we still have another 80 years to go but
the 21st century has already given us so
many overlooked gems welcome to
watchmojo.com a zine 2000 and 2019 that
were ignored by mainstream audiences
while some of these films received
critical acclaim and even minor cult
followings they've yet to achieve the
credit they deserve number twenty
upgrade now more than ever it's hard to
say if technology is our friend or foe
several movies have offered their two
cents on the debate an upgrade is among
the most inventive I'm not looking to
restart my life I'm looking for the off
switch the film is carried by a magnetic
performance from Logan Marshall green as
gray a man who's left paralyzed
following a tragic mugging the man who
shot your wife there's no gun in his
hand she was shot that means he had a
gun she was shot but not with a gun he
was holding in his hand a gun implanted
inside his hand
Simon Maiden is equally strong as the
voice of stem an AI implant who gives
gray a second chance at life and revenge
Stephanie can take over hi
writer-director Leigh Whannell craps an
involving mystery but the real question
throughout upgrade is who's truly in the
driver's seat gray or stem we can only
hope this film grows a wider following
because Ueno has ideas for a sequel
number 19 walk hard the Dewey Cox story
you know something is wrong with society
when meet the Spartans opens at number
one at the domestic box office while
this hilarious spoof fell flat
financially I think I'm doing ok for a
15 year old with a wife and a baby
despite coming out only a couple of
years after walk the line and Rea me as
the musical biopic still seemed like a
fairly niche sub-genre to parody in 2007
the 60s are an important and exciting
time ok it's like something happening
here with the subsequent releases of
love and mercy Bohemian Rhapsody and
Rocket Man though people have become
more conscious of the tropes we
constantly see in these movies with
meditation there's no limit to what we
can imagine walk hard is a clever send
up of these cliches delivering some
surprisingly catchy original songs and a
great cast led by john c reilly who's
also one of the century's most
underrated comedic talents shall not
even have the bar that the top half
innate was half there cut them in half
so you're saying you're worse than a
quarter of the boy Nate was number 18
Bernie true crime stories have seen a
rise in popularity throughout the
century but Bernie is one of the most
unique and underappreciated approaches
to the genre I am so happy for you can I
tell you I am not fond of cremations I
just don't like the idea of someone
spending eternity in something the size
of a motel ice bucket we'd say that this
is a mockumentary but unlike This Is
Spinal Tap or Borat there's actually a
fair deal of truth to Richard
Linklater's film
I can understand chew on each bite us
some food 25 times like the
chicken-fried steak but I don't think
you have to chew your refried beans that
many times Jack Black gives one of his
most charismatic performances as Bernie
TV a real-life mortician who was put on
trial for the murder of an elderly rich
woman
but there's our late a member of this
congregation shouting about four times
and putting the freezer
ain't even burning
often burning this church hey how the
heck he didn't well all signs point to
Bernie's guilt the town has a hard time
believing that somebody's so lovable
could be responsible for taking a
person's life
likewise it's easy for the audience to
forget that such a charming film is
based on a heinous crime
number 17 it comes at night based on the
title and advertisements people went
into it comes at night expecting a more
traditional apocalyptic horror film
rather than solely relying on jump
scares and gore trade word Schultz's
film delivered a far more understated
and physiological experience above all
else this is a morality tale that
examines how far a family will go to
preserve their own lives we just want
what's fair one enough food and enough
water then we're gonna go you're never
gonna see you again
instead of a big scary monster the
audience pulls back the curtain to find
a mirror the lack of a straightforward
villain coupled with a slow pace may
have caused the film to fall through the
cracks for fans of classic Twilight Zone
episodes like the monsters are due on
Maple Street you'll appreciate the
film's haunting and even timely themes
number 16 brick how are you introduced
to Rian Johnson probably through his
more mainstream work like Star Wars the
last Jedi for many critics though it was
clear that Johnson had the makings of an
audacious filmmaker based on his
directorial debut brick rides the
school's biggest Jake buyer so if his
pin is behind all the selling I just got
his attention anyway now we've shaken
the tree that's waiting to see what
falls on our heads just as knives out
brought the murder mystery into the 21st
century brick is a classic film noir set
in a modern high school think the third
man needs 10 Things I Hate About You
on a shoestring budget of only 450
thousand dollars
Johnson delivers a stylized dommage to
detective stories that's elevated by a
witty screenplay and a hard-boiled
performance from Joseph gordon-levitt
you bury me at the same time it was
mostly for the money
now that Johnson's profile has risen
significantly you owe it to yourself to
catch up with this bullseye number 15
Miami Vice it's no wonder Miami Vice
underperformed at the box office back in
2006 somebody something's gotta go
somewhere someone not too just into the
future it came out at a time when
Hollywood was giving every retro TV show
the big-screen treatment and we mean
every show it was easy for Miami Vice to
get lost in a shuffle that included
bewitched and the Dukes of Hazzard
humans don't like my business
and they don't like my passport unlike
those movies this adaptation took a
nostalgic property and evolved it for
modern audiences at the time
critics negatively compared the film to
its source material and Michael Mann's
previous efforts now that the dust is
settled many have cited the film's
stellar cinematography and graphic
action as an inspiration it even made
time-outs list of the 101 best action
movies ever made number fourteen be kind
rewind it's surreal to think that few
people born in the 2010s would recognize
a video rental store be kind rewind came
out shortly before chains like
Blockbuster and Hollywood video bowed
out when all the tapes that a struggling
video store are erased most def and Jack
Black decide to reshoot each film be
kind rewind will not only resonate with
fans of classic films but also anyone
who grew up making home movies with no
budget looking back now the film reminds
us is something we've lost in the
streaming era how video stores brought
people together to share their passion
for cinema had the film come out today
we have a feeling it would have made a
stronger impression in the nostalgic
zeitgeist number 13 silence having
gained a reputation as one of our
greatest filmmakers it's not often that
we see a Martin Scorsese picture go
unnoticed by audiences what's especially
surprising about silence is that it
didn't even generate much noise at the
Academy Awards we asked for this mission
Francisco we prayed for this in the
exercises God heard us then and he hears
us now despite garnering positive
reviews across the board the film only
got one Oscar nomination for Rodrigo
Prieto's captivating cinematography I
thought that Martin would be my
salvation please please God to not let
it be
silence deserved so much more award
attention for Scorsese's ambitious
direction and Andrew Garfield's
heartbreakingly performance think about
the suffering you have inflicted on
these people just because of your
selfish dream of a Christian Japan
Garfield is nothing short of phenomenal
as a Jesuit priest torn between his
faith and survival in a grueling
environment maybe it was the epic
runtime of 161 minutes that turned
people off but a film of this magnitude
should not go speechless
number 12 upstream color with 2004's
primer director shane carruth delivered
one of the century's strangest most
unforgettable examples of experimental
filmmaking almost 10 years later Carruth
returned with a follow-up film that's
every bit as bizarre I am divorced
that's not good right
it's a classic story of boy meets girl
although Chris and Jeff have more in
common than they initially realize by
all appearances you're a survivor of
stage three in Demetrio cancer the good
news is that there isn't any sign of any
remaining carcinoma lab shows that
you're in no immediate danger both were
exposed to a parasite it's transferred
from humans to pigs to orchids
yep based on that description you can
probably tell if upstream color will be
your cup of tea for those with an open
mind though this is an unusually
beautiful story about the search for
identity and how love can blossom in the
most unlikely places number 11
Synecdoche New York when some people
can't even pronounce the title chances
are a movie isn't gonna pack theaters
even if you did catch the neck Tookie
New York during its initial run there
was a good chance you wrote it off as
pretentious nonsense so about your
artistic satisfaction cake it may take
some time to reflect upon and even
multiple viewings but more and more
people are starting to see the
brilliance of Charlie Kaufman's film
Kaufman transforms synecdoche into a
surreal playground crawling with rich
symbolism finding the point where
realism and absurdity intersect i
watched is replicating but you've never
really looked at anyone other than
yourself so watch me watch my heartbreak
watch me jumping if it flew under your
radar went over your head or you just
need a reminder of how incredible Philip
Seymour Hoffman was check out why Roger
Ebert named this the best film of the
2000s number 10 animal ISA from one
Charlie Kaufman film - another anomaly
SCID Emin straights why the 21st century
has been a golden age for feature
animation
unfortunately animated movies tailored
exclusively for adults remain a tough
sell why don't you go Michael I don't
know I can't explain co-directed by
stop-motion artist Duke Johnson an ama
Lisa brings out the whimsy and the
mundane in a man's midlife crisis so you
need to find your friend though two
beautiful ladies Trump's my friend the
characters may be puppets but few films
overflow with more raw humanity everyone
in Michael Stone's world blends into one
another that is except for one woman he
encounters on a business trip understand
that you had a guest in your room last
night is that crime no no certainly
hoteliers are in the business of being
discreet about our guests slandering put
this stranger be the key to Michael's
happiness or is he simply caught up in
the moment in any case this is a
peculiar humorous and provocative
triumph that's unlike anything you've
ever seen it truly is an anomaly which
is so great
anomaly shot number 9 Dredd it's a shame
that when most people hear the title
Dredd the first thing they think of is
that Sylvester Stallone train wreck if
you do not comply the sentence is death
for those who've seen Pete Travis's
wickedly entertaining reboot you know
that Carl Urban's portrayal of Dredd
makes for one of the coolest action
heroes to come out of this century
wondering when you'd remember you left
your helmet behind
sarah helmet can interfere with my
psychic abilities i think a bullet might
have a feel with some more returning to
the character's hard-hitting mysterious
routes this is the gritty interpretation
that comic book fans waited years for
but hardly anyone turned up to see
audiences were quick to pass judgment
missing out on a thrilling expertly
crafted and character-driven
extravaganza choke on it
dread while the cult following for Dredd
is growing we're still waiting for a
sequel or TV continuation to finally get
the green light number 8 a most violent
year Oscar Isaac gives a multi-layered
performance as a bail morales who's not
exactly a gangster but not exactly a
legitimate businessman either you have
your job to do but know that you're
wrong and we will take advantage of
every opportunity to prove that turning
to criminals for help a bail does
everything he can to keep his hands
clean but still finds blood on them
what's with the gun
I told you I wasn't gonna continue to
stand around and let these people come
and get me and my children Jessica
Chastain steals the show as a Belle's
wife who was like Lady Macbeth if she
were a New Yorker in the 1980s the most
violent year stands out as this
century's only film that won the
National Board of reviews top prize but
didn't go on to receive any Oscar
nominations your friend is good
it's possible that Academy members and
audiences were caught off guard by the
movies tone which is far less bombastic
than its title suggests nevertheless few
modern crime dramas have been more
compelling number seven 25th hour
25th hour was one of the first films to
address the 9/11 attacks but it didn't
start out with that intent there's
something in here mr. broy
you know it's a good thing I found this
it's gonna make yourself so much more
comfortable to sit on the film was
actually in development around the same
time America faced its darkest day
promoting director Spike Lee to weave
the tragedy into the story should get
him drunk make sure he has one last good
night the film is primarily set in 2002
as Edward Norton's Monty faces his final
24 hours before a seven-year prison
sentence
maybe a 38 year old punked-out ex-con
with government-issue
dentures 38 is still young are you gonna
get out you and me would start something
up although 9/11 isn't the focus Monty's
feelings of anger fear and uncertainty
tapped into what many people were
experiencing it may not be Lee's best
known joint but 25th hour captured the
end of an era and the trauma that still
felt today it's only grown more profound
being featured on various best of the
decade lists number 6 Master and
Commander the far side of the world
granted Master and Commander did receive
10 Oscar nominations including one for
Best Picture since then however people
rarely seem to talk about this
adaptation of Patrick O'Brian's
historical novel even when the film came
out it didn't make the biggest splash at
the box office don't count your eggs
before they're in the pudding mr. calamy
still if we can close this gap and get
up behind us she may well be ass
perhaps the films under performance can
be attributed to bad timing it was
released only a few months after another
high sea adventure Pirates of the
Caribbean and a month before another
cinematic epic Return of the King its
leadership they want strength now you
find out within yourself and you will
earn their respect
audiences missed out on one of the
century's most rousing achievements
complete with mind-blowing
cinematography from Russell Boyd daring
direction from Peter Weir and a gripping
performance from Russell Crowe it's
definitely one we would love to see
re-released on the big screen
number five pop star never stop never
stopping almost a decade after walk hard
audiences overlooked another musician
satire that deserve to perform much
better that song change my life helmed
by Andy Samberg akiva schaffer and Jorma
Taccone also known as the Lonely Island
this mockumentary is essentially a
series of SNL digital shorts loosely
tied together by apply no like it's a
negative 4 out of 10 positive 10
I assume a pitchfork can be kind of
pretentious though so that may not sound
very engrossing but the film is not
intended to be plot driven it is driven
by laughter and pop star never stops
tickling your funny bone
I heard he's getting into a stage
gimmicks down he's got Owen in a helmet
looking dumb and one where he sings from
a toilet being a lonely island
production the film has no shortage of
memorable tunes from turn up the beef -
I'm so humble
of course the best is an ode to the
assassination of Osama bin Laden backed
up by a never-ending supply of cameos
popstar is funnier and smarter than
anyone likely anticipated number four
take shelter take shelter is everything
that the happening should have been with
echoes of Hitchcock the film includes
a riveting performance from Michael
Shannon as Kurtis Lafourche haunted by
dreams and visions Kurtis is convinced
that a devastating storm is on the
horizon yet nobody shares curtis's
concerns and his mother's history of
mental illness only gives us more reason
to believe he's going crazy there was
always a panic that cuckolding me thus
ensues a tense psychological thriller
about a man who's either saving or
endangering his family I'm gonna build
out the tornado shelter in my backyard I
could use some help you want to do that
although take shelter leaves much up to
interpretation it's not hard to think of
climate change as Kurtis tries to open
everyone's eyes to a looming disaster in
that sense the film only grows more
relevant and unsettling with each
passing year number three under the
Silver Lake under the Silver Lake starts
off with a typical neo-noir setup a
slacker Sam played by Andrew Garfield
searches for a mysterious woman who
disappeared overnight I don't understand
why she didn't tell me I don't know
maybe she didn't like you
maybe she knows you're poor and haven't
paid your rent the conspiracy Sam
uncovers is anything but conventional
however to give away any more
information would do this twisted
borderline comedic thriller a disservice
check it out man Silver Lake from above
let's just say that the first 10 minutes
barely touch upon the cryptic insanity
than its ooze some movies take us down
the rabbit hole but this movie takes us
to places that would make the Mad
Hatter's Tea Party look like a laid-back
lunch a film like this was far too
unreal to ever be a mainstream success
that's all
not written on distorted guitar no I
wrote it here on piano or somewhere
between a [ __ ] in an omelet like blue
velvet or Mulholland Drive oh we want to
dissect every inch of it number two the
assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford we can think of a few
reasons why nobody saw this revisionist
Western the runtime clocks in at 160
minutes and the title is just as
long-winded on top of that the title
kind of gives away a major spoiler even
with that knowledge however Jesse James
is a tense drama about a notorious
outlaw and the young admirer destined to
betray him you have blue eyes you're 5
feet 8 inches tall I'm 5 feet 8 inches
tall despite the constant reminders of
what's coming it's the dynamic between
these characters that keeps us at the
edge of our seats the story takes its
time but the inevitable final
destination continues to haunt us I'll
say how did you get to reach 20 birthday
without leaking out all of your clothes
and finally like his attitude I will
slit that field doodles so deep he will
flop on floor like fish along the way
we're treated to some superb
cinematography courtesy of Roger Deakins
in many respects this is the Coen
brothers movie the Cohens never made
I'll just say this I have seen the movie
we've got at number 1 and it makes no
sense why it's underrated
it's by a famous popular director it
stars a bunch of beloved MCU actors
it's about riveting true crime and it's
good but for some reason those
ingredients did not add up to financial
success or Oscars anyway we'll tell you
what that movie is right after these
honorable mentions kuvasz an arrest le
gallows libre Ciavarella
simcha Dina's guillotine another scene
in very honest extra Hera's in Sioux
territory same proconsul SP oriental sue
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Alton Estes and Blair to life
for life I drove in this section and
there will be a new person when I get
there yes because of that night and
strike it out of two bottles of wine and
somebody feeling lonely so what do you
guys do for money
oh wow that's amazing
no I mean it's not as glamorous as it
sounds occasionally brands they pay me
to post things online until she's really
she's really good it's the world's most
popular assault rifle a weapon all
fighters love an elegantly simple 9
pound amalgamation of forged steel and
plywood it doesn't break jam or overheat
it will shoot whether it's covered in
mud or filled with sand it's so easy
even a child can use it when they do
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zodiac was released back in 2007 only
two other films made it onto more
critical best of the Year lists when
critics compiled a list of the 21st
century's best films thus far in 2016
zodiac was ranked number 12 I killed a
guard escaping from prison in Montana
I'm not doing anything ok
I'm not afraid to kill again yet for
whatever reason this remains director
David Fincher's unsung masterpiece
having bombed financially and received
no Oscar nominations I also told them we
don't think this is zodiac ok wait a
minute you don't think this is Oda we
got a guy we like for it we don't have
enough to pin it on them yet but we're
pretty sure it's in if you don't think
this is zodiac then why give anything to
Avery considering that the Zodiac killer
was never caught
you think that this film would feel like
an unfinished puzzle even if pieces are
missing zodiac is the whole package
skillfully made perfectly cast in
shockingly faithful to Robert gray-smith
stew non-fiction book
a fascinating thriller that constantly
leaves us guessing if we're watching a
game of cat-and-mouse or a dog chasing
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