Ahead, the 10 films we’ve loved.

A star and a franchise is born.

It builds slowly, but culminates with a devastating knockout punch.

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4.Obit

Nobody lives forever.

7.John Wick 2

First they killed his dog.

Now they’ve messed with his car.

Film Title: Get Out

Universal Pictures

As motivations for bare-knuckle, bullet-riddled payback go, no one’s going to mistake theJohn Wickmovies forHamlet.

Killing is John Wick’s business… and business is good.

It arrives not a moment too soon.

WONDER WOMAN

Clay Enos/Warner Bros.

Oscar Nominee The Salesman

Amazon/Cohen Media

Obit (2017)Obituary writer Bruce Weber

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John Wick 2

Niko Tavernise

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Oscilloscope Laboratories

I Am Not Your Negro

Dan Budnik

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Magnolia Pictures