With so many movies released every year, it's inevitable that some have already cemented their place in cinematic history as modern classics. Varying in genre, length, and themes, the films that we may now call modern classics must have changed or influenced cinema as we know it in some way. Whether that be with characters that audiences cannot possibly forget, or skilled writing which deeply affects viewers.

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Fans might think of films like Blade Runner: 2049 as having spectacular cinematography but a poor story, or the likes of Jupiter Ascending (2015) which had an interesting story but was ruined by less-than-average acting. However, modern classic movies are perfect in every sense; with high caliber actors, excellent scores, magical writing, and jaw-dropping cinematography.

10 No Country For Old Men Is A Modern Western Thriller

No Country For Old Men

No Country For Old Men is a dark and suspenseful modern western set in West Texas in 1980. When Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is caught up in a drug deal gone wrong, he is pursued by amoral killer Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem).

The movie is by far one of the most interesting and thrilling films by the Coen Brothers and tackles themes of masculinity, age, corruption, and lawlessness in an arid and dangerous land. The acting is spectacular throughout and the cinematography and score reinforce the emptiness of Texas and how it is, in some ways, stuck in the Western era. The movie won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

9 Get Out Was A Pivotal Change For Horror Cinema

Get Out

Jordan Peele's directorial debut Get Out is a masterpiece of modern horror cinema. The movie follows Chris, played by Daniel Kaluuya, as he travels with his white girlfriend Rose to meet her family for the first time. While the encounter is awkward at first, situations go from bad to worse when Rose and her family reveal their dark secret; that they are part of the Order of the Coagula, a society that kidnaps victims for their physicality. Rose's father, neurosurgeon Dean Armitage, and her mother, Missy, subdue and perform surgery to transplant brains into the kidnapped victims.

The movie is a horrific look at racism with a sci-fi twist and is particularly frightening due to the uncanny nature of its white villains. Get Out is wonderfully shot, with a suspenseful score and a stellar performance from Kaluuya.

8 Oldboy (2003), A Cinematographic Spectacle

Old Boy

Oldboy is a cult classic directed by acclaimed South Korean director, Park Chan-wook. Based on the Japanese manga, Oldboy follows Dae‑su Oh, a man who has been held captive for years in a solitary room. Dae-su's wife was murdered while he was in captivity, leaving him with a lust for vengeance. Upon his sudden release from captivity, Dae-su falls in love with sushi chef Mi-do, but after discovering the identity of his captor is given an ultimatum; within five days Dae-su must learn his captor's motive for kidnapping him, or Mi-do will die.

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Oldboy is a tale of vengeance and hard truths and takes audiences on a thrilling ride throughout the entire movie. The movie's single-shot action scene where Dae-su fights his way through a tight corridor has been recreated and paid homage to countless times.

7 The Social Network Is An Interesting Biopic About Tech, Money, And Power

The Social Network

With themes of greed, power, and betrayal, David Fincher's 2010 biopic The Social Network is an excellent insight into Mark Zuckerberg's journey from college student to billionaire. Fincher's background in thrillers purveys throughout the movie, while writer Aaron Sorkin's trademark 'walk and talk' dialogue provides a sense of urgency, intelligence and gravitas to otherwise dull dialogue scenes.

While The Social Network is a great dramatization and presentation of the ruthlessness of the tech and business worlds. In addition to winning the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, the film also won the Academy Award for Editing and Music.

6 Inception Is Christopher Nolan's Masterpiece

Promo poster for Inception

Christopher Nolan's Inception is a mind-bending exploration of dreams wrapped in an action-thriller package. With an all-star cast including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Michael Caine and Marion Cotillard, Inception follows Cobb (DiCaprio) as he and his team perform an 'inception' on a competitor's son in order to clear Cobb's criminal record.

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The score, penned by long-time Nolan collaborator Hans Zimmer, has become massively popular in its own right, with pieces such as 'Time' having over 240 million listens on Spotify alone. Moreover, the way the film presents the dream world through VFX, such as an upside-down city, arguably paved the way for much of the CGI and VFX audiences are so used to seeing today.

5 Whiplash Is A Teeth-Gritting Look At Professional Music

Miles Teller playing drums in Whiplash

Damien Chazelle's 2014 psychological drama, Whiplash is a painful insight into the competitive world of professional music and demonstrates just how far people are willing to push themselves to achieve their ultimate goals. Andrew (Miles Teller) enrolls in a music conservatory to further his career as a drummer but finds himself being mentored by the ruthless Terence Fletcher, played by JK Simmons.

Fletcher pushes Andrew to his limit, both physically and mentally, until Andrew's life outside the school suffers under the impact of his constant practicing, and audiences whiplash from sympathizing with Andrew to disliking him while remaining captivated by Simmons' excellent performance.

4 Roma Is A Gorgeous Observation of Family And Love

Roma

Roma is a beautiful examination of the human condition, and what it means to love and be loved in a difficult situation. A semi-autobiographical account of director Alfonso Cuarón's childhood, the movie follows Cleo, a housemaid for a middle-class family in 1970s Mexico. When the father of the family she works for runs off with his mistress and Cleo discovers she is pregnant, the family takes a vacation to the Roma district of Mexico City.

Roma was shot in digital black and white, which sets the film apart from other movies of the time. This was a decision by Cuarón to hint at the past but to also place the movie in the present alongside other digital cinematography. Additionally, the movie was one of the first Netflix films to have a DVD release and to win an Oscar.

3 Fight Club Is David Fincher's Gritty Social Commentary

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Fight Club follows a white-collared insomniac (Edward Norton) after he meets Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) and the two connect over their lack of love for society and capitalism. The duo start an underground fight club and, later, form a militia to take down the establishment. Much like David Fincher's other works, Fight Club presents important social commentary and observes the disgusting state of capitalist society from a skewed point of view.

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The movie is full of darkly funny twists and turns. Norton and Pitt are an excellent on-screen duo, their acting only heightened by the gritty cinematography and setting, which lends to the feeling of being betrayed by society.

2 There Will Be Blood Shows The Harrowing Reality Of The Oil Industry

There Will Be Blood

In There Will Be Blood, Paul Thomas Anderson's epic drama based on Oil! by Upton Sinclair, Day-Lewis plays the ruthless oil prospector Daniel Plainview, whose pursuit of oil and power will stop at nothing, even if it means betraying family and friends. The movie is superbly shot, with shockingly beautiful visuals that make audiences feel as if they are swimming in oil with the characters. There Will Be Blood lives up to its name, presenting themes of betrayal and greed, and startling viewers with humankind's capacity for hatred and desire for power. The score adds to the sense of loneliness felt by Plainview and the forsaken land in which he inhabits.

1 The Wolf of Wall Street Shows The Hilarity and Greed Of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street

Martin Scorsese's biographical black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street is an absolute classic of modern cinema. Based on the book of the same name by convicted Wall Street felon Jordan Belfort, the movie follows the life of Belfort (DiCaprio) as he cheats his way to being one of the most successful stockbrokers on Wall Street. The Wolf of Wall Street's charmingly debaucherous characters live lives of incredible excess, exposing capitalism's soft underbelly yet again.

The movie also gave Australian actress Margot Robbie her big start in Hollywood. Tackling themes of greed, power, capitalism and loyalty, The Wolf of Wall Street immediately cemented its place in cinematic history by being an instant audience favorite.