6) Spring
Like the characters it follows, Spring is far more than the sum of its parts, veering wildly between romance, horror and even science fiction during its lean 109 minutes running time. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead’s feature is one of those films that works far better if you don’t know anything about it, making it somewhat difficult to discuss without spoiling it, but that’s the point of this list, so…
The basic basic story revolves around an American man named Evan whose life has fallen into disarray. In an attempt to make things better, Evan does what all aimless young people do and decides to travel abroad. In the spur of the moment, Evan chooses to move to Italy, where he falls for a beautiful woman who holds a deadly secret. That’s right…
She’s Republican.
While that’s obviously not what happens, Spring does take delight in surprising audiences with both its narrative and tone though, becoming that rarest of things: a genre film that defies genre itself.