The Ending Was a Rumor Movies, Ranked

Prestige Films That Never Paid Me Back

16 films, ranked on my own star ratings by Arwin Edward Bagaslao. Updated 2026-05-15.

Every one of these is called a masterpiece, and every one of them ended while I was still waiting for the part where it means something. ...plus 6 more. View the full list on Letterboxd .

1. 1
   Raging Bull (1980)

   ★★

   Opening credits pa lang, ang ganda na agad ng framing.

2. 2
   Magnolia (1999)

   ★★

   High energy prologue agad by PTA. Ramdam mo na from the start na chaotic, ambitious, at very ensemble driven ito.

3. 3
   Lady Bird (2017)

   ★★

   I experience this as a warm, funny coming of age story about growing up inside rigid structures and slowly learning to appreciate where I came from.

4. 4
   Minari (2020)

   ★★

   Strong, natural performances make the family feel real from the start.

5. 5
   The Conversation (1974)

   ★★

   Stanley saying “Let’s take a break” really resonated with what I was thinking while watching.

6. 6
   Drive (2011)

   ★★

   I watched this after reading a trivia that this is the last film capturing the yellow LA streetlights before they were replaced by LED lights that emit white light.

7. 7
   Hereditary (2018)

   ★★

   Hereditary open with an eerie score to set the mode right.

8. 8
   The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)

   ★★

   The score is genuinely bothersome, and for me, it is the highlight of the film.

9. 9
   GoodFellas (1990)

   ★½

   A crime rise and fall story told directly from the main character’s perspective.

10. 10
    The Irishman (2019)

    ★½

    It has the same vibes as Goodfellas, The Godfather, and The Departed with its mafia centered story and criminal world.

11. 11
    Memories of Murder (2003)

    ★½

    Feels less like a mystery and more like watching people slowly break under pressure.

12. 12
    Manchester by the Sea (2016)

    ★

    My main barrier here is the lead performance.

13. 13
    The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

    ★

    Maganda ang visuals. The symmetry and color palette are very deliberate, almost storybook-like.

14. 14
    The Zone of Interest (2023)

    ½

    Zone of Interest opens with almost four minutes of pure black paired only with a haunting synth sound.

15. 15
    Inherent Vice (2014)

    ½

    I wasn’t really engaged or invested in the film.

16. 16
    Sentimental Value (2025)

    ½

    I love how natural Nora and Agnes are. Rachel was also very natural in her performance.