Poll: The Ultimate Cinematic Experience

Results of 3,389 votes:

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   2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    

   Travelling in space.
2. 2.
   

   Constantine (2005)

    

   Spending some time in hell (don't pretend you're not curious).
3. 3.
   

   What Dreams May Come (1998)

    

   Spending some time in heaven.
4. 4.
   

   It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    

   Seeing what the world (or your community) would be like if you had never been born.
5. 5.
   

   Back to the Future (1985)

    

   Meeting your parents when they were young.
6. 6.
   

   The Time Machine (1960)

    

   Travelling through time.
7. 7.
   

   The Seventh Seal (1957)

    

   Having a philosophical discourse with Death while playing chess.
8. 8.
   

   The Princess Bride (1987)

    

   Coming to the rescue of someone you are attracted to.
9. 9.
   

   Aladdin (1992)

    

   Having wishes granted.
10. 10.
    

    Groundhog Day (1993)

     

    Reliving a day in your life (not necessarily of your choice).
11. 11.
    

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

     

    Entering a fantasy world (remember, they tend to be highly dangerous).
12. 12.
    

    Cold Souls (2009)

     

    Looking inside your own soul.
13. 13.
    

    Dances with Wolves (1990)

     

    Becoming part of a culture that is completely different from your own.
14. 14.
    

    Dark City (1998)

     

    Reading someone else's mind.
15. 15.
    

    Office Space (1999)

     

    Going to work and doing exactly what you feel like doing, without regarding the consequences or your bosses.
16. 16.
    

    Being John Malkovich (1999)

     

    Temporarily becoming a certain celebrity, not necessarily of your choice.
17. 17.
    

    Beetlejuice (1988)

     

    Haunting someone you highly dislike.
18. 18.
    

    West Side Story (1961)

     

    Spontaneously bursting into song in public and having others join you, complete with music and choreography.
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    The Invisible Man (1933)

     

    Becoming invisible (hopefully temporarily).
20. 20.
    

    Peter Pan (1953)

     

    Flying through the air.
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    The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

     

    Saving the world (or some portion of it) from destruction.
22. 22.
    

    Defendor (2009)

     

    Trying your hand at being a superhero.
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    Dreamscape (1984)

     

    Entering someone else's dream.
24. 24.
    

    A Christmas Carol (1938)

     

    Seeing visions of the past, present, and future of your own life and seeing how they affect those closest to you.
25. 25.
    

    Network (1976)

     

    Going on live television and ranting about everything that makes you mad.
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    Big (1988)

     

    Experiencing a portion of life as an older version of yourself.
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    Rock Star (2001)

     

    Performing with your favorite band/singer/musician.
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    The Natural (1984)

     

    Hitting the big home run/Making the big play/Winning the game/Saving the day in some respect and having everyone cheer for you.
29. 29.
    

    Get Low (2009)

     

    Attending your own funeral.
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    Fire in the Sky (1993)

     

    Being abducted by aliens (assuming they don't do to you what they did to this poor guy).
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    Millions (2004)

     

    Deciding how to spend a few million pounds/dollars/euros/whatever in only a few days.
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    Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

     

    Going on a crash-course tour of the world (not necessarily lasting eighty days).
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    Multiplicity (1996)

     

    Having an in-depth conversation with yourself.
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    James and the Giant Peach (1996)

     

    Entering a cartoon world and becoming a cartoon version of yourself.
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    The Passenger (1975)

     

    Assuming someone else's identity (provided that it makes for a more interesting story than this one).