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


    Watched During 2014

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  1. Movie DetailsBefore Midnight (2013) 10  With Sex/Nudity
    Linklater's second sequel to Before Sunrise, set another nine years later, in Greece. Brilliant, believable.
  2. Movie DetailsBoyhood (2014) 10  Filmometer Best Film of the Year
    Richard Linklater's endearing, masterful 12-year epic of the life of a young man. Amazing achievement.
  3. Movie DetailsEnemy (2014) 10  Mind-blowingWith Sex/Nudity
    Surreal, spider-infested portrayal of a man's subconscious war over infidelity, control by women. Haunting menace.
  4. Movie DetailsGrand Budapest Hotel, The (2014) 10  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Wes Anderson crafts a wonderful pre-WWII Europe inspired by the late Austrian writer Stefan Zweig.
  5. Movie DetailsHer (2014) 10  ComedySci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Spike Jonze's ingenious, surreal meditation on being human, knowing one's self and falling in love.
  6. Movie DetailsInterstellar (2014) 10  Mind-blowingSci-Fi
    NASA explorers travel through a wormhole seeking habitable planets. Grand, quantum portrait of human endurance.
  7. Movie DetailsIt's Such a Beautiful Day (2012) 10  AnimationComedyObscure/RareI own on DVD
    Don Hertzfeldt's feature-film version of his animated philosophical trilogy about Bill and his shattered psyche.

  8. EXCELLENT
  9. Movie Details12 Years a Slave (2013) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    Gut-wrenching adaptation of the 1853 autobiography of free-born Solomon Northup who was abducted into slavery.
  10. Movie DetailsAmerican Hustle (2013) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Fictionalization of the Abscam FBI sting operation of the early 1980s. Stylishly brilliant criminal behavior.
  11. Movie DetailsBlackfish (2013) 9  Documentary/True
    The horrors of SeaWorld. Shows the devastating consequences of keeping intelligent, sentient creatures in captivity.
  12. Movie DetailsBlack Mirror - Seasons 1-2 (2014) 9  ComedySci-FiWith Sex/NudityTV Shows
    Provocative sci-fi satire. Explores technology's darker ramifications on society. Gamification, limitless storage, AI. Brilliant.
  13. Movie DetailsCitizenfour (2014) 9  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Whistleblower Edward Snowden releases classified info about mass global surveillance by the NSA. Gripping, chilling.
  14. Movie DetailsCutie and the Boxer (2013) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    The art and 40-year marriage of Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, Japanese artists in New York.
  15. Movie DetailsDallas Buyers Club (2013) 9  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    In 1985, Ron Woodroof defies the FDA and helps HIV/AIDS patients get medication. Empathic, remarkable.
  16. Movie DetailsEdge of Tomorrow (2014) 9  Mind-blowingSci-Fi
    Cruise is caught in a time loop as Earth battles an alien invasion. Inspired blockbuster.
  17. Movie DetailsIncendies (2011) 9  Documentary/True
    Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their mysterious family history. Earth-shattering Greek tragedy.
  18. Movie DetailsInexplicable Universe: Unsolved Mysteries, The (2013) 9  Mind-blowingObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Six Neil deGrasse Tyson lectures exploring what we don't know about how the universe works.
  19. Movie DetailsInto the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    Discovery Channel cosmology miniseries that discusses aliens, time travel and the history of the universe.
  20. Movie DetailsJodorowsky's Dune (2014) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Behind Jodorowsky's ambitious, influential mid-1970s sci-fi film failure. With DalĂ­, Giger, Welles, Jagger, Pink Floyd.
  21. Movie DetailsLego Movie, The (2014) 9  AnimationComedy
    Irreverent, smartly funny and even subversive. Remarkable for a 100-minute toy advertisement. Well played, Lego.
  22. Movie DetailsLocke (2014) 9  
    The Tom Hardy show. An intense series of phone calls while driving to London. Gripping.
  23. Movie DetailsSenna (2011) 9  SportDocumentary/True
    Poignant documentary of the rise and tragic death of Brazilian F1 racing driver Ayrton Senna.
  24. Movie DetailsUnder the Skin (2014) 9  HorrorSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Existential, visually mesmerizing film about loneliness by Jonathan Glazer, starring the otherworldly Scarlett Johansson.
  25. Movie DetailsWind Rises, The (2013) 9  AnimationDocumentary/True
    Miyazaki shows Jiro Horikoshi's dream of flight in Japan, passing through both world wars. Fascinating.

  26. VERY GOOD
  27. Movie DetailsCosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey - Episodes 1-7 (2014) 8  Documentary/TrueTV Shows
    Neil deGrasse Tyson picks up where Carl Sagan left off. The story of our universe.
  28. Movie DetailsDawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 8  Sci-Fi
    Ten years after the simian flu pandemic, human survivors and apes are drawn into battle.
  29. Movie DetailsEast, The (2013) 8  
    Private intelligence agent Brit Marling infiltrates an anarchist group that attacks her firm's corporate clients.
  30. Movie DetailsGrandmaster, The (2013) 8  Documentary/True
    Kar-Wai Wong's dazzling tale of Ip Man, the legendary kung-fu master who trained Bruce Lee.
  31. Movie DetailsIndie Game: The Movie (2012) 8  Documentary/True
    Follows the emotional journeys of independent game development, featuring Super Meat Boy, Fez and Braid.
  32. Movie DetailsInside Llewyn Davis (2013) 8  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    Coen Brothers adaptation about a young singer navigating the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1961.
  33. Movie DetailsMartha Marcy May Marlene (2011) 8  With Sex/Nudity
    Elizabeth Olsen struggles with her fragmented identity and family situation after fleeing an abusive cult.
  34. Movie DetailsOne I Love, The (2014) 8  ComedyMind-blowingObscure/Rare
    Weekend getaway of a married couple on the brink of separation becomes clever plot twist.
  35. Movie DetailsOnly Lovers Left Alive (2014) 8  HorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    Jim Jarmusch's stylish vampires are an ancient source of creativity for human culture. Clever, cool.
  36. Movie DetailsPainting, The (2013) 8  AnimationFantasyObscure/Rare
    Characters in an incomplete painting seek their creator. Charming parable about God and social status.
  37. Movie DetailsPrisoners (2013) 8  
    Two little girls are abducted. Can the detective or father-turned-vigilante solve the puzzle in time?
  38. Movie DetailsSnowpiercer (2014) 8  Sci-FiComic Book/Superhero
    Earth's remaining inhabitants are confined to a class-divided train circling the frozen globe. Stylish allegory.
  39. Movie DetailsTim's Vermeer (2013) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Ingenious. Inventor Tim Jenison works to replicate the painting techniques of Dutch master Johannes Vermeer.
  40. Movie DetailsUnmade Beds (2009) 8  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    The stories of Vera and Axl intersect via artsy, free-spirited squatters in a London warehouse.

  41. GOOD
  42. Movie DetailsAbout Time (2013) 7  Fantasy
    Sweet tale of a man from a family of time-travelers. Sentimental tearjerker, but inspires reflection.
  43. Movie DetailsApocalypto (2006) 7  With Sex/Nudity
    Mel Gibson's sadistic take on the Maya civilization's decline and practice of human sacrifice. Bloody.
  44. Movie DetailsBig Sur (2013) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Depressed alcoholic Beat writer Jack Duluoz/Kerouac retreats to a small cabin in California's Big Sur.
  45. Movie DetailsBrief History of Graphics, A (2014) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Five-part series by Stuart Brown of XboxAhoy covering the history/milestones of video game graphics/techniques.
  46. Movie DetailsFor No Good Reason (2014) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Depp visits Ralph Steadman to discuss the motivation/process behind his deranged/Gonzo art. A bit congratulatory.
  47. Movie DetailsGuardians of the Galaxy (2014) 7  Sci-FiComic Book/Superhero
    Goofy, formulaic Marvel Universe blockbuster. Can an oddball group of intergalactic criminals save the galaxy?
  48. Movie DetailsHunger Games: Catching Fire, The (2013) 7  ConspiracySci-Fi
    Jena Malone helps Jennifer Lawrence carry the sequel about rebellion following the 74th Hunger Games.
  49. Movie DetailsIn Your Eyes (2014) 7  Obscure/Rare
    Two seemingly unconnected people have an unexplainable telepathic bond that allows them to share experiences.
  50. Movie DetailsJust Like Being There (2012) 7  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Celebrates gig posters by contemporary artists nearly 50 years after the first iconic concert posters.
  51. Movie DetailsKill Your Darlings (2013) 7  Documentary/True
    A 1944 murder draws together Beat Generation greats Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs.
  52. Movie DetailsNowhere Boy (2010) 7  Musical/MusicDocumentary/True
    Chronicle of John Lennon's emotional teenage years, marked by the reentrance of his absentee mother.
  53. Movie DetailsOculus (2014) 7  HorrorMind-blowing
    Explores if inanimate objects can manifest supernatural violence. Trippy psychological horror via a reality-bending mirror.
  54. Movie DetailsRewind This! (2013) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    The cultural and historical impact of the VHS tape. How home video changed the world.
  55. Movie DetailsSecret Life of Walter Mitty, The (2013) 7  ComedyFantasy
    In this remake, daydreaming photo manager Ben Stiller finds himself in an extraordinary real-life adventure.
  56. Movie DetailsSin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) 7  With Sex/NudityComic Book/Superhero
    The Eva Green show. Visually stunning and gritty like the Miller/Rodriguez original, but less compelling.
  57. Movie DetailsSons of Perdition (2010) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Three teenagers exiled from an FLDS polygamist cult try to survive in mainstream America. Distressing.
  58. Movie DetailsSpring Breakers (2013) 7  With Sex/Nudity
    Harmony Korine's latest artsy trainwreck/portrait of American cultural dysfunction, loaded with topless party girls.
  59. Movie DetailsStoker (2013) 7  HorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    A mysterious uncle appears in the life of a grieving, impressionable teenager. Dark and stylish.
  60. Movie DetailsVine of the Soul: Encounters with Ayahuasca (2010) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Explores sacred plant medicine. Two Canadians visit the Amazon to drink the hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca.

  61. FAIR
  62. Movie DetailsBeat Hotel, The (2012) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Collects fragments of 1950s-era Ginsberg, Corso, Burroughs and Gysin living in a rundown Paris hotel.
  63. Movie DetailsLifeguard, The (2013) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    Lovable Kristen Bell's sensitive, sympathetic performance saves this uninspired movie. But she's actually too likable.
  64. Movie DetailsLovelace (2013) 6  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Superficially explores the story of one-time porn star Linda Lovelace and her sleazy, abusive husband.
  65. Movie DetailsOn the Road (2012) 6  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    I struggled to get into this disappointing yet interesting-enough adaptation of the 1957 Kerouac novel.
  66. Movie DetailsRid of Me (2011) 6  ComedyObscure/Rare
    A socially awkward newlywed's emotional breakdown and rebirth in Laurelwood, Oregon. A hard-to-watch indie.
  67. Movie DetailsSalinger (2013) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Invades the privacy of J. D. Salinger. Engaging speculation, but trumpeted through a flawed, self-important lens.
  68. Movie DetailsStudent Services (2011) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    A 19-year-old freshman in France, desperate for cash, is enticed into a life of prostitution.

  69. ADEQUATE
  70. Movie DetailsHellevator: The Bottled Fools (2005) 5  HorrorObscure/RareSci-Fi
    Had me with the underground dystopia and telepaths, lost me with the overdone elevator bloodbath.
  71. Movie DetailsHost, The (2013) 5  Sci-Fi
    From the writer of Twilight comes a poorly structured alien-human romance, presumably for adolescent girls.


  72. How much time was spent watching movies?
    On average, Ian watched 0.2 films per day during the past 365 days.
    That's a daily average of about 20 minutes of cinema. Or, about 1.3 films per week.


    Statistical ratings distribution of these 66 films (3.9% 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 66 films: 7.9.

    10:10.6%

    9:25.8%

    8:21.2%

    7:28.8%

    6:10.6%

    5:3%

    CRAP:0%



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