The fingerprints of Michael Mann’s Heat are all over The Dark Knight, but few would point to Sydney Lumet’s unsung British thriller, The Offence, as a touchstone. The 1973 crime story stars Connery as a veteran detective on the hunt for a serial rapist, which brings Ian Bannen’s Kenneth Baxter to his attention as a potential prime suspect.

Christopher Nolan's film, Inception, premiered 15 years ago, and it continues to be his most distinctive and impactful movies ever.