20 Best Netflix Original Movies Of 2018 - Ranked

7. The Other Side Of The Wind

Orson Welles Citizen Kane The Other Side Of The Wind
Royal Road Entertainment

How insane is it that Netflix released a new Orson Welles movie some 48 years after it began shooting?

Welles' long-unfinished final film was completed this year with the help of Netflix in conjunction with original star Peter Bogdanovich and producer Frank Marshall, and the results are nothing short of fascinating.

Unsurprisingly, The Other Side of the Wind is a messy, rough-around-the-edges film, but it's also an unforgettable cinematic experience, with Welles building a film-within-a-film premise that was undeniably ambitious for its time.

John Huston is a wonderfully gruff lead and the stacked supporting cast is a veritable who's who of 70s Hollywood talent, making this a potent and astoundingly strange Hollywood satire.

Also make sure to check out the companion documentary, They'll Love Me When I'm Dead, which is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at both Welles and the disastrous production.

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