Cinema Shrine (Movie Collection)
by Moviefreak4653 | created - 16 Oct 2015 | updated - 7 months ago | PublicThese are all my children (some I love more than others).
Don't really know why IMDB doesn't ignore the "A" "An" and "The" words in the titles but whatever. Was gonna say that, if you're gonna look at it, I'd suggest the AZ alphabetical order option just because. I don't think I can make the list appear that way for everyone. I don't know. I'm bad at technology and stuff.
My dream is to be on "Hoarders" one day - but hoarding movies and stuff not, like, trash and fecal matter.
Also, not to sound too grandiose or anything here, but I love physical media and the idea of people being so reliant on intangible concepts and digital collections and whatnot is scary as hell to me. I prefer having a tangible copy to prove that it exists and that it's mine in the world.
May comment on certain ones but, either way, who cares
Semi-Disclaimer: In my defense on owning some/most of these crappy, low-budget b/z grade horror movies I didn't anticipate on acquiring them. My father is one of those people who goes to a bargain bin and picks out those $5 horror sets - despite my warnings that, often times, they're in a bargain bin with 14 other films for a reason. When Blockbuster and Movie Gallery went out of business, it was just this overflow of crappy horror movies ("Stupid Teenagers Must Die" anyone?). He moved and left me with all these type of movies. I've yet to weed them out and I don't really know what to do with them because I don't wanna be one of those people who pawns them off at a Buy-Sell-Trade place.
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1. Manderlay (2005)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama
A story of slavery, set in the southern U.S. in the 1930s.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Isaach De Bankolé, Danny Glover, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 25,190 | Gross: $0.08M
Really wish Lars von Trier would have gotten around to finishing this trilogy for it looks doubtful he ever will. While not as amazing as Dogville, I still feel like the story (as a whole) is amazing.
2. Nights and Weekends (2008)
Unrated | 80 min | Drama, Romance
A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.
Directors: Greta Gerwig, Joe Swanberg | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Joe Swanberg, Jay Duplass, Elizabeth Donius
Votes: 1,805 | Gross: $0.00M
Only seen a few Joe Swanberg films but, of the ones I've seen, I've enjoyed this the most. I think I might have a soft spot for the "mumblecore" film movement of the mid 2000's because I really enjoyed "Baghead" and "The Puffy Chair" by the Duplass Brothers too and, I don't know, I like the grainy look and these short, simple glimpses into people's lives.
3. Cujo (1983)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Cujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Danny Pintauro, Christopher Stone
Votes: 51,025 | Gross: $21.20M
I wish this was a better movie. It's one of those movies where I'm so bored for the first hour and I'm just waiting for them to be trapped in the car because, those scenes, are some of the most intense but everything else is boring and lame.
4. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery
Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard, Bob Griffin
Votes: 285,853 | Gross: $140.54M
I love The Blair Witch Project. Always have. Always will. I can kinda sorta not really see why people don't like it, but I love it. It's creepy to me because the fear of being lost is one that I have and struggle with every time I walk into a Wal-Mart so, I like to believe, I can really relate to the character's plight.
I'd own Blair Witch 2 just because, but I didn't like it at all. Guess the same applies to "Blair Witch."
5. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
R | 99 min | Crime, Thriller
When a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn
Votes: 1,088,981 | Gross: $2.83M
Own all Tarantino's except Django Unchained and Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood - hopefully can own soon.
This was one of my top 10 favorite movies circa a budding testosterone infused 7th grade time period. I'd probably be a Mr. Brown, though I'd love to be a Mr. Blonde
6. Chuck & Buck (2000)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
An oddly naive man-child stalks his childhood best friend and tries to reconnect with their past.
Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Mike White, Chris Weitz, Lupe Ontiveros, Beth Colt
Votes: 5,890 | Gross: $1.05M
Love dark comedies and Mike White (lead actor/ screenwriter) is amazing at it. He's also the voice of God. Seriously, his HBO short-lived series Enlightened will change your life. Glad he's gotten a moment in the sun recently with The White Lotus
7. Cecil B. Demented (2000)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
An insane independent film director and his renegade group of teenage filmmakers kidnap an A-list Hollywood actress and force her to star in their underground film.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier
Votes: 16,658 | Gross: $1.28M
Kinda underrated - one of John Waters' better films IMO.
I can't tell you how hard I laughed at Alicia Witt's character telling how her entire family raped her under the Christmas tree. "Grandma yelled 'Yeah! f_ck her!"
8. Breaking the Waves (1996)
R | 159 min | Drama
Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr
Votes: 71,606 | Gross: $4.04M
Paid a pretty penny for the Out of Print Artisan release some time ago but, nevertheless, I welcomed the beautiful (much needed) Criterion release. Hope to see The Idiots and Dancer in the Dark come soon.
9. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
R | 102 min | Drama
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep..
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
Votes: 899,396 | Gross: $3.64M
Great Movie. Have no desire to ever watch it again.
10. Dummy (2002)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
Director: Greg Pritikin | Stars: Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich, Illeana Douglas, Vera Farmiga
Votes: 6,933 | Gross: $0.07M
Remember this movie being very funny. Been a good while since I've seen it. I'm not a big Milla Jovovich fan, but she is hilarious in this film.
11. Maid to Order (1987)
PG | 93 min | Fantasy, Comedy
A spoiled rich girl is visited by her fairy godmother and turned into a maid.
Director: Amy Holden Jones | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Beverly D'Angelo, Michael Ontkean, Valerie Perrine
Votes: 3,645 | Gross: $9.87M
Bought this at Movie Stop for a whopping $3 - mostly because I knew it was Out of Print and sold for more than $3 on Amazon
12. Pi (1998)
R | 84 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Pamela Hart
Votes: 186,517 | Gross: $3.22M
Need to buy The Fountain and Noah. I don't remember if I included The Wrestler in this list. I don't think I did. I kinda sorta don't really own it, though. I need it. I haven't seen Noah and mother! was amazing, I thought.
13. The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Five college friends head out to a remote cabin for a getaway, but things don't go as planned when they start getting killed. They soon discover that there is more to the cabin than it seems.
Director: Drew Goddard | Stars: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz
Votes: 451,073 | Gross: $42.07M
Pretty decent horror film but Scream will always be the reigning self-aware and genre deconstructing horror film. Plus, in some ways this is a little too Buffy Season 4 and 7 microwaved over.
14. Basic Instinct (1992)
R | 127 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A violent police detective investigates a brutal murder that might involve a manipulative and seductive novelist.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Votes: 219,342 | Gross: $117.73M
Have YOU ever f_cked on cocaine??
Remember liking the film well enough but, aside from a few key scenes (you know the one), I don't remember much about the actual film.
15. Apocalypse Now (1979)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, War
A U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest
Votes: 710,851 | Gross: $83.47M
I think I saw the Redux version. Either way, a little too long for my liking. Martin Sheen isn't my favorite either
16. Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
PG | 112 min | Drama, Family
Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.
Director: Doug Atchison | Stars: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer, Curtis Armstrong
Votes: 21,646 | Gross: $18.81M
"Ain't you got no job?"
Love this movie; always puts me in a good mood. When I bought this movie at Wal-Mart, the cashier lady was like, "Oh, this is one everyone should have in their collection!"
17. Lake Dead (2007)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Three sisters and a group of their friends take a trip to the home of the recently deceased grandfather -- who died a particularly grisly death -- to learn more about the promise of an inheritance, only to encounter a family of psychos who have taken up residence in the old man's cabin.
Director: George Bessudo | Stars: Tara Gerard, Vanessa Viola, Kelsey Wedeen, Alex A. Quinn
Votes: 3,833
I remember nothing about this film other than there being, like, this crazy grandma or something. Got this when I was going through a horror DVD label period (i.e. Afterdark Horrorfest, Ghosthouse Underground, Dimension Extreme, etc.)
18. Frontier(s) (2007)
Unrated | 108 min | Horror
A gang of young thieves flee Paris during the violent aftermath of a political election, only to hole up at an Inn run by neo-Nazis.
Director: Xavier Gens | Stars: Karina Testa, Aurélien Wiik, Patrick Ligardes, Samuel Le Bihan
Votes: 28,813
Went through a French Extreme phase - really enjoyed this one. Need to watch it again. I love the whole back-woods country vibe and overt violence.
19. The Cove (2009)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Director: Louie Psihoyos | Stars: Richard O'Barry, Louie Psihoyos, Hardy Jones, Michael Illiff
Votes: 51,461 | Gross: $0.87M
Good documentary. Never wanna see it again. Dolphins are cool though
20. Disaster Movie (2008)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Over the course of one evening, an unsuspecting group of twenty-somethings find themselves bombarded by a series of natural disasters and catastrophic events.
Directors: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer | Stars: Carmen Electra, Vanessa Lachey, Nicole Parker, Matt Lanter
Votes: 94,574 | Gross: $14.19M
Yeah, it's a bad movie but I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh at some parts - namely the Juno spoof which was kinda spot-on, same with the Enchanted spoof. That's it though. And even then they kinda overstay what little welcome they maybe had or didn't have to begin with. Like, it's bad - make no mistake - but, I don't know, sometimes you just kinda crave something stupid you feel superior over and this is that
21. The Doom Generation (1995)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embark on a sex-and-violence-filled journey through an America of psychos and quickie marts.
Director: Gregg Araki | Stars: James Duval, Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech, Cress Williams
Votes: 17,896 | Gross: $0.26M
Bought this one mostly because it goes well with my 90s indie scene films and, also, because I had just watched Araki's Mysterious Skin and Smiley Face. Also because Rose McGowan.
22. The Children (2008)
R | 84 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
Director: Tom Shankland | Stars: Eva Birthistle, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jeremy Sheffield, Rachel Shelley
Votes: 19,037
Don't remember much about the film but, nevertheless, it was amusing because killer children and whatnot.
23. The Last House in the Woods (2006)
Unrated | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
An Italian gorefest about a young couple being held captive by a sadistic backwoods family.
Director: Gabriele Albanesi | Stars: Daniela Virgilio, Geno Diana, Santa De Santis, Daniele Grassetti
Votes: 1,160
I actually remember somewhat enjoying this film but, having gone back and seen clips of it recently, I probably wouldn't have that same reaction. I just remember it being kinda disturbing, which was cool.
24. The Substitute (2007)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A group of sixth-graders is convinced their new substitute teacher is actually a menacing alien.
Director: Ole Bornedal | Stars: Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Jonas Wandschneider, Nikolaj Falkenberg-Klok
Votes: 3,425
Haven't seen this in a while, but it's time I rewatch it because I remember it being fun and pulled off really well. Like it kinda sorta being a kid's horror movie but not kid-friendly.
25. Hard Candy (2005)
R | 104 min | Drama, Thriller
Hayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a surprise.
Director: David Slade | Stars: Patrick Wilson, Elliot Page, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae
Votes: 168,159 | Gross: $1.01M
One of My All Time Favorite Movies. By far, Page's best performance and definitely one of the best performances of that decade IMO
26. Precious (II) (2009)
R | 110 min | Drama
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.
Director: Lee Daniels | Stars: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey
Votes: 116,288 | Gross: $47.57M
I think movies about child abuse are fascinating. They just kind of are. Kinda like in that car crash fascinating way. Maybe a bit melodramatic in retrospect too but still a good movie. Will never forget being so thrilled when Monique swept that awards season
27. Slaughter High (1986)
R | 90 min | Horror, Thriller
Eight people are invited to their alma mater for their 10-year reunion, where a fellow former student, disfigured from a prank gone wrong, is out to seek revenge.
Directors: George Dugdale, Mark Ezra, Peter Mackenzie Litten | Stars: Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore, Carmine Iannaccone, Donna Yeager
Votes: 7,011
What school has a bathtub in it?
Would like to have an original Vestron Video copy
Used to kinda dismiss this one and, sure, it's far from being one of the most enjoyable 80's slasher movies (ending goes on for too long) but I've come around to it more.
28. Spring Breakers (2012)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.
Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine
Votes: 148,845 | Gross: $14.12M
Personally, I really enjoyed this film and, not to sound too pretentious, but it's sorta a masterpiece and a brilliant satire about this current YOLO generation.
Need: "Trash Humpers," "Mister Lonely," and "The Beach Bum." Even if I don't always love Korine's film, I respect him as a filmmaker and truly doing something different.
29. W. (I) (2008)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, Ioan Gruffudd, Colin Hanks
Votes: 50,051 | Gross: $25.53M
Don't remember much about this film but, then again, Oliver Stone doesn't really do it much for me, anyhow.
30. Black Dahlia (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 81 min | Crime, Horror
Three psychopaths go on a killing spree, recreating the Black Dahlia murder.
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Elissa Dowling, Sutton Christopher, Christian Behm, Jack Quinn
Votes: 1,023
I wasn't a dumbass who thought this was the real Brian DePalma movie. Believe me, I knew this was a direct-to-video Ulli Lommel POS movie. I suppose that makes it worse that I actually paid money to own this, right? I guess you'd be right but, then again, it came in a pack with 2 other films in his illustrious filmography. Me and my friends love to laugh at these movies (particularly this one and Green River Killer) so, if ever in need of a good laugh, I have them on hand.
31. Green River Killer (2005 Video)
R | 83 min | Crime, Horror
Along twenty years, the deranged serial-killer Gary Ridgway has killed at least forty-eight prostitutes and dumped their bodies in Green River.
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: George Kiseleff, Jacquelyn Aurora, Georgie Donovan, Shannon Leade
Votes: 1,007
One of my best friends cites this as his least favorite film of all time and, for that reason, we love laughing at it. Best Quotes: "I have to take a sh!t first...Is that okay? ... Wanna wipe my ass? You can if you like..." (Such Poetry)
32. Zodiac (2007)
R | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Between 1968 and 1983, a San Francisco cartoonist becomes an amateur detective obsessed with tracking down the Zodiac Killer, an unidentified individual who terrorizes Northern California with a killing spree.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Edwards
Votes: 598,893 | Gross: $33.08M
Good, but not great, movie. Se7en will always be Fincher's best but, then again, I'm not one to really worship and overrate all things Nolan/Fincher.
33. Ulli Lommel's Zodiac Killer (2005 Video)
R | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young man who works at a nursing home uses the legendary Zodiac killer's M.O. to kill people who neglect their elderly relatives.
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Rudolf Waldemar Brem, Katja Rupé, Kornelia Boje, Isabella Jantz
Votes: 4,748
In some ways, one of the least offensive entries in Lommel's filmography of schlock but, in some ways too, one of the worst because it tries to be a real movie and there's not much to laugh at
34. Saw (2004)
R | 103 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Two strangers awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, and soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover, Ken Leung
Votes: 467,094 | Gross: $56.00M
Eh, my opinion on "Saw' and the series kind of depends on my mood that day. For the most part, I just take it at face value.
35. Saw II (2005)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery
A detective and his team must rescue 8 people trapped in a factory by the twisted serial killer known as Jigsaw.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Beverley Mitchell, Franky G, Emmanuelle Vaugier
Votes: 276,612 | Gross: $87.04M
Mindless entertainment and, while not a good movie (per say), I'd be lying if I said I didn't cringe out of my skin at the needle pit scene and the razor blade box bit.
36. Saw III (2006)
R | 108 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Jigsaw abducts a doctor in order to keep himself alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen named Jeff through a brutal test.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen, Bahar Soomekh
Votes: 212,552 | Gross: $80.24M
Don't remember anything about this one other than that cool brain surgery scene.
37. Saw IV (2007)
R | 93 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman | Stars: Tobin Bell, Scott Patterson, Louis Ferreira, Costas Mandylor
Votes: 164,928 | Gross: $63.30M
"It's just body parts ripping and blood spewing - blag!"
Scream 4 quote...
Would cite this as being my least favorite in the series.
38. Saw V (2008)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.
Director: David Hackl | Stars: Scott Patterson, Costas Mandylor, Tobin Bell, Betsy Russell
Votes: 137,722 | Gross: $56.75M
This was actually kinda my favorite of the sequels because, let's be honest, people just wanna see characters put in the traps and try and get through them - does anyone really care about the Jigsaw legacy/ storyline? I don't.
39. American Psycho (2000)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage
Votes: 716,537 | Gross: $15.07M
I actually really wanna buy the awful direct-to-video sequel with Mila Kunis...mostly because it's so bad that it's kinda good.
I initially didn't care for this film but, having re-watched it in the past 2 or 3 years, I really understood and appreciated it more. Who doesn't want to be like Patrick Bateman?
40. Chopping Mall (1986)
R | 77 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock-down before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing spree.
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd, Karrie Emerson
Votes: 17,260
One of my favorite 80s slasher movies
41. Crash (I) (2004)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.
Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave
Votes: 449,133 | Gross: $54.58M
I'm not entirely on the "Crash-Bash-Hate Train" per say, but I agree that it shouldn't have won Best Picture for its respective year. Would be curious to rewatch now many years later
42. Dogville (2003)
R | 178 min | Crime, Drama
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Harriet Andersson
Votes: 158,757 | Gross: $1.53M
One of my All Time Favorite Films. An Utter Masterpiece. Needs a better edition
43. High Tension (2003)
R | 91 min | Horror
Best friends Marie and Alexia decide to spend a quiet weekend at Alexia's parents' secluded farmhouse. But on the night of their arrival, the girls' idyllic getaway turns into an endless night of horror.
Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Cécile de France, Maïwenn, Philippe Nahon, Franck Khalfoun
Votes: 77,917 | Gross: $3.68M
Questionable ending that, yeah, is kind of a cheat, but, overall, mindless bloody entertainment otherwise that I just take at face value
44. Open Water (2003)
R | 79 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
Based on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.
Director: Chris Kentis | Stars: Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis, Saul Stein, Michael E. Williamson
Votes: 56,477 | Gross: $30.61M
Reason #4,849,323 not to go scuba diving in the middle of the ocean. I LOVE the subtly here. The prolonged dread. Truly unnerving film.
45. Deadly Visions (2004 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 90 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
A woman (Nicolette Sheridan) who underwent an eye transplant is haunted by visions of her donor's last moments of life, and she is convinced that the woman was murdered.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Nicollette Sheridan, Gordon Currie, Sarah Deakins, Philip Granger
Votes: 300
Aka "Possessed" I bought this at a Hollywood Video and was going through a Desperate Housewives binge watching period (and when Hollywood Video was still a thing) so, when I saw that Nicolette Sheridan was in this, I figured "why not?" Don't remember much about the movie. Think it was a Lifetime movie?
46. The Tommyknockers (1993)
R | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The small town of Haven becomes a hot-bed of inventions all run by a strange green power device. The whole town is digging something up in the woods, and only an alcoholic poet can discover the secret of the Tommyknockers.
Stars: Jimmy Smits, Marg Helgenberger, John Ashton, Allyce Beasley
Votes: 12,269
Bought cheap. Have yet to see.
47. Santa's Slay (2005)
R | 78 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he becomes the giver of toys and happiness. But when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways.
Director: David Steiman | Stars: Bill Goldberg, Douglas Smith, Emilie de Ravin, Robert Culp
Votes: 11,229
Opening is great - the rest? Eh. It is what it is and it makes no apologies, and I appreciate that but it doesn't always make for the most enriching viewing experience. After a while, the joke gets old, and I think the film realizes it too hence the insanely rushed ending.
48. Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
Ginger's sister Brigitte, now a werewolf herself, must try to find a cure for her blood lust before the next full moon while hiding out in a rehab clinic from a relentless werewolf.
Director: Brett Sullivan | Stars: Emily Perkins, Brendan Fletcher, Katharine Isabelle, Tatiana Maslany
Votes: 15,227
Not bad. Ghost was annoying but not a bad sequel
49. Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004)
R | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Set in 19th Century Canada, Brigette and her sister Ginger take refuge in a Traders' Fort which later becomes under siege by some savage werewolves.
Director: Grant Harvey | Stars: Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Nathaniel Arcand, JR Bourne
Votes: 11,587
Not bad either.
50. Buffalo '66 (1998)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.
Director: Vincent Gallo | Stars: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rourke
Votes: 60,330 | Gross: $2.38M
One of My All Time Favorite Movies
Need the Blu-Ray
"Let's span time. This is us, spanning time. We're going to span time. Spanning time... spanning time... spanning time..."
51. Lovely & Amazing (2001)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Self-esteem and insecurity are at the heart of this comedy about the relationship between a mother and her three confused daughters.
Director: Nicole Holofcener | Stars: Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Troy Ruptash, Emily Mortimer
Votes: 7,699 | Gross: $4.19M
My favorite Nicole Holofcener film. Also one of my All Time Favorite Movies. Wish Lionsgate weren't such Nazis about their rights. Would love for Criterion to release this
52. Monster's Ball (2001)
R | 111 min | Drama, Romance
After a family tragedy, a racist prison guard re-examines his attitudes while falling in love with the African-American wife of the last prisoner he executed.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Taylor Simpson, Gabrielle Witcher
Votes: 94,103 | Gross: $31.27M
Make me feel good...
53. The Rules of Attraction (2002)
R | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
Director: Roger Avary | Stars: James Van Der Beek, Ian Somerhalder, Shannyn Sossamon, Jessica Biel
Votes: 53,337 | Gross: $6.53M
Kinda underrated IMO
54. Chelsea Walls (2001)
R | 109 min | Drama
This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.
Director: Ethan Hawke | Stars: Paz de la Huerta, Vincent D'Onofrio, Bianca Hunter, Kevin Corrigan
Votes: 2,217 | Gross: $0.06M
Tried to watch it once, but got bored
55. May (2002)
R | 93 min | Drama, Horror
A socially awkward veterinary assistant with a lazy eye and obsession with perfection descends into depravity after developing a crush on a boy with perfect hands.
Director: Lucky McKee | Stars: Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris, James Duval
Votes: 40,530 | Gross: $0.15M
One of My All Time Favorite Movies
In some ways I think I'm May
Do you like...pussy? Pussy cats!! Geez, you're a nasty little thing aren't you?
56. Frailty (2001)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."
Director: Bill Paxton | Stars: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Powers Boothe, Matt O'Leary
Votes: 91,447 | Gross: $13.10M
I love movies about religious abuse and harassment and this one was great. Also kind of unintentionally funny too in my mind because I can relate to some degree.
57. Bully (2001)
R | 108 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.
Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Brad Renfro, Nick Stahl, Bijou Phillips, Rachel Miner
Votes: 40,543 | Gross: $1.54M
Not that great. Just because your film is "shocking" doesn't make it great.
58. Leprechaun (1992)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
An evil, sadistic Leprechaun goes on a killing rampage in search of his beloved pot of gold.
Director: Mark Jones | Stars: Warwick Davis, Jennifer Aniston, Ken Olandt, Mark Holton
Votes: 30,522 | Gross: $8.56M
Silly but so much fun. Gotta watch it every Saint Patrick's Day. My DVD is the one where they totally rip a still photo of Aniston from Picture Perfect and give it a green tint.
59. Tape (2001)
R | 86 min | Drama
Three old high school friends meet in a Michigan motel room to dissect painful memories from their past.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman
Votes: 21,143 | Gross: $0.49M
Underrated film - one of Linklater's better IMO. I love movies that are primarily dialogue driven
60. Cube (1997)
R | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.
Director: Vincenzo Natali | Stars: Nicole de Boer, Maurice Dean Wint, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller
Votes: 247,783 | Gross: $0.50M
This is one of those movies where it's too good to hate. Like, the acting is bad, there are plot holes, bad CGI, etc., but when it's good, it's great and it does make up for the weaker elements.
Need to buy Cube 2 (though kinda lame) and the 3rd one (though forgettable)
61. Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth (2000 Video)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
A reporter investigates a series of murders, dubbed the Spring Break Massacre, which leads to further mayhem.
Director: John Blanchard | Stars: Aimee Graham, Chris Palermo, Kim Greist, Harley Cross
Votes: 11,506
I feel totally safe at school...hi Chucky!
-WANNA PLAY!?
Stupid but sometimes amusingly so
62. Kids (1995)
Unrated | 91 min | Drama
A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.
Director: Larry Clark | Stars: Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny, Sarah Henderson
Votes: 84,693 | Gross: $7.42M
The acting is mostly what makes this movie and, overall, very intriguing portrayal of a disenfranchised youth. One I appreciate a lot more as I get older.
63. Happiness (1998)
NC-17 | 134 min | Comedy, Drama
The lives of several individuals intertwine as they go about their lives in their own unique ways, engaging in acts which society as a whole might find disturbing in a desperate search for human connection.
Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Dylan Baker
Votes: 74,467 | Gross: $2.81M
My 2nd Favorite Film of All Time (or at least, in My Top 5)
Wish this would get a decent edition - an utter masterpiece of a film. This film was a godsend to me. I've always had a morbid and dark sense of humor but, oh man, this film and Solondz is just pitch black...exactly how I like it.
I love it too because it provoked so many reactions from me. On one hand, these were all unsympathetic and terrible people, but I loved them for it and, also, felt bad that their depravity, which they believed to be a solace for happiness, was actually hurting them.
"Until the day you die, you, not me, will always be sh!t!"
"...somehow you just seemed so doomed for failure. But now I see that's not true! There's a glimmer of hope for you after all!"
"If only I had been raped as a child, then I would KNOW authenticity!"
"I came."
64. Palindromes (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Aviva is thirteen, awkward and sensitive. Her mother Joyce is warm and loving, as is her father, Steve, a regular guy who does have a fierce temper from time to time. The film revolves around her family, friends and neighbors.
Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ellen Barkin, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Matthew Faber
Votes: 12,871 | Gross: $0.55M
One of My All Time Favorite Movies
My 2nd Favorite Todd Solondz film.
There's something so hilariously wrong about a bunch of disabled children singing songs about Jesus.
65. Mr. Jealousy (1997)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
A writer becomes obsessed with his girlfriend's former boyfriend, now a very successful novelist. To discover if the ex-boyfriend still has feeling for his old love, the writer joins the novelist's group therapy meetings.
Director: Noah Baumbach | Stars: Eric Stoltz, Annabella Sciorra, Chris Eigeman, Carlos Jacott
Votes: 2,602 | Gross: $0.29M
Not my favorite Baumbach film. Just feels very much like a script that read better on paper. Controversially, I liked the film he made after this - "Highball" (a - more or less - improve film made from leftover footage from this film that Baumbach regrets).
Waiting for "Kicking & Screaming" to be released on BluRay. Need: "While We're Young," "Mistress America," "The Meyerwitz Stories," and "Marriage Story."
66. Freeway (1996)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A twisted take on "Little Red Riding Hood", with a teenage juvenile delinquent on the run from a social worker travelling to her grandmother's house and being hounded by a charming, but sadistic, serial killer and pedophile.
Director: Matthew Bright | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Kiefer Sutherland, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Perri
Votes: 31,788 | Gross: $0.30M
One of My All Time Favorite Movies.
Need to get a better edition and, also, would LOVE to own Freeway II: Confessions of a Trick Baby, but the DVD is OOP and hella expensive. My dream is to stumble upon it at, like, a Movie Stop or Good Will for under $5. I have a burnt DVD of it but it's not that same.
67. All About Steve (2009)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Convinced that a CCN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together.
Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church, Ken Jeong
Votes: 44,446 | Gross: $33.86M
Almost kinda reaches a point of being so-bad that it's good. I mean, it wasn't AS terrible as I thought it would be but, yeah, that whole random tornado scene didn't exactly help with the cause.
68. Another Earth (2011)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.
Director: Mike Cahill | Stars: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, DJ Flava
Votes: 100,054 | Gross: $1.32M
I love Sci-Fi films that aren't overt with that and this one really impressed me.
69. Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
PG-13 | 93 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.
Director: Benh Zeitlin | Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Levy Easterly, Lowell Landes
Votes: 85,096 | Gross: $12.80M
I know this sounds kind of mean because it's about flooding, but this movie makes me want to go swimming.
70. Black Swan (2010)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder
Votes: 825,457 | Gross: $106.95M
Probably my favorite Aronofsky
71. Boys Don't Cry (1999)
R | 118 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska.
Director: Kimberly Peirce | Stars: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III
Votes: 103,332 | Gross: $11.53M
When I bought this at FYE, the dude looked at the cover and was like, "Yes we do." And I just smiled unsure of how to respond
72. Brokedown Palace (1999)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two women are arrested for smuggling while vacationing in Thailand.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Claire Danes, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Pullman, Jacqueline Kim
Votes: 24,061 | Gross: $10.11M
Didn't know this movie existed until one of my best friends gave it a glowing review. Pretty great little movie.
73. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)
PG-13 | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Flighty teenage girl Buffy Summers learns that she is her generation's destined battler of vampires.
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland, Paul Reubens, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 49,504 | Gross: $16.62M
Come on, it's all about the TV series
Not a bad first attempt but, man oh man, Swanson's lack of comedic timing and the slapstick.
74. Choke (2008)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death.
Director: Clark Gregg | Stars: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Kathryn Alexander
Votes: 33,619 | Gross: $2.93M
I remember enjoying this film. Need to see it again.
75. The Crucible (1996)
PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, History
A Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife for being a witch in the middle of the 1692 witchcraft trials.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder, Paul Scofield, Joan Allen
Votes: 40,203 | Gross: $7.34M
I SAW *insert name of person you hate* WITH THE DEVIL!
Great performances
76. Date Night (2010)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple's attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.
Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Mark Wahlberg, Taraji P. Henson
Votes: 172,228 | Gross: $98.71M
Oh yeah! You're sexy robots!
77. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok
Votes: 476,367 | Gross: $186.74M
Watched this occasionally in science class. :P
78. The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama
A smart but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.
Director: David Frankel | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Emily Blunt
Votes: 467,799 | Gross: $124.74M
That's all.
79. Die Hard (1988)
R | 132 min | Action, Thriller
A New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 946,240 | Gross: $83.01M
One of My All Time Favorite Movies
Also, anyone who says, "My favorite Christmas movie is 'Die Hard' but I know a lot of people say 'Die Hard' isn't a Christmas," means they actually know in recent years that people *do* consider "Die Hard" to now be one but you still want to seem cool and unorthodox.
For the record, I don't really consider it to be. I just don't know anyone who, on Christmas Eve would pick this movie over something like "A Christmas Story" or "Miracle on 34th Street" without doing so in a conscious effort to seem oh-so cool.
80. Donnie Darko (2001)
R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Director: Richard Kelly | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne
Votes: 850,578 | Gross: $1.48M
For a brief period when I was in high school, all the wannabe-moody and angsty "intellectual" people asked me to lend this movie out to them. Even still, it's a great movie. I love how they make it seem like the kid dancers are so talented and great but then, when on stage, they're really not that impressive but everyone things they are.
81. The Dreamers (2003)
NC-17 | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva Green, Anna Chancellor
Votes: 131,702 | Gross: $2.53M
I've tried multiple times to watch this film but I always get bored for some reason. I mean, if overt sexuality doesn't keep my interest?
82. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall
Votes: 524,208 | Gross: $56.36M
Need to upgrade this because my DVD is old and has been watched many times. I went as Edward Scissorhands for Halloween in 3rd grade, but this was before they made an official costume so I had to improvise. Wore all black, painted my face white, and taped scissors to a glove. I look pretty bad ass though.
One of My All Time Favorite Movies
83. The Family Stone (2005)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An uptight, liberal businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Director: Thomas Bezucha | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Claire Danes, Diane Keaton
Votes: 75,257 | Gross: $60.06M
I don't really remember that much about this film. I just remember the middle act of it being so boring
84. Fever Pitch (2005)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon, Jason Spevack, Jack Kehler
Votes: 47,784 | Gross: $42.07M
Saw this when it first came out. Don't remember much about it. Just remember one scene where Fallon's character is depressed and all his male friends are helping him and they get him into a shower because he asks one friend, "Why are you shaving my balls?" And, as a pre-pubescent 10 year old, that disturbed me
85. Fight Club (1999)
R | 139 min | Drama
An insomniac office worker and a devil-may-care soap maker form an underground fight club that evolves into much more.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Meat Loaf, Zach Grenier
Votes: 2,326,304 | Gross: $37.03M
Pretty sure my brother borrowed this one from one of his friends many moons ago and never returned it. Well...guess I now officially have adopted it as my own. Anyway, I'm not one of these people who ejaculates over all things Fincher and Nolan
86. Garden State (2004)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
Director: Zach Braff | Stars: Zach Braff, Peter Sarsgaard, Natalie Portman, Ian Holm
Votes: 223,252 | Gross: $26.78M
Haven't seen since about circa 2008. I remember liking it though, but not loving it.
87. The Good Girl (2002)
R | 93 min | Drama, Romance
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Deborah Rush, Mike White
Votes: 47,451 | Gross: $14.02M
As stated earlier, screenwriter Mike White is the voice of God. His films (this, Year of the Dog, and his TV series Enlightened) are amazing examinations of humanity and life's endurances.
88. Great Expectations (1998)
R | 111 min | Drama, Romance
Modernization of Charles Dickens' classic story finds the hapless Finn as a painter in New York City pursuing his unrequited and haughty childhood love.
Director: Alfonso Cuarón | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hank Azaria, Chris Cooper
Votes: 56,947 | Gross: $26.33M
I need a Blu-Ray of this and Cuaron's A Little Princess. That beautiful green imagery would look stunning. I actually think this movie is somewhat underrated. Admittedly, as Roger Ebert put it, this movie starts off as being great but ends up just being good. This is true because the film does begin to venture off into riding on a cliché structure. That said, it's still a beautiful film and I think it has the right feel to compensate for areas where it lacks. I really enjoyed this and, personally, I enjoyed it more than I did Cuaron's Y Tu Mama Tambien.
89. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
R | 107 min | Horror, Thriller
A traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.
Director: Alexandre Aja | Stars: Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan, Dan Byrd, Emilie de Ravin
Votes: 183,379 | Gross: $41.78M
Not a bad remake but I couldn't stand the lead dude and really wanted him to die.
90. House at the End of the Street (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
After moving with her mother to a small town, a teenager finds that an accident happened in the house at the end of the street. Things get more complicated when she befriends a boy. A double murder is not an accident.
Director: Mark Tonderai | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot, Gil Bellows
Votes: 81,349 | Gross: $31.61M
I actually didn't think this movie was half bad for what it was, you know?
91. Jennifer's Body (2009)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Horror
A newly-possessed high-school cheerleader turns into a succubus who specializes in killing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Brody, Johnny Simmons
Votes: 151,432 | Gross: $16.20M
I'm glad that this movie has been getting a cult following in recent years. At first, I was disappointed with it but, as the years progressed, I found myself always tuning-in to it on FX and whipping out this DVD - which I think I got at a Hollywood Video going out of business - every now and then.
92. John Tucker Must Die (2006)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
Three ex-girlfriends of a serial cheater set up their former lover to fall for the new girl in town so they can watch him get his heart broken.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Ashanti, Arielle Kebbel, Sophia Bush
Votes: 88,167 | Gross: $41.01M
Really bad Mean Girls rip-off. Jenny McCarthy was funny though.
93. Joy Ride (2001)
R | 97 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychopathic killer.
Director: John Dahl | Stars: Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski, Jessica Bowman
Votes: 76,000 | Gross: $21.97M
Where's my CANDY CANE!!!?
I think they made a 3rd, which I need.
94. Juno (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes a selfless decision regarding the unborn child.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Votes: 549,480 | Gross: $143.50M
Desperately Seeking Spawn
95. Lake Placid (1999)
R | 82 min | Action, Comedy, Horror
Four people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine.
Director: Steve Miner | Stars: Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson
Votes: 65,597 | Gross: $31.77M
Really need the Scream! Factory release.
96. Little Manhattan (2005)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A 10-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl find love in New York City.
Director: Mark Levin | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Charlotte Ray Rosenberg, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon
Votes: 24,792 | Gross: $0.38M
Really sweet movie, great depiction of childhood
97. Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris | Stars: Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 518,455 | Gross: $59.89M
Love, love, love this movie. I remember when it came out and it was all over every magazine I read. Finally, I watched it and was just instantly in love with it.
98. Melinda and Melinda (2004)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two alternating stories, one comedy and the other tragedy, about Melinda's attempts to straighten out her life.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Will Ferrell, Vinessa Shaw, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 33,216 | Gross: $3.83M
Really underrated film and, actually, one of my personal favorite Woody Allen movies and, by far, his most underappreciated film.
99. Mom's Outta Sight (1998)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Eccentric inventor Prof. John Richards seems to have hit pay dirt when he designs a contraption which can move large objects instantly by breaking them into atoms which can be streamed from... See full summary »
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Hannes Jaenicke, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Harrison Myers, Steve Scionti
Votes: 142
Bought this one as a joke because...well...look at that cover (BTW absolutely NOTHING depicted on the cover happens in the movie. There's not a brother and sister, the mom never has on a mud mask, wears a rob, and cooks breakfast. There's not even a dog!)
100. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
PG-13 | 127 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 299,500 | Gross: $57.39M
I need to see this again because, having seen it before Romeo + Juliet, I wonder if my opinion of it would change (I strongly dislike Romeo + Juliet, for the record).
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