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29.1492: Conquest of Paradise(1992)
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28.A Good Year(2006)
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27.Hannibal(2001)
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26.Exodus: Gods and Kings(2014)
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He worships at the altar of technique.
25.Someone to Watch Over Me(1987)
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The year was 1987.
Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogerss stars were briefly ascendant.
Sting was the choice to sing a George Gershwin standard over the opening credits.
24.Black Rain(1989)
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The surface forgives a lot of what happens underneath.
Jane(1997)
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Woman succeeds despite relentless brutalization and assault.
Woman says Suck my dick!G.I.
22.Robin Hood(2010)
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21.Body of Lies(2008)
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20.All the Money in the World(2017)
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Whats particularly remarkable about the move is that Plummers Getty dominates the film even when hes not onscreen.
Scott handles the race-against-the-clock quality of the story cleanly, but its Plummers performance thats most compelling here.
His Getty is both monstrous and emotionally isolated, walled in by a fortune thats doomed him to misfortune.
19.House of Gucci(2021)
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Either way,House of Guccimakes for a hell of a yarn.
Its just missing a more certain identity.
18.White Squall(1996)
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17.Gladiator II(2024)
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16.Black Hawk Down(2001)
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15.American Gangster(2007)
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14.Kingdom of Heaven(2005)
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13.Legend(1985)
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12.Matchstick Men(2003)
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11.Napoleon(2023)
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10.The Last Duel(2021)
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9.Gladiator(2000)
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Its the rare Best Picture winner that would probably have a better reputation if ithadntwon.
8.Alien: Covenant(2017)
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7.Prometheus(2012)
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6.The Counselor(2013)
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5.The Martian(2015)
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4.Thelma & Louise(1991)
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3.The Duellists(1977)
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Over time, however, their rivalry consumes their lives so wholly that compromise becomes impossible and escalation inevitable.
Its a subtle allegory for how countries slide into war.
2.Blade Runner(1982)
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The opening shots paint 2019 Los Angeles as an unrecognizable place transformed by technology (flying cars!)
1.Alien(1979)
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