From hidden gems to cult classics, join us as we explore the most overlooked cinematic treasures from the past five decades! These films may have flown under the radar, but they deserve their moment in the spotlight. From intense thrillers and quirky comedies to mind-bending sci-fi, we're celebrating the movies that deserve more recognition.
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00:00You have your authorization cards.
00:02Right here.
00:04Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the greatest films of the past five decades that flew under the radar.
00:13I don't care what's fashionable or cool.
00:17It's all silly and it's all meaningless.
00:22Number 50, Bottle Rocket.
00:24That is Mr. Henry, and aside from owning the Lawn Wranglers, he is a very talented thief.
00:29Then, uh, why aren't you over there right now?
00:32Because we're fugitives.
00:34Wes Anderson has become well-known in spite of his small budgets, in part due to his extravagantly symmetrical sets and talented arsenal of character actors.
00:42Nonetheless, there's not nearly enough love for the director's feature-length debut, Bottle Rocket.
00:46Starring brothers Luke and Owen Wilson, the 90s crime comedy isn't quite as polished as Anderson's more well-known works,
00:52but still contains many of the trademarks that make up his now-signature style.
00:56Number one amongst them, his unique brand of quirky comedy.
00:59What the hell are you wearing?
01:01It's a jumpsuit.
01:03Clay, look at this guy.
01:04He looks like a rodeo clown.
01:06He looks like a little banana. Where are you from, anyway, man?
01:09I'm from around here.
01:10The dialogue of Bottle Rocket is endlessly quotable, and it's delivery pitch-perfect, making for an unforgettably hilarious heist.
01:17Man, how much balls does this thing take?
01:19I'm paying attention.
01:21God damn it! You're not paying attention if you're messing around with the gun!
01:26Keep the gun on the table.
01:28I can't focus unless the gun is on the table.
01:31Number 49, Sorry to Bother You.
01:34I think you should rap.
01:36Rap! Rap! Rap! Rap! Rap! Rap! Rap! Rap!
01:41Though a success at the box office, relative to budget, this genre-bender still deserves more fanfare.
01:47Some may point to its audacious tone or bonkers third act as to why it hasn't become a classic,
01:52but it's those exact qualities that make it so excellent.
01:56I'm the shit, if you know what I mean!
01:59Today, YouTube sensation Cassius Green is here.
02:02You have 500 million people watching you get pegged in the noggin and get utterly humiliated.
02:06It was effin' hilarious.
02:08Boots Riley's debut feature is exhilarating in its originality.
02:11It's a singular vision with a searing social commentary trying to bother the status quo.
02:16Lakeith Stanfield is the perfect leading man for his character's literal transformations.
02:21Muzzy Muzzy.
02:22Mr. Song, Cassius Green of Worry Free Calling. Sorry to bother you.
02:25I'm calling about who is assembling your phone.
02:28Now, I know they're being made in China.
02:30I'm a big fan of yours. I've been following you since you were with Takashi.
02:33I cheered, literally, when I found out you acquired Tanrio,
02:36which is why I'm calling you and not Phonarolo.
02:39As Cass Green, he guides us through a story of class consciousness and some good old body horror.
02:44Far from a one-trick pony, the film's supporting cast is also superb,
02:48led by Tessa Thompson and Steven Yeun.
02:51All right, folks, let's meet back here at 3 p.m., okay?
02:54Don't. It's not that serious.
02:56Okay. All right, cool.
02:57It's, like, serious, but it's not that.
02:59But I'm ready, though.
03:00Number 48, Buried.
03:03I'm buried in a box.
03:06Buried in a box.
03:10I can't breathe in here.
03:12Who knew Ryan Reynolds could be such a fantastic dramatic actor?
03:15Not many, apparently, because Buried never fell on enough eyes.
03:19Granted, its $19 million box office take easily made a profit on a $2 million budget,
03:24but it's still largely absent from discussions of great thrillers.
03:27Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.
03:35Reynolds' excellent performance is heart-stopping,
03:38as he tries to escape being buried alive,
03:40and the film's shot with an intense claustrophobic feel
03:43due to director Rodrigo Cortez's eye for darkly lit camera angles.
03:47It's a gripping thriller that's bound to become a cult classic.
04:09Are you okay? Talk to me.
04:11Paul, are you okay?
04:13Number 47, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
04:17The boundless and unstoppable creativity of Terry Gilliam
04:20was set on full display in 1988's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
04:24Laws of hydraulics, laws of social dynamics,
04:29laws of this, that, and the other.
04:34No place for three-legged cyclops in the South Seas.
04:41This maverick director crafted an indescribable fantasy adventure
04:45that bombed at the box office.
04:47It also captured the imaginations of many on home video.
04:50Tall tales of the Baron's exploits feature everything
04:53from a young Uma Thurman as Venus
04:55to an uncredited Robin Williams as the King of the Moon.
05:00I'm free. I'm free at last.
05:03The body is dead. The body is dead.
05:05Long live the head. It's finished. Finito.
05:08Bye, body.
05:09Meanwhile, the magical creatures and swashbuckling set pieces
05:12ensure that these adventures remain some of the most
05:15ambitiously artistic sentiment ever set free upon the silver screen.
05:22Hello.
05:23Number 46, One Hour Photo.
05:26Family photos depict smiling faces.
05:33Births, weddings, holidays.
05:38Children's birthday parties.
05:43People take pictures of the happy moments in their lives.
05:46Robin Williams trades in his trademark offbeat warmth
05:50for a new brand of silent intensity in One Hour Photo.
05:53I process these photos as if they were my own.
05:57It is easily one of the creepiest performances of his career.
06:00Williams plays Cy Parrish, a lonely photo technician
06:03who becomes dangerously obsessed with a family whose pictures he develops.
06:06The film unfolds as a slow-burn psychological thriller
06:09exploring themes of isolation, voyeurism,
06:12and the dark underbelly of everyday life.
06:15Cy, are you all right?
06:17I'm fine.
06:21I'll have these for you tomorrow.
06:25All right. Thanks, Cy.
06:27Bye.
06:28Williams' portrayal of Cy is both unsettling and tragically human,
06:32showing a side of the beloved actor that few had seen before.
06:35Despite critical praise,
06:36One Hour Photo never quite reached the heights of Williams' more mainstream hits.
06:40And if these pictures have anything important to say to future generations,
06:45it's this.
06:49I was here.
06:52I existed.
06:53Number 45, The Nice Guys.
06:56Who is it?
06:57Messenger service.
06:59Hall of March home?
07:03Ooh!
07:05The 2010s saw a nearly annual streak of top-shelf work from Ryan Gosling.
07:09It wasn't just his stoic, brooding type.
07:11He also became a comedy mainstay thanks to projects like this buddy noir.
07:15Despite a warm reception all around, it underwhelmed the box office.
07:19That means some unlucky folks missed out on his dry wit,
07:23hilarious physical comedy, and period hijinks.
07:26Super annoying.
07:27Apple pie.
07:28Always mean to me.
07:29That's good. This conversation is over.
07:31I'm just talking.
07:32And it's over.
07:33Gosling shows off some next-level chemistry with Russell Crowe.
07:37Meanwhile, the rest of the film is bolstered by Margaret Qualley
07:40and a sturdy ensemble.
07:42Its central mystery is engaging,
07:44with some sneakily thoughtful and purposeful meat on its bones.
07:47Yeah.
07:48That's the point of the story?
07:49Yeah.
07:50Yeah, just say that.
07:51What?
07:52Well, you just lead me on this epic f***ing journey with this story,
07:54and ten minutes later the point is that there's two ways to look at something.
07:57You could just say that.
07:58Simply put, it's just the ultimate comfort watch,
08:01and undoubtedly a highlight of the decade.
08:04At least you're drinking again.
08:08I feel great.
08:12So you gave up big balls bets on the hard way to play Keno, huh?
08:18What's that? A sign of aging?
08:22It passes the time.
08:24Boogie Nights would eventually solidify director Paul Thomas Anderson
08:27as one of the greats,
08:28but his mastery of filmmaking was clear even earlier on
08:31in his feature debut, Hard Eight.
08:33The crime film featured a small but stacked cast,
08:35even by today's standards,
08:37including John C. Reilly, Gwyneth Paltrow, Samuel L. Jackson,
08:40and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
08:42Hard six? That's a hard six, old timer.
08:44That's not bad for me.
08:46That's not bad for me.
08:47This is sister.
08:48This is sister sledge.
08:50Alongside Philip Baker Hall,
08:52they each give stellar performances,
08:54upholding the film's small-scale story of gambling and deceit with ease.
08:57Sure, it's not PTA's strongest film,
08:59but that's hardly saying much
09:01considering just how impressive the rest of his filmography has been.
09:04Hard Eight still accomplishes far more than the average film,
09:07and it's more than worth a watch.
09:08I would like to understand how you go from being in the bar at the Sand Dunes
09:11with that guy to being in here.
09:13Where did this thing go wrong?
09:17Because he thought that he was smart,
09:19and I was stupid, and I'm not stupid.
09:22Well, this is a pretty stupid situation, isn't it?
09:25Number 43, Sunshine.
09:27Hey, Chris, how close is this to full brightness?
09:32Danny Boyle's Sunshine is a gripping sci-fi thriller
09:35that's equal parts awe-inspiring and nerve-wracking.
09:38Set in the not-too-distant future,
09:40it follows a crew of astronauts tasked with reigniting our solar system's dying sun.
09:44But in truth, we already have the oxygen reserves to make it there and a quarter way back.
09:48The film is a stunning visual spectacle,
09:51oscillating between almost poetic beauty and white-knuckled terror.
09:54Moving down to investigate damaged area.
09:59Okay, guys. Nice and easy.
10:04Nice and easy.
10:06Alex Garland's screenplay balances high-concept science with human struggle.
10:10The stellar ensemble cast, pun intended,
10:12delivers intense and shockingly grounded performances.
10:15We do not have enough oxygen reserves to get us to our payload delivery point.
10:21Let alone to survive the return journey.
10:24So cancel the ticker-tape parade.
10:26The third act's shift into psychological horror isn't for everyone,
10:30and to some, it feels off-putting.
10:32Still, Sunshine remains a visually and emotionally powerful film that deserves more love.
10:38No bad ideas. Let's go.
10:39We could flash our titties and just hitchhike the whole way.
10:42That's a bad idea.
10:43We could take a rocket to space and then try to land in Korea.
10:45No customs in the atmosphere.
10:46I feel like that's worse.
10:47Adele Lim's hilarious directorial debut is maybe one of the best cases against the argument
10:52that the film is a failure.
10:54It's a failure.
10:55It's a failure.
10:56It's a failure.
10:57It's a failure.
10:58It's a failure.
10:59It's a failure.
11:00It's a failure.
11:01It's a failure.
11:02It's a failure.
11:03It's a failure.
11:04It's a failure.
11:05It's a failure.
11:07that comedy movies are dead in the 2020s,
11:10featuring a seriously stacked ensemble cast including Everything Everywhere All At Once'es Stephanie Shu,
11:14Emily in Paris' Ashley Park,
11:15as well as comedians Shari COLA and Sabrina Wu,
11:18Joyride flew under the radar when it was first released to theaters in 2023.
11:23Your mouth is so big.
11:25I know.
11:26But, look, without teeth, not as big.
11:29Why is mine so tiny?
11:31A road trip movie with themes of Asian American identity
11:34and finding friendship in the unlikeliest of places,
11:36Joyride is all of the fun of comedies like The Hangover and Bridesmaids,
11:40with much less recognition.
11:41Thanks to you, I can do something more meaningful.
11:46Start my own practice.
11:48Because I know that I'm brave enough now.
11:50Hell yeah!
11:51She had a devil's threesome in China!
11:58Number 41, Innerspace.
12:00Jack, my name is Lieutenant Tuck Pendleton.
12:05I've been miniaturized.
12:07I was supposed to be injected into the body of a laboratory rabbit,
12:10and somehow I got inside you instead.
12:13Never underestimate the power of home video.
12:15If that's not an 80s-focused sentence, then we don't know what is.
12:19Yet, it also accurately describes the groundswell of support Innerspace earned
12:23after its initial release in 1987.
12:25Joe Dante's mishmash of comedy, action,
12:28and science fiction bombed at the box office,
12:30but found new life at the video store.
12:32Lydia, look, don't leave.
12:36You know you love me, huh?
12:38It was here where Innerspace flourished,
12:40warming up VCRs around the globe with its tale of a tiny Dennis Quaid,
12:44a hilarious Martin Short, and all kinds of adventure.
12:47Dante's likable style is evident throughout Innerspace,
12:50while the rest of the cast, including Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy,
12:54and John Hora, all do great work here.
12:56I'm in here, inside you, inside your body.
13:02Oh, God.
13:04Somebody help me!
13:06I'm possessed!
13:08Number 40, Good Time.
13:12Excuse me.
13:12You Peter?
13:13Yes, I am.
13:13We're in the middle of something.
13:14Hello.
13:15Nick, what are you doing?
13:16We're in the middle of something here.
13:17We're in the middle of an exam.
13:17Come on, get up.
13:18Hey, hey, Nick, Nick.
13:18You're talking about the stuff and the pan and the chicken.
13:21Wait, wait, wait, please.
13:21How would you like it if I made you cry?
13:23How would you like that?
13:24No, I would not, but...
13:25Hidden between Robert Pattinson's huge blockbusters
13:28are films like this caustic caper.
13:30Though popular with viewers and critics,
13:32it had a modest box office and wasn't a major awards player.
13:35Nevertheless, the Safdie brothers capture anxiety in a bottle here.
13:39It's packed with barely structured chaos and jolts of adrenaline.
13:43The film hums with unreal momentum,
13:45thanks to blistering editing and sharp music choice.
13:49All right, I'm gonna drop you off at that white castle.
13:53I gotta get something for my brother anyway.
13:56There's a brain beneath the bluster as well.
14:00Good Time is no simple heist flick.
14:03It's an incisive portrait of several intersections of social tension.
14:06It's a hard-nosed character study that uses Pattinson's Connie
14:10to shade and contour the world around him.
14:25No. 39, I'm Not There.
14:32Can I smoke in here?
14:34You sound, for someone so widely known, a bit fatalistic.
14:38I'm not fatalistic.
14:39Inspired by the life of timeless performer Bob Dylan,
14:42this movie uses non-traditional techniques to achieve its distinctive feel.
14:46Many famous actors portray the different facets of Dylan,
14:49including Heath Ledger and Christian Bale,
14:51but it's Cate Blanchett who steals the show.
14:53Two words.
14:55Raving queen.
14:57Cosmic amphetamine brain.
15:00Addiction experience.
15:01Receiving an Academy Award nomination for her stellar performance,
15:04it's a weird and intimidating film,
15:06but it's all for the sake of artistic merit,
15:08and in that sense, the film is flawless.
15:10Dylan even praised the movie and its actors in a Rolling Stone article,
15:14calling them incredible.
15:15Sex are two things that really hang people up.
15:18And what that is, I'll never fully understand.
15:26So at least it wasn't overlooked by its subject.
15:41No. 38, Dark City.
15:43Dr. Schreiber, I presume.
15:46It's you.
15:48There's no way to greet a patient, doctor.
15:50If that's what you are, huh, doctor?
15:52This movie, a science fiction classic as far as we're concerned,
15:56was destined for failure from the very beginning.
15:58For the theatrical release, New Line Cinema was concerned
16:01that audiences wouldn't understand the story of an amnesiac who was accused of murder,
16:05and therefore asked the director to integrate voiceover narration
16:08to the beginning of the movie.
16:09And really, that explains everything.
16:11This neo-noir, despite being refreshingly original and a visual masterpiece,
16:15did not sit well with audiences and bombed at the box office.
16:25The mysteries of Dark City, however, are well worth uncovering.
16:28Stop talking.
16:29There's no need for this.
16:30There's no escape.
16:32The city's ours.
16:33We made it.
16:34What are you talking about?
16:35We fashioned this city on stolen memories.
16:38Different eras, different pasts all rolled into one.
16:46Before you knew it, we signed with a major label and put out our first single,
16:50Karate Guy.
16:58Whether you know them from Saturday Night Live or The Lego Movie,
17:01The Lonely Island are comedy veterans.
17:04In 2016, the music trio assembled this mockumentary
17:08about Conor for Real and the Style Boys.
17:10While it has since amassed a cult fanbase, it flopped at the box office.
17:14What a shame that is for viewers.
17:16What happened out there?
17:17What happened to the trick?
17:18Conor, don't worry, nobody saw anything.
17:21I wish they had seen something.
17:22Now there's 10,000 people that think I got no dick.
17:25The romp could be enjoyed as a straight, silly hangout watch
17:28or a clever farce of vapid pop culture and celebrity.
17:32Either way, it's a delight loaded with cameos and a catchy soundtrack to boot.
17:36Um, she was a freaky kind of girl, kept up on current events from all around the world.
17:41All in all, it's the rare broad comedy that lands more than it misses.
17:45And that's Conor for Real.
17:48Isn't that right, Max Missed Two?
17:50Isn't that right, Max Missed Two?
17:55It sure is, Conor.
17:57Number 36, Midnight Run.
17:59We'd really like to have a word with you.
18:01Yeah, what about?
18:02That involves big cash, a lot of prizes.
18:04Director Martin Brest enjoyed an enviable run of hits throughout the 1980s,
18:09including the OG Beverly Hills Cop.
18:11That movie remains insanely quotable, as does Brest's 1988 feature,
18:15The Incredibly Awesome Midnight Run.
18:17Can I have my money first?
18:20Of course.
18:21What do you think, I'm gonna try to stiff you?
18:23Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin possess magnificent chemistry together
18:27as a pair who are dodging the law, the mob, and everything in between,
18:30as they struggle not to kill each other.
18:32These things go down, they go, it's too big!
18:35It's too big, it can't go up!
18:38De Niro's bounty hunter and Grodin's mobbed up money man
18:41are at the focus of a film with plenty of action and thrills to spare.
18:45Midnight Run had the difficult task of balancing action,
18:48drama, and comedy in an entertaining way,
18:50but Brest and his team absolutely rose to the occasion.
18:54Number 35, Bottoms.
19:07If you like David Fincher's Fight Club,
19:08and are on the hunt for more movies where people start an underground group
19:11where they can beat the snot out of each other for nefarious reasons,
19:14look no further than this 2023 comedy.
19:16Director Emma Seligman's follow-up to the equally underrated Sheba Baby
19:20sees her re-team with rising star Rachel Sennett
19:23for a modern take on the teen comedy.
19:25I just wanted to say I'm loving what I'm hearing about the club.
19:28It seems so supportive of women, especially the hot ones.
19:31Yeah, well, all women are hot to me.
19:34Sennett plays PJ alongside Iowa Debrie,
19:36who both come up with a bright idea to create a fight club
19:39in the hopes that they can meet hot cheerleaders from their school.
19:42The results are hilarious and build up to a climax
19:45that you truly have to see to believe.
19:46Number 34, Heavenly Creatures.
20:08Nowadays, Pierre Jackson is best known for bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy world
20:13to the big screen with the Lord of the Rings film series.
20:15But before Fellowship of the Ring,
20:16Jackson was a small New Zealand filmmaker making schlocky horror films
20:20such as Bad Taste and Braindead, aka Dead Alive.
20:23Jackson was considering giving up when his partner and frequent collaborator,
20:27screenwriter Fran Walsh, brought him a new idea.
20:30That idea was the hauntingly beautiful crime drama Heavenly Creatures.
20:34I'm very glad because the Humes sympathize with me.
20:37And it is nice to feel that adults realize what mother is.
20:42Dr. Hume is going to do something about it, I think.
20:45The latter was released in 1994
20:47and starred actresses Kate Winslet and Melanie Linsky in early roles.
20:51In a typical approach to the true crime genre,
20:53the film tells its story from the perspective of two teenage girls
20:56whose unique connection with each other grows into an all-out obsession.
20:59With fantasy elements that hint at Jackson's future as a director,
21:03Heavenly Creatures is a masterfully crafted tragedy
21:05about the dangers of oppression and isolating relationships.
21:09We realize why Deborah and I have such extraordinary telepathy
21:13and why people treat us and look at us the way they do.
21:17And it's because we are mares!
21:19We are both stark-raving mares!
21:22Number 33, Moon.
21:24Three years is a long haul, you know.
21:26It's way, way, way, way, way too long.
21:31I'm talking to myself on a regular basis.
21:35So, time to go home, you know what I mean?
21:40Another movie with another amazing performance by Sam Rockwell,
21:43Moon is a grossly underrated science fiction film
21:46that attempts to tackle heavy themes and questions
21:49while looking great in the process.
21:51Sam, you suffered a slight concussion in the crash
21:53and have incurred minor injuries.
21:55But all in all, the prognosis is good.
22:00I'm happy to see you again.
22:02The film follows an astronaut
22:04as he faces a crisis after being alone for three years on the moon.
22:07It's a dark and lonely picture
22:09filled with elegant, spacious cinematography.
22:11But it's Rockwell's Oscar-snubbed performance
22:14that pulls at our heartstrings.
22:1590 seconds.
22:16Stop.
22:17You ever been out this far?
22:19No.
22:20Signal failure.
22:21Never have.
22:22It could be considered the next great sci-fi experience
22:25if people would actually watch it.
22:26I asked her if she wanted to go get like an ice cream cone
22:29or something dorky like that.
22:32She said, let's get a drink.
22:35I said, okay.
22:36What do you...
22:37Number 32, Manhunter.
22:39It's perhaps a common misconception
22:41that 1991's The Silence of the Lambs
22:43served as a cinematic debut for one Dr. Hannibal Lecter.
22:46The Thomas Harris character
22:47actually showed up five years earlier,
22:49portrayed by Brian Cox
22:50for Michael Mann's underrated Manhunter.
22:53I know that I'm not smarter than you.
22:54Then how did you catch me, Will?
22:55You had disadvantages.
22:56What disadvantages?
22:58You're insane.
22:59The film, somewhat incredulously,
23:01bombed at the box office
23:02Manhunter focused on forensic science during an era
23:06where old-fashioned police work
23:07was still largely seen as the only way to solve crimes.
23:10It's not over yet.
23:11Oh, for Christ's sake, it's a foregone conclusion.
23:14It's 11.30 p.m.
23:15The full moon is happening tonight.
23:17Give it up.
23:18Forget this month.
23:19It's too damn late.
23:20Meanwhile, Cox's performance as Lecter-slash-lector
23:23is understated and menacing.
23:25He's a man who's never seen the light of day.
23:28He's a man who's never seen the light of day.
23:30is understated and menacing.
23:32The bold colors and outstanding cinematography
23:35also go a long way into making Manhunter a film
23:37that, in our opinion, is a must-see.
23:55Number 31, Master and Commander,
23:57The Far Side of the World.
23:58Hold the gun crews to deck.
24:00Rigman robes over the stern and pull the boats in.
24:02Fresh off his turn as Maximus in Gladiator,
24:04Russell Crowe donned a blonde wig
24:06for his next period film.
24:15Master and Commander is a nautical epic
24:17based on the award-winning book series
24:19about Napoleonic war hero Jack Aubrey.
24:21Crowe's Aubrey is a brilliant yet headstrong leader
24:24supported by his best friend, doctor,
24:26and naturalist, Dr. Steven Maturin.
24:28The film's attention to historical detail is unparalleled.
24:31From the creak of wooden decks
24:33to the thundering cannons,
24:34viewers are immersed in the Napoleonic wars.
24:37The film won widespread critical acclaim,
24:39netting numerous Oscar nominations.
24:56The audience wasn't huge,
24:58as the film was overshadowed by 2003's
25:00Pirates of the Caribbean,
25:01The Curse of the Black Pearl.
25:15Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned
25:17time-loop rom-com?
25:18Starring comedic superstars
25:19Andy Samberg and Kristen Meliodi,
25:22this film seemed to have all the ingredients
25:24of a super smash hit.
25:25But while it's developed a cult fanbase
25:27since its release,
25:27Palm Springs hasn't received its proper dues.
25:41While we can't say for sure,
25:42there's an argument to be made
25:43that having been dropped on Hulu
25:45at the height of COVID
25:46likely didn't do the film any favors,
25:47reception-wise.
25:48But nevertheless,
25:49if you've yet to give it a watch,
25:51you'll be delighted by the fun, unique storyline,
25:53as well as the chemistry of our two leads.
26:12To put it bluntly,
26:13In Bruges is hands-down
26:15one of the smartest,
26:16deftest comedies ever made.
26:24Written and directed by Martin McDonagh,
26:27the film follows hitmen Ray and Ken,
26:29played by Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.
26:34Ray botched a job,
26:35so they're hiding out in the picturesque
26:37Belgian town of Bruges.
26:38The duo's chemistry is electric,
26:40with Pharrell's guilt-ridden rookie
26:42clashing perfectly
26:43against Gleeson's weary veteran.
26:45The gorgeous medieval backdrop
26:46contrasts sharply with the film's bloody,
26:48morally complex narrative.
26:50With witty dialogue,
26:51poignant themes of redemption,
26:53and a career-defining turn from Farrell,
26:55In Bruges was a critical powerhouse.
27:10It received only a limited release in the US,
27:12but its audience mainly grew
27:14thanks to DVD sales and,
27:15eventually,
27:16streaming.
27:23Number 28
27:24A Most Violent Year
27:43J.C. Chandor's compelling crime drama
27:45had a muted release in 2014.
27:47Since then,
27:48it still hasn't quite made a splash
27:50in the mass consciousness.
27:51This hidden gem boasts luscious cinematography
27:54and production design,
27:55which build its suffocating aura.
27:57Its screenplay is rich with intriguing politics
28:00and angles that breathe new life
28:01into the gangster genre.
28:13The MVPs, though,
28:15are its two stars.
28:16As fueled tycoon Abel Morales,
28:18Oscar Isaac is nothing short of magnetic.
28:21His quiet charm bubbles with a hidden tension,
28:23like a cross of George Clooney
28:25and old-school Al Pacino.
28:36Jessica Chastain, as usual,
28:38is a force of nature.
28:392014 was a career year for the Oscar winner,
28:42between her work here
28:43and her key role as Murph in Interstellar.
28:52It's traditional.
28:53Number 27
28:54True Romance
28:55I think what you did-
28:56What?
28:57I think what you did-
28:59What?
29:00Was so romantic.
29:05Just a year after breaking onto the scene
29:07with Reservoir Dogs,
29:08Quentin Tarantino teamed up
29:09with Top Gun director Tony Scott
29:11for this darkly comedic crime film,
29:13titled True Romance.
29:14The film follows the strange plot
29:16of an Elvis fanatic,
29:17compelled to kill by the ghost of the king himself.
29:20As long as you're not at the scene of the crime,
29:22smoking gun in your hand,
29:24you'll get away with it.
29:25It's just as fun as it sounds,
29:26and, as its title implies,
29:28has an added dash of romance
29:29between lead actors Christian Slater
29:31and Patricia Arquette.
29:32While it's true some of its dialogue
29:33may not fly in the modern day,
29:35its cinematic style is the perfect blend
29:37of Tarantino and Scott's best qualities.
29:39There will never be anything else like it.
29:41It sounds like a movie.
29:43Clarence and Alabama go to camp camp.
29:45Don't you think?
29:47My movie, darling,
29:48would be a top billy.
29:5026. Near Dark
29:52A great merger of western and vampire films,
29:55Near Dark perfectly blends the two genres together,
29:57but never loses the unique touch
29:59that makes each one memorable.
30:06The movie is directed by Catherine Bigelow,
30:08now a big-name A-lister,
30:09and received favorable reviews
30:11and later a cult following.
30:12However, it was released too soon
30:14after more successful vampire movies,
30:16being overshadowed by their success.
30:20Even so, as a young man becomes involved
30:23with a group of nomadic vampires,
30:25the audience is treated to a tour-de-force
30:26of beautifully shot sequences,
30:28lots of blood,
30:29and even some genuine emotion.
30:4025. Best in Show
30:50It took the comedic brilliance of Christopher Guest
30:55to figure out how to make a dog show
30:57the setting of one of America's greatest comedy films.
31:07Shot in a mockumentary style,
31:09Best in Show follows a quirky
31:10and absurd ensemble of dog enthusiasts
31:13as they prepare for the prestigious
31:14Mayflower Kennel Club dog show.
31:21From neurotic yuppies to eccentric trainers,
31:36the characters are as lovable
31:37as they are ridiculous.
31:39The huge ensemble is led by future
31:41Schitt's Creek stars Eugene Levy
31:42and Catherine O'Hara.
31:50While comedy fans adore it,
32:00Best in Show was a quiet,
32:01intellectual quirk-fest
32:02lost in an era of in-your-face humor.
32:0824. Thief
32:20Notable for being director Michael Mann's
32:24major film directorial debut,
32:26Thief is just as powerful and exciting
32:28as any of his other movies.
32:37Adapted from a novel written by real thief
32:39John Sabold,
32:40it tells the story of a thief
32:41performing a job for the mafia.
32:50The film stars James Caan,
32:56and like usual,
32:57he is terrific in the role,
32:59embodying a professional thief perfectly.
33:01Thief is heart-stopping at its best moments,
33:03proving to be an exciting
33:05and intelligent film that broke boundaries
33:07of what a thriller could accomplish.
33:0923. Road to Perdition
33:15Tom Hanks has made an entire career
33:16out of being a relatable everyman.
33:18You can literally count the movies
33:19where he plays a bad guy on one hand.
33:21One of those films
33:22was 2002's Road to Perdition.
33:30It's a haunting crime drama
33:31about a murderous father
33:32seeking vengeance
33:33while accompanied by his young son.
33:35Paul Newman shines
33:36as Hanks' conflicted boss
33:37and father figure
33:38in one of his final roles.
33:43Jue Law's sadistic assassin
33:45chills the bone
33:46every time he appears on screen.
33:47The film's cinematography
33:49paints every frame
33:50like a somber masterpiece,
33:51from rain-soaked streets
33:53to the iconic final showdown
33:54on a misty beach.
33:58It's a gripping tale of loyalty,
34:00legacy,
34:01and the cost of redemption.
34:02Give me the gun, Michael.
34:08Come on.
34:10Give me the gun.
34:1822. Kingpin
34:20Would you be willing to, uh,
34:22hold onto this
34:23till after the tournament?
34:25Come on, what are we gonna do
34:26with a rubber hand?
34:28The ring.
34:29A classic comedy
34:30directed by the Farley brothers,
34:31Kingpin is a largely ignored entry
34:33on their filmography,
34:34despite the fact
34:35that it's just as hilarious
34:36as any of their other movies.
34:37The story follows Roy,
34:38a skilled bowler,
34:39and Ishmael,
34:40an Amish man,
34:41who go to compete
34:42in a bowling tournament
34:43to save Ishmael's land.
34:44The movie's cast is fantastic,
34:46including Woody Harrelson
34:47and an always-hilarious
34:48scene-stealing Bill Murray.
34:49What do we do?
34:50Sometimes a bowler
34:51just has to face the music.
34:56Come on.
34:57There you go, let's go.
34:59And that bowler is you, Roy.
35:02It also features
35:03the staple raunchy Farley humor
35:05that made the brothers so famous.
35:07It truly is an uproarious film
35:09that deserves far more attention.
35:10Have you been drinking again?
35:14I don't puke when I drink.
35:17Puke when I don't.
35:18Number 21, Something Wild
35:20Action comedies
35:21are a winning combination,
35:22and this is certainly the case
35:23with Something Wild,
35:24an underrated gem
35:25starring the always-fantastic
35:27Jeff Daniels,
35:27as a man who was taken on an adventure
35:29by a free-spirited woman.
35:31I don't know how this happened.
35:31It's just, I, it's, this is just,
35:33you know, I got a lot of things
35:34on my mind, you know,
35:35business things,
35:36and I just, I simply forgot.
35:37While it certainly isn't as popular
35:38as it deserves to be
35:39due to its quirkiness,
35:40it has obtained a cult following
35:42and has been hailed
35:43as one of Daniels' funniest,
35:44most overlooked roles.
35:45Do you have a hangover?
35:47Yes, I have a hangover.
35:48Well, then this is the stuff
35:48that you drink for a hangover.
35:50Come on, drink it, please.
35:52It also has plenty of tonal shifts
35:53to keep the movie interesting,
35:55and it makes for one unpredictable ride.
35:57Look, tomorrow you're gonna wake up,
35:59you're still gonna beat Charlie Driggs,
36:00you know?
36:02And this'll all be over and done with.
36:06So why don't we enjoy it while we can?
36:08Number 20, Walk Hard.
36:09The Dewey Cox Story.
36:11I just know you're gonna fail.
36:14What are you talking about, Edith?
36:15What about my dreams?
36:16Edith, I told you,
36:17I can't build you a candy house.
36:20It will fall down,
36:21the sun will melt the candy.
36:22It won't work.
36:23It will if it never rains.
36:25Dewey, you have got to give up your dream!
36:28Two years after the Johnny Cash biopic
36:30Walk the Line won an Oscar,
36:32producer-co-writer Judd Apatow
36:34came out with an incredible spoof of it.
36:36Walk Hard, the Dewey Cox Story,
36:38is a sharp and absurd parody
36:40that aims at every music biopic trope imaginable.
36:47Following the life of fictional rock legend Dewey Cox,
36:50the film skewers everything
36:51from Walk the Line to Ray.
36:53Nobody can follow Elvis.
36:55Wait, did you say Elvis?
36:58With its outrageous humor,
36:59surprisingly catchy songs,
37:01and an all-star cast of comedic heavyweights,
37:03it should have been a runaway hit.
37:05Yet, despite rave reviews,
37:06it bombed at the box office.
37:08Maybe it was ahead of its time,
37:09or maybe audiences weren't ready
37:10for its level of meta-humor.
37:12Either way, Walk Hard has become a cult classic.
37:21Number 19,
37:22Synecdoche, New York.
37:30Synecdoche, New York,
37:31is the kind of arthouse film
37:32that gets under your skin
37:33and refuses to leave.
37:35Written and directed by Charlie Kaufman,
37:37it follows theater director Caden Cotard,
37:39played by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
37:52When Cotard's life falls apart,
38:00he finds solace in the theater.
38:01He attempts to recreate his entire life
38:03inside a massive warehouse
38:05for a never-ending play.
38:20It's an intricate,
38:21surreal exploration
38:22of mortality, identity,
38:24and the futility of artistic ambition.
38:26While critics praised its ambition,
38:27the film's layered narrative
38:29and bleak tone
38:30left mainstream audiences puzzled.
38:32But for those who connect with its themes,
38:33Synecdoche, New York
38:34is a profound,
38:35almost overwhelming experience.
38:47Number 18,
38:48The Harder They Fall.
38:52While there are certainly still
39:03westerns made in abundance these days,
39:05it's rare to receive one
39:06that feels this fresh.
39:08While one could chalk that up
39:09to the predominantly black cast,
39:10something that is rather unique in the genre,
39:12The Harder They Fall stands
39:13as a fantastic modern entry
39:15into the western canon,
39:16thanks in part to its all-star ensemble,
39:18quippy screenplay,
39:19and flashy direction
39:20by first-time feature director,
39:22James Samuel.
39:31Samuel,
39:31who has made a name for himself
39:32as a musician under the name
39:34The Bullets,
39:34brings a sense of musicality
39:36to this bombastic film.
39:37It's sure to go down
39:38as a classic of the genre,
39:40once more people see it, that is.
39:52Number 17,
39:56Ghost Dog, The Way of the Samurai.
40:07Don't let the goofy title fool you,
40:09the movie is not actually
40:10about a spectral pooch.
40:11Ghost Dog is a hitman for the mob
40:13who adheres to the ancient samurai code
40:15in his proceedings
40:16and is portrayed perfectly
40:17by Forrest Whitaker
40:18in one of his most underrated roles.
40:22Bands were considered equal with men.
40:26Unless I know ancient culture here, mister.
40:32Sometimes it is.
40:33The movie is refreshingly unique
40:35as it organically blends
40:36the completely differing styles
40:37of gangster and samurai films
40:39and it was even nominated
40:40for various prestigious accolades,
40:42including an Independent Spirit Award
40:44for Best Feature.
40:45Despite all this,
40:45we bet there's a good chance
40:46you've never even heard of it.
40:48I'm your retainer.
40:50I don't mean any disrespect.
40:52Besides, I don't want to put
40:53too many holes in you.
40:54Number 16,
40:55Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
40:57No, I didn't.
40:57I didn't kill him.
40:58He wanted in.
41:06I didn't want him to come in
41:07and he insisted.
41:08I said you gotta stay at home
41:09but he doesn't listen.
41:10He's such a stupid son of a b****.
41:13An overlooked classic
41:14in the crime comedy genre,
41:16this movie centers on a thief
41:17who is posing as an actor in Hollywood
41:19that gets caught in the middle
41:20of a murder investigation.
41:21I didn't.
41:22I believe that I did not.
41:23What do you mean?
41:24You said you don't remember.
41:25Well, that's my point.
41:26If I don't remember
41:27because I was that drunk,
41:28then how could I have ever
41:28gotten it up?
41:29And I know that this is outrageous
41:31and it's not normal.
41:31I'm not pretending that I'm normal.
41:33I just chickened out.
41:35Co-stars Robert Downey Jr.
41:36and Val Kilmer
41:37share terrific chemistry
41:39and the movie features
41:39one of Downey Jr.'s
41:40most overlooked roles
41:42as he is truly hilarious.
41:43Here we all are.
41:45Ike, Mike, and mustard.
41:47What the hell does that mean?
41:48The comedy is sharp
41:49and the action is gritty
41:51with the movie blending
41:52so many genres together
41:53it becomes a biting satire
41:55on classic hard-edged stories.
42:04Number 15
42:05Edge of Tomorrow
42:08Arrest this man.
42:10What?
42:22Outside of his exploits
42:25as Ethan Hunt,
42:26Tom Cruise flicks
42:27in the 2010s
42:28were hit or miss.
42:29The most beloved of the batch
42:30might just be
42:31this fun time looper.
42:33With a lukewarm box office
42:34despite positive reviews,
42:36fans have been calling
42:37for a follow-up.
42:38It's not hard to see why.
42:39They know we're coming
42:40on the beach tomorrow.
42:42It's a slaughter, isn't it?
42:45How do you know this?
42:46The looping format
42:47is simple but exciting,
42:49unpredictable,
42:50and a breeze to watch.
42:51It's an action movie
42:52that feels more like gaming
42:54than most actual game adaptations.
42:56It plays off of that medium's
42:57unique dynamic with death
42:59without losing its stakes.
43:00Cruise is his ever-reliable self,
43:02and Emily Blunt
43:03becomes a bona fide action hero.
43:05I forgot to unhook the trailer.
43:21She elevates her character
43:22above the material's limits
43:24and steals the show.
43:25Not to mention,
43:26the aliens are just really cool.
43:38Number 14, Red Rock West.
43:51You got anything smaller?
43:54Not today.
43:55This movie is a classic noir
43:57with Nicolas Cage in the leading role,
43:58and he was actually quite good in it.
44:00The story follows Cage's character,
44:02who is mistaken for the hitman
44:03that another man hired
44:04to kill his wife,
44:05and as such,
44:06unpredictable chaos ensues.
44:08What should I do?
44:09If I were you,
44:11I'd get a divorce.
44:12Everybody involved in the film
44:14is fantastic,
44:15but if you've never heard of it,
44:16we don't blame you,
44:16as it was sent direct to video
44:18even after an enthusiastic response
44:20at the Toronto International Film Festival.
44:30Number 13,
44:31The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.
44:33This movie was written
44:34and directed by Wes Anderson,
44:36and features all of his
44:37trademark quirkiness,
44:38eccentricity,
44:39and originality,
44:40which make for a fun,
44:41if awkward time.
44:50You must be so excited.
44:52I hope so.
44:52You think it went okay?
44:53It's filled with terrific performances
44:55by an all-star cast,
44:57most notably Bill Murray as Steve,
44:59a man who sets out to find
45:00the shark that killed his friend.
45:01So what happened,
45:02in your opinion?
45:06What are you talking about?
45:07Well, don't you think
45:08the public perception of your work
45:09has significantly altered
45:10in the last five years?
45:11That's your first question?
45:12I thought this was supposed
45:13to be a puff piece.
45:14While Wes is becoming
45:15more popular today,
45:16this movie proved too strange
45:17for audiences,
45:18receiving mixed reviews
45:19and bombing with a box office
45:21performance of only $35 million.
45:23Please don't make fun of me.
45:25I just wanted to flirt with you.
45:26Number 12,
45:27After Hours.
45:28Good.
45:29Yeah, you got it.
45:30Another week,
45:31you'll have it down.
45:32It's temporary anyway.
45:34I said it's temporary anyway.
45:35I do not intend to be stuck
45:37doing this for the rest of my life.
45:38When we say comedy,
45:39the gritty Martin Scorsese
45:41is probably not the first person
45:42to pop into your head,
45:43but his funny bone shines
45:44in this film about a man
45:46who runs into misadventures
45:47as he makes his way home.
45:49Hey, it's me.
45:51I did it.
45:52I quit my job.
45:53What do you want me to do about it?
45:54Scorsese had successfully dabbled
45:56in comedy prior to this
45:57with The King of Comedy,
45:58but After Hours' outrageous,
46:00fun, and relatively simple premise
46:02makes it a true gem.
46:04Scorsese even won himself
46:05the Best Director Award
46:06at the Cannes Film Festival,
46:07and the movie remains
46:08darkly hilarious,
46:09but sadly overlooked to this day.
46:11Can I get you something?
46:14I have 97 cents.
46:18That's not very much, is it?
46:19Number 11.
46:20Pig.
46:21What'd they do?
46:21Nothing.
46:22Just a little misunderstanding
46:24we gotta get sorted out.
46:25They took my pig.
46:28What kind of pig?
46:31It's a truffle pig.
46:32Nicolas Cage has played
46:33every role under the sun.
46:34Hell, he's even played himself.
46:36But it's this 2021 drama
46:37where he tackles the character
46:39of a humble truffle hunter
46:40that ranks among the actor's
46:41greatest performances.
46:43Michael Sarnoski's directorial debut
46:45sees Cage play Rob Field,
46:46whose treasured truffle pig
46:48is stolen from him
46:49in the middle of the night,
46:49which sets Field out on a journey
46:51to find the thief.
46:52You live your life for them,
46:54and they don't even see you.
46:56You don't even see yourselves.
47:01We don't get a lot of things
47:02to really care about.
47:03While this may sound like
47:04it would result in a John Wick-esque
47:06revenge story,
47:07Sarnoski's approach to the material
47:08is extremely tender and meditative,
47:10but it's a film that's rewarding
47:11for those with patience.
47:13I remember every meal
47:16I ever cooked.
47:20I remember every person
47:23I ever served.
47:24Number 10.
47:26Looper
47:42It's Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
47:44co-starring in a time-travel movie.
47:46What more could you want?
47:47The pair play the same character,
47:49Joe,
47:50as his future self
47:51is sent back through time
47:52to be assassinated
47:53by his younger self,
47:54and the movie is just as awesome
47:56as that synopsis sounds.
47:58My memory's clouding.
48:01It's a cloud.
48:04Because my memories
48:05aren't really memories.
48:07They're just one possible
48:08eventuality now.
48:09The film has a fantastic story
48:11with great characters,
48:12and the production design
48:13and cinematography
48:15are mesmerizing.
48:16It deserves to be hailed
48:17as a science fiction classic,
48:19but sadly,
48:20very few people seem to remember
48:21it even exists.
48:22And the path was a circle.
48:28Round and round.
48:35So I changed it.
48:36Number 9.
48:37Miller's Crossing
48:38How'd you know it was me?
48:40You're the only one I know
48:41who can knock and then break in.
48:43Your other friends wouldn't break in, huh?
48:45My other friends wouldn't kill me,
48:46so they wouldn't, huh?
48:47Everyone loves the Coen brothers,
48:49so why doesn't everybody
48:50love this movie?
48:51The most anyone knows about it
48:52is the famous forest scene,
48:53but there's so much more
48:55in the story of a man
48:56who plays both sides
48:57of a gangster family rivalry.
48:58I want everybody to be friends.
49:00And I do this.
49:01You're friends with Lazard,
49:02he's friends with you,
49:03you're friends with me.
49:05All you gotta do
49:06to show you're a friend
49:07is give me Bernie Bernbaum.
49:10You know it's the right thing anyway.
49:11It features the signature Coen intensity,
49:13and the performances
49:14are all outstanding.
49:15The film was released
49:16before the brothers became popular,
49:18and consequently,
49:19was quickly forgotten.
49:20But that's not to say
49:21this outing isn't just as fantastic
49:22as their other efforts.
49:24Leo says if you're smart,
49:25you'll sit this one out.
49:26Not that he cares,
49:26one way or the other.
49:28Leo says if you're on the wrong side,
49:30you take your chances
49:31like anybody else.
49:33Leo says he gives
49:34no special favors, that's all.
49:35Number 8.
49:36Take Shelter
49:38While rescue workers
49:39made several attempts
49:40to reach the family,
49:41Walter Jacobs,
49:42Wyatt's brother,
49:43died.
49:44If he didn't do anything?
49:46Another thriller,
49:47this story about a man
49:49who builds a shelter
49:49to protect his family
49:50from a storm
49:51and his own paranoia,
49:52was praised by critics,
49:54but landed with an unwarranted
49:55thud with audiences.
49:57It only made $3 million
49:59at the box office,
50:00failing to make back its budget,
50:01and has since seemingly
50:02disappeared from existence.
50:04You know the expenses
50:05we have coming up,
50:05you wanna waste money
50:06on a stupid tornado shelter?
50:10I'm doing it,
50:11I'm doing it for us.
50:12I know you don't understand.
50:14You're right,
50:14I don't understand!
50:19I don't understand
50:20half the stuff
50:20you've been doing lately!
50:22All this despite
50:23Michael Shannon's
50:24hauntingly beautiful performance,
50:26and the sheer dread
50:27that the film conveys.
50:28Maybe it proved too dark
50:29for viewers,
50:30but either way,
50:31Take Shelter
50:32deserves more of them.
50:33I'm sorry.
50:34Maybe there's no storm outside.
50:48Number 7,
50:49Blowout.
50:50God, the screen's terrible.
50:54What cat did you strangle
50:55to get that?
50:56One of Brian De Palma's
50:57masterpieces,
50:58Blowout sees the director
51:00at the top of his game,
51:01and features an A-list cast,
51:02including the outstanding
51:03John Travolta
51:04and John Lithgow.
51:13Negative word of mouth
51:14spread after the movie premiered
51:15due to its dreary story
51:16about a sound effects technician
51:18who discovered audio evidence
51:19of an assassination.
51:20As such,
51:21it performed poorly
51:22at the box office,
51:23and never reached an audience.
51:24The ending only adds
51:25to the film's depravity,
51:26and makes for an emotional,
51:28yet unforgettable movie experience.
51:30Number 6,
51:31Under the Silver Lake.
51:33In 1978,
51:34a Silver Lake resident
51:35discovered a can of film
51:37in his basement.
51:39In the movie,
51:40a young man holds a note
51:41in front of the camera.
51:44Thanks to bumpy distribution,
51:46this surreal fever dream
51:47never really had its time
51:48in the sun,
51:49and once actually released,
51:50it polarized critics
51:51and audiences alike.
51:53Director David Robert Mitchell
51:54weaves a tangled web
51:55of sex,
51:56conspiracy,
51:57and paranoia.
51:59Hidden messages
51:59in old pop songs,
52:01movies,
52:02television shows,
52:05everything you know.
52:09Why?
52:10That's pop culture,
52:11isn't it?
52:12Floats away like tissue paper.
52:14In the middle of it
52:15is Sam,
52:16Andrew Garfield's
52:17questionable hero.
52:18Some see it as the same strain
52:20as Inherent Vice,
52:21and The Big Lebowski.
52:23It's a big,
52:23messy mystery
52:24that's meant to be a big mess.
52:26The search for answers
52:28is itself the point.
52:29Other writers
52:30have a deeper reading
52:31from a feminist lens.
52:33It's one where
52:33Sam's disaffected male gaze
52:35and savior fantasies
52:36are an interrogation of noir
52:38and entertainment.
52:39Altogether,
52:40it's an ambitious piece
52:41that deserves a second look.
52:43For now,
52:45the answers remain hidden
52:48deep below the surface
52:51under the silver lake.
53:00Under the silver lake.
53:02Number 5
53:03They Live
53:04I have come here
53:05to chew bubblegum
53:07and kick ass.
53:12And I'm all out of bubblegum.
53:14If this movie
53:14were released today,
53:15with the horror-comedy
53:16hybrid genre booming,
53:17it would definitely
53:18be more popular.
53:19The film follows
53:20Roddy Piper's character,
53:21yes,
53:22that Roddy Piper,
53:23as he discovers
53:24a pair of sunglasses
53:25that let him see the truth
53:26about consumerism,
53:27advertising,
53:28and that the ruling class
53:29are concealed aliens.
53:40Not only is the movie
53:41scary and fantastically absurd,
53:42it also provides
53:43thoughtful commentary
53:44on the rich,
53:45the economic status of America,
53:47and the influence of mass media
53:48on the general population.
53:49Not bad for a silly sci-fi movie
53:51starring a wrestler.
54:00Not this year.
54:02Number 4
54:03The Assassination of Jesse James
54:05by the Coward Robert Ford
54:06I've already robbed
54:07a railroad train.
54:09I'm sitting in a rocking chair
54:10chatting with none other
54:11than Jesse James.
54:12A unique title
54:13for a unique movie,
54:14it lets the audience
54:15know right away
54:15what they're getting into.
54:16Jesse mentioned that
54:17me and Cummins
54:18were in cahoots?
54:21Is that so?
54:22Oh, dear.
54:23I went on and said
54:24too much, have I?
54:25Which is a terrific story
54:27leading up to the titular
54:28historic killing of Jesse James
54:29by Robert Ford.
54:30Starring Brad Pitt
54:31and Casey Affleck, respectively,
54:33they become their characters
54:34through hypnotic performances.
54:40Excuse me.
54:42See, I
54:43chased right on in
54:44and interrupted you.
54:46And the movie is completed
54:47by memorably beautiful
54:48and desolate cinematography.
54:50It deserves a spot
54:51in the pantheon
54:52of great westerns,
54:53but sadly,
54:53it bombed to the box office
54:55and has failed
54:55to make an impression.
54:58Number three,
54:59A Simple Plan.
55:00Please!
55:01You know I need that money!
55:03Please, leave him alone!
55:04No, no, listen to me!
55:05I need it tomorrow, you know.
55:07They're gonna take my truck!
55:09Easily the most underrated
55:10film of the decade,
55:11A Simple Plan has an A-list cast
55:13and the fantastic Sam Raimi
55:15behind the camera.
55:16The flick follows
55:16Billy Bob Thornton
55:17and Bill Paxton
55:18as brothers who discover
55:19over four million dollars in cash
55:21and begin to doubt each other
55:23on how to make a living.
55:24The film is a perfect
55:25adaptation of the classic
55:26and begin to doubt each other
55:27on their plan to keep it secret.
55:29See, if we cover it up,
55:30it's just gonna be worse anyhow,
55:31so, you know,
55:32I'm just gonna go
55:34and pull him out, you know?
55:35We're just gonna tell
55:36everybody the truth.
55:37The story plays out intensely
55:39and unpredictably,
55:40and the performances
55:41are all mesmerizing,
55:42with each character
55:43reaching their breaking point
55:44in realistic fashion.
55:45It was even nominated
55:46for two Academy Awards,
55:47but sadly,
55:48never got a fraction
55:49of the audience it should have.
55:50Hey, Hank.
55:51I'm gonna be happy now, right?
55:54Sure you are.
55:55We all are.
55:58Yeah.
55:59That's right, we all are.
56:01Number two,
56:02Prisoners.
56:03He stays in custody
56:04until my daughter's found, right?
56:07Right?
56:08We have a 48-hour hold on.
56:09It ends tomorrow
56:10unless we bring charges.
56:11Oh, charge him with something.
56:13Charge him.
56:14Easily one of the most
56:15overlooked movies of the decade,
56:16Prisoners is a fantastic film
56:18that showcases the talents
56:20of everyone involved.
56:21It's about two young girls
56:22who are kidnapped in Pennsylvania
56:24and while it sounds simple enough,
56:26it is a dark, complex,
56:28and emotional story
56:29that hits many unpredictable beats.
56:52The performances are outstanding,
56:54specifically those by Hugh Jackman
56:56and Jake Gyllenhaal,
56:57and the movie was nominated for an Oscar
56:59for its breathtaking cinematography.
57:01It's a work of art
57:02that deserves all the recognition
57:04it can get.
57:05You want me to get in there?
57:06You're gonna have to shoot me.
57:09I'm not gonna get in there
57:10just because you asked.
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57:44Hollywood is rife with films
57:46based on a true story,
57:47but few filmmakers were as brave
57:49or speculative as David Fincher
57:51in his film, Zodiac.
57:52Jesus Christ, who's got school buses,
57:54Department of Transportation?
57:55School board.
57:56All right.
57:57I'm gonna need elimination prints
57:58from your staff.
57:59Is there anyone here
58:00that didn't touch this letter?
58:04The film is a deep dive
58:05into the real-life Zodiac killer case,
58:07following a pair of journalists
58:09and a detective
58:09as they try to uncover the identity
58:11of the infamous murderer.
58:13I'm reading this book,
58:14Homicide Investigation,
58:15by Lemone Snyder.
58:16Lemone?
58:16I'm looking for patterns.
58:18No.
58:19You can't think of this case
58:21in normal police terms.
58:22Why not?
58:22You got four crime scenes,
58:24Solano, Vallejo, Berryessa,
58:26and here not a single usable print
58:29of the first three
58:30or in any of the letters.
58:31Fincher's trademark precision
58:32brings the 1970s to life,
58:34immersing viewers in the paranoia
58:36and unease that gripped California
58:38during the killer's spree.
58:39Her body's found the next morning
58:41in a parking lot,
58:42stabbed to death.
58:43Its deliberate pacing
58:44and chilling atmosphere
58:46elevated above standard crime dramas.
58:48At the time, though,
58:49it struggled to find an audience
58:50before becoming a cult classic.
58:52Last time I saw this face
58:53was July 4th, 1969.
58:59I'm very sure
59:01that's the man who shot me.
59:02What's your favorite
59:03underhyped flick?
59:04Let us know in the comments.
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