Movie Ratings & Reviews
Last film added: May 10, 2012. There are currently 1151 films in the database (since 1996).
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.
Child, The (2006) 9
An uncompromising morality tale by the Dardenne Brothers. Stark but hopeful portrayal of youth poverty.
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.
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.
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.
Bag It (2011) 8 


Funny/disturbing environmental documentary about plastic bags, the ACC, BPA, phthalates and child development.
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.
Angela's Ashes (1999) 7 
Based on Frank McCourt's autobiography about his childhood in the Limerick slums. Stars Emily Watson.
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.
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.
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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(NO! MY EYES! MY EYES!)Statistical ratings distribution of these 21 films (1.8% 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 21 films: 7.8.
| 10: | 9.5% |
| 9: | 38.1% |
| 8: | 19% |
| 7: | 9.5% |
| 6: | 14.3% |
| 5: | 4.8% |
| CRAP: | 4.8% |
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