Actors
This actress was in Dune, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Odyssey, The Drama, and Dune.
Zendaya
He directed Jurassic Park, E.T., Indiana Jones, and Jaws. He has won 157 total awards.
Steven Spielberg
High-energy scenes, with heroes overcoming danger.
Action
This film was 2025's best picture winner, having been nominated 13 times and winning 6 Oscars.
One Battle After Another
This actor is potentially the most famous member of scientology, known for his iconic run and doing his own stunts.
Tom Cruise
This actor has gone on a generation run so people no longer call him "The guy from twilight".
Robert Pattinson
He directed Oppenheimer, Tenet, Interstellar, 3 Batman movies. He also really hates CGI.
Christopher Nolan
Hallmarked with morally gray detectives, femme fatales, and high contrast visuals.
Film Noir
This 2021 animated Disney movie, with songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda. This movie won 2021's best animated feature.
Encanto
This actor starred in Saturday Night Fever, Grease, and Pulp Fiction. He joined team Chrome Dome in 2019.
John Travolta
Known for his work in Fargo, Reservoir Dogs, and Monsters Inc., this actor also worked 12 hour shifts as a volunteer firefighter after 9/11.
Steve Buscemi
This director is the visionary behind Studio Ghibli.
Hayao Miyazaki
This genre is characterized by advanced technology and decaying societies. The aesthetic is rad though.
Cyberpunk
This 2004 Best Picture winner was directed by Clint Eastwood, starred Clint Eastwood, and was produced by Clint Eastwood.
Million Dollar Baby
She left Scientology in 2001, coinciding with her divorce from Tom Cruise. She's had multiple movies with Tom Cruise, including Eyes Wide Shut, Days of Thunder, and Far and Away.
Nicole Kidman
This actress played Annabeth in the Percy Jackson movies. She also played Heather Miller in 2013's Texas Chainsaw. She was born in 1986, and her blue eyes scare me a little.
Alexandra Daddario.
This director sat with a live cow in 2006 to Laura Dern to receive an Oscar. He also gave freqent weather reports on his youtube channel. Oh yeah and he directed Mulholland drive or something.
David Lynch
Characterized by paganism, isolated settings, and ancient traditions to create dread.
Folk Horror
This 1976 film was nominated for 2 awards, but didn't really take home any actual Oscars (honorary). The character, however, took home 3 in 2005. He now picks fights his own size.
King Kong
This actor appeared in movies such as Avatar, Saving Private Ryan, and A Million Ways to Die in the West. Despite being born into the church, his adherence isn't strict, and his daughter stepped away from Scientology.
Giovanni Ribisi
This actress has 80 acting credits on IMDB. You know her. She has voiced Skye in Paw Patrol: Dino Movie. She played Pheobe in Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and Hannah Thurman in Scream. She has been in a Colleen Hoover Movie.
Mckenna Grace
Sometimes called the most influential one-time director, He directed Night of the Hunter in 1955. Caheirs du Cinema selected it as the 2nd best movie of all time in 2008, behind only Citizen Kane (my personal favorite).
Charles Laughton
This genre can be described as comedy that relies on hyper-gore and cartoonish blood and violence.
NO PENALTY BONUS: Pseudo-documentary "shockumentaries" from the 1960s and 70s focusing on sensational, taboo, or bizarre cultural practices.
Splatterstick.
Mondo-Film
This film won Best Original Screenplay in 1941. William Randolph Hearst hated this film and did everything he could to suppress it. A must see film for any buff.
Citizen Kane
This actress appeared in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, The Invisible Man (2020), and Next Goal Wins. She was married to Fred Armisen from 2009 to 2011. For TV: She was on The Handmaid's Tale, The Veil, and Imperfect Women.
Elisabeth Moss.