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


    2004-2006 Releases

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  1. Movie DetailsAmazing Screw-On Head, The (2006) 10  AnimationComedyHorrorObscure/RareComic Book/SuperheroTV ShowsI own on DVD
    A TV pilot featuring Emperor Zombie and Lincoln. Any last words before I spark it?
  2. Movie DetailsBefore Sunset (2004) 10  I own on DVD
    Richard Linklater directs the sequel to Before Sunrise, set nine years later, in Paris.
  3. Movie DetailsCollected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer, The (2005) 10  AnimationHorrorObscure/RareI own on DVD
    An excellent retrospective of surreal, unsettling films from the Czech animator, dating 1965 to 1992.
  4. Movie DetailsEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 10  AnimationMind-blowingSci-FiI own on DVDFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories.
  5. Movie DetailsIn the Realms of the Unreal (2004) 10  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Visionary artist Henry Darger was a hospital janitor who privately authored a 15,000-page fantasy novel.
  6. Movie DetailsInland Empire (2006) 10  Mind-blowingWith Sex/NudityI own on DVD
    Lynch examines Hollywood and its artistic constraints in a bizarre/long jumble of movies within movies.
  7. Movie DetailsJunebug (2005) 10  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Childlike, awestruck Amy Adams is fantastic. Where would I be if I was a screwdriver?
  8. Movie DetailsKill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) 10  I own on DVD
    Quentin Tarantino directs Uma Thurman as the murderous Bride bent on exacting vengeance against Bill.
  9. Movie DetailsPan's Labyrinth (2006) 10  FantasyHorror
    Guillermo del Toro presents a young girl's fantastic alternate reality, set in 1944 fascist Spain.
  10. Movie DetailsPlanet Earth (2006) 10  Documentary/TrueTV Shows
    Spectacular 11-part BBC documentary of the diversity of Earth's life, from the poles to deserts.
  11. Movie DetailsScanner Darkly, A (2006) 10  AnimationConspiracyMind-blowingSci-FiFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    Richard Linklater, Philip K. Dick, Keanu Reeves, Radiohead and interpolated rotoscoping animation. Brilliant.
  12. Movie DetailsSin City (2005) 10  With Sex/NudityComic Book/SuperheroFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez create a brilliant piece of ultra-violent, stylized noir. Visually stunning.
  13. Movie DetailsStay (2005) 10  Mind-blowingI own on DVD
    The desperate psychological nightmare of a dying man. A visually rich, ghost-inhabited alternate reality.
  14. Movie DetailsV for Vendetta (2006) 10  ConspiracyMind-blowingSci-FiComic Book/SuperheroI own on DVD
    The Wachowski Brothers present the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, starring Natalie Portman.

  15. EXCELLENT
  16. Movie Details2046 (2004) 9  Sci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Kar-Wai Wong presents a futuristic recapturing of a womanizing writer's memory of six past lovers.
  17. Movie DetailsAnimation Show 2005, The (2005) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscure/RareSci-FiI own on DVD
    Don Hertzfeldt, Bill Plympton and other animators return in this second collection of excellent shorts.
  18. Movie DetailsBorat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glo... (2006) 9  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    A most gloriously comical moviefilm for make advertise American prejudices and cultural intolerance. High-five!
  19. Movie DetailsBrand Upon the Brain! A Remembrance in 12 Chapters (2006) 9  ComedyFantasyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    Guy Maddin's homage to silent film. A return to an abandoned island home. Orphanage memories.
  20. Movie DetailsBrokeback Mountain (2005) 9  With Sex/Nudity
    Two sheepherders in the summer of 1963. I wish I knew how to quit you.
  21. Movie DetailsBroken Flowers (2005) 9  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Bill Murray receives a mysterious pink letter that causes him to reflect on his past.
  22. Movie DetailsCaché (2005) 9  
    A French couple are terrorized by a series of videotapes planted on their front porch.
  23. Movie DetailsCapote (2005) 9  Documentary/True
    A profile of writer Truman Capote, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, set during the early 1960s.
  24. Movie DetailsChild, The (2006) 9  
    An uncompromising morality tale by the Dardenne Brothers. Stark but hopeful portrayal of youth poverty.
  25. Movie DetailsDeparted, The (2006) 9  Documentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    Martin Scorsese's gritty crime drama is centered on two cops, the Irish mob and rats.
  26. Movie DetailsDreamers, The (2004) 9  With Sex/NudityI own on DVD
    Outside, the Paris student riots of 1968 are happening. Inside, Eva Green is mesmerizing.
  27. Movie DetailsFinding Neverland (2004) 9  Documentary/True
    Marc Forster presents Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
  28. Movie DetailsGrizzly Man (2005) 9  Documentary/True
    Director Werner Herzog explores the life, death and values of grizzly bear activist Timothy Treadwell.
  29. Movie DetailsHead-On (2005) 9  With Sex/Nudity
    The adorable Sibel Kekilli marries to satisfy her Turkish family. Drugs, brutality and emotional intensity.
  30. Movie DetailsHowl's Moving Castle (2005) 9  AnimationFantasy
    The visual wonderment of Miyazaki reveals a magical world of witches, wizards and fire demons.
  31. Movie DetailsInconvenient Truth, An (2006) 9  Documentary/True
    Al Gore's lecture about global warming and environmental responsibility is Carl Saganesque. It's PowerPoint cinema!
  32. Movie DetailsIncredibles, The (2004) 9  AnimationComedySci-FiComic Book/Superhero
    Pixar Animation presents a family of undercover superheroes forced into action to save the world.
  33. Movie DetailsJacket, The (2005) 9  FantasyMind-blowingWith Sex/Nudity
    Military veteran Adrien Brody can foresee his own death and possibly change Keira Knightley's future.
  34. Movie DetailsKiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) 9  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Hilarious. An ironic, smartass tribute to detective fiction, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer.
  35. Movie DetailsMachinist, The (2004) 9  With Sex/Nudity
    Insomniac industrial worker Christian Bale is a walking skeleton in this paranoid schizophrenic thriller.
  36. Movie DetailsMaria Full of Grace (2004) 9  
    The journey of a Columbian teenager who agrees to smuggle cocaine pellets into New York.
  37. Movie DetailsMe and You and Everyone We Know (2005) 9  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Miranda July's exploration of people struggling to connect with one another in this modern world.
  38. Movie DetailsMillion Dollar Baby (2004) 9  SportAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    Clint Eastwood works with a determined Hilary Swank in her attempt to become a boxer.
  39. Movie DetailsPrestige, The (2006) 9  FantasyMind-blowingSci-Fi
    A rivalry of deadly stage illusions escalates between Victorian-era magicians. David Bowie is Nikola Tesla!
  40. Movie DetailsPrimer (2004) 9  Mind-blowingSci-FiI own on DVD
    This puzzle film of time-travel paradoxes and loopholes begins with four inventors in a garage.
  41. Movie DetailsPrisoner - Complete Series Megaset, The (2006) 9  ConspiracySci-FiTV Shows
    Resigned secret agent McGoohan becomes trapped in an idyllic village. A 1967-68 TV cult classic.
  42. Movie DetailsScience of Sleep, The (2006) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyWith Sex/Nudity
    A charming hyperactive blur of cellophane-animated fantasy and reality. Surreal and inventive, but not profound.
  43. Movie DetailsSquid and the Whale, The (2005) 9  ComedyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Based on director Noah Baumbach's adolescence in Brooklyn. Two brothers deal with divorce during 1986.
  44. Movie DetailsStranger Than Fiction (2006) 9  FantasyMind-blowing
    Will Ferrell tries to figure out who's narrating his unraveling life. Maggie Gyllenhaal is adorable.
  45. Movie DetailsTurtles Can Fly (2005) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A grim and heartbreaking portrait of Iraq. Refugee children survive by collecting and selling mines.
  46. Movie DetailsTwilight Samurai, The (2004) 9  
    Somber, affecting tale of a low-ranking samurai in the 1800s who gently perseveres through hardship.
  47. Movie DetailsVera Drake (2004) 9  Documentary/True
    Set in 1950s London, this film portrays a modest working-class woman who also performs abortions.
  48. Movie DetailsVery Long Engagement, A (2004) 9  With Sex/Nudity
    Jean-Pierre Jeunet presents Audrey Tautou, whimsical and hopeful, awaiting her fiancée's return from WWI.
  49. Movie DetailsWallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) 9  AnimationComedySci-Fi
    Aardman Animation's full-length feature of the claymation duo. Giant vegetables are protected by security systems.
  50. Movie DetailsWonderfalls - The Complete Viewer Collection (2004) 9  ComedyTV ShowsI own on DVD
    Arguably the best cancelled television series ever. Only 4 of the 13 episodes actually aired.

  51. VERY GOOD
  52. Movie Details11:14 (2005) 8  Comedy
    An account of five seemingly random storylines that dreadfully converge one night at 11:14.
  53. Movie DetailsAbel Raises Cain (2005) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A documentary about world-class hoaxer Alan Abel, who exposes the media's obsession with the salacious.
  54. Movie DetailsAura, The (2006) 8  Obscure/Rare
    An epileptic taxidermist imagines executing the perfect robbery, then gets his chance. A psychological thriller.
  55. Movie DetailsBatman Begins (2005) 8  FantasySci-FiComic Book/Superhero
    The prequel to the Batman series, directed by Christopher Nolan, includes an awesome Batmobile.
  56. Movie DetailsBirth (2004) 8  Mind-blowingWith Sex/Nudity
    Jonathan Glazer references Kubrick in this film about the possibility of reincarnation, starring Nicole Kidman.
  57. Movie DetailsBourne Supremacy, The (2004) 8  Conspiracy
    A sequel that tops the original. Matt Damon resumes his life as a trained assassin.
  58. Movie DetailsBrick (2006) 8  
    A memorable noir mystery set at a modern-day Southern California high school, using 1940s slang.
  59. Movie DetailsBubble (2006) 8  
    Soderbergh's haunting, low-budget film featuring a doll factory in a decaying Midwest town, and murder.
  60. Movie DetailsCars (2006) 8  AnimationComedySport
    Pixar presents hotshot rookie racecar Lightning McQueen, who crashes through Radiator Springs on Route 66.
  61. Movie DetailsChronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrob... (2005) 8  Fantasy
    Four British children travel through a magical wardrobe into C.S. Lewis's mythical land of Narnia.
  62. Movie DetailsClear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon (2006) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
    A documentary about political conflict in an Oregon logging town, directed by Peter Richardson.
  63. Movie DetailsCloser (2004) 8  With Sex/Nudity
    Natalie Portman plays a cheeky pink-haired stripper in this film about relationships, attraction, and betrayal.
  64. Movie DetailsConstant Gardener, The (2005) 8  ConspiracyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A story of corruption in the pharmaceutical industry and how AIDS-ravaged Africa is being exploited.
  65. Movie DetailsCorpse Bride (2005) 8  AnimationComedyFantasyMusical/Music
    Tim Burton presents a shy groom whisked into the underworld after inadvertently marrying the dead.
  66. Movie DetailsCrash (2005) 8  Academy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    The lives of a multiethnic collection of Los Angeles characters grippingly interweave over two days.
  67. Movie DetailsFahrenheit 9/11 (2004) 8  ComedyDocumentary/True
    A searing indictment of the Bush monarchy. The huddled masses bring forth their moral indignation.
  68. Movie DetailsFast Food Nation (2006) 8  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A humanistic, fictionalized behind-the-scenes portrait of America's fast food and meat packing industries.
  69. Movie DetailsFountain, The (2006) 8  Mind-blowingSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Three stories of love/mortality that weave in the legendary quest for the Fountain of Youth.
  70. Movie DetailsFreedom on the Fence (2005) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A documentary project about the culturally iconic art of Polish posters under the USSR regime.
  71. Movie DetailsGarden State (2004) 8  Comedy
    Zach Braff returns to his hometown. There he meets Natalie Portman, who changes his life.
  72. Movie DetailsGood Night, and Good Luck. (2005) 8  Documentary/True
    Simplifies historical conflict (1950s McCarthyism) to illustrate TV journalism's responsibility to question authority.
  73. Movie DetailsGoodbye Lenin! (2004) 8  Comedy
    A young man tries to prevent his mother from learning that Germany has been reunified.
  74. Movie DetailsHalf Nelson (2006) 8  
    Inner-city junior high history teacher Gosling forms an unlikely friendship with a student. Complex, absorbing.
  75. Movie DetailsHistory of Violence, A (2005) 8  With Sex/NudityComic Book/Superhero
    A Cronenberg art film that's also an accessible crime drama. Based on a graphic novel.
  76. Movie DetailsIllusionist, The (2006) 8  ConspiracyFantasy
    In 1900 Vienna, Edward Norton is Eisenheim the Illusionist. This lush production inspires supernatural reflection.
  77. Movie DetailsKinamand (2006) 8  Obscure/Rare
    A Danish plumber begins eating at a family-run Chinese diner and makes unexpected emotional connections.
  78. Movie DetailsKing Kong (2005) 8  Fantasy
    Naomi Watts is amazing and the special effects are over-the-top fantastic, but it's excessively long.
  79. Movie DetailsLayer Cake (2004) 8  With Sex/Nudity
    A clever British crime film about a successful cocaine dealer planning an early retirement.
  80. Movie DetailsLila Says (2005) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    A well-acted story of seduction and self-realization, revolving around the beautiful and alluring Vahina Giocante.
  81. Movie DetailsLittle Miss Sunshine (2006) 8  Comedy
    An entertaining comedy about a dysfunctional family's California roadtrip. Everyone just pretend to be normal.
  82. Movie DetailsLucky Number Slevin (2006) 8  With Sex/NuditySport
    A clever Pulp Fictionesque story of violent revenge featuring rival crime bosses Kingsley and Freeman.
  83. Movie DetailsMotorcycle Diaries, The (2004) 8  Documentary/True
    Dramatization of an epic motorcycle road trip a young Che Guevara took through South America.
  84. Movie DetailsNapoleon Dynamite (2004) 8  Comedy
    It's pretty much my favorite animal. It's like a lion and a tiger mixed.
  85. Movie DetailsNói albínói (2004) 8  Obscure/Rare
    A teenager drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland.
  86. Movie DetailsNothing (2005) 8  ComedyFantasyMind-blowingSci-Fi
    Vincenzo Natali, the director of Cube, presents a film about nothing with his two friends.
  87. Movie DetailsOldboy (2005) 8  ConspiracyWith Sex/Nudity
    A man who was kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years exacts his brutal revenge. Stunning.
  88. Movie DetailsOsama (2004) 8  Obscure/Rare
    Attempting to survive beneath the Taliban, a 12-year-old Afghan girl disguises herself as a boy.
  89. Movie DetailsPalindromes (2005) 8  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Todd Solondz's provocative fable about a 13-year-old girl who is played by eight different actresses.
  90. Movie DetailsParanoia Agent: Complete Collection (2004) 8  AnimationHorrorObscure/RareTV Shows
    Satoshi Kon's dark, paranormal 13-episode Japanese TV series. The spectral, enigmatic assailant Lil' Slugger fascinates.
  91. Movie DetailsPersuaders, The (2004) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
    The cultures of marketing and advertising influence what Americans buy and how they view themselves.
  92. Movie DetailsProposition, The (2005) 8  Musical/Music
    Violent and mythological. Nick Cave wrote the screenplay and scored this Australian Western about retribution.
  93. Movie DetailsShaun of the Dead (2004) 8  ComedyHorror
    Romantic comedy set during a weekend zombie invasion of North London. A brilliantly aloof parody.
  94. Movie DetailsShopgirl (2005) 8  
    A love triangle of Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman and Steve Martin. Elegant examination of love.
  95. Movie DetailsShrek 2 (2004) 8  AnimationComedyFantasy
    Well, folks, it looks like we're up chocolate creek without a Popsicle stick.
  96. Movie DetailsSideways (2004) 8  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Two middle-aged men embark on a weeklong road-trip through California's wine country. American life-affirming.
  97. Movie DetailsSpider-Man 2 (2004) 8  FantasySci-FiComic Book/Superhero
    Tobey Maguire continues his demanding double life as student and superhero. Enter supervillain Dr. Octopus.
  98. Movie DetailsSyriana (2005) 8  ConspiracyDocumentary/True
    A thriller of corruption and power related to the oil industry, with four parallel stories.
  99. Movie DetailsTeam America: World Police (2004) 8  AnimationComedyMusical/Music
    Subversive political satire, with explicit puppet sex. You are worthress, Arec Barrwin. America! Fuck, yeah!
  100. Movie DetailsTHX 1138: The George Lucas Director's Cut (2004) 8  Sci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Lucas restored his influential 1971 film, enhancing it with CGI magic (including lame shell dwellers).
  101. Movie DetailsVenture Bros. - Seasons One and Two, The (2006) 8  AnimationComedySci-FiTV Shows
    The warped misadventures of a middle-aged mad scientist, his teenage sons, and their maniac bodyguard.
  102. Movie DetailsWe Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) 8  
    An emotionally complex character drama that explores human weakness, starring Mark Ruffalo and Naomi Watts.

  103. GOOD
  104. Movie Details40-Year-Old Virgin, The (2005) 7  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Steve Carell stars as a lovable, middle-aged virgin with misguided coworkers. Catherine Keener is perfect.
  105. Movie DetailsAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) 7  Comedy
    Do you really love lamp, or are you just saying it because you saw it?
  106. Movie DetailsApocalypto (2006) 7  With Sex/Nudity
    Mel Gibson's sadistic take on the Maya civilization's decline and practice of human sacrifice. Bloody.
  107. Movie DetailsBallad of Jack and Rose, The (2005) 7  With Sex/Nudity
    Symbolic Oedipal story explores losses of innocence and the death of a 1960s counterculture movement.
  108. Movie DetailsBest of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The (2005) 7  AnimationFantasySci-FiTV ShowsI own on DVD
    My childhood memories, now on DVD. A first-rate reMASTERing of this moralizing homoerotic 1980s toy-advert.
  109. Movie DetailsBon Voyage (2004) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
    A farcical portrait of 1940 France nearly surrendering to zee Germans. Virginie Ledoyen is adorable.
  110. Movie DetailsBook of the Dead, The (2006) 7  AnimationObscure/Rare
    Intricate stop-motion animation set in feudal Japan. A mysterious Buddhist parable involving a ghost prince.
  111. Movie DetailsBrothers Grimm, The (2005) 7  ComedyFantasyHorror
    A cartoonish big-budget spectacle based on German folktales. Terry Gilliam directs and Matt Damon stars.
  112. Movie DetailsChronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, The (2004) 7  AnimationObscure/RareSci-Fi
    Peter Chung's animated short film bridges the Riddick story between 'Pitch Black' and 'The Chronicles'.
  113. Movie DetailsClerks II (2006) 7  Comedy
    The sequel to Kevin Smith's breakthrough comedy. Dante and Randal are back in New Jersey.
  114. Movie DetailsCollection of 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films, A (2006) 7  AnimationComedyObscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Death abounds. I enjoyed Six Shooter and Jasper Morello. Hated the Moon and the Son.
  115. Movie DetailsDawn of the Dead (2004) 7  HorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    Zack Snyder's witty remake of the 1979 horror classic, starring Sarah Polley and Ving Rhames.
  116. Movie DetailsElizabethtown (2005) 7  Comedy
    Cameron Crowe's good-hearted romantic comedy featuring Kirsten Dunst. It hit really close to home.
  117. Movie DetailsEverything Is Illuminated (2005) 7  Comedy
    A Jewish-American man endeavors to find the Ukrainian woman who saved his grandfather in WWII.
  118. Movie DetailsGood Shepherd, The (2006) 7  ConspiracyWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    The early history of the CIA, viewed through a fictional man's life. Serious and tedious.
  119. Movie DetailsHellboy (2004) 7  FantasyHorrorComic Book/Superhero
    A good-hearted demon is produced in a black-magic Nazi ceremony. This is his story.
  120. Movie DetailsHistory Boys, The (2006) 7  Comedy
    A class of bright, funny history students pursue acceptance into Oxford or Cambridge. Highly literate.
  121. Movie DetailsHitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005) 7  ComedySci-Fi
    So long, and thanks for all the fish, Douglas Adams. And thanks for Zooey Deschanel.
  122. Movie DetailsI, Robot (2004) 7  Sci-Fi
    In 2035, detective Will Smith investigates a murder. Based on Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics.
  123. Movie DetailsIn Good Company (2004) 7  Comedy
    Magazine ad executive Dennis Quaid's new young boss begins dating his teenage daughter Scarlett Johansson.
  124. Movie DetailsIsland, The (2005) 7  ConspiracySci-Fi
    It's Logan's Run utopia meets Philip K. Dick paranoia, starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson.
  125. Movie DetailsJarhead (2005) 7  Documentary/True
    Explores the psychological effects of being a soldier in Desert Storm, guarding oil, fighting no-one.
  126. Movie DetailsLife Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The (2004) 7  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Oceanographer Bill Murray leads a surreal voyage in search of a mythical jaguar shark.
  127. Movie DetailsLittle Fish (2005) 7  Obscure/Rare
    In an Australian Little Saigon district, Cate Blanchett is trying to escape her drug-addicted past.
  128. Movie DetailsLook Around You - Series 1 and 2 (2005) 7  ComedyObscure/RareTV Shows
    A BBC TV comedy series that satirizes 1970s educational science programs. A nonsensical, faithful homage.
  129. Movie DetailsMatch Point (2006) 7  With Sex/NuditySport
    Woody Allen's ugly story of infidelity amidst British wealth. Tennis, opera, investments, horses and murder.
  130. Movie DetailsOcean's Twelve (2004) 7  Comedy
    Second verse, same as the first. This heist movie is a likable but self-serving celebrity-fest.
  131. Movie DetailsOr, My Treasure (2005) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    A young Israeli girl does anything to support her sick, aging prostitute mother. Raw, non-judgmental.
  132. Movie DetailsPerfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) 7  With Sex/Nudity
    Tom Tykwer's memorable film about an 18th century Parisian murderer, with a profoundly flawed climax.
  133. Movie DetailsPiano Tuner of Earthquakes, The (2006) 7  AnimationHorrorMusical/MusicObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    The Brothers Quay present a dark fairytale about a diabolical doctor and beautiful opera singer.
  134. Movie DetailsRenegade (2004) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityComic Book/Superhero
    Psychedelic French Western that feels like a Jodorowsky film. Sacred mountains, gunfights, peyote and shaman.
  135. Movie DetailsRobot Stories (2004) 7  Obscure/RareSci-Fi
    Four stories about a futuristic society grappling with its relationship to the growing robot population.
  136. Movie DetailsSaddest Music in the World, The (2004) 7  ComedyFantasyMusical/MusicObscure/Rare
    Guy Maddin oddity. A Canadian beer baroness organizes a saddest-music contest during the Great Depression.
  137. Movie DetailsSerenity (2005) 7  Sci-FiTV Shows
    Finale to the cancelled Firefly TV series. Features space-age weaponry, martial arts, and witty dialogue.
  138. Movie DetailsSherrybaby (2006) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    Former drug addict Maggie Gyllenhaal is out of prison, seeking her daughter and emotional recovery.
  139. Movie DetailsSilent Hill (2006) 7  FantasyHorror
    Fantastic atmosphere and set design. A grotesque purgatory of undead meat-creatures, cults, and zombie nurses.
  140. Movie DetailsStar Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) 7  FantasySci-Fi
    Anakin becomes Darth Vader. Woodenly acted, but better than the first two episodes it is.
  141. Movie DetailsSteamboy (2005) 7  AnimationSci-Fi
    In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor becomes involved in a revolution of steam power technology.
  142. Movie DetailsSuper Size Me (2004) 7  ComedyDocumentary/True
    Spurlock only eats McDonald's food for one month to see what happens to his body.
  143. Movie DetailsSuperman Returns (2006) 7  FantasySci-FiComic Book/Superhero
    Bryan Singer's reverent reboot of the Superman franchise. Good, but lacks surprises and new ideas.
  144. Movie DetailsThumbsucker (2005) 7  Comedy
    A quirky 17-year-old who still sucks his thumb grapples with the anxiety of impending adulthood.
  145. Movie DetailsWedding Crashers (2005) 7  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Divorce mediators Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson make a lifestyle out of sneaking into weddings.
  146. Movie DetailsWinter Passing (2006) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
    Zooey Deschanel visits her novelist father, now rooming with a young woman and Christian rocker.
  147. Movie DetailsWorld's Fastest Indian, The (2005) 7  ComedySportDocumentary/True
    Burt Munro sets the land-speed world record on his home-built 950cc Indian motorcycle in 1967.

  148. FAIR
  149. Movie Details50 First Dates (2004) 6  Comedy
    Sandler repeatedly attempts to woo Barrymore, who can't make new memories since her accident. Silly.
  150. Movie Details9 Songs (2005) 6  Musical/MusicWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    Over 69 minutes, a young couple's intense sexual encounters are interspersed with nine rock concerts.
  151. Movie DetailsBrown Bunny, The (2004) 6  With Sex/Nudity
    An aimless, gut-wrenching film of loneliness, sexual obsession and guilt. Vincent Gallo is fearlessly narcissistic.
  152. Movie DetailsButterfly Effect, The (2004) 6  FantasySci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    An excellent concept. Did you really think Ashton Kutcher and friends could pull it off?
  153. Movie DetailsCrank (2006) 6  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    An entertaining movie because it is so intentionally ridiculous. Chock full of contrived adrenaline rushes.
  154. Movie DetailsDéjà Vu (2006) 6  Sci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Are you ready for the space-time continuum to get Bruckheimered? Explosions! Insulted intelligence! More explosions!
  155. Movie DetailsFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) 6  AnimationFantasySci-Fi
    Beautifully rendered CGI could not hold my interest. For Final Fantasy video game fans only.
  156. Movie DetailsForest for the Trees, The (2005) 6  Obscure/Rare
    An awkward German schoolteacher is basically unprepared for life. Her alienation is painful to watch.
  157. Movie DetailsForgotten, The (2004) 6  ConspiracyHorrorSci-Fi
    Julianne Moore is told that her nine-year-old son never existed. Who is fabricating reality?
  158. Movie DetailsFur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) 6  With Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
    A fictionalized, metaphorical account of the formation of artist Diane Arbus. Nicole Kidman is brilliant.
  159. Movie DetailsHavoc (2005) 6  With Sex/Nudity
    Two affluent suburban girls clash with Latino gang culture. Stars Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips.
  160. Movie DetailsHellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006) 6  AnimationFantasyHorrorObscure/RareComic Book/SuperheroTV Shows
    A samurai sword sends Hellboy into a dangerous realm of Japanese legends, ghosts and monsters.
  161. Movie DetailsHidalgo (2004) 6  SportDocumentary/True
    American Viggo Mortensen and his horse enter a 3,000 mile survival race across Arabia.
  162. Movie DetailsIce Harvest, The (2005) 6  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Mob lawyer Cusack and strip-club owner Thornton attempt to embezzle $2 million on Christmas Eve.
  163. Movie DetailsJu-on: The Grudge (2004) 6  Horror
    Japanese horror movie features a vengeful spirit that marks and pursues anybody entering its house.
  164. Movie DetailsLimbo (2005) 6  Obscure/Rare
    A bullet sends a man into a repeating time loop. Afterlife as low-budget film noir.
  165. Movie DetailsNight at the Museum (2006) 6  ComedyFantasy
    New night security guard Ben Stiller discovers that museum exhibits come to life at night.
  166. Movie DetailsNight Watch (2006) 6  FantasyHorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    First chapter of a derivative Russian fantasy epic featuring warring forces of daytime and nighttime.
  167. Movie DetailsNew World, The (2005) 6  Documentary/True
    Malick depicts Pocahontas's life in 1600s Virginia. It's epic, sluggish, and burdened by disjointed voiceovers.
  168. Movie DetailsPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) 6  ComedyFantasy
    An overlong cartoonish setup to the third movie in the Disney franchise. Johnny Depp shines.
  169. Movie DetailsSaw (2004) 6  Horror
    Cary Elwes wakes up in the secure lair of a serial killer nicknamed Jigsaw. Grisly.
  170. Movie DetailsSecret Window (2004) 6  Horror
    You stole my story! This combination of Johnny Depp and Stephen King should've been better.
  171. Movie DetailsSnakes on a Plane (2006) 6  ComedyHorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    A cheesy Samuel L. Jackson horror-comedy that knows it's ridiculous and plays it refreshingly well.
  172. Movie DetailsTideland (2006) 6  FantasyHorror
    A young girl with drug-addicted parents creates a half-fantasy world with doll heads, deranged neighbors.
  173. Movie DetailsWeather Man, The (2005) 6  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Successful Chicago weatherman Nicolas Cage's personal life is a failure. So he takes up archery.
  174. Movie DetailsWhat the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004) 6  Comedy
    Life is a quantum world of possibility. It's spoiled by less-than-credible talking heads and soundbites.
  175. Movie DetailsWild Blue Yonder, The (2005) 6  FantasyObscure/RareSci-FiDocumentary/True
    Werner Herzog fashions a boring sci-fi documentary from beautiful undersea Antarctica footage and NASA video.
  176. Movie DetailsZathura (2005) 6  ComedyFantasySci-Fi
    A fairly charming family movie that explores childhood adventure. It's basically Jumanji in outer space.

  177. ADEQUATE
  178. Movie DetailsÆon Flux (2005) 5  Sci-FiWith Sex/NudityComic Book/Superhero
    Charlize Theron is a stunning, athletic heroine. But they've destroyed the meaning of the series.
  179. Movie DetailsAmityville Horror, The (2005) 5  HorrorDocumentary/True
    While overproduced and derivative, this horror remake starring Ryan Reynolds exceeded my expectations.
  180. Movie DetailsBe Cool (2005) 5  ComedyMusical/Music
    The entire premise involves having John Travolta and Uma Thurman reprise their Pulp Fiction dance.
  181. Movie DetailsChronicles of Riddick, The (2004) 5  Sci-Fi
    Five years after Pitch Black, wanted criminal Riddick arrives on a new planet. Weak script.
  182. Movie DetailsFantastic Four (2005) 5  FantasySci-FiComic Book/Superhero
    Exposure to cosmic radiation creates superhero scientists: Mr. Fantastic, Human Torch, Thing, and Jessica Alba.
  183. Movie DetailsFeed (2006) 5  HorrorObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    An Internet sex crimes expert investigates feeder-gainer relationships (sexual fetish of the grotesquely obese).
  184. Movie DetailsFinal Destination 3 (2006) 5  HorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    Better than the first two. I watched the Rube-Goldberg deaths with amusement. The nudity helped.
  185. Movie DetailsGirl from Monday, The (2005) 5  ComedyObscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Citizens have become property traded on the stock exchange, but aliens are supporting the resistance.
  186. 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.
  187. Movie DetailsHostel (2005) 5  HorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    Hedonism and bare breasts mixed with horrific gore, grisly torture, and the slandering of Slovakia.
  188. Movie DetailsNational Treasure (2004) 5  ComedyConspiracy
    Diane Heidkrueger has been able to capture my attention since her mid-1990s modeling days.
  189. Movie DetailsResident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) 5  ConspiracyHorrorSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Skinny white chicks with guns brazenly kick zombie ass while trying to escape Raccoon City.
  190. Movie DetailsSaw II (2005) 5  Horror
    Jigsaw forces another round of kidnapped people to play survival games in medieval torture chambers.
  191. Movie DetailsSleeping Dogs Lie (2005) 5  Obscure/Rare
    A short, low-budget film. Maynard James Keenan was charming, but Audioslave's Brad Wilk can't act.
  192. Movie DetailsStay Alive (2006) 5  HorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    A videogame kills players in the real world. It's gory CGI fun featuring Samaire Armstrong.
  193. Movie DetailsTrauma (2004) 5  HorrorObscure/Rare
    Colin Firth's fragmented reality is haunted by death, apparitions, blood, ants, and Mena Suvari's vacuity.

  194. FROM BAD TO WORSE
  195. Movie Details13 Seconds (2004) CRAP  FantasyHorrorObscure/Rare
    I was cost-effectively bored by this cliché-ridden indie splatter film. Unbearably amateurish and uncreepy.
  196. Movie DetailsDate Movie (2006) CRAP  Comedy
    Two Scary Movie screenwriters spoof the romantic comedy genre to death. Alyson Hannigan stars. Lame.
  197. Movie DetailsDay Without a Mexican, A (2004) CRAP  ComedyFantasyObscure/Rare
    California's entire Hispanic population vanishes into pink fog. Satirical premise is thoroughly beaten to death.
  198. Movie DetailsEragon (2006) CRAP  Fantasy
    A bad movie about dragons, dragon riders, a Shade's dark magic and evil King Galbatorix.
  199. Movie DetailsFailure to Launch (2006) CRAP  Comedy
    Matthew McConaughey's parents set him up with Sarah Jessica Parker so he'll finally move out.
  200. Movie DetailsJust Like Heaven (2005) CRAP  ComedyFantasy
    Reese Witherspoon, in spirit form, inhabits architect Mark Ruffalo's apartment in this formulaic romantic comedy.
  201. Movie DetailsMa Mère (2005) CRAP  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    Dark, French exercise of reckless, unlikable characters finding pleasure in incest and depravity. Rotten, pointless.
  202. Movie DetailsReturn, The (2006) CRAP  
    Sarah Michelle Gellar is supernaturally drawn to an old farmhouse where a murder took place.
  203. Movie DetailsUnderworld: Evolution (2006) CRAP  FantasyHorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    Acting-challenged vampire Kate Beckinsale is still battling werewolves, but now with extra CGI incoherence.
  204. Movie DetailsWhite Noise (2005) CRAP  HorrorSci-Fi
    A crummy paranormal movie, but watch the DVD's cool special features about Electronic Voice Phenomena.


  205. Statistical ratings distribution of these 198 films (11.8% 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 198 films: 7.3.

    10:7.1%

    9:17.7%

    8:25.8%

    7:22.2%

    6:14.1%

    5:8.1%

    CRAP:5.1%



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