Ranking January 2018's Movies From Worst To Best

10. The Polka King

Polka King Jack Black
Red Hour Productions

RottenTomatoes Score: 62% (6.0/10)

Box Office: Straight to Netflix.

Verdict: Jack Black gives one of his best performances of the last few years in this stranger-than-fiction story about a Polish-American polka performer who ended up running a Ponzi scheme.

Cleverly blending its darker and wackier elements together into a transfixing whole, the movie may ultimately feel a bit like Scorsese-lite, but thanks to the performances of Black, Jenny Slate, Jacki Weaver and Jason Schwartzman, there's nary a dull moment to be found.

It's hardly vital cinema, but a fascinating glimpse into a life you probably know nothing about all the same.

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