Lists

Since our inception, the team here at Film School Rejects has always loved researching, assembling, and endlessly debating in list form. From giant genre-themed lists to prompts with a bit more specificity, list-making is one of our most beloved pastimes. We even have several list-centric recurring columns, such as Beat the Algorithm and Movie DNA. Here are a few of our favorites to get you started:

Timely Lists

The Best of All-Time

One Perfect Shot Collections

Ranking Every Episode

Ranking Filmographies

List Projects and Series

Explore our latest lists below

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The Ten Best Foreign Films of 2008

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I’ve been tasked with presenting the Top Ten Foreign Films (and while you may think that some of my choices are mistaken as well, you would in fact be mistaken). You may also notice that it differs substantially from other foreign film ‘best of’ lists…

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10 Sci-Fi Films That Should Never Be Remade, and 5 That Probably Should Be

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Keanu Reeves’ The Day The Earth Stood Still remake got us thinking about other impending re-imaginings of science fiction classics. That in turn got us thinking about “classic” sci-fi films that should never get remade. Which in turn got us thinking about a few that probably should.

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Seven Cinematic Familes That Are Worse Than Yours

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We all know that the most heartfelt holiday of the year will inevitably end with most of you splayed out in a pool of blood and gravy, nursing severe wounds and a hangover that weighs more than the turkey did before it was burnt. But rest assured tonight, because it could be worse.

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The Pitch: 7 Rejected High School Musical 3 Plotlines

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After braving the horrifying inner works of the Disney studios, we here at FSR risked being molested by the Boogity Man and shanked by Mickey himself in order to bring you the top secret files on the possible directions that High School Musical 3 could have gone in.

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The Ten Creepiest Masked Killers in Cinema History

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You’ve seen them hunting young co-eds from the shadows or busting down bedroom doors to slash teens in the midst of sin and now we’ve ranked them. Check out the ten creepiest masked killers of all time.

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Seven Films That Are Served Best with a Drink…or Six

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Here at FSR, we don’t condone drinking unless it’s done to excess or while watching films. Luckily, we sobered up long enough to offer some cinematic libations for you to enjoy responsibly.

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Eight Ghoulishly Great Ghostly Comedies (and Five That Should Have Stayed Dead)

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Don’t know whether to check out Ghostbusters or Ghost Dad next time you’re in the mood for a spooky comedy? We’ve got some flicks you should check out and others to leave on the rental shelf.

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The Ten Best Samuel L. Jackson Movies

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Samuel L. Jackson has been in 7,000 films, but we took on the cyclopean task of finding the Ten Best. We also got a Word-of-the-Day calendar and have been dying to use ‘cyclopean’ in a sentence.

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Eleven French Films for People Who Hate French Films

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A wise man once said, “French films are… too French.” For those who agree, here’s a list of eleven French films that will make you want to break out your DVD player’s poor, neglected subtitle option.