4. Unbreakable (2000)
Honestly, the beginning of the millennium was an incredible time for M. Night Shamylan. Had he maintained the course he was on, I guarantee that wed be celebrating him now as one of the finest directors of this generation. What actually happened is unfortunate, but hey, at least we still have a couple of incredible movies to remember him by, right? Unbreakable is unequivocally one of them. When you actually think about it, his character here, David Dunn, isnt exactly massively different from Dr. Malcolm Crowe in The Sixth Sense (again, he plays Dunn as though he knows the truth about himself, but denies its acknowledgement). That said, its still another pitch perfect performance from Willis who manages to offset Dunns outward invulnerability with his inward, all-too-human
vulnerability with as much aplomb as anyone who ever played Superman. As a comic book fan, Unbreakable was a massive validation, and coupled with another spot on Shamylan guided performance from Willis, it easily slots itself into the favourite movies corner of my brain.