The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Shares rank 19 of 24 films by recommenders
Recommended by fans as a favorite film, with praise for its memorable Devo montage and mournful tone. No criticism was recorded.
Recommended by fans as a favorite film, with praise for its memorable Devo montage and mournful tone. No criticism was recorded.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Called an all-time favorite film
“Life aquatic is one of my favorite movies.”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “The Bit Player: My Father with Steve Zissou” “one of the greatest movies of all time”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “The Bit Player: My Father with Steve Zissou” “One of my all time favorite movies...”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “The Bit Player: My Father with Steve Zissou”
Other films people recommend
The four most recommended other films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan | 50 | 37 | 57% | 7 | — | — |
| Perfect Days (2023 film) | 19 | 1 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Secret Agent (2025 film) | 18 | 9 | 67% | 2 | — | — |
| One Battle After Another | 17 | 14 | 55% | 5 | — | — |
| The Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“One of my all time favorite movies...”
“I loved the montage scene with the intro of Gut Feeling from Devo”
“one of the greatest movies of all time”
“Life aquatic is one of my favorite movies.”
“Mirrors the mournful tone of the film.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.