Napoleon Dynamite (2004)

Jon Heder's Napoleon speaks in exasperated mumbles, and the film around him is just as unhurried: rural Idaho, static shots and characters who treat a high school class presidency campaign with total seriousness. Made for about $400,000 and filmed at Preston High School and around Franklin County, it premiered at Sundance in January 2004. The humor is awkward rather than cruel, and it works because nobody on screen ever acknowledges how strange they are. It is the most quotable film here and the shortest wait for a laugh.