Black SwanMovie2010A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.Overall100Story—Acting100Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
93MovieNerd ScoreNo Country for Old MenMovie2007Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.Overall93Story94Acting95Cinematography96Concept90Entertaining84Uniqueness85Family Friendly65
The TerminalMovie2004Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.Overall96Story90Acting93Cinematography80Concept90Entertaining95Uniqueness96Family Friendly—
Frank Herbert's Children of DuneTV2003Frank Herbert's Children of Dune is a three-part miniseries written by John Harrison and directed by Greg Yaitanes, based on Frank Herbert's novels Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. First broadcast in the United States on March 16, 2003, Children of Dune is the sequel to the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and produced by the Sci Fi Channel. As of 2004, this miniseries and its predecessor were two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Banger SistersMovie2002In the late '60s, the self-proclaimed belles of the rock 'n' roll ball, rocked the worlds of every music legend whose pants they could take off -- and they have the pictures to prove it. But it's been more than two decades since the Banger Sisters earned their nickname -- or even laid eyes on each other. Their reunion is the collision of two women's worlds; one who's living in the past, and one who's hiding from it. Together they learn to live in the moment.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Man Who Wasn't ThereMovie2001A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
O Brother, Where Art Thou?Movie2000In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's 'Odyssey'.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Requiem for a DreamMovie2000The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.Overall99Story—Acting99Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
DickMovie1999Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
BogusMovie1996Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
CasinoMovie1995In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.Overall60Story—Acting60Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Quick and the DeadMovie1995A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
SliverMovie1993A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
We're No AngelsMovie1989Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
CocktailMovie1988After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Mississippi BurningMovie1988Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Angel HeartMovie1987New York private detective Harry Angel is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself, as he goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Children of a Lesser GodMovie1986Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Agnes of GodMovie1985When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
AmadeusMovie1984Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
BirdyMovie1984Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
90MovieNerd ScoreReturn of the JediMovie1983Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.Overall85Story82Acting92Cinematography94Concept92Entertaining95Uniqueness90Family Friendly100
Death HuntMovie1981Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
More American GraffitiMovie1979College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Black SwanMovie2010A journey through the psyche of a young ballerina whose starring role as the duplicitous swan queen turns out to be a part for which she becomes frighteningly perfect.Overall100Story—Acting100Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
93MovieNerd ScoreNo Country for Old MenMovie2007Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.Overall93Story94Acting95Cinematography96Concept90Entertaining84Uniqueness85Family Friendly65
The TerminalMovie2004Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant.Overall96Story90Acting93Cinematography80Concept90Entertaining95Uniqueness96Family Friendly—
Frank Herbert's Children of DuneTV2003Frank Herbert's Children of Dune is a three-part miniseries written by John Harrison and directed by Greg Yaitanes, based on Frank Herbert's novels Dune Messiah and Children of Dune. First broadcast in the United States on March 16, 2003, Children of Dune is the sequel to the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and produced by the Sci Fi Channel. As of 2004, this miniseries and its predecessor were two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Banger SistersMovie2002In the late '60s, the self-proclaimed belles of the rock 'n' roll ball, rocked the worlds of every music legend whose pants they could take off -- and they have the pictures to prove it. But it's been more than two decades since the Banger Sisters earned their nickname -- or even laid eyes on each other. Their reunion is the collision of two women's worlds; one who's living in the past, and one who's hiding from it. Together they learn to live in the moment.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Man Who Wasn't ThereMovie2001A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
O Brother, Where Art Thou?Movie2000In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible situations. Based upon Homer's 'Odyssey'.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Requiem for a DreamMovie2000The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.Overall99Story—Acting99Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
DickMovie1999Two high school girls wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
BogusMovie1996Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
CasinoMovie1995In early-1970s Las Vegas, Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.Overall60Story—Acting60Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Quick and the DeadMovie1995A mysterious woman comes to compete in a quick-draw elimination tournament, in a town taken over by a notorious gunman.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
SliverMovie1993A woman moves into an apartment in Manhattan and learns that the previous tenant's life ended mysteriously after they fell from the balcony.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
We're No AngelsMovie1989Two escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
CocktailMovie1988After being discharged from the Army, Brian Flanagan moves back to Queens and takes a job in a bar run by Doug Coughlin, who teaches Brian the fine art of bar-tending. Brian quickly becomes a patron favorite with his flashy drink-mixing style, and Brian adopts his mentor's cynical philosophy on life and goes for the money.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Mississippi BurningMovie1988Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Angel HeartMovie1987New York private detective Harry Angel is hired by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself, as he goes on a supernatural journey into his own soul.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Children of a Lesser GodMovie1986Starting his new job as an instructor at a New England school for the deaf, James Leeds meets Sarah Norman, a young deaf woman who works at the school as a member of the custodial staff. In spite of Sarah's withdrawn emotional state, a romance slowly develops between the pair.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Agnes of GodMovie1985When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
AmadeusMovie1984Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
BirdyMovie1984Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
90MovieNerd ScoreReturn of the JediMovie1983Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.Overall85Story82Acting92Cinematography94Concept92Entertaining95Uniqueness90Family Friendly100
Death HuntMovie1981Yukon Territory, Canada, November 1931. Albert Johnson, a trapper who lives alone in the mountains, buys a dog almost dead after a brutal dogfight, a good deed that will put him in trouble.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
More American GraffitiMovie1979College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—