The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Directed by: John McTiernan

Starring:
Sean Connery as Captain Marko Ramius
Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan
Scott Glenn as Commander Bart Mancuso
Sam Neill as Captain 2nd Rank Vasily Borodin

Genre: Action | Adventure | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 134 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

Directed by: Julian Schnabel

Starring:
Mathieu Amalric as Jean-Dominique 'Jean-Do' Bauby
Emmanuelle Seigner as Céline Desmoulins
Marie-Josée Croze as Henriette Durand
Anne Consigny as Claude

Genre: Biography | Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 112 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: DVD (Netflix rental)
Rating: 8/10

Cinderella Man (2005)

Directed by: Ron Howard

Starring:
Russell Crowe as Jim Braddock
Renée Zellweger as Mae Braddock
Paul Giamatti as Joe Gould

Genre: Biography | Drama | Sport
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 144 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

The Last Samurai (2003)

Directed by: Edward Zwick

Starring:
Ken Watanabe as Katsumoto
Tom Cruise as Nathan Algren

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | War
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 154 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7.5/10

Almost Famous (2000)

Directed by: Cameron Crowe

Starring:
Patrick Fugit as William Miller
Billy Crudup as Russell Hammond
Kate Hudson as Penny Lane
Jason Lee as Jeff Bebe

Genre: Drama | Music
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 162 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8/10

The Aviator (2004)

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes
Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn
Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner
John C. Reilly as Noah Dietrich

Genre: Biography | Drama | Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 170 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7.5/10

Stand by Me (1986)

Directed by: Rob Reiner

Starring:
Wil Wheaton as Gordie Lachance
River Phoenix as Chris Chambers
Corey Feldman as Teddy Duchamp
Jerry O'Connell as Vern Tessio

Genre: Adventure | Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 89 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

American Beauty (1999)

Directed by: Sam Mendes

Starring:
Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham
Annette Bening as Carolyn Burnham
Thora Birch as Jane Burnham
Wes Bentley as Ricky Fitts
Mena Suvari as Angela Hayes

Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 122 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

Crimson Tide (1995)

Directed by: Tony Scott

Starring:
Denzel Washington as Lt. Commander Ron Hunter
Gene Hackman as Capt. Frank Ramsey
George Dzundza as Chief of the Boat

Genre: Action | Drama | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 123 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 7/10

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)

Directed by: Lewis Milestone

Starring:
Trevor Howard as Capt. William Bligh
Marlon Brando as 1st Lt. Fletcher Christian
Richard Harris as Seaman John Mills

Genre: Adventure | Drama | History | Romance
MPAA Rating: N/A
Running Time: 178 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: TCM (recorded)
Rating: 7/10