10 Forgotten Movies You Must See Before You Die

2. Redbelt

If you ever wondered what a David Mamet fight movie would look like, well, your prayers were answered back in 2008. A then-little known Chiwetel Ejiofor headlined the film, which followed a mixed martial arts instructor taken advantage of by various business associates.

Struggling to make ends meet, and constantly put down by his brother-in-law, Mike Terry (Ejiofor) finally loses his sh*t when his unique idea for a particular handicapped fighting style/training technique is taken and used as a gimmick in a televised MMA tournament.

This culminates in one of the most emotional, earnest, earned endings put to film. Mamet's script purposefully flies in the face of what you might expect from a movie about a fighter, and the ending is the cherry on top. It'll stay with you long after the credits roll, as does for those who saw it upon release eight years later.