# Oscar (1991 film)

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Oscar (1991 film) and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it mainly for Tim Curry's performance, which they call brilliant, and note the boogie woogie tailors as a highlight.

## Why people recommend it

- Tim Curry's performance praised as brilliant (4 comments): "his astounding pronunciation and boogie woogie tailors are two highlights" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49453815)) "he was brilliant in "Oscar" with Marissa Tomei" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49452516)) "I love that movie and I loved Tim Curry in it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457711))
- Boogie woogie tailors scenes noted as highlight (1 comments): "his astounding pronunciation and boogie woogie tailors are two highlights" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49453815))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan](https://hackerapproved.com/p/odyssey.md): 50 recommend
- [Perfect Days (2023 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/perfect-days.md): 19 recommend
- [The Secret Agent (2025 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/secret-agent.md): 18 recommend
- [One Battle After Another](https://hackerapproved.com/p/one-battle-after-another.md): 17 recommend
- [The Rocky Horror Picture Show](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rocky-horror-picture-show.md): 15 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Oscar (1991 film)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/oscar/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).