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77MovieNerd Score

Monkey Man

Movie

Kid, an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.

Overall82
Story70
Acting80
Cinematography85
Concept65
Entertaining80
Uniqueness82
Family Friendly40
77MovieNerd Score

Moana

Movie

In Ancient Polynesia, when a terrible curse incurred by Maui reaches an impetuous Chieftain's daughter's island, she answers the Ocean's call to seek out the demigod to set things right.

Overall77
Story77
Acting74
Cinematography70
Concept70
Entertaining84
Uniqueness73
Family Friendly98
77MovieNerd Score

The Grinch

Movie

The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.

Overall80
Story75
Acting75
Cinematography70
Concept70
Entertaining85
Uniqueness65
Family Friendly85
77MovieNerd Score

About Time

Movie

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us.

Overall80
Story82
Acting83
Cinematography70
Concept78
Entertaining70
Uniqueness55
Family Friendly—
77MovieNerd Score

Leave the World Behind

Movie

A family's getaway to a luxurious rental home takes an ominous turn when a cyberattack knocks out their devices — and two strangers appear at their door.

Overall73
Story76
Acting79
Cinematography77
Concept88
Entertaining54
Uniqueness90
Family Friendly58
77MovieNerd Score

Mrs. Doubtfire

Movie

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his kids. When Daniel learns his ex needs a housekeeper, he gets the job -- disguised as a British nanny. Soon he becomes not only his children's best pal but the kind of parent he should have been from the start.

Overall68
Story87
Acting68
Cinematography77
Concept80
Entertaining83
Uniqueness73
Family Friendly—
77MovieNerd Score

The Sword in the Stone

Movie

Wart is a young boy who aspires to be a knight's squire. On a hunting trip he falls in on Merlin, a powerful but amnesiac wizard who has plans for him beyond mere squiredom. He starts by trying to give him an education, believing that once one has an education, one can go anywhere. Needless to say, it doesn't quite work out that way.

Overall81
Story78
Acting76
Cinematography74
Concept70
Entertaining83
Uniqueness60
Family Friendly—
77MovieNerd Score

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Movie

A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...

Overall81
Story85
Acting80
Cinematography72
Concept61
Entertaining83
Uniqueness75
Family Friendly21
77MovieNerd Score

On Golden Pond

Movie

For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.

Overall80
Story75
Acting78
Cinematography78
Concept57
Entertaining79
Uniqueness60
Family Friendly—
77MovieNerd Score

They Will Kill You

Movie

A woman answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious high-rise in New York City, not realizing she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult.

Overall77
Story73
Acting75
Cinematography80
Concept70
Entertaining85
Uniqueness77
Family Friendly5
76MovieNerd Score

Late Night with the Devil

Movie

A live broadcast of a late-night talk show in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.

Overall79
Story80
Acting75
Cinematography65
Concept88
Entertaining78
Uniqueness88
Family Friendly40
76MovieNerd Score

Brave

Movie

Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Mérida one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Mérida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Mérida’s quest — and serving as comic relief — are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin, the surly Lord Macintosh, and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall.

Overall71
Story81
Acting75
Cinematography73
Concept72
Entertaining70
Uniqueness84
Family Friendly96
76MovieNerd Score

Killers of the Flower Moon

Movie

When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Overall65
Story80
Acting68
Cinematography90
Concept80
Entertaining80
Uniqueness75
Family Friendly50
76MovieNerd Score

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Movie

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…

Overall87
Story74
Acting89
Cinematography70
Concept65
Entertaining70
Uniqueness66
Family Friendly22
76MovieNerd Score

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Movie

The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

Overall72
Story72
Acting77
Cinematography69
Concept78
Entertaining80
Uniqueness81
Family Friendly91
76MovieNerd Score

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Movie

The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power -- and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.

Overall79
Story74
Acting69
Cinematography72
Concept82
Entertaining83
Uniqueness76
Family Friendly60
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Airplane!

Movie

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

Overall88
Story84
Acting85
Cinematography61
Concept63
Entertaining89
Uniqueness61
Family Friendly9
76MovieNerd Score

Eagle Eye

Movie

Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers whose lives are suddenly thrown into turmoil by a mysterious woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, the unseen caller uses everyday technology to control their actions and push them into increasing danger. As events escalate, Jerry and Rachel become the country's most-wanted fugitives and must figure out what is happening to them.

Overall78
Story74
Acting69
Cinematography76
Concept77
Entertaining81
Uniqueness69
Family Friendly75
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Reign of Fire

Movie

In post-apocalyptic England, an American volunteer and a British survivor team up to fight off a brood of fire-breathing dragons seeking to return to global dominance after centuries of rest underground. The Brit -- leading a clan of survivors to hunt down the King of the Dragons -- has much at stake: His mother was killed by a dragon, but his love is still alive.

Overall80
Story77
Acting48
Cinematography86
Concept71
Entertaining83
Uniqueness82
Family Friendly50
76MovieNerd Score

Mona Lisa Smile

Movie

Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.

Overall75
Story76
Acting79
Cinematography78
Concept50
Entertaining75
Uniqueness66
Family Friendly—