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


    Keyword Search Result: "death"

    Search returned all film titles and reviews that contain the keyword "death" out of 1678 total films.
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  1. Movie DetailsGhost Story, A (2017) 10  FantasyFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    Bedsheet-covered meditation on the passage of time and death's inevitability. A profoundly sad haunted house.

  2. EXCELLENT
  3. Movie DetailsGrizzly Man (2005) 9  Documentary/True
    Director Werner Herzog explores the life, death and values of grizzly bear activist Timothy Treadwell.
  4. 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.
  5. Movie DetailsRun Lola Run (1998) 9  AnimationI own on DVD
    A kinetic race against the clock in which small decisions domino into riches, or death.
  6. Movie DetailsSenna (2011) 9  SportDocumentary/True
    Poignant documentary of the rise and tragic death of Brazilian F1 racing driver Ayrton Senna.
  7. Movie DetailsUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2011) 9  ComedyFantasyObscure/Rare
    On his deathbed, Uncle Boonmee experiences the magical intersection of spirit, animal and human worlds.

  8. VERY GOOD
  9. Movie DetailsAll About My Mother (1999) 8  
    The story of a mother recovering from the death of her teenage son through travel.
  10. Movie DetailsDeath Proof (2007) 8  Horror
    Tarantino's half of Grindhouse. Scarred stuntman Kurt Russell uses his car to murder voluptuous women.
  11. Movie DetailsImaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The (2009) 8  Fantasy
    Gilliam shows us the death of magic (while honoring Heath Ledger) in spectacular visual form.
  12. Movie DetailsLife is Beautiful (1998) 8  Comedy
    Jewish man Roberto Benigni uses humor to protect his son in a Nazi death camp.
  13. Movie DetailsParanoid Park (2007) 8  
    Dreamlike, fractured story about a young Portland skateboarder's life and a security guard's accidental death.
  14. Movie DetailsRogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) 8  FantasySci-Fi
    How the Rebel Alliance stole the Death Star plans. Occurs between Episodes III and IV.
  15. Movie DetailsVanishing of the Bees (2011) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Investigation into implications of the worldwide collapse of the honeybee. Slow death by systemic pesticides.

  16. GOOD
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. Movie DetailsCookie's Fortune (1999) 7  Comedy
    The death of a widow in a small Mississippi town leads to mystery. Good-naturedly humorous.
  20. Movie DetailsGirl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, The (2010) 7  Conspiracy
    The trilogy finale. Hacker Lisbeth Salander is hospitalized, suspected of murder and targeted for death.
  21. Movie DetailsGirl Who Played with Fire, The (2010) 7  ConspiracyWith Sex/Nudity
    Hacker Lisbeth Salander becomes the prime suspect in deaths following a Swedish sex trade exposé.
  22. Movie DetailsGray Area, The (2010) 7  Obscure/Rare
    Three young men mourn the death of a friend, investigate the circumstances. Shot in Portland.
  23. Movie DetailsGreen Mile, The (1999) 7  Fantasy
    Death row guard Tom Hanks observes intelligent mice and the healing power of a prisoner.
  24. Movie DetailsHunger Games, The (2012) 7  ConspiracySci-Fi
    Jennifer Lawrence's soulfulness carries this televised survival competition in which teenagers fight to the death.
  25. Movie DetailsLimey, The (1999) 7  
    A dangerous English ex-con travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death.
  26. Movie DetailsRoad Home, The (1999) 7  
    After his father's death, a Chinese businessman recalls the story of how his parents met.
  27. Movie DetailsSoaked in Bleach (2015) 7  ConspiracyMusical/MusicDocumentary/True
    Compelling docudrama about the last days of Kurt Cobain. Re-open the death investigation, Seattle PD.

  28. FAIR
  29. Movie DetailsDeath to 2020 (2020) 6  ComedyTV Shows
    Comedic retrospective of the year 2020. Mockumentary starring Samuel L. Jackson. What a fucking year.
  30. Movie DetailsDeath to Smoochy (2002) 6  ComedyMusical/Music
    When children's television show host Robin Williams is fired, he plots revenge against Edward Norton.
  31. Movie DetailsExtraordinary Tales (2015) 6  AnimationHorrorObscure/Rare
    Animated anthology of five stories adapted from Edgar Allan Poe. Disjointedly connected via Death character.
  32. Movie DetailsMeet Joe Black (1998) 6  Fantasy
    We have Brad Pitt as Death, media tycoon Anthony Hopkins, and intriguing daughter Claire Forlani.

  33. ADEQUATE
  34. Movie DetailsFinal Destination (2000) 5  FantasyHorror
    It begins with a plane crash and demonstrates that you can't cheat predestined death. Much.
  35. Movie DetailsFinal Destination 2 (2003) 5  FantasyHorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    Ali Larter is back on Death's path of destruction. Features gruesome accidents galore.
  36. 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.
  37. Movie DetailsTrauma (2004) 5  HorrorObscure/Rare
    Colin Firth's fragmented reality is haunted by death, apparitions, blood, ants, and Mena Suvari's vacuity.
  38. Movie DetailsWhat Dreams May Come (1998) 5  Fantasy
    Fantastic visuals and lots of death. Robin Williams tries to track down his wife's soul.

  39. FROM BAD TO WORSE
  40. Movie DetailsDate Movie (2006) CRAP  Comedy
    Two Scary Movie screenwriters spoof the romantic comedy genre to death. Alyson Hannigan stars. Lame.
  41. 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.
  42. Movie DetailsEvent Horizon (1997) CRAP  HorrorSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    In 2047, Laurence Fishburne captains a questionable crew of astronauts prone to hallucinations and death.
  43. Movie DetailsVery Bad Things (1998) CRAP  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    A dark comedy about the consequences of a prostitute's death during a Vegas bachelor party.


  44. Statistical ratings distribution of these 37 films (2.2% 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 37 films: 6.7.

    10:2.7%

    9:13.5%

    8:18.9%

    7:29.7%

    6:10.8%

    5:13.5%

    CRAP:10.8%



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