From “Oldboy” to “The Intouchables,” explore 25 times American cinema butchered a beautiful foreign film. Discover how Hollywood remakes and mistranslations stripped these international masterpieces of their soul, subtlety, and cultural meaning.
This quiz isn’t here to coddle you with options. You’ll get a quote (maybe legendary, maybe sneaky), and it’s up to the film nerd in you to prove that you’ve got it.
Relive one of the most legendary years in film history with Before The New Millennium: The Greatest Movies Of 1999. This article revisits 25 iconic movies—from The Matrix and Fight Club to The Sixth Sense and Toy Story 2—that reshaped cinema, defined genres, and continue to influence movies and television today.
Hollywood loves big ideas, bold visions, and the promise of a blockbuster payday. What it doesn’t always love is what happens when those visions spiral into endless reshoots, technical experiments, and production chaos. Some movies creep over budget quietly. Others go straight through their financial limits and keep going.
Not every hero starts their journey with a tragic backstory, a billion-dollar suit, or a mysterious glowing object falling from the sky. Some are people who absolutely should not be trusted with the fate of reality—but somehow end up holding it anyway. These movies thrive on the idea that heroism isn’t about perfection, power, or even competence. It’s about stepping up when everyone expects you to sit down.
The 1980s were loud, ambitious, experimental, and emotionally fearless. From neon-lit crime sagas and groundbreaking sci-fi to prestige dramas and endlessly quotable comedies, these films didn’t just define the decade; they reshaped what movies could be.
Tired of predictable Hollywood romance? French directors understand that love isn't always pretty or simple. Thanks to platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime, MUBI, and Hulu, offering English subtitles, such classics are just a click away.
Movies from 2005 that studios would approach very differently today, thanks to shifting cultural expectations, representation standards, and evolving ideas about humor and storytelling.
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