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Sep 13, 2013 · In a World...: Directed by Lake Bell. With Lake Bell, Rob Corddry, Alexandra Holden, Eva Longoria. An underachieving voice coach finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-over profession against her arrogant father and his protégé.
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- "I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster" in Goodfellas (1990) "As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster." The first time I ever watched Goodfellas, I was absolutely hooked by the incredible voiceover narration.
- "Who Lit This Flame in Us?" in The Thin Red Line (1998) It's quite apparent that Terrence Malick has a thing for voice-overs—and it's also apparent that he's bloody good at them.
- Alex DeLarge's Hijinks in A Clockwork Orange (1971) Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange is one of the most controversial films ever made, all while featuring one of the best voice-overs ever done.
- The Opening Scene in Badlands (1973) Voiceover enthusiast Terrence Malick appears for the first time—but not the last time—on our list with his feature film debut, Badlands.
- 7 Taxi Driver
- 6 The Shawshank Redemption
- 5 The Usual Suspects
- 4 Fight Club
- 3 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- 2 Goodfellas
- 1 Sunset Boulevard
With Robert De Niro going method, to the extent of becoming a real-life taxi driver whilst listening to the diaries of criminal Arthur Bremer, the actor got deep into the role of Travis Bickle and was able to deliver a groundbreaking performance. Of course, this is then evident of how outstanding the narration of Taxi Driver is. Not only does the S...
What makes Morgan Freeman's narration in The Shawshank Redemption unique is its ability to encapsulate the viewer in the story and the way it creates compassion and empathy for characters in the dehumanizing setting of a prison. Furthermore, the narrator in this particular movie is not the protagonist; what the audience is given is a character who ...
This crime drama has perfected the art of voiceover, as the narrator not only sets the tone of the film but packs the voiceover narration with important information ab out the story. However, unlike other voiceover narrators, Kevin Spacey's Roger 'Verbal' Kint misleads the audience as he tells a story of his own, ultimately leading to one of the mo...
A major hit of 1999 and still a favorite cult classic, Fight Club is one film with an outstanding plot twist that is hard to surpass. One key reason why this particular plot twist is remarkable is because of its unnamed protagonist's narration. Edward Norton's characternarrates his initially mundane life that gets quite exciting following his encou...
"I'll be your narrator," says Harold "Harry" Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.), the protagonist of Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. With this, we are given a voiceover narrator who builds a strong relationship with the audience as he directly addresses the viewers whilst taking them through his story. In this 2005 film by Shane Black, the narrator ends up in the mo...
Regarded as one of the best mafia and gangster movies ever made, Goodfellasis undoubtedly a masterpiece, and the voiceover narration gives it the perfect layer to build a strong relationship between the viewer and the protagonist. The narration of Henry Hill, played by Ray Liotta, not only serves as an informant detailing the personal and professio...
The idea of a corpse narrating is a story is definitely strange. However, in Sunset Boulevard, Billy Wilder has unpacked this specific idea quite effectively, bringing to the screen one of Hollywood's most beloved masterpieces. This particular 1950 film noir and dark comedy hybrid focuses on the protagonist, Joe Gillis (played by William Holden), a...
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Jun 18, 2023 · VOICE OVER DEFINITION What is Voice Over? Voice over is a production technique where a voice is recorded for off-screen use. While prominently used to reference movies and television, voice over can also be used for telephone services, along with other informational service.
- Apocalypse Now (1979) You realize the power of cinema when a single shot encapsulates the whole story. The madness of ‘Apocalypse Now’ is seen through those eyes and felt through his voice.
- The Shawshank Redemption (1994) The easiest pick for the list. ‘ The Shawshank Redemption’ is perhaps the most beloved film of all time and for a number of great reasons; the most important one being the film’s enthralling use of voice-over narration.
- The Thin Red Line (1998) It takes a sheer eccentric mind to turn something as dreadful and horrifying as war into a memorably beautiful and hauntingly surreal experience.
- Taxi Driver (1976) Voice-over narrations have been a prominent part of Martin Scorsese films over the years. And he is one of the few filmmakers who has often succeeded in using voice-overs masterfully as a powerful storytelling technique.
May 13, 2015 · 25 Great Movies With The Most Effective Uses Of Voice-Over Narration. Posted on May 13, 2015 by Alexander Durie. Voice-over narration is a technique commonly used in film, theatre or television productions in which a voice, that is generally non-diegetic, occurs in the course of a work’s narrative. Usually uttered by a character from within ...
Apr 15, 2023 · But several of the most memorable voice-overs have been in dramas or adventure films, several of which made our list. In compiling this ranked list, we had some rules. A performance had to be...
