Now containing 73 movies!
What the ratings mean.
Order: Alphabetical | Chronological | Respectability | Lovability
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) Robin Hood steals from the rich, gives to the poor, throws his head back and laughs. In Technicolor! (R: 4; L: 5)
The Barchester Chronicles (1982) Love, life, and church politics. (R: 5; L: 3)
Batman Begins (2005) Batman begins! (R: 2; L: 3)
Captain Blood (1935) Peter Blood: Irishman, doctor, slave, PIRATE!! (R: 3; L: 5)
Cinderella (1957) Put-upon orphan is temporarily transformed into glamorous lady to woo a prince. Julie Andrews stars in this live TV performance. (R: 3; L: 3)
Clueless (1995) Cheery rich girl tries to play matchmaker in her high school. (R: 3; L: 3)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995) Fashionable 1920s woman effortlessly improves life for her quirky rustic extended family. (R: 4; L: 3)
Compulsion (1959) When two genius rich boys kill for intellectual thrill, an awesome lawyer argues against hanging. (R: 2; L: 3)
The Court Jester (1956) Spaz Robin-Hoods. (R: 3; L: 4)
Daniel Deronda (2002) Compassionate cutie might be Jewish; belle makes bad decisions. (R: 5; L: 5)
Dead Again (1991) A P.I. tries to discover an amnesiac's past, and ends up uncovering secrets about a forty-year-old murder. (R: 4; L: 4)
Double Indemnity (1944) Despicable romantic leads scheme the perfect murder (not Leopold and Loeb!) Classic noir. (R: 4; L: 3)
Ed Wood (1994) The sometimes funny, sometimes tragic story of the world's worst director. (R: 4; L: 3)
Emma (1996) Girl tries to play matchmaker in her small town. (R: 4; L: 4)
Gone with the Wind (1939) Civil War! A nation torn apart! Hardship! Romance! Uncomfortable racial stereotypes! (R: 4; L: 4)
He Knew He Was Right (2004) Man is driven mad with jealousy re: his wife, while amongst their friends, various wooings happen. (R: 5; L: 5)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) Blending of gender, musical genres. (R: 3; L: 3)
His Girl Friday (1940) Fast-talking newspaperwoman banters with her editor ex. Hijinks. (R: 4; L: 3)
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Guy betrays his best friend, and also, his best friend is Jesus. And it's weirdly the 70s. (R: 3; L: 3)
The Karate Kid Trilogy (1984) Kid meets a cool mentor who teaches him about karate and-- dare I say-- life?? (R: 2; L: 4)
Kate & Leopold (2001) Dude from the 1870s woos modern-day Meg Ryan, for some reason. (R: 1; L: 3)
The King and I (1956) English governess makes friends with the King of Siam. (R: 3; L: 4)
Kings Row (1942) Childhood friends deal with good doctors, bad doctors, madness, and amputation. (R: 2; L: 3)
Kiss Me Kate (1953) Actors perform a musical version of "Taming of the Shrew" while living out drama of their own backstage. In Technicolor! (R: 3; L: 4)
A Knight's Tale (2001) A common ex-squire poses as a knight to the tune of Queen's "We Will Rock You". (R: 2; L: 5)
Labyrinth (1986) Girl enters a magical labyrinth to save her brother from evil David Bowie. (R: 2; L: 4)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Frodo Baggins is thrown into a grave mission when Gandalf discovers his possession of the One Ring. The Fellowship is formed to help Frodo bring the ring to Mount Doom. Various adventures ensue and the Fellowship splinters in battle. (R: 5; L: 3)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) The epic story culminates in various battles; missions are accomplished; people are sent off in great big boats. (R: 5; L: 3)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) Frodo and Sam travel to Mt. Doom while the rest of the gang does battles and things. (R: 5; L: 3)
The Magnificent Seven (1960) Seven mercenary gunmen band together to protect a small town of villagers. (R: 4; L: 3)
Maurice (1987) Cambridge chums fall in love; one goes straight, so the other screws his gamekeeper. A touching coming of age story! (R: 3; L: 3)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Turn-of-the-(20th)-century family totally loves St. Louis, but then they might have to move!!! (R: 3; L: 3)
The Merchant of Venice (2004) Guy offers pound of flesh to secure his friend's loan; also there are some caskets and rings. (R: 5; L: 4)
Middlemarch (1994) Happenings in the town of Middlemarch. (R: 5; L: 5)
The More the Merrier (1943) Woman's mischievous tenant schemes to marry her off by renting half of his half the apartment to a high-type clean-cut fella. (R: 3; L: 3)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Corrupt politicians Senatorize a small-town hero, but he turns out to be uncontrollably moral! (R: 4; L: 2)
Much Ado About Nothing (1993) Gossip causes problems; everyone tries to get Beatrice and Benedick to shut up and get a room already. (R: 5; L: 5)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) A micromanaging captain and fiery mate clash on a breadfruit mission. (R: 4; L: 2)
My Fair Lady (1960) Makeover time! Linguistically speaking, that is. (R: 4; L: 4)
Now, Voyager (1942) Makeover time! (Followed closely by "affair with married man time," then "creepily take on his daughter as protegee" time.) (R: 3; L: 3)
Office Space (1999) Office worker decides to slack off, gets promoted. (R: 3; L: 3)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Pirates! They're cursed! Johnny Depp is crazy! (R: 2; L: 5)
Pride and Prejudice (1995) A girl is prejudiced again a proud man! (R: 5; L: 5)
The Princess Bride (1987) A fairy-tale love story replete with heroes, villains, pirates, swordfights, true love, etc. as read to a snarky kid with a cold. (R: 4; L: 5)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937) When the king is captured, his coincidental double stands in and heads a daring rescue. (R: 4; L: 4)
Pygmalion (1938) Makeover time! Linguistically speaking, that is. (R: 5; L: 4)
Rear Window (1954) A broken-legged photographer becomes convinced his neighbor is a murderer. (R: 5; L: 4)
Rebecca (1940) New wife of rich guy deals with the palpable memory of his ex-wife which permeates his mansion. (R: 5; L: 4)
The Return of the King (1980) Frodo brings the Ring to Mount Doom, with his life partner Sam; elsewhere, battles rage, and eagles happen. (R: 1; L: 3)
The Road to Morocco (1942) A pair of jerks have various desert adventures. (R: 2; L: 2)
Rocky III (1982) Rocky's defeated by Mr. T, and also Mickey dies, so Apollo Creed trains him up!! It's awesome. (R: 2; L: 3)
Rope (1948) Two genius rich boys hold a tea party after killing a classmate. (R: 4; L: 4)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) Is he in heaven or is he in hell? That damned elusive pimpernel! (R: 3; L: 3)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) Is he in heaven or is he in hell? That damned elusive pimpernel! (R: 3; L: 5)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) Is he in heaven or is he in hell? That damned elusive pimpernel! (R: 3; L: 3)
The Sea Hawk (1940) Privateer Geoffrey Thorpe swashbuckles, gets captured, escapes, and swashbuckles some more, all in the name of the Queen. (R: 3; L: 4)
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Two sisters, one sensible, one sensitive, find love. Oops! I spoiled it! (R: 4; L: 4)
Serenity (2005) The gang from Firefly uncover some big secrets centering around River's past. (R: 3; L: 3)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Girl suspects her uncle of murder. (R: 4; L: 4)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Wrongly convicted (or is he?) Andy Dufresne tries to get along in jail while plotting a long, slow escape. (R: 4; L: 3)
Sneakers (1992) Awesome, generally white-hat hacker antics; cool tricks; cryptography; everything that I love. (R: 3; L: 5)
Some Like It Hot (1959) Two broke musicians, after witnessing a gang shootout, disguise as women to join an all-girls' band. (R: 3; L: 2)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999) High school girl can't date until her bitchy older sister does. (R: 2; L: 3)
The 10th Kingdom (2000) Father and daughter New Yorkers are whisked into a magical fantasy land. (R: 3; L: 4)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) Young thief helps ousted prince win girl, defeat sorceror. In Technicolor! (R: 3; L: 4)
The 39 Steps (1935) Canadian is drawn into a world of intrigue after a spy is killed in his home. (R: 4; L: 4)
To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) Siblings learn morality from their awesome dad in the 1930s South. (R: 5; L: 4)
Tom Jones (1963) Lovable bastard sleeps his way around 18th century England. (R: 4; L: 4)
WarGames (1983) Kid hacker accidentally accesses NORAD war computer and engages it in the most dangerous game of all!! (R: 2; L: 3)
The Way We Live Now (2001) Rich guy stirs up trouble, especially with an idealistic engineer, while an irresponsible fop woos his daughter. (R: 5; L: 5)
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Increasingly bizarre camp hijinks! (R: 2; L: 4)
Wilde (1997) Oscar Wilde goes gay, writes plays. (R: 3; L: 3)
Wives and Daughters (1999) A widower remarries, and his daughter has to deal with her new stepmother & stepsister. (R: 5; L: 4)