Cigarettes, nitroglycerine, sweaty vests, certain death. Expat packages don't come better than in 1953's "The Wages of Fear."
Best expat movies: 'The Wages of Fear' —
Cigarettes, nitroglycerine, sweaty vests, certain death. Expat packages don't come better than in 1953's "The Wages of Fear."
Broken spectacles will probably be covered by the travel insurance. Fatal mantrap injuries probably not. Anyone moving to Cornwall should avoid watching "Straw Dogs."
'Straw Dogs' (1971) —
Broken spectacles will probably be covered by the travel insurance. Fatal mantrap injuries probably not. Anyone moving to Cornwall should avoid watching "Straw Dogs."
Opportunistic expats can draw inspiration from Orson Welles' Harry Lime in "The Third Man," but only if they're comfortable with dealing in black market drugs and winding up dead in a sewer.
'The Third Man' (1949) —
Opportunistic expats can draw inspiration from Orson Welles' Harry Lime in "The Third Man," but only if they're comfortable with dealing in black market drugs and winding up dead in a sewer.
Most expat postings now come with air con, so there's no excuse for unbuttoned shirts. Mel Gibson might've gotten away with it in "Year of Living Dangerously," but Mel Gibson as a role model? Really?
'Year of Living Dangerously' (1982) —
Most expat postings now come with air con, so there's no excuse for unbuttoned shirts. Mel Gibson might've gotten away with it in "Year of Living Dangerously," but Mel Gibson as a role model? Really?
Expat dream: A smoky bar riddled with intrigue like Rick's in "Casablanca." Expat reality: Yet another T.G.I. Friday's.
'Casablanca' (1942) —
Expat dream: A smoky bar riddled with intrigue like Rick's in "Casablanca." Expat reality: Yet another T.G.I. Friday's.
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At least Leonardo DiCaprio's "Titanic" saved the disaster until the end. "The Beach" was a wreck from the opening credits.
Worst expat movies: 'The Beach' (1999) —
At least Leonardo DiCaprio's "Titanic" saved the disaster until the end. "The Beach" was a wreck from the opening credits.
Buying an Italian villa helps improve the life of Frances (Diane Lane) in "Under the Tuscan Sun." Paradoxically, for anyone unlucky enough to watch this meatball, life gets slightly worse.
'Under the Tuscan Sun' (2003) —
Buying an Italian villa helps improve the life of Frances (Diane Lane) in "Under the Tuscan Sun." Paradoxically, for anyone unlucky enough to watch this meatball, life gets slightly worse.
In "Eat Pray Love" Liz (Julia Roberts) traipses around the world searching for meaning to her life. SPOILER ALERT: She finds it.
'Eat Pray Love' (2010) —
In "Eat Pray Love" Liz (Julia Roberts) traipses around the world searching for meaning to her life. SPOILER ALERT: She finds it.
Tom Selleck carries a baseball bat in the poster for "Mr. Baseball" purely to indicate of the subtlety of the film's humor. He wears a mustache purely to indicate he's Tom Selleck.
'Mr. Baseball' (1992) —
Tom Selleck carries a baseball bat in the poster for "Mr. Baseball" purely to indicate of the subtlety of the film's humor. He wears a mustache purely to indicate he's Tom Selleck.
Some expats, like Learoyd (Nick Nolte) in "Farewell to the King," think they can get away with anything once they're overseas. Taking over as leader of a tribe of headhunters? Fine. Massacring all those soldiers? Well, there was a war on. But that hairstyle? Too much.
'Farewell to the King' (1989) —
Some expats, like Learoyd (Nick Nolte) in "Farewell to the King," think they can get away with anything once they're overseas. Taking over as leader of a tribe of headhunters? Fine. Massacring all those soldiers? Well, there was a war on. But that hairstyle? Too much.