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


    Keyword Search Result: "character"

    Search returned all film titles and reviews that contain the keyword "character" out of 1678 total films.
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    EXCELLENT
  1. Movie DetailsDrive (2011) 9  With Sex/Nudity
    Getaway driver Ryan Gosling falls in love with his married neighbor. Badass, stylish character study.
  2. Movie DetailsTwin Peaks: The Return (2017) 9  FantasyHorrorMind-blowingSci-FiWith Sex/NudityTV Shows
    David Lynch revisits the surreal, mystical character of a quaint Washington town 25 years later.

  3. VERY GOOD
  4. Movie DetailsAway From Her (2007) 8  Obscure/Rare
    A man deals with the progression of his wife's Alzheimer's. Sarah Polley's character-driven directorial debut.
  5. 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.
  6. Movie DetailsGummo (1997) 8  With Sex/Nudity
    A disturbing, plotless tale of freakshow characters living in tornado-ravaged poverty, by Harmony Korine.
  7. Movie DetailsJungle Book, The (2016) 8  AnimationFantasy
    Can't really go wrong with Bill Murray and Christopher Walken voicing characters in this adaptation.
  8. Movie DetailsPainting, The (2013) 8  AnimationFantasyObscure/Rare
    Characters in an incomplete painting seek their creator. Charming parable about God and social status.
  9. Movie DetailsThree Seasons (1999) 8  Obscure/Rare
    A languorously beautiful, kind film centered around the lives of three main characters in Vietnam.
  10. Movie DetailsWe Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) 8  
    An emotionally complex character drama that explores human weakness, starring Mark Ruffalo and Naomi Watts.

  11. GOOD
  12. Movie DetailsHi-Line, The (2000) 7  Obscure/Rare
    Set in rural Montana, this thoughtful character drama stars a young naïve Rachael Leigh Cook.
  13. Movie DetailsLife is to Whistle (1998) 7  Obscure/Rare
    Three characters in present-day Havana must choose between their self-restricting beliefs or living more freely.
  14. Movie DetailsPlaying by Heart (1998) 7  Comedy
    Parallel stories of eleven Los Angeles characters converge, with an all-star cast including Angelina Jolie.
  15. Movie DetailsRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) 7  Sci-Fi
    Interesting franchise origin story with dull characters. Heavy on special effects and light on significance.

  16. FAIR
  17. Movie DetailsAnother Year (2010) 6  Comedy
    British dramedy of weak, ordinary characters. Every dull statement is a rhetorical question, isn't it?
  18. Movie DetailsExtraordinary Tales (2015) 6  AnimationHorrorObscure/Rare
    Animated anthology of five stories adapted from Edgar Allan Poe. Disjointedly connected via Death character.
  19. Movie DetailsGiant Mechanical Man, The (2012) 6  Comedy
    Jenna Fischer is charming in this offbeat celebration of confused, aimless adults. Annoying supporting characters.
  20. Movie DetailsJack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart (2014) 6  AnimationFantasyMusical/MusicObscure/Rare
    Strange, vivid fantasy about a boy with a mechanical heart. Disjointed script, uncanny valley characters.

  21. ADEQUATE
  22. Movie DetailsHunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, The (2015) 5  ConspiracySci-Fi
    The downhill slide concludes. Was almost wishing Katniss would shoot every character with an arrow.

  23. FROM BAD TO WORSE
  24. Movie DetailsBelow Her Mouth (2017) CRAP  With Sex/Nudity
    Steamy, stilted affair between a roofer and a fashion editor. Lesbian sex without character development.
  25. Movie DetailsFriday the 13th (2009) CRAP  HorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    Boobs, beer and pot. The characters are so annoying that you wish they'd die faster.
  26. Movie DetailsMa Mère (2005) CRAP  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
    Dark, French exercise of reckless, unlikable characters finding pleasure in incest and depravity. Rotten, pointless.
  27. Movie DetailsS. Darko (2009) CRAP  Obscure/RareSci-Fi
    Cash-grab follow-up to Donnie Darko. Huge plot holes and weak characters, but exceeded worst expectations.
  28. Movie DetailsWild Girl Waltz (2013) CRAP  ComedyObscure/Rare
    I want to support indie films, but this was almost unwatchable. Painful acting, unlikable characters.


  29. Statistical ratings distribution of these 23 films (1.4% 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 23 films: 6.2.

    10:0%

    9:8.7%

    8:30.4%

    7:17.4%

    6:17.4%

    5:4.3%

    CRAP:21.7%



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