13. Barbarian
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Writer and director Zach Cregger was known mostly for his comedic work on the sketch comedy show The Whitest Kids U’ Know but knocked it out of the park with the highly original monster film Barbarian. The film primarily takes place in one place, a nice-looking Airbnb in a dilapidated neighborhood in Detroit. It is a clever commentary on gentrification, and like the film, on the surface, things look nice and ordinary, but beneath it all, there are deep-seated issues. In the film’s case, a monster named The Mother. The film has great twists and turns and is a unique monster that some people have tried to ignore but cannot. It received a ninety-three on Rotten Tomatoes. It grossed $45.4 million worldwide, which is incredible considering it only had a budget of $4.5 million.
