1100 - The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Balancing on the razor-thin edge between the pedantic \u201cwhat would REALLY happen if a guy kept slowly shrinking?\u201d with \u201csure nerd, but let\u2019s still make it a fun story\u201d, Jack Arnold directs a domestic drama, a survivalist story, and everything in between as he questions foundational questions of existing in his classic science fiction tale. \xa0Perceptions of safety, masculinity, and the infinite shift and fade in this allegory of manhood in the modern age.
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