Last updated 1/18/2010

Martin's
Movie Director Year Rating Ranking Review Date
Arlington Road Mark Pellington 1999 R 5 8/15/2009
Blue Krzysztof Kieslowski 1993 R 5 3/15/2009
Braveheart Mel Gibson 1995 R 5 4/7/2009
Casablanca Michael Curtiz 1942 NR 5 1/17/2008
Gone Baby Gone Ben Affleck 2007 R 5 2/23/2008
Gran Torino Clint Eastwood 2008 R 5 10/2/2009
It's A Wonderful Life Frank Capra 1946 NR 5 12/20/2008
Life is Beautiful Roberto Benigni 1997 PG-13 5 2/2/2008
Sophie Scholl Marc Rothemund 2005 NR 5 3/11/2008
Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope George Lucas 1977 PG 5 1/1/2010
The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan 2008 PG-13 5 8/23/2008
Roger Allers & Rob
The Lion King Minkoff 1994 G 5 8/18/2009
Andy and Larry
The Matrix Wachowski 1999 R 5 5/29/2008
The Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont 1994 R 5 2/10/2008
To Kill a Mockingbird Robert Mulligan 1962 PG 5 6/21/2009
Pete Docter & Bob
Up Peterson 2009 PG 5 9/9/2009
WALL-E Andrew Stanton 2008 G 5 10/11/2008
Across the Universe Julie Taymor 2007 PG-13 4.5 2/21/2008
Avatar James Cameron 2009 PG-13 4.5 1/8/2010
Bella Alejandro Monteverde 2007 PG-13 4.5 7/16/2008
Casino Royale Martin Campbell 2006 PG-13 4.5 12/1/2008
Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore 1988 R 4.5 3/17/2009
Citizen Kane Orson Welles 1941 NR 4.5 5/10/2009
Coraline Henry Selick 2009 PG 4.5 2/8/2009
District 9 Neill Blomkamp 2009 R 4.5 10/6/2009
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the L Steven Spielberg 1981 PG 4.5 6/23/2008
Juno Jason Reitman 2007 PG-13 4.5 5/6/2008
Lars and the Real Girl Craig Gillespie 2007 PG-13 4.5 5/15/2008
Memento Christopher Nolan 2000 R 4.5 7/23/2009
Terry Gilliam and
Monty Python and the Holy Grail Terry Jones 1975 PG 4.5 10/22/2009
Rachel Getting Married Jonathan Demme 2008 R 4.5 5/12/2009
Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle 2008 R 4.5 4/12/2009
Star Trek J.J. Abrams 2009 PG-13 4.5 12/9/2009
Talk to Her Pedro Almodovar 2002 R 4.5 4/24/2009
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Mark Herman 2008 PG-13 4.5 11/14/2008
The English Patient Anthony Minghella 1996 PG-13 4.5 9/5/2009
The Fall Tarsem Singh 2008 R 4.5 11/11/2008
The Incredibles Brad Bird 2004 PG 4.5 4/15/2008
The Pianist Roman Polanski 2002 R 4.5 9/11/2009
The Usual Suspects Bryan Singer 1994 R 4.5 8/12/2009
The Visitor Thomas McCarthy 2008 PG-13 4.5 2/16/2009
3:10 to Yuma James Mangold 2007 R 4 2/5/2008
A Few Good Men Rob Reiner 1992 R 4 12/31/2009
All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi M Pedro Almodovar 1999 R 4 7/28/2009
Amelie Jean-Pierre Jeunet 2001 R 4 7/13/2008
Arranged Diane Crespo, Stefan 2007 PG-13 4 10/3/2008

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Ben-X Nic Balthazar 2007 NR 4 11/21/2008
Blade Runner (Final Cut) Ridley Scott 2007 R 4 5/13/2008
Byron Howard & Chris
Bolt Williams 2008 PG 4 11/24/2008
Brideshead Revisited Julian Jarrold 2008 PG-13 4 2/2/2009
Chariots of Fire Hugh Hudson 1981 PG 4 6/5/2009
Chinatown Roman Polanski 1974 R 4 8/21/2009
Chocolat Lasse Hallstrom 2000 PG-13 4 9/30/2008
Doubt John Patrick Shanley 2008 PG-13 4 5/3/2009
Duplicity Tony Gilroy 2009 PG-13 4 11/6/2009
Fargo Joel Coen 1996 R 4 9/2/2009
Finding Neverland Marc Forster 2004 PG 4 11/3/2009
Hot Fuzz Edgar Wright 2007 R 4 7/30/2008
In the Bedroom Todd Field 2001 R 4 1/18/2010
Iron Man Jon Favreau 2008 PG-13 4 5/21/2008
I've Loved You so Long Philippe Claudel 2008 PG-13 4 5/29/2009
Kit Kittredge Patricia Rozema 2008 G 4 11/17/2008
La Vie en Rose Olivier Dahan 2007 R 4 2/12/2009
Like Water for Chocolate Alfonso Arau 1992 R 4 12/18/2008
Michael Clayton Tony Gilroy 2007 R 4 4/1/2008
Ethan Coen & Joel
No Country for Old Men Coen 2007 R 4 3/20/2008
Son of Rambow Garth Jennings 2007 PG-13 4 12/13/2008
Star Wars Episode 3: The Revenge of tGeorge Lucas 2005 PG-13 4 1/15/2010
Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strik Irvin Kerschner 1980 PG 4 1/4/2010
Star Wars Episode 6: The Return of theRichard Marquand 1983 PG 4 1/6/2010
State of Play Kevin Macdonald 2009 PG-13 4 11/13/2009
Tell No One (Ne le dis à personne) Guillaume Canet 2006 R 4 9/17/2009
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu Cristi Puiu 2005 R 4 3/25/2009
The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino 1978 R 4 9/20/2008
The Flight of the Red Balloon Hsiao-hsien Hou 2008 NR 4 12/11/2008

The Horseman on the Roof Jean-Paul Rappeneau 1995 PG 4 3/29/2009

The Kite Runner Marc Forster 2007 PG-13 4 7/6/2008
The Manchurian Candidate Jonathan Demme 2004 R 4 4/5/2009
The Princess Bride Rob Reiner 1987 PG 4 7/11/2008
The Station Agent Thomas McCarthy 2003 R 4 7/26/2009
The Trap Srdan Golubovic 2007 R 4 1/10/2009
Thelma and Louise Ridley Scott 1991 R 4 8/2/2009
Paul Thomas
There will be Blood Anderson 2007 R 4 2/20/2008
Under the Bombs Pilippe Aractangi 2007 PG-13 4 4/2/2009
Valkyrie Brian Singer 2008 PG-13 4 12/26/2008
Vantage Point Pete Travis 2008 PG-13 4 7/8/2008
Watchmen Zach Snyder 2009 R 4 11/27/2009
Witnesses (Svjedoci) Vinko Bresan 2003 R 4 11/29/2008
Zodiac David Fincher 2007 R 4 8/13/2008
All About Eve Joseph Mankiewicz 1951 NR 3.5 5/14/2009
Blood Simple Joel Coen 1984 R 3.5 10/31/2009
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid George Roy Hill 1969 PG-13 3.5 1/19/2009
Cape Fear Martin Scorsese 1991 R 3.5 5/26/2008
Cool Hand Luke Stuart Rosenberg 1967 PG-13 3.5 1/16/2009
Eagle Eye DJ Caruso 2008 PG-13 3.5 3/8/2009
Elf Jon Favreau 2003 PG 3.5 12/3/2009

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Fallen Gregory Hoblit 1998 R 3.5 9/29/2009
Fight Club David Fincher 1999 R 3.5 1/27/2008
Frozen River Courtney Hunt 2008 R 3.5 2/26/2009
Gangs of New York Martin Scorsese 2002 R 3.5 8/9/2008
Happy-Go-Lucky Mike Leigh 2008 R 3.5 4/27/2009
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Mike Newell 2005 PG-13 3.5 1/30/2009
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkab Alfonso Cuaron 2004 PG-13 3.5 1/3/2009
Jimmy Hayward &
Horton Hears a Who Steve Martino 2008 G 3.5 1/5/2009
Into the Wild Sean Penn 2007 R 3.5 3/29/2008
Junebug Phil Morrison 2005 R 3.5 10/31/2008
Mark Osborne & John
Kung Fu Panda Stevenson 2008 PG 3.5 12/9/2008
Life of Brian Terry Jones 1979 R 3.5 1/23/2009
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers Dan Merchant 2008 NR 3.5 6/20/2008
Metropolis Fritz Lang 1927 NR 3.5 3/3/2009
Miller's Crossing Joel Coen 1990 R 3.5 9/20/2009
Most Bobby Garabedian 2003 NR 3.5 4/19/2009
My Left Foot Jim Sheridan 1989 R 3.5 12/12/2009
My Sister's Keeper Nick Cassavetes 2009 PG13 3.5 6/26/2009
Noise Matthew Saville 2007 R 3.5 1/21/2009
Paradise Now Hany Abu-Assad 2005 PG-13 3.5 12/6/2009
Prince Caspian Andrew Adamson 2008 PG 3.5 5/26/2008
Quantum of Solace Marc Forster 2008 PG-13 3.5 12/4/2008
Serpico Sidney Lumet 1973 R 3.5 2/18/2008
Sleuth Kenneth Branagh 2007 R 3.5 4/5/2008
Sunshine Cleaning Christine Jeffs 2008 R 3.5 10/19/2009
The African Queen John Huston 1951 NR 3.5 5/26/2009
The Assassination of Jesse James Andrew Dominick 2007 R 3.5 4/25/2008
The Barbarian Invasians (Les invasionsDenys Arcand 2003 R 3.5 9/23/2009
The Bicycle Thief Vittorio De Sica 1948 NR 3.5 4/15/2009
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Julian Schnabel 2007 PG-13 3.5 6/29/2008
The Great Debaters Denzel Washington 2007 PG-13 3.5 9/14/2009
The Grocer's Son Eric Guirado 2008 NR 3.5 12/6/2008
The Island (Ostrov) Pavel Lungin 2006 NR 3.5 10/15/2008
César Charlone and
The Pope's Toilet Enrique Fernández 2007 R 3.5 3/12/2009
The Postman Michael Radford 1994 PG-13 3.5 4/30/2009
The Savages Tamara Jenkins 2007 R 3.5 6/14/2008
The Secrets Avi Nesher 2007 R 3.5 11/30/2009
The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 Tony Scott 2009 R 3.5 6/12/2009
The Untouchables Brian De Palma 1997 R 3.5 8/26/2009
The Wrestler Darren Aronofsky 2008 R 3.5 5/18/2009
Things We Lost in the Fire Susanne Bier 2007 R 3.5 1/7/2009
Together Kaige Chen 2002 PG-13 3.5 3/23/2009
Traitor Jeffrey Nachmanoff 2008 PG-13 3.5 12/15/2009
Transsiberian Brad Anderson 2008 R 3.5 1/14/2009
Unremembered Greg Kerre 2009 NR 3.5 10/25/2009
We are Marshall McQ 2006 PG 3.5 9/6/2008
White Christmas Michael Curtiz 1954 NR 3.5 12/25/2008
17 Again Burr Stevens 2009 PG-13 3 8/30/2009
28 Days Later Danny Boyle 2002 R 3 2/20/2009

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Airplane! Zucker & Jerry Zucker 1980 PG 3 8/9/2009
An Unfinished Life Lasse Hallstrom 2005 PG-13 3 6/2/2008
Atonement Joe Wright 2007 R 3 2/6/2008
August Rush Kirsten Sheridan 2007 PG 3 5/3/2008
Away from her Sarah Polley 2006 PG-13 3 3/1/2008
Steve Hickner &
Bee Movie Simon Smith 2007 PG 3 5/10/2008
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Sidney Lumet 2007 R 3 5/18/2008
Black Book Paul Verhoeven 2007 R 3 9/10/2008
Body of Lies Ridley Scott 2008 R 3 4/9/2009
Ethan Coen & Joel
Burn After Reading Coen 2008 R 3 1/26/2009
Cache Michael Haneke 2005 R 3 10/28/2009
Carlito's Way Brian De Palma 1993 R 3 11/17/2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic P.J. Hogan 2009 PG 3 7/20/2009
Death at a funeral Frank Oz 2007 R 3 3/17/2008
Disturbia DJ Caruso 2007 PG-13 3 11/8/2008
Flawless Michael Radford 2007 PG-13 3 7/19/2008
Four Weddings and a Funeral Mike Newell 1994 R 3 8/23/2009
Half Nelson Ryan Fleck 2006 R 3 9/13/2008
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecreChris Columbus 2002 PG 3 12/28/2008
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince David Yates 2009 PG 3 7/14/2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoe David Yates 2007 PG-13 3 2/18/2009
I Do Eric Lartigau 2006 R 3 11/9/2009
In the Valley of Elah Paul Haggis 2007 R 3 3/24/2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the CSteven Spielberg 2008 PG-13 3 6/26/2008
Knowing Alex Proyas 2009 PG-13 3 3/20/2009
K-PAX Iain Softley 2001 PG-13 3 1/31/2008
Love in the Time of Cholera Mike Newell 2007 R 3 9/17/2008
Lust, caution Ang Lee 2007 NC-17 3 3/15/2008
Man on the Train (L'homme du train) Patrice Leconte 2002 R 3 6/30/2009
Munyurangabo Lee Isaac Chung 2007 NR 3 7/11/2009
National Treasure: Book of Secrets Jon Turtletaub 2007 PG 3 6/7/2008
No Man's Land Danis Tanovic 2001 R 3 11/23/2009
Pickpocket Robert Bresson 1959 NR 3 4/17/2009
Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clo George Lucas 2002 PG 3 1/12/2010
Taken Pierre Morel 2008 R 3 6/2/2009
The Brave One Neil Jordan 2007 R 3 3/13/2008
The Counterfeiters Stefan Ruzowitzky 2007 R 3 1/28/2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button David Fincher 2008 PG-13 3 6/5/2009
The Darjeeling Limited Wes Anderson 2007 R 3 6/17/2008
The Fountain Darren Aronofsky 2006 PG-13 3 9/26/2008
The King of Masks Tian-Ming Wu 1999 NR 3 5/8/2008
The Music Man Jeff Bleckner 2003 NR 3 7/17/2009
The Official Story Luis Puenzo 1985 R 3 5/5/2009
The Princess and the Warrior Tom Twyker 2000 R 3 2/6/2009
The Road Home Yimou Zhang 1999 PG 3 4/21/2009
Top Gun Tony Scott 1986 PG 3 8/6/2009
Wolves in the Snow Michel Welterlin 2002 NR 3 10/28/2008
Young Frankenstein Mel Brooks 1974 PG 3 7/30/2009
27 Dresses Anne Fletcher 2008 PG-13 2.5 7/27/2008

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 Juan Carlos
28 Weeks Later Fresnadillo 2007 R 2.5 2/24/2009
A Mighty Heart Michael Winterbottom 2007 R 2.5 9/3/2008
Anders Thomas
Adam's Apples Jensen 2005 R 2.5 10/7/2008
Barton Fink Joel Coen 1991 R 2.5 6/17/2009
Bedtime Stories Adam Shankman 2008 PG 2.5 5/16/2009
Charlie Wilson's War Mike Nichols 2007 R 2.5 6/12/2008
Choking Man Steve Barron 2006 R 2.5 12/29/2008
Fernando Meirelles &
City of God Katia Lund 2002 R 2.5 3/31/2009
Dan in Real Life Peter Hedges 2007 PG-13 2.5 3/3/2008
Days and Clouds Silvio Soldini 2007 NR 2.5 10/21/2008
Definitely Maybe Adam Brooks 2008 PG-13 2.5 7/3/2009
Marc Caro & Jean-
Delicatessen Pierre Jeuntet 1991 R 2.5 5/24/2009
Donnie Darko Richard Kelley 2001 R 2.5 5/7/2009
Eastern Promises David Cronenberg 2007 R 2.5 2/4/2008
Eldorado Bouli Lanners 2008 NR 2.5 6/24/2009
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chris Columbus 2001 PG 2.5 12/22/2008
Hellboy II: The Golden Army Guillermo del Toro 2008 PG-13 2.5 2/4/2009
High Sierra Raoul Walsh 1941 NR 2.5 8/4/2009
Imagine That Karey Kirkpatrick 2009 PG 2.5 6/14/2009
Jet Lag Daniele Thompson 2002 R 2.5 7/8/2009
Martian Child Menno Meyjes 2007 PG 2.5 3/6/2008
Rob Letterman &
Monsters vs Aliens Conrad Vernon 2009 PG 2.5 3/27/2009
No Reservations Scott Hicks 2007 PG 2.5 4/11/2008
Rendition Gavin Hood 2007 R 2.5 4/22/2008
Run Fatboy Run David Schwimmer 2007 R 2.5 5/24/2008
Se7en David Fincher 1995 R 2.5 2/13/2008
Shallow Grave Danny Boyle 1995 R 2.5 12/16/2008
Smart People Naom Murro 2008 R 2.5 8/6/2008
Terminator Salvation McG 2009 PG-13 2.5 5/21/2009
The Age of Innocence Martin Scorsese 1993 PG 2.5 12/29/2009
The Animatrix Peter Chung 2003 PG-13 2.5 4/18/2008
The Big Lebowski Joel Coen 1998 R 2.5 3/1/2009
The Game David Fincher 1998 R 2.5 8/27/2008
The Golden Compass Chris Weitz 2007 PG-13 2.5 9/26/2009
The Incredible Hulk Louis Leterrier 2008 PG-13 2.5 1/12/2009
The Kingdom Peter Berg 2007 R 2.5 4/30/2008
The Notebook Nick Cassavetes 2004 PG-13 2.5 10/18/2008
The Proposal Anne Fletcher 2009 PG-13 2.5 6/19/2009
The Rage in Placid Lake Tony McNamara 2003 NR 2.5 10/25/2008
The Science of Sleep Michel Gondry 2006 R 2.5 10/13/2009
The Taste of Others Agnes Jaoui 2000 R 2.5 11/20/2009
The Water Horse Jay Russell 2007 PG 2.5 4/28/2008
Tombstone George Cosmatos 1993 R 2.5 3/8/2008
Trainspotting Danny Boyle 1996 R 2.5 12/31/2008
Two Lovers James Gray 2009 R 2.5 3/6/2009
Wanted Timur Bekmambetov 2008 R 2.5 2/10/2009
Where the Wild Things Are Spike Jonze 2009 PG 2.5 10/16/2009
21 Robert Luketic 2008 2008 2 8/16/2008
A Simple Curve Aubrey Nealon 2005 R 2 11/4/2008

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Capote Bennett Miller 2005 R 2 6/4/2008
City of Ember Gil Kenan 2008 PG 2 3/10/2009
District B-13 Pierre Morel 2004 R 2 4/12/2008
Elizabeth: The Golden Age Shekhar Kapur 2007 PG-13 2 7/22/2008
Hancock Peter Berg 2008 PG-13 2 1/1/2009
Lake Tahoe Fernando Eimbcke 2008 NR 2 7/6/2009
Margot at the Wedding Noah Baumbach 2007 R 2 4/20/2008
Married Life Ira Sachs 2007 R 2 8/2/2008
Silverado Lawrence Kasdan 1985 PG-13 2 2/28/2008
Somers Town Shane Meadows 2008 NR 2 10/9/2009
Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom M George Lucas 1999 PG 2 1/10/2010
The Bucket List Rob Reiner 2008 PG-13 2 7/3/2008
We Own the Night James Gray 2007 R 2 4/3/2008
Wings of the Dove Iain Softley 1997 R 2 12/18/2009
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Br Pedro Almodovar 1988 R 2 12/21/2009
Last Chance Harvey Joel Hopkins 2008 PG-13 1.5 5/31/2009
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Zach Helm 2007 G 1.5 3/22/2008
Mulholland Drive David Lynch 2001 R 1.5 2/14/2009
The Bank Job Roger Donaldson 2008 R 1.5 8/30/2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles Mark Waters 2007 PG 1.5 7/24/2008
Andrew Wilson &
The Wendell Baker Story Luke Wilson 2005 PG-13 1.5 4/9/2008
Eragon Stefen Fangmeier 2006 PG 1 5/31/2008
He was a Quiet Man Frank Cappello 2007 R 1 3/27/2008
He Died with a Felafel in his Hand Richard Lowenstein 2001 R 0.5 11/19/2008
Lonesome Jim Steve Buscemi 2005 R 0.5 6/10/2008
The Walker Paul Schrader 2007 R 0.5 11/27/2008

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