Movie Ratings & Reviews
Last film added: May 20, 2012. There are currently 1159 films in the database (since 1996).
Amélie (2001) 10 


Shy French waitress Amélie decides to be a regular do-gooder and accidentally falls in love.
Dark City (1998) 10 





Rufus Sewell struggles to recover his memories in a nightmarish world run by telekinetic beings.
Fight Club (1999) 10 


This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. Edward Norton stars.
Inland Empire (2006) 10 


Lynch examines Hollywood and its artistic constraints in a bizarre/long jumble of movies within movies.
Junebug (2005) 10 

Childlike, awestruck Amy Adams is fantastic. Where would I be if I was a screwdriver?
Lost Highway (1997) 10 



David Lynch's brilliant cinematic Möbius strip of paranoia, adultery, murder and Freudian psychology.
Lost in Translation (2003) 10 


Unhappily married movie star Bill Murray meets neglected newlywed Scarlett Johansson in Tokyo.
Mulholland Drive (2001) 10 



David Lynch directs a dark Hollywood conspiracy about the psychosis of becoming someone else.
Sin City (2005) 10 

Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez create a brilliant piece of ultra-violent, stylized noir. Visually stunning.
Trainspotting (1996) 10 
Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a starter home. Choose a career. Choose a family.
Waltz with Bashir (2008) 10 


Stunning. Folman interviews Israeli veterans of the 1982 Lebanon invasion to reconstruct his own memories.
2046 (2004) 9 

Kar-Wai Wong presents a futuristic recapturing of a womanizing writer's memory of six past lovers.
About Schmidt (2002) 9 

Jack Nicholson is entering retirement and doesn't know what to do. Warning: Kathy Bates nudity.
American Beauty (1999) 9 
A dark drama of suburban picket-fence depression and frustration. Stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening.
Amores perros (2000) 9 
Three interconnected stories about life in Mexico City are resolved with a fatal car accident.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glo... (2006) 9 

A most gloriously comical moviefilm for make advertise American prejudices and cultural intolerance. High-five!
Brand Upon the Brain! A Remembrance in 12 Chapters (2006) 9 



Guy Maddin's homage to silent film. A return to an abandoned island home. Orphanage memories.
Breaking the Waves (1996) 9 
Recently paralyzed Stellan Skarsgård urges his wife to have sex with another. Devastating von Trier.
Brokeback Mountain (2005) 9 
Two sheepherders in the summer of 1963. I wish I knew how to quit you.
Broken Embraces (2009) 9 
Pedro Almodóvar's cinematic poem about a blind writer-director and his lost love Penélope Cruz.
Broken Flowers (2005) 9 

Bill Murray receives a mysterious pink letter that causes him to reflect on his past.
Dirty Pretty Things (2002) 9 
Turkish chambermaid Audrey Tautou works at a London hotel where drug dealing and prostitution abound.
Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The (2007) 9 

The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who was stricken with locked-in syndrome.
Dreamers, The (2004) 9 

Outside, the Paris student riots of 1968 are happening. Inside, Eva Green is mesmerizing.
Dreamlife of Angels, The (1998) 9 

In France, two penniless young women with few prospects become friends and share a flat.
Drive (2011) 9 
Getaway driver Ryan Gosling falls in love with his married neighbor. Badass, stylish character study.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 9 
A dangerous odyssey of sexual and moral discovery starring Kidman and Cruise. Kubrick's last film.
Go (1999) 9 


Three different comedic perspectives on a botched drug deal. Set in L.A. and Las Vegas.
Grindhouse (2007) 9 


Tarantino/Rodriguez double bill. A gory, witty homage to seedy 1970s B-movie thrillers, including fake trailers.
High Fidelity (2000) 9 


John Cusack, a record store owner and compulsive list-maker, recounts his top five relationship breakups.
Into the Wild (2007) 9 

Christopher McCandless abandons his privileged life and adventures to live alone in the Alaskan wilderness.
Jacket, The (2005) 9 


Military veteran Adrien Brody can foresee his own death and possibly change Keira Knightley's future.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) 9 

Hilarious. An ironic, smartass tribute to detective fiction, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer.
L.A. Confidential (1997) 9 

A film of police corruption, tabloid journalism and Hollywood sleaze, set in 1950s Los Angeles.
Last Night (1998) 9 


There are six hours until the end of the world. What would you do?
Live Flesh (1997) 9 

Javier Bardem seeks revenge against the people he feels were responsible for his imprisonment.
Lorna's Silence (2009) 9 

The Dardenne Brothers' stunning film about Albanian emigrants in Belgium. Study of a woman's conscience.
Machinist, The (2004) 9 
Insomniac industrial worker Christian Bale is a walking skeleton in this paranoid schizophrenic thriller.
Magnolia (1999) 9 
A study of nine interconnected lives and random events one day in San Fernando Valley.
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) 9 

Miranda July's exploration of people struggling to connect with one another in this modern world.
Melancholia (2011) 9 

Kirsten Dunst suffers from melancholia and a mysterious planet threatens Earth. Epic Lars von Trier.
Monster (2003) 9 

Charlize Theron is nearly unrecognizable in her moving portrayal of serial-killer prostitute Aileen Wuornos.
My Winnipeg (2008) 9 



Haunting, personal portrait of filmmaker Guy Maddin's hometown of Winnipeg, and of his psyche. Unique.
Open Your Eyes (1999) 9 




The brilliant Amenábar film, starring Penélope Cruz, that Tom Cruise turned into Vanilla Sky.
Paprika (2007) 9 





An insane anime that blurs the separation between reality, dreams, memory, cinema and the Internet.
Red Violin, The (1998) 9 

A red violin makes its way through three centuries over several owners and countries.
Requiem for a Dream (2000) 9 


Purple in the morning, blue in the afternoon, and orange in the evening.
Revolutionary Road (2009) 9 
Titanic II is emotionally devastating, gut-wrenching and profound. Shakes the American Dream to its core.
Science of Sleep, The (2006) 9 



A charming hyperactive blur of cellophane-animated fantasy and reality. Surreal and inventive, but not profound.
Sex and Lucía (2002) 9 

Julio Medem directs a convoluted dreamlike narrative, starring a novelist, an island and Paz Vega.
Single Man, The (2010) 9 
A heartbroken English professor is having trouble coping with his life in 1960s California. Wonderful.
Squid and the Whale, The (2005) 9 


Based on director Noah Baumbach's adolescence in Brooklyn. Two brothers deal with divorce during 1986.
Synecdoche, New York (2008) 9 


Charlie Kaufman blends self-referential existence with a living play inside a New York City warehouse.
Talk to Her (2002) 9 

Pedro Almodóvar's story of friendship between two men whose girlfriends are both in deep comas.
Timecrimes (2008) 9 


Like Primer, this is a film of time-travel paradoxes, but with more voyeurism and nudity.
Titanic (1997) 9 
Romantic tale of a rich girl and poor boy who meet on the 'unsinkable' ship.
Very Long Engagement, A (2004) 9 
Jean-Pierre Jeunet presents Audrey Tautou, whimsical and hopeful, awaiting her fiancée's return from WWI.
Watchmen (2009) 9 




Zack Snyder successfully films Alan Moore's graphic novel about an alternate, quantum America in 1985.
Wrestler, The (2008) 9 

Professional wrestler Mickey Rourke must retire, but life outside the ring is a dispiriting struggle.
Y tu mamá también (2001) 9 

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip.
21 Grams (2003) 8 
Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and Naomi Watts star. How much does your soul weigh?
300 (2007) 8 


An epic rendering of Miller's graphic novel about the Battle of Thermopylae. Stunning Spartan art-blood.
Abel Raises Cain (2005) 8 


A documentary about world-class hoaxer Alan Abel, who exposes the media's obsession with the salacious.
Almost Famous (2000) 8 


A high-school boy is given the opportunity to write about a rising 1970s rock band.
American Gangster (2007) 8 

In Manhattan during the 1970s, heroin kingpin Frank Lucas smuggles drugs into America from Vietnam.
Antichrist (2009) 8 

Lars von Trier offers a bleak, self-indulgent vision of female sexuality and human cruelty. Shocking.
Beautiful Losers (2009) 8 


A collective group of do-it-yourself artists and designers in 1990s New York find success.
Birth (2004) 8 

Jonathan Glazer references Kubrick in this film about the possibility of reincarnation, starring Nicole Kidman.
Blue Valentine (2010) 8 
Deftly alternates between a dysfunctional couple's earlier in-love happiness and their later anguish. Remarkable.
Boogie Nights (1997) 8 

About the Los Angeles pornography industry of the 1970s and 1980s. Heather Graham is Rollergirl.
Bothersome Man, The (2007) 8 


A man arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there.
Bunny and the Bull (2009) 8 



A surreal, Gondry-esque comedy starring an agoraphobic man who reconstructs a tragic European road trip.
Cell, The (2000) 8 



Psychotherapist Jennifer Lopez journeys inside a comatose serial killer's mind, hoping to recover information. Graphic.
Closer (2004) 8 
Natalie Portman plays a cheeky pink-haired stripper in this film about relationships, attraction, and betrayal.
Constant Gardener, The (2005) 8 


A story of corruption in the pharmaceutical industry and how AIDS-ravaged Africa is being exploited.
Dangerous Method, A (2011) 8 

How the relationships between Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud and Sabina Spielrein gave birth to psychoanalysis.
Deconstructing Harry (1997) 8 

Between air conditioning and the Pope, I choose air conditioning. A Woody Allen movie.
Fast Food Nation (2006) 8 

A humanistic, fictionalized behind-the-scenes portrait of America's fast food and meat packing industries.
Fountain, The (2006) 8 


Three stories of love/mortality that weave in the legendary quest for the Fountain of Youth.
Gummo (1997) 8 
A disturbing, plotless tale of freakshow characters living in tornado-ravaged poverty, by Harmony Korine.
History of Violence, A (2005) 8 

A Cronenberg art film that's also an accessible crime drama. Based on a graphic novel.
Hole, The (2001) 8 


British psychological thriller featuring teenagers in a bomb shelter. Stars Thora Birch and Keira Knightley.
How the Fire Fell (2011) 8 


Edward P. Davee's haunting, dreamlike portrayal of Edmund Creffield's early-1900s cult in Corvallis, Oregon.
Igby Goes Down (2002) 8 

A sarcastic 17-year-old boy rebels against the money and privilege he was born into.
Knocked Up (2007) 8 

Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl have a drunken one-night stand with unexpected consequences. Very funny.
Lantana (2001) 8 
An Australia-set mystery that examines the stories of four married couples and a murdered woman.
Layer Cake (2004) 8 
A clever British crime film about a successful cocaine dealer planning an early retirement.
Let Me In (2010) 8 


A bullied young boy befriends a lonely young female vampire in this visceral English-language remake.
Lila Says (2005) 8 

A well-acted story of seduction and self-realization, revolving around the beautiful and alluring Vahina Giocante.
Limits of Control, The (2009) 8 
Jim Jarmusch's stylized, dreamlike tale of an enigmatic loner on a shadowy criminal mission. Meditative.
Little Thief, The (1999) 8 

A young man from the French countryside moves to the city to find a job.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 8 


Four Cockney men pool their money for an illegal high-stakes card game, with unpleasant results.
Lovers of the Arctic Circle, The (1998) 8 
A story of circular lives, with circular names, in a circular place. Life is happenstance.
Lucky Number Slevin (2006) 8 

A clever Pulp Fictionesque story of violent revenge featuring rival crime bosses Kingsley and Freeman.
Man on the Moon (1999) 8 


Jim Carrey is eccentric comedian Andy Kaufman, a television star and self-declared intergender wrestling champion.
Mary and Max (2009) 8 


An Australian girl becomes pen pals with an obese New Yorker with Asperger's. Charming claymation.
Oldboy (2005) 8 

A man who was kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years exacts his brutal revenge. Stunning.
Palindromes (2005) 8 

Todd Solondz's provocative fable about a 13-year-old girl who is played by eight different actresses.
Planet Terror (2007) 8 


Rodriguez's half of Grindhouse. Rose McGowan mows down flesh-eating, mutating zombies with a machine-gun leg.
Road, The (2009) 8 
Viggo Mortensen and his son try to survive in post-apocalyptic America. Noble and heartbreaking humanity.
Sexy Beast (2000) 8 
Brutal gangster Ben Kingsley recruits a retired safecracker for one last job. Jonathan Glazer directs.
Shakespeare in Love (1998) 8 

A young Shakespeare meets Gwyneth Paltrow and is inspired to write Romeo and Juliet.
Shutter Island (2010) 8 



Leonardo DiCaprio investigates a disappearance from a hospital for the criminally insane. Chilling and clever.
Sideways (2004) 8 

Two middle-aged men embark on a weeklong road-trip through California's wine country. American life-affirming.
Snatch. (2000) 8 


Brad Pitt stars as a gypsy bare-knuckle boxing champion who speaks a hilariously unintelligible dialect.
Solaris (2002) 8 


Soderbergh's remake is quite good, with much credit due to George Clooney and Natascha McElhone.
Splice (2010) 8 


Intelligent creature feature focused on ethical quandaries in biotechnology. What's the worst that could happen?
Storytelling (2001) 8 

Todd Solondz presents two provocative stories. Prepare to have your politically correct sensibilities violated.
Swimming Pool (2003) 8 
An English mystery writer finds murder and intrigue in Paris, with Ludivine Sagnier. Rich symbolism.
Tetro (2009) 8 

Stylish indie film by Francis Ford Coppola. Could've been better with fewer staged productions though.
THX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut (2004) 8 

Lucas restored his influential 1971 film, enhancing it with CGI magic (including lame shell dwellers).
Tokyo! (2008) 8 


A cinematic triptych (transformation, anarchy, rebirth) set in Tokyo. Directed by Gondry, Carax and Bong.
Topsy-Turvy (1999) 8 



After Gilbert and Sullivan's latest play is critically panned, the frustrated team threatens to disband.
Tuvalu (2001) 8 



Stunning, whimsical German film with almost no dialogue set in a surreal bathhouse in Bulgaria.
Your Friends & Neighbors (1998) 8 

Six people play musical beds. Stars Amy Brenneman, Catherine Keener, Nastassja Kinski, and Ben Stiller.
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) 8 

Explores the Cultural Revolution in China. A young teenage girl is sent to remote lands.
28 Days Later (2002) 7 


Four weeks after a deadly virus spreads throughout the UK, a few survivors seek sanctuary.
28 Weeks Later (2007) 7 


Bloody sequel to 28 Days Later. The rage virus annihilated Mainland Britain six months earlier.
40-Year-Old Virgin, The (2005) 7 

Steve Carell stars as a lovable, middle-aged virgin with misguided coworkers. Catherine Keener is perfect.
Across the Universe (2007) 7 


A psychedelic love story musical set in the 1960s, using the songs of The Beatles.
Aimée & Jaguar (1999) 7 


Set in 1943 Berlin, a Nazi wife has a love affair with a Jewish lesbian.
Audition (1999) 7 

A Japanese widower holds an audition to search for a potential mate, with horrific results.
Black Snake Moan (2007) 7 

Provocative, ludicrous and sweet. Blues musician Samuel L. Jackson and sex-addicted Christina Ricci star.
Blank City (2011) 7 


Snapshot of late 1970s underground/punk filmmaking in New York during the No Wave movement.
Boys Don't Cry (1999) 7 

Hilary Swank plays a young man who is actually a woman. Romantic, ugly, and tragic.
Buffalo '66 (1998) 7 

Social misfit Vincent Gallo is rescued from emotional peril by Christina Ricci, who he kidnaps.
Cashback (2007) 7 

An insomniac artist starts working the graveyard shift at the local supermarket after a breakup.
Chloe (2010) 7 
Implausible psychological drama with lots of nudity by escort Amanda Seyfried and doctor Julianne Moore.
Collection of 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films, A (2006) 7 




Death abounds. I enjoyed Six Shooter and Jasper Morello. Hated the Moon and the Son.
Crazy/Beautiful (2001) 7 
Kirsten Dunst, a rich underachieving teenager with an aversion to shampoo/bras, meets a hardworking Latino.
Dawn of the Dead (2004) 7 

Zack Snyder's witty remake of the 1979 horror classic, starring Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames.
Fifth Element, The (1997) 7 

New York cab driver Bruce Willis and Milla Jovovich star in this futuristic action film.
From Hell (2001) 7 




A stylized whodunit set in Victorian Era London, starring clairvoyant police detective Johnny Depp.
Gia (1998) 7 


Frequently naked Angelina Jolie is Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s.
Gift, The (2000) 7 

Cate Blanchett has ESP and Katie Holmes flails about while topless. Thought you should know.
Girlfriend Experience, The (2009) 7 
Soderbergh's experimental film about free enterprise via the life of a high-end Manhattan call girl.
Good Dick (2008) 7 

A lonely, introverted girl who rents adult films meets a young, chatty video store clerk.
Good Shepherd, The (2006) 7 


The early history of the CIA, viewed through a fictional man's life. Serious and tedious.
Great Directors (2010) 7 


Conversations with 10 of the world's greatest living directors, including David Lynch and Richard Linklater.
Happenstance (2000) 7 


A subtle twist of fate can affect the lives of total strangers. Stars Audrey Tautou.
High Art (1998) 7 

Explores the romance between photo editor Radha Mitchell and heroin-addicted photographer Ally Sheedy.
House of Sand and Fog (2003) 7 
Should the house belong to emotionally unstable Jennifer Connelly or Iranian immigrant Ben Kingsley? Tragic.
Human Traffic (1999) 7 

Follows a group of sex-obsessed British clubgoers. It's something like Trainspotting for the rave scene.
Idiots, The (1998) 7 

Lars von Trier's provocative Dogme 95 film about Danish adults pretending to be mentally challenged.
Intacto (2003) 7 
A man has the supernatural ability to acquire luck. He gambles it in deadly games.
Iris (2002) 7 

True story of novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from youth to Alzheimer's.
Irreversible (2002) 7 
Interesting narrative concept, but vicious. Be prepared for traumatic rape and murder. Stars Monica Bellucci.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) 7 

Includes many self-deprecating parodies of Hollywood stars as the stoned duo head out to California.
Lawn Dogs (1998) 7 

Ten-year-old Mischa Barton befriends the lawn cutter, a fellow outsider, in an upscale gated community.
Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The (2004) 7 

Oceanographer Bill Murray leads a surreal voyage in search of a mythical jaguar shark.
Match Point (2006) 7 

Woody Allen's ugly story of infidelity amidst British wealth. Tennis, opera, investments, horses and murder.
Men Who Stare at Goats, The (2009) 7 

A reporter in Iraq learns about a secret, psychic U.S. Army unit. It's pretty amusing.
Metropia (2010) 7 




Bleak dystopian future of Europe with a fascinating, photomontage animation style. An unsettling Orwellian plot.
Monster's Ball (2001) 7 
Prison guard Billy Bob Thornton reexamines his racist attitudes with naked Halle Berry.
Old School (2003) 7 

Disillusioned friends Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson, and Vince Vaughn try to recapture their college days.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) 7 
Tom Tykwer's memorable film about an 18th century Parisian murderer, with a profoundly flawed climax.
Piano Tuner of Earthquakes, The (2006) 7 




The Brothers Quay present a dark fairytale about a diabolical doctor and beautiful opera singer.
Priceless (2008) 7 

Young gold digger Audrey Tautou mistakenly woos a mild-mannered bartender thinking he's a wealthy suitor.
Quills (2000) 7 


A Napoleonic era asylum confines the pleasure-seeking Marquis de Sade, with laundry maid Kate Winslet.
Reader, The (2008) 7 
Kate Winslet initiates a surprising, secretive romance in this solemn drama set in post-WWII Germany.
Religulous (2008) 7 


Bill Maher's provocative, smartass dialogue with Jews, Christians and Muslims. An irreverent but smug rant.
Renegade (2004) 7 


Psychedelic French Western that feels like a Jodorowsky film. Sacred mountains, gunfights, peyote and shaman.
Romance (1999) 7 

A young French woman embarks on an escalating sexual journey, testing her emotional limits.
Rounders (1998) 7 

Reformed gambler Matt Damon must return to playing big stakes poker to save Edward Norton.
Rum Diary, The (2011) 7 


Hard-drinking American journalist Johnny Depp takes a newspaper job in Puerto Rico during the 1950s.
Secretary (2002) 7 

James Spader is involved in a sexual, sadomasochistic story? You're kidding! Maggie Gyllenhaal is great.
Sherrybaby (2006) 7 

Former drug addict Maggie Gyllenhaal is out of prison, seeking her daughter and emotional recovery.
Sidewalls (2011) 7 



Two neurotic individuals live in neighboring apartments in Buenos Aires. Will they meet? Charming loneliness.
Stir of Echoes (1999) 7 

After being hypnotized at a party, Kevin Bacon begins seeing haunting visions of a ghost.
Suicide Kings (1997) 7 

Ex-mob boss Christopher Walken is kidnapped by four young men attempting to pay a ransom.
Sunshine (1999) 7 

Follows the fate of a Hungarian Jewish family through three generations in the 20th century.
Surviving Picasso (1996) 7 

Natascha McElhone is Francoise Gilot, Pablo Picasso's only lover strong enough to withstand his cruelty.
Thomas Crown Affair, The (1999) 7 

Millionaire playboy Pierce Brosnan amuses himself by stealing artwork. Enter sexy insurance investigator Rene Russo.
There's Something About Mary (1998) 7 

The Farrelly Brothers present a gross-out romantic comedy starring good-natured Cameron Diaz and Ben Stiller.
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1998) 7 


Jewel-toned, deadpan absurdity from the inimitable Guy Maddin. A kitschy, disorienting fantasy of frustrated desires.
U Turn (1997) 7 
Drifter Sean Penn becomes entangled with femme fatale Jennifer Lopez after his car breaks down.
Va Savoir (2001) 7 


This romantic comedy follows three men and three women as their lives intersect in Paris.
Valhalla Rising (2010) 7 
Aggressively minimalist, intensely violent film set in the Dark Ages. Brooding and stylish, but unmemorable.
Wedding Crashers (2005) 7 

Divorce mediators Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson make a lifestyle out of sneaking into weddings.
9 Songs (2005) 6 


Over 69 minutes, a young couple's intense sexual encounters are interspersed with nine rock concerts.
American Pie (1999) 6 

Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.
American Psycho (2000) 6 

Christian Bale is a wealthy serial-killer hobbyist with a passion for weapons of human mutilation.
Any Given Sunday (1999) 6 

Oliver Stone explores the world of professional football. Look for the eyeball on the field.
Besieged (1998) 6 

Housekeeper Thandie Newton goes into exile in Italy after her African husband is jailed.
Blow (2001) 6 

Johnny Depp plays George Jung, who established the American cocaine market in the 1970s.
Breast Men (1997) 6 



HBO movie follows two doctors who invented silicone breast implants through time. David Schwimmer stars.
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) 6 

Neurotic British woman Renée Zellweger is determined to improve herself while looking for love.
Brown Bunny, The (2004) 6 
An aimless, gut-wrenching film of loneliness, sexual obsession and guilt. Vincent Gallo is fearlessly narcissistic.
Butterfly Effect, The (2004) 6 


An excellent concept. Did you really think Ashton Kutcher and friends could pull it off?
Chasing Sleep (2001) 6 


An insomniac wakes up to find his wife missing and proceeds to lose his mind.
Choke (2008) 6 

Screen adaptation of the Palahniuk novel about a sex-addicted scam artist and his hospitalized mother.
CQ (2002) 6 



The story of a young sci-fi filmmaker in Paris. Model Angela Lindvall serves as eye-candy.
Crank (2006) 6 

An entertaining movie because it is so intentionally ridiculous. Chock full of contrived adrenaline rushes.
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010) 6 



Animatrix-style companion to EA's video game. Dante enters the nine circles of hell, battles demons.
Déjà Vu (2006) 6 

Are you ready for the space-time continuum to get Bruckheimered? Explosions! Insulted intelligence! More explosions!
Devil's Advocate, The (1997) 6 
Hotshot lawyer Keanu Reeves learns that his new boss, Al Pacino, is the Devil himself.
Faculty, The (1998) 6 


High school students Jordana Brewster and Clea DuVall suspect that their teachers are becoming aliens.
Fast and the Furious, The (2001) 6 

Welcome to the underworld subculture of Los Angeles street-racers and car hijacking, starring Vin Diesel.
Foxfire (1996) 6 
Five wild teenage girls (including Angelina Jolie) become friends after sexual harassment by a teacher.
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) 6 

A fictionalized, metaphorical account of the formation of artist Diane Arbus. Nicole Kidman is brilliant.
Give 'em Hell, Malone (2009) 6 

Mediocre, ultraviolent detective noir in need of a better director. Ridiculous villains in second-rate makeup.
Havoc (2005) 6 
Two affluent suburban girls clash with Latino gang culture. Stars Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips.
Hideous Kinky (1998) 6 

A hippie British woman travels to Morocco with her two young daughters. Stars Kate Winslet.
Holy Smoke! (1999) 6 

While traveling in India, Kate Winslet falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru.
Homegrown (1998) 6 


Small-time marijuana-grower Billy Bob Thornton and Kelly Lynch try to get rich following a murder.
Ice Harvest, The (2005) 6 

Mob lawyer Cusack and strip-club owner Thornton attempt to embezzle $2 million on Christmas Eve.
Immortals (2011) 6 

Tarsem's Greek epic succeeds at being a gorgeous, self-important spectacle. It's less enjoyable than 300.
Inventing the Abbotts (1997) 6 
A tale of class division and forbidden love set in the 1950s, starring Liv Tyler.
Killshot (2009) 6 
Diane Lane is placed in the witness protection program. Is she safe from Mickey Rourke?
Laurel Canyon (2002) 6 

An uptight young man moves in with Frances McDormand and experiences a clash of lifestyles.
Life as a House (2001) 6 

Terminally ill Kevin Kline takes custody of his teenage son. Jena Malone is charming.
Marie from the Bay of Angels (1997) 6 

Nubile teenager Vahina Giocante spends her holidays on the French Riviera, picking up American sailors.
Mr. Brooks (2007) 6 
A surprisingly likable and engaging Hollywood serial killer movie, especially with Costner as the lead.
Night Watch (2006) 6 


First chapter of a derivative Russian fantasy epic featuring warring forces of daytime and nighttime.
Ninth Gate, The (1999) 6 


Rare book dealer Johnny Depp seeks out the last two copies of a demon text.
Novocaine (2001) 6 

Dentist Steve Martin is manipulated into a practice-threatening disaster by crafty seductress Helena Bonham Carter.
One Hour Photo (2002) 6 
Robin Williams is a one-hour photo lab employee who becomes obsessed with a suburban family.
Permanent Midnight (1998) 6 



Ben Stiller plays desperate comedy writer and heroin addict Jerry Stahl. Maria Bello also stars.
Pushing Tin (1999) 6 


John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton are air traffic controllers playing a game of one-upmanship.
Revolver (2007) 6 


This stylish Guy Ritchie art film about con-men feels jumbled, pretentious and psychoanalytical. But intriguing.
Snakes on a Plane (2006) 6 


A cheesy Samuel L. Jackson horror-comedy that knows it's ridiculous and plays it refreshingly well.
Super (2011) 6 


A depressed everyday guy transforms himself into the superhero Crimson Bolt. Ellen Page is great.
Super Troopers (2001) 6 


You must have eaten, like, a hundred bucks worth of pot. Am I saying meow?
Tetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) 6 



The third film in Tsukamoto's series about technology's dehumanizing influence. Human bodies as weapons.
Training Day (2001) 6 
As a rookie narcotics officer, Ethan Hawke is partnered with rogue detective Denzel Washington.
Trick 'r Treat (2009) 6 


Four interwoven Halloween stories. It doesn't rely on lame CGI ghouls and jack-o'-lanterns! Pretty decent.
Tulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story, The (2003) 6 


This Peter Greenaway multimedia project is too ambitious, difficult, and intertextual. Caroline Dhavernas still shines.
Vanilla Sky (2001) 6 



Tom Cruise's useless remake of Open Your Eyes. Penélope Cruz reprises her role, in English.
Weather Man, The (2005) 6 

Successful Chicago weatherman Nicolas Cage's personal life is a failure. So he takes up archery.
Æon Flux (2005) 5 


Charlize Theron is a stunning, athletic heroine. But they've destroyed the meaning of the series.
After.Life (2010) 5 

Christina Ricci is constantly naked in this pretentious horror film featuring a creepy funeral director.
American Pie 2 (2001) 5 

The sequel to the famous prom night of sexual misadventure. Eugene Levy is still brilliant.
At First Sight (1999) 5 
Girlfriend Mira Sorvino encourages blind Val Kilmer to have an operation to regain his sight.
Crank 2: High Voltage (2009) 5 

Chev Chelios is back in an even more random and intentionally absurd movie. Insane action.
Crow: City of Angels, The (1996) 5 


The spirit of the Crow resurrects another man seeking revenge for his son's murder.
Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) 5 


Bizarre, nonsensical sequel packed with bad dialogue/acting. Devoid of Cube's existentialism and simplicity.
Double Jeopardy (1999) 5 
Paroled Ashley Judd was framed for her husband's murder, but suspects he is still alive.
Duets (2000) 5 


Inside the lives of professional karaoke hustlers. Everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow to Huey Lewis sings.
End of Days (1999) 5 


Satan visits New York in search of a bride. It's Arnold Schwarzenegger, pyrotechnics, and CGI.
Feed (2006) 5 


An Internet sex crimes expert investigates feeder-gainer relationships (sexual fetish of the grotesquely obese).
Final Destination 2 (2003) 5 


Ali Larter is back on Death's path of destruction. Features gruesome accidents galore.
Final Destination 3 (2006) 5 

Better than the first two. I watched the Rube-Goldberg deaths with amusement. The nudity helped.
Girl from Monday, The (2005) 5 



Citizens have become property traded on the stock exchange, but aliens are supporting the resistance.
Hostel (2005) 5 

Hedonism and bare breasts mixed with horrific gore, grisly torture, and the slandering of Slovakia.
Mod Squad, The (1999) 5 
An undercover cop recruits three minor delinquents to bust a drug ring. Stars Claire Danes.
Number 23, The (2007) 5 
Far-fetched but sometimes clever thriller starring Jim Carrey. 23 equals bad numerology and worse directing.
Outside Ozona (1998) 5 


Oklahoma motorists listening to the same radio station DJ are connected by a serial killer.
Red State (2011) 5 

Ugly, preachy Kevin Smith film. The teen horror genre plus fundamentalist religious fervor and violence.
Resident Evil (2002) 5 



That scene where Milla Jovovich kicks the crap out of undead Dobermans is pretty cool.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) 5 



Skinny white chicks with guns brazenly kick zombie ass while trying to escape Raccoon City.
Road Trip (2000) 5 

Four college friends take a road trip to retrieve a mistakenly mailed sex tape. Crass.
Ruins, The (2008) 5 

Bone-crunching gore as American tourists learn the horrors of sightseeing in the forbidding Mexican jungle.
Spirit, The (2008) 5 



Frank Miller's self-aware film noir is gorgeous, vapid, overacted and emotionless. Based on Eisner's comics.
Starship Troopers (1997) 5 

Future humans battle giant alien bugs in a fight for survival, with nude co-ed showers.
Stay Alive (2006) 5 

A videogame kills players in the real world. It's gory CGI fun featuring Samaire Armstrong.
Stuck (2008) 5 



The callous aftermath of a hit-and-run. I winced at the bad acting and grisly suffering.
Varsity Blues (1999) 5 


James Van Der Beek stars as a high-school quarterback. Amy Smart wears a whipped-cream bikini.
What Just Happened (2008) 5 

Two weeks in the life of big-time Hollywood producer Robert De Niro. Anxious, high-stakes triviality.
Wild Things (1998) 5 

Neve Campbell and Denise Richards make out in a swimming pool. And other stuff happens.
54 (1998) CRAP 

A story about famous 1970s disco nightclub Studio 54, starring Ryan Phillippe and Salma Hayek.
88 Minutes (2008) CRAP 

Features ludicrous, unthrilling plot twists, perky young women and the famous forensic psychiatrist Al Pacino.
American Werewolf in Paris, An (1997) CRAP 


At the Eiffel Tower an American tourist meets Julie Delpy, who possesses a werewolf serum.
Bad Teacher (2011) CRAP 

Gold digger Cameron Diaz is a terrible junior high teacher who wants breast-implant surgery. Misanthropic.
Bordello of Blood (1996) CRAP 


Another Cryptkeeper movie. This time a funeral parlor moonlights as a vampire whorehouse. Angie Everhart!
Event Horizon (1997) CRAP 


In 2047, Laurence Fishburne captains a questionable crew of astronauts prone to hallucinations and death.
Eye of the Beholder (1999) CRAP 
A misogynistic film. British intelligence agent Ewan McGregor is obsessed with beautiful killer Ashley Judd.
Falling Sky (1998) CRAP 

Depressing movie set in Las Vegas about alcoholic mother Karen Allen and daughter Brittany Murphy.
FearDotCom (2002) CRAP 

People are dying after logging on to a website. Natascha McElhone's talent is wasted.
Freddy vs. Jason (2003) CRAP 

Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees return to terrorize teenagers, and each other. Boring and stupid.
Friday the 13th (2009) CRAP 

Boobs, beer and pot. The characters are so annoying that you wish they'd die faster.
Gamer (2009) CRAP 

Brainless, ultraviolent sci-fi mishmash of bad writing, bad acting, jerky editing, digital effects and boobs.
Half Baked (1998) CRAP 

Get me an avocado, an ice pick, and my snorkel. I've made bongs with less.
Hollow Man (2000) CRAP 


Who would you rape or kill if you could turn invisible? This is boringly dumb.
House on Haunted Hill (1999) CRAP 

Want to earn a million dollars? Just stay alive, all night. A bad remake.
Macbeth (2007) CRAP 

Bad acting with laser-sighted guns, drugs and tattooed naked girls. A straight retelling of Shakespeare.
New Rose Hotel (1999) CRAP 


Incoherent, completely worthless adaptation of a William Gibson story. An insufferable, redundant waste of time.
National Lampoon's Barely Legal (2003) CRAP 


Three high school guys attempt to make a porno movie. Vic Ramalot takes it personally.
Not Another Teen Movie (2001) CRAP 

A tasteless spoof of bad teen-movie clichés. Chock full of dick jokes and scatological humor.
Poison Ivy 3: The New Seduction (1997) CRAP 

Simplistic thriller starring sinister seductress Jaime Pressly. Gratuitous nudity and irrational vengeance.
Reindeer Games (2000) CRAP 
A violent, preposterous bellyflop of a heist thriller. Stars Ben Affleck and Charlize Theron.
Say It Isn't So (2001) CRAP 

I would love to say this Heather Graham movie wasn't so. And get a refund.
Slackers (2002) CRAP 

Not even Jason Schwartzman can save this utterly detestable gross-out comedy. Painfully unfunny.
Species II (1998) CRAP 


American astronauts land on Mars. Even Natasha Henstridge's nudity can't redeem this lame sci-fi bloodbath.
Supernova (2000) CRAP 

A deep-space search and rescue mission that, like the film, goes horribly wrong.
Underworld: Evolution (2006) CRAP 


Acting-challenged vampire Kate Beckinsale is still battling werewolves, but now with extra CGI incoherence.
Van Wilder (2002) CRAP 

Tara Reid and Ryan Reynolds are incapable of intelligent conversation, but let's not fault Ryan.
Very Bad Things (1998) CRAP 

A dark comedy about the consequences of a prostitute's death during a Vegas bachelor party.
Films with Sexual Content/Nudity (1996-2012)
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(NO! MY EYES! MY EYES!)Statistical ratings distribution of these 287 films (24.8% of total rated films):
With enough films included, it usually approximates a bell curve with a mean near 6.5...
(especially when considering that CRAP is 0-4 combined).
Average rating for these 287 films: 6.8.
| 10: | 3.8% |
| 9: | 17.1% |
| 8: | 19.5% |
| 7: | 22% |
| 6: | 17.4% |
| 5: | 10.5% |
| CRAP: | 9.8% |
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