MOVIE REVIEW - Twilight (2008)

Horrid in all ways. Teeny bopper; terrible acting; stupid story.

MOVIE REVIEW - Fireproof (2008)

Ultra-low budget Christian flick about the difficulties and healing in marriage, plus the (typical of Christian movies) beat-you-over-the-head gospel message. From the perspective of a typical movie, it is quite bad - the acting, starring the always predictable Growing-Pains-turned-churchy-boy-bad-actor Kirk Cameron, is painful (Kirk is the best actor here, if that tells you anything). And the script really is heavy handed. However, looking at the movie on message and emotion alone, it has redeeming qualities. If they could've found a way to be a little less overt and plodding, the message really is quite good, and it does very much pull at your heartstrings. It took me by surprise when I teared up. Worth seeing, but keep those expectations low.

MOVIE REVIEW - Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)

Nice story of a Hispanic kid growing up in poverty who has a chance at playing professional soccer in England. He takes chances, has more misses than should've been shown in the film, but finds some friends to help him (and hurt him) along the way. For a sports film, pretty nice and inspiring.

MOVIE REVIEW - International, The (2009)

You'd think a Clive Owen banking/spy/assassination thriller would be better than this. It's not his fault - it seemed that they had a big budget, but wasted it on his salary and a few very good chase seems (the Guggenheim shootup was ultra cool). Far too many plot points were told through 2 people talking - extended talks - boring talks - when most movies would've shot scenes showing those events. Naomi, always solid, had too small a part. The story was interesting, the movie could've been much better.

MOVIE REVIEW - Taken (2009)

Solid thriller starring Liam Neason. Tons of bad guys die - what's not to like?

MOVIE REVIEW - I Love You, Man (2009)

I think I need more from a comedy that most people. I like Paul Rudd - hey, he's Phoebe's husband. Everyone likes Rashida Jones (in a small role as the fiancé). And Jason Seagal is adequate. I'm not a prude, but I need more humor out of crude jokes than just the crudeness. And this is packed with crudeness, for no real comedic gain (to me - others obviously disagree). Paul shot for the awkward-comedy (like The Office) and missed. There are certainly funny moments (farting at the open house, the billboards) - but the few laughs didn't make up for the missteps.

MOVIE REVIEW - Duplicity (2009)

Julia and Clive ooze cool, so they can't help but make an entertaining movie (even with miserable scripts, like Closer). This spy caper has an Ocean's 11 feel, including the overt slams on greedy corporate America. You never know who is playing who, and neither do they (especially Clive). The time hopping storytelling cluttered game a bit, but I think that was the point - to keep us as confused as they were. It was a solid 6, until the ultra cool ending, which brought it up a notch. Good to see Julia back in form.

MOVIE REVIEW - Watchmen (2009)

Admittedly, I haven't read the graphic novel, so I can't compare, and I don't see it's literary and historical significance. But this was mostly just dull and unnecessary. The actress playing the Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) was unappealing and shallow. The plot was convoluted without being interesting. They wasted one of my favorite actresses (Carla Gugino) in a old-lady role. It was mildly entertaining, but I don't understand the hype.

MOVIE REVIEW - Nights in Rodanthe (2008)

Dull, contrived, and unrealistic. I love Diane Lane - LOVE her - she's gorgeous. So I try to like her movies, even the chick ones. But this was chock full of trite lines and situations. Sheesh, they spent one weekend together - and a DULL one at that! And yet, "Because of you, he was a changed man." Oh, please. And that ending? You've got to be kidding me. Ugh.

Rated Unreviewed Movies

Below are movies that I've seen and rated, but have not written a review.

• 12 Angry Men (1957) --- 4
• 127 Hours (2011) --- 7
• 1984 (1984) --- 4
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) --- 7
• 28 Days Later (2002) --- 7
• 39 Steps, The (1935) --- 4
• 88 Minutes (2007) --- 3
• 9 To 5 (1980) --- 10
• About Schmidt (2002) --- 4
• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) --- 6
• Absence of Malice (1981) --- 6
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) --- 6
• Addams Family, The (1991) --- 4
• Adjustment Bureau, The (2011) --- 4
• African Queen, The (1951) --- 2
• Air (2023) --- 8
• Air Force One (1997) --- 7
• Aladdin (1992) --- 7
• Alien (1979) --- 9
• Alien 3 (1992) --- 5
• Alien: Resurrection (1997) --- 3
• Aliens (1986) --- 11
• All About Eve (1950) --- 3
• All Quiet On The Western Front (1930) --- 2
• All The King's Men (1949) --- 7
• All the Old Knives (2022) --- 3
• All The President's Men (1976) --- 9
• Always (1989) --- 5
• Amadeus (1984) --- 6
• American Beauty (1999) --- 1
• American Graffiti (1973) --- 6
• American In Paris, An (1951) --- 1
• American President, The (1995) --- 10
• Anatonomy Of A Murder (1959) --- 4
• And Then There Were None (1945) --- 5
• Annie Hall (1977) --- 3
• Apartment, The (1960) --- 5
• Apocalypse Now (1979) --- 8
• Apollo 13 (1995) --- 6
• Arlington Road (1999) --- 9
• Argo (2012) ---6
• Armageddon (1998) --- 3
• Armored (2009) --- 2
• Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) --- 4
• Arsenic And Old Lace (1944) --- 7
• Arthur (1981) --- 7
• As Good As It Gets (1997) --- 9
• Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 (2011) --- 7
• Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012) --- 7
• Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt (2014) --- 7
• August: Osage County (2013) ---1
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) --- 6
• Avatar (2009) --- 8
• Awakenings (1990) --- 11
• Back to the Future (1985) --- 7
• Backdraft (1991) --- 6
• Bambi (1942) --- 7
• Barbie (2023) --- 5
• Barefoot in the Park (1967) --- 7
• Barton Fink (1991) --- 10
• Basic (2003) --- 6
• Basic Instinct (1992) --- 6
• Batman (1989) --- 11
• Batman & Robin (1997) --- 3
• Batman Forever (1995) --- 5
• Batman Returns (1992) --- 6
• Battle: Los Angeles (2011) --- 5
• Battleship (2012) ---4
• Battlestar Galactica: Caprica (2009) --- 4
• Beautiful Mind, A (2001) --- 11
• Beauty And The Beast (1991) --- 4
• Beekeeper, The (2024) --- 6
• Beetlejuice (1988) --- 3
• Being There (1979) --- 11
• Ben-Hur (1959) --- 11
• Benji (1974) --- 6
• Best in Show (2000) --- 11
• Best Years Of Our Lives, The (1946) --- 8
• Big (1988) --- 10
• Big Chill, The (1983) --- 4
• Big Short, The (2015) --- 8
• Billy Bathgate (1991) --- 6
• Billy Elliott (2000) --- 5
• Bird Box (2018) --- 6
• Bird on a Wire (1990) --- 5
• Birdcage, The (1996) --- 2
• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) --- 1
• Birds, The (1963) --- 11
• Birth of a Nation, The (1915) --- 1
• Black Swan (2010) --- 1
• Blade Runner (1982) --- 6
• Blazing Saddles (1974) --- 9
• Blood Simple (1984) --- 5
• Blue Lagoon, The (1980) --- 5
• Blue Velvet (1986) --- 4
• Blues Brothers, The (1980) --- 6
• Body Heat (1981) --- 8
• Bodyguard, The (1992) --- 5
• Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) --- 3
• Bonnie And Clyde (1967) --- 5
• Boogie Nights (1997) --- 10
• Book of Eli, The (2010) --- 6
• Born Yesterday (1950) --- 4
• Boss, The (2016) --- 3
• Bourne Identity, The (2002) --- 7
• Bourne Legacy, The (2012) --- 7
• Box, The (2009) --- 2
• Boys in the Boat, The (2003) --- 8
• Brady Bunch Movie, The (1995) --- 10
• Braveheart (1995) --- 4
• Breakfast Club, The (1985) --- 5
• Brennan (2016) --- 6
• Bridge On The River Kwai, The (1957) --- 11
• Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) --- 2
• Bringing Down the House (2003) --- 4
• Bringing Up Baby (1938) --- 6
• Broadcast News (1987) --- 6
• Broadway Melody, The (1929) --- 2
• Broken City (2013) ---4
• Bronson (2008) --- 3
• Bull Durham (1988) --- 4
• Bullitt (1968) --- 7
• Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) --- 11
• Cabaret (1972) --- 2
• Cabin in the Woods, The (2012) --- 8
• Cable Guy (1996) --- 7
• Caddyshack (1980) --- 6
• Caligula (1980) --- 4
• Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) --- 5
• Captain America (2011) --- 4
• Carry-On (2024) --- 4
• Casablanca (1942) --- 10
• Casino Royale (1967) --- 8
• CastAway (2000) --- 7
• Cat Ballou (1965) --- 7
• Catch Me If You Can (2002) --- 3
• Cavalcade (1933) --- 1
• Celebrity (1998) --- 1
• Champ, The (1979) --- 10
• Change-Up, The (2011) ---4
• Chariots of Fire (1981) --- 10
• Charlie's Angels (2000) --- 3
• Chicago (2002) --- 6
• Chicken Run (2000) --- 5
• China Syndrome, The (1979) --- 8
• Chinatown (1974) --- 9
• Christmas Story, A (1983) --- 10
• Cimarron (1930) --- 3
• Cinderella (1950) --- 9
• Citizen Kane (1941) --- 5
• City Lights (1931) --- 6
• City Slickers (1991) --- 4
• Civil Action, A (1998) --- 4
• Class Action (1991) --- 8
• Client, The (1994) --- 8
• Clockwork Orange, A (1971) --- 5
• Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) --- 10
• Cloverfield (2007) --- 3
• Cocaine Bear (2023) --- 8
• Cocoon (1985) --- 6
• Cold Souls (2009) --- 5
• Collateral Damage (2002) --- 6
• Color Purple, The (1985) --- 4
• Coming Home (1978) --- 4
• Condor's Nest (2023) --- 5
• Confidence (2003) --- 5
• Conspiracy Theory (1997) --- 8
• Contact (1997) --- 6
• Contagion (2011) --- 2
• Contender (2000) ---7
• Cool Hand Luke (1967) --- 11
• Courageous (2011) --- 4
• Cowboys & Aliens (2011) --- 6
• Crazies, The (2010) --- 8
• Croupier (1998) --- 4
• Crying Game, The (1992) --- 2
• Dances With Wolves (1990) --- 10
• Dark Knight Rises, The (2012) --- 6
• Date Night (2010) --- 6
• Deadpool (2016) --- 11
• Deadpool 2 (2018) --- 11
• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) --- 9
• Dead Calm (1989) --- 6
• Dead Poets Society (1989) --- 3
• Dead Zone, The (1983) --- 7
• Death Becomes Her (1992) --- 6
• Deception (2008) --- 4
• Deconstructing Harry (1997) --- 1
• Deep Blue Sea (1999) --- 5
• Deep Impact (1998) --- 11
• Deep Rising (1998) --- 2
• Deer Hunter, The (1978) --- 10
• Defending Your Life (1991) --- 10
• Deliverance (1972) --- 7
• Descendants, The (2011) --- 1
• Devil (2010) --- 3
• Devil In A Blue Dress (1995) --- 2
• Dial M For Murder (1954) --- 6
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971) --- 7
• Die Hard (1988) --- 11
• Die Hard 2 (1990) --- 7
• Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995) --- 5
• Diner (1982) ---6
• Dirty Harry (1971) --- 7
• Divergent (2014) ---7
• Disclosure (1994) --- 5
• District 9 (2009) --- 6
• Doctor Zhivago (1965) --- 3
• Dog Day Afternoon (1975) --- 7
• Dolores Claiborne (1995) --- 8
• Double Indemnity (1944) --- 6
• Dr. No (1962) --- 6
• Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964) --- 7
• Dr. T & The Women (2000) --- 0
• Dracula (1931) --- 2
• Dragnet (1987) --- 6
• Dream House (2011) --- 5
• Drive (2011) --- 3
• Driving Miss Daisy (1989) --- 3
• Dumb & Dumber (1994) --- 3
• E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) --- 8
• Easy A (2010) ---5
• Easy Rider (1969) --- 6
• Edge of Darkness (2010) --- 6
• Education of Charlie Banks, The (2007) --- 3
• Edward Scissorhands (1990) --- 8
• Election (1999) --- 5
• Empire Strikes Back, The (1980) --- 5
• End of Days (1999) --- 5
• End Of Violence, The (1996) --- 3
• Enemy of the State (1998) --- 6
• English Patient, The (1996) --- 0
• Entrapment (1999) --- 4
• Equilibrium (2002) --- 2
• Eraser (1996) --- 6
• Erin Brockovich (2000) --- 7
• Everything Is Illuminated (2005) --- 6
• Evolution (2001) --- 4
• Executive Decision (1996) --- 6
• Exorcist, The (1973) --- 8
• Extraction (2020) --- 6
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011) --- 2
• Eye, The (2008) --- 4
• Fabulous Baker Boys, The (1989) --- 11
• Face/Off (1997) --- 1
• Faculty, The (1998) --- 4
• Fahrenheit 451 (2018) --- 5
• Fallen (1998) --- 11
• Family Plot (1976) --- 3
• Fantasia (1940) --- 1
• Fargo (1996) --- 11
• Fast and the Furious, The (2001) --- 4
• Fast Times At Ridgemont High (1982) --- 2
• Fatal Attraction (1987) --- 7
• Fearless (1993) --- 2
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) --- 9
• Few Good Men, A (1992) --- 5
• Fight Club (1999) --- 6
• Finding Nemo (2003) --- 6
• Firewall (2006) --- 6
• Firm, The (1993) --- 10
• First Blood (1982) --- 7
• First Knight (1995) --- 4
• First Reformed (2018) --- 2
• Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) --- 5
• Flatliners (1990) --- 8
• Fletch (1985) --- 5
• Flight (2012) --- 3
• Following (1998) --- 2
• For Your Eyes Only (1981) --- 6
• Forever Young (1992) --- 5
• Forrest Gump (1994) --- 3
• Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) --- 1
• Frankenstein (1931) --- 5
• Frankie And Johnny (1991) --- 11
• Fred Claus (2007) --- 5
• Free Solo (2018) --- 8
• French Connection, The (1971) --- 8
• Friday the 13th (1980) --- 4
• Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) --- 3
• From Here To Eternity (1953) --- 4
• From Russia with Love (1963) --- 5
• From The Hip (1987) --- 10
• Frozen (2013) --6
• Fugitive, The (1993) --- 8
• Full Frontal (2002) --- 1
• Full Metal Jacket (1987) --- 7
• Full Monty, The (1997) --- 4
• Galaxy Quest (1999) --- 7
• Game Night (2018) --- 5
• Gandhi (1982) --- 4
• General, The (1927) --- 9
• Gentleman's Agreement (1947) --- 6
• Get Out (2017) --- 7
• Ghost (1990) --- 6
• Ghostbusters (2016) --- 5
• Ghost Town (2008) --- 5
• Giant (1956) --- 4
• Gigi (1958) --- 0
• Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The (2011) --- 7
• Gladiator (2000) --- 10
• Glory (1989) --- 10
• Godfather, The (1972) --- 5
• Godfather: Part II, The (1974) --- 10
• Godfather: Part III, The (1990) --- 9
• Gods Must Be Crazy, The (1980) --- 3
• God's Not Dead (2014) --- 2
• Going My Way (1944) --- 9
• Gold Rush, The (1925) --- 6
• Goldfinger (1964) --- 7
• GoldenEye (1995) --- 5
• Gone With The Wind (1939) --- 1
• Gong Show Movie, The (1980) --- 4
• Good Girl, The (2002) --- 4
• Good Day to Die Hard, A (2013) ---6
• Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) --- 8
• Good Will Hunting (1997) --- 3
• Goodfellas (1990) --- 9
• Goods, The: Live Hard. Sell Hard. (2009) --- 3
• Goonies, The (1985) --- 3
• Graduate, The (1967) --- 10
• Grand Hotel (1931) --- 2
• Grease (1978) --- 6
• Great Dictator, The (1940) --- 8
• Great Ziegfeld, The (1936) --- 2
• Greatest Show on Earth, The (1952) --- 8
• Green Lantern (2011) --- 6
• Green Mile, The (1999) --- 4
• Grey, The (2011) ---3
• Grifters, The (1990) --- 11
• Groundhog Day (1993) --- 11
• Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967) --- 5
• Guns Of Navarone, The (1961) --- 5
• Halloween (1978) --- 2
• Hamlet (1948) --- 2
• Hangover II (2011) --- 3
• Hanna (2011) --- 3
• Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) --- 3
• Hannibal (2001) --- 9
• Happiness (1998) --- 0
• Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) --- 2
• Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) --- 4
• Harold And Maude (1971) --- 11
• Hart's War (2002) --- 4
• Harvey (1950) --- 9
• Heat (1995) --- 5
• Heaven Is for Real (2014) --- 2
• Heretic (2024) --- 3
• Hero (1992) --- 5
• High Anxiety (1978) --- 8
• High Noon (1952) --- 6
• Hillbilly Elegy (2020) --- 6
• Holiday Inn (1942) --- 3
• Home Alone (1990) --- 6
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) --- 3
• Hook (1991) --- 6
• Horrible Bosses (2011) --- 6
• Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) --- 2
• Hound Of The Baskervilles, The (1983) --- 3
• House Bunny, The (2008) --- 3
• House Of Games (1987) --- 6
• House On Haunted Hill (1999) --- 4
• How Do You Know (2010) --- 4
• How Green Was My Valley (1941) --- 1
• Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994) --- 10
• Hulk (2003) --- 2
• Hunger Games, The (2012) --- 7
• Hunt for Red October (1990) --- 6
• Hurt Locker, The (2009) --- 6
• I Am Number Four (2011) --- 3
• I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) --- 5
• Ice Age (2002) --- 7
• Ice Storm, The (1997) --- 2
• Identity Thief (2013) --- 4
• Ides of March, The (2011) --- 2
• Idolmaker, The (1980) --- 2
• Impossible, The (2012) --- 7
• In The Heat Of The Night (1967) --- 10
• In the Line of Fire (1993) --- 8
• In the Loop (2009) --- 4
• Inception (2010) --- 6
• Indecent Proposal (1993) --- 4
• Independence Day (1996) --- 2
• Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade (1989) --- 6
• Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom (1984) --- 4
• Informant!, The (2009) --- 6
• Insider, The (1999) --- 9
• Interview with the Vampire (1994) --- 3
• Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956) --- 8
• Invention of Lying, The (2009) --- 7
• Invictus (2009) --- 5
• Iron Man 2 (2010) --- 5
• It Happened One Night (1934) --- 6
• It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) --- 3
• It's A Wonderful Life (1946) --- 3
• Jack Reacher (2012) --- 6
• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) ---8
• Jackass: The Movie (2002) --- 6
• Jacob's Ladder (1990) --- 5
• Jagged Edge (1985) --- 11
• Jaws (1975) --- 8
• Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) --- 2
• Jazz Singer, The (1980) --- 9
• Jerry Maguire (1996) --- 1
• Jewel of the Nile, The (1985) --- 6
• Joyful Noise (2012) ---2
• Jumanji (1995) --- 3
• Jungle Book, The (1967) --- 7
• Jurassic Park (1993) --- 10
• Jurassic Park III (2001) --- 6
• Jurassic World (2016) --- 7
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) --- 6
• Juror #2 (2024) --- 6
• Just Friends (2006) --- 3
• Karate Kid, The (1984) --- 6
• Kick-Ass (2010) --- 6
• Kids Are Alright, The (2010) --- 3
• King Kong (1933) --- 3
• King's Speech, The (2010) --- 6
• Klute (1971) --- 4
• Knight's Tale, A (2011) --- 6
• Knives Out (2019) --- 8
• Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) --- 10
• La Bamba (1987) --- 8
• LA Confidential (1997) --- 10
• Lady And The Tramp (1955) --- 10
• Lady Vanishes, The (1938) --- 3
• Ladyhawke (1985) --- 11
• Larry Crowne (2011) ---5
• Last Emperor, The (1987) --- 1
• Last of the Mohicans (1992) --- 3
• Lawless (2012) --- 5
• Lawnmower Man, The (1992) --- 7
• Lawrence Of Arabia (1962) --- 0
• League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) --- 3
• League of Their Own, A (1992) --- 4
• Legends of the Fall (1994) --- 6
• Les Miserables (2012) ---2
• Lethal Weapon (1987) --- 9
• Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) --- 9
• Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) --- 10
• Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) --- 3
• Liar, Liar (1997) --- 8
• Life Of Emile Zola, The (1937) --- 3
• Lifeboat (1944) --- 7
• Limitless (2011) --- 4
• Lincoln (2012) ---6
• Lion King, The (1994) --- 11
• Lion King, The (2019) --- 9
• Live and Let Die (1973) --- 5
• Lodger, The (1926) --- 1
• Logan Lucky (2017) --- 6
• Long Goodbye, The (1973) --- 6
• Longest Yard, The (1974) --- 5
• Longest Yard, The (2005) --- 4
• Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King (2003) --- 8
• Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) --- 7
• Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) --- 6
• Lorenzo’s Oil (1992) --- 10
• Lost City, The (2022) --- 5
• Lost In America (1985) --- 10
• Lost Weekend, The (1945) --- 5
• Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) --- 5
• Love & Sex (2000) --- 2
• Love Field (1991) --- 5
• Love Story (1970) --- 5
• M*A*S*H (1970) --- 6
• Made in America (1993) --- 3
• Madea Christmas, A (2013) ---1
• Magnificent Seven, The (1960) --- 10
• Malice (1993) --- 7
• Maltese Falcon, The (1941) --- 5
• Man For All Seasons, A (1966) --- 11
• Man From Snowy River, The (1982) --- 10
• Man of Steel (2013) ---7
• Man on a Ledge (2012) ---5
• Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956) --- 7
• Man with the Golden Gun, The (1974) ---6
• Management (2008) ---6
• Manchurian Candidate, The (1962) --- 10
• Manhattan (1979) --- 1
• Manhunter (1986) --- 6
• Marathon Man (1976) --- 7
• Margin Call (2011) --- 6
• Marnie (1964) --- 7
• Mars Attacks (1996) --- 10
• Martian, The (2015) ---7
• Marty (1955) --- 4
• Marvel's The Avengers (2012) ---5
• Mary Poppins (1964) --- 5
• Mask, The (1994) --- 4
• Master and Commander (2003) --- 7
• Matchmaker, The (2002) --- 6
• Matrix, The (1999) --- 6
• Matrix Reloaded, The (2003) --- 7
• Matrix Revolution, The (2003) --- 7
• Maverick (1994) --- 6
• Mean Girls (2004) ---8
• Mechanic, The (2011) ---5
• Memento (2000) --- 8
• Mercury Rising (1998) --- 6
• Mexican, The (2001) --- 2
• Michael Jackson: This is It (2009) --- 2
• Midnight Cowboy (1969) --- 6
• Mighty Aphrodite (1995) --- 9
• Minority Report (2002) --- 6
• Miss Congeniality (2000) --- 7
• Mission, The (1986) --- 11
• Mission: Impossible (1996) --- 3
• Modern Times (1936) --- 8
• Moneyball (2011) --- 8
• Monsters, Inc. (2001) --- 4
• Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975) --- 11
• Moonlight (2016) --- 3
• Moonraker (1979) --- 6
• Mr. Mom (1983) --- 6
• Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) --- 6
• Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) --- 3
• Mrs. Miniver (1942) --- 7
• Much Ado About Nothing (1993) --- 1
• Mule, The (2018) --- 7
• Mulholland Drive (2001) --- 2
• Mummy, The (1999) --- 5
• Muppet Movie, The (1979) --- 6
• Murder! (1930) --- 1
• Murder Mystery (2019) --- 4
• Mutiny On The Bounty (1935) --- 6
• My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) --- 2
• My Blue Heaven (1990) --- 4
• My Cousin Vinny (1992) --- 9
• My Fair Lady (1964) --- 2
• My Man Godfrey (1936) --- 3
• Mystery, Alaska (1999) --- 6
• National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) --- 10
• Network (1976) --- 11
• Next Three Days, The (2010) --- 6
• Night Of The Hunter, The (1955) --- 8
• Night Of The Living Dead (1968) --- 8
• Ninth Gate, The (1999) --- 6
• Noah (2014) ---4
• Norma Rae (1979) --- 6
• Non-Stop (2014) --- 5
• North by Northwest (1959) --- 8
• Notebook, The (2004) --- 1
• Notorious (1946) --- 11
• Notting Hill (1999) --- 9
• O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) --- 4
• Ocean's Eleven (2001) --- 7
• Odd Couple, The (1968) --- 8
• Off the Map (2003) --- 6
• Oliver! (1968) --- 2
• Omen, The (1976) --- 7
• On Golden Pond (1981) --- 8
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) --- 6
• On The Waterfront (1954) --- 8
• One False Move (1992) --- 5
• One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975) --- 10
• Ordinary People (1980) --- 11
• Other Guys, The (2010) --- 6
• Others, The (2001) --- 3
• Our Idiot Brother (2011) --- 3
• Out of Africa (1985) --- 1
• Out of Sight (1998) --- 7
• Outbreak (1995) --- 6
• Out-of-Towners (1970) --- 10
• Overboard (1987) --- 11
• Panic Room (2002) --- 6
• Paradine Case, The (1947) --- 6
• Paranormal Activity (2009) --- 2
• Passion of Ayn Rand, The (1999) --- 5
• Passion of the Christ (2004) --- 10
• Paths of Glory (1957) --- 6
• Patriot, The (2000) --- 7
• Patriot Games (1992) --- 5
• Patton (1970) --- 3
• Paul (2011) --- 4
• Pearl Harbor (2001) --- 1
• Pelican Brief (1993) --- 11
• Perfect Getaway, The (2009) --- 6
• Perfect Storm, The (2000) --- 4
• Phenomenon (1996) --- 8
• Philadelphia Story, The (1940) --- 3
• Phone Booth (2003) --- 6
• Pillow Talk (1959) --- 3
• Pirates of the Caribbean (2003) --- 6
• Place In The Sun, A (1951) --- 8
• Places In The Heart (1984) --- 9
• Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) --- 7
• Planet Of The Apes (1968) --- 5
• Platoon (1986) --- 9
• Player, The (1992) --- 9
• Point Break (1991) --- 8
• Poltergeist (1982) --- 6
• Poseidon (2006) --- 4
• Poseidon Adventure, The (1972) --- 8
• Precious (2009) --- 7
• Presumed Innocent (1990) --- 11
• Pretty Woman (1990) --- 11
• Primal Fear (1996) --- 8
• Prince of Tides, The (1991) --- 6
• Princess Bride, The (1987) --- 11
• Private Benjamin (1980) --- 6
• Proposal, The (2009) --- 7
• Project X (1987) --- 8
• Psycho (1960) --- 10
• Public Enemies (2009) --- 5
• Pulp Fiction (1994) --- 5
• Quiet Place, A (2018) --- 7
• Quiet Place 2, A (2021) --- 7
• Raging Bull (1980) --- 3
• Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) --- 11
• Rain Man (1988) --- 10
• Raising Arizona (1987) --- 3
• Ransom (1996) --- 7
• Rapture-Palooza (2013) --- 4
• Rear Window (1954) --- 7
• Rebecca (1940) --- 7
• Rebel Without A Cause (1955) --- 2
• Red (2011) --- 6
• Red Dragon (2002) --- 6
• Red Riding Hood (2011) ---4
• Red Violin, The (1999) --- 4
• Reds (1981) --- 2
• Ref, The (1994) --- 10
• Return of the Jedi (1983) --- 4
• Revenge of the Nerds (1984) --- 6
• Ricochet (1991) --- 7
• Right Stuff, The (1983) --- 8
• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) --- 6
• Risky Business (1983) --- 4
• Robe, The (1953) --- 5
• Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves (1991) --- 9
• Rock, The (1996) --- 6
• Rocketman (2019) --- 5
• Rocky (1976) --- 2
• Romance On The Orient Express (1985) --- 7
• Romancing the Stone (1984) --- 7
• Romeo and Juliet (1968) --- 2
• Rooster Cogburn (1975) --- 4
• Rope (1948) --- 10
• Rosemary's Baby (1968) --- 4
• Rosewood (1997) --- 6
• Rounders (1998) --- 6
• Roxanne (1987) --- 7
• Runaway Bride (1999) --- 3
• Sabotage (1936) --- 4
• Saboteur (1942) --- 2
• Salt (2010) --- 7
• San Andreas (2015) --- 6
• Sanctum (2011) --- 3
• Saw IV (2007) --- 5
• Saw V (2008) --- 5
• Saw VI (2009) --- 4
• Saving Private Ryan (1998) --- 5
• Scarface (1983) --- 4
• Scent of a Woman (1992) --- 1
• Schindler's List (1993) --- 10
• Scream (1996) --- 7
• Scream 4 (2011) ---5
• Se7en (1995) --- 10
• Seabiscuit (2003) --- 8
• Searchers, The (1956) --- 5
• Searching For Bobby Fischer (1993) --- 4
• Secretariat (2010) --- 6
• Seems Like Old Times (1980) --- 9
• Sergeant York (1941) --- 6
• Seven Pounds (2008) --- 6
• Seven Year Itch, The (1955) --- 1
• Shadow Of A Doubt (1943) --- 8
• Shakespeare In Love (1998) --- 1
• Shampoo (1975) --- 4
• Shane (1953) --- 4
• Sherlock Holmes (2009) --- 8
• Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) ---5
• She's The One (1996) --- 2
• Shining, The (1980) --- 7
• Shot In The Dark, A (1964) --- 4
• Shrek (2001) --- 3
• Signs (2002) --- 6
• Silence Of The Lambs, The (1991) --- 9
• Silkwood (1983) --- 6
• Silver Linings Playbook (2012) ---5
• Silverado (1985) --- 10
• Singin' in the Rain (1952) --- 2
• Sister Act (1992) --- 4
• Six Days Seven Nights (1998) --- 5
• Sixth Sense, The (1999) --- 9
• Skyfall (2012) ---7
• Sleepers (1996) --- 6
• Sleeping With The Enemy (1991) --- 9
• Sleepless In Seattle (1993) --- 4
• Slight Case of Murder, A (1999) --- 6
• Sling Blade (1996) --- 4
• Sliver (1993) --- 6
• Smokey and the Bandit (1977) --- 4
• Sneakers (1992) --- 9
• Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (1937) --- 7
• Snowden (2016) --- 6
• Soapdish (1991) --- 9
• Social Dilemma, The (2020) --- 5
• Social Network, The (2010) --- 5
• Some Like It Hot (1959) --- 6
• Somewhere In Time (1980) --- 11
• Sommersby (1993) --- 3
• Song Of The South (1946) --- 11
• Song Of The South (1946) --- 11
• Sorority Row (2009) --- 3
• Soul Surfer (2011) --- 6
• Sound of Music, The (1965) --- 10
• Source Code (2011) --- 4
• Space Jam (1996) --- 3
• Spartacus (1960) --- 7
• Specialist, The (1994) --- 6
• Speed (1994) --- 1
• Spider-Man (2002) --- 3
• Splash (1984) --- 7
• Spy Who Loved Me, The (1977) --- 6
• St. Elmo's Fire (1985) --- 3
• Stagecoach (1939) --- 6
• Stalingrad (1993) --- 1
• Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) --- 4
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) --- 6
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) --- 2
• Star Trek: Generations (1994) --- 5
• Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) ---9
• Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) --- 6
• Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) --- 7
• Star Trek into Darkness (2013) --- 7
• Star Wars (1977) --- 2
• State And Main (2000) --- 1
• Steel Magnolias (1989) --- 5
• Stepfather, The (2009) --- 6
• Stepmom (1998) --- 3
• Sting, The (1973) --- 8
• Stone (2010) --- 3
• Strangers On A Train (1951) --- 7
• Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951) --- 1
• Sullivan's Travels (1941) --- 4
• Sully (2016) --- 5
• Sunset Boulevard (1950) --- 11
• Super 8 (2011) --- 3
• Superman (1978) --- 6
• Superman II (1980) --- 7
• Superman III (1983) --- 4
• Surrogates (2009) --- 6
• Switch, The (2010) ---5
• Sword in the Stone, The (1963) --- 7
• Taking of Pelham 123, The (2009) --- 6
• Taxi Driver (1976) --- 4
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) --- 8
• Terminator, The (1984) --- 6
• Terms Of Endearment (1983) --- 2
• Thanksgiving (2023) --- 5
• Thelma (2024) --- 7
• There's Something About Mary (1998) --- 1
• Thing, The (1982) --- 11
• Third Man, The (1949) --- 4
• This Is Spinal Tap (1984) --- 5
• Three Men and a Baby (1987) --- 4
• Thunderball (1965) --- 5
• Time to Kill, A (1996) --- 7
• Titanic (1997) --- 0
• To Catch A Thief (1955) --- 3
• To Die For (1995) --- 10
• To Kill A Mockingbird (1962) --- 6
• Tom Jones (1963) --- 1
• Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) --- 5
• Tootsie (1982) --- 6
• Top Gun (1986) --- 4
• Top Gun: Maverick (2022) --- 7
• Topaz (1969) --- 2
• Total Recall (1990) --- 7
• Touch Of Evil (1958) --- 1
• Town, The (2010) --- 6
• Toy Story (1995) --- 4
• Toys (1992) --- 10
• Traffic (2000) --- 1
• Transporter, The (2002) --- 7
• Transporter 3 (2008) --- 5
• Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948) --- 5
• Trouble With Harry, The (1955) --- 5
• Trouble With the Curve (2012) --- 5
• True Grit (2010) --- 9
• True Lies (1994) --- 10
• Truman Show, The (1998) --- 9
• Turner & Hooch (1989) --- 5
• Twelve Monkeys (1995) --- 8
• Twister (1996) --- 8
• Unbearable Lightness Of Being, The (1988) --- 2
• Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, The (2022) --- 8
• Unbreakable (2000) --- 4
• Unfaithful (2002) --- 8
• Unforgiven (1992) --- 3
• Unhinged (2020) --- 5
• Unknown (2011) --- 4
• Untouchables, The (1987) --- 4
• Up in the Air (2009) --- 7
• Usual Suspects (1995) --- 10
• V for Vendetta (2006) --- 6
• Vanilla Sky (2001) --- 2
• Veronica Mars (2014) -- 7
• Vertical Limit (2000) --- 9
• Voices, The (2014) ---6
• Victor/Victoria (1982) --- 1
• War of the Roses (1989) --- 3
• WarGames (1983) --- 9
• Waterworld (1995) --- 6
• Wayne's World (1992) --- 6
• Weapons (2025) --- 4
• Wendy and Lucy (2008) --- 4
• West Side Story (1961) --- 9
• Wet Hot American Summer (2001) --- 2
• What About Bob (1991) --- 10
• What Doesn't Kill You (2008) --- 3
• What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) --- 10
• What Lies Beneath (2000) --- 6
• What Women Want (2000) --- 6
• When A Man Loves A Woman (1994) --- 8
• When Harry Met Sally… (1989) --- 6
• Where the Wild Things Are (2009) --- 5
• While You Were Sleeping (1995) --- 4
• White Nights (1985) --- 5
• Wild Bunch, The (1969) --- 7
• Wild Wild West (1999) --- 3
• Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory (1971) --- 11
• Witches of Eastwick, The (1987) --- 2
• Witness (1985) --- 11
• Witness For The Prosecution (1957) --- 8
• Wizard Of Oz, The (1939) --- 7
• Wolf (1994) --- 5
• Woman Of The Year (1942) --- 2
• Working Girl (1988) --- 11
• World War Z (2013) ---9
• Wrong Missy, The (2020) ---6
• X Files, The (1998) --- 7
• X2: X-Men United (2003) --- 8
• X-Men (2000) --- 10
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) --- 7
• X-Men: First Class (2011) --- 7
• Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) --- 4
• Yards, The (2000) --- 8
• You Can't Take It With You (1938) --- 7
• You Only Live Twice (1967) --- 5
• Young Frankenstein (1974) --- 6
• You've Got Mail (1998) --- 2
• Zombieland (2009) --- 4

100 Greatest Performances of All Time

The April 2006 issue of Premiere Magazine rated the 100 Greatest Performances of all time. I've been meaning to discuss this for the past month and keep forgetting.

I agreed with many of their responses, disagreed with others. Some thoughts...

I disagree with MANY of their picks:
* Very much DISagree with their #1 pick - Peter O'Toole as Laurence of Arabia. What an overly exaggerated performance in an utterly boring movie.
* Marlon in Waterfront (#2). Liked the movie, but it was in spite of Marlon.
* Bette Davis in All About Eve (35). Exaggerated performance.
* Humphrey Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (#24). Bogie was a terrible actor who made some good movies (sort of like Nicolas Cage today).
* Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote (#35). No way. NOT an all-time performance.
* James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause (#43). Nah. He sucked.

I agree with many of their picks:
* Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon (#4). I wouldn't have put it in the top 10, but he is certainly deserving.
* Tom Hanks in Big (#15). Great performance - his best, imo.
* Cary Grant in Notorious (#16). Great choice. Ingrid, too.
* Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (#22). I wouldn't have placed it this high, but he was fantastic.
* Russell Crowe in The Insider (#23). Such a Terrific role - but not as great as Russell in A Beautiful Mind (which is my #2).
* Peter Sellers in Being There (#29). This makes my top 10.
* Buster Keaton in The General (#34). Absolutely yes. Hysterical.
* Faye Dunaway in Chinatown (#36). Definitely, and she was even better in Network.
* Nicole Kidman in To Die For (#40). Absolutely agree - the only extremely good thing she's done.
* Robert DeNiro in Taxi Driver (#42). You talkin' to me??
* Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (#47). Completely agree.
* Bill Murray in Groundhog Day (#48 ). Yay!
* Sidney Poitier in In The Heat Of The Night (#55). Yep. Steiger got the Oscar (and deserved it), but both performances were outstanding.
* Sigourney Weaver in Aliens (#58 ). Yay!
* Ralph Fiennes in Schindler's List (#61). The ultimate bad guy. In this role, only.
* Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (#69). I can't believe this is so low - it's a top 20 performance.
* Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs (#70). Obviously.
* Anjelica Huston in The Grifters (#84). I'm proud of myself. This is my #1 all-time favorite performance, and I thought it was too obscure to make any list. Even though it's low on their list, I was pleased that I picked one that is generally seen as a quality performance.
* Christopher Walken in Deer Hunter (#88 ). Oh my word, YES. YIKES.

I've spent hours gathering my top 100, and this is a very difficult list to create. Many times, I respect the performance a ton, but don't really care for the movie (e.g., Godfather I & II). Others, I realize I love the movie in spite of the performances (e.g., Ladyhawke). Here's the list...

100. Michelle Pfeiffer (The Fabulous Baker Boys)
99. Sam Rockwell (Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind)
98. Tim Robbins (Shawshank Redemption)
97. Tom Hanks (Castaway)
96. John Travolta (Pulp Fiction)
95. William Holden (Bridge On The River Kwai)
94. Aaron Eckhart (Thank You For Smoking)
93. Katherine Hepburn (On Golden Pond)
92. Jim Carrey (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
91. Al Pacino (Godfather II)
90. Glenn Close (Fatal Attraction)
89. Mark Wahlburg (Boogie Nights)
88. Mandy Patinkin (The Princess Bride)
87. Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland, The)
86. Bruce Willis (Die Hard)
85. Jack Nicholson (Batman)
84. Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange)
83. Clint Eastwood (Dirty Harry)
82. Richard Dreyfus (Close Encounters Of The Third Kind)
81. Al Pacino (Dog Day Afternoon)
80. Tea Leoni (Deep Impact)
79. Melanie Griffith (Working Girl)
78. Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid)
77. Goldie Hawn (Overboard)
76. Ed Norton (Primal Fear)
75. Al Pacino (Serpico)
74. Meryl Streep (Sophie's Choice)
73. Robert DeNiro (Godfather II)
72. Ralph Fiennes (Schindler's List)
71. Gene Hackman (The French Connection)
70. Donald Sutherland (M*A*S*H)
69. Gregory Peck (To Kill A Mockingbird)
68. Marlene Dietrich (Witness for the Prosecution)
67. Cary Grant (Notorious)
66. Diane Lane (Unfaithful)
65. Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands)
64. Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets)
63. Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking)
62. Jimmy Stewart (Harvey)
61. Faye Dunaway (Chinatown)
60. Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally)
59. William Holden (Sunset Boulevard)
58. Nick Nolte (Lorenzo's Oil)
57. Sandy Dennis (Out of Towners)
56. Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade)
55. Andy Garcia (Night Falls On Manhattan)
54. Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent)
53. Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption)
52. Kathleen Turner (Body Heat)
51. Kevin Spacey (Usual Suspects)
50. Jack Nicholson (The Shining)
49. Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory)
48. Robert DeNiro (Awakenings)
47. Rod Steiger (In The Heat Of The Night)
46. Harrison Ford (Raiders Of The Lost Ark)
45. Michelle Pfeifer (Frankie & Johnny)
44. Peter Finch (Network)
43. Bette Davis (What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?)
42. Alec Guiness (Bridge On The River Kwai)
41. Elizabeth Taylor (Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?)
40. Sigourney Weaver (Aliens)
39. Paul Newman (Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid)
38. Russell Crowe (The Insider)
37. Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
36. Will Farrell (Elf)
35. Julie Haggerty (Lost In America)
34. Anthony Hopkins (Silence of the Lambs)
33. Hillary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)
32. Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man)
31. Annette Bening (The American President)
30. Sidney Poitier (In The Heat Of The Night)
29. Angela Lansbury (The Manchurian Candidate)
28. Matthew Broderick (Ferris Beuller)
27. Ruth Gordon (Harold & Maude)
26. Jack Nicholson (Chinatown)
25. Joan Crawford (What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?)
24. Charlize Theron (Monster)
23. Peter Sellers (Dr. Strangelove)
22. Faye Dunaway (Network)
21. Nicole Kidman (To Die For)
20. Bill Murray (Groundhog Day)
19. Buster Keaton (The General)
18. Robert DeNiro (Taxi Driver)
17. Ingrid Bergman (Notorious)
16. Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
15. Tom Hanks (Big)
14. Gloria Swanson (Sunset Boulevard)
13. Christopher Walken (Deer Hunter)
12. Julia Roberts (Pretty Woman)
11. Andy Garcia (When A Man Loves A Woman)
10. Joan Cusack (Toys)
9. Paul Newman (Cool Hand Luke)
8. Mary Tyler Moore (Ordinary People)
7. Frances McDormand (Fargo)
6. Denzel Washington (Glory)
5. Peter Sellers (Being There)
4. Meryl Streep (Kramer vs. Kramer)
3. Paul Scofield (A Man For All Seasons)
2. Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind)

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1. Anjelica Huston (The Grifters)

All-Time Best Supporting Performances

Below is my list of favorite Supporting Roles (Actors/Actresses).

Actor - Movie
1. Denzel Washington - Glory
2. William H. Macy - Fargo
3. Angela Lansbury - Manchurian Candidate, The
4. Morgan Freeman - Shawshank Redemption, The
5. John Hurt - From The Hip
6. Ralph Fiennes - Schindler’s List
7. Joan Cusack - Toys
8. Javier Bardem - No Country For Old Men
9. Ian Holm - Night Falls on Manhattan
10. Steve McQueen - Magnificent Seven, The
11. Christopher Walken - Deer Hunter, The
12. Robert DeNiro - Godfather II, The
13. Edward Norton - Primal Fear
14. Tea Leoni - Deep Impact
15. Timothy Hutton - Ordinary People
16. Annette Bening - Grifters, The
17. Michelle Pfeifer - Fabulous Baker Boys, The
18. Paul Giamatti - Cinderella Man
19. Mandy Patinkin - Princess Bride, The
20. Mary McDonnell - Dances With Wolves
21. Rod Steiger - On The Waterfront
22. Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer
23. Kevin Spacey - Usual Suspects, The
24. George Kennedy - Cool Hand Luke
25. Shirley MacLaine - Being There
26. Vincent D’Onofrio - Full Metal Jacket
27. Madeline Kahn - Blazing Saddles
28. Janet Leigh - Psycho
29. Ned Beatty - Deliverance
30. Alan Rickman - Die Hard
31. Julie Haggerty - Airplane!
32. Claude Rains - Notorious
33. Morgan Freeman - Deep Impact
34. Tom Arnold - True Lies
35. Rita Moreno - West Side Story
36. Ian Holm - Chariots of Fire
37. Robert Loggia - Jagged Edge
38. Mary McDonnell - Mumford
39. Robert Duvall - Godfather, The
40. Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton
41. Amy Adams - Junebug
42. Jeff Bridges - Last Picture Show, The
43. Sally Kellerman - M*A*S*H
44. Terrence Howard - Crash
45. Vivian Pickles - Harold and Maude
46. Josephine Hull - Arsenic and Old Lace
47. Jennifer Coolidge - Best In Show
48. Gene Hackman - Firm, The
49. Joe Pesci - Goodfellas
50. Julianne Moore - Boogie Nights
51. Laura Linney - Truman Show, The
52. Stockard Channing - Grease
53. Bob Gunton - Shawshank Redemption, The
54. Steve Buscemi - Fargo
55. Shelley Winters - Place In The Sun, A
56. Matt Damon - Courage Under Fire
57. Matt Dillon - Crash
58. Bonnie Bedelia - Presumed Innocent
59. Celeste Holm - All About Eve
60. Sergi Lopez - Pan’s Labyrinth
61. Kim Basinger - LA Confidential
62. Dabney Coleman - 9 to 5
63. Ethan Hawke - Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
64. Embeth Davitz - Schindler’s List
65. James McAvoy - Last King of Scotland, The
66. Matthew Broderick - Cable Guy
67. Bobby Cannavale - Station Agent, The
68. Rachel Weisz - Constant Gardner, The
69. Raul Julia - Tequila Sunrise
70. Jennifer Jason Leigh - Dolores Claiborne
71. Adrienne Shelley - Waitress
72. Cathy Moriarty - Soapdish
73. Elizabeth Perkins - Big
74. Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
75. Cloris Leachman - Last Picture Show, The
76. Chris Sarandon - Princess Bride, The
77. Julia Roberts - Steel Magnolias
78. Judy Davis - Ref, The
79. Andy Garcia - Godfather III, The
80. Parker Posey - Best In Show
81. R. Lee Ermey - Full Metal Jacket
82. Rip Torn - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
83. Glenn Close - Fatal Attraction
84. Teresa Wright - Mrs. Miniver
85. Tim Robbins - Mystic River
86. John Malkovich - Places in the Heart
87. Ruth Gordon - Rosemary’s Baby
88. Peter Ustinov - Spartacus
89. Jennifer Connelly - Beautiful Mind, A
90. Charles Grodin - Seems Like Old Times
91. Joaquin Phoenix - To Die For
92. Tom Berenger - Platoon
93. Tea Leoni - Spanglish
94. Myra Sorvino - Mighty Aphrodite
95. Ray Liotta - Hannibal
96. Stephen Boyd - Ben-Hur
97. Eva Marie Saint - On The Waterfront
98. Shannon Nelson - Drop Dead Gorgeous
99. Teri Garr - Close Encounters of the Third Kind
100. Virginia Madsen - Sideways

10 All-Time Worst Movies

10. American Carol, An
9. Gigi
8. Titanic
7. Thin Red Line, The
6, Dr. T & the Women
5. Lawrence of Arabia
4. Happiness
3. New World, The
2. Rent
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1. English Patient, The

Top 50 All-Time Movies

1. Shawshank Redemption, The
2. Princess Bride, The
3. Mumford
4. Raiders Of The Lost Ark
5. Bridge On The River Kwai, The
6. Fargo
7. Song Of The South
8. Beautiful Mind, A
9. Night Falls On Manhattan
10. Grifters, The
11. Mission, The
12. Man For All Seasons, A
13. Die Hard
14. Aliens
15. Network
16. Monty Python And The Holy Grail
17. Being There
18. Station Agent, The
19. Notorious
20. Deep Impact
21. Cool Hand Luke
22. Lion King, The
23. Pelican Brief
24. Pretty Woman
25. Somewhere In Time
26. Ladyhawke
27. Witness
28. Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory
29. Ben-Hur
30. Fallen
31. Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
32. Harold And Maude
33. Groundhog Day
34. Deadpool (1 & 2)
35. Awakenings
36. United 93
37. Working Girl
38. Fabulous Baker Boys, The
39. Overboard
40. Birds, The
41. Batman
42. Elf
43. LA Confidential
44. Thing, The
45. Jagged Edge
46. Best in Show
47. Sunset Boulevard
48. Office Space
49. Presumed Innocent
50. Team America: World Police

Alan's Movie Rating System

How to interpret Alan's movie ratings:




Meaning: All-Time 1-50 (think Spinal tap - "It's one more")
Examples:
Shawshank Redemption
The Princess Bride
Deep Impact




Meaning: All-Time Honorable Mention
Examples:
Best in Show
LA Confidential




Meaning: As good as a movie can be without making my “List” – highly recommended
Examples:
As Good As It Gets
The Insider




Meaning: Really good, definitely recommended (typically, top-10 of the year) Examples:
Cinderella Man
Memento




Meaning: Enjoyed it, better than average
Examples:
Bullitt
Napoleon Dynamite




Meaning: Enjoyed it, in an average way
Examples:
Die Hard 4
Fight Club




Meaning: Pretty good, but below average
Examples:
The Jerk
Gone Baby Gone




Meaning: Watchable, but not recommended
Examples:
Blue Velvet
Sleepless In Seattle




Meaning: Just fair, no strong feelings
Examples:
All About Eve
Forrest Gump




Meaning: Didn’t like it at all, but just shy of hating it
Examples:
The African Queen
Letters From Iwo Jima




Meaning: Hated it
Examples:
Shakespeare In Love
Gone With The Wind




Meaning: All-Time Least Favorite Movies
Examples:
The English Patient
The New World