The 15 Best Movies Set in Tokyo, Ranked

15. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) Tokyo appears to be a favorite playground for stylish action blockbusters, from James Bond’s stealthy exploits inYou Only Live Twiceto the high-speed kills inBullet Train. But nothing can top the blend of full-throttle thrills and absurdity that we got in the thirdFast & Furiousmovie,Tokyo Drift. Despite being part of a franchise that’s increasingly preposterous,Tokyo Driftstuck to its roots as a street race showcase....

9 min · 1771 words · Tyrone Hubbard

The 15 Best Movies Where Characters Were Dead All Along

15. The Uninvited (2009) When her mother tragically dies, Anna (played by Emily Browning) attempts suicide and is sent to a mental institution for 10 months. She’s discharged with no memory of the events, only violent nightmares that she believes to be messages from the afterlife. Anna isn’t the only one who thinks her new stepmother killed her real mother—as she’s warned about in her dreams—to get her out of the way....

12 min · 2554 words · Brendan Galloway

The 15 Best Movies Where Nerds Become Badasses

15. Big Hero 6 (2014) Big Hero 6is based on the Marvel comic book series and it reiterates the Marvel approach to origin stories: that the strongest of heroes often come from the nerdiest of people. Hiro Hamada is a child prodigy who initially uses his smarts in underground robot matches, but later turns his life around when he starts aiding and upgrading his brother’s invention Baymax. He also has teammates with their own quirks, like Wasabi’s precision turning into weapons and Go Go’s strength as her core power....

8 min · 1587 words · Stephanie Garza

The 15 Best Movies Where One Actor Plays Multiple Roles

15. The Parent Trap (1998) The Parent Trapis pretty remarkable given that Lindsay Lohan was only 10 years old when she took up the roles of both Annie and her estranged twin sister Hallie. Not only that, but it was her first movie… ever! Annie was raised in an upper-class London townhouse by her mother (played by Natasha Richardson) while Hallie was raised by her father (played by Dennis Quaid) on a vineyard in California....

11 min · 2160 words · Maria Conway

The 15 Best Movies With Dragons, Ranked

15. Eragon (2006) Despite being inspired by Christopher Paolini’s book series,Eragoncame up short with its adaptation and certainly could’ve been better. The book is an amazing read, especially at the right age! That said,Eragonis still a fun watch if you’re really into dragon-themed stories. In this one, a young boy finds a mysterious object in the forest, and it kind of looks like an egg. He brings it home and, yes, it turns out that it is an egg… but not just any egg....

9 min · 1725 words · Emily Mcclain
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