March 31, 2008

Funny Games (1997)

Directed by: Michael Haneke

Starring:
Susanne Lothar as Anna
Ulrich Mühe as Georg
Arno Frisch as Paul
Frank Giering as Peter


Genre: Horror / Drama / Thriller
MPAA Rating: UR
Running Time: 108 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

March 28, 2008

Toy Story 2 (1999)

Directed by: John Lasseter

Starring:
Tom Hanks as Woody (voice)
Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Joan Cusack as Jessie, the Yodeling Cowgirl (voice)
Kelsey Grammer as Stinky Pete the Prospector (voice)


Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 92 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

Toy Story (1995)

Directed by: John Lasseter

Starring:
Tom Hanks as Woody (voice)
Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head (voice)
Wallace Shawn as Rex (voice)


Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 81 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

Directed by: Pete Docter

Starring:
John Goodman as James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (voice)
Billy Crystal as Mike Wazowski (voice)
Steve Buscemi as Randall Boggs (voice)
James Coburn as Henry J. Waternoose (voice)


Genre: Animation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 92 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

Ratatouille (2007)

Directed by: Brad Bird

Starring:
Patton Oswalt as Remy (voice)
Ian Holm as Skinner (voice)
Lou Romano as Linguini (voice)
Brian Dennehy as Django (voice)


Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 106 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

The Incredibles (2004)

Directed by: Brad Bird

Starring:
Craig T. Nelson as Bob Parr / Mr. Incredible (voice)
Holly Hunter as Helen Parr / Elastigirl (voice)
Samuel L. Jackson as Lucius Best / Frozone (voice)
Jason Lee as Buddy Pine / Syndrome (voice)


Genre: Animation / Action / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 115 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 10/10

The Iron Giant (1999)

Directed by: Brad Bird

Starring:
Eli Marienthal as Hogarth Hughes (voice)
Jennifer Aniston as Annie Hughes (voice)
Harry Connick Jr. as Dean McCoppin (voice)
Vin Diesel as The Iron Giant (voice)


Genre: Animation / Drama / Family / Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 86 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

March 27, 2008

Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)

Directed by: Carlos Saldanha

Starring:
Ray Romano as Manny (voice)
John Leguizamo as Sid (voice)
Denis Leary as Diego (voice)


Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 91 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6/10

Antz (1998)

Directed by: Eric Darnell & Tim Johnson

Starring:
Woody Allen as Z (voice)
Sharon Stone as Princess Bala (voice)
Sylvester Stallone as Weaver (voice)
Gene Hackman as General Mandible (voice)
Christopher Walken as Colonel Cutter (voice)


Genre: Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Fantasy / Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 83 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7/10

Shrek the Third (2007)

Directed by: Chris Miller & Raman Hui

Starring:
Mike Myers as Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy as Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona (voice)
Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots (voice)
Rupert Everett as Prince Charming (voice)


Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Musical
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 92 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6/10

Shrek 2 (2004)

Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury & Conrad Vernon

Starring:
Mike Myers as Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy as Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona (voice)
Julie Andrews as Queen (voice)
Antonio Banderas as Puss In Boots (voice)


Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 93 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7/10

Shrek (2001)

Directed by: Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson

Starring:
Mike Myers as Shrek (voice)
Eddie Murphy as Donkey (voice)
Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona (voice)
John Lithgow as Lord Farquaad (voice)


Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 90 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

March 26, 2008

The Mist - Black & White Version (2007)

Directed by: Frank Darabont

Starring:
Thomas Jane as David Drayton
Marcia Gay Harden as Mrs. Carmody
Laurie Holden as Amanda Dunfrey
Andre Braugher as Brent Norton


Genre: Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 126 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

Pleasantville (1998)

Directed by: Gary Ross

Starring:
Tobey Maguire as David
Reese Witherspoon as Jennifer
William H. Macy as George Parker
Joan Allen as Betty Parker
Jeff Daniels as Bill Johnson


Genre: Fantasy / Comedy / Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 124 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

Big Fish (2003)

Directed by: Tim Burton

Starring:
Ewan McGregor as Ed Bloom - Younger
Albert Finney as Ed Bloom - Older
Billy Crudup as Will Bloom
Jessica Lange as Sandra Bloom - Older
Alison Lohman as Sandra Bloom - Younger
Helena Bonham Carter as Jenny - Younger & Older / The Witch


Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Comedy / Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 125 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 9/10

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Directed by: Tim Burton

Starring:
Johnny Depp as Edward Scissorhands
Winona Ryder as Kim
Dianne Wiest as Peg
Vincent Price as The Inventor


Genre: Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 105 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

March 25, 2008

Silverado (1985)

Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan

Starring:
Kevin Kline as Paden
Scott Glenn as Emmett
Kevin Costner as Jake
Danny Glover as Mal


Genre: Action / Western
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 133 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7/10

Tombstone (1993)

Directed by: George P. Cosmatos

Starring:
Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp
Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday
Powers Boothe as Curly Bill Brocius
Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo


Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Western
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 134 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7.5/10

Young Guns (1988)

Directed by: Christopher Cain

Starring:
Emilio Estevez as William H. 'Billy the Kid' Bonney
Kiefer Sutherland as Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock
Lou Diamond Phillips as 'Jose' Chavez y Chavez
Charlie Sheen as Richard 'Dick' Brewer


Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / Western
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 6.5/10

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Directed by: James Mangold

Starring:
Russell Crowe as Ben Wade
Christian Bale as Dan Evans
Ben Foster as Charlie Prince
Peter Fonda as Byron McElroy


Genre: Crime / Drama / Western
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 122 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

March 24, 2008

Southland Tales (2007)

Directed by: Richard Kelly

Starring:
Dwayne Johnson as Boxer Santaros / Jericho Kane
Seann William Scott as Roland Taverner / Ronald Taverner
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Krysta Now / Krysta Kapowski


Genre: Comedy / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 145 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 3/10

Transformers (2007)

Directed by: Michael Bay

Starring:
Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky
Megan Fox as Mikaela Banes
Josh Duhamel as Captain Lennox
Peter Cullen as Optimus Prime (voice)
Hugo Weaving as Megatron (voice)


Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 144 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 6.5/10

Armageddon (1998)

Directed by: Michael Bay

Starring:
Bruce Willis as Harry S. Stamper
Billy Bob Thornton as Dan Truman
Ben Affleck as A.J. Frost
Liv Tyler as Grace Stamper


Genre: Action / Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 153 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 6.5/10

The Rock (1996)

Directed by: Michael Bay

Starring:
Sean Connery as John Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage as Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Ed Harris as Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel
David Morse as Major Tom Baxter
Michael Biehn as Commander Anderson


Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 136 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7/10

March 23, 2008

War (2007)

Directed by: Philip G. Atwell

Starring:
Jet Li as Rogue
Jason Statham as Special Agent Jack Crawford
Devon Aoki as Kira Yanagawa


Genre: Action / Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 5.5/10

March 22, 2008

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Directed by: Paul Greengrass

Starring:
Matt Damon as Bourne
David Strathairn as Deputy Director Noah Vosen
Scott Glenn as CIA Director Ezra Kramer
Joan Allen as Pamela Landy


Genre: Action / Adventure / Mystery / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 115 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7/10

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Directed by: Paul Greengrass

Starring:
Matt Damon as Bourne
Karl Urban as Kirill
Joan Allen as Pamela Landy
Brian Cox as Ward Abbott


Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 108 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 6.5/10

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Directed by: Doug Liman

Starring:
Matt Damon as Bourne
Franka Potente as Marie
Chris Cooper as Conklin
Brian Cox as Ward Abbott


Genre: Action / Adventure / Mystery / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 119 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7.5/10

March 21, 2008

Hitman (2007)

Directed by: Xavier Gens

Starring:
Timothy Olyphant as Agent 47
Dougray Scott as Mike Whittier
Olga Kurylenko as Nika Boronina


Genre: Action / Crime / Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 100 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7/10

Stargate (1994)

Directed by: Roland Emmerich

Starring:
Kurt Russell as Col. Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
James Spader as Dr. Daniel Jackson
Mili Avital as Sha'uri
Alexis Cruz as Skaara
Jaye Davidson as Ra


Genre: Fantasy / Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 130 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

Total Recall (1990)

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven

Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Douglas Quaid / Hauser
Sharon Stone as Lori
Ronny Cox as Vilos Cohaagen
Rachel Ticotin as Melina
Michael Ironside as Richter


Genre: Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller / Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 113 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

RoboCop (1987)

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven

Starring:
Peter Weller as Officer Alex J. Murphy / RoboCop
Nancy Allen as Officer Anne Lewis
Ronny Cox as Dick Jones
Kurtwood Smith as Clarence Boddicker
Miguel Ferrer as Bob Morton


Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
MPAA Rating: UR
Running Time: 103 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)

Directed by: Félix Enríquez Alcalá & Wayne Rose

Starring:
Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen as Kendra Shaw
Michelle Forbes as Admiral Helena Cain
Tricia Helfer as Number Six / Gina
Katee Sackhoff as Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
Jamie Bamber as Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama
Edward James Olmos as Admiral William Adama


Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / War
MPAA Rating: TV-14
Running Time: 104 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 9/10

March 20, 2008

Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982)

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Starring:
Harrison Ford as Rick Deckard
Rutger Hauer as Roy Batty
Sean Young as Rachael
Daryl Hannah as Pris


Genre: Action / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 117 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

March 19, 2008

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Directed by: Edgar Wright

Starring:
Simon Pegg as Sgt. Nicholas Angel
Nick Frost as PC Danny Butterman
Timothy Dalton as Simon Skinner
Jim Broadbent as Inspector Frank Butterman


Genre: Action / Comedy / Crime / Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 121 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7.5/10

Bad Boys II (2003)

Directed by: Michael Bay

Starring:
Will Smith as Det. Mike Lowrey
Martin Lawrence as Det. Marcus Burnett
Jordi Mollà as Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia
Gabrielle Union as Syd
Joe Pantoliano as Captain C. Howard


Genre: Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 147 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (co-worker's copy)
Rating: 6/10

Bad Boys (1995)

Directed by: Michael Bay

Starring:
Will Smith as Det. Mike Lowrey
Martin Lawrence as Det. Marcus Burnett
Téa Leoni as Julie Mott
Tchéky Karyo as Fouchet
Joe Pantoliano as Captain C. Howard


Genre: Action / Comedy / Crime / Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 118 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (co-worker's copy)
Rating: 6/10

March 18, 2008

Atonement (2007)

Directed by: Joe Wright

Starring:
James McAvoy as Robbie Turner
Keira Knightley as Cecilia Tallis
Saoirse Ronan as Briony Tallis


Genre: Drama / Romance / War
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 130 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 4/10

I Am Legend (2007)

Directed by: Francis Lawrence

Starring:
Will Smith as Robert Neville
Alice Braga as Anna


Genre: Drama / Horror / Sci-Fi / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 101 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7/10

March 17, 2008

The Omega Man (1971)

Directed by: Boris Sagal

Starring:
Charlton Heston as Robert Neville
Anthony Zerbe as Matthias
Rosalind Cash as Lisa


Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Interwebs (Netflix "Watch Now")
Rating: 6/10

Intolerable Cruelty (2003)

Directed by: Joel & Ethan Coen

Starring:
George Clooney as Miles
Catherine Zeta-Jones as Marylin
Paul Adelstein as Wrigley


Genre: Comedy / Romance / Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 100 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 5.5/10

March 16, 2008

Psycho (1960)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates
Janet Leigh as Marion Crane
Vera Miles as Lila Crane


Genre: Horror / Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 109 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 9/10

Vertigo (1958)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
James Stewart as Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson
Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton
Barbara Bel Geddes as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood
Tom Helmore as Gavin Elster


Genre: Drama / Film-Noir / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 129 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
Edmund Gwenn as Capt. Albert Wiles
John Forsythe as Sam Marlowe
Mildred Natwick as Miss Ivy Gravely
Shirley MacLaine as Jennifer Rogers


Genre: Mystery / Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 99 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7.5/10

Family Plot (1976)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
Karen Black as Fran
Bruce Dern as George
Barbara Harris as Blanche
William Devane as Adamson


Genre: Comedy / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 121 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 6.5/10

Frenzy (1972)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
Jon Finch as Richard Ian Blaney
Alec McCowen as Chief Inspector Oxford
Barry Foster as Robert Rusk


Genre: Crime / Romance / Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 116 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 6.5/10

March 15, 2008

Topaz (1969)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
Frederick Stafford as André Devereaux
John Vernon as Rico Parra
Karin Dor as Juanita de Cordoba
John Forsythe as Michael Nordstrom


Genre: Thriller / Crime / Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 143 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7/10

Torn Curtain (1966)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
Paul Newman as Professor Michael Armstrong
Julie Andrews as Dr. Sarah Louise Sherman
Lila Kedrova as Countess Kuchinska
Hansjörg Felmy as Heinrich Gerhard


Genre: Mystery / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 128 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7/10

Marnie (1964)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
Sean Connery as Mark Rutland
Tippi Hedren as Marnie Edgar / Margaret Edgar / Peggy Nicholson / Mary Taylor


Genre: Drama / Mystery / Romance / Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 131 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7.5/10

Notorious (1946)

Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock

Starring:
Cary Grant as T.R. Devlin
Ingrid Bergman as Alicia Huberman
Claude Rains as Alexander Sebastian


Genre: Drama / Film-Noir / Romance / Thriller
MPAA Rating: N/A
Running Time: 101 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: TCM (recorded)
Rating: 8/10

 

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