Zero Irony Detected Movies, Ranked
Not One Wink, Not One Smirk, I Loved Every Second
These movies mean it. No ironic escape hatch, no cool distance, no built in excuse if you find them corny, and that is exactly why they work on me. ...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd .
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About Time (2013)★★★★★ - 3
Click (2006)★★★★★ - 4
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The Intouchables (2011)★★★★★The film starts strong with an electric car chase followed by a funny sequence where Driss pretends Philippe is sick.
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The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)★★★★★ - 7
A Star Is Born (2018)★★★★★A deeply emotional rise and fall romance about love, fame, and self destruction.
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John Q (2002)★★★★★This one hits close to home for me because I lost my conjoined twins due to heart complications.
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Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)★★★★½ - 10
Bicentennial Man (1999)★★★★½ - 11
Only the Brave (2017)★★★★½ - 12
Sully (2016)★★★★½A delay is better than a disaster. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten emotional just by hearing the words “one hundred fifty-five.” It’s like a courtroom drama.
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Drumline (2002)★★★★½ - 14
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)★★★★½ - 15
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Titanic (1997)★★★★
