The Man Who Knew InfinityMovie2016Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Boy in the Striped PyjamasMovie2008When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
ScoopMovie2006An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Lara Croft: Tomb RaiderMovie2001English aristocrat Lara Croft is skilled in hand-to-hand combat and in the midst of a battle with a secret society. The shapely archaeologist moonlights as a tomb raider to recover lost antiquities and meets her match in the wicked Powell, who's in search of a powerful relic.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Treasure IslandMovie1990Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
CastawayMovie1986Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The Monster ClubMovie1981A vampire attacks a horror author on the street and then invites him to a nearby club as a gesture of gratitude, which turns out to be a meeting place for assorted creatures of the night. The vampire then regales him with three stories, each interspersed with musical performances at the club.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Zombie Flesh EatersMovie1979On the Caribbean island of Matul, white doctor David Menard is trying to stem the tide of cannibal zombies that are returning from the dead. Arriving on the island are Anne and reporter Peter West who are looking for Anne's missing father. The pair soon find themselves under attack from the zombies.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The ComebackMovie1978A singer holes up at a sinister estate to write new songs for his act. His ex-wife is brutally murdered, and the killer may be stalking him next.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Aces HighMovie1976The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses place a fearsome strain on Gresham, commanding officer of the squadron. Aces High recreates the early days of the Royal Flying Corps with some magnificently staged aerial battles, and sensitive direction presents a moving portrayal of the futilities of war.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Julius CaesarMovie1970All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Operation CrossbowMovie1965Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant.The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German cast speaking their own language) and discovery by British Intelligence of the weapon.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
The HauntingMovie1963Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
Captain Horatio HornblowerMovie1951Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
CastawayMovie1986Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. The young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him and after a couple of meetings they decide to go ahead. Once on the island things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies, and gradually it becomes clear that it is Lucy who has the desire and the strength to try and see the year through.Overall—Story—Acting—Cinematography—Concept—Entertaining—Uniqueness—Family Friendly—
