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You know your a cinephile when?

Black Irish

almost 4 years ago

Fandorin-San: How does that make narcissism more easier or intriguing?

Col. Dax

almost 4 years ago

Twitter’s great.
Proof

Casey

almost 4 years ago

Putting on a movie when cooking…cleaning…?

Black Irish

almost 4 years ago

Sorry, no proof for me. Have no idea who this Lyons is. ;)

Col. Dax

almost 4 years ago

He’s the worst “critic” I’ve ever seen.
Further proof

Law

almost 4 years ago

your dreams have ending credits

“when you have over 200 dvds in your private collection yet cannot entertain your friends with them when they come over…”

hahaha!! so true!!! sooooo true!!!!

DANGER PAULE

over 2 years ago

(bumping this up for the new year)

DANGER PAULE

over 2 years ago

You use movie titles/ characters/ terms as everyday adjectives:

“It’s like “FATAL ATTRACTION”
I had a “Fellini-esque” summer
She was like “Nurse Ratched”

Jason Miller

over 2 years ago

When you start up a conversation with people from the other side of the globe who dont speak your language but you perfectly understand each other
I work at a restaurant and some swedes came in, speaking little to no english
I started a conversation with them about Ingmar Bergman and even though we didnt speak the same language, I felt like I had gained a group of friends

JAEGER INKMAN

over 2 years ago

When you’ve seen all the movies made by Fassbinder in the 70s

When you memorize the lyrics to “Por Que Te Pas” and then sing along in “Cria Cuervos”

When you make personal alphabetical and chronological lists of movies, directors, actors, cinematographers, editors so you can work their films in that order (very sad)

When the opening shot of Touch Of Evil gives you a hard-on each time

Rich Uncle Skeleton

over 2 years ago

“When you memorize the lyrics to “Por Que Te Pas” and then sing along in “Cria Cuervos””

I really, really want to do this now!

JAEGER INKMAN

over 2 years ago

Haha. I just love doing that!

Renault2011

over 2 years ago

You get teary-eyed just as Last Year at Marienbad is about to start in a movie theater even though you’ve seen the film more than once on a television screen. It’ll also take a few days for you to get over the fact that you’re bladder was about to burst 2/3 of the way through causing you to interrupt your euphoria.

CGI Baby

about 1 year ago

…you hate some of the Best Picture winners.

more later.

CGI Baby

about 1 year ago

…you think Showgirls is a good movie not because it’s bad.

Berjuan

10 months ago

When you care about how you watch films, not how many.

Patapon

-moderator-
10 months ago

…when you can pronounce Apichatpong Weerasethakul
…when Haneke starts to feel Kubrikianly overrated
…when you start to agree with your friends about shitty movies because its too exhausting not to
…when you vote in the Mubi world cup but not in the presidential election
…when you misquote the release year from some decades old foreign film and then feel embarrassed by it
…when you correct someone who misquotes the release year of some decades old foreign film and feel empowered by it
…when you ditched all your friends to watch Kaneto Shindo films the day he died (RIP sensei!)

Linden_​Watters​on

10 months ago

When you have two Halliwell’s (his last and the first of the new) and a Leonard Maltin Film Guide.

When you’ve read “Dipped in Vitriol” by Leslie Halliwell.

When you find Louise Brooks way hotter than Marilyn

Jirin

10 months ago

If you own the DVD of something, and you stream it on Netflix because you don’t want to take off the plastic, you just might be a cinephile.

If you get angry at a film because the main character survived, chances are you might be a cinephile.

If your friends are talking about a film, and you ask them who the director is, you just might be a cinephile.

If you see a nude lady, and you’re most turned on by the lighting, you’re probably a die hard cinephile.

If you want to see a movie over three hours long, and it’s any movie other than Godfather or Lord of the Rings, all signs point to you being a cinephile.

If you’ve seen Citizen Kane, and lie about having seen The Avengers, you might be a cinephile.

If you’ve ever uttered the phrase ‘Intersubjective’, you’re absolutely a cinephile.

…when you look forward more to seeing Abbas Kiarostami on Netflix than the escort you have arranged a meeting with.

mov mon

10 months ago

you can tell the difference between “your” and “you’re”

Alex

10 months ago

Yea, definitely it’s when you think movies are better than sex.

Bob Dutton

10 months ago

-When your only way of finding new music is through hearing it on films

-When your at a friend or acquaintances house and at some pint say you going to the loo when you sneak off to inspect there DVD collection.

-When you finish Satantango half starved and sitting in a yellow puddle

Daniel McCarth​y

10 months ago

When you are seriously considering having Werner Herzog’s name tattooed on your arm and your highlight of the year so far is seeing Jaws in an empty cinema.

Nathan M...

10 months ago

When you start thinking that maybe it’s time to take a break from movies.

Linden_​Watters​on

10 months ago

“If you want to see a movie over three hours long, and it’s any movie other than Godfather or Lord of the Rings, all signs point to you being a cinephile.”

As an usher, I once sat a woman who told me she was seen “Braveheart” for the ninth f***ing time.
Wile I didn’t hate the film, all I could think was “That’s 27 hours she’ll never get back”.

I’m pretty sure she was not a cinephile.

Shaun Brown

10 months ago

When you visit this site everyday.

pjjrfan

10 months ago

When you relate everything that goes on around to some movie scene and you can repeat word for word or pretty close to it.