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Top 10 Bizarre Suburban Films
Living in the suburbs isn't always about sharing cups of sugar and neighborly chats over the fence as Neal Damiano finds out in the Top 10 bizarre suburban movies list…
10. Pleasantville (Ross, 1998)
Two siblings played by Toby Maguire and Reese Witherspoon living in the 1990s, get mysteriously zapped back to the 1950s by way of a strange TV repairman. They must adapt and learn the ways of this very different time period. What makes Pleasantville so bizarre is the collision of decades. They're trapped in this wholesome suburban nightmare in black & white, almost a "Father Knows Best" atmosphere.
9. Disturbia (Caruso, 2007)
A modern day take on the Alfred Hitchcock classic "Rear Window", Shia LaBeouf plays a suburban teenager on house arrest. To avoid going crazy from boredom, he begins to spy and observe his neighborhood, seeing all sorts of interesting things. While this becomes a source of entertainment, he witnesses something very disturbing. All hell breaks lose as he tries to escape from his next door neighbor.
8. The Stepford Wives (Forbes, 1975)
A shrewd businessman and wife move to the quiet suburbs after he suffers from a nervous breakdown. Trying to free himself of the hustle and bustle of city life, he takes refuge in the slow moving town of Stepford. However, his wife notices something very different about the housewives in this strange community. Perhaps the most bizarre aspect of the film is the creepy submissive and robotic dreamlike state all the women seem to be in, each one's behavior emulating the other.
7. Happiness (Solondz, 1998)
Todd Solondz's second film. A happily married shrink tries to suppress his fantasies of serial killing and pedophilia. He develops a thing for his son's friend. There are plenty of moments here where you just have to turn your head and look away! Depravity and dysfunction ensue throughout the film, while the characters seem somewhat normal on the surface. Happiness is so over the top it tips over the bizarre scale.
6. Suburbia (Spheeris, 1984)
Suburbia is more like a documentary chronicling the lives in a group of punk rock kids that seem to be thrown out by modern society. Filmed on a very low budget the movie does a great job on capturing the carefree kids, as they shun authority on a regular basis. It's is also Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers debut performance as an actor.
5. Edward Scissorhands (Burton, 1990)
Tim Burton brought to life a fascinating character played by Johnny Depp. Edward Scissorhands has scissors for hands and falls in love with a human being, played by Winona Ryder, a pretty girl bored in middle suburbia with a misogynistic boyfriend (Anthony Michael Hall). Not one believes Edward has real feelings, but he does, just as any real human being. Depp's performance is so brilliant in part because he doesn't speak allowing his emotion to come through movement, expression and mannerism. And, he's so convincing.
4. Over The Edge (Kaplan, 1979)
The film reminded me somewhat of an after school special but far more fascinating. Set in the 1970s, a group of rebellious kids embark on a war with authority. One of the first films to really show kids with a complete anarchistic and out of control attitude, with little parental supervision in their bored-out-of-their-minds state. They unfortunately find self destructive ways to keep themselves entertained. One of Matt Dillon's first leading roles and he provides an amazing performance.
3. Daydream Nation (Goldbach, 2011)
Kat Dennings plays Coraline Drexler, a mature 17-year-old high school student from the big city who moves to an eerily quiet suburban town. Stricken from boredom in middle suburbia Caroline is unable to relate to her immature peers, developing a passionate relationship with her English teacher (Josh Peck). At the same time she leads on an eccentric classmate named Thurston (Reece Thompson). The love triangle creates intense jealousy leading to dangerous consequences. While all of this is happening, an industrial fire continues to burn just a few towns away, threatening to work its way toward Caroline's home, and high school girls keep turning up dead, at the hands of a sociopath. Kat Dennings is so convincing, she really owns the role.
2. American Beauty (Mendes, 1999)
Kevin Spacey plays Lester Burnham, a married corporate drone in his mid-forties living in suburbia USA, fed up with the structured mundane existence of his everyday life. Lester, having a semi mid-life crisis, wakes one day with an epiphany – nothing really matters. While this new found perspective affects his family, Lester makes a few changes – he quits his job, begins exercising and lifting weights, starts smoking pot, and begins fantasizing about his daughter's best friend (Mena Suvari). His wife (Annette Benning), frustrated beyond belief, becomes obsessed with self-motivation tapes. His daughter falls for the eccentric boy next door played by Wes Bentley, who films random things and has a homophobic military father. American Beauty is the near perfect portrait of suburban hell and won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1999.
1. Imaginary Heroes (Harris, 2004)
Imaginary Heroes is about a severely dysfunctional upper class suburban family. Sigourney Weaver plays Sandy Travis, who is estranged from her father and her marriage to Ben (Jeff Daniels) is crumbling. She has two kids Matt and Tim. Matt, a potential Olympic swimmer commits suicide in the beginning, we don't know why? Tim feels distant from his father, who centered all his attention on Matt's swimming. Kyle, a negative influence, is Matt's best friend. Seen through flashbacks, Matt and Kyle get in trouble with the law and things come to a halt. Tim (Emile Hirsch) stricken by guilt spends his time mostly in a dream-like trance through the film. The layers are deep here; on the surface it seems like a happy loving family, but peeling away the surface we see an inner darkness that is slowly revealed throughout. I really enjoyed this film, good story and exceptional acting.
If you enjoyed this top 10 check out Neal Damiano's other lists on Top 10 Films including the best of actors James Gandolfini, Christian Slater & Gary Oldman as well as the greatest slashers, drug-themed movies, and American Indie.
Written and compiled by Neal Damiano.
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January 13, 2014 at 11:57 pm
I'm too scared to watch Happiness. I've heard it's a tough watch, and I lack toughness right at the minute.
Probably the reason I'm taking so long to get to watching 12 Years A Slave…..
January 14, 2014 at 9:44 am
…steel yourself, Rodney… a couple of powerful but very worthwhile films. I tip 12 Years A Slave for the Best Picture Oscar.
January 14, 2014 at 2:47 am
I'll give it a few days! 😉
January 14, 2014 at 9:01 am
Nice list Neal –
Not sure I fully agree with American Beauty being about suburban hell given Lester's brief ephiphany at the end (and his closing comment that he wouldn't have changed anything about his life) really turns out to be a celebration of his brief existence in his urban paradise; a recognition that perhaps he misunderstood quite a bit of it.
The Coen brother's A Serious Man might have been a serious contender for this list.
January 14, 2014 at 9:45 am
I feel it is a crime if I do not mention one of my favourite films – The 'Burbs. It would have fit perfectly in this list of "bizarre" suburban films. For me it is one of Tom Hanks' most underrated films but then so much of his 1980s work gets forgotten about.
January 14, 2014 at 9:54 am
Great list, I'm throwing Donnie Darko in as food for thought 🙂
January 14, 2014 at 10:24 am
Wonderful addition – Donnie Darko definitely has the "bizarre" about it!
January 14, 2014 at 12:51 pm
Glad to see both The Stepford Wives and Happiness on the list. Neither are films that would instantly come to mind for most when talking about the suburbs.
January 14, 2014 at 5:20 pm
No The Burbs??? God I love that film!! Edward Scissorhands is probably my fave of this bunch though I haven't seen the number one. Scissorhands really just shows how messed up suburbanitesd can be. I'd go live in that scary old castle by myself if I was Ed too.
January 18, 2014 at 1:56 pm
The Burbs has been one of my favourite Tom Hanks films for as long as I can remember. Can't believe it gets forgotten about in favour of Bachelor Party, Big and Splash from Hanks' comedy 1980s years. Hanks is brilliant in it but he's got the offbeat, quirky vision of director Joe Dante helping out big time!
January 14, 2014 at 9:13 pm
@Mark, thanks for the read, the reason American Beauty is on the list. And so high at #2 is that mere fact that Lester had to. Realize the life he was living was a regimented hell, this epiphany got him to change and it was not a tragedy ending. He found enlightment and died happy. That is the beauty of the film.
@Dan & Michael yes, I have slipped and forgot about these two great films- Donnie Darko and The Burbs would have been a nice edition.
January 14, 2014 at 10:35 pm
Great idea for a list and nice picks Neal. I still need to see a lot of these, esp. Pleasantville.
I actually thought Disturbia was decent, that was looong before Shia LaBeouf went off the deep end.
January 18, 2014 at 1:50 pm
Ooh, Plessantville is well-worth seeing. Reese Witherspoon is usually very entertaining (I'm thinking about how she elevates the likes of Legally Blonde to levels such broad comedy has no right to attain) despite some of her movies being a bit hit and miss, and in this one she's great. Good story; heartwarming, funny – add it to your to-see list.
Disturbia on the other hand… One of my most hated movies. Not only can I not stand Shia LaBeouf, the film is a blatant rip-off of Hitchcock's Rear Window. The worst kind of plagiarism dressed to look like new and make some money. It's a film I can't even give a second chance to.
January 22, 2014 at 3:02 am
Dan, I hear you it is a cheap sensationalized copy on a classic Hitchcock masterpiece but sometimes, but it is a suburban disaster. It's cheesy fun a non thinking film.
January 22, 2014 at 11:09 am
It's definitely right for this list Neal, no arguments there. But because I'm such a big fan of Hitchcock's Rear Window I quickly fell out of favor with Disturbia while watching it though. Plus I find myself distancing myself from everything Shia LaBeouf has done more and more…
January 16, 2014 at 10:31 am
Great selection of movies! I love Over The Edge and Suburbia. How about Jennifer Aniston's underrated The Good Girl?
January 18, 2014 at 1:52 pm
…when I saw The Good Girl – which I enjoyed – I thought, "finally, a film in which Jennifer Aniston doesn't play Rachel from Friends". One of her best movie performances in my opinion.
January 17, 2014 at 6:37 pm
Great top 10! I think Kevin Spacey loves this stuff…I'd add Consenting Adults to the mix.
January 17, 2014 at 7:39 pm
When making this list, the word "bizarre" I intended as the nature of the characters in the film ……along side the storyline . I just wanted to clarify.
Thanks for reading & commenting!
January 18, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Nice top 10. Love Edward Scissorhands, Over The Edge and American Beauty. Burton's film is just crazy while Over The Edge and American Beauty capture suburbia and its inhabitants in a state of flux.
Arlington Road has that creepy, strange suburban character. I think it would work well for this topic.
January 21, 2014 at 6:09 pm
I've always felt that Disturbia is underrated, so I'm glad to see it make your list. Normally I'm not a big fan of Shia, but I think his toolish-ness works in that film. American Beauty and Edward Scissorhands would definitely make my cut as well. Although I've never heard of Daydream Nation, your plot summary intrigues me. I'll have to add that movie to my Netflix queue.
January 25, 2014 at 7:20 pm
Very well written list! I actually completely forgot about Disturbia. I thought it would have sent Shia into massive popularity considering his performance. It showed he was capable of more than just being the Transformers lead man.
July 16, 2014 at 3:29 am
Quite a good list, couple of additions from my side
Ghost World- Two teen girls, trying to find their way in suburbia, one of my favorites, great performances by Thora Birch and Scarlett Johannson.
Ice Storm- Ang Lee's rather bleak look at suburbia set in 70's America, with ample references to the scenario there.
August 18, 2014 at 6:39 pm
Great read. American Beauty is a terrific film and glad to see you have it here. I've not seen 8 of these films. Guess I have some catching up to do.

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Just about ten years ago, sometime shortly after the inception of The Hood Internet, the music blog Idolator wrote a thing about the death of mashups: they were over. No more novelty pairings, no more awful portmanteau "song titles" etc etc etc, all the other justifiable critiques. (The site has since changed owners— search "idolator" and "mashup" now, and that piece won't come up at the top. What will are a variety of recent-ish clickbait articles that probably boil down to something like: you wouldn't think this mashup would work but,,,, it does)
The Hood Internet was also a music blog, but of the hard-copy mp3 variety. For the first few months of its existence, we'd crank out near-daily pairings of (primarily) rap and hip hop vocal tracks mixed atop instrumental edits of songs we'd made from our individual music collections, which at the time skewed towards modern electronic and indie rock. So, you know … mashups. These 192-kbps heaters were always accompanied by Photoshopped collages of the sampled artists appearing together. CONTENT!
We finished the first Hood Internet mixtape— a best-of what we'd made thus far— days before our first live show, which was less of a show and moreso lowbrow performance art: we blasted The Mixtape Volume One through the venue's in-house mixer, and pretended to load vinyl records into our laptops for an hour.
OK soooo fast forward through the past ten years: we made hundreds and hundreds of bootlegs (look at that: "bootlegs." such a cooler word than mashup, ew). The better ones got compiled into our loosely annual mixtape releases, which racked up millions of downloads worldwide. In addition to all those BOOTLEGS, we also made and released our own remixes, original songs and collaborations with other artists we liked. We learned how to mix live sets from our growing catalog without trainwrecking too hard, and eventually got to do shows all over North America pretty regularly, sharing the stage and touring with a bunch of great artists. Even had a few international jaunts in there! Not quite EDM superstars, but.
It's now 2017 and here we are with The Mixtape Volume Ten, aaaand wait. What's with the subtitle— Best of The Hood Internet— is this some sort of greatest hits album from, uh, a website that DJs? Really? Yes. It is exactly that. Much like the first mixtape was a best-of everything we'd made to that point, this ten-year retrospective is 50 of our best blends (blends! there's another synonym for you) from the catalog that we've willed into existence over the last decade. Listen to it, enjoy it or hate it, and together let's all mourn the ten-year anniversary of the death of mashups.
1. Jay-Z x LCD Soundsystem
2. Beastie Boys x Matt & Kim
3. Big Sean x The Knocks
4. DMX x The XX
5. Eve x Radiohead
6. Arcade Fire x Blondie
7. Passion Pit x Juvenile & Mannie Fresh
8. Mayer Hawthorne x M83
9. B.O.B. x Chromeo
10. Ma$e & Kelly Price x Penguin Prison
11. Amerie x Daft Punk
12. TLC x Holy Ghost! & Michael McDonald
13. Tyga x Neon Indian
14. Modest Mouse x Kanye West
15. Genesis x Justice
16. Estelle x The Ting Tings
17. Dizzee Rascal x Cyndi Lauper
18. Justin Timberlake x Daft Punk
19. The Weeknd x Daft Punk
20. Whitney Houston x Chromeo
21. Michael Jackson x Ratatat
22. Robin S. x Holy Fuck
23. Lil Kim x MGMT
24. Bell Biv Devoe x Disclosure
25. Ciara x Treasure Fingers
26. Future x Van She & Robotaki
27. Drake x Delorean
28. Mic Terror x Green Velvet
29. Omarion x Mylo
30. Kendrick Lamar x Cashmere Cat
31. Destiny's Child x Slow Magic
32. Spank Rock x Burial
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37. Wiz Khalifa x Hudson Mohawke
38. Jay-Z & Kanye West x TNGHT
39. Usher x Santigold
40. R. Kelly x Broken Social Scene
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42. Dead Prez x Grizzly Bear
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44. Birdman & Lil Wayne x Washed Out
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- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Bring water to boil in a medium saucepan, then add a little bit of salt to the water.
- Cook the peas till they are soft. For frozen peas, this should take about 1-2 minutes. For fresh peas, this should take around 3-4 minutes, depending on size of peas. Remove saucepan from heat and drain the peas under cold water till peas are cool.
- Pre-heat your oven to about 350 degrees.
- In a food processor, blend the peas, vegan ricotta cheese, sesame oil, olive oil and salt to a smooth or chunky texture, depending on your personal choice. Empty this mixture to a larger bowl and add Vegan Parmesan Cheese and lemon zest.
- Add about 1 teaspoon of pea filling in middle of each pot sticker wrapper. Moisten the edges of the wrapper with a bit of water and fold over sides. There are many different shapes you can fold your pot stickers.
- On sheet pan brushed with a light layer of grapeseed or vegetable oil, place all pot stickers about 1/2 inch from one another. Gently brush each pot sticker with a light coating of vegetable or grapeseed oil. Grapeseed oil is preferred because it's lighter, cleaner tasting and has a higher flash point for the oven temperature.
- Bake for about 15-20 minutes until pot sticker edges become golden brown. Rotate the sheet pan about 10 halfway during baking time to allow pot stickers to brown evenly.
- For dip, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Serve pot stickers with the ginger soy dip.
Tofu Ricotta:
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 medium sweet onion, diced
- 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves, minced
- 1/2 cup packed fresh parsley, minced
- 1 (14oz) package extra-firm or firm tofu, pressed
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 3/4-1 tsp fine grain sea salt, or to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes (optional)
- Rinse block of tofu and wrap with paper towels followed by 2-3 tea towels. Place it on a cutting board or plate and add several heavy cookbooks on top. Press tofu for about 20-25 minutes to drain out the water. Alternatively, you can use a tofu press.
- In a large skillet, sauté the garlic and onion in the oil for about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add in the chopped celery, basil, and parsley and sauté for another 5 minutes or so. Feel free to throw in some spinach for extra greens.
- You can either crumble the tofu into the skillet with your hands or you can give it a whirl in the food processor and then stir it into the skillet. If you use the processor, the texture will be very creamy like ricotta cheese and if you crumble it with your hands it will be more chunky/crumbly. It's up to you how you want to make it.
- Stir in the nutritional yeast, salt, pepper, lemon, and cayenne all to taste.
- Over medium heat, cook for about 8-10 minutes or until most of the water cooks off.


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