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10. Joshua Oppenheimer He may only have made two documentaries—and both of those documentaries may have been on the same subject—but they’re so good that they earnJoshua Oppenheimera spot on our list. The Act of Killing(2012) is an eye-opening look at the perpetrators of the Indonesian mass killings that took place between 1965 to 1966. Dark, disturbing, intriguing, yet deeply moving, it’s an important film that every documentary lover needs to see....

10. Don’t Look Up (2021) While the final result may have polarized audiences, there can be no disagreement on the cast ofDon’t Look Up. Led by Leonardo DiCaprio at center stage, who had spectacular support from Jennifer Lawrence and Rob Morgan, everyone in this film skillfully delivered comedic moments and dramatic monologues. Besides the main trio, there was also Meryl Streep, Mark Rylance, Jonah Hill, Kid Cudi, Ariana Grande, Cate Blanchett, Tyler Perry, Ron Perlman, and Timotheé Chalamet....

10. Mr. Creosote Mr. Creosote is an extremely obese man who sits in to dine at a French restaurant. He’s also rude to the head waiter and has little tact with the amount of food and alcohol he consumes. And yet, even when he feels the urge to vomit, he keeps gorging on more. The character, played by Terry Jones, famously appears inMonty Python’s The Meaning of Life. And warning to the faint of heart: this segment is truly graphic....

10. Thomas Anderson (Neo) Where is he from?The Matrix He found out that his reality was a simulation. Clearly, the next logical step was for Thomas Anderson to download the ability to do kung-fu straight into his brain. Running on walls, saving humanity, wearing long leather coats and sunglasses—there isn’t a single thing that Neo can’t pull off, and he does most of it in cool-looking slow motion. He may not express emotion or have inflection in his voice, but he can fly around and stop bullets so the crew of theNebuchadnezzarlets him hang around....

10. “The Obsolete Man” (Season 2, Episode 29) In the future, a tyrannical state designates people as “obsolete” for not conforming to their standards. One librarian named Romney Wordsworth is declared “obsolete.” But before his execution, he makes odd requests to the Chancellor—requests that only test the patience of the Chancellor, leading to an unexpected fate for them. The true tension of this episode comes from the exchanges between Wordsworth and the Chancellor....