Films to use in MEDIA CLASS
by OJT | created - 23 Aug 2014 | updated - 4 weeks ago | PublicHere's a recommendation of films to use in media educational class for youngsters and students. Filkms which has media as a main theme, and above all films which are great to use for educational due to upbuilding, structure, dramatization as well as discussion.
(Film til bruk i mediaundervisning som anbefales på grunn av dramaturgisk oppbygning, mediatema, diskusjonsgrunnlag, filmatiske virkemidler og andre sentrale temaer i media.)
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1. Disconnect (I) (2012)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today's wired world.
Director: Henry Alex Rubin | Stars: Jason Bateman, Jonah Bobo, Haley Ramm, Hope Davis
Votes: 78,132 | Gross: $7.44M
A mosaic-of-life film which beautifully depicts some of the challenges of social media with a very enganging plot. May be used on many levels; concequences of social media, youth use of social media, the anonymity problem of internet aso.
2. Mr. Nobody (2009)
R | 141 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn't choose, anything is possible.
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh-Dan Pham
Votes: 245,798 | Gross: $0.00M
An advanced gem of a mind bender film which quie possibly be life changing for young people in making future choices in life, involving the trouble of choices, regrets, about taking chances and chaos theory. Though having a non-linear upbilding and many parallell possible realities, tis film is one of the best ever made. Before showing it, make students open their minds, and be patient even if they don't understand everything along the way. They will be rewarded! A masterpiece!
3. Side by Side (2012)
Not Rated | 99 min | Documentary
The documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.
Director: Christopher Kenneally | Stars: Derek Ambrosi, Michael Ballhaus, Andrzej Bartkowiak, Dion Beebe
Votes: 13,717 | Gross: $0.03M
4. Benny's Video (1992)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama
A 14-year-old video enthusiast obsessed with violent films decides to make one of his own and show it to his parents, with tragic results.
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Arno Frisch, Angela Winkler, Ulrich Mühe, Ingrid Stassner
Votes: 18,609
Very controversial about dangers of "video violence" and ethics shown by parents. Will make aroused discussions in your class.
5. The Truman Show (1998)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Votes: 1,196,081 | Gross: $125.62M
Filmed before reality show "Big brother" this foresaw the dilemma of reality TV. But amazingly enough this film doesn't at all feel dated, but is still a great discussion-starter. Themes: Reality TV, TV ratings, human rights.
6. Blind (II) (2014)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
Forsaken in a new Oslo apartment, a frail blind woman battles to come to terms with her condition, as she slowly retracts into an elaborate fantasy bubble. Are her stories fanning her suspicions, or is this what total blindness looks like?
Director: Eskil Vogt | Stars: Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Henrik Rafaelsen, Vera Vitali, Marius Kolbenstvedt
Votes: 9,084
Quite amazingly different film about a blind woman and what she sences on what's going on around her. Great is you want to start discussions, but beware; not without controvercy.
7. In the House (2012)
R | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A high school French teacher is drawn into a precocious student's increasingly transgressive story about his relationship with a friend's family.
Director: François Ozon | Stars: Fabrice Luchini, Vincent Schmitt, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 34,303 | Gross: $0.35M
Amazing film showing a perfect story about a teacher wanting to inspire his students in doing better work, backfiring in a story which a students starts secret surveillance of a neighboring family.
8. Rope (1948)
Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two men attempt to prove they committed the perfect crime by hosting a dinner party after strangling their former classmate to death.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, John Dall, Farley Granger, Dick Hogan
Votes: 153,599
Amazing "one take" movie, made out of 8 reels of film. 5 of them are easy to recognize, the two ofters are impossible. Adresses ideas of "over- and sub-humans", but is mainly recommrnded due to perfect excitement upbuilding and pre planning of a film shooting.
9. In Order of Disappearance (2014)
R | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After his son is murdered by drug dealers, a snowplow driver starts seeking revenge.
Director: Hans Petter Moland | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Bruno Ganz, Pål Sverre Hagen, Jakob Oftebro
Votes: 29,137 | Gross: $0.05M
An amazingly funny black comedy with body count, coen-style, with a hidden theme lying underneath - men's trouble with communication. A great satrter for a discussion theme: Communication.
10. True Romance (1993)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In Detroit, a pop-culture nerd steals cocaine from his new wife's pimp and tries to sell it in Hollywood, prompting the mobsters who own the drugs to pursue the couple.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer
Votes: 242,445 | Gross: $12.28M
This Taranino-script filmed by Tony Scott is a loveable rich action romance which is loved by youths. A perfect tragic modern Romeo & Juliet" love story?
11. Rear Window (1954)
PG | 112 min | Mystery, Thriller
A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his Greenwich Village courtyard apartment window and, despite the skepticism of his fashion-model girlfriend, becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 521,974 | Gross: $36.76M
Fascinating surveillance story wich makes us gessing on how information may both mislead and start "truths" just based on the combination of seeing and believing. Loved by youths, because it enganges fantasy, and doesn't feel as dated as you would expect.
12. M (1931)
Passed | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Peter Lorre, Ellen Widmann, Inge Landgut, Otto Wernicke
Votes: 168,434 | Gross: $0.03M
The mere start of the film is a must in the up-building of suspence and camera techniqes, and shows the main ideas of film-noir. The use of "The hall of the mountain king" (Grieg) has never been more scary than here, even though it's just whistled. a masterpiece, though the whole film loses some of the momnetum made by the opening, which is one of the best ever made.
13. Run Lola Run (1998)
R | 80 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks.
Director: Tom Tykwer | Stars: Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup, Nina Petri
Votes: 206,962 | Gross: $7.27M
Amaing take on a non-linear story. What if-story playing with seconds.
14. State and Main (2000)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama
A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Rebecca Pidgeon, Michael Higgins
Votes: 22,180 | Gross: $6.92M
A great farce about a a large film company overtaking a small village to make a Hollywood production.
15. Man Bites Dog (1992)
NC-17 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.
Directors: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert, Hector Pappaert
Votes: 43,722 | Gross: $0.21M
Controversial filmabout a film maker folloing a psychotic serial killer in making a documentary. Will ensure a high risen debate, also on the violence.
16. One Night at McCool's (2001)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
Every man has a different recollection of the beautiful young woman who wreaked havoc on their lives during one heated night.
Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Mary Jo Smith, Michael Douglas
Votes: 31,311 | Gross: $6.29M
Amazing star studded dark comedy and femme fatale film, which makes men look like idiots and the femme fatale as a cunning swindler. It's well made non-linear stor which sees the same story from several men's perspective, showing how different views makes no told story the real truth. Amazingly the boys will love this film much better than the girls, due to it's sexist decpiction of how men see upon women. Great for discussion, and a very funny film.
17. The Act of Killing (2012)
Not Rated | 117 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
A documentary which challenges former Indonesian death-squad leaders to reenact their mass-killings in whichever cinematic genres they wish, including classic Hollywood crime scenarios and lavish musical numbers.
Directors: Joshua Oppenheimer, Anonymous, Christine Cynn | Stars: Anwar Congo, Herman Koto, Syamsul Arifin, Ibrahim Sinik
Votes: 40,804 | Gross: $0.49M
Amazing documentary of how a film theme actually makes non convicted torturists and killers in an dictatorship proudly explain how they acted during the killings. Won Oscar for best documentary.
18. Breach (2007)
PG-13 | 110 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
FBI upstart Eric O'Neill enters into a power game with his boss, Robert Hanssen, an agent who was put on trial for selling secrets to the Soviet Union.
Director: Billy Ray | Stars: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Dennis Haysbert, Laura Linney
Votes: 61,758 | Gross: $33.23M
A great depiction of a true story, also about work ethics. Should be shown after "Shattered glass" to comparison.
19. Shattered Glass (2003)
PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, History
The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.
Director: Billy Ray | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Zahn, Peter Sarsgaard
Votes: 37,646 | Gross: $2.22M
Script writer Billy Rays debut as director is the true story about a young jounalist in "The New Republic" which cooks stories, and is unmasked. Well liked by youths, and great for discussing media ethics. The dramatization is the same as in Billy Rays second feature "Breach", and this should be shown afterwards showing another take on telling a a true story with known outcome on film.
20. The Celebration (1998)
R | 105 min | Drama
At Helge's 60th birthday party, some unpleasant family truths are revealed.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen
Votes: 93,850 | Gross: $1.65M
A dogma film with extreme hand hel dacmera, which won Oscar for best foreign film. Amazingly the script is so enganging that the audience is kept on the edge of their seats, elling the idea of "Dogma" that you don't need advanced effects to tell a good story on film.
21. Gulabi Gang (2012)
96 min | Documentary
In Bundelkhand, India, a revolution is in the making among the poorest of the poor, as the fiery women of the Gulabi Gang empower themselves and take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption.
Directors: Nishtha Jain, Torstein Grude | Stars: Sampat Pal Devi, Ram Dulari, Devrati, Babu
Votes: 234
Amazing Norwegian documetary about fight for female rights in India, and especially the right of not being raped (!) and sold and make the society stop accepting it. Amazingly important, brave and life changing film.
22. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
R | 102 min | Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Votes: 898,619 | Gross: $3.64M
A film about addiction made in a MTV-setting, with amazing cutting effects.
23. The Social Network (2010)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Drama
As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara
Votes: 758,534 | Gross: $96.96M
The story of the start of facebook.
24. Panopticon (2012)
60 min | Documentary, News
Control on our daily lives increases and privacy is disappearing. How is this exactly happening and in which way will it effect all our lives?
Director: Peter Vlemmix | Stars: Peter Vlemmix, Inez Weski, Brenno de Winter, Fukami
Votes: 212
Good documentary on societys illegal surveillance, and how they gather information on us all.
25. A Separation (2011)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Payman Maadi, Leila Hatami, Sareh Bayat, Shahab Hosseini
Votes: 258,495 | Gross: $7.10M
Amazing film with a well old story from modern Iran, where we see changings protagonists along the film, amking it difficult to decide who is the ones having the best arguments in their conflicts. Won Oscar for best foreign film. A stunner in drama film making.
26. Headhunters (2011)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Aksel Hennie, Synnøve Macody Lund, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Julie R. Ølgaard
Votes: 106,968 | Gross: $1.20M
A great book-to-film action crime story, which amazes, and sent the director directly to Hollywood. Fast paced, smart, funny, exciting different and made on a small budget.
27. Burn After Reading (2008)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich
Votes: 353,173 | Gross: $60.36M
A dark and largely misunderstood Coen brothers-comedy which might be tough to extract the theme from though it's told right out at the end of the film. (Fighting the superficiial stupidity of today.) Great for discusson about what was this flm about, except entertainment. The casting was chosen in roles they ususally don't play.
28. Domino (2005)
R | 127 min | Action, Biography, Crime
A recounting of Domino Harvey's life story. The daughter of actor Laurence Harvey turned away from her career as a Ford model to become a bounty hunter.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramírez, Rizz Abbasi
Votes: 69,381 | Gross: $10.17M
Amazingly experimental effect filming of a true stoy made by Tony Scott. uses a strong color pallet and extreme clipping, as well as amazing story telling. Some might find the effect to be too extreme, and therefore might dislike the film - and they are, but this shows the future of film making.
29. The Third Man (1949)
Approved | 93 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard
Votes: 181,805 | Gross: $0.45M
A classic film-noir with epic film historic scenes and exceptional use of lights and shadows.
30. Tuba Atlantic (2010)
TV-MA | 25 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Everybody will die one day, but 70-year-old Oskar will die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a long-ago disagreement. Will he reach his brother, whom he believes live on... See full summary »
Director: Hallvar Witzø | Stars: Edvard Hægstad, Ingrid Viken, Terje Ranes, Ryan Adams
Votes: 810
Amazing award winning short story with ignites your imagination.
31. USA vs Al-Arian (2007)
Not Rated | 100 min | Documentary
USA vs AL-ARIAN is a close portrait of an Arab-American family facing terrorism charges leveled by the U.S. Government. The film shows a personal story of a family living in a society where... See full summary »
Director: Line Halvorsen | Stars: Abdullah Al-Arian, Laila Al-Arian, Lama Al-Arian, Nahla Al-Arian
Votes: 113
Shocking documentary about govermnet chasing of an innocent man. Great to use in these days paranoid terror chases.
32. The Bothersome Man (2006)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
In a strange city where every person seems content beyond reason a new man arrives in town and stirs up trouble by asking too many questions.
Director: Jens Lien | Stars: Trond Fausa, Petronella Barker, Per Schaanning, Birgitte Larsen
Votes: 18,066
Award winning film where lack of communication is severe.
33. The Music Never Stopped (2011)
PG | 105 min | Drama, Music
Tale of a father who struggles to bond with his estranged son Gabriel, after Gabriel suffers from a brain tumor that prevents him from forming new memories. With Gabriel unable to shed the ... See full summary »
Director: Jim Kohlberg | Stars: Lou Taylor Pucci, J.K. Simmons, Julia Ormond, Cara Seymour
Votes: 8,687 | Gross: $0.26M
Use of music as therapy.
34. Bang Bang You're Dead (2002)
R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Trevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.
Director: Guy Ferland | Stars: Tom Cavanagh, Ben Foster, Randy Harrison, Janel Moloney
Votes: 13,138
Amazing film which functions well, and not as dated as you might fear, about a bullying on a high school being exposed by a bullied making video tapes. Will mesmerize the students.
35. Talk Radio (1988)
R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller
A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley
Votes: 14,614 | Gross: $3.47M
Tells the dilemmas of direct media and callers live on air.
36. Veronica Guerin (2003)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An Irish journalist writes a series of stories about drug dealers.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Colin Farrell, Brenda Fricker, Ciarán Hinds
Votes: 21,890 | Gross: $1.57M
True story about IRA-writing journalist Veronica Guerin.
37. Polytechnique (2009)
Not Rated | 77 min | Crime, Drama, History
A dramatization of the 1989 Montréal Massacre, during which several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Maxim Gaudette, Sébastien Huberdeau, Karine Vanasse, Martin Watier
Votes: 19,007
38. Surveillance (I) (2008)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two FBI agents attempt to clarify the murders occurring in a desolate region. They approach the witnesses of the latest incident with the help of the local police. All of them hide something and all have wildly different stories to tell.
Director: Jennifer Lynch | Stars: Julia Ormond, Bill Pullman, Pell James, Caroline Aaron
Votes: 18,464 | Gross: $0.03M
Amazing debut film from David Lynch-daughter Jennifer, where first half is subime, and second half is quite disappointing. in beautiful camera angles where a story is told from several persons angles, slowly unraveling the mystery. The first half of the film is amazing, the second part could be cut out, since it's ruining the story.
39. All the President's Men (1976)
PG | 138 min | Drama, History, Thriller
"The Washington Post" reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Director: Alan J. Pakula | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam
Votes: 126,020 | Gross: $70.60M
The Pullitzer prize winning journalist work unraveling of the Watergate scandal.
40. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.
Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore
Votes: 72,897 | Gross: $3.97M
Dokumentary investigating the amazing story about an American music artist not knowing he is a big star in South Africa, not knowing he'still alive! Won Oscar.
41. In ascolto (2006)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Estranged by the degree of corporate influence within the largest U.S. listening station in the world, an aging NSA officer defects and mounts a clandestine counter-listening station high in the Italian alps.
Director: Giacomo Martelli | Stars: Michael Parks, Maya Sansa, Andrea Tidona, James Parks
Votes: 1,107
A hidden gem about the threats and dangers of illegal surveillance, and the dilemma on who works with the technology and their ethics. Tema is Eschelon. Great film for debates.
42. Man on Fire (2004)
R | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell
Votes: 389,511 | Gross: $77.91M
An amazing film due to use of experimental use of camera effects, enhanching the story of the film. Tony Scott has more of this fascinating experimental stuff, working both ways. He was sure way beyond others at the time.
43. Hitchcock (2012)
PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.
Director: Sacha Gervasi | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston
Votes: 79,217 | Gross: $6.01M
Should be paired with showing "Psycho", telling the story behind. Would work best after showing the film, obviously. Showing the geniality of Hitch and his life companion Alma's work on the film.
44. Psycho (1960)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, John Gavin
Votes: 718,156 | Gross: $32.00M
Made on a meager budget paid by Hitch himself, this made more money than almost any film, due to a cunning marketing plan and epic scnes inspiring film makers for years to come.
45. Cronicas (2004)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A suspense thriller about a reporter from Miami who travels to Ecuador in pursuit of a serial killer known as the "Monster of Babahoyo."
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: John Leguizamo, Alfred Molina, Leonor Watling, Damián Alcázar
Votes: 3,559 | Gross: $0.30M
A great take on media ethics, with a news team following the case of the childmurderer "The Monster of Babahoyo". The news team does both right and wrong thi ngs along the way, but more or less ends up like a "walking cathastrophy" of a news team. Amazingly underrated media critique film, though it was Oscar nominated.
46. Edtv (1999)
PG-13 | 122 min | Comedy, Drama
A video store clerk agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a television show.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Geoffrey Blake, Gail Boggs
Votes: 45,022 | Gross: $22.36M
47. The Front Page (1974)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A ruthless editor tries to get his top reporter to cover one more crime story before retirement.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Susan Sarandon, Vincent Gardenia
Votes: 15,294 | Gross: $17.30M
48. The Insider (1999)
R | 157 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a 60 Minutes exposé on Big Tobacco.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora
Votes: 180,172 | Gross: $28.97M
This 7 Oscar-nominee is a true whistleblower story about the tobacco industry, and the threats made against a scientist trying to prevent him talking to a journalist to go on CBS-news show "60 minutes". It also involves the dilemma on CBS being threatened to be sued or even bought by the tobacco industry. Also contains a smearing campain.
49. It Follows (2014)
R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young woman is followed by an unknown supernatural force after a sexual encounter.
Director: David Robert Mitchell | Stars: Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe
Votes: 268,900 | Gross: $14.67M
Reason: The nature of this film, and the ideas behind making a psychological and scary film with low budget and exceptional styling.
50. The Death of a Working Man's Newspaper (2000)
50 min | Documentary
"The death of a working man's newspaper" was the irate headline chosen by Mats Ekdahl, the editor-in chief, for the edition of Arbetet on Saturday September 23rd. 2000 when the betrayal was complete.
Directors: Erik Bäfving, Fredrik Gertten
Votes: 9
51. Truth (I) (2015)
R | 125 min | Biography, Drama, History
Newsroom drama detailing the 2004 CBS "60 Minutes" report investigating then-President George W. Bush's military service, and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.
Director: James Vanderbilt | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Dennis Quaid, Elisabeth Moss
Votes: 21,232 | Gross: $2.54M
52. Civil War (2024)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman
Votes: 44,191
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