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Last film added: January 25, 2021. There are currently 1678 films in the database (since 1996).


    Watched During 2012

    Search returned all films watched in 2012
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  1. Movie DetailsArtist, The (2011) 10  ComedyAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
  2. Movie DetailsHugo (2011) 10  
  3. Movie DetailsMidnight in Paris (2011) 10  ComedyFantasyMind-blowingFilmometer Best Film of the Year
  4. Movie DetailsMoonrise Kingdom (2012) 10  Comedy
  5. Movie DetailsTree of Life, The (2011) 10  Mind-blowing

  6. EXCELLENT
  7. Movie Details127 Hours (2011) 9  Documentary/True
  8. Movie DetailsAnother Earth (2011) 9  Mind-blowingSci-Fi
  9. Movie DetailsBeginners (2011) 9  ComedyDocumentary/True
  10. Movie DetailsBeing Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey (2011) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  11. Movie DetailsBrand Upon the Brain! A Remembrance in 12 Chapters (2006) 9  ComedyFantasyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  12. Movie DetailsCave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  13. Movie DetailsChildren of Men (2007) 9  Sci-Fi
  14. Movie DetailsDark Days (2000) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  15. Movie DetailsDescendants, The (2011) 9  Comedy
  16. Movie DetailsDMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010) 9  Mind-blowingObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  17. Movie DetailsDrive (2011) 9  With Sex/Nudity
  18. Movie DetailsEncounters at the End of the World (2008) 9  Documentary/True
  19. Movie DetailsHead-On (2005) 9  With Sex/Nudity
  20. Movie DetailsInside Job (2010) 9  ConspiracyDocumentary/True
  21. Movie DetailsKid with a Bike, The (2012) 9  
  22. Movie DetailsLars and the Real Girl (2007) 9  Comedy
  23. Movie DetailsMelancholia (2011) 9  Sci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  24. Movie DetailsMy Winnipeg (2008) 9  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  25. Movie DetailsRevolutionary Road (2009) 9  With Sex/Nudity
  26. Movie DetailsSavages, The (2007) 9  Comedy
  27. Movie DetailsSingle Man, The (2010) 9  With Sex/Nudity
  28. Movie DetailsTake Shelter (2011) 9  Mind-blowing
  29. Movie DetailsTrue Grit (2010) 9  

  30. VERY GOOD
  31. Movie Details3:10 to Yuma (2007) 8  
  32. Movie Details50/50 (2011) 8  ComedyDocumentary/True
  33. Movie DetailsArt & Copy (2009) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  34. Movie DetailsAttack the Block (2011) 8  ComedyHorrorSci-Fi
  35. Movie DetailsAvengers, The (2012) 8  FantasySci-FiComic Book/Superhero
  36. Movie DetailsBowling for Columbine (2002) 8  Documentary/True
  37. Movie DetailsBubble (2006) 8  
  38. Movie DetailsBunny and the Bull (2009) 8  AnimationComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  39. Movie DetailsChronicle (2012) 8  Sci-Fi
  40. Movie DetailsDangerous Method, A (2011) 8  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  41. Movie DetailsEverything is a Remix (2012) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  42. Movie DetailsForks Over Knives (2011) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  43. Movie DetailsFuture, The (2011) 8  ComedyObscure/Rare
  44. Movie DetailsHappy-Go-Lucky (2008) 8  Comedy
  45. Movie DetailsInsomnia (2002) 8  With Sex/Nudity
  46. Movie DetailsKing Corn (2007) 8  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  47. Movie DetailsLimits of Control, The (2009) 8  With Sex/Nudity
  48. Movie DetailsLoose Change 9/11: An American Coup (2009) 8  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  49. Movie DetailsMessenger, The (2009) 8  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  50. Movie DetailsMoon Man (2012) 8  AnimationFantasyObscure/Rare
  51. Movie DetailsNeverwas (2007) 8  FantasyObscure/Rare
  52. Movie DetailsParanoid Park (2007) 8  
  53. Movie DetailsPrecious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire (2009) 8  
  54. Movie DetailsPrometheus (2012) 8  HorrorSci-Fi
  55. Movie DetailsReel Injun (2009) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  56. Movie DetailsRoad, The (2009) 8  With Sex/Nudity
  57. Movie DetailsRock-afire Explosion, The (2008) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  58. Movie DetailsShopgirl (2005) 8  
  59. Movie DetailsSmoke Signals (1998) 8  Comedy
  60. Movie DetailsSplice (2010) 8  HorrorSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  61. Movie DetailsSuper 8 (2011) 8  Sci-Fi
  62. Movie DetailsThese Amazing Shadows: The Movies That Make America (2011) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  63. Movie DetailsVanishing of the Bees (2011) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  64. Movie DetailsWaste Land (2011) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  65. Movie DetailsZeitgeist: The Movie (2007) 8  ConspiracyMind-blowingDocumentary/True

  66. GOOD
  67. Movie DetailsAgora (2010) 7  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  68. Movie DetailsBallad of Jack and Rose, The (2005) 7  With Sex/Nudity
  69. Movie DetailsBig River (2010) 7  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  70. Movie DetailsBlack Snake Moan (2007) 7  Musical/MusicWith Sex/Nudity
  71. Movie DetailsBlank City (2011) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  72. Movie DetailsBonjour Monsieur Shlomi (2003) 7  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  73. Movie DetailsCabin in the Woods, The (2012) 7  ConspiracyFantasyHorrorWith Sex/Nudity
  74. Movie DetailsCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011) 7  FantasySci-FiComic Book/Superhero
  75. Movie DetailsCarnage (2011) 7  Comedy
  76. Movie DetailsCat in Paris, A (2012) 7  AnimationObscure/Rare
  77. Movie DetailsChloe (2010) 7  With Sex/Nudity
  78. Movie DetailsConan O'Brien Can't Stop (2011) 7  ComedyMusical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  79. Movie DetailsContagion (2011) 7  
  80. Movie DetailsCountry Wedding (2008) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  81. Movie DetailsDogtooth (2011) 7  With Sex/Nudity
  82. Movie DetailsDolphin Tale (2011) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  83. Movie DetailsDrakmar: A Vassal's Journey (2008) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  84. Movie DetailsEverything Is Illuminated (2005) 7  Comedy
  85. Movie DetailsEverything Must Go (2011) 7  Comedy
  86. Movie DetailsExploding Girl, The (2010) 7  Obscure/Rare
  87. Movie DetailsExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011) 7  
  88. Movie DetailsFracture (2007) 7  
  89. Movie DetailsGood Dick (2008) 7  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
  90. Movie DetailsGreat Directors (2010) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  91. Movie DetailsHangover, The (2009) 7  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
  92. Movie DetailsHappythankyoumoreplease (2011) 7  Comedy
  93. Movie DetailsHe Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  94. Movie DetailsIngredients (2009) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  95. Movie DetailsJourney of the Universe (2011) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  96. Movie DetailsKeyhole (2012) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  97. Movie DetailsLast Days of the Arctic (2011) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  98. Movie DetailsMargot at the Wedding (2007) 7  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
  99. Movie DetailsMy Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (2010) 7  Documentary/True
  100. Movie DetailsPerfect Sense (2012) 7  Sci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  101. Movie DetailsPhoebe in Wonderland (2009) 7  FantasyObscure/Rare
  102. Movie DetailsRadiant City (2007) 7  ComedyMusical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  103. Movie DetailsReligulous (2008) 7  ComedyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  104. Movie DetailsRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) 7  Sci-Fi
  105. Movie DetailsRum Diary, The (2011) 7  ComedyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  106. Movie DetailsSaddest Music in the World, The (2004) 7  ComedyFantasyMusical/MusicObscure/Rare
  107. Movie DetailsSalt (2010) 7  Conspiracy
  108. Movie DetailsSeptien (2011) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  109. Movie DetailsSherlock Holmes (2009) 7  Conspiracy
  110. Movie DetailsSidewalls (2011) 7  AnimationComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  111. Movie DetailsSLC Punk (1999) 7  ComedyMusical/Music
  112. Movie DetailsThird Contact (2012) 7  ConspiracyMind-blowingObscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  113. Movie DetailsTiMER (2010) 7  ComedyObscure/RareSci-Fi
  114. Movie DetailsTwilight of the Ice Nymphs (1998) 7  FantasyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  115. Movie DetailsVegucated (2011) 7  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True

  116. FAIR
  117. Movie DetailsAll My Friends Are Funeral Singers (2010) 6  ComedyMusical/MusicObscure/Rare
  118. Movie DetailsAnother Year (2010) 6  Comedy
  119. Movie DetailsBrown Bunny, The (2004) 6  With Sex/Nudity
  120. Movie DetailsBurn After Reading (2008) 6  Comedy
  121. Movie DetailsChasing Sleep (2001) 6  HorrorObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  122. Movie DetailsColony (2010) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  123. Movie DetailsForest for the Trees, The (2005) 6  Obscure/Rare
  124. Movie DetailsFrailty (2002) 6  
  125. Movie DetailsImmortals (2011) 6  FantasyWith Sex/Nudity
  126. Movie DetailsIn Time (2011) 6  ConspiracySci-Fi
  127. Movie DetailsJohn Carter (2012) 6  FantasySci-Fi
  128. Movie DetailsLegend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) 6  AnimationFantasy
  129. Movie DetailsLulu on the Bridge (1999) 6  Musical/MusicObscure/Rare
  130. Movie DetailsMajestic, The (2001) 6  
  131. Movie DetailsMirror Mirror (2012) 6  AnimationComedyFantasy
  132. Movie DetailsNight Watch (2006) 6  FantasyHorrorWith Sex/Nudity
  133. Movie DetailsRicky (2009) 6  ComedyFantasyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  134. Movie DetailsSilent House (2012) 6  Horror
  135. Movie DetailsSleeping Beauty (2011) 6  With Sex/Nudity
  136. Movie DetailsThor (2011) 6  FantasyComic Book/Superhero
  137. Movie DetailsWanted (2008) 6  Comic Book/Superhero

  138. ADEQUATE
  139. Movie DetailsDue Date (2010) 5  Comedy
  140. Movie DetailsLast Days of the World, The (2011) 5  ComedyFantasyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  141. Movie DetailsRed State (2011) 5  HorrorWith Sex/Nudity
  142. Movie DetailsSaving Private Perez (2011) 5  ComedyObscure/Rare

  143. FROM BAD TO WORSE
  144. Movie DetailsBad Teacher (2011) CRAP  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
  145. Movie DetailsBride Wars (2009) CRAP  Comedy
  146. Movie DetailsFreddy vs. Jason (2003) CRAP  HorrorWith Sex/Nudity
  147. Movie DetailsMa Mère (2005) CRAP  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  148. Movie DetailsP.S. I Love You (2007) CRAP  
  149. Movie DetailsTakers (2010) CRAP  


  150. How much time was spent watching movies?
    On average, Ian watched 0.4 films per day during the past 366 days.
    That's a daily average of about 42 minutes of cinema. Or, about 2.7 films per week.


    Statistical ratings distribution of these 143 films (8.5% 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 143 films: 7.3.

    10:3.5%

    9:16.1%

    8:24.5%

    7:34.3%

    6:14.7%

    5:2.8%

    CRAP:4.2%



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