20 Best Movies About The Movies Of All Time

20. Mank

David Fincher's latest explores the the writing of what is considered to be one of the greatest films of all time: Citizen Kane. Gary Oldman stars as alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he clashes with Orson Welles and his surrounding friends and colleagues while writing the legendary film.

The flick itself is not exceptional with poor pacing and narrative structure being big issues, however Mank's representation of the studio system of the 1940s feels accurate and authentic. The studio politics that were prevalent in the 1930s and 40s are approached with a keen attention to detail that exposes how immoral Hollywood could be at that time.

Filmed in black and white with a sound design to reflect movies of the era, Mank manages to capture the essence of old movies while also criticising the people that made them all in one film. Fincher's work to painstakingly recreate the mood and appearance of a Golden Age Hollywood picture is impressive even if the film itself misses the mark.