Movie Showdown

This director, better known for his genre films, won Best Director for The Shape of Water.

“People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden.”

This film about a killer great white shark terrified beachgoers in 1975 but almost sank due to production issues.

Gal Gadot stars as this Amazonian warrior in the DCEU.

"Rosebud...."

This 1989 martial arts/music/romance mashup tanked hard but is now a cult film among ‘80s fans.

This director brought Blade Runner to life with a mix of film noir and dystopian sci-fi.

Before Hogwarts, he played a boy magician in David Copperfield (1999).

"Once upon a time in Nazi-occupied France..."

Before joining the Marvel universe, he was known for being “not another teen movie” jock.

Before Titanic, this actor starred in Critters 3 at age 16.

This anti-hero, played by Ryan Reynolds, breaks the fourth wall in both comics and on screen.

This Notebook heartthrob got his start as a Mouseketeer alongside Britney and Justin.

This 2001 surreal sci-fi film starring Jake Gyllenhaal was a flop but developed a huge cult following.

Before Star Wars, this actress played a streetwise teen in Leon.

“I believe in America.”

This film won Best Picture in 1997 and featured a doomed ocean liner.

She won Best Actress for Erin Brockovich in 2000.

This 2005 Frank Miller adaptation was shot almost entirely on green screen.

A black-and-white indie comic became this stylized vampire cult movie starring Josh Hartnett.

This 1998 cult sci-fi movie starred Jeff Bridges as The Dude.

Directed by Stanley Kubrick, this now-iconic horror film was nominated for Worst Director at the Razzies.

The only fantasy film to win Best Picture, it completed a trilogy.

“The key to faking out the parents is the clammy hands.”

This 2019 Korean film made history as the first non-English Best Picture winner.