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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 Friday, September 3, 2010 at 5:07 am


Milk

Milk Van Sant's biography of openly gay politician Harvey Milk. An empathic portrayal by Sean Penn.  Rating: 8 

2008

English

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Genres/categories: True


Good Night, and Good Luck.

Good Night, and Good Luck. Simplifies historical conflict (1950s McCarthyism) to illustrate TV journalism's responsibility to question authority.  Rating: 8 

2005

English

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Genres/categories: True


More Tales from the Script

More Tales from the Script Fascinating unheard stories from top Hollywood screenwriters. A 47-minute continuation of Tales from the Script.  Rating: 8 

2010

English

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Genres/categories: ObscureTrue


Juno

Juno A whip-smart 16-year-old girl is faced with an unexpected pregnancy and makes an unusual decision.  Rating: 10 

2007

English

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Genres/categories: Comedy


The Chronicles of Riddick

The Chronicles of Riddick Five years after Pitch Black, wanted criminal Riddick arrives on a new planet. Weak script.  Rating: 5 

2004

English

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Genres/categories: Sci-Fi


Capturing Reality: The Art of Do...

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary A metadocumentary. This film about making documentaries should have been richer, deeper and edited better.  Rating: 6 

2009

English

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Genres/categories: ObscureTrue


Little Fish

Little Fish In an Australian Little Saigon district, Cate Blanchett is trying to escape her drug-addicted past.  Rating: 7 

2005

English

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Genres/categories: Obscure


When We Left Earth: The NASA Mis...

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions Discovery's compelling six-part series about the race into space, the moon landings, shuttles, and beyond.  Rating: 9 

2008

English

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Genres/categories: ObscureTrueTV



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