Filmography

There are a zillion films that are inspirational for Fiasco. Here are 54 of my favorites.

Four Note-Perfect Fiascos

• * Blood Simple
• * Burn After Reading
• * Fargo
• * A Simple Plan

Ten Historical Goatscrews

• * Bad Day at Black Rock
• * A Big Hand for a Little Lady
• * Drugstore Cowboy
• * Guizi Lai Le (Devils on the Doorstep)
• * The Bank Job
• * L.A. Confidential
• * Miller’s Crossing
• * O Brother, Where Art Thou?
• * The Proposition
• * True Grit

Ten Less-Lethal Clusterfucks

• * Bad Santa
• * Bottle Rocket
• * A Fish Called Wanda
• * Observe and Report
• * Office Space
• * O Homem Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied)
• * Next Day Air
• * Crna Mačka, Beli Mačor (Black Cat, White Cat)
• * Raising Arizona
• * Primer

Ten Ugly Bloodbaths

• * Buffalo Soldiers
• * A History of Violence
• * In Bruges
• * Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
• * Pineapple Express
• * Three Kings
• * Shaun of the Dead
• * Snatch
• * The Way of the Gun
• * True Romance

Ten International Shitstorms

• * Boksuneun Naui Geot (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance)
• * Cidade de Deus (City of God)
• * Coup de Torchon (Clean Slate)
• * Nueve Reinas (Nine Queens)
• * Bande à Part (Band of Outsiders)
• * Le Poulpe (The Octopus)
• * Du Rafifi Chez les Hommes (Rififi)
• * Soliti ignoti, I (Big Deal on Madonna Street)
• * Topkapi
• * You Hua Hao Hao Shuo (Keep Cool)

Ten Crimes That Do Not Pay

• * Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead
• * Bound
• * Thelma and Louise
• * Heist
• * Jackie Brown
• * Let’s Do It Again
• * Out of Sight
• * Shallow Grave
• * Two Days in the Valley
• * Very Bad Things