10 Excellent Films That Don't Actually Have A Plot
4. Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Director: Jared Hess Though it has quite possibly one of the greatest soundtracks of all time, Napoleon Dynamite most definitely does not have a plot. The titular protagonist (Jon Heder) spends most of the film unsuccessfully campaigning for his friend Pedro (Efren Ramirez) for class president, only to finally win over his fellow students with a dance routine to the song "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai. Unconventional, hilarious and often beautiful, Napoleon Dynamite is one of the best examples of just how exceptional a plotless film can be. Its an eccentric film of love and loyalty set in some kind of alternate dimension where people say and do peculiar things, act irrationally and love disco music from the 80s. The film definitely makes narrative sense, its just so abnormal that it often feels like youre watching something written by an alien with only a vague comprehension of how human beings function. The films set in the early 2000s yet everything from the music to the clothing is anachronistic, better suited the 1980s and 90s than more contemporary times. The weirdness of Napoleon Dynamite is part of the reason its so beloved, and part of that charm comes from the films lack of plot. The characters act strangely and eventually everything sort of comes together despite itself.
