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I watched The Lighthouse with my dad a few years ago and I think that was the most awkward movie watching situation I've been in. We decided to watch it because it had Willem Dafoe on it, a positive rating, and it was on a streaming service he had. It's not really a spoiler but the movie has multiple scenes with a focus on masturbation. Neither of us turned it off because we kept assuming that was the last of it and we would have had to get up for the remote.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Watched poor things with my brother. Could have been more awkward but that movie was … weird…

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

One night I was re-watching Almodovar's "Átame!" ("Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!" in English) and my older sister came in and sat to watch.
As I'd seen it before, I knew a very, very long and graphic sex scene was coming, so I got up and went to the bathroom.

When I returned, only after I was well and fully sure that scene was over, my sister said - "I'm so glad you walked out right when you did", yeah no kidding, I did it on purpose.

Now for a friend of mine... his family are born-again Christians, it was his turn to pick a movie that night, and he'd chosen "Easy Rider", yeah, this guy could be completely oblivious like that.
After an hour and change of uneasy watching with a palpable tension in the air... the acid kicked in... in the New Orleans raised cemetery. That was the straw that broke the camel's back, that's when the yelling started in my friend's living room.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Extended cut of The Big Blue. I watched it with my dad and new girlfriend. My dad was a big time cave diver and so was she. I like Luc Besson movies. Seemed like a good first meeting activity. I wasn't aware the extended had a fair number of sex scenes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

In my early teens I got into scifi movies, so as a family we rented Barbarella. My mum had to check the vhs cover, she thought the video store had given us an adult film by mistake.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everything Everywhere All At Once. I was hoping for some form of bonding. Nothing. I can't even talk about this without getting frustrated. So I'm not going to.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I can see what you were going for there. I'm sorry it didn't work out.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

My mom and I would rent movies when my dad was on business trips. Go to blockbuster and pick out a movie, make popcorn, cozy blankets. One night my mom got a movie and about 5 minutes in she was like maybe we should turn it off, and I said nah, it’s already playing let’s watch it. So that’s how I ended up watching Pink Flamingos in 3rd grade.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

I'm so sorry. I promise my laughter is not at you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Chasing Amy, for sure.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I watched kids with my mom when I was 17 or 18.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Ouch. From the very first scene, ouch.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

watched 8mm with my grandmother we thought it was just a genetic crime story.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Gangs of New York. Was on a date with my girlfriend at the time, and her parents joined us. You coulda cut the tension with a knife.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

My step mom said she liked wonder woman, so I made us all watch Professor Marston and the Wonder Woman.

The bdsm scenes were a bit awkward, but no regrets. People should know their history.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

A Clockwork Orange. When I was like 16.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

My parents took us to see The Passion of the Christ. That sucked a lot.

But, my actual answer to this is watching A History of Violence with my aunt and uncle at their house. It was their choice. I knew what was coming, and I didn't strategically exit the room before the staircase scene.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The first Austin Powers movie, watched it with my mom when I was, like, 14. Super awkward at that age with all the sex jokes. We never spoke of it again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Huh that's actually one of my favorite movies to watch with my grandparents. It's probably the hardest I've seen my grandpa laugh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

yeah i cracked up watching it with my pops

[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

For everyone in this thread: there is a "parent's guide" section for every movie on IMDB that describes the objectionable scenes in every category. Spoilers are hidden, but if you're going to watch a movie with sensitive people, then it is worth putting up with spoilers to know the extent of the awkwardness that awaits.

Example for The Lighthouse (with warnings about what OP posted): https://m.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/parentalguide/nudity

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

CommonSenseMedia.org Is a great alternative to IMDB.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Titanic. I was just a kid. My mom responded to the criticism from other parents for letting me see a boob by saying “well, now he knows they don’t all look like momma’s.”

Those words haunt me to this day.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

There have been more different boobs since then right

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nope. Every time he looks at boobs now, the words come flooding back... "not like momma's"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Nothing that tasted quite like home, unfortunately.

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