- Rope: This may seem like an odd combination but there are two similarities--the one-set idea and the use of discussion to move the plot forward; Hitchcock relies more on camera work, but the steady building of tension is the same in both.
- Encino Man: Hey! It has a caveman! and Pauly Shore! Ah well. The film, while terrible in that 90's way is a fun look on the caveman in modern day.
- Iceman: The classic movie about a preserved caveman. Moving and thought provoking. Also, just a bit TOO depressing.
- 2010: I have always preferred 2010 to 2001. However, 2001 is an interesting comparison to both Moon and 2010.
- Alien: also riding off the 2001 wave, this classic horror film really writes the book on the "lone astronaut against an unknown foe" tale. While not as fun or "actiony" as its sequels, it's a brilliant and scary piece of work.
- Outland: Classic sci-fi of the era which Moon tries to emulate, Outland features Sean Connery in a sci-fi retelling of High Noon.
Brick
- Anything with Humphrey Bogart, especially the Maltese Falcon
- Heathers although the feel/tone of the movie is quite different from Brick. However, the use of language and the "big events happening in high school" motif is the same; I do suggest the older rather than newer version.
- The Brothers Bloom is the next effort by the director of Brick. It's a pretty little film about con artist brothers on their last con. While I'm not a fan of con-artist movies, and thus not a huge fan of the movie, it's still very well done, doing it's best to blend comedy and drama.
Bubba Ho-Tep
- I highly recommend Bruce Campbell's guest appearances on Lois & Clark and X-Files
- The hilarious back flashes in this movie remind me of Ballroom Dancing
- Bread and Tulips: lovely foreign film that takes place in Venice
- Babette's Feast: another lovely foreign film that takes place in Denmark or Finland--somewhere very, very cold
- Voices of a Distant Star: a touching, heartfelt anime that I will probably recommend for a later list
- Definitely, Maybe: I recommend it because it too is a love story told as a mystery. A father tells his little girl the story of how he met her mother, but changes the names in order to keep the end a surprise. Cute, funny, and romantic, though not perfect.
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