Memento unfolds in ten-minute sequences, shown in reverse chronological order, creating an experience that put Nolan on everyone's short-list, and turned Memento into one of the privileged few movies that become lexicon. Guy Pearce, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss star in this inventive, backwards 2001 thriller from writer-director Christoper Nolan, which tells the story of a vengeful man who suffers from short-term memory loss. Where to Watch: HBO, HBO Max, Hoopla, or rentable on most platforms. Starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, and Angela Lansbury, The Manchurian Candidate follows a returning hero soldier who's suspected of being a brainwashed assassin. Nothing beats the original in this case, however, as John Frankenheimer's 1962 adaptation of Manchurian Candidate combines drama, suspense, science-fiction and political satire in such an effective way it's hard to put it in any one category. A different movie in many ways, but still good. Where to Watch: Roku Channel (w/ ads), Tubi (w/ ads), Pluto TV (w/ ads), or rentable on most platforms.įirstly, Jonathan Demme's remake of The Manchurian Candidate, from 2004, starring Denzel Washington, is also very good.

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