Top 100 Greatest Movies You've Never Seen
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00:00And now you're scared of yourself. You're afraid you'll fall in love with me.
00:04That wouldn't be hard.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks
00:09for the 100 most underappreciated films that you've yet to see.
00:13Time is inverted. I start at the end of the story and go toward the beginning.
00:22Number 100, First Reformed.
00:24First Reformed is a low-key drama starring Ethan Hawke as a troubled pastor of a small church
00:29in upstate New York. Both he and the viewer are forced to meet at the intersection of faith,
00:34morality, and environmentalism.
00:36Courage is the solution to despair. Reason provides no answers.
00:45Number 99, Forbidden Planet.
00:47Forbidden Planet, while certainly a product of the 1950s, was a trailblazer in science fiction,
00:53the first that ever depicted humans traveling to a distant star.
00:57Decades worth of sci-fi films borrowed elements from the movie,
01:00which used groundbreaking special effects.
01:03That's Altera.
01:05Simply a three-dimensional image, Commander.
01:07But it's alive.
01:09Because my daughter is alive in my brain from microsecond to microsecond.
01:13Number 98, Naked Lunch.
01:16Director David Cronenberg is known for his terrifying and surrealistic films.
01:20Naked Lunch is no exception.
01:22The film chronicles the experiences of a writer who becomes embroiled in a
01:26hallucinatory nightmarish world of drug use, conspiracy, and monstrous typewriters.
01:31That is a great sentence.
01:35These are words that live by Bill.
01:38Number 97, The Wailing.
01:40Not every director is capable of the discipline required for a slow-burn
01:45build-up of tension and terror.
01:47Na Hong-jin succeeds in this horrifying thriller about a series of mysterious
01:51deaths in a small village that seem to be linked to the arrival of a mysterious stranger.
01:56Number 96, In a Lonely Place.
02:11In a Lonely Place features one of Humphrey Bogart's best-ever performances,
02:15starring a troubled screenwriter who becomes a prime suspect in a murder case.
02:20It's a classic noir filled with high-contrast visuals
02:23and a fascinating plot full of shocking twists and turns.
02:27Go ahead, go ahead, bruv.
02:28Squeeze harder.
02:30You love her and she's deceived you.
02:32You hate her patronizing attitude.
02:34She looks down on you.
02:35She's impressed with celebrities.
02:36She wants to get rid of you.
02:38Squeeze harder.
02:40Number 95, Free Fire.
02:42What it lacks in plot, Free Fire makes up for with non-stop action.
02:47An action comedy about an arms deal gone wrong,
02:50Free Fire is essentially a feature-length shootout,
02:53which can be a lot of fun when executed properly.
02:56Are you gonna go pat them buttons, buddy?
02:59Number 94, Bottoms.
03:02Bottoms is a zany, satirical, and queer teen comedy about a group of high school
03:06seniors who think that setting up a fight club is the best way to hook up with other girls.
03:10It is an absolute roller coaster stuffed to the gills with hilarious hijinks
03:15and insane plans gone horribly awry.
03:18You know what?
03:19I'm good.
03:19Because it's not gonna happen for me.
03:21If it's not happening here, then it's definitely not happening in Emerson, okay?
03:26I'm done trying to sow my damn oats.
03:28Number 93, Queen and Slim.
03:31Released a year before the tragic killing of George Floyd,
03:34Queen and Slim expertly tackled the fear and resentment of police abuse
03:37in the African-American community.
03:39This modern-day Bonnie and Clyde is a romantic drama about a black couple
03:43whose first date takes an unexpected turn thanks to a racist cop.
03:47Can I be your legacy?
03:50You already are.
03:53Hold your fire!
03:57Number 92, George Washington.
03:59Coming-of-age stories always pluck at the heartstrings.
04:02The perspective of a child can allow for poetic storytelling
04:05as children must contend with a loss of innocence.
04:08George Washington, directed by David Gordon Green,
04:11is just such a film about the lives of a group of children in a small southern town.
04:16I've seen into your skin and seen the words,
04:21the things you done, the chances you missed, the loss of all things.
04:28Number 91, A Boy and His Dog.
04:31A decade before Miami Vice,
04:33Don Johnson starred in A Boy and His Dog as a young man
04:36trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
04:39Most of the tropes of modern post-apocalyptic stories
04:42owe this movie a great deal,
04:44and this OG wasteland film does not disappoint.
04:47I detect no living female person within my reign, sir.
04:50I have sniffed and I have cast and I have a negative reading.
04:54However, I'd be delighted to tell you a suggestive story
04:57if you think that would help.
04:59Pass, fuzzy butt.
05:01Number 90, Predestination.
05:04Predestination is one of several time travel films on this list,
05:07but the only one to star Ethan Hawke and succession star Sarah Snook.
05:12It's a thought-provoking film that uses time travel
05:14as a means to explore the nature of gender identity.
05:18You're disappointed in me, right?
05:20I remember that, I do.
05:22But when the dust settles,
05:25I think you'll see that we did the right thing.
05:29I will never become you.
05:31Number 89, The Toxic Avenger.
05:34The Toxic Avenger is a cult classic horror comedy film
05:37that has maintained a devoted fan base for 40 years,
05:40and it's no wonder.
05:41You can tell all your scum friends that things are gonna change in this town.
05:45I'm not just another pretty face.
05:49This is a campy delight.
05:51It tells the story of a mild-mannered janitor
05:53who transforms into a mutated vigilante
05:56after falling into a vat of toxic waste.
05:58Need we say more?
06:00Number 88, Phantom of the Paradise.
06:03Before films like Carrie, Scarface and The Untouchables,
06:07Brian De Palma directed a completely insane rock opera satire.
06:11♪ A life of layers, sit and listen while the fun begins. ♪
06:16Phantom of the Paradise combines elements of Phantom and Faust
06:19to roast the music industry in this hilarious horror.
06:22♪ Yaaaah! ♪
06:33Number 87, The Orphanage.
06:35The Orphanage is a Spanish horror movie
06:37centered on a woman who returns to the orphanage where she was raised
06:41only to experience terrifying supernatural horror.
06:44Few films can match its naturally frightening atmosphere
06:47while maintaining a shocking emotional depth to the story.
06:50♪
07:03Number 86, Brotherhood of the Wolf.
07:06Vasaka Sel and Mark Dacascos, the chairman from Iron Chef,
07:09star as a pair of adventurers investigating
07:12a series of mysterious killings in 18th century France.
07:16It's a werewolf movie that goes back to the origins of the myths
07:19based on the historical legend of the Beast of Gévaudan.
07:22♪
07:36Number 85, The Omega Man.
07:38Years after the original Vincent Price film
07:41and decades before the Will Smith remake I Am Legend,
07:44Charlton Heston stars as a seemingly lone survivor after a viral apocalypse.
07:48The Omega Man is a gripping depiction of isolation
07:52and a harrowing tale of survival in a desolate world.
07:56♪
08:01There is no phone ringing, damn it!
08:03♪
08:07There is no phone.
08:08Number 84, The Score.
08:11Both Robert De Niro and Marlon Brando won Oscars for portraying Vito Corleone
08:16and they both starred in the heist classic The Score alongside Edward Norton.
08:20Full of the twists, turns and betrayals of the genre,
08:24The Score should be a central part of any heist movie marathon.
08:27I'm gonna say something to you.
08:29You're smart, you're talented and you know a few things
08:32but talent means nothing in this game if you don't make the right choices.
08:35There's plenty of talented people out there who never see the light of day anymore.
08:38Number 83, Waves.
08:41Waves follows a black family in the suburbs
08:43as they navigate the aftermath of a horrible tragedy.
08:46This emotionally powerful story is told through phenomenal cinematography
08:50and hard-hitting performances by Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Sterling K. Brown.
08:55We talked about this, bruh.
08:58If you can't keep it going, you can forget about hanging out with your friends
09:01or running around with that little girl of yours.
09:02You quit shaking your head at me, boy.
09:05Number 82, Marvin's Room.
09:07Did you know there's a film out there starring Leonardo DiCaprio,
09:11Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton and Robert De Niro,
09:14all of whom deliver powerhouse performances?
09:17Marvin's Room is a drama about two estranged sisters
09:20who reunite when one is diagnosed with leukemia
09:23and needs a bone marrow transplant from the other.
09:26You could have the whole house, you could have the sunshine,
09:29you could find work down here.
09:30Lee, no.
09:31Why not?
09:32Just no.
09:34Well then give me one good reason.
09:35Because I don't want to!
09:36Number 81, Millions.
09:39Millions is arguably the most heartwarming film from Trainspotting director Danny Boyle.
09:43When a young boy discovers a bag full of stolen money
09:46about to be taken out of circulation,
09:48he searches for a way to use it to help others.
09:51Is it still alright if it's robbed?
09:55Can you still do good with it?
09:57Or should you give it back?
09:59I thought it was a miracle, but it's just robbed.
10:02Number 80, Imagine Me and You.
10:05One of the best romantic comedies of the 21st century,
10:08Imagine Me and You is a queer film starring Lena Headey
10:11years before her turn as Cersei Lannister.
10:14After handling the floral arrangements for a London wedding,
10:17she starts to get especially close to the bride.
10:27Number 79, American Honey.
10:29American Honey is essentially the millennial Almost Famous,
10:33a coming-of-age road movie following a teenage girl
10:36who joins a traveling magazine sales crew.
10:39It's an immersive movie and a delightful road trip tale
10:42about freedom, camaraderie and youthful rebellion.
10:55Hiroshima Mon Amour is one of the best films to come out of the French New Wave,
10:59a powerful meditation on memory, trauma and healing after World War II.
11:04The movie's beautiful, haunting cinematography
11:06makes it a seminal work in cinematic history.
11:19Number 77, Backbeat.
11:22For any fans of the Beatles, Backbeat,
11:24a musical drama that features the band's early days, is a must-see.
11:28It is a bittersweet look into friendship and the price of fame.
11:37Number 76, Hidalgo.
11:47In his first role after The Lord of the Rings,
11:49Bego Mortensen starred as cowboy and professional racer Frank T. Hopkins,
11:54invited to race across the Arabian desert.
11:56Adventure films are a rarer commodity these days,
12:00and Hidalgo is just a feel-good popcorn movie.
12:06Number 75, The Pope of Greenwich Village.
12:17Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts are two New York City cousins
12:21who devise a risky and ill-fated plan to steal money from a local mobster.
12:25They bring authenticity and pathos to the roles,
12:28creating an undervalued gem of 1980s cinema.
12:37Number 74, Coherence.
12:45A comet is the catalyst for a series of strange occurrences
12:48experienced by a group of adult friends in this mind-bending modern sci-fi.
12:52It's a clever low-budget film,
12:54using limited resources to create tension and suspense.
13:07Number 73, Time Crimes.
13:12Time Crimes is a Spanish sci-fi thriller about a man
13:14who accidentally travels back in time an hour,
13:17stumbling into a living nightmare.
13:20It's both clever and suspenseful,
13:22providing a take on time travel that is both refreshing and horrific.
13:37Number 72, In the Mouth of Madness.
13:40In the Mouth of Madness is a Lovecraftian dystopian nightmare
13:44from the mind of horror maestro John Carpenter.
13:46Sam Neill plays an insurance investigator who delves into horrific madness
13:51while investigating the disappearance of a popular horror author.
14:07Number 71, The Handmaiden.
14:09LGBTQIA plus films are becoming more commonplace in global cinema,
14:14leading to innovative and unique stories like that told in The Handmaiden.
14:18Park Chan-wook directs the sensational erotic thriller
14:21about betrayal, desire and manipulation.
14:37Number 70, Frailty.
14:42In Frailty, Bill Paxton believes he is on a mission from God
14:46to kill demons disguised as people.
14:48Matthew McConaughey plays the son who takes up his legacy
14:52in a film ending in a genuinely shocking twist.
14:55Number 69, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
15:08Campy satirical musicals may not be for everyone,
15:11but most people will enjoy Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.
15:15Its blend of dark humor and social commentary follows an all-female rock band's rise to fame
15:20and subsequent plunge into the hedonistic excesses of Hollywood.
15:24Number 68, The Rider.
15:37While most westerns are stories of man against man or man against nature,
15:41Chloe Zhao's The Rider is an incredible man against self story.
15:45After suffering a near-fatal head injury,
15:48a young cowboy must redefine his life when he can no longer ride horses.
15:55Number 67, Bamboozled.
16:02Spike Lee's Bamboozled is a satirical drama focusing on a frustrated black TV writer
16:06who creates a successful modern minstrel show featuring black actors in blackface.
16:11The film is explicit commentary on race, media and cultural stereotypes,
16:16featuring powerful acting.
16:24Number 66, THX 1138.
16:36George Lucas' feature film debut stars a young Robert Duvall
16:40bucking against a future society where humans are controlled by a totalitarian
16:44regime that suppresses emotions and individuality through drugs and strict regulations.
16:49It's a bold imagining of a dehumanizing future
16:52and a provocative examination of freedom and conformity.
17:06Number 65, 24-Hour Party People.
17:09Bands like Joy Division and New Order were born thanks to Manchester's
17:13influential music scene from the late 1970s to early 1990s.
17:17The film chronicles the rise and fall of record label owner Tony Wilson
17:21through a captivating blend of humor and historical insight.
17:40Number 64, The Women.
17:43The Women is a revolutionary film for its time, starring an all-female cast
17:47with an insightful commentary on social dynamics and gender roles.
17:51It's funny with the repartee and sharp wit of the era's screwball comedies.
18:03Number 63, Eddie the Eagle.
18:06Eddie Edwards was an unlikely British ski jumper who overcame
18:09numerous obstacles to compete in the 1988 Winter Olympics.
18:13Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman star in this biopic about Eddie,
18:17telling a heartwarming and uplifting story through charming performances.
18:37Number 62, The Northmen.
18:39Robert Eggers directs this retelling of the Norse tale that inspired Shakespeare's Hamlet.
18:44The Northmen is an epic revenge thriller that follows a young Viking prince
18:48on a quest to avenge his father's murder and reclaim his kingdom.
19:00Italian giallo or murder mystery films are stylish but unknown gems to American audiences,
19:06and Blood and Black Lace is a standout of the genre.
19:09A masked killer targets fashion models in a high-end boutique,
19:12revealing dark secrets and brutal murders.
19:28Number 60, A Most Violent Year.
19:31Jessica Chastain and Oscar Isaac are two of the best actors working today,
19:35and their joint performance in A Most Violent Year is truly masterful.
19:39Morality loses out to ambition as a New York businessman
19:42devolves into criminality to protect his family.
19:57Number 59, The Bigamist.
19:59The Bigamist is a drama about a man who accidentally marries two women
20:03and finds himself torn between them.
20:05For 1953, it is a surprisingly nuanced study of human relationships
20:10with a sensitive portrayal of complex characters.
20:30Number 58, Strange Days.
20:33Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett star in Catherine Bigelow's Strange Days,
20:37a sci-fi thriller set in a dystopian Los Angeles on the brink of the new millennium.
20:41While its view of now-modern technology is at times silly,
20:45it nevertheless tackles the intersection of ethics and technology in visually interesting ways.
21:03Number 57, Hell or High Water.
21:06Captain Kirk and The Dude are at loggerheads in this modern western about two brothers
21:10who embark on a series of bank robberies to save their family's ranch.
21:14The economic hardships of modern American life
21:16are center stage in this thought-provoking crime drama.
21:30Number 56, Amores Perros.
21:32One of the best Mexican films in the last few decades,
21:35Amores Perros weaves together three interconnected stories linked by a car accident in Mexico City.
21:41Love, betrayal, and fate collide with this gritty depiction of urban life in Mexico City,
21:46making it a standout in contemporary Latin American cinema.
22:03Number 55, Nightmare Alley.
22:06The original Nightmare Alley, released in 1947,
22:10is a classic noir about a con artist who rises to fame as a mentalist.
22:14His downward spiral of greed, manipulation, and self-destruction was unusual for the time,
22:20providing an in-depth view of the seedy world of carnival life and human depravity.
22:32I've always been one, but I love you.
22:36Number 54, Trollhunter.
22:38Trollhunter is a Norwegian-found footage film about a group of students documenting a man
22:43who hunts trolls in the wilderness.
22:45The movie combines a unique blend of fantasy and humor with incredible Norwegian landscapes.
23:03Number 53, Possession.
23:06Divorce, espionage, and family drama meet supernatural horror in the 1981 Polish movie Possession.
23:12Director Andrzej Zywowski creates an arthouse classic in this nightmarish web of obsession,
23:18violence, and demonic possession.
23:20Number 52, Attack the Block.
23:23What happens when a teenage gang is the last defense
23:26between a South London council estate and an alien invasion?
23:29That is the plot of Attack the Block,
23:31a hilarious action movie that helped put future Star Wars star John Boyega on the map.
23:50Now, I'm gonna dead you. This is my block. Get me.
23:59Not really.
24:03Session 9 is a creepy psychological horror film
24:06about an asbestos removal crew working in an abandoned mental health hospital.
24:10It is a dark plunge into insanity,
24:13and it is impossible to watch the movie without a pervasive sense of dread.
24:18I wouldn't tell anybody about this.
24:20Because if they find out about Hank, they're gonna find out about the others.
24:24You did this? What are you doing here?
24:27Number 50, Westworld.
24:29Decades before the HBO remake,
24:31Yul Brynner starred in the original Westworld film
24:34about theme park robots rebelling against their guests.
24:37It is a bleak and suspenseful film about the ethics of advancing technology
24:41that set the stage for future movies like Jurassic Park.
24:45What's his problem?
24:46Nothing. He got shot up today,
24:48so we're taking the opportunity to replace the visual cortex
24:52using the new infrared units.
24:54And we're increasing audio sensitivity.
24:57Number 49, Eyes Without a Face.
25:00Eyes Without a Face is a bizarre French horror film
25:03about a surgeon who kidnaps young women
25:05in an attempt to graft their faces onto his daughter's,
25:08whose face was damaged in a car accident.
25:10It's an early entry in the body horror genre,
25:13and is an explicit commentary on the obsession with beauty.
25:27Number 48, The Killing.
25:29The Killing is a classic film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick
25:33about a meticulously planned racetrack heist
25:35that unravels due to human folly and fate.
25:38Its intricate plot is told through the use
25:40of then-innovative nonlinear storytelling
25:42and is the granddaddy of all modern heist films.
25:45Johnny, you've got to run.
25:49What's the difference?
25:53Number 47, Waiting for Guffman.
25:56Waiting for Guffman is a lesser-known Christopher Guest mockumentary
25:59that deserves its flowers.
26:01It tells the hilarious tale of a small-town community theater group
26:04preparing for a local celebration,
26:06eagerly anticipating the arrival of a Broadway talent scout.
26:10I've been through this a million times.
26:12These New York types like to come late.
26:14Believe me, I've never seen one of them come on time
26:16in all my years in the theater.
26:18Take a deep breath.
26:20Blow it out. He's gonna be here.
26:22Let's just do a good show, okay?
26:25Number 46, Moonlight Mile.
26:27Inspired by his own loss,
26:29director Brad Silberling wrote and directed
26:31the semi-autobiographical film about the aftermath of murder.
26:35It starkly examines the holes and ripples
26:37left behind in loved ones after tragedy strikes
26:40and is filled with layered performances.
26:43It was Diane who finally had the courage.
26:45She was the one who told me that I didn't want to go through with it.
26:49I guess she's doing it again,
26:52because all this, all of this,
26:54is everything that she wouldn't want.
26:57Number 45, Make Way for Tomorrow.
27:00Nearly a century before our current growing senior care crisis,
27:04Make Way for Tomorrow tackled the subject.
27:06It highlights the struggles a family must deal with
27:09when its elderly members can no longer care for themselves.
27:12It is more relevant today than ever.
27:15Find times to tell us.
27:18Number 44, Fly Away Home.
27:20Fly Away Home is a quintessential mid-'90s live-action family film
27:24that is guaranteed to put your tear ducts to work.
27:27A young girl, with the help of her father,
27:29raises a flock of orphaned geese
27:31and teaches them to migrate south for the winter.
27:34Dad, look at that!
27:41Where are they going?
27:43Hey, dog job, look at that!
27:45It's the wild ones, Amy. They're going with them.
27:47We've got to follow them or we'll lose them.
27:50Number 43, Pariah.
27:52Pariah is a coming-of-age drama
27:54about a young African-American woman
27:56navigating her identity and sexuality.
27:58It deftly navigates sensitive topics with thoughtfulness and care,
28:02and is a brilliant look at the modern American family.
28:05You tell your mama it's just a phase.
28:07It's not a phase!
28:08See, you should have done something!
28:10You should have done something!
28:11There's nothing wrong with me!
28:12This is your fault!
28:14Number 42, The Florida Project.
28:17This coming-of-age story,
28:18anchored by a stellar performance from Willem Dafoe,
28:21follows a precocious six-year-old girl and her friends.
28:24Set a stone's throw from the most magical place on Earth,
28:27poverty and innocence clash
28:29in this visually stunning film by Sean Baker.
28:31At the end of the rainbow is gold!
28:34I know, but a leprechaun is on the end with the gold.
28:38And it wouldn't let us keep it.
28:41I wish the leprechaun was nice.
28:43Let's go beat it up!
28:45Come on!
28:46Number 41, Key Largo.
28:48Bogie and Bacall star in this noir thriller
28:50about the residents of a Florida hotel
28:52getting trapped by a crew of gangsters
28:54in the middle of a hurricane.
28:55The tension slowly mounts
28:57as our heroes must contend with the worst
28:59that both humanity and Mother Nature has to offer.
29:02Maybe it is a rotten world,
29:04but a cause isn't lost
29:05as long as someone is willing to go on fighting.
29:07I'm not that sort.
29:10But you are.
29:12You may not want to be, but you can't help yourself.
29:14Your whole life's against you.
29:16What do you know about my life?
29:18Number 40, The Skin I Live In.
29:20The Skin I Live In is a psychological thriller
29:23about a brilliant plastic surgeon
29:25who creates an invincible synthetic skin.
29:27Pedro Almodóvar is one of the best filmmakers working today,
29:31and his film scrutinizes identity,
29:33desire, and the boundaries of ethics in science.
29:48Number 39, Bone Tomahawk.
29:50The horror and western genres collide in Bone Tomahawk,
29:54a film about a sheriff
29:55who must confront a group of cannibalistic cave dwellers.
29:58It is intense, gritty,
30:00and one of the most underappreciated horror films of the last decade.
30:15Number 38, Brick.
30:17Rian Johnson's Brick is one of the best modern noir films out there,
30:20starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a high school student and P.I.
30:24He navigates a web of intrigue
30:26in a world filled with anachronistic dialogue
30:28and stylized cinematography.
30:47Number 37, The Devil's Backbone.
30:50Five years before Pan's Labyrinth hit theaters,
30:53The Devil's Backbone was director Guillermo del Toro's first foray
30:56into the Spanish Civil War.
30:58It's a haunting gothic horror about a young boy
31:00who discovers a horrible ghostly secret.
31:18Number 36, Indiscreet.
31:21This second classic film starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman
31:24is a charming rom-com using international diplomacy as a backdrop.
31:28The combination of its trailblazing use of split-screen
31:31and its witty dialogue make it a must-watch.
31:35Oh, far away.
31:37Well, I've just had dinner with the president of France.
31:40No.
31:41Yes.
31:42What did you have to eat?
31:46Lamb chops.
31:47Oh, no.
31:48Number 35, Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
31:51Between making the leap from off-Broadway to Broadway,
31:54Hedwig and the Angry Inch was a cult classic queer film
31:57about a German transgender punk rocker on tour across America.
32:01The film's electrifying music blends perfectly
32:03with the themes of identity, love, and self-acceptance.
32:07Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your personal lord and savior?
32:14No, but I...
32:17I love his work.
32:19Number 34, The Straight Story.
32:21Alvin Straight was an elderly man
32:23who traveled over 200 miles across Iowa and Wisconsin
32:26on a lawnmower to reconcile with his ailing brother.
32:29David Lynch directed this moving story,
32:31utilizing both gorgeous cinematography
32:33and moving, understated performances.
32:36Story as old as the Bible.
32:39Cain and Abel.
32:42Anger.
32:44Vanity.
32:47You mix that together with liquor,
32:50you've got two brothers that haven't spoken in 10 years.
32:54Number 33, Wind River.
32:57Taking a break from the MCU,
32:59Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen co-star
33:01as a tracker and an FBI agent
33:03investigating the murder of a young woman
33:05on a remote Native American reservation.
33:07It is a somber portrayal of both a major American problem
33:11and of the complicated nature of justice and grief.
33:14You're breaking the law by being here.
33:15Hey!
33:16This is leased land on a reservation, deputy.
33:18You've got no authority.
33:19You think I don't know what you're doing?
33:21F*** you, asshole. See what happens.
33:22Okay, white boy, let's go.
33:24What are we doing?
33:25Number 32, The Harder They Come.
33:27The Harder They Come is a Jamaican crime film
33:30starring Jimmy Cliff as an aspiring reggae singer
33:32who turns to a life of crime.
33:34The film has an incredible soundtrack
33:36and helped to bring both reggae music
33:38and Jamaican cinema to a global audience.
33:41The harder they come,
33:44the harder they fall.
33:46On and on.
33:50Number 31, Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
33:52Hunt for the Wilderpeople is a heartwarming dramedy
33:55and a lesser known entry in director Taika Waititi's filmography.
33:58A rebellious foster boy and his grumpy foster father
34:01become the subjects of a nationwide manhunt
34:04escaping into the New Zealand wilderness.
34:06We're family.
34:08Like hell.
34:10Go ahead, shoot me.
34:12Got your nail proof.
34:18Number 30, Silent Running.
34:20Silent Running is an interesting sci-fi movie
34:23with an environmental twist.
34:25A botnest in space defies orders
34:27to destroy the last remaining forests from Earth,
34:29which have been preserved in giant domes on spaceships.
34:32It's a thought-provoking film
34:34about the need to preserve our environment
34:36in the face of rapacious industry.
34:40The forest is dying.
34:44I have tried everything.
34:51And I just don't know what the hell it is.
34:55Number 29, Ronin.
34:57Robert De Niro leads an all-star cast in Ronin,
35:00a heist thriller about a group of mercenaries
35:02making their way through a series of double crosses.
35:05The film has one of the best car chase sequences
35:08ever put to film.
35:21Number 28, Meituan.
35:23Despite being a union-heavy industry,
35:25there aren't many historical dramas out there
35:27focusing on labor rights.
35:29John Sayles' Meituan is a notable exception,
35:32shining a light on the struggles of workers
35:34in coal country as they fight for their rights.
35:37And every man that walks out on his own steam
35:40will take into the union.
35:43All the negos and all the color.
35:48That's what a union is, fellas.
35:52You better get used to it.
35:54Number 27, The Scarlet Empress.
35:57Those who know, know.
35:59And those who don't need to find out.
36:01Marlena Dietrich is one of the most famous
36:03and influential women in film history.
36:05She's the first woman in the world
36:07to be nominated for an Academy Award
36:09for Best Actress.
36:11Marlena Dietrich is one of the most iconic actors
36:14in the history of cinema.
36:16In The Scarlet Empress,
36:17she stars as Catherine the Great,
36:19transforming from an innocent young princess
36:21into the powerful Russian Empress.
36:23I have no wish to share in any petty conspiracy.
36:26Should it become unavoidable,
36:28I think I have weapons that are far more powerful
36:31than any political machine.
36:33Number 26, Mr. Nobody.
36:36Jared Leto stars as Nemo Nobody,
36:38a 118-year-old man
36:40and the last mortal on an Earth filled with immortals.
36:44The film focuses on the various alternative possibilities
36:47of his life,
36:48a moving study of choice and destiny.
36:51This is the most beautiful day of my life.
37:06Ever.
37:08Number 25, Dogtooth.
37:10Dogtooth is an unsettling and provocative Greek film
37:13about a couple who isolates their children
37:15from the outside world as a means of social control.
37:18It is a dark and disturbing exploration of power dynamics
37:22and the importance of human social development.
37:26Number 24, Tokyo Story.
37:28Tokyo Story is a meticulously constructed masterpiece
37:31from acclaimed Japanese director Yasujirō Ōzu.
37:34It is a realistic glimpse into life in post-war Japan,
37:38utilizing perfect technical skills
37:40that are literally still taught in film schools decades later.
37:44I thought it would be interesting to see
37:46how the Japanese film industry
37:48would react to this film.
37:51Number 23, Carnival of Souls.
37:54Carnival of Souls is a chilling horror film
37:57about a woman who becomes haunted by eerie visions
38:00after surviving a car accident.
38:02Its atmospheric cinematography and eerie score
38:05heavily influence the genre.
38:07It is a film about a young girl
38:09who finds herself in a car accident
38:11and is forced to leave her home.
38:13It is a film about a young girl
38:15who finds herself in a car accident
38:17and is forced to leave her home.
38:19It is a film about a young girl
38:21who finds herself in a car accident
38:23and is forced to leave her home.
38:25It is a film about a young girl
38:27who finds herself in a car accident
38:29and is forced to leave her home.
38:40Number 22, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
38:43For true Godzilla fans,
38:45The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms is a must-watch.
38:48The movie is a true cheesy kaiju classic.
39:10Number 21, La Grande Illusion.
39:13Two years before the start of World War II,
39:15this French masterpiece about World War I
39:17envisions the interplay
39:19between French and German officers.
39:21It's a film about the high cost of war
39:23through the lenses of class,
39:25nationality and common humanity.
39:42Number 20, Brazil.
39:44Terry Gilliam's Brazil
39:46is a dystopian sci-fi comedy
39:48that follows a low-level government employee
39:50who dreams of escaping his oppressive society.
39:53His pursuit of the literal woman of his dreams
39:56is as bizarre as it is hilarious
39:58in this satire about bureaucracy and capitalism.
40:02Ah, Mr. Lowry, so please,
40:04you can make it right this way.
40:11Number 19, Audition.
40:13Audition is a Japanese horror film
40:15about a widower who holds fake auditions
40:17to find a new wife,
40:19only to become entangled with a disturbed
40:21and vengeful woman.
40:23It is a slow-burn thriller
40:25filled with shocking twists,
40:26examining the nature of obsession
40:28and the dark side of the human heart.
40:31I was expecting something.
40:35You're an idiot, aren't you?
40:37I'm sorry.
40:41Forgive me.
40:43If it makes you happy,
40:45I'll do anything for you.
40:49Number 18, Pig.
40:51Nick Cage delivers arguably the most moving performance
40:54of his career in 2021's Pig,
40:56a story about a famous chef
40:58turned truffle-hunting recluse.
41:00When his pig is stolen,
41:02he must re-enter the world he left behind
41:04in this introspective tale of loss,
41:06connection, and the pursuit of passion
41:08in the face of rampant, soulless consumerism.
41:11They're not real.
41:13You get that, right?
41:15None of it is real.
41:17The critics aren't real.
41:19The customers aren't real.
41:22Because this isn't real.
41:26You aren't real.
41:29Number 17, She's Gotta Have It.
41:32Spike Lee's debut feature film,
41:34She's Gotta Have It is a groundbreaking piece of art
41:37about a young woman juggling three lovers.
41:39It is a bold and innovative challenge
41:41to societal norms
41:43and expectations of female sexuality and independence.
41:46It's about control.
41:48My body, my mind.
41:50Who's gonna own it, them?
41:52Or me?
41:54I am not a one-man woman.
41:56Number 16, Sleepers.
41:58In Sleepers, four childhood friends
42:00endure life-altering and brutal abuse
42:02at a reform school,
42:04reuniting years later to seek justice
42:06against their tormentors.
42:08The all-star cast delivers incredibly moving performances
42:11in this film about revenge, redemption,
42:13and how a corrupt criminal justice system
42:15can ruin lives.
42:17So what do you want?
42:19What I've always wanted
42:21is to watch you die.
42:27Oh, you ordered the meatloaf.
42:31Number 15, Notorious.
42:33While less famous than Psycho or The Birds,
42:36Notorious is easily one of Hitchcock's
42:38best and most intense thrillers.
42:40Cary Grant stars as a government agent
42:42who recruits Ingrid Bergman,
42:44the daughter of a convicted Nazi spy,
42:46to infiltrate a dangerous Nazi organization
42:49in South America.
42:50It's not that I don't trust you,
42:52but when you're in love at my age,
42:53every man who looks at you, woman, is a menace.
42:55Well, forgive me for even talking about it.
42:58But I can try.
43:08Number 14, La Haine.
43:10La Haine, or Hate,
43:12is a gripping French drama
43:14about three ethnic minorities
43:15struggling to survive a rough day
43:17in their neighborhood outside of Paris.
43:19The film explores poverty, racism,
43:21and police brutality through incredible performances
43:24and flawless direction.
43:33Number 13, 2010,
43:35The Year We Make Contact.
43:37The underappreciated sequel to 2001
43:40sees a joint U.S.-Soviet mission
43:42traveling to Jupiter to uncover the mysteries
43:44of the abandoned Discovery 1 spacecraft.
43:47The story sees the crew contend with everything
43:49from alien life to political struggles
43:51amid rising Cold War tensions.
43:55No.
43:57It is better for the mission if you leave.
43:59One minute to ignition.
44:02Thank you for telling me the truth.
44:05You deserve it.
44:07Number 12, A Monster Calls.
44:09This heartbreaking story uses magical realism
44:12as a tool to examine grief and loss.
44:14A young Irish boy is visited by a giant tree monster
44:17who helps him confront his fears and sorrow.
44:24I will kill you if you do not.
44:27Speak the truth.
44:28The truth, Conor O'Malley.
44:30Tell me the truth, boy.
44:32Speak the truth.
44:34Speak the truth.
44:36Number 11, Hero.
44:38Jet Li stars in this visually stunning martial arts epic
44:41as a nameless warrior who recounts his encounters
44:44with three assassins to the king of Qin.
44:46Although ultimately propaganda
44:48supporting a strong central government,
44:50Hero is a visually stunning masterpiece
44:52about sacrifice, honor and the complexity of truth.
45:13Number 10, Metropolis.
45:15Metropolis is a groundbreaking silent film
45:17set in a futuristic city sharply divided
45:20between the wealthy elite and oppressed workers.
45:22One of the first feature-length science fiction films ever made,
45:26Metropolis is a fascinating look at class struggle
45:28just a few years before the Great Depression.
45:47Number 9, Paris, Texas.
45:49Paris, Texas is a heart-wrenching drama
45:51about a man who, after disappearing for years,
45:54attempts to reconnect with his estranged son
45:56and find his missing wife.
45:58Harry Dean Stanton delivers a tour-de-force performance
46:01in a simple, elegantly crafted movie.
46:04How about that land when we were all together
46:06with your mom?
46:11I thought we might live there someday.
46:17Where?
46:19Paris, Texas.
46:22Number 8, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
46:24The 1979 Soviet sci-fi film S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
46:27is easily one of the best films ever produced
46:29under the Soviet Union.
46:31Set in a world replete with mind-bending sci-fi elements,
46:34S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is a deep philosophical dive
46:36into human longing, faith and the nature of reality.
46:50Number 7, M.
46:52M. is a German thriller about a city's manhunt
46:55for a child murderer,
46:57with both the police and the criminal underworld
46:59in hot pursuit.
47:01M. is a brilliant film noir
47:03and trailblazed sound design techniques
47:05still utilized nearly a century later.
47:09Number 6, Dark City.
47:11The 1998 neo-noir sci-fi classic
47:14with a lot of heart and soul,
47:16Dark City is a classic film noir
47:18with a lot of heart and soul.
47:20The film is a classic,
47:22it's a classic,
47:24it's a classic,
47:26it's a classic,
47:28it's a classic,
47:30it's a classic.
47:32It's a classic,
47:34it's a classic,
47:36the 1998 neo-noir sci-fi classic Dark City
47:39reinvigorated the noir genre
47:41with its stunning visual design.
47:43Rufus Sewell, Jennifer Connelly and Kiefer Sutherland
47:45star in this intense mystery
47:47about the nature of memory
47:49and how it shapes reality.
47:51They want to imprint you
47:53with their own collective memories.
47:56They want to make you one of them.
47:59Number 5, Peeping Tom.
48:01Imagine a psychological horror film
48:03about a disturbed cameraman
48:05who films his murders to capture the terror
48:07on his victim's faces.
48:09Despite the silly title,
48:11Peeping Tom is a fascinating and chilling exploration
48:13of voyeurism at the dawn of the television era.
48:16Watch them, Helen.
48:18Watch them say goodbye.
48:20One by one.
48:22I've timed it so often.
48:26I wish I could have found your faces for you.
48:32Number 4, In the Bedroom.
48:34In the Bedroom is a gripping drama
48:36about a couple dealing with the aftermath
48:38of their son's tragic death.
48:40Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson
48:42deliver powerhouse performances
48:44in this intense meditation on grief and loss.
48:46You want to know why our son is dead.
48:49You really want to know.
48:51He was with her not because of me.
48:54He went there because of you.
48:56Yes, he did.
48:58Because you are so controlling.
49:01So overbearing.
49:03Number 3, Failsafe.
49:05Failsafe is a tense Cold War thriller
49:07about a technical malfunction
49:09that sends American bombers
49:11on a nuclear attack mission
49:13against the Soviet Union.
49:15It was a harrowing glimpse
49:17at how quickly and easily
49:19mutually assured destruction
49:21could spin out of control.
49:23I can hear the sound of explosions
49:25from the northeast.
49:27The sky is very bright.
49:29All lit up.
49:33Number 2, Come and See.
49:35Come and See is a harrowing
49:37World War II film
49:39that follows a young boy's
49:41brutal journey through the atrocities
49:43of the Nazi occupation in Belarus.
49:45It is arguably the greatest
49:47anti-war film ever made.
49:49A tale of human resilience
49:51and innocence lost.
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50:23Number 1, Primer.
50:25Primer is a mind-bending
50:27indie sci-fi film about two engineers
50:29who accidentally invent a time machine.
50:31They fall down a rabbit hole
50:33of increasingly complex
50:35and dangerous temporal manipulations
50:37in this must-watch time travel flick.
50:51After more than a century of cinema,
50:53it's hard to boil this list down
50:55to just 100 entries.
50:57Let us know your favorite underappreciated films
50:59in the comments below.
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