Unprecedented in its long-haul production methods, this expansive drama from writer-director Richard Linklater is a coming-of-age tale like no other. Nominated for six Oscars®—including a Supporting Actress win for Patricia Arquette—this is a deeply felt ode to growing pains and parental wisdom.

Powered by an avid love for Blaze Foley, a forgotten yet hugely influential country music legend, Ethan Hawke’s golden-hued biopic breaks all the rules. Featuring a stellar cast including Alia Shawkat, this heartfelt ode to a star that burned too brightly basks in the poetry of artistic expression.

Delightfully playful, this postmodern portrait explores an offbeat life of invention by rejecting conventional biopic form. With stylistic whimsies ranging from omniscient narration to an anachronistic synthpop performance, Michael Almereyda’s rich meditation on legacy is positively electric.