Through Time — Films Rewatched to Test Their Lasting Brilliance

The Backup Dancer
The Backup Dancer
2017
Annihilation
Annihilation
2018
The Snowman
The Snowman
2017
Gone
Gone
2012
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
2006
Greenland
Greenland
2021
Loser
Loser
1996
Seberg
Seberg
2020
Gardens of the Night
Gardens of the Night
2008
Scoop
Scoop
2006
Celebrity
Celebrity
1998
The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer
2010
Sweet November
Sweet November
2001
Causeway
Causeway
2022
Still Alice
Still Alice
2015
Shooting Fish
Shooting Fish
1998
Certain Women
Certain Women
2017
Point Break
Point Break
1991
Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit
2019
See How They Run
See How They Run
2022
Ammonite
Ammonite
2020
Captain Phillips
Captain Phillips
2013
Ghost World
Ghost World
2001
Looper
Looper
2012
Sinners
Sinners
2025
K-PAX
K-PAX
2001
Snatch
Snatch
2001
Wonder Wheel
Wonder Wheel
2017
Wasp Network
Wasp Network
2020
The Day I Saw Your Heart
The Day I Saw Your Heart
2011
Watchmen
Watchmen
2009
Death Defying Acts
Death Defying Acts
2008
Shank
Shank
2010
On the Road
On the Road
2012
Cruel Intentions
Cruel Intentions
1999
The Vault
The Vault
2021
Materialists
Materialists
2025
The Woman in Cabin 10
The Woman in Cabin 10
2025
Oxygen
Oxygen
2021
Just Cause
Just Cause
1995
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
2012
Message from the King
Message from the King
2017
The Favourite
The Favourite
2018
Little Birds
Little Birds
2011
Vi
Vi
2013
Battleship
Battleship
2012
Eternity
Eternity
2025
The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book
2016
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation
2003
Atlas
Atlas
2024
Uncovered
Uncovered
1995
Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
2007
The Claim
The Claim
2001
Marty Supreme
Marty Supreme
2025
Hitchcock
Hitchcock
2012
The Old Guard
The Old Guard
2020
Hot Fuzz
Hot Fuzz
2007
Brokedown Palace
Brokedown Palace
1999
In the Valley of Elah
In the Valley of Elah
2007
Erased
Erased
2012
Palmer
Palmer
2021
Serendipity
Serendipity
2001
2:37
2:37
2006
We Bought a Zoo
We Bought a Zoo
2011
End of Watch
End of Watch
2012
Planet Terror
Planet Terror
2007
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019
Wake Up Dead Man
Wake Up Dead Man
2025
Nobody 2
Nobody 2
2025
The Grudge 2
The Grudge 2
2006
Prisoner's Daughter
Prisoner's Daughter
2023
Proximity
Proximity
2020
Kill Me Three Times
Kill Me Three Times
2015
The Adopted
The Adopted
2011
Tron: Ares
Tron: Ares
2025
Black Mass
Black Mass
2015
Crimes of the Future
Crimes of the Future
2022
Galveston
Galveston
2018
The Most Hated Woman in America
The Most Hated Woman in America
2017
The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear
2024
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
2006
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008
Killing Me Softly
Killing Me Softly
2002
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
1993
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005
Inside Man
Inside Man
2006
Lights Out
Lights Out
2016
The Flood
The Flood
2024
Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance
2024
Crime 101
Crime 101
2026
St. Trinian's
St. Trinian's
2007
Paris
Paris
2008
Battle in Seattle
Battle in Seattle
2008
Mercy
Mercy
2026
Womb
Womb
2011
Unsane
Unsane
2018
The Brass Teapot
The Brass Teapot
2012
Shelter
Shelter
2026
28 Years Later
28 Years Later
2025
The Informer
The Informer
2019
The Outrun
The Outrun
2024
Dutch Kills
Dutch Kills
2015
Two for the Money
Two for the Money
2005
The Yards
The Yards
2000
Replicas
Replicas
2019
The Jackal
The Jackal
1997
Cracks
Cracks
2009
Point Break
Point Break
2015
Kaboom
Kaboom
2010
Upside Down
Upside Down
2013
Don Jon
Don Jon
2013
After the Hunt
After the Hunt
2025
The Woman in the Window
The Woman in the Window
2021
The Cake Eaters
The Cake Eaters
2007
2 Days in the Valley
2 Days in the Valley
1996
The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howard
2009
Legion
Legion
2010
Love & Friendship
Love & Friendship
2016
Nightbitch
Nightbitch
2024
La La Land
La La Land
2016
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring
2004
The Babysitter
The Babysitter
2017
In the Land of Women
In the Land of Women
2007
Life
Life
2017
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up
2021
Camp X-Ray
Camp X-Ray
2014
Steve
Steve
2025
Lost Transmissions
Lost Transmissions
2020
Den of Thieves: Pantera
Den of Thieves: Pantera
2025
Eight Legged Freaks
Eight Legged Freaks
2002
Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy
2020
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria
2010
Skiptrace
Skiptrace
2016
The Grey
The Grey
2012
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm
1994
The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun
2025
Mercy
Mercy
2000
Diving
Diving
2017
He Got Game
He Got Game
1998
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise
2023
Wolf Creek
Wolf Creek
2005
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018
T2 Trainspotting
T2 Trainspotting
2017
A Million Ways to Die in the West
A Million Ways to Die in the West
2014
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Knockin' on Heaven's Door
1997
A Quiet Place Part II
A Quiet Place Part II
2021
Good Fortune
Good Fortune
2025
Nobody
Nobody
2021
Chef
Chef
2014
The Wolfman
The Wolfman
2010
Closer
Closer
2004
Haunted
Haunted
1996
Powder Blue
Powder Blue
2009
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998
A Working Man
A Working Man
2025
Glorious 39
Glorious 39
2009
Winged Creatures
Winged Creatures
2009
Predator: Badlands
Predator: Badlands
2025
Detachment
Detachment
2012
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules
2000
The Aviator
The Aviator
2004
Now Is Good
Now Is Good
2012
Eat Pray Love
Eat Pray Love
2010
Canary Black
Canary Black
2024
10 Cloverfield Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016
Trainspotting
Trainspotting
1996
28 Days Later
28 Days Later
2003
A Good Woman
A Good Woman
2005
Warm Bodies
Warm Bodies
2013
Byzantium
Byzantium
2013
Asteroid City
Asteroid City
2023
The Fourth Kind
The Fourth Kind
2009
The Yellow Handkerchief
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009
The Contractor
The Contractor
2022
Snowboarder
Snowboarder
2003
Len and Company
Len and Company
2016
Die My Love
Die My Love
2025
The Round Up
The Round Up
2010
Red Hot
Red Hot
1993
Psycho Beach Party
Psycho Beach Party
2001
Franklyn
Franklyn
2009
Welcome to the Rileys
Welcome to the Rileys
2011
Moonlight Serenade
Moonlight Serenade
2009
Lovelace
Lovelace
2013
The Gorge
The Gorge
2025
The Tomorrow Job
The Tomorrow Job
2023
Afternoon Delight
Afternoon Delight
2013
Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
2018
The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch
2021
Dalloway
Dalloway
2025
Love Lies Bleeding
Love Lies Bleeding
2024
Wind Chill
Wind Chill
2007
No Good Deed
No Good Deed
2002
Wild Child
Wild Child
2008
Stiletto
Stiletto
2008
Eternity
Eternity
2016
Dirty Girl
Dirty Girl
2011
Room of Death
Room of Death
2007
Play Dirty
Play Dirty
2025
Jack & Diane
Jack & Diane
2012
Taking Lives
Taking Lives
2004
My Son
My Son
2019
Sergio
Sergio
2020
Blitz
Blitz
2011
.45
.45
2006
Nomadland
Nomadland
2021
Another Earth
Another Earth
2011
Afterburn
Afterburn
2025
Winter's Bone
Winter's Bone
2010
The King's Daughter
The King's Daughter
2022
Operation Finale
Operation Finale
2018
Underwater
Underwater
2020
Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
1999
The Life of Chuck
The Life of Chuck
2025
The Rookies
The Rookies
2019
Clouds of Sils Maria
Clouds of Sils Maria
2014
Gangster Squad
Gangster Squad
2013
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008
Small Apartments
Small Apartments
2013
The Rip
The Rip
2026
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
2021
The Way Back
The Way Back
2011
The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass
2007
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There
2001
The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme
2025
Click
Click
2006
Anesthesia
Anesthesia
2015
Altered
Altered
2025
A Perfect Getaway
A Perfect Getaway
2009
Fountain of Youth
Fountain of Youth
2025
The Fighter
The Fighter
2010
An American Rhapsody
An American Rhapsody
2002
Paper Man
Paper Man
2009
Kinds of Kindness
Kinds of Kindness
2024
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
2025
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
2001
No Limit
No Limit
2022
Stone
Stone
2010
The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew
2026
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta
2006
The Killer
The Killer
2008
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
2002
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003
CBGB
CBGB
2013
American Night
American Night
2021
Under Paris
Under Paris
2024
Babylon
Babylon
2022
The Messengers
The Messengers
2007
Greenland 2: Migration
Greenland 2: Migration
2026
Horns
Horns
2014
Honey Don't!
Honey Don't!
2025
Every Jack Has a Jill
Every Jack Has a Jill
2009
Notes on a Scandal
Notes on a Scandal
2007
American Ultra
American Ultra
2015
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drop Dead Gorgeous
1999
Spike Island
Spike Island
2015
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
2010
My Summer of Love
My Summer of Love
2005
Atonement
Atonement
2008
Chief of Station
Chief of Station
2024
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
2018
Irresistible
Irresistible
2006
Head in the Clouds
Head in the Clouds
2004
Sunshine Cleaning
Sunshine Cleaning
2009
Hail, Caesar!
Hail, Caesar!
2016
The Trials of Cate McCall
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
My Brother the Pig
My Brother the Pig
1999
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
2011
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
2010
Hidden
Hidden
2015
Nothing But the Truth
Nothing But the Truth
2009
Sicario
Sicario
2015
Nocebo
Nocebo
2022
JT LeRoy
JT LeRoy
2019
Monster
Monster
2004
Tears of the Sun
Tears of the Sun
2003
The Perfect Score
The Perfect Score
2004
The Last Days of Disco
The Last Days of Disco
1998
The Runaways
The Runaways
2010
The Poker House
The Poker House
2008
Stonehearst Asylum
Stonehearst Asylum
2014
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder
2008
Leap Year
Leap Year
2010
Based on a True Story
Based on a True Story
2017
War Dogs
War Dogs
2016
Just Go with It
Just Go with It
2011
Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen
2021
Dirty Angels
Dirty Angels
2024
Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter
2020
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect
2004
Black Site
Black Site
2022
Away
Away
2017
Gideon's Daughter
Gideon's Daughter
2006
The Lone Ranger
The Lone Ranger
2013
The Smashing Machine
The Smashing Machine
2025
Hacksaw Ridge
Hacksaw Ridge
2016
The Road
The Road
2009
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005
Copshop
Copshop
2021
Doubt
Doubt
2008
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
2012
Equals
Equals
2015
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
2005
Café Society
Café Society
2016
Misery
Misery
1990
Long Shot
Long Shot
2019
Infinite
Infinite
2021
Big Eyes
Big Eyes
2014
Paris Prestige
Paris Prestige
2017
Bringing Up Bobby
Bringing Up Bobby
2011
Snow Angels
Snow Angels
2007
Triple 9
Triple 9
2016
Junebug
Junebug
2005
A Call to Spy
A Call to Spy
2020
Young Adult
Young Adult
2011
The Wonderers
The Wonderers
2025
Nocturnal Animals
Nocturnal Animals
2016
The Wandering Earth
The Wandering Earth
2019
The Ice Road
The Ice Road
2021
Faces in the Crowd
Faces in the Crowd
2011
Contraband
Contraband
2012
The Last Face
The Last Face
2016
The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club
2025
Beautiful
Beautiful
2009
15 Minutes
15 Minutes
2001
Joy
Joy
2015
Foe
Foe
2023
The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
2003
Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots
2018
North Country
North Country
2005
The Tale
The Tale
2018
Florence Foster Jenkins
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016
Hellfire
Hellfire
2026
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
2025
Paradise Hills
Paradise Hills
2019
The Old Guard 2
The Old Guard 2
2025
Lady Bird
Lady Bird
2017
F1: The Movie
F1: The Movie
2025
A Private Life
A Private Life
2026
The Double
The Double
2011
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Girl with All the Gifts
2017
The School for Good and Evil
The School for Good and Evil
2022
I Could Never Be Your Woman
I Could Never Be Your Woman
2007
57 Seconds
57 Seconds
2023
Widows
Widows
2018
The Astronaut
The Astronaut
2025
Berlin Syndrome
Berlin Syndrome
2017
Fly Me to the Moon
Fly Me to the Moon
2024
The Substance
The Substance
2024
Eden
Eden
2025
Vita & Virginia
Vita & Virginia
2019
The Face of an Angel
The Face of an Angel
2015
Jungle Cruise
Jungle Cruise
2021
Vice
Vice
2018
Little Women
Little Women
2019
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
2025
Cut Bank
Cut Bank
2015
Whiteout
Whiteout
2009
Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale
2002
Hidden Love
Hidden Love
2009
Safelight
Safelight
2016
The Last Day
The Last Day
2004
Happiest Season
Happiest Season
2020
Lizzie
Lizzie
2018
The Greatest Showman
The Greatest Showman
2017
The Master
The Master
2012
Insomnia
Insomnia
2002
House at the End of the Street
House at the End of the Street
2012
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
Relay
Relay
2025
Shock and Awe
Shock and Awe
2018
Magic in the Moonlight
Magic in the Moonlight
2014
Return of the Hero
Return of the Hero
2018
One Battle After Another
One Battle After Another
2025
I Am Number Four
I Am Number Four
2011
Pain Hustlers
Pain Hustlers
2023
Your Sister's Sister
Your Sister's Sister
2012
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
2026
Commando
Commando
1985
Knives Out
Knives Out
2019
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
2005
Adventureland
Adventureland
2009
Superman Returns
Superman Returns
2006
28 Weeks Later
28 Weeks Later
2007
Magic Magic
Magic Magic
2013
Billionaire Boys Club
Billionaire Boys Club
2018
Everybody's Fine
Everybody's Fine
2009
Code 3
Code 3
2025
Marriage Story
Marriage Story
2019
Jupiter Ascending
Jupiter Ascending
2015
Fireflies in the Garden
Fireflies in the Garden
2008
Bleeding Steel
Bleeding Steel
2017
Cymbeline
Cymbeline
2015
The Amateur
The Amateur
2025
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate
1997
Year One
Year One
2009
Margin Call
Margin Call
2011
The Mad Women's Ball
The Mad Women's Ball
2021
Restraint
Restraint
2008
Perfect Sense
Perfect Sense
2011
The Night Clerk
The Night Clerk
2020
The Watcher
The Watcher
2000
Hainan ji fan
Hainan ji fan
2005
Jumper
Jumper
2008
Heretic
Heretic
2024
Parts Per Billion
Parts Per Billion
2015
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do!
1996
Hercules
Hercules
2014
Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black
1998
The Salvation
The Salvation
2015
A Night at the Roxbury
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
Personal Shopper
Personal Shopper
2016
Greenberg
Greenberg
2010
Kill Me Again
Kill Me Again
2025
The Italian Job
The Italian Job
2003
Watcher
Watcher
2022
Dikkenek
Dikkenek
2006
Serena
Serena
2015
The Invasion
The Invasion
2007
Code 8
Code 8
2019
Vacancy
Vacancy
2007
Speak
Speak
2004
The Astronaut's Wife
The Astronaut's Wife
1999
The Million Dollar Hotel
The Million Dollar Hotel
2000
Wild Mountain Thyme
Wild Mountain Thyme
2020
Pitch Black
Pitch Black
2000
Proxima
Proxima
2020
Panic Room
Panic Room
2002
Trapped
Trapped
2002
Absolutely Anything
Absolutely Anything
2017
The Burnt Orange Heresy
The Burnt Orange Heresy
2020
The Tomorrow War
The Tomorrow War
2021
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
2009
Laurel Canyon
Laurel Canyon
2003
Fall for me
Fall for me
2025
Euphoria
Euphoria
2019
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025
Killer Elite
Killer Elite
2011

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