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This is our top 10 recommendations. These aren't even our favorite films, even though I'm sure they're films we both like obviously, or as we wouldn't be recommending it. But I think most of it has to do with runtime is a big thing if you're recommending to an American because most of our films are an hour and a half to two hours tops. That's where most of our films, unless it's a Nolan film or an Avengers film, those are big epics. Or Martin Scorsese because he's crazy. Or Martin Scorsese. And so this is just for that. Also obviously there's many others that you could recommend. Also people's tastes are different. So what one person will like others won't. We kind of came up with a general list of things to get if you have an American friend or American family that aren't familiar with anything out of India. These are films that we think that you can recommend that they will enjoy and get them interested into Indian cinema. So that being said, number 10, Rick, what's yours? All right. And this was I don't know about you. Was this easy for you to make a 10 or was this hard for you to make a 10? It was hard. Yeah, it was really I had a 21 and then I stopped. There's a lot. There's a lot that you can recommend. Yeah, so for example, I will give believe it or not because my number 10, all of these I have the name of it and then I have a sentence and it all begins with like the game changer for me. So these are like because the objective for this is to show people the quality of stuff coming out of India and let their minds be blown away like we have been with Oh, I did not know that I had the stereotype in my head about Indian cinema about Bollywood and I had no idea. So I this one. I have an honorable mention later, but my number 10 is header. Gotcha. And it's for me, the game changer when it comes to proving that Hollywood and England aren't the only place where Shakespeare can be adapted for the screen better than anywhere else on earth. Because header is for me the best adaptation of Hamlet I've ever seen. I agree with you. It's actually not on my list, believe it or not, because I think you can only recommend it to a specific type of American. And that's why I almost didn't include it but left it because you're absolutely right. People who don't care about Shakespeare and don't know Hamlet and don't understand the slightest thing about the tensions that have gone on with the Kashmiri situation. They're not going to understand it. But I had if you like if you have a friend who likes like artsy films Oscar type thing, they'll probably be into it. And so yeah, like I said, there's a ton. It just depends on their tastes. Some people like big action. Some people like drama. Some people like all this kind of stuff. So there's many different ways. My 10 is actually Uri. Because I won we that was one of the first films we saw in India in theaters here. And I think in terms of a film that's a military film, one, we can relate to military films to it's just a really good military film. It's entertaining all the way through. And it shows because a lot of people and I can tell you this one experience that I've asked. Most people think stuff coming out of India, Bollywood is just songs and dance. Right. So you show them something that is comparable to what it was those films that came out with to dark. No. What's his name from? I just want to get I just want to get another look at you. What's his name from a star, a star is born. Male the male. What's his name? Oh, crap with Gaga. Yeah, Bradley Cooper. Anyway, Bradley Cooper. Thank you. That film he did a few years ago, the military one, like with a sniper. Yes. Or like Hurt Locker. So I think that film is just as good as those films. Absolutely agree. I think it could be an immediate for your people that like action. I think that could be one that you could recommend almost immediately. I absolutely agree with you. It is for me. I include it like there's people who watch military films on Memorial Day weekend here. Yeah, where he is in my list of those kinds of films. But interestingly, it's not on my top 10 either. Yeah, exactly. You're nine. It was in my top 20. It was in my top 20. So my number nine, Gangs of Wasp, which is both one and two. I their one film. For me, the game changer, when it comes to breaking the stereotypes Americans have that India can't produce something as magnificent as the Godfather or Scarface. You want to be proven wrong? Go watch Gangs of Wasp. Once again, I agree. It's not on my list. And you know how much I love that film. It's not in your top 10 because it's five and a half hours long. That's why Wow. Yeah, see, I think I think if you let people know, I think if I told my friends here who like my my buddy Rich loves loves movies love Scarface. I would let him know I'd say, okay, dude, you need to go in for the long haul. This thing is fricking long. Allow it to be long. Watch it over a couple treat it like a mini series. Well, that's why I just they watch it because they used to have it as a mini series here. They released it as a mini series like a six part mini series on Netflix or some streaming service. Why they took that off? Because if I'm shocked, it's not in your top 10. It's because of the length. You know how much I love that film. Oh, I love that film. And it's one of my favorites. But in terms of if I I would actually recommend if I was to recommend it, I'd be like, watch the second one, because you know that one's my favorite. Yeah. And so like, or if you can try to space it out, because I suck it up, if you tell people it's five and a half hours, they're gonna be like, I don't have five and a half hours. And here's the thing. I think if you do that and they go through it, if they get through it, you then can roll up your sleeves and go, okay, now you can watch one gone. So yeah, but once again, it all depends on tastes. I think they would love it if they got down to sit to it. But I think the runtime would intimidate people. That's why it's not on my list. My nine is Kahani. That's can't this is great. I knew you and I would come up with different choices. Yeah. Well, well, yours is turning out to be just my favorites list. But most of mine, like I said, had to do with runtime, most of them. And so this is a very good suspense thriller type thing with great acting and great story and it teaches you a little bit about Indian culture. I thought it was just a really good choice. The runtime's not too bad. And so that's that's why it's there. I think I think most Americans would enjoy that film. Go ahead. I agree. Number eight, Kumballanjee nights. It's a game changer. Is it on your top 10? Yeah, it's all right. Yeah, come on. It's it's the game changer. When it comes to breaking the stereotypes Americans have about every film in India having to come out of Bollywood, and that regional cinema can produce Oscar level quality. Yeah, it's actually seven for mine as well. I haven't exactly at I mean, eight. That's what I meant. The only reason it's not higher is because of the slowness of the front of it. And so but I I think you can recommend to anybody as if they'll sit down and watch it, I think they'll enjoy it. But that's the reason it's not at one because once again, you know how much I love that film is just because of the the slowness of the front if they don't like drama, like, like dialogue like we like, I they might get bored. But then obviously, once they get to the end, they'll pay off will be. And I also think I also think that you kind of do almost do a disservice to it by by not being if you tried to make it first, I think it's almost in the same way that like to get to that area, you actually, you know, you don't go directly there, you come through, I think it's good to be introduced to Indian cinema first with something more Americanized before you enter into that region and understand cultural things. So yeah, I think it teaches them about Kerala and how beautiful that area is, obviously, because that that's a whole character in of itself in that. Absolutely. So year seven. PK. Interesting. For me, and I have a very special place in my heart for PK that not everybody's gonna have. But for me, it's the game changer when it comes to breaking the stereotypes Americans believe about about India being a third world country and Indians having antiquated or bigoted world views. That was one of the most beautiful things for me was that this was presenting this innocent character who was looking at all of the different belief systems. And you have this relationship between an Indian woman and a Pakistani man. And it really touched on topics that I think a lot of Americans would look at and go, Oh, so they're not the stereotypical, antiquated, you know, way behind us people, they actually are, they're progressive in the way that they think and ponder things. They don't just follow these traditions mindlessly. Yeah, that one's not on mine. But I agree with you. It's just they some of the acting in there is what why I wouldn't recommend it before the ones I have here. Okay. Because it's not American style acting a lot of times in it. But I can see there are people that would love that film in terms of America because we love that film as well. So I might be just talking out of my butt. But my eight or seven is Swades. Really? Look at you, Corbin Miles. One, I enjoyed American audience. I enjoyed that film a lot. As you know, I Yeah, I wish the ending was different, as you know, but I enjoyed that film. I think if you want to be introduced to Bollywood, you have to be into Sushabh Rukh Khan, because he basically is Bollywood. Now, now you do you do realize that's a three and a half hour runtime, my friend. Yeah, I do. Okay, I was thinking I was like, but no gangs of wasps. Yeah, I did forget about the runtime. Was it really three and a half hours? Yeah. Was it really? I don't remember that. Half hours long. No, then maybe not. But anyways, what I was saying, I you have to introduce an American to Shabh Rukh Khan. And so you would choose would you choose that over say like my name is Khan for an introduction to SRK? Yeah. Wow, not me. But because nice not just SRK, this is India as a whole. And so it explains a lot of the culture as well. True. Oh, and I love I love Swadesh. I love that. That's why it's there. I didn't realize it was three and a half hours. So I might actually nix that. But I thought it was about two and a half. I don't remember it being three and a half. Anyways, but whatever. Go Rick. What's your six? Number six, Rossi. Okay. Interesting. Yeah, for me, that's a game changer. When it comes to breaking stereotypes that Americans believe about Pakistan and India. Okay. I really loved aside from come on. It's love. We love that director. We love the actors in that especially Alia. And I I what I was most impressed by because it was one of the earlier films we saw in Vicky was how much it yeah it and Vic of course that's what I mean. I mean, there's several people in there that it's Vicky's in there. The it it really gave a different perspective. In terms of a lot of a lot of Americans don't realize they just think of Pakistan as like this terrorist place that was its own country forever. And they're just enemies of India and enemies of the West. They do not realize as we didn't. This was once one country and there are deep rooted things that go much, much deeper than just the stereotypes you see on your news at night here in America. And I really feel open minded. People would look at this and go, Oh, maybe I need to take a closer look at I didn't even realize that they were one country. What what did happen? I think it could really draw people into a realization of the situation there. Interesting. So my six is English v English. Wow, it's at six. It's at six because I think this film is actually really good to recommend to like your the mother's American moms, female like because it's just such an enjoyable film. You'll have a smile on your face the entire time. Yeah, you you don't, you don't you're not the kind of guy who puts certain films into a chick flick category, are you some there are some but no, no, not fully. I love chick flicks. Not all chick flicks. I'm chick flick. Anyway, but I think that's like this. Some not all. But like I said, everybody is different tastes. But this I think has is one of the most enjoyable films we've watched. I think just because of how lovely Shredevi is and how one it's also you can just relate to it because it's in America. And so you can you can easily relate to I think it would give people more empathy for immigrants coming to America as well. And also it's just adorable. It's just an adorable film. Yep. Ever since we watched it. Go ahead. Five. Number five. I think this is the game changer when it comes to breaking stereotypes Americans believe about Indian historic epics. Yeah, bottom of our order must have Nani. That was I had to go between the two. And for me, it was because we were first introduced to Padma bot and I think that that informed our appreciation of pastrami must have Nani. Yep. And for those people don't know what pastrami must have Nani is I'm sorry. Yeah, it's budgetary. It's been called pastrami must have Nani since day one. Yeah, I agree. Those are really good films that I think a lot of people would really, really enjoy and get them introduced to the big Bollywood epics. Yeah, and to the beauty of the directorial imagery of Sunday, we live on salad. A ton of actors. Of course. My five is gully boy. I think it's actually really really digest. Yeah, we have totally different lists. Yeah, you have like most years are actually were on my top 10 favorites of most of the ones you had are just my personal favorites. Gully boy I think is a really, really good and easily digestible because like a lot of people have compared to eight miles a similar story to an eight mile rap is a huge thing in America and wouldn't know that it's a huge thing in India. Yeah, at all you get to introduce them to Alia, Ranveer. What's her name? What's her name? Who? From Margarito. I don't know why I'm forgetting her name. Really? That's awesome. I don't know. Cocky, thank you. And you call me old. Yeah. Anyways, but so they get to introduce to a bunch of people. Obviously, that's beautifully directed by Zoya. Somebody else. Somebody else you've forgotten. Yeah. Always forget BJ Ross. Anyways, but I think that's I think most Americans just like we were it was our first film in theaters of an Indian film and how impressed we were. Yeah, yeah, it's it's one of those I think most Americans could easily digest and enjoy. All right, number four. Yep. Pink. Can I introduce Amitabh Bachchan? I like it. Yep. The game changer when it comes to breaking the stereotypes Americans believe about Indian worldviews. Remember, we mentioned how much it was. We looked at it were like, dang, they were talking about this issue before we were. Yep. And it introduces you to the gravitas of Amitabh Bachchan and top. And and it introduces you as we were to Topsy Pinot. Yeah. See, I agree. That's such a good film. My four is Massan. I think that film is just flawless. And it's a short runtime. And it's one it's obviously written by on your right, Kashi up. And so he writes stuff like we've told like, it's just very Western style. Yes. And so I think it's the quality of it is just so good of that film. I could have put Udan here as well. Yeah, I thought might those two are interchangeable for me. You could you could recommend Udan you could recommend Massan. Both of them I think people would really really enjoy just because it's just the films are so so good. I can't disagree with you. I think that's an absolutely true three. My three is English English. Nice. Which is for me the game changer when it comes to breaking story of types Americans believe about Indian romcoms. Just a happy good feel. And I think that would be amazing to you know, something even as seemingly simple as that scene where she's in the coffee shop in New York. It's one of those things that can help people recognize, Hey, I need to be a little bit more compassionate and understanding. Yeah, and recognize, you know, we we're kind of dumb over here. We speak one language everybody else in the world speaks multiple languages. And and and it's it's an introduction to the beautiful Shredevi. So I love English English. It's in my top three of the first movies I would say to anybody getting introduced to Indian cinema, please watch English English. My three is ugly. Almost the same reason as Massan and Udan. It's I think that film was brilliant. And I think it's just wow. Yeah, I love that film. So would you so you well, I don't know, we'll see what goes on because there was another film in the same category that I was really debating. It's in my top 20. And I was wanting to put it in there because I thought and it was ramen rug of 2.0. Yeah. And then that was that was an honorable mention, basically. I think ugly as a film. And I think we said this interview, I liked the film of ugly more. I think more performances of sure ramen rug up for obviously incredible. I think they're both great films. So it's really dealer's choice. But I think the film of ugly is just almost flawless. And it's just it shows him that Oh, this the way India makes these films. What? Yeah, I agree. So to take what Rick says, it's the game changer in the crime thriller. What's your my two is the lunchbox. Okay. It's for me the game changer. When it comes to breaking the stereotypes Americans believe about Indian actors. Gotcha. If I was to if someone were to say to me, you know, if I was going to introduce this to somebody who I knew loved acting and loved actors, and hadn't been introduced to Indian cinema, I would want them to see the effortless beauty that is Irfan in the lunchbox. That's actually my number one is the lunchbox. I think, just like you, that's actually what I recommend. Like when we did that 51, I recommended almost every single person on that video to watch the lunchbox multiple of them have so far. And they've all said they've loved it. And so that's not it's such a short film. It shows the acting quality of multiple people. Yeah, fun. Oh, Oz. Yes, absolutely. And forgive me. I'm not remembering the actress who's who's opposite but she's magnificent as well. The direction is magnificent. So that's always the first one I recommend. But so there's one left for each of us. So what's your number one, Rick? Well, what would you what's your number two? I miss. Oh, really? Yeah. I think introduced introduced to the Western audience like why there's you bring that like way up at the front. Well, of course, it depends on their taste. If they if they're if they're into like romcoms, I'm not going to be like, Hey, watch on this. But actually, it's it's a really good love story. But it cannibalism. But it depends on obviously their tastes. And so if they're if they're not just into those types of films and they're into like, if they really liked what just one best picture? Parasite. Wow, you are really wow. I have dad brain right now. If they're like, if they really enjoyed that film and films like that, I have no doubt that they would love one. It's it's short. It's really short. Yep. And it's, it's just a fun story. It's like, you're going to you're going to enjoy that ride that you're on. And I think everybody can. Like I said, most of my exception of suede's are all about the runtime for an introduction. I don't think you could, like I said, I didn't realize suede's was that long. I might nix that. But like just a Western audience is very lazy. They get bored very fast. And so you can't just throw them into something that's a lagoon. And so those films that all have high quality and hot high quality acting, high quality writing. Yeah, my list. So what's your number one? Belly boy. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Because it was it was for me, the game changer when it came to breaking the stereotypes I had and I think any American would have about Indian cinema period. Yeah, it's it is it's the door that opened up the world and the universe. And I can't imagine it. Now, I would interchangeably, it would depend. So like, for example, if I was talking to somebody whose mindset was not connected to contemporary hip hop, the rap world, if they're like, way, way beyond thinking like a millennial or thinking in the 21st century, and they're very, very old school in their life, I wouldn't make gully boy first. I put the lunchbox ahead of that or English English. Those are my top three. But nine times out of 10, when somebody says to me, I've never seen Indian cinema. What should I watch gully boy? I'm surprised Amos wasn't on your on your on your thing. There's only there's only one reason because it was in my top. It was in my top 20. There's only one reason as I looked at my list. I thought, okay, I absolutely want to have something that's representing regional. All the other ones are introductions to legends either in direction, or acting or writing. And I can't replace these legends that have this cornucopia of other stuff that an American would go, I love that. What else have they done? Because if you introduce them to Amos, they're going to say, give me more. I'm going to be like, I've never seen anything else out of the sum. And that director's done two films. I have nothing else from that region to give you. But whereas I'm more region, you could just give him a no, I know, but that was my own. That was my only reason. Whereas regionally, you know, the game changer about regional cinema being able to produce Oscar level stuff was come along tonight. So we've seen several films from that region that I can then get off you like that. Let me give you this. And then Oh, you like that? Well, let me introduce you to this one over here in the northeast of India. That's where I would bring in Amos. Yeah. Well, obviously, there's almost 20 films that you could easily recommend that we've seen. Yes, only seen like 85 films. And so obviously, there's a ton. And there's more than we listed here. Obviously, we're not saying this is the only ones you can recommend. These are the only ones that we've seen that and of we had to narrow it down to a top 10 list. So there's actually a bunch in that testament to you guys to that you've shown us so much good stuff that we think Americans can easily digest. So I hope you enjoyed that. I hope it helped you out. Hope if you have an American friend that you can start introducing them to some Indian cinema.