Through Time — Films Rewatched to Test Their Lasting Brilliance

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

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