6. "Split"
"Split"
Budget: $9 million Box office: $278 million
In the very successful thriller work of "Sixth Sense" director M. Knight Shyamalan in 2016, James McAvoy played Kevin with 24 personalities in "Split", although the film did not show each personality one by one, only about 7 personalities appeared, but James's superb acting skills in the same shot to play multiple roles were still well received by the audience.
What's even more impressive is that director M. Knight Shyamalan made "David Doon" Bruce Willis appear at the end of the film, laying a huge foreshadowing, so that fans who thought "Split" was an independent work immediately realized that it was in the same universe as "Thrilling" and would bring all the elements together in the third episode. And such a miraculous operation has also made many people praise Nai Dao as the strongest author of the self-created superhero universe in addition to Marvel and DC.
In fact, the protagonist of "Split" originally considered being performed by Jacqueline Phoenix of "Joker"! Isn't it also a good fit?
7. "Love, No Translation"
"Love, No Translation"
Budget: $4 million Box Office: $120 million
Love, No Translation is directed by Sophia Coppola, daughter of The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola, starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. It tells the story of a former middle-aged star, Bob Harris, and a young girl, Charlotte, who feels unprecedented loneliness due to their remoteness and language barrier, but when they meet, they have a very delicate feeling.
The film received four nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture and The Director Award, and finally won the Best Original Screenplay award. In order to create the feeling of "lost in Tokyo" like the title, when the film was released outside of Japan, all the Japanese dialogue in the film was not subtitled.
"Love, No Translation" and "Her"
If you've seen Joaquin Phoenix's "Her" and liked it, then you have to go back and look at "Love, No Translation", the two films are somewhat similar in terms of overall atmosphere, tone, picture, and feeling.
Why? Because their directors Spike Jones and Sophia Coppola were once husband and wife, many people believe that many parts of "Her" are "nostalgic" for "Love, no translation", and Scarlett Johansson is also an important element throughout these two works.
8. Mindcatcher
Mindcatcher
Budget: $10 million Box office: $225 million
Mindcatcher is directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Robin Williams and Matt Damon. The story tells the story of a rebellious and talented teenager with a talent for advanced mathematics, Will, with the help of professor Lambert, psychologist Thorne and friend Chuck, gradually open the long-closed heart, eliminate interpersonal barriers, and find self and love.
The film was nominated for nine Oscars that year, and eventually won the award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay, and the script was written by the two lead actors.
Throughout the Classic Hollywood movies, "smart people" are always described as crazy geniuses or mafia gang members, but Matt Damon's image does not quite match both of these, so few people at the time had expectations for this work. Unexpectedly, after the release, everyone found the plot very interesting, saying that "even if they are geniuses, there will be places where life is difficult, which does not mean that they do not have any troubles." ”
9. The Human Eradication Project
The Human Eradication Project
Budget: $3 million Box Office: $89 million
The Human Eradication Project is directed by James Demonak and starring Ethan Hawke and Lina Heidi. It tells the story of all crimes committed by the U.S. government in 2022, due to the overpopulation of the earth, and the 12 hours of a certain day of the following year, are legal.
Despite mixed reviews, the dystopian film's innovative theme of "legal killing" did attract the public to the theaters, earning 30 times the profit at the box office, followed by sequels such as "Human Purge Project 2: Anarchy", "Human Purge Project 3: Lawlessness", "Human Purge Project: Prequel" and so on.
10. "Hold Your Breath"
"Hold Your Breath"
Budget: $9.9 million Box office: $157 million
Hold Your Breath is directed by Feder Alvarez and starring Stephen Long and Jane Levy. It tells the story of three teenagers living in the slums, in order to leave the notorious Detroit, and decided to steal a blind veteran who retired from the army, and did not expect that the veteran would still have super skills even if he was blind, so that the group accidentally broke into the "breathless" night gag.
The film has received praise from all walks of life, mainly praising the film for presenting a full sense of tension under the limited space and simple plot, so that the audience feels a heavy spiritual squeeze, and the degree of horror exceeds that of many horror films. Due to the success of word-of-mouth, the director confirmed in 2016 that he would launch a sequel, and the producer said that this was definitely the best sequel idea he had ever heard.