Through Time — Films Rewatched to Test Their Lasting Brilliance

The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2025
After the Hunt
After the Hunt
2025
Faces in the Crowd
Faces in the Crowd
2011
Warm Bodies
Warm Bodies
2013
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
2006
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
2021
Fall for me
Fall for me
2025
Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle
2008
Altered
Altered
2025
The Old Guard
The Old Guard
2020
A Call to Spy
A Call to Spy
2020
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm
1994
The Cake Eaters
The Cake Eaters
2007
The Poker House
The Poker House
2008
Knives Out
Knives Out
2019
Misery
Misery
1990
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
2017
The Grudge 2
The Grudge 2
2006
Fireflies in the Garden
Fireflies in the Garden
2008
Ammonite
Ammonite
2020
Cymbeline
Cymbeline
2015
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
2011
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
Euphoria
Euphoria
2019
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025
Killer Elite
Killer Elite
2011
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
1997
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996
Commando
Commando
1985
Erased
Erased
2012
Another Earth
Another Earth
2011
Looper
Looper
2012
The Face of an Angel
The Face of an Angel
2015
The Vault
The Vault
2021
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum
2014
Based on a True Story
Based on a True Story
2017
T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting
2017
Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade
2009
Upside Down
Upside Down
2013
Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight
2014
War Dogs
War Dogs
2016
Galveston
Galveston
2018
The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun
2025
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation
2003
Snow Angels
Snow Angels
2007
Uncovered
Uncovered
1995
Prisoner's Daughter
Prisoner's Daughter
2023
Inside Man
Inside Man
2006
Cut Bank
Cut Bank
2015
My Summer of Love
My Summer of Love
2005
The Favourite
The Favourite
2018
No Good Deed
No Good Deed
2002
Predestination
Predestination
2015
The Yards
The Yards
2000
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006
The Trials of Cate McCall
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
Watcher
Watcher
2022
Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit
2019
15 Minutes
15 Minutes
2001
The Fourth Kind
The Fourth Kind
2009
Stone
Stone
2010
Widows
Widows
2018
2:37
2:37
2006
Vice
Vice
2018
The Last Face
The Last Face
2016
Legion
Legion
2010
Don Jon
Don Jon
2013
Safelight
Safelight
2016
A Night at the Roxbury
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
We Bought a Zoo
We Bought a Zoo
2011
Ghost World
Ghost World
2001
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
2010
The Watcher
The Watcher
2000
Fly Me to the Moon
Fly Me to the Moon
2024
Proxima
Proxima
2020
Berlin Syndrome
Berlin Syndrome
2017
La La Land
La La Land
2016
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
The Double
The Double
2011
Still Alice
Still Alice
2015
The Contractor
The Contractor
2022
Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth
2009
Nocebo
Nocebo
2022
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003
28 Days Later
28 Days Later
2003
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
End of Watch
End of Watch
2012
He Got Game
He Got Game
1998
The Backup Dancer
The Backup Dancer
2017
Sinners
Sinners
2025
Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace
1999
No Limit
No Limit
2022
Certain Women
Certain Women
2017
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria
2010
Horns
Horns
2014
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures
2009
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
2021
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
Byzantium
Byzantium
2013
The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard
2009
Skiptrace
Skiptrace
2016
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
2025
Diving
Diving
2017
Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen
2021
The Outrun
The Outrun
2024
Detachment
Detachment
2012
10 Cloverfield Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016
The King's Daughter
The King's Daughter
2022
Black Site
Black Site
2022
The Adopted
The Adopted
2011
Red Hot
Red Hot
1993
Hercules
Hercules
2014
The Rookies
The Rookies
2019
The Runaways
The Runaways
2010
Operation Finale
Operation Finale
2018
Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale
2002
The Italian Job
The Italian Job
2003
Love & Friendship
Love & Friendship
2016
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
2016
Marriage Story
Marriage Story
2019
Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black
1998
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch
2021
The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Lizzie
Lizzie
2018
Vi
Vi
2013
Lost Transmissions
Lost Transmissions
2020
On the Road
On the Road
2012
The Day I Saw Your Heart
The Day I Saw Your Heart
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
Dikkenek
Dikkenek
2006
Everybody's Fine
Everybody's Fine
2009
The Claim
The Claim
2001
The Astronaut's Wife
The Astronaut's Wife
1999
Under Paris
Under Paris
2024
The Mad Women's Ball
The Mad Women's Ball
2021
Spike Island
Spike Island
2015
Lights Out
Lights Out
2016
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do!
1996
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal
2007
Parts Per Billion
Parts Per Billion
2015
Irresistible
Irresistible
2006
The Tale
The Tale
2018
Vacancy
Vacancy
2007
28 Years Later
28 Years Later
2025
Dirty Girl
Dirty Girl
2011
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025
The Substance
The Substance
2024
Underwater
Underwater
2020
Afternoon Delight
Afternoon Delight
2013
Shank
Shank
2010
Hidden Love
Hidden Love
2009
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder
2008
Just Go with It
Just Go with It
2011
Little Women
Little Women
2019
Atonement
Atonement
2008
The Informer
The Informer
2019
Your Sister's Sister
Your Sister's Sister
2012
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
2007
Long Shot
Long Shot
2019
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise
2023
Eight Legged Freaks
Eight Legged Freaks
2002
Just Cause
Just Cause
1995
Paris Prestige
Paris Prestige
2017
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
2007
Big Eyes
Big Eyes
2014
Gideon's Daughter
Gideon's Daughter
2006
The Grey
The Grey
2012
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017
Greenberg
Greenberg
2010
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another
2025
Wind Chill
Wind Chill
2007
Good Fortune
Good Fortune
2025
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals
2016
Eternity
Eternity
2016
Away
Away
2017
Point Break
Point Break
1991
The Brass Teapot
The Brass Teapot
2012
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005
The Night Clerk
The Night Clerk
2020
A Quiet Place Part II
A Quiet Place Part II
2021
The Last Day
The Last Day
2004
A Perfect Getaway
A Perfect Getaway
2009
Paradise Hills
Paradise Hills
2019
The Invasion
The Invasion
2007
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
Wild Child
Wild Child
2008
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules
2000
Glorious 39
Glorious 39
2009
Len and Company
Len and Company
2016
Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance
2024
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010
Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad
2013
See How They Run
See How They Run
2022
Oxygen
Oxygen
2021
The Tomorrow Job
The Tomorrow Job
2023
Point Break
Point Break
2015
Black Mass
Black Mass
2015
Replicas
Replicas
2019
The Last Days of Disco
The Last Days of Disco
1998
Café Society
Café Society
2016
The Babysitter
The Babysitter
2017
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
2023
Young Adult
Young Adult
2011
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
2002
The Tomorrow War
The Tomorrow War
2021
Causeway
Causeway
2022
Palmer
Palmer
2021
In the Land of Women
In the Land of Women
2007
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
1999
North Country
North Country
2005
Seberg
Seberg
2020
Kill Me Three Times
Kill Me Three Times
2015
Cracks
Cracks
2009
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2004
Jupiter Ascending
Jupiter Ascending
2015
Proximity
Proximity
2020
Trapped
Trapped
2002
Nobody 2
Nobody 2
2025
Kaboom
Kaboom
2010
Celebrity
Celebrity
1998
The Wolfman
The Wolfman
2010
Paris
Paris
2008
Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe
2018
Powder Blue
Powder Blue
2009
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
2018
Hidden
Hidden
2015
The Messengers
The Messengers
2007
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding
2024
Doubt
Doubt
2008
Magic Magic
Magic Magic
2013
Chief of Station
Chief of Station
2024
Babylon
Babylon
2022
Unsane
Unsane
2018
57 Seconds
57 Seconds
2023
A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
Room of Death
Room of Death
2007
Sweet November
Sweet November
2001
Paper Man
Paper Man
2009
The Fighter
The Fighter
2010
Head in the Clouds
Head in the Clouds
2004
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001
Eden
Eden
2025
Pain Hustlers
Pain Hustlers
2023
Infinite
Infinite
2021
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything
2017
Margin Call
Margin Call
2011
Triple 9
Triple 9
2016
Psycho Beach Party
Psycho Beach Party
2001
Tears of the Sun
Tears of the Sun
2003
The Master
The Master
2012
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
2018
Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness
2024
The Jackal
The Jackal
1997
Snowboarder
Snowboarder
2003
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
2005
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah
2007
Canary Black
Canary Black
2024
Adventureland
Adventureland
2009
The Killer
The Killer
2008
Serena
Serena
2015
Sicario
Sicario
2015
Heretic
Heretic
2024
Bringing Up Bobby
Bringing Up Bobby
2011
.45
.45
2006
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
Franklyn
Franklyn
2009
Message from the King
Message from the King
2017
The Life of Chuck
The Life of Chuck
2025
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
Joy
Joy
2015
Shooting Fish
Shooting Fish
1998
Den of Thieves: Pantera
Den of Thieves: Pantera
2025
I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
2013
Blitz
Blitz
2011
House at the End of the Street
House at the End of the Street
2012
Watchmen
Watchmen
2009
Copshop
Copshop
2021
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
2025
Happiest Season
Happiest Season
2020
Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips
2013
Restraint
Restraint
2008
Death Defying Acts
Death Defying Acts
2008
Crimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future
2022
Womb
Womb
2011
The Old Guard 2
The Old Guard 2
2025
2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley
1996
Stiletto
Stiletto
2008
Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly
2002
Nightbitch
Nightbitch
2024
Tron: Ares
Tron: Ares
2025
The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009
Code 8
Code 8
2019
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025
Jumper
Jumper
2008
Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper
2016
Year One
Year One
2009
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
Scoop
Scoop
2006
Wasp Network
Wasp Network
2020
Insomnia
Insomnia
2002
The Woman in Cabin 10
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
Whiteout
Whiteout
2009
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
Atlas
Atlas
2024
K-PAX
K-PAX
2001
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
Click
Click
2006
The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear
2024
Leap Year
Leap Year
2010
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
2010
Hitchcock
Hitchcock
2012
Gone
Gone
2012
Materialists
Materialists
2025
The Flood
The Flood
2024
Jungle Cruise
Jungle Cruise
2021
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
2020
Vita & Virginia
Vita & Virginia
2019
Sergio
Sergio
2020
The Astronaut
The Astronaut
2025
Foe
Foe
2023
Junebug
Junebug
2005
An American Rhapsody
An American Rhapsody
2002
American Night
American Night
2021
My Son
My Son
2019
A Good Woman
A Good Woman
2005
Wonder Wheel
Wonder Wheel
2017
The Round Up
The Round Up
2010
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge
2016
Panic Room
Panic Room
2002
Camp X-Ray
Camp X-Ray
2014
Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions
1999
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
2006
The Snowman
The Snowman
2017
Battleship
Battleship
2012
Speak
Speak
2004
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004
Serendipity
Serendipity
2001
Welcome to the Rileys
Welcome to the Rileys
2011
Nobody
Nobody
2021
Haunted
Haunted
1996
Hainan ji fan
Hainan ji fan
2005
Chef
Chef
2014
CBGB
CBGB
2013
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
2015
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!
2016
The Road
The Road
2009
Dirty Angels
Dirty Angels
2024
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
2012
The Burnt Orange Heresy
The Burnt Orange Heresy
2020
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
Billionaire Boys Club
Billionaire Boys Club
2018
Laurel Canyon
Laurel Canyon
2003
Little Birds
Little Birds
2011
Every Jack Has a Jill
Every Jack Has a Jill
2009
Lady Bird
Lady Bird
2017
Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek
2005
The Ice Road
The Ice Road
2021
Bleeding Steel
Bleeding Steel
2017
Perfect Sense
Perfect Sense
2011
The Perfect Score
The Perfect Score
2004
Small Apartments
Small Apartments
2013
Honey Don't!
Honey Don't!
2025
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone
2010
Pitch Black
Pitch Black
2000
Annihilation
Annihilation
2018
Return of the Hero
Return of the Hero
2018
I Am Number Four
I Am Number Four
2011
JT LeRoy
JT LeRoy
2019
The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil
2022
Contraband
Contraband
2012
Monster
Monster
2004
The Way Back
The Way Back
2011
Equals
Equals
2015
Planet Terror
Planet Terror
2007
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect
2004
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Girl with All the Gifts
2017
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
2021
St. Trinian's
St. Trinian's
2007
Life
Life
2017
Sunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning
2009
The Salvation
The Salvation
2015
Lovelace
Lovelace
2013
Steve
Steve
2025
Snatch
Snatch
2001
Wild Mountain Thyme
Wild Mountain Thyme
2020
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Afterburn
Afterburn
2025
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy
2020
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
American Ultra
American Ultra
2015
My Brother the Pig
My Brother the Pig
1999
Closer
Closer
2004
Now Is Good
Now Is Good
2012
Jack & Diane
Jack & Diane
2012

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