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


    Keyword Search Result: "wood"

    Search returned all film titles and reviews that contain the keyword "wood" out of 1678 total films.
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  1. 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.
  2. Movie DetailsMidnight in Paris (2011) 10  ComedyFantasyMind-blowingFilmometer Best Film of the Year
    A surreal, inspired masterpiece by Woody Allen about the importance of living in the present.
  3. Movie DetailsMulholland Drive (2001) 10  ConspiracyMind-blowingWith Sex/NudityI own on DVD
    David Lynch directs a dark Hollywood conspiracy about the psychosis of becoming someone else.

  4. EXCELLENT
  5. Movie DetailsArgo (2012) 9  Documentary/TrueAcademy Awards Winner for Best Picture
    Amazing CIA-Canadian secret operation, via Hollywood, to return six Americans during the Iran hostage crisis.
  6. 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.
  7. Movie DetailsL.A. Confidential (1997) 9  ConspiracyWith Sex/Nudity
    A film of police corruption, tabloid journalism and Hollywood sleaze, set in 1950s Los Angeles.
  8. 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.

  9. VERY GOOD
  10. Movie Details3 Idiots (2009) 8  ComedyMusical/Music
    Three Indian students challenge their college's draconian methods. A smart Bollywood comedy. All is well!
  11. Movie DetailsBoJack Horseman - Seasons 1-6 (2020) 8  AnimationComedyTV Shows
    Absurd adult cartoon about a washed-up 1990s sitcom horse in Hollywood. Surprising wit, depth, self-loathing.
  12. Movie DetailsCongress, The (2014) 8  AnimationMind-blowingSci-Fi
    Ambitious, futuristic amalgam of Hollywood actor digitization and animated illusory utopia. Trippy. Robin Wright stars.
  13. Movie DetailsDancer in the Dark (2000) 8  FantasyMusical/Music
    Björk arrives in America with her son, expecting life to be like a Hollywood film.
  14. Movie DetailsDeconstructing Harry (1997) 8  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Between air conditioning and the Pope, I choose air conditioning. A Woody Allen movie.
  15. Movie DetailsGruffalo, The (2009) 8  AnimationFantasyObscure/RareTV Shows
    A cunning mouse outwits a succession of predators while walking in the deep dark wood.
  16. Movie DetailsMore Tales from the Script (2010) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Fascinating unheard stories from top Hollywood screenwriters. A 47-minute continuation of Tales from the Script.
  17. Movie DetailsTales from the Script (2009) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
    Veteran Hollywood screenwriters share their triumphs and failures, insider insights, anecdotes and artistic compromises.
  18. Movie DetailsTropic Thunder (2008) 8  Comedy
    Ben Stiller's big-budget satire of celebrity excess and Hollywood action movies. Downey Jr. is hilarious.
  19. Movie DetailsWag the Dog (1997) 8  ComedyConspiracy
    Before elections, a Washington spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war.

  20. GOOD
  21. Movie DetailsAntz (1998) 7  AnimationComedyFantasy
    Woody Allen is a neurotic ant who has become disenfranchised from his totalitarian colony.
  22. Movie DetailsCabin in the Woods, The (2012) 7  ConspiracyFantasyHorrorWith Sex/Nudity
    Turns the horror genre on its head, but crammed with excessive wink-wink cleverness and CGI.
  23. Movie DetailsCat's Meow, The (2001) 7  Documentary/True
    Fictionalized story of the Hollywood murder that occurred aboard William Randolph Heart's yacht in 1924.
  24. Movie DetailsHush (2016) 7  Horror
    A deaf-mute writer lives alone in the woods. A masked killer appears in her window.
  25. Movie DetailsJay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) 7  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Includes many self-deprecating parodies of Hollywood stars as the stoned duo head out to California.
  26. Movie DetailsMatch Point (2006) 7  With Sex/NuditySport
    Woody Allen's ugly story of infidelity amidst British wealth. Tennis, opera, investments, horses and murder.
  27. Movie DetailsSmall Time Crooks (2000) 7  Comedy
    Woody Allen's cookie store business becomes a success, though it was a cover for robbery.
  28. 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.
  29. Movie DetailsWild Man Blues (1997) 7  Musical/MusicObscure/RareDocumentary/True
    A documentary about Woody Allen's life as he tours with his New Orleans jazz band.

  30. FAIR
  31. Movie DetailsAbsolute Power (1997) 6  Conspiracy
    Career thief Clint Eastwood witnesses a horrific crime involving ruthless U.S. President Gene Hackman.
  32. Movie DetailsAlice in Wonderland (1999) 6  FantasyObscure/RareTV Shows
    A made-for-TV, family-friendly version with a cast of Hollywood all stars. It's hardly worth watching.
  33. Movie DetailsAll My Friends Are Funeral Singers (2010) 6  ComedyMusical/MusicObscure/Rare
    A fortuneteller lives in a house crowded with ghosts at the edge of the woods.
  34. Movie DetailsBlood Work (2002) 6  
    Retired FBI profiler Clint Eastwood returns to service following clues from his own heart transplant.
  35. Movie DetailsInto the Forest (2016) 6  Sci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
    Post-apocalyptic survivalist story with surprisingly limited hardship. The sisterhood of the talented Page and Wood.
  36. Movie DetailsMajestic, The (2001) 6  
    In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer loses his memory. Predictable, sentimental and syrupy, but charming.
  37. Movie DetailsMr. Brooks (2007) 6  With Sex/Nudity
    A surprisingly likable and engaging Hollywood serial killer movie, especially with Costner as the lead.
  38. 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.

  39. ADEQUATE
  40. Movie DetailsPalmetto (1998) 5  Obscure/Rare
    Recently released ex-con Woody Harrelson gets involved in a fake kidnapping scheme that turns real.
  41. Movie DetailsWhat Just Happened (2008) 5  ComedyWith Sex/Nudity
    Two weeks in the life of big-time Hollywood producer Robert De Niro. Anxious, high-stakes triviality.

  42. FROM BAD TO WORSE
  43. Movie DetailsRandom Hearts (1999) CRAP  
    Bereavement becomes romance for Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas in this dull Hollywood cliché.


  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: 7.3.

    10:8.1%

    9:10.8%

    8:27%

    7:24.3%

    6:21.6%

    5:5.4%

    CRAP:2.7%



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