August 2015
by miran_kor | created - 03 Aug 2015 | updated - 01 Sep 2015 | PublicMy viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Umberto Eco, derrière les portes (Teri Wehn Damisch, 2012, doc) - 8/10 (R)
Kam (Katarina Morano, 2013, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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1. Gunman's Walk (1958)
Approved | 97 min | Western
A powerful rancher always protects his wild adult son by paying for damages and bribing witnesses, until his crimes become too serious to rectify.
Director: Phil Karlson | Stars: Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Kathryn Grant, James Darren
Votes: 2,124
TV, 8/1/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
2. Domestic Disturbance (2001)
PG-13 | 89 min | Crime, Thriller
When Danny witnesses his stepfather Rick murder a man, Danny's father Frank has to protect his son from the greatest danger.
Director: Harold Becker | Stars: John Travolta, Nick Loren, Matt O'Leary, Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Votes: 28,716 | Gross: $45.25M
TV, 8/1/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
3. The Sessions (2012)
R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.
Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood
Votes: 43,979 | Gross: $6.00M
TV, 8/1/15. 8/10 (R).
4. Up to His Ears (1965)
Not Rated | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy
The farcical adventures of unhappy suicidal billionaire Arthur Lempereur.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Ursula Andress, Maria Pacôme, Valérie Lagrange
Votes: 2,299
TV, 8/2/15. 6/10 (FF).
5. Baby Mama (2008)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
Director: Michael McCullers | Stars: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver, Greg Kinnear
Votes: 47,462 | Gross: $60.49M
TV, 8/2/15. 6/10 (FF).
6. Lude godine (1977)
83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two teenagers - boy from the rural and girl from the urban family - fall in love. Problems arise when the girl gets pregnant. This movie was the first in one of the most popular series in the former Yugoslavia.
Director: Zoran Calic | Stars: Rialda Kadric, Vladimir Petrovic, Dragomir Bojanic-Gidra, Velimir 'Bata' Zivojinovic
Votes: 1,736
TV, 8/2/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
7. Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia (2012)
110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Asterix crosses the channel to help second-cousin Anticlimax face down Julius Caesar and invading Romans.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Dany Boon, Edouard Baer, Guillaume Gallienne
Votes: 16,664
TV, 8/2/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
8. Scream 3 (2000)
R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery
While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 163,966 | Gross: $89.14M
TV, 8/2/15. 6/10 (FF).
9. Three from Prostokvashino (1978)
17 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Little Fedor brings a cat to home despite his mother's distaste for cats. He runs away with his talking cat, to make more friends on the way.
Director: Vladimir Popov | Stars: Oleg Tabakov, Valentina Talyzina, Mariya Vinogradova, Boris Novikov
Votes: 3,734
OL, 8/3/15. 7.5/10 (R).
10. The Great Adventure (1953)
Approved | 77 min | Drama, Family
A year in the lives of the animals living near a small Swedish farm.
Director: Arne Sucksdorff | Stars: Anders Nohrborg, Kjell Sucksdorff, Arne Sucksdorff, Gunnar Sjöberg
Votes: 338
OL, 8/3/15. 8/10 (R).
11. The Last Ride (2004 TV Movie)
84 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
After thirty years in prison, ex-con Ronnie (Dennis Hopper) recruits his grandson to exact revenge on Darryl (Fred Ward), the cop who put him behind bars. Standing in their way is Ronnie's son, whom Darryl raised.
Director: Guy Norman Bee | Stars: Dennis Hopper, Will Patton, Fred Ward, Nadine Velazquez
Votes: 1,755
TV, 8/3/15. 4/10 (P).
12. Captain Conan (1996)
129 min | Drama, War
The war exploits of French captain Conan and his men during World War I and during the Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War.
Director: Bertrand Tavernier | Stars: Philippe Torreton, Samuel Le Bihan, Bernard Le Coq, Catherine Rich
Votes: 2,449
TV, 8/3/15. 7.5/10 (FF).
13. Rhythm of a City (1947)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A short impression of Stockholm.
Director: Arne Sucksdorff | Star: Mats Björne
Votes: 161
OL, 8/4/15. 9/10 (R).
14. A Divided World (1948)
8 min | Documentary, Short
A ten-minute study of wild animal life in a Swedish forest; stoat, fox, hare, and owl, who stalk and savage one another, are photographed with extraordinary vividness and intimacy. It is ... See full summary »
Director: Arne Sucksdorff
Votes: 66
OL, 8/4/15. 9/10 (R).
15. Haggard's She: The Pillar of Fire (1899)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
A devil conjures up a dancing woman from a mystical flame.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 965
OL, 8/4/15. 8/10 (R).
16. Permanent Wave (1929)
7 min | Animation, Short
Oswald protects an island dancer from his captain who wants her for himself.
Director: Walter Lantz | Star: Walter Lantz
Votes: 35
OL, 8/4/15. 6/10 (FF).
17. Lion Hunting (1907)
10 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
Two white hunters accompanied by their servant go hunting in the African jungle. They see various animals and shoot a lion.
Director: Viggo Larsen | Stars: Axel Graatkjær, Viggo Larsen, Knud Lumbye, William Thomsen
Votes: 247
OL, 8/4/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
18. Enemies Closer (2013)
R | 85 min | Action, Thriller
Deep within a forest on the U.S.-Canadian border, two sworn enemies must work together to escape a ruthless drug cartel hell-bent on retrieving a drug shipment which went missing there.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Orlando Jones, Linzey Cocker
Votes: 6,654
TV, 8/4/15. 4.5/10 (FF).
19.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
'Nuts in May'
(1976)
81 min | Comedy, Drama
A middle-class couple go camping in Dorset, but peace and quiet elude them.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman, Anthony O'Donnell, Sheila Kelley
Votes: 2,048
OL, 8/5/15. 8/10 (R).
20. Strange Voyage (1964)
92 min | Comedy, Crime
Paquita and her brother Venancio, both single and childish, live in a small town near Madrid. Their bossy eldest sister Ignacia, also an old maid, dominates them. One night, Paquita hears ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Fernán Gómez | Stars: Carlos Larrañaga, Tota Alba, Lina Canalejas, Rafaela Aparicio
Votes: 1,662
OL, 8/5/15. 8/10 (R).
21. Paris Follies (2014)
98 min | Comedy
Brigitte and Xavier let routine and weariness set in after their children leave their cattle farm. When Brigitte is wooed by a young man, she takes a trip to Paris to see him, but things do not go according to plan.
Director: Marc Fitoussi | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Michael Nyqvist, Pio Marmaï
Votes: 1,031
TV, 8/5/15. 7.5/10 (FF).
22. For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)
R | 145 min | Drama, History, War
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.
Director: Dean Wright | Stars: Andy Garcia, Oscar Isaac, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Santiago Cabrera
Votes: 5,326 | Gross: $5.67M
TV, 8/5/15. 7/10 (FF).
23. Undercover Bridesmaid (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Mystery, Romance
A bodyguard must go undercover to protect a tycoon's daughter from death threats before her big wedding day.
Director: Matthew Diamond | Stars: Brooke Burns, Gregory Harrison, Nicole Paggi, Justin Baldoni
Votes: 1,726
TV, 8/6/15. 4/10 (P).
24. Under Capricorn (1949)
Approved | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A young gentleman goes to Australia where he reunites with his now married childhood sweetheart, only to find out she has become an alcoholic and harbors dark secrets.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding, Margaret Leighton
Votes: 8,101
TV, 8/6/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
25. X-Men (2000)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen
Votes: 646,238 | Gross: $157.30M
TV, 8/6/15. 7/10 (FF).
26. Recipe for Murder (2002 TV Movie)
88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A medical examiner investigates his niece's mysterious death in a car accident.
Director: Vic Sarin | Stars: Gary Basaraba, Larissa Laskin, Jonathan Whittaker, Richard Chevolleau
Votes: 151
TV, 8/7/15. 5/10 (FF).
27. The Exchange Student (1967)
84 min | Adventure, Comedy
A strict French headmaster sends his frivolous son to England to learn English. But the student has a better idea of how to spend his summer holidays.
Director: Jean Girault | Stars: Louis de Funès, Ferdy Mayne, Martine Kelly, François Leccia
Votes: 3,773
TV, 8/7/15. 6/10 (FF).
28. Scary Movie 3 (2003)
PG-13 | 84 min | Comedy
Cindy must investigate mysterious crop circles and video tapes, and help the President in preventing an alien invasion.
Director: David Zucker | Stars: Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Regina Hall, Pamela Anderson
Votes: 158,282 | Gross: $110.00M
TV, 8/7/15. 6/10 (FF).
29. The Walking Hills (1949)
Passed | 78 min | Adventure, Thriller, Western
A group of treasure hunters search for a wagon load of gold, buried years before in Death Valley.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Randolph Scott, Ella Raines, William Bishop, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 1,114
TV, 8/8/15. 6/10 (FF).
30. Fixing Pete (2011 TV Movie)
G | 120 min | Comedy, Romance
Ashley is a journalist and does makeovers for a TV show. Her editor offers her the job of being the editor of a new fashion supplement, provided she does a makeover on a sports writer, who is an uncouth, loudmouthed, sexist slob.
Director: Michael Grossman | Stars: Brooke Burns, Dylan Bruno, Valerie Harper, John Ratzenberger
Votes: 721
TV, 8/8/15. 5/10 (FF).
31. The Karate Kid (2010)
PG | 140 min | Action, Drama, Family
Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.
Director: Harald Zwart | Stars: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han
Votes: 205,377 | Gross: $176.59M
TV, 8/8/15. 6/10 (FF).
32. Recoil (I) (2011)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.
Director: Terry Miles | Stars: Steve Austin, Serinda Swan, Danny Trejo, Keith Jardine
Votes: 5,893
TV, 8/8/15. 4/10 (P).
33. Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 91 min | Crime, Drama
After his involuntary retirement, Jesse Stone investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the Paradise police force deals with the arrogant new chief, who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth, Gloria Reuben
Votes: 3,912
TV, 8/9/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
34. Bela gospa (2007 TV Movie)
78 min | Family
Director: Siena Krusic | Stars: Gasper Markun, Barbara Lapajne Predin
Votes: 6
TV, 8/9/15. 6/10 (FF).
35. Love, Marilyn (2012)
Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography
Modern day celebrities interpret excerpts from memoirs written by people who knew Marilyn Monroe as well as her recently discovered personal journals and letters.
Director: Liz Garbus | Stars: F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Banks, Adrien Brody, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 1,990
TV, 8/9/15. 8/10 (R).
36. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The human government develops a cure for mutations, and Jean Grey becomes a darker uncontrollable persona called the Phoenix who allies with Magneto, causing escalation into an all-out battle for the X-Men.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen
Votes: 540,464 | Gross: $234.36M
TV, 8/9/15. 7/10 (FF).
37. The Welts (2004)
91 min | Drama
Wiktor, who was mistreated by his father as a child, is now a tormented grown-up. He meets beautiful Tania and wants to settle down but it's not easy to get rid of childhood traumas.
Director: Magdalena Piekorz | Stars: Michal Zebrowski, Jan Frycz, Agnieszka Grochowska, Waclaw Adamczyk
Votes: 1,340
Orig. title: Pręgi.
OL, 8/10/15. 8/10 (R).
38. Seeking Justice (2011)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score. Then he discovers they want a 'favor' from him in return.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Guy Pearce, Harold Perrineau
Votes: 47,981 | Gross: $0.04M
TV, 8/10/15. 6/10 (FF).
39. Incorrigible (1975)
100 min | Comedy
Victor Vautier is incorrigible: he's in constant motion, working several cons at once, using different names and changing disguises. He's charming and outrageous, incapable of uttering a ... See full summary »
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Geneviève Bujold, Julien Guiomar, Charles Gérard
Votes: 1,819
TV, 8/10/15. 6/10 (FF).
40. Sex and Lies in Sin City (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Ted Binion is Vegas royalty, the prince of the world famous Horseshoe Casino - rich, rowdy and randy. When he falls for Sandy Murphy at a local strip club, he becomes trapped in a web of drugs, deception and ultimately his death.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Mena Suvari, Marcia Gay Harden, Johnathon Schaech, Matthew Modine
Votes: 678
TV, 8/11/15. 6/10 (FF).
41. Kiss Me, Stupid (1964)
Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Romance
Jealous piano teacher Orville Spooner sends his beautiful wife, Zelda, away for the night while he tries to sell a song to famous nightclub singer Dino, who is stranded in town.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Dean Martin, Kim Novak, Ray Walston, Felicia Farr
Votes: 8,607 | Gross: $5.00M
TV, 8/11/15. 7.5/10 (R).
42. The Grandmaster (2013)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Biography, Drama
The story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ziyi Zhang, Jin Zhang, Chang Chen
Votes: 36,748 | Gross: $6.59M
TV, 8/11/15. 8/10 (R).
43. The Efficiency Expert (1991)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
An expert on productivity shows wacky workers in 1966 Australia how to run their moccasin factory like clockwork, despite laying off more than half the workforce.
Director: Mark Joffe | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Alwyn Kurts, Bruno Lawrence
Votes: 2,197 | Gross: $0.10M
OL, 8/12/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
44. My Son (2014 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Mathilde works in a Planned Parenthood center. One day, a teenage girl comes to her office to ask for a morning-after pill. Mathilde quickly senses that something is wrong with her, and the girl eventually confesses she was raped.
Director: Alain Berliner | Stars: Michèle Laroque, Philippe Lefebvre, Maxence Perrin, Victor Meutelet
Votes: 89
TV, 8/12/15. 7/10 (FF).
45. La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
R | 102 min | Comedy
The titular gay couple become involved with local cops and foreign spies when one of them unwittingly obtains a roll of stolen microfilm.
Director: Édouard Molinaro | Stars: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Michel Galabru
Votes: 2,233 | Gross: $6.95M
TV, 8/12/15. 6/10 (FF).
46. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
R | 83 min | Horror
Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Marilyn Burns, Edwin Neal, Allen Danziger, Paul A. Partain
Votes: 183,490 | Gross: $30.86M
OL, 8/13/15. 8/10 (R).
47. Elephant (2003)
R | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Elias McConnell, Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson
Votes: 97,209 | Gross: $1.23M
OL, 8/13/15. 9/10 (R).
48. Admission (2013)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Nat Wolff, Gloria Reuben
Votes: 36,137 | Gross: $18.00M
TV, 8/13/15. 5/10 (FF).
49. Deadly Revenge (2013 TV Movie)
92 min | Thriller
Charming LA architect Harrison, also a great cook and lover, gets engaged to Cate, a San Francisco landscape architect he meets while collaborating on a major project, after they get locked... See full summary »
Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Alicia Ziegler, Mark Hapka, Donna Mills, Constance Wu
Votes: 362
TV, 8/14/15. 4.5/10 (P).
50. Walk All Over Me (2007)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A small town girl runs into big time trouble as she takes on her roommates identity as a dominatrix to pay the bills.
Director: Robert Cuffley | Stars: Leelee Sobieski, Tricia Helfer, Lothaire Bluteau, Jacob Tierney
Votes: 2,504
TV, 8/14/15. 5/10 (FF).
51. Renegades (1946)
Passed | 87 min | Western
In order to part with the Dembrow outlaw family, Ben Dembrow changes his name and ventures out on his own but the Dembrows don't want to part with him.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Evelyn Keyes, Willard Parker, Larry Parks, Edgar Buchanan
Votes: 211
TV, 8/15/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
52. Every Day (2010)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A comedy about a New York City couple (Schreiber and Hunt) in romantic and family crisis.
Director: Richard Levine | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Carla Gugino, Ezra Miller
Votes: 3,599
TV, 8/15/15. 6/10 (FF).
53. The Immigrant (2013)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
In 1921, an innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Renner, Dagmara Dominczyk
Votes: 33,768 | Gross: $2.01M
TV, 8/15/15. 7/10 (FF).
54. The Majestic (2001)
PG | 152 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn
Votes: 57,636 | Gross: $27.81M
TV, 8/16/15. 7/10 (FF).
55. The Order (2001)
R | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A playboy criminal contacts his dad after stealing a Faberge egg. Later it seems his dad has gone missing in Israel so he heads there. His disappearance is linked to the religious sect: The Order. Lots of fight and chase scenes.
Director: Sheldon Lettich | Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sofia Milos, Charlton Heston, Brian Thompson
Votes: 9,336
TV, 8/16/15. 4/10 (P).
56. Girl Most Likely (2012)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy
A failed New York playwright awkwardly navigates the transition from Next Big Thing to Last Year's News.
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon, Darren Criss
Votes: 16,028 | Gross: $1.38M
TV, 8/16/15. 7/10 (FF).
57. One Night Stand (1997)
R | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Max/W.Snipes has a one night stand with Karen/N.Kinski in NYC. He returns to his wife, 2 kids and career in LA but is affected. A year later, Max and Karen meet again by chance, but this time they're with their spouses.
Director: Mike Figgis | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Kyle MacLachlan, Ming-Na Wen
Votes: 7,220 | Gross: $2.62M
TV, 8/16/15. 7/10 (FF).
58. Broken Flowers (2005)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Jessica Lange, Sharon Stone, Julie Delpy
Votes: 106,782 | Gross: $13.74M
TV, 8/17/15. 8/10 (R).
59. Cartouche (1962)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The story of a kid from the back streets who wants to become king of Paris. Brought up among petty thieves, he becomes their leader through an audacious and elegant coup which wins him the love of the beautiful Venus.
Director: Philippe de Broca | Stars: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale, Jess Hahn, Marcel Dalio
Votes: 2,932
TV, 8/17/15. 6/10 (FF).
60. Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy
After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams.
Director: Hans Richter | Stars: Jack Bittner, Libby Holman, Josh White, Norma Cazanjian
Votes: 943
OL, 8/18/15. 8/10 (R).
61. The Ducksters (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Daffy Duck is an obnoxious radio host who puts the guest, Porky, through an arduous series of quiz tests. The more questions he gets wrong, the more penalties Daffy gives him.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,247
OL, 8/18/15. 8/10 (R).
62. Arsène Lupin (2004)
Not Rated | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
As the daring thief Arsène Lupin (Romain Duris) ransacks the homes of wealthy Parisians, the Police, with a secret weapon in their arsenal, attempt to ferret him out.
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé | Stars: Romain Duris, Kristin Scott Thomas, Pascal Greggory, Eva Green
Votes: 7,452
TV, 8/18/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
63. Picnic (1955)
Approved | 115 min | Drama, Romance
Emotions are ignited among the complacent townsfolk when a handsome drifter arrives in a small Kansas community on the morning of the Labor Day picnic.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: William Holden, Kim Novak, Betty Field, Susan Strasberg
Votes: 9,834
TV, 8/18/15. 7.5/10 (FF).
64. Bunker Hill Bunny (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sam Von Schamm The Hessian and Bugs Bunny fight it out in the little known American Revolutionary War Battle of Bagle Heights.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,434
OL, 8/19/15. 7/10 (FF).
65. Between Two Worlds (1952)
19 min | Short
A short film in which a male and female dancer are separated by an impenetrable barrier.
Director: Guy L. Coté | Stars: Tutte Lemkow, Sara Luzita, Sam Kaner
Votes: 38
OL, 8/19/15. 9/10 (R).
66. Hardrock, Coco and Joe: The Three Little Dwarfs (1951)
3 min | Animation, Short, Family
A stop-motion animated film version of the song "The Three Little Dwarfs"
Star: Norma Zimmer
Votes: 151
OL, 8/19/15. 7/10 (FF).
67. Lianna (1983)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A happily married woman comes to realize herself of being a repressed lesbian after she has an affair with a female college professor, and then tries to come to terms with her newfound lifestyle.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jon DeVries, Jo Henderson
Votes: 1,823 | Gross: $1.50M
OL, 8/19/15. 8/10 (R).
68. Vratné lahve (2007)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
A comic love story about a man who refuses to accept that old age is empty of love, meaning and value to society.
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Zdenek Sverák, Daniela Kolárová, Pavel Landovský, Tatiana Dyková
Votes: 5,048
TV, 8/19/15. 7.5/10 (R).
69. Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
R | 121 min | Action, Western
A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Hideaki Itô, Kôichi Satô, Quentin Tarantino, Yûsuke Iseya
Votes: 15,833 | Gross: $0.05M
TV, 8/19/15. 7/10 (FF).
70. Blood of the Condor (1969)
70 min | Crime, Drama
The reaction of an indigenous community against a group of foreigners who under the guise of development assistance are forcibly sterilizing the peasant women.
Director: Jorge Sanjinés | Stars: Marcelino Yanahuaya, Benedicta Mendoza, Vicente Verneros Salinas, Danielle Caillet
Votes: 622
OL, 8/20/15. 8/10 (R).
71. Hunger Point (2003 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
A family is pushed to its limits when one of the daughters' lives is blighted by an eating disorder.
Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: Barbara Hershey, Christina Hendricks, Susan May Pratt, John Getz
Votes: 660
TV, 8/20/15. 7/10 (FF).
72.
Maria Wern (2008– )
Episode:
Boy Missing
(2011)
88 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A ten-year-old boy disappears from a dinner in a little fishing village, while another vanishes from a refugee camp on the island. These are but the first in series of frightening events to... See full summary »
Directors: Charlotte Berlin, Leif Lindblom | Stars: Eva Röse, Allan Svensson, Peter Perski, Ulf Friberg
Votes: 285
TV, 8/21/15. 6/10 (FF).
73. Relentless (1948)
Passed | 93 min | Drama, Romance, Western
Framed for a murder he didn't commit, a cowboy must stay one step ahead of the law as he hunts for the real killer.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Robert Young, Marguerite Chapman, Willard Parker, Akim Tamiroff
Votes: 407
TV, 8/22/15. 6/10 (FF).
74. I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
PG-13 | 114 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A bored Italian socialite (Kim Basinger) abandons her jet-set lifestyle for the rigors and rewards of rural Kenya in this true story, based on the best-selling memoir by Kuki Gallmann. Directed by Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire).
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Liam Aiken, Garrett Strommen
Votes: 4,892 | Gross: $6.54M
TV, 8/22/15. 6/10 (FF).
75. Tad: The Lost Explorer (2012)
TV-PG | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Construction worker Tad wants to be a famous archaeologist. He gets a chance to look for a lost Inca city in Peru, where the gold was hidden. He meets the professor's cute daughter/assistant. Villains chase them.
Director: Enrique Gato | Stars: Óscar Barberán, Michelle Jenner, José Mota, José Corbacho
Votes: 9,097
TV, 8/22/15. 6/10 (FF).
76. The White River Kid (1999)
R | 99 min | Action, Comedy
Brother Edgar (Bob Hoskins) is a generous entrepreneur of low-quality socks who hides behind a self-bestowed cassock to avoid the low-level corruption of local sheriff (Randy Travis). He ... See full summary »
Director: Arne Glimcher | Stars: Bob Hoskins, Antonio Banderas, Ellen Barkin, Wes Bentley
Votes: 1,331
TV, 8/22/15. 6/10 (FF).
77. The Breakfast Club (1985)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
Five high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a great deal more in common than they thought.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy
Votes: 436,284 | Gross: $45.88M
TV, 8/23/15. 7/10 (FF).
78. The Tuxedo (2002)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A hapless chauffeur must take a comatose Secret Agent's place using his special gadget-laden tuxedo.
Director: Kevin Donovan | Stars: Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar
Votes: 88,674 | Gross: $50.55M
TV, 8/23/15. 6/10 (FF).
79. Gloria (1999)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After serving three years in prison covering for her gangster boyfriend, Kevin, Gloria returns to New York City for the money she was promised. Inside Kevin's base of operations, she finds 7-year-old Nicky, whose family has been killed.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Sharon Stone, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Jeremy Northam, Cathy Moriarty
Votes: 6,214 | Gross: $4.16M
TV, 8/23/15. 7/10 (FF).
80.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Abigail's Party
(1977)
102 min | Comedy, Drama
Arguably the most famous edition of Play For Today, and one of the most beloved, as Mike Leigh directs a comedy of manners. Middle-class suburbia gets to reveal its darker side over the course of an increasingly uncomfortable drinks party.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski, John Salthouse
Votes: 2,336
OL, 8/24/15. 9/10 (R).
81. Exit Wounds (2001)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Orin Boyd, a tough cop in an inner-city precinct discovers a web of dirty cops and corruption.
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak | Stars: Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington, Anthony Anderson
Votes: 36,914 | Gross: $51.76M
TV, 8/24/15. 5.5/10 (FF).
82. The Woman in Black (2012)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.
Director: James Watkins | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciarán Hinds, Emma Shorey
Votes: 192,578 | Gross: $54.33M
TV, 8/24/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
83. Deadline for Action (1946)
37 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary produced by the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) documenting their struggle against big corporations in the post World War II era.
Director: Carl Marzani
Votes: 53
OL, 8/25/15. 7/10 (FF).
84. The Song That Reached His Heart (1910)
11 min | Short, Drama
Away out in western Canada we see a man of brawn and muscle made rough and rude by his life and surroundings buying a phonograph, and with his pals seated of an evening listening to the old... See full summary »
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Star: Edwin August
Votes: 94
OL, 8/25/15. 6/10 (FF).
85. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
Not Rated | 79 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A Roger Corman tale of Dr. James Xavier's devastating experiments on himself and the unforeseen.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Ray Milland, Diana Van der Vlis, Harold J. Stone, John Hoyt
Votes: 8,159
OL, 8/25/15. 6/10 (FF).
86. Under the Same Moon (2007)
PG-13 | 106 min | Adventure, Drama
After his grandmother passes away, a young Mexican boy illegally travels across the border to search for his undocumented mother living and working in the U.S.
Director: Patricia Riggen | Stars: Eugenio Derbez, Kate del Castillo, Adrian Alonso, Maya Zapata
Votes: 7,448 | Gross: $12.59M
TV, 8/25/15. 7/10 (FF).
87. One, Two, Three (1961)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy
In West Berlin during the Cold War, a Coca-Cola executive is given the task of taking care of his boss' socialite daughter.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Arlene Francis
Votes: 22,952
TV, 8/25/15. 9/10 (R).
88. The Eagle (1925)
Unrated | 73 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A wanted Russian lieutenant becomes a masked vigilante seeking vengeance upon the man who stole his family's land, only to fall for his charming daughter.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Rudolph Valentino, Vilma Bánky, Louise Dresser, Albert Conti
Votes: 2,270 | Gross: $0.32M
OL, 8/26/15. 7.5/10 (R).
89. Frigid Hare (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs rescues a penguin from an Inuit hunter at the South Pole and becomes obligated to it beyond his wildest dreams.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,353
OL, 8/26/15. 7/10 (FF).
90. Giraffada (2013)
85 min | Drama
A male giraffe dies after a nocturnal air raid in a Palestinian zoo. The female giraffe stops eating. A boy and his father, the veterinarian of the zoo, look for a solution.
Director: Rani Massalha | Stars: Saleh Bakri, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Ahmad Bayatra, Mohammad Bakri
Votes: 287
TV, 8/26/15. 7/10 (FF).
Note:
Shown under the title 'Giraffada' in my country (on SLO 1).
91. Van Wilder: Freshman Year (2009 Video)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Romance
Van Wilder starts his freshman year at Coolidge College and embarks on an adventure to land the campus hottie and liberate his school from sexual oppression and party dysfunction.
Director: Harvey Glazer | Stars: Jonathan Bennett, Shaun Bowman, Kristin Cavallari, Kurt Fuller
Votes: 15,117
TV, 8/26/15. 3/10 (P).
92. Lantana (2001)
R | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The relationships of four couples unravel after the discovery of a young woman's body in Lantana bush in suburban Sydney.
Director: Ray Lawrence | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Rachael Blake, Kerry Armstrong
Votes: 20,221 | Gross: $4.46M
OL, 8/27/15. 8/10 (R).
93. The Campaign (2012)
R | 85 min | Comedy
An incumbent Representative embroiled in personal scandal faces a no-holds-barred challenge from a naive newcomer funded by two unscrupulous billionaire lobbyist brothers.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott
Votes: 136,981 | Gross: $86.91M
TV, 8/27/15. 6/10 (FF).
94. A Pain in the Ass (2008)
86 min | Comedy
An unlikely friendship develops between a hitman and a suicidal guy who have both checked into the same hotel for different reasons.
Director: Francis Veber | Stars: Richard Berry, Patrick Timsit, Pascal Elbé, Laurent Paolini
Votes: 1,025
TV, 8/27/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
95. A Case of Deadly Force (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Fact-based story about a 1975 cover-up of a shooting by two white members of the Boston Tactical Unit. While on stakeout on a suspected getaway car used in a armed robbery, the two gunned ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Miller | Stars: Richard Crenna, John Shea, Lorraine Toussaint, Francis X. McCarthy
Votes: 225
TV, 8/28/15. 6/10 (FF).
96. The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
Not Rated | 84 min | Comedy
Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure.
Director: Charles Crichton | Stars: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson
Votes: 3,310
TV, 8/28/15. 6.5/10 (FF).
97. Steve Jobs: Billion Dollar Hippy (2011 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary, Biography
The Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and other experts give their views on the rise, fall and come back of Apple with Steve Jobs at the helm.
Directors: Laura Craig Gray, Tristan Quinn | Stars: Evan Davis, Steve Jobs, Daniel Kottke, Stewart Brand
Votes: 1,203
TV, 8/29/15. 7/10 (FF).
98. Kings & Queen (2004)
Unrated | 150 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Parallel storylines tell the current state of affairs for two ex-lovers: Nora's a single mother who comes to care for her terminally ill father; holed in up in mental ward, Ismael, a brilliant musician, plots his escape.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Emmanuelle Devos, Geoffrey Carey, Thierry Bosc, Olivier Rabourdin
Votes: 4,015 | Gross: $0.29M
TV, 8/29/15. 7.5/10 (FF).
99. Hands Across the Table (1935)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Romance
A loafer and a manicurist, both planning to marry money, meet and form an uneasy alliance.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Ralph Bellamy, Astrid Allwyn
Votes: 2,149
TV, 8/30/15. 7/10 (FF).
100. Return to Paradise (1953)
Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
An American drifter comes to a remote Polynesian island controlled by a Puritanical missionary and turns the social life of the island upside-down.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barry Jones, Roberta Haynes, Moira Walker
Votes: 835
TV, 8/30/15. 6/10 (FF).
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