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Movies People Think Are Elite Ball Knowledge, but Actually Aren't

Look, man. It's awesome that there are a lot of people online and on social media (Instagram, Twitter, TikTok especially) who have found each other to talk about and recommend movies. But the truth of it is, many people have really not seen that many movies in the grand scheme of things, and thus tend to think of very popular movies as "elite ball knowledge" as if they are obscure or niche whatsoever. This is a list of movies I can remember being referenced in this way or posted about as if they have this underrated, undiscovered status. This is not to say these movies are bad (I love a good number of these) or overrated or shouldn't be praised, but I am of the perhaps pretentious opinion that some peoples' "ball knowledge" is decently shallow.
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After Hours (1985)
After Hours (1985)
1
91%7.7
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Buffalo '66 (1998)
2
76%7.5
Candyman (1992)
Candyman (1992)
3
77%6.7
Chungking Express (1994)
Chungking Express (1994)
4
89%8.1
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
5
91%8.6
Climax (2018)
Climax (2018)
6
68%7.0
Come and See (1985)
Come and See (1985)
7
97%8.4
Empire Records (1995)
Empire Records (1995)
8
29%6.7
Enter the Void (2009)
Enter the Void (2009)
9
72%7.3
Fantastic Planet (1973)
Fantastic Planet (1973)
10
91%7.8
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
11
49%7.6
First Reformed (2018)
First Reformed (2018)
12
94%7.1
Following (1998)
Following (1998)
13
81%7.5
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (1997)
14
69%7.6
Good Time (2017)
Good Time (2017)
15
92%7.4
Gummo (1997)
Gummo (1997)
16
37%6.7
Happiness (1998)
Happiness (1998)
17
83%7.7
Harakiri (1962)
Harakiri (1962)
18
100%8.6
High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963)
19
95%8.4
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
20
91%7.8
Idiocracy (2006)
Idiocracy (2006)
21
73%6.6
In the Mood for Love (2000)
In the Mood for Love (2000)
22
91%8.1
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
23
87%7.5
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
24
73%7.5
La Haine (1995)
La Haine (1995)
25
100%8.1
Lake Mungo (2008)
Lake Mungo (2008)
26
96%6.3
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
27
74%8.2
Lost Highway (1997)
Lost Highway (1997)
28
62%7.6
Memories of Murder (2003)
Memories of Murder (2003)
29
89%8.1
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Mulholland Drive (2001)
30
84%7.9
Mysterious Skin (2004)
Mysterious Skin (2004)
31
86%7.6
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
32
48%7.3
Oldboy (2003)
Oldboy (2003)
33
81%8.4
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
34
87%8.3
Perfect Blue (1997)
Perfect Blue (1997)
35
83%8.0
Persona (1966)
Persona (1966)
36
91%8.1
Pi (1998)
Pi (1998)
37
88%7.4
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
38
98%8.1
Prisoners (2013)
Prisoners (2013)
39
81%8.1
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
40
79%8.3
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