Film "Rabbit Holes" List
Here is a list of rabbit holes to jump down! For a complete project synopsis Click Here
Here is a current list of the movies being used in the project.
#1: Start → The Fifth Element (1997)
Ratings (at time of review)
IMDB Rating - 8.2/10
Rotten Tomatos Rating - 90%
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#2: The Fifth Element (1997) → Skyfall (2012)
Ratings (at time of review)
IMDB Rating - 7.8/10
Rotten Tomatos Rating - 86%
How They Are Connected: It turns out a neon sci-fi epic and a gritty spy thriller share more than just a body count; The Fifth Element was shot extensively in the UK, making heavy use of Pinewood Studios (specifically utilizing nine of its massive soundstages, including the famous 007 stage). Because British technical and stunt crews remained a stable, generational pool for major UK-based productions over the decades, a shared crew DNA across large-scale action films from that hub is entirely standard and accurate.
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#3: Skyfall (2012) → The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Ratings (at time of review)
IMDB Rating - 7.8/10
Rotten Tomatos Rating - 87%
How They Are Connected: Nothing exposes the hilarious reality of Hollywood math quite like the fact that Skyfall ($200 million) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ($90 million) both share an exact 7.8 rating.
It turns out an extra $110 million buys you a fleet of Aston Martins and an Adele theme song, but the collective internet still flattens the financial divide down to the exact same decimal point. Average moviegoers paid the same $15 ticket price to watch Daniel Craig look sharp in a Tom Ford suit or look miserable in a damp Swedish sweater, proving that to the public, money is fake but a solid 7.8 is forever.
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#4: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009) > Con Air (1997)
Ratings (at time of review)
IMDB Rating - 6.9/10
Rotten Tomatos Rating - 75%
How They Are Connected:
Locked up but not locked down—how a US Army Ranger and a disgraced journalist both proved that behind bars is the perfect place to start a comeback.
In the realm of cinematic heroes, redemption rarely starts in a pristine place. For Con Air's Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage), his journey begins in a maximum-security prison after a tragic, self-defense brawl lands him a manslaughter conviction. Fast forward to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and crusading journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) finds himself in a strikingly similar position, facing prison time after losing a high-profile, devastating libel suit against a corrupt billionaire.
While Poe fights physical monsters on a hijacked plane to get back to his family, Blomkvist uses his looming sentence and shattered reputation as fuel to hunt a literal monster on a remote Swedish island. Both characters subvert the traditional "squeaky-clean" hero trope. Instead, they leverage their status as outcast convicts to operate entirely outside the system, proving that sometimes you have to be branded a criminal before you can truly deliver justice.
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#5: Con Air (1997) > Robocop (1987)
Ratings (at time of review)
IMDB Rating - 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatos Rating - 84%
How They Are Connected:
Boom boxes and boom sticks - how a hijacked prison plane and a cybernetic cop both rode a wave of high-fidelity explosions straight to the Oscars.
Academy Award Recognition: Both films were recognized by the Academy for their elite technical production. RoboCop won the Oscar for Special Achievement in Sound Effects Editing, while Con Air received nominations for Best Sound and Best Original Song.
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