"The Bible states that the meek shall inherit the earth. This is a nice, if quaint, notion. It's not, to date, been true of the world at large and it most definitely is not true of the cinematic world. It would be hard to argue that any safe, mild and conventional film has ever stood the test of time, certainly not in the minds of discriminating viewers. (Such films often are hits of the day, but are thereafter forgotten and usually quickly.)
The following list celebrates films whose makers couldn't or didn't play it safe. The fact that most of these films are well remembered classics today disguises the fact that they all, to one extent or another, were big gambles. Some were hits in their own time and some weren't. However all have stood the test of time and are ample displays of the virtue of boldness."
