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Ridley Scott Slams Modern Cinema: "Most Films Are Shit"

10/6/2025

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Ridley Scott criticized modern cinema at a British Film Institute talk, calling most films "shit" and preferring quality over quantity.
He said millions are made but often lack strong storytelling.
Scott now mostly watches his own films, seeing them as higher quality.
He says 5% are great and 10% pretty good; The Dog Stars is complete, Bee Gees biopic is in development.

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Ridley Scott criticized modern cinema at a British Film Institute talk, calling most films "shit" and preferring quality over quantity.
He said millions are made but often lack strong storytelling.
Scott now mostly watches his own films, seeing them as higher quality.
He says 5% are great and 10% pretty good; The Dog Stars is complete, Bee Gees biopic is in development.