{"id":576241,"date":"2025-11-17T13:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/576241\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T13:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T13:42:14","slug":"patton-oswalt-names-his-four-favourite-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/576241\/","title":{"rendered":"Patton Oswalt names his four favourite movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Patton<\/p>\n

(Credit: Gage Skidmore)<\/p>\n

Mon 17 November 2025 9:30, UK <\/p>\n

You\u2019ll probably recognise actor<\/a> and comedian Patton Oswalt first by his voice and then by his face.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Whether he immediately brings you back to your childhood watching Ratatouille \u2013 as though his voice is the eponymous vegetable stew and you\u2019re food critic Anton Ego<\/a> \u2013 where he voiced Remy the rat, to re-runs of The King of Queens, or more recently to episodes of The Goldbergs, you\u2019re sure to have heard it somewhere. Maybe you\u2019re actually well acquainted and have even watched his comedy show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Either way, Oswalt is one of those actors who\u2019s seemingly been part of everyone\u2019s life in some respect, even if he skirts the edges of fame. Most recently, he\u2019s guest-starred in\u00a0Star Trek: Strange New Worlds\u00a0as a sexy Vulcan, and in the near future, he\u2019s showrunning a Netflix show based on his comedy show,\u00a0Minor Threats. He\u2019s a busy man, and as his four favourites show, he\u2019s someone who\u2019s deeply invested in his craft<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Letterboxd around Halloween, we got treated to not just his four everyday favourites but his fave horrors, too. And, as he points out, they reveal him as a true \u201970s kid. All four horror favourites are legendary horrors from in and around the decade that need little introduction, given their sheer importance to the genre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

First up is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, one of the most influential horror films of all time, which is often credited as the origin of both the Slasher genre and the trope of the \u2018final girl\u2019. Next up is one of the best British horror films of all time and a pioneer of the folk horror film, The Wicker Man \u2013 the original, of course, not the terrible Nick Cage 2007 remake.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then we\u2019ve got two that technically fall outside the decade, John Carpenter\u2019s The Thing and \u201cthe original\u201d Night of the Living Dead, as Oswalt puts it. Being a \u201970s kid, Oswalt would be remiss to not mention John Carpenter, given his massive influence and cult standing in both the decade and horror.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"'The<\/a>Patton Oswalt is a big fan of The Thing by John Carpenter. (Credits: Far Out \/ Alamy)<\/p>\n

And clearly, Oswalt is a fan of the pioneering horror film, as Night of the Living Dead originated the modern portrayal of zombies in popular culture. The film originated an entire franchise, but for the comedian, it\u2019s this original that sticks out in his mind: \u201cThere\u2019s something so creepy and perfect about that movie. It still works for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Compared to the utter classics of his horror favourites, Oswalt\u2019s general favourites are far more wide-ranging and dip into the obscure. However, there are still hints of his love for the 70s. But first, we have a serious entry, which the actor claims is the \u201cbest movie of the 21st century\u201d. A big claim considering we\u2019re only a quarter of the way into the century, but many may agree that Children of Men is as impactful, harrowing and insightful a dystopian film as you could hope for.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Alfonso Cuaron\u2019s 2007 masterpiece follows Clive Owen as a civil servant tasked with helping a refugee through an infertile and declining Britain of the not-so-distant future, which hasn\u2019t seen a newborn in 18 years. We\u2019re two years off the setting of the film, and while Britain hasn\u2019t had such a drastic decline, the film still holds up and in many ways rings terrifying truthful in its outlook.<\/p>\n

Then we have a little 1970s entry that Oswalt surely grew up with, The Bad News Bears. It\u2019s an underdog story of a little league baseball team that the\u00a0Ratatouille\u00a0actor describes as, \u201cA funny movie where kids curse, but it\u2019s about all this other stuff, parenting and adulthood and regret, and it\u2019s also hilarious.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Then we have the most obscure entry in Oswalt\u2019s lineup, The Wind Journeys. A \u201cvery obscure Colombian movie that is so frigging gorgeous\u201d, it follows an accordion player, who is joined by an unlikely teenage boy, on a quest through Colombia to return his apparently cursed instrument to his master.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And last but not least, is Repo Man, a 1980s black comedy that seems to align more with what you\u2019d expect from Oswalt\u2019s favourite films. And, according to him, \u201cone of the funniest films ever made.\u201d For the uninitiated, it follows Emilio Estevez as the titular \u2018Repo Man\u2019, a young punk who is recruited to find and repossess a 1964 Chevy that may or may not be connected to aliens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This unique list can actually be found on Letterboxd, as Oswalt admits he has an account. But unless you\u2019ve got crazy deductive skills, you won\u2019t be able to follow him. He doesn\u2019t use his real name and insists it\u2019s just for his very small group of friends. But at least we got a little insight.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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