Decider Essentials: 10 Rad Things To Stream When You’re Stoned

Any stoner worth his weight in edibles has heard that Pink Floyd’s 1973 opus The Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wizard Of Oz flow together in harmonious unison. However, the dexterity it takes to hit “play” on your audio system and TV simultaneously often befuddles the blazed. Enter Vimeo user BAMF Gaming, who has done all of the hard work for you already. Just hit play and you’ll be walking down the Yellow Brick Road to the strains of “Money” in no time.

Dust off your Creedence tapes, pour yourself a White Russian (or a sasparilla), and break out your scuzziest roach clip: It’s Lebowski Time! The Coen Brothers wrote and directed the ne plus ultra of all stoner movies, a film that makes little to no sense the first time you see it but then reveals itself, mannnnn, upon repeated viewings. Saddam Hussein, Busby Berkeley, and nihilism all play key roles in this comedic mystery, which is all tied together (much like a great rug) by Jeff Bridges’ iconic performance as Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski. One thing to remember: Sometimes you eat the bar and, well, sometimes the bar eats you. [GoWatchIt]

Looking for a head trip to go with your body buzz? Stanley Kubrick’s landmark 1968 film is one of the HIGHwater marks in cinematic history. All of the grand themes are on display here: Man vs. machine, evolution, extraterrestrial life, and what’s going on in space, mannnnn! It’ll get you thinking, for sure, but don’t pull a Ginsberg and go cutting your nipple off or anything. [GoWatchIt]

While we’re on a sci-fi kick, why not try wrapping your head around this mindbending cult classic. Combining elements of noir cinema, science fiction and philosophy, Alex Proyas’ 1998 Dark City can boast of having served as inspiration for both The Matrix and Inception. The plot is, frankly, too crazytown to describe in the space that we have allotted here, so let’s just say that it all revolves around a huge clock, some creepazoids called The Strangers, and a beautiful beach. (You’re stoned anyway, so just go with it.) [GoWatchIt]

If there were any justice in the world, Anna Faris would have been sitting alongside Marion Cotillard, Cate Blanchett, Julie Christie and Ellen Page at the 2008 Academy Awards as a Best Actress nominee for her work in Gregg Araki’s gutbuster Smiley Face. She is 100% committed and 1000% hilarious in her portrayal of Jane, an aspiring actress who embarks upon an epic misadventure around Los Angeles after accidentally eating a plate of her roommate’s pot brownies. The scene above, in which Jane’s THC-addled brain draws a squiggly line from a photograph of a corn cob to lasagna, is in the Stoner Canon. [GoWatchIt]

Few movies are as eminently quotable as Richard Linklater’s 1993 ensemble comedy Dazed & Confused, which is pretty much a perfect movie no matter what kind of buzz you’ve got going. This film follows a group of Texas high school students around on the last day of school as they attempt to find some booze, catch a buzz, and work on some of their night moves. Alright, alright, alright! [GoWatchIt]

Terrence Malick is, if nothing else, totally down with nature. The first 45 minutes or so of his 2005 film The New World, which stars Colin Farrell as Captain John Smith and Q’orianka Kilcher as Pocohantas, are about as visually sumptuous as cinema gets. Just let the imagery, the hushed voiceover and the gorgeous instrumentation—lots of Mozart!—wash over you like calm, cooling waves. (Just be sure to turn it off when Christian Bale shows up.) [GoWatchIt]

Sometimes you just wanna kick back on the couch and think about the big picture, mannnnn. You know, what does it all mean? Where do I fit in in this great big world? If you’re in one of those philosophical type states, Koyaanisqatsi can provide you with some of those answers. Director Godfrey Riggio’s 1982 film about a “life out of balance” contains nary a single word of dialogue but boasts one of the all-time most memorable scores, composed by Phillip Glass, and some imagery that will expand your horizons, bro. [GoWatchIt] 

Stoners sometimes find themselves suffering from bouts of ADD, in which case a cartoon like Adventure Time is the perfect remedy for the short attention span blues. The show follows the exploits of two buddies, Jake The Dog and Finn The Human, as they make their way through the Land of Ooo. Like any great cartoon, it’s wildly colorful and doesn’t abide by any rules of the “real” world, which will blow your mind when you’re high as a kite. Even if you’re not toking, though, the show is well worth watching; an authority no less than The New Yorker‘s Emily Nussbaum called it “one of the most philosophically risky and, often, emotionally affecting shows on TV.”  [Netflix]

Unlike Adventure Time, there’s nothing “emotionally affecting” about Adult Swim’s Superjail. Instead, this animated program is a psychedelic tour-de-force that often delves into the baroque in a manner that Hannibal Lecter would likely find to be intellectually fascinating. Warning, this show is not for the queasy; we could put forth a pretty solid argument that it’s the most violent show on television. Again, though, at just 11 minutes per episode, it’s enough to make you to utter “WHOA” out loud a few times before shifting to something more mellow. [Adult Swim App]