I’ve (re)watched a lot of movies recently where an important character, most of the time the protagonist, turned out to be explicitly mentioned to be 27 years old (the same age as me) and it’s gotten to the point where I noticed it so often that I started keeping track of it.
I screenshot-ed the scenes I couldn’t find good-quality screencaps of, myself.

Btw it is sooo weird to me that ALL of the 27 old women in their respective movies are really insecure about their age and that it’s always implied that, for women, 27 is an age where you should worry about your desirability diminishing and be very stressed about finding a partner.
Very strange messaging. I mean I am stressed out about that stuff, too, but not because of my age. lol

Also: I really like all the movies on the list except for “Billy Madison”, but beware: “Naked” has a loooot of rape scenes in it, so big TW.

• Pride and Prejudice (2005) – Charlotte Lucas

• Frances Ha (2012) – Frances Halliday

• The House Bunny (2008) – Shelley

• My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997) – Julianne Potter
  (The guy she’s in love with turns out to be engaged to a 20-year-old btw which of course is being framed as very threatening to her 🙃)

• American Psycho (2000) – Patrick Bateman

• Naked (1993) – Johnny

• Lars and the Real Girl (2007) – Lars Lindstrom

• Billy Madison (1995) – Billy Madison

I’ve started logging every movie I watch on Letterboxd in October 2022. In-between then and now these are the movies I’ve (re)watched 3 or more times.

Letterboxd also counted John Mulaneys newest special (watched 5 times), Bo Burnham’s Make Happy special (3 times) and the Netflix docu-series about Ghislaine Maxwell (3 times) but I don’t.
I am also a bit ashamed of the last one because I didn’t even think it was good the first time. Don’t ask me why I’ve watched it so many times. I have no idea.

Silver Linings Playbook – 5 times
I love this movie so so much. For me it’s one of those movies you can watch when you feel completely hopeless and by the end your hope and faith in love and happiness is completely restored.

Chungking Express – 5 times
Cult classic. I was really obsessed with it for a little while and showed it to multiple people. Tbh I’m low-key already kind of sick of it by now. I think I’ve rewatched it one too many times.

Past Lives – 4 times
Celine Song had me at the Eternal Sunshine mention. Probably one of the best directorial debuts I’ve ever seen. (I should make a list about that) I’m sooo hyped for Materialists.

May – 3 times
My favorite horror movie atm. May is so me (except for the murdering people aspect). I actually found this movie through an “autistic girls” movie list on Letterboxd. May is not canonically autistic though, but it’s heavily implied with the way she’s written.

Eighth Grade – 3 times
Bo Burnham channeling his own anxiety through a coming-of-age story about a 14 year old girl who’s extremely awkward, insecure and unpopular? Yes please!

Me and You and Everyone We Know – 3 times
One of my favorite movies. I probably rewatched it an extra 3-5 times in the year before I made a Letterboxd account. I was very obsessed with it for a while.

Kajillionaire – 3 times
Another heavily autistic-coded protagonist in this one that I identify with strongly. Also probably my favorite sapphic love story of all time.

Adaptation. – 3 times
Genius movie and my favorite Nic Cage performance(which says a lot for me). Great for when you feel pathetic and insecure.

Anomalisa – 3 times
A stop motion movie about a guy who has a disorder which makes every person look and sound the same to him. But then he meets a girl (played by one of my favs Jennifer Jason Leigh) who doesn’t and romance and drama ensues…
Warning: graphic puppet sex scene. Might be a bit awkward to watch with others.

Jane Wants a Boyfriend – 3 times
A movie about an autistic woman in her 20s who’s obsessed with movies. I mean come on! This was basically made for me.

Twilight – 3 times
It’s like my own personal brand of heroin.

Booksmart – 3 times
Probably the funniest teen movie of the last ten years.

Bottoms – 3 times
Fight Club but a teen rom-com for lesbians is such a great premise. Also I love Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennot in everything.

Fallen Angels – 3 times
The unofficial sequel to Chungking Express. Sort of its darker and raunchier counterpart, but still with similar themes (criminal activities, unrequited love, feeling lost)

Mean Girls – 3 times

Wicked – 3 times

Bridget Jones’ diary – 3 times
There’s a special bond between a girl and the movies that gave her body dysmorphia growing up. <3

Love Actually – 3 times
Does it still make me feel things? Yes. Do I think it aged horribly and do I love to hate it? Also yes.

(the last two I rewatch once every year on Christmas)

• The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
• Edward Scissorhands (1990)
• Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
• The Last Unicorn (1982)

• Enid Coleslaw (Ghost World)
• Alison (The Breakfast Club)
• Sylvie (Me and You and Everyone we know)
• Lily (Eagle vs Shark)
• Rob (High Fidelity)
• Spinel (Steven Universe – The Movie)
• Quiz kid Donnie Smith (Magnolia)
• May (May)
• Jane (Jane wants a Boyfriend)