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Great list. I'd add Side Effects, Frances Ha, Philomena, Blue Jasmine and Disconnect as well.

Definitely more like "Prisoners." I love films -- and TV shows like "The Wire" -- in which the lines between protagonist and antagonist are blurred for maximum emotional effect. I mean, aren't we all someone's antagonist? Don't we all imagine ourselves the hero of the story, even if we're the opposite?

I'm all for vision and unique story telling, but "Upstream Color"? You really want to see more of that kind of thing?

You've already got several movies listed I would add without hesitation (Wolf of Wall Street, Pacific Rim, This is the End) but I would also add Pain & Gain. It was a force of a movie that grabbed you from the beginning and didn't let go. It was uncomfortably funny and gruesome at times and, the best part, was directed by Michael Bay! A fact I didn't realize until the credits. It was a complete throwback to the Bay of the 90s, who gave us the Rock and Bad Boys. Just hyper kinetic directing with nothing to lose.