77MovieNerd ScoreThe Queen's GambitTV2020In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.Overall75Story85Acting85Cinematography75Concept80Entertaining75Uniqueness70Family Friendly—
A Cure for WellnessMovie2017An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from an idyllic but mysterious "wellness center" at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa's miraculous treatments are not what they seem.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
A Hologram for the KingMovie2016Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Book ThiefMovie2013While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Cloud AtlasMovie2012A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—