7. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
This is a divisive one for sure, and indeed, the 1956 Don Siegel Invasion of the Body Snatchers is an exceptional film, thrilling but also suffused with an incisive commentary, which parallels the "pod people" with the fear of Communism's apparently pervasive influence. The 1976 remake, incredibly, manages to retain a similar social commentary while ostensibly updating it for a new generation and socio-political context. No longer are the pod people indicative of Communism, but their particularly non-violent subversion in this film has been interpreted by some as a reflection of the years following the McCarthyism depicted in the original Body Snatchers film. The apathy that leads people to conform by default, through their inaction, is slyly sent-up in Philip Kaufman's savage, terrifying remake, boosted even further by Donald Sutherland's immense portrayal, which concludes on the disturbing final moment pictured above, an ultimate indictment of the post-war cultural milieu.