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- Rio Bravo (1959) Directed by Howard Hawks. Starring John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson. Drama, Western (2h 21m) 8.0 on IMDb — 96% on RT. Directed by Howard Hawks, no film feels like more of a chill hangout than Rio Bravo.
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie. Comedy, Drama (2h 41m) 7.6 on IMDb — 85% on RT.
- Withnail & I (1987) Directed by Bruce Robinson. Starring Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths. Comedy, Drama (1h 47m) 7.5 on IMDb — 92% on RT. Directed by Bruce Robinson, Withnail & I is a British classic.
- Dazed and Confused (1993) Directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey. Comedy (1h 43m) 7.6 on IMDb — 92% on RT.
Apr 20, 2017 · Learn how the term \"hangout film\" was coined by Quentin Tarantino and how it describes a certain style of cinema that focuses on characters and atmosphere. Explore the origins, examples, and conventions of this genre, from Rio Bravo to The Big Lebowski.
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In the vein of his 90s cult classic Dazed and Confused, indie auteur Richard Linklater gives us another masterclass in the act of the hangout. Featuring a long line of guys just being dudes, hanging out playing baseball, hoping to make the team at a local Texas college Everybody Wants Some!!gets to the essence of the brotherly bond that brings a te...
While still ultimately about an end-of-film heist, Ocean's 12 feels like a radical departure from the original reboot. Instead of being a hard-lined, tightly-wound heist film about getting the gang together, Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the boys instead end up hanging back, not attached to anything but the immaculate vibes of cool European citi...
Ice Cube’s stoner classic Friday relishes its characters' lack of ambition and indulges their capacity to get high to comedic effect. Two friends — Craig (Ice Cube) and Smokey (the hilarious Chris Tucker) — smoke weed from their porches all day. The film hilariously depicts black neighborhoods on the West Coast in the 1990s. Even as the gags get ex...
Jim Jarmusch was part of a renaissance of independent filmmakers borne out of the NYU school of artists. His films had a unique blend of comedy, Zen realism, and aimlessness with a cast of cool characters that immediately left his blueprint as an indelible piece of American cinema. Night On Earthis a series of vignettes that gets to the heart of th...
If there’s one independent filmmaking success story to tell from the 90s, Kevin Smith should be near the top of that list. With no backing from a major studio — Smith maxed out several of his credit cards to finance his script and shot the film in black-and-white, with no one other than his friends — Clerkssomehow found its audience. A cult-hit wit...
John Hughes created high school archetypes that would set the blueprint for so many high school films that came after. Taking the jock, freak, nerd, burnout, and it-girl, putting them in a room together for one day's detention became a classic. As the group hangs out, gets to know each other in a large school library, and slowly dismantles one anot...
The existential milieu and isolation of being in a country whose language you don't speak become an acutely studied character portrait in Sofia Coppola’sLost in Translation. Stuck between the phase of fame and fading, Bill Murray shines as he goes from press events to the karaoke bars, longing for some human connection. When finally, he finds love ...
Quentin Tarantino’s films have long been imbued with hangout, character-driven sensibilities. Tarantino values getting to know the ins and outs of what the characters like to think or converse about while the plot takes a back seat. Once Upon A Time In Hollywoodleaned into this more than most of his films. Tarantino puts front seta in the cars of b...
Linklater’s best films can be seen as a thesis statement on how to use film to make the slow passage of time seem tangible and concrete. With comedic effect, Linklater perfected the art of the hangout film by suspending time to its haziest degree. Dazed and Confusedis a perfect hangout film because of that slow, tangible quality where you're part o...
The depth of the Coen Brothers' films across genres is a credit to their long line of referential material and metaphor in subtext. The Big Lebowski, on its face, is a stoner comedy about the laid-back life of “The Dude” caught in the cross-hairs of a kidnapping scheme. But, the cult status ofThe Big Lebowskisuggests more. Equal parts philosophical...
A list of the best hangout movies, from Tarantino to Linklater, that capture the essence of friendship, humor, and aimlessness. See the criteria, the plot summaries, and the rankings of these films that transcend genre and create an energy that supersedes the plot.
1. Dazed and Confused (1993) R | 103 min | Comedy. 7.6. Rate. 82 Metascore. The adventures of high school and junior high students on the last day of school in May 1976. Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Jason London, Wiley Wiggins, Matthew McConaughey, Rory Cochrane. Votes: 199,643 | Gross: $7.99M. Watch on MGM+. with Prime Video Channels. 2.
- Dazed and Confused. In 1993, director Richard Linklater's Dazed and Confused was a box office flop, but it has found cult status and popularity among audiences and critics since.
- Clerks. This ode to Gen-X slackerdom put director Kevin Smith on the map. Clerks follows a day in the lives of Dante Hicks and Randal Graves as they ponder the world around them from behind a cash register in a convenience mart and video store, respectively.
- The Big Lebowski. In the quirky comedy The Big Lebowski, Jeff Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), also known as The Dude, gets unwittingly entangled in a complex kidnapping case.
- The Breakfast Club. In The Breakfast Club, five students - "a brain, a beauty, a jock, a rebel, and a recluse" - find themselves in detention on a Saturday and have nothing else to do but get to know each other.
Jul 12, 2022 · Published Jul 12, 2022. Kick your feet up and enjoy the delightful banter in these hangout movies. Whether it's superheroes punching aliens, a feuding married couple, or even one person's...
Jul 21, 2022 · A hangout movie is a genre that features characters who chat and hang out in various settings, often with no significant plot. See the list of 10 movies that Ranker users voted as the best examples of this genre, from American Graffiti to Clerks.
