Lagaan may not be worthy of this list, but it shouldn't be thrown aside, either. It's not an art film, and it doesn't pretend to be one. The film's allegorical premise works rather well considering that it largely supports stock characters and motifs. And the fact that a large part of its 3+ hr running is simply devoted to the game of cricket is encouraging in a sense because the filmmakers can't be blamed for pandering to the western viewers.