With John Carter being the big release of the week I thought it fun to take a stab at slightly uninspiring film titles. There are so many ways that the criteria of this list can be formed, but I’m going to limit myself to the name of the character and that alone. So while John Carter would be eligible, films such as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Good Will Hunting wouldn’t be allowed since their names are used but are not explicitly the title of the film themselves.

10. Marie Antionette (2006) (dir. Sofia Coppola)

This is the film on the list that I expect to ruffle the most feathers. It’s the one Sofia Coppola film that I’m not quite sure of the general response to but I feel is one of her strongest as it breaks her out of her mold in a weird way. So much of the film focuses on feelings and setting more than anything else and it works so well.

9. Malcolm X (1992) (dir. Spike Lee)

Probably the first film starring Denzel Washington that I saw at a young age that made me realize how great an actor he truly is. At times I couldn’t believe the first half of the film to see where it ended up with that kind of a person’s outlook on life but it works (and not just because it’s true).

8. Doctor Zhivago (1965) (dir. David Lean)

I’ve not seen that many Lean movies but this being one of the few is brilliant. It’s an epic romantic tale of how Dr. Zhivago endures so much to be with the one he loves and all the obstacles that come in their way with one of the most tragic endings that a film of this nature could ever have.

7. Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) (dir. Sean Durkin)

Kind of a cheat with the infusion of two names of the same character, but I’m going to let it count. It’s the film from last year that not only introduced us to a new talent in directing but an Olson that we never knew existed and finally averages out the Olson family in acting talent, which is a really tough thing to do. The way that her character is so easily understood by us, the viewer, and at the same time the wonderful drama of watching her trying to exist again in the real world after her time in the commune with Patrick (John Hawkes) is just wonderful to behold.

6. Hugo (2011) (dir. Martin Scorsese)

Most of the love for this movie comes from a love a movies, the rest comes from the love of what this movie does for movies. Being the best 3D film made so far it proves that no matter what if you give a tool to a talented filmmaker you will get a remarkable result and while spending the entire runtime looking back at the origins of cinema we’re also taking a peek into the future with how well Scorsese takes the format forward with a beautifully captured 3D adventure.

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