Martin Scorcese's ShortList of "Guilty (and 'Not Guilty') Pleasures"

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Paul P. Powell — 5 months ago(October 11, 2025 03:34 AM)

This list has been printed / posted all around the web for a few years now. It's a tally of a bunch of movies which Scorcese is tickled by, movies he personally finds fun.
Depending on which site where you see them displayed, they may number 130 or so. It depends on how they're presented. Take your pick from below.
Some of them Scorcese marks down as 'guilty' pleasures of his. In other words, He admits these-dogs-have-fleas but he's still –privately –fond of them.
Others he designates as 'Not Guilty' pleasures. Meaning, he will gamely defend their merits against any carping, chivvying, or whingeing. Here are the links:
https://cmasonwells.tumblr.com/post/967717933/martinscorseseguiltypleasures
https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/martin+scorseses+guilty+and+unguilty+pleasures/chrisreynolds/
https://www.listchallenges.com/martin-scorseses-guilty-and-unguilty-pleasures
https://letterboxd.com/dorians_den/list/martin-scorseses-guilty-pleasures-complete/
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-130-films-martin-scorsese-calls-guilty-pleasures/
Note: some of these venues have 'ranking' options which allow you to count up how many of these you've seen.
My score –last time I looked –stood at exactly 65. Half of his list, I've seen and enjoyed.
If there's anyone here who can beat my score I'll be impressed. Just sayin'.
Paul P. Powell, Pool Player

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-Anu- — 5 months ago(October 13, 2025 02:11 PM)

I haven't seen any of them but they are all before my time.

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Paul P. Powell — 5 months ago(October 14, 2025 01:54 PM)

Thanks for responding, at least. I 'ppreciate you scoping out the data.
But let me verify here, whether I follow your logic.
Silent movies –the dominant media of the 1920s –these were before all of our time.
Are you saying that since none of us were around for silent movies, therefore there's no reason to enjoy them or learn from them?
Paul P. Powell, Pool Player

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Steve Lake — 5 months ago(October 13, 2025 02:25 PM)

It's a short list because he is 5'2 in real life.
The only poster who had his account banned 4 times without ever breaking any rules each of those times.

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HollyJollyHanukka — 5 months ago(October 14, 2025 02:01 PM)

I’ve seen most of them. It’s funny how Land of the Pharaohs is #1. If you want to see Joan Collin’s overact with her navel covered, this one’s a gem. It’s a guilty pleasure of mine.
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