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Welcome to Filmometer! This site features sortable film ratings and "15 Word Reviews" of movies released since 1997. You will also find weekly movie polls and a growing number of movie lists. How does the ratings system work? Learn more about Filmometer.

The movie lists section contains some of my own picks, plus lists including the AFI's top 100 American films and the Academy Awards Winners for Best Picture. The links page provides additional online resources for film enthusiasts. Below you will find a random sampling of films reviewed by Filmometer. Thanks for visiting!

Featured films for Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 8:18 am

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee -... Weekly news satire, with particular attention to women's issues, from the former 'Daily Show' correspondent.  Rating: 8  2017 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: Another Earth A second Earth from a parallel universe appears in the sky. A meditation on destiny.  Rating: 9  2011 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: Choke Screen adaptation of the Palahniuk novel about a sex-addicted scam artist and his hospitalized mother.  Rating: 6  2008 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: Frankenweenie Tim Burton's stop-motion love story between a boy and his (undead) dog. Classic horror homage.  Rating: 7  2012 English IMDb Page Genres/categories:

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Ten years after the simian flu pandemic, human survivors and apes are drawn into battle.  Rating: 8  2014 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: Death Proof Tarantino's half of Grindhouse. Scarred stuntman Kurt Russell uses his car to murder voluptuous women.  Rating: 8  2007 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: Blue Valentine Deftly alternates between a dysfunctional couple's earlier in-love happiness and their later anguish. Remarkable.  Rating: 8  2010 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: Through the Wormhole - Season 1 Compelling TV series that explores the deepest mysteries of human existence. Hosted by Morgan Freeman.  Rating: 9  2010 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: