It's time to break out our suspenders, scarves, and skinny jeans.
Welcome to WatchMojo.com,
and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 Hipster movies.
For this list, we're taking a look at the films that we feel appeal to the Hipster subculture
with their quirky humor, Indie music and what's often considered higher intellectual themes.
We've decided that 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World' doesn't quite meet the criteria,
as it's more a satire that a hipster flick.
Even if Michael Cera is every hipster girl's dreamboat.
No 10: Frances Ha
Any millennial twenty-something trying to make it in the big city and grow up
will identify with Frances Halladay.
Played by Greta Gerwig, Frances can't find steady work as a professional dancer.
Unable to pay the bills or the rent,
she often crashes with friends and maxes out credit cards.
Shot in black and white, Frances herself may be an irresponsible and naive protagonist
but at the same time, the audience admires her unrelenting passion to live out her dream.
No 9: Garden State
Zach Braff has directed, written and starred in more than one hipster movie over the years
but Garden State remains his magnum opus.
This charming dramedy is packed with evident hipster trademarks,
such as a shy wallflower leading man, a Manic Pixie Dream Girl love interest
and a slew of peculiar supporting players.
What really distinguishes Garden State is its Grammy Award winning soundtrack,
which includes songs from Indie artists like Cary Brothers, Iron & Wine and The Shins.
It's the definitive hipster playlist that every coming-of-age movie since has been attempting to recreate.
No 8: Her
" Her " takes place in a not-too-distant future where hipsters seem to have completely taken over the world.
Just look at the film's architecture, fashion and technology...
and tell us that hipsters didn't design that.
Of course if Theodore Twombly were a true hipster,
he'll have a much more old-school computer and tablet with which to communicate with operating system Samantha.
What a poser !
Nevertheless, this timely films themes regarding communication, isolation and trendy dating methods
have the hipster essence written all over them.
No 7: Inside Llewyn Davis
Llewyn Davis may have been born a few decades before the hipster movement,
but he speaks to every pretentious artist that criticizes others for selling out while they themselves struggle at the bottom.
I wanna be focusing here.
Llewyn has no idea what he's doing, where he's going and pretty much ends up back where he started.
Life simply won't throw this meandering bum a bone,
but it does throw him a cat !
This is a brutally honest, if not disheartening, movie about ego, purpose and the cruel nature of show business.
No 6: (500) Days of Summer
With her adorkable wardrobe and unusual charm,
there is no doubt that Zooey Deschanel is the Queen of Hipsters.
She was born to play the title character in (500) Days of Summer,
who naturally attracts fellow hipsters' talk.
When summer shines down on Tom, his life is as spirited as an Indie rock album.
When storm clouds block out summer however,
Tom's life is murkier than an Emo haircut.
It just goes to show that love is harder to find than a hipster without vintage headphones, satchels and sweater vests.
No 5: Submarine
Like many other hipster movies,
Submarine focuses on a fifteen-year-old boy that often finds himself in socially uncomfortable situations,
aspires to win the affection of a complicated girl and talks more like he's 30.
As Oliver, Craig Roberts hits just the right note between 'awkward' and 'disturbed'
yet he remains surprisingly relatable.
While many of Oliver's inner monologues may seem too witty and advanced for a young adult,
director Richard Ayoade does a stellar job in capturing the transitioning age of uncertainty,
as kids emerge above the surface to face maturity.
No 4: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Jim Carrey's Joel and Kate Winslet's Clementine embody the two most common lovers found in hipster flicks,
a lonely depressed outcast and the eccentric free spirit who helps him come out of his shell.
Their relationship takes several unique turns though,
as the two endure heartbreak and attempt to erase one another from their memories.
With the offbeat Michel Gondry behind the camera
and the even more offbeat Charlie Kaufman penning the script,
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is an unconventional romance for the ages,
that's stranger than love itself.
No 3: The Royal Tenenbaums
With movies like Rushmore,
Wes Anderson mastered the hipster art of being whimsical and bizarre,
while also being totally ironic and deadpan.
The colorful people in The Royal Tenenbaums could only come from an artsy hipster's wonderful imagination.
Just to name a few,
the film brings together a suicidal tennis player, an erotic single father and a stone-faced playwright with nine and a half fingers.
They're dysfunctional, weird and gloomy bunch
but if there's even a little bit of hipster gene in you DNA, you'll want to be a part of this family.
No 2: Juno
Jason Reitman is known for making movies that epitomize today's world.
Juno is destined to become a time capsule for Generation Y
preserving the period where teen pregnancy might have been trendy and hipsters dominated in the movies.
Juno herself may be an exaggerated hipster with her over-the-top dialogue, hamburger phone and crush on Michael Cera.
At the same time, Juno encompasses all the insecurities teenagers endure
and the journey of self-discovery they must take to grow up.
Thus, Juno is both a product of its time and a movie for generations to come.
Before we take a look at our top pick,
here are a few honorable mentions.
No 1: Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation is the quintessential hipster movie,
centered on two lost souls that find each other and themselves in an unfamiliar setting.
The film covers virtually everything on the hipster checklist,
such as alternative rock music, the search for one's identity
and an ambiguous final note that all the self-proclaimed intellectuals in the audience will claim to understand.
This isn't a movie purely for the hipster demographic however,
it's for anybody going through a state of alienation and is looking for a helping hand to get them back on track.
So, do you agree with our list?
What is your favorite hipster movie?
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