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17/100 are from the 1960s, 20/100 from the 1970s. Seems like a lot of boomer pics to me.
8 from the 1980s? Do they not count Terry Gilliam as an American? No Brazil?
After Hours is an under rated classic.
11 from the 1990s I guess, statistically, is fine.
Only 1 film from the 21st century? And that one is from 2001?
OK, I’ll grant you, the forced perspective of working together Hobbit, Dwarf, Human and Elf sizes all on screen at once was genius, but you expect me to believe no other film in the past 22 years makes the cut?
No Christopher Nolan films? Heck, no Wes Anderson? No Christopher Guest?
I get they probably don’t want to give a nod to comic book movies, but surely Ghost World, Road to Perdition, and History of Violence are worthy of some sort of recognition.