Through Time — Films Rewatched to Test Their Lasting Brilliance

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

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