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vanderZwan ◴[] No.42950360[source]
> Anyway, Waiting for Guffman still holds up, and you can watch it on YouTube, for free.

On top of that it never was released outside of the US before! As a European fan of Spinal Tap I'm quite excited to finally be able to see this film.

Also: no mention of The Mission, which is also in the list? That's quite a critically acclaimed one. Just look at these opening paragraphs from its wikipedia page:

> The Mission is a 1986 British historical drama film about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America.[4] Directed by Roland Joffé and written by Robert Bolt, the film stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, and Liam Neeson.

> The film premiered in competition at the 39th Cannes Film Festival, winning the Palme d'Or. At the 59th Academy Awards it was nominated for seven awards including Best Picture and Best Director, winning for Best Cinematography. The film has also been cited as one of the greatest religious films of all time, appearing in the Vatican film list's "Religion" section and being number one on the Church Times' Top 50 Religious Films list.

Oh, and the score is by a certain Ennio Morricone.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IpNXw6Y05M&list=PL7Eup7JXSc...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mission_(1986_film)

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1. xhkkffbf ◴[] No.42950579[source]
Certainly "The Mission" is a great film. Absolutely top notch. And with one of Morricone's better scores.
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2. andybak ◴[] No.42964302[source]
I've heard it referred to as "one of the greatest film scores ever written" and it's a defensible claim.