Movie Ratings & Reviews
Last film added: January 25, 2021. There are currently 1678 films in the database (since 1996).
Dance of Reality, The (2014) 10 
Jodorowsky bares his soul through a dreamlike, mythical retelling of his childhood in Chile. Provocative.- Junebug (2005) 10
Childlike, awestruck Amy Adams is fantastic. Where would I be if I was a screwdriver? - You Can Count on Me (2000) 10
Drifter Mark Ruffalo reunites with sister Laura Linney in their childhood hometown. - Captain Fantastic (2016) 9
A survivalist raising his children in an isolated Washington forest must return to civilization. Parenting! - Child, The (2006) 9
An uncompromising morality tale by the Dardenne Brothers. Stark but hopeful portrayal of youth poverty. - Children of Heaven (1999) 9
When Ali loses his sister's shoes, the two share to avoid getting in trouble. Heartwarming. - Children of Men (2007) 9
Humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set in dystopian London in 2027. - Let the Right One In (2008) 9
A dark, dreamlike fairytale about a young Scandinavian vampire that explores a tender childhood friendship. - Mirai (2018) 9
Parenting two small children in a unique house that reveals family past and future. Magical. - Mystic River (2003) 9
A childhood tragedy overshadows the lives of three Boston men, who are reunited as adults. - Others, The (2001) 9
Nicole Kidman lives in a darkened and haunted old house with her two photosensitive children. - Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001) 9
Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson present a dysfunctional family reunion of former child prodigies. - Spotlight (2015) 9
True story of Boston Globe journalists uncovering systematic child molestation cover-ups in the Catholic Church. - Turtles Can Fly (2005) 9
A grim and heartbreaking portrait of Iraq. Refugee children survive by collecting and selling mines. - Where the Wild Things Are (2009) 9
Spike Jonze adapts Maurice Sendak's classic story for the screen. Reality is a child's imagination. - Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) 9
An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers. - Babadook, The (2014) 8
A single mother and her troubled boy find a creepy children's book. Slowly enveloping dread. - Bag It (2011) 8
Funny/disturbing environmental documentary about plastic bags, the ACC, BPA, phthalates and child development. - Chronicle (2012) 8
Don't abuse your children or they might grow up to destroy Seattle with powerful telekinesis. - Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrob... (2005) 8
Four British children travel through a magical wardrobe into C.S. Lewis's mythical land of Narnia. - Kundun (1997) 8
Martin Scorsese directs the true story of Tibet's 14th Dalai Lama, from childhood to exile. - Monsters, Inc. (2001) 8
Pixar presents a bunch of scary monsters who are afraid of being contaminated by children. - Moon Man (2012) 8
Moon Man hitches a ride to Earth on a comet and discovers children need him. - Road to Roma (2020) 8
Alfonso Cuarón's childhood memories, period details and creative choices that shaped the making of Roma. - Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) 8
Diary-style documentary by Spike Jonze about Maurice Sendak, the unconventional author of iconic children's books. - Angela's Ashes (1999) 7
Based on Frank McCourt's autobiography about his childhood in the Limerick slums. Stars Emily Watson. - Before I Wake (2018) 7
Parents haunted by their lost child. The surprisingly rewarding payoff redeems the clichéd Canker Man. - Best of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The (2005) 7
My childhood memories, now on DVD. A first-rate reMASTERing of this moralizing homoerotic 1980s toy-advert. - Flavors of Youth (2018) 7
Three stories of formative childhood experiences set in different cities of China. Anime food nostalgia. - Gruffalo's Child, The (2011) 7
The child of the Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and seeks the Big Bad Mouse. - Teach Us All (2017) 7
Devastating cycles of unfulfilled promises of educational equality to Black and Latino children since desegregation. - Awakening, The (2012) 6
In 1921 England, a boarding school reports sightings of a child ghost. Unresolved, muddled plot. - Death to Smoochy (2002) 6
When children's television show host Robin Williams is fired, he plots revenge against Edward Norton. - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) 6
Beautifully rendered CGI could not hold my interest. For Final Fantasy video game fans only. - Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016) 6
A Netflix revival of Pee-wee Herman's childlike antics and fun-house sketch humor. Fulfills 1980s nostalgia. - Zathura (2005) 6
A fairly charming family movie that explores childhood adventure. It's basically Jumanji in outer space. - Martian Child (2007) 5
It's emotional manipulation from Mars. This is K-PAX with a six-year-old instead of Kevin Spacey. - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) CRAP
A tedious and loathsome sequence of explosions. Despite childhood nostalgia, I hoped everyone might die.
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Statistical ratings distribution of these 38 films (2.3% 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 38 films: 7.9.
| 10: | 7.9% |
| 9: | 34.2% |
| 8: | 23.7% |
| 7: | 15.8% |
| 6: | 13.2% |
| 5: | 2.6% |
| CRAP: | 2.6% |
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