamWorks Pictures / Via youtube.com
13.
Baraka (1992)
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“It used to be played at clubs and raves in the ’90s because it is visually stimulating without having a narrative.” —u/ice_prince IMDb synopsis: “A collection of expertly photographed scenes of human life and religion.”
Magidson Films / The Samuel Goldwyn Co. / Via youtube.com
14.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
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IMDb synopsis: “Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.”
Sony Pictures Entertainment / Via youtube.com
15.
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
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“It changed my life.” —u/crakii105 IMDb synopsis: “An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.”
Thousand Words / Section Eight / Detour FIlmproduction / 3 Arts Entertainment / Warner Independent Pictures / Via youtube.com
16.
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
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IMDb synopsis: “In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious ‘Axe Gang,’ while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.”
Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia / Columbia Pictures / Via youtube.com
17.
Zardoz (1974)
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“Went in with zero expectation and was absolutely blown away with the world and plot. Now it’s one of my favorites ever.” —u/Big_Data_Dude IMDb synopsis: “In the distant future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity’s achievements.”
John Boorman Productions Ltd. / 20th Century Fox / Via youtube.com
18.
Airplane! (1980)
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“And yes, I am. But don’t call me Shirley.” —u/LidgetTheMidget IMDb synopsis: “A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick.”
Paramount Pictures / Howard W. Koch Productions / Via youtube.com
19.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
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“I recommend having a decent sound system and turning that bitch up to 11.” —u/PMmeUrUvula IMDb synopsis: “Young Blade Runner K’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who’s been missing for thirty years.”
Alcon Entertainment / Columbia Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures / Via youtube.com
20.
The Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy: Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), and The World’s End (2013)
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IMDb synopsis for Shaun of the Dead: “A man’s uneventful life is disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.” IMDb synopsis for Hot Fuzz: “A skilled London police officer is transferred to a small town with a dark secret.” IMDb synopsis for The World’s End: “Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity’s only hope for survival.”
Universal Pictures / StudioCanal / WT² Productions / Big Talk Productions / Via youtube.com
21.
The Muppet Movie (1979)
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“My girlfriend at the time and I randomly put it on while smoking, and it was fucking fantastic. Everything from the songs to the crazy-ass plot and all the old stars, plus that particular kind of pun-based/slapstick comedy that the Muppets do, is just fantastic while stoned.” —u/Amoralsuperman IMDb synopsis: “Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.”
ITC Films / Henson Associates / Associated Film Distribution / Via youtube.com
22.
Fantasia (1940)
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IMDb synopsis: “A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music.”
Walt Disney Productions / Via youtube.com
23.
A Grand Day Out (1989) (or any Wallace and Gromit films)
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“All of the Wallace and Gromit films — the visual comedy is even better.” —u/pumpkinppie IMDb synopsis: “Wallace takes a break from trying to decide on a holiday destination only to find he has no cheese for his crackers. The solution to both problems is a trip to the moon, with dog Gromit, because everybody knows the moon’s made of cheese.”
National Film and Television School / Aardman Animations / Via youtube.com
24.
Perfect Blue (1997)
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“Perfect Blue is also amazing, high or not. Satoshi Kon was a genius.” —u/supbros302 IMDb synopsis: “A pop singer gives up her career to become an actress, but she slowly goes insane when she starts being stalked by an obsessed fan and what seems to be a ghost of her past.”
Madhouse / Rex Entertainment / Via youtube.com
25.
Love, Death & Robots (2019)
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“Not quite a movie, but it’s on Netflix, and it’s pretty fucking awesome.” —u/IllstudyYOU IMDb synopsis: “A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy.”
Blur Studio / Netflix / Via youtube.com
26.
Speed Racer (2008)
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IMDb synopsis: “A young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.”
Village Roadshow Pictures / Silver Pictures / Anarchos Productions / Velocity Productions / Studio Babelsberg / Warner Bros. Pictures / Via youtube.com
27.
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
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IMDb synopsis: “A collection of expertly photographed phenomena with no conventional plot. The footage focuses on nature, humanity and the relationship between them.”
Institute for Regional Education / American Zoetrope / Island Alive / New Cinema / Via youtube.com
28.
The Matrix (1999)
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“I used to watch it all the time as a kid, but just recently I watched it stoned, and it just took on a whole new level. Very fun to watch.” —u/Dannyboi93 IMDb synopsis: “When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth — the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.”
Warner Bros. / Village Roadshow Pictures / Groucho II Film Partnership / Silver Pictures / Via youtube.com
29.
The Big Lebowski (1998)
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IMDb synopsis: “Jeff ‘The Dude’ Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.”
Working Title Films / Gramercy Pictures / Via youtube.com
30.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
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IMDb synopsis: “A writer encounters the owner of an aging high-class hotel, who tells him of his early years serving as a lobby boy in the hotel’s glorious years under an exceptional concierge.”
Fox Searchlight Pictures
31.
Pulp Fiction (1994)
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“Pulp Fiction was a huge stoner movie moment for me. I was 14 years old and smoked in the car with my friends before going into the theater. We found out we were too late for the stupid Sinbad movie we’d come to see, so we saw Pulp Fiction instead. My friends and I were blown away, and I’ll always remember my buddy saying to me when Vincent is walking into the house with ‘Son of a Preacher Man’ playing, ‘I don’t know what is going on, but this is fucking amazing.'” —u/marry_me_sarah_palin IMDb synopsis: “The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.”
A Band Apart / Jersey Films / Miramax Films / Via youtube.com
32.
Howl’s Moving Castle (2004) (or anything from Studio Ghibli)
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IMDb synopsis: “When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.”
Studio Ghibli / Toho / Via youtube.com
33.
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
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“I saw it in the theater when it first came out, stoned AF with my friends. And yes, that is a great movie while stoned. With all the different ways the scenes are shot, it is amazing.” —u/VulfSki IMDb synopsis: “After awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.”
A Band Apart / Miramax Films / Via youtube.com
34.
Run Lola Run (1998)
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IMDb synopsis: “After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.”
X-Filme Creative Pool / WDR
Arte / Prokino Filmverleih / Via youtube.com
35.
The Midnight Gospel (2020)
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“Another Netflix show that’s great is The Midnight Gospel. It’s pretty much just a podcast where they talk about different things but then add some crazy animation to go with it.” —u/RevBananarama IMDb synopsis: “Clancy, a spacecaster with a malfunctioning multiverse simulator, leaves the comfort of his home to interview beings living in dying worlds.”
Oatmeal Maiden / Titmouse Inc. / Netflix / Via youtube.com
36.
Akira (1988)
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“Mind-bending even sober.” —u/velocacracker IMDb synopsis: “A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by two teenagers and a group of psychics.”
Tokyo Movie Shinsha / Toho / Via youtube.com
37.
Ex Machina (2014)
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IMDb synopsis: “A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.”
Film4 / DNA Films / A24 / Via youtube.com
38.
Being John Malkovich (1999)
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IMDb synopsis: “A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.”
Gramercy Pictures / Propaganda Films / Single Cell Pictures / USA Films / Via youtube.com
39.
Cowboy Bebop (1998)
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“Not a movie, but Cowboy Bebop is so good high — the jazz instrumentals especially.” —u/hotkid-lonelygod IMDb synopsis: “The futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.”
Funimation / TV Tokyo / Via youtube.com
40.
Spaceballs (1987)
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IMDb synopsis: “A star pilot and his sidekick must come to the rescue of a Princess and save the galaxy from a ruthless race of beings known as Spaceballs.”
Brooksfilms / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / MGM/UA Communications Co. / Via youtube.com
41.
Super Troopers (2001)
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IMDb synopsis: “Five Vermont state troopers, avid pranksters with a knack for screwing up, try to save their jobs and out-do the local police department by solving a crime.”
Jersey Shore / Cataland Films / Arpad Productions / Broken Lizard / Fox Searchlight Pictures / Via youtube.com
42.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
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IMDb synopsis: “King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.”
Python (Monty) Pictures / Michael White Productions / National Film Trustee Co. / EMI Films / Via youtube.com
43.
Doctor Strange (2016)
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“The visual effects will blow your mind.” —u/CatBeardz IMDb synopsis: “While on a journey of physical and spiritual healing, a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts.”
Marvel Studios / Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures / Via youtube.com
44.
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) (or anything from Wes Anderson)
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“Basically any movie by Wes Anderson. They are so beautifully made. Moonrise Kingdom and the Isle of Dogs are my favorite.” —u/ataleta IMDb synopsis: “A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.”
American Empirical Pictures / Indian Paintbrush / Focus Features / Via youtube.com
45.
Grandma’s Boy (2006)
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IMDb synopsis: “A thirty-five-year-old video game tester has to move in with his grandma and her two old lady roommates.”
Level 1 Entertainment / Happy Madison Productions / 20th Century Fox / Via youtube.com
46.
Interstellar (2014)
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“Interstellar was an absolute trip to watch while blazed.” —u/OmarGuard IMDb synopsis: “A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity’s survival.”
Paramount Pictures / Warner Bros Pictures / Legendary Pictures / Syncopy / Lynda Obst Productions / Via youtube.com
47.
Donnie Darko (2001)
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“The first time I watched Donnie Darko while high was the first time I fully understood that movie.” —u/Its_All_Sunshine IMDb synopsis: “After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.”
Flower Films / Pandora Cinema / Newmarket Films / Via youtube.com
48.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
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IMDb synopsis: “An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.”
Rhino Films / Summit Entertainment / Universal Pictures / Via youtube.com
49.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
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IMDb synopsis: “An action epic that explores the origins of Master Shake, Frylock, and Meatwad, better known as the Aqua Teen Hunger Force, who somehow become pitted in a battle over an immortal piece of exercise equipment.”
Adult Swim / Williams Street / First Look Pictures / Via youtube.com
50.
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
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IMDb synopsis: “A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.”
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Tin Blue Productions / Goldcrest Films International / MGM / UA Entertainment Co. / Via youtube.com
51.
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
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IMDb synopsis: “Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.”
Walt Disney Productions / RKO Radio Pictures / Via youtube.com
Have you watched any of these while you were high? What did you think? And what are your favorite movies to watch when you’re high? Tell us in the comments below!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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