BOT's Top 100 Films of the 2010s: The Countdown | List complete

[Jake Gittes]

Number 91

Spoiler

 

 

"Come find me when you wake up."

145 points, 17 lists

directed by DOUG LIMAN | US | 2014

 

The Pitch: A bureaucrat forced to join the battle against an invading alien race finds himself reliving the same day over and over again.

 

Top 12 Placements: 1

Metacritic: 71

Box Office: $370m WW

Awards: Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie

BOT History: #10, Top 25 of 2014; BOFFY for Best Editing

Critic Opinion: "The reason the film works is because it throws everything into the blender and comes up with something new, something that has a great lively sense of wit and humor to it, and it takes the time to fully explore its wild premise fully." - Drew McWeeny, Hitfix

BOT Sez: "I went into this expecting something like Cruise's last sci-fi fare, Oblivion that, while entertaining enough, was a bit dull and easily forgettable. Instead I got something that was smart, funny, well-written, intense and kept you interested nearly all throughout. It has enough action to satisfy the action junkie inside me and balances it perfectly with the quieter, more conversational scenes timing it perfectly so I don't end up feeling either has gone on too long. The characters were great, well acted, complex and you came to really care for them." - @rukaio101

Commentary: Coming in as already our third movie of 2014 is a highlight of Tom Cruise's ongoing middle-aged action-hero phase, a non-sequel sci-fi tentpole that weathered an oversized budget and (at the time production began) an unfinished script before exceeding low audience expectations in theaters and finding greater popularity on home video, despite (because of?) people confusing its tagline for its title. It cleverly utilized its time-loop premise to give us the delightful spectacle of Tom Cruise repeatedly dying and a film that has frequently drawn positive comparisons to the video game medium, and handed Emily Blunt an instantly iconic action-heroine role.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jake Gittes]

6 minutes ago, aabattery said:

Number 91

 

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"Hold my nuts."

150 points, 69 lists

directed by (honestly dunno tbh) | US | 2018

 

The Pitch: Kyrie Irving is an old man who needs his nuts to be held.

 

Metacritic: 57

Box Office: $46.7m WW

Awards: Shortlisted for Best Comedy Movie of 2018 by the People's Choice Awards.

BOT History: Some of the questions on Week 10 of the 2018 Summer Game were based around Uncle Drew.

Critic Opinion: " Basketball players pretend to be old people for 2 hours. Aside from a few quips, that's the whole joke. Oh, and plenty of product placements. " - Matthew Lee, HeyUGuys

BOT Sez: "There's nothing redeeming about this movie.  It's rarely funny, horribly scripted and if what you came to see is some awesome basketball being played, even that is directed with such pedestrian flair, that it took me out of the movie. I liked nothing about this." - @baumer

"Hold my nuts." - @MrPink

Commentary: One of the most notable and well regarded films to enter the comedy canon of the decade, Uncle Drew represents a real turning point for basketball player-turned-auteur Kyrie Irving. While many doubted that what was originally a Pepsi commercial could sustain a full motion picture runtime, Kyrie's star turn as the epnonymous 'Uncle Drew' proved that he was more than just a player. Rooted by strong supporting performances, particularly from Nick Kroll ('Secret Life of Pets 2', Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie') and Reggie Miller ('Thunderstruck'), Uncle Drew managed to worm it's way into the heart of the nation and became one of the highest grossing films of 2018, accumulating a herculean $46.7m worldwide. It's legacy only continues to grow, and it should be interesting to see how much higher this film will climb on any other relevant lists that are lucky enough to include it in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

[aabattery]

2 minutes ago, Jake Gittes said:

 

Whoops, can't believe that we I listed number 91 twice! The only solution is to strike one of the 91's from the list. Obviously, this will have to be the one that was posted second. Sorry, Edge of Tomorrow!

[CoolioD1]

6 minutes ago, aabattery said:

 

Whoops, can't believe that we I listed number 91 twice! The only solution is to strike one of the 91's from the list. Obviously, this will have to be the one that was posted second. Sorry, Edge of Tomorrow!

[Cmasterclay]

I got a reference! John Wick would probably not have made my top 100!

 

Amazing job @Jake Gittes. Sorry I didn't get my list in - work has been nuts. 

[aabattery]

8 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

 

[Jake Gittes]

I have to wrap this up for today but don't worry, I don't intend to drag this out over 2-3 weeks - will start doing 10 per day tomorrow. In the meantime, some initial stats with the first 10 out of the way:

 

Yearly breakdown: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (2), 2014 (3), 2015 (1), 2016 (1), 2019 (1)

Directors with multiple films on the list: N/A

Actors with multiple characters on the list: John Hurt (2); Amy Ryan (2)

[MrPink]

25 minutes ago, aabattery said:

Number 91

 

  Reveal hidden contents

 

 

"Hold my nuts."

145 points, 18 lists

directed by (honestly dunno tbh) | US | 2018

 

The Pitch: Kyrie Irving is an old man who needs his nuts to be held.

 

Metacritic: 57

Box Office: $46.7m WW

Awards: Shortlisted for Best Comedy Movie of 2018 by the People's Choice Awards.

BOT History: Some of the questions on Week 10 of the 2018 Summer Game were based around Uncle Drew.

Critic Opinion: " Basketball players pretend to be old people for 2 hours. Aside from a few quips, that's the whole joke. Oh, and plenty of product placements. " - Matthew Lee, HeyUGuys

BOT Sez: "There's nothing redeeming about this movie.  It's rarely funny, horribly scripted and if what you came to see is some awesome basketball being played, even that is directed with such pedestrian flair, that it took me out of the movie. I liked nothing about this." - @baumer

"Hold my nuts." - @MrPink

Commentary: One of the most notable and well regarded films to enter the comedy canon of the decade, Uncle Drew represents a real turning point for basketball player-turned-auteur Kyrie Irving. While many doubted that what was originally a Pepsi commercial could sustain a full motion picture runtime, Kyrie's star turn as the epnonymous 'Uncle Drew' proved that he was more than just a player. Rooted by strong supporting performances, particularly from Nick Kroll ('Secret Life of Pets 2', Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie') and Reggie Miller ('Thunderstruck'), Uncle Drew managed to worm it's way into the heart of the nation and became one of the highest grossing films of 2018, accumulating a herculean $46.7m worldwide. It's legacy only continues to grow, and it should be interesting to see how much higher this film will climb on any other relevant lists that are lucky enough to include it in the future.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncle Drew beating da Berg, Bong Joon Ho, and Inarritu. You reach, he teaches, youngbloods.

 

 

Hold his nuts.

Spoiler

I don't care if this fuckery

 

Edited April 10, 2020 by MrPink

[Jake Gittes]

5 minutes ago, MrPink said:

 

Uncle Drew beating da Berg, Bong Joon Ho, and Inarritu. You reach, he teaches, youngbloods.

 

 

Hold his nuts.

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I don't care if this fuckery

 

What this teaches us is there are times in this life when you absolutely need to hold your own nuts if no one else will do it for you. 

[Rorschach]

Damn, those are some big nuts. 

[MrPink]

6 hours ago, Jake Gittes said:

What this teaches us is there are times in this life when you absolutely need to hold your own nuts if no one else will do it for you. 

 

 

🤲🥜

 

Edited April 11, 2020 by MrPink

[Joel M]

So I assume Deathly Hallows pt2 made it over pt1 . Maybe Fantastic Beasts is exactly what the Potter fandom deserves after all.

[misafeco]

4 minutes ago, Joel M said:

So I assume Deathly Hallows pt2 made it over pt1 . Maybe Fantastic Beasts is exactly what the Potter fandom deserves after all.

I think Part 1 still has a chance to show up. For me it was the higher ranked HP movie.

[lorddemaxus]

Fuck, thought Margaret would make it in. Was so close though. Also lmao at Harry Potter making it in. 

[JJ-8]

11 minutes ago, misafeco said:

I think Part 1 still has a chance to show up. For me it was the higher ranked HP movie.

The real question how many HP films will make it...... Damn I should have submitted a list!

[The Panda]

I personally think Deathly Hallows should just be considered one singular 4 1/2 hour movie.

[CoolioD1]

1 minute ago, The Panda said:

I personally think Deathly Hallows should just be considered one singular 4 1/2 hour movie.

i personally think harry potter should be considered one singular 16 and a half hour movie. and the fantastic beasts movies are a 4 hour post-credits scene. 

[The Panda]

6 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

i personally think harry potter should be considered one singular 16 and a half hour movie. and the fantastic beasts movies are a 4 hour post-credits scene. 

And they’d still be shorter than the 20 hr Lord of the Rings: Extended Hobbit Edition movie.  Seems like Peter Jackson cannot be topped.

[charlie Jatinder]

15 hours ago, Jake Gittes said:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2

too low.

[Ethan Hunt]

I find it hard to be upset about harry potter making the list when there's probably a bunch of superhero movies coming up