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Some movies just become classics the second they are released into theaters. Recent examples include a certain superhero from Wakanda who, according to IndieWire, could be a serious contender at this year's Oscars ceremony.
In the past few years, as everything's gone digital, we've been treated to some pretty awesome movies. We've gone into dreams within dreams within dreams to plant thoughts and ideas. We've seen groups of superheroes be brought together by a bunch of different movies that all form one larger narrative. We've seen movies that were edited to look like one continuous shot and told the story of a has-been actor in real time. We've seen old movie franchises from the '70s and '80s get rebooted for the modern day with CGI effects and entirely new contexts. We've seen all kinds of movies in the past few years and a lot of them have become instant classics.
Only the biggest film buff who's been going out to the movies to catch every new release for the past few years will be able to name all of these modern classics from the current decade. So, grab some popcorn, take a trip down memory lane, and give it a go!
What heist movie is set in people's dreams?
According to IMDb, this movie was written and directed by Christopher Nolan, the man behind Christian Bale's trilogy of movies as Batman, and it was released in 2010. So, Nolan made this movie based on his own original concept about stealing ideas from people's dreams between The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. Those movies were, respectively, the second and third chapters of Nolan's Batman trilogy, according to its Wikipedia page. Since this was a big budget movie with an original concept, it was seen as a risk by the studio. What heist movie is set in people's dreams?
What superhero movie is set in the fictional nation of Wakanda?
According to Box Office Mojo, this superhero movie is the second highest grossing movie of 2018 so far, behind only Avengers: Infinity War, with a total worldwide box office gross of over $1.3 billion. Those two movies were two of the three movies released in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movie franchise in 2018, according to Wikipedia. This character made his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War back in 2016, according to IMDb, before getting his own movie written and directed by Ryan Coogler, who previously directed Creed. What MCU superhero movie is set in the fictional nation of Wakanda?
What is Damien Chazelle's Golden Age-style musical?
According to IMDb, Damien Chazelle wrote and directed this movie, his passion project, two years after making his debut with the movie Whiplash starring Miles Teller and JK Simmons as a jazz drum student and his teacher, respectively. This musical made over $400 million at the worldwide box office, according to Box Office Mojo. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone previously starred in Crazy Stupid Love before making this movie, according to IMDb. According to Wikipedia, this movie was the subject of a mistake at the Oscars where the wrong film was named as a winner. What is Damien Chazelle's Golden Age style musical?
Which Harry Potter spin-off recently got a sequel?
A sequel to this movie was recently released, according to IMDb, with the subtitle The Crimes of Grindelwald. According to Box Office Mojo, this first movie grossed over $800 million at the global box office, so that sequel was pretty much inevitable. IMDb lists this movie and its sequel's screenwriter as JK Rowling, making the first time she has jumped from writing novels to writing for the big screen. According to IMDb, actor Eddie Redmayne from the Stephen Hawking movie The Theory of Everything stars in this spin off. Which spin off movie Harry Potter franchise recently got a sequel?
In what movie did Sandra Bullock get lost in space?
According to IMDb, the director of this movie, Alfonso Cuaron, is back with another Oscar contender called Roma. This one, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as two astronauts who get marooned in space after an unexpected flurry of debris hits their equipment and sends them out flying. This movie isn't really science fiction, since it is based on scientific fact and set very much in our world. Still, Wikipedia and IMDb do still both describe this movie as a science fiction thriller. In what science fiction movie from 2013 did Sandra Bullock and George Clooney get lost in space?
What is this social thriller?
According to IMDb, this Oscar winning social thriller from 2017 was written and directed by Jordan Peele, who was previously best known for his Comedy Central sketch show Key and Peele. So, this movie was a huge left turn for him. He went from making silly comedy to directing a thriller that touched on serious, current social issues. According to Wikipedia, Peele won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for this movie, while the star Daniel Kaluuya was nominated for the Best Actor award that ended up going to Gary Oldman. What is the name of this social thriller?
What movie pitted Christian Bale's Batman against Tom Hardy's Bane?
According to IMDb, this was the final chapter of the Batman trilogy that Christopher Nolan directed. It started with Batman Begins, then hit the big time with The Dark Knight, before finally heading into its swansong with this third part of the trilogy. According to Box Office Mojo, this movie was one of the earliest movies in film history to gross over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. Wikipedia lists Tom Hardy as a regular Nolan collaborator: Inception, Dunkirk, and of course, this movie. Which movie in The Dark Knight trilogy pitted Christian Bale's Batman against Tom Hardy's Bane?
What epic western finally won Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar?
Before this epic revisionist western movie came along, it had become sort of a running joke in the film industry (and a popular internet meme) that Leonardo DiCaprio kept delivering Oscar caliber performances and not winning an Oscar. According to IMDb, he was nominated for Oscars for such movies as The Wolf of Wall Street and The Aviator (both of which were directed by Martin Scorsese) and Blood Diamond before he finally won an Oscar for Best Actor for his performance in this movie. The movie was also a box office hit, according to Box Office Mojo. What epic western finally won Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar?
What movie sent Matthew McConaughey into space?
This epic sci fi movie stars Matthew McConaughey as a farmer who is sent on a mission in a near future to find a new home for humans after Earth's natural resources run out. According to IMDb, it was directed by Christopher Nolan in 2014, two years after he concluded his Batman trilogy with the movie The Dark Knight Rises. According to the movie's Wikipedia page, this one was being developed by Steven Spielberg before it was passed on to Christopher Nolan, who rewrote it to be a mind bending Christopher Nolan movie. What movie sent Matthew McConaughey into space?
Which Tarantino spaghetti western stars Jamie Foxx?
According to Box Office Mojo, this spaghetti western pastiche is the highest grossing movie ever directed by Quentin Tarantino with a worldwide gross of over $425 million on a budget of $100 million. According to IMDb, Christoph Waltz won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the dentist outlaw Dr. King Schultz in this movie. Also on IMDb, it states that Will Smith was actually Tarantino's top choice for the title role, but he turned it down and the role went to Jamie Foxx. Which Quentin Tarantino spaghetti western movie stars Jamie Foxx and Christoph Waltz?
What is this dark comedy?
This movie tells the story of a mother who wants justice for her daughter and it was a huge hit with the critics and the Oscar voters. At this year's Academy Awards ceremony, Frances McDormand was honored with the Best Actress award and Sam Rockwell was given the Best Supporting Actor award. IMDb lists the director and writer of the movie as Martin McDonagh, who has also directed the similarly acclaimed dark comedies In Bruges and Seven Psychopaths. He is better known as a playwright than as a filmmaker, but his films are well known. What is this dark comedy?
Which movie teamed up Marvel Comics' cosmic heroes?
According to the movie's Wikipedia page, Marvel Studios execs were reluctant to give this one a go, since the lead characters were among the lesser known comic book properties. It was going to be the first superhero movie set in space, which made it as far removed from the Avengers, Earth's mightiest heroes, as possible. However, as the $700 million worldwide box office gross given by Box Office Mojo shows, those lesser known characters very quickly joined the better known and more popular characters in the Marvel Comics universe. Which movie in the MCU teamed up Marvel Comics' cosmic heroes?
What movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort?
According to IMDb, this was one of the times that Leonardo DiCaprio starred in a movie and got nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, but didn't win it. He would win the next year for The Revenant, but this dark comedy about a stockbroker in the '80s didn't earn him a gong. According to Wikipedia, this movie takes its title and story from the memoirs of Jordan Belfort, which was adapted into a screenplay by Boardwalk Empire creator Terence Winter and then filmed with Martin Scorsese in the director's chair. What movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort?
What movie stars JK Simmons as a jazz drum teacher?
According to IMDb, this was the directorial debut of Damien Chazelle, the guy who would go on to direct La La Land and First Man, and it won JK Simmons an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Mr. Fletcher the drum teacher. IMDb also lists the standup comic Paul Reiser among the movie's cast. Reiser has since gone on to join the cast of Netflix's science fiction drama series Stranger Things. But it's Miles Teller who is the movie's star, according to its IMDb page. What drama movie stars JK Simmons as a jazz drum teacher?
What was Bradley Cooper's directorial debut?
According to Box Office Mojo, this movie, which is the first ever to be directed by The Hangover star Bradley Cooper, has grossed over $300 million at the worldwide box office. Plus, according to IMDb, there is a lot of Oscar buzz around the movie in the lead up to awards season. IMDb also lists the star of this movie as Lady Gaga, who is typically known for her pop music and not her acting. Still, she has acted before, including in AHS, and according to Wikipedia, her performance in this movie has been acclaimed by critics. What was Bradley Cooper's directorial debut?
Which Michael Keaton dramedy is edited as one continuous shot?
According to IMDb, Michael Keaton was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for this movie, in which he plays a has-been actor named Riggan Thomson who was once a big movie star with his own superhero franchise. However, Keaton lost the award to Eddie Redmayne for his performance as Stephen Hawking in the biopic The Theory of Everything. According to IMDb, the cast also includes Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Ryan, Naomi Watts, and Andrea Riseborough. Which dark comedy movie starring Michael Keaton is edited to look as though it was filmed in one continuous shot?
What is this Rocky spin-off?
This movie is a spin off of the Rocky movie franchise and it tells the story of Apollo Creed's son as he is trained by Rocky Balboa. In the earlier Rocky movies, Apollo Creed was Rocky's rival and later his trainer. So, now, with Rocky training Apollo's son, it is sort of a passing of the torch. According to IMDb, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler directed this movie. This movie's star Michael B. Jordan was, according to Wikipedia, cast in Black Panther after Coogler requested Marvel to let him work with him again. What is this spin off of the Rocky movie franchise?
What is this Freddie Mercury biopic?
According to Box Office Mojo's data, with a worldwide gross of over $500 million, this biopic of Freddie Mercury has become the highest grossing biopic of a musician ever made. It has overtaken Straight Outta Compton, which according to Box Office Mojo's data, grossed just over $200 million, so this Freddie Mercury movie has become the highest grossing biopic of a musician by quite a lot. According to Deadline, there is some Oscar buzz around Rami Malek for his performance in the lead role of Freddie Mercury in the movie. What is the name of this 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic?
What is this hit all-female comedy?
According to Box Office Mojo, this movie grossed over $200 million at the worldwide box office back in 2011, which is a lot for a comedy movie. According to Wikipedia, Judd Apatow was so impressed by Kristen Wiig's performance in a small role in his movie Knocked Up that he asked her if she had any movie ideas of her own and encouraged her to write a screenplay. That screenplay would eventually go on to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, while Melissa McCarthy was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. What is this hit all female comedy?
What is this iPod jukebox action musical?
According to Wikipedia, Edgar Wright got to work on this movie after he left Marvel Studio's Ant-Man movie. In a way, this movie invented a whole new genre, because it's a jukebox musical in that it's a musical comprised of music that already exists, but it has an iPod instead of a jukebox and the iPod is being listened to by one of the characters, so the music is actually a part of the story. The movie is also a heist movie and an action movie and a comedy movie and a car movie, so it's a bunch of different things. What is this iPod jukebox action musical?
What is Quentin Tarantino's claustrophobic spaghetti western?
According to the movie's Wikipedia page, Quentin Tarantino began writing this story as a sequel to his previous spaghetti western movie, Django Unchained. It wasn't even a movie in this early stage of its development; it was initially written as a novel. However, it was changed to an original story with no links to Django Unchained and written as a movie when Tarantino realized that the Django character from the earlier movie actually would not fit into this story. According to IMDb, the movie was nominated for three Oscars and won one for Best Original Score. What is Quentin Tarantino's claustrophobic spaghetti western?
What is the title of this Neil Armstrong biopic?
Rotten Tomatoes has assigned this biopic of Neil Armstrong, the first man who walked on the Moon, a "fresh" approval rating of 88%. According to Box Office Mojo, despite all the critical acclaim, this movie has been lagging at the box office, as it was produced for a budget of around $59 million and has only grossed around $99 million. It is not a total loss, but it has been labeled a disappointment on Wikipedia. IMDb lists La La Land and Whiplash director Damien Chazelle as the director of this movie. What is the title of this Neil Armstrong biopic?
Which Wolverine movie got an Oscar nomination?
When this Wolverine movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the move was called "a significant breakthrough" in an article by Vulture, because comic book movies do not usually get any awards recognition. It is this Wolverine movie's Oscar nomination that has some commentators, including IndieWire, believing that the critically acclaimed and wildly popular Black Panther has a serious chance at the Oscars this year. This movie, according to IMDb, will be Hugh Jackman's final appearance in the role of Wolverine. Which solo Wolverine movie got an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay earlier this year?
What movie pitted Jason Statham against an enormous shark?
Jason Statham stars in this movie, according to IMDb, as a deep sea explorer named Jonas Taylor who is tasked with taking on a gigantic prehistoric shark when a portal is opened in the seabed and the shark, which was thought to be extinct, comes out and swims around. According to Empire magazine, there have been rumblings of a sequel to this movie after its tremendous success at the box office. According to Box Office Mojo, the movie grossed over $500 million at the global box office this summer. What movie pitted Jason Statham against an enormous shark this past summer?
Which female buddy cop movie paired Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy?
According to IMDb, a lot of the most successful female centric comedy movies of the past few years were directed by Paul Feig. He directed Bridesmaids in 2011, this all female buddy cop action comedy movie in 2013, Spy in 2015, and the all female Ghostbusters reboot in 2016. IMDb lists the movie's two stars as Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy. Bullock plays an FBI agent who travels to Boston to investigate a case and is paired up with a cop played by McCarthy. Which female buddy cop movie paired up Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy as an FBI agent and a cop, respectively?
Which soap opera adaptation stars Johnny Depp as a vampire?
IMDb lists the director of this movie, which was based on a popular and long running soap opera of the same name about a family of vampires, as Tim Burton. According to Wikipedia, Burton has denied that there are any plans for a sequel, despite the ambiguous cliff hanger ending that the movie has. According to IMDb, the screenplay for this movie was written by author Seth Grahame Smith, the man behind mashup novels like Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Which 2012 soap opera movie adaptation stars Johnny Depp as a vampire named Barnabas Collins?
What sci-fi romance stranded Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence on a spaceship?
In the plot of this movie, Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence wake up on a giant spaceship earlier than they were supposed to and then they end up falling in love and building a life together with what they have on the ship. According to Box Office Mojo, this movie cost around $110 million to make and ended up raking in about $300 million at the worldwide box office. This movie was released in 3D and got two Oscar nominations in technical categories, according to the movie's Wikipedia page. What sci fi romance stranded Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence on a spaceship?
What is this mystery thriller?
The plot of this thriller movie sees a woman disappear and her husband presumed to be responsible. According to IMDb, the wife is played by Rosamund Pike and the husband is played by Ben Affleck, while The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Fight Club director David Fincher was behind the camera on this one. This movie was based on a best selling novel by Gillian Flynn, and according to IMDb, she also adapted the book into a script to be used for the movie. What is the title of this 2014 mystery thriller starring Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck?
What movie left Matt Damon stranded on Mars?
According to IMDb, this movie was adapted from a novel by Andy Weir and directed by Ridley Scott. The movie stars Matt Damon as Mark Watney, a botanist who is left stranded on Mars after a storm when his team leave him behind, as well as Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kristen Wiig, and Donald Glover (also known as Childish Gambino) in supporting roles. According to Wikipedia, both the movie and the novel have been praised by the scientific community for their adherence to the laws of science and accuracy. What sci fi dramedy movie left Matt Damon stranded on Mars?
Which movie rebooted the Mad Max franchise?
According to IMDb, in this reboot of the Mad Max franchise, Tom Hardy takes on the lead role from Mel Gibson who played it in three movies throughout the '70s and '80s. According to this movie's Wikipedia page, this reboot got a surprise nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture back in 2016, the same year that Star Wars: The Force Awakens got a surprise nomination in the same category. It was praised by some critics as one of the greatest action movies ever made. Which sci fi action thriller movie rebooted the Mad Max franchise back in 2015?
Which mystery comedy paired Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe?
According to IMDb, this movie was written and directed by Shane Black in an attempt to replicate the success that he had in 1987 with Lethal Weapon for a new generation. This movie combines the mysterious storytelling of the film noir genre with the antics and banter of the action comedy genre. According to Box Office Mojo, it did not make much of a splash at the box office back in 2016 when it was first released, but it is slowly becoming a cult classic as the years go by. Which mystery action comedy paired Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe?
What is this dark 2016 mystery starring Emily Blunt?
According to IMDb, this dark and mysterious thriller movie was adapted from a best selling novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins. In the movie, a woman who gets the same train every day notices something about the couple that she's obsessed with one day and then her whole life changes. As the plot develops and takes all kinds of twists and turns, this story turns out to be nowhere near as simple as it seems at first. Some critics compared the film in tone and style to Gone Girl, according to Wikipedia. What is this dark 2016 mystery drama movie starring Emily Blunt?
What is this teen romance?
According to IMDb, this romance movie was directed by Josh Boone and adapted from a novel by John Green that was published in 2012. This movie came out in 2014, so they didn't waste any time in translating the best selling YA romantic drama to the big screen. According to Wikipedia, while both the book and the movie's plots are set in Indianapolis, Indiana, most of the shooting for the film took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. However, the scenes that take place in Amsterdam were actually shot in Amsterdam. What is the title of this 2014 teen romance movie?
What is this dark about ballet and identity?
According to IMDb, this movie was directed by Darren Aronofsky and starred Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis as competing ballerinas. According to Wikipedia, Aronofsky was heavily influenced by the novel The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which deals with the same themes of identity and doppelgangers. According to Box Office Mojo, this movie defied all expectations for a dark movie about ballet with a $13 million budget when it went on to gross more than $300 million at the worldwide box office. According to IMDb, Natalie Portman won an Oscar for her performance. What is this film about ballet and identity?
What action comedy paired up Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart?
According to IMDb, this action comedy movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart was released in 2016 and it was directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. According to his IMDb page, Thurber got his big break when he directed the sports comedy movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. He has since teamed back up with his star Dwayne Johnson for this year's action blockbuster Skyscraper. Plus, according to IMDb, Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart have paired up again since this movie came out with Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. What action comedy paired up Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart?