Through Time — Films Rewatched to Test Their Lasting Brilliance

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

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