2012 (2009)

Directed by: Roland Emmerich

Starring:
John Cusack as Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet as Kate Curtis
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Dr. Adrian Helmsley
Thandie Newton as Dr. Laura Wilson

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 158 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 3.5/10

The Book of Eli (2010)

Directed by: Albert & Allen Hughes

Starring:
Denzel Washington as Eli
Gary Oldman as Carnegie
Mila Kunis as Solara

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 118 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: HBO HD
Rating: 6.5/10

Legion (2010)

Directed by: Scott Charles Stewart

Starring:
Paul Bettany as Michael
Lucas Black as Jeep Hanson
Tyrese Gibson as Kyle Williams
Adrianne Palicki as Charlie

Genre: Action | Fantasy | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 100 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Starz HD
Rating: 3.5/10

The Experiment (2010)

Directed by: Paul Scheuring

Starring:
Adrien Brody as Travis
Forest Whitaker as Barris

Genre: Drama | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 96 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 5.5/10

The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans (2009)

Directed by: Werner Herzog

Starring:
Nicolas Cage as Terence McDonagh
Eva Mendes as Frankie Donnenfield
Val Kilmer as Stevie Pruit

Genre: Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 122 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 6/10

I'm Still Here (2010)

Directed by: Casey Affleck

Starring:
Joaquin Phoenix as Himself

Genre: Comedy | Music
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 108 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 5/10

The Messenger (2009)

Directed by: Oren Moverman

Starring:
Woody Harrelson as Captain Tony Stone
Ben Foster as Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery

Genre: Drama | Romance | War
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 115 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 7.5/10

Kick-Ass (2010)

Directed by: Matthew Vaughn

Starring:
Aaron Johnson as Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass
Chloe Moretz as Mindy Macready / Hit-Girl
Nicolas Cage as Damon Macready / Big Daddy
Mark Strong as Frank D'Amico

Genre: Action | Comedy | Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 117 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8/10

Die Hard (1988)

Directed by: John McTiernan

Starring:
Bruce Willis as Officer John McClane
Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber
Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennaro McClane
Reginald Veljohnson as Sgt. Al Powell

Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 131 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

A Christmas Story (1983)

Directed by: Bob Clark

Starring:
Peter Billingsley as Ralphie Parker
Darren McGavin as The Old Man - Mr. Parker
Melinda Dillon as Mrs. Parker
Ian Petrella as Randy Parker

Genre: Comedy | Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 93 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: TBS
Rating: 8/10

Stargate (1994)

Directed by: Roland Emmerich

Starring:
Kurt Russell as Col. Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
James Spader as Dr. Daniel Jackson

Genre: Fantasy | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 130 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 7.5/10

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring:
Ian McKellen as Gandalf the White
Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
Sean Astin as Sam Gamgee
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 201 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring:
Ian McKellen as Gandalf the White
Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
Sean Astin as Sam Gamgee
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 179 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 10/10

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring:
Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey
Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
Sean Astin as Sam Gamgee
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 178 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 9/10

Greenberg (2010)

Directed by: Noah Baumbach

Starring:
Ben Stiller as Roger Greenberg
Greta Gerwig as Florence Marr
Rhys Ifans as Ivan Schrank

Genre: Drama | Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6/10

Youth in Revolt (2010)

Directed by: Miguel Arteta

Starring:
Michael Cera as Nick Twisp / Francois Dillinger
Portia Doubleday as Sheeni Saunders

Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 90 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6.5/10

Winter's Bone (2010)

Directed by: Debra Granik

Starring:
Jennifer Lawrence as Ree Dolly
John Hawkes as Teardrop Dolly
Garret Dillahunt as Sheriff Baskin

Genre: Drama | Mystery | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 100 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7/10

Valhalla Rising (2010)

Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn

Starring:
Mads Mikkelsen as One Eye

Genre: Action | Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 93 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 6/10

Black Swan (2010)

Directed by: Darren Aronofsky

Starring:
Natalie Portman as Nina Sayers / The Swan Queen
Mila Kunis as Lily / The Black Swan
Vincent Cassel as Thomas Leroy / The Gentleman
Barbara Hershey as Erica Sayers / The Queen

Genre: Drama | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 108 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Big Screen
Rating: 9/10

Restrepo (2010)

Directed by: Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger

Genre: Documentary | War
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 93 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 7.5/10

Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

Directed by: Banksy

Starring:
Banksy as Himself
Shepard Fairey as Himself
Thierry Guetta as Himself
Rhys Ifans as Narrator

Genre: Documentary | Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 85 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 7/10

Invictus (2009)

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Starring:
Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela
Matt Damon as François Pienaar

Genre: Biography | Drama | History | Sport
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 134 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6/10

Robin Hood (2010)

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Starring:
Russell Crowe as Robin Longstride
Cate Blanchett as Marion Loxley

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 156 mins (Director's Cut)
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 5/10

The Expendables (2010)

Directed by: Sylvester Stallone

Starring:
Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross
Jason Statham as Lee Christmas
Jet Li as Yin Yang

Genre: Action | Adventure | Thriller | War
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 3/10

Centurion (2010)

Directed by: Neil Marshall

Starring:
Michael Fassbender as Centurion Quintus Dias
Dominic West as General Titus Flavius Virilus
Olga Kurylenko as Etain

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Thriller | War
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 97 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 6/10

Inception (2010)

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb
Ellen Page as Ariadne
Marion Cotillard as Mal

Genre: Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 148 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8/10

The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008)

Directed by: Ji-woon Kim

Starring:
Kang-ho Song as Yoon Tae-goo / The Weird
Byung-hun Lee as Park Chang-yi / The Bad
Woo-sung Jung as Park Do-won / The Good

Genre: Action | Adventure | Western
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 130 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7/10

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)

Directed by: Terry Gilliam

Starring:
Christopher Plummer as Doctor Parnassus
Lily Cole as Valentina
Heath Ledger as Tony
Andrew Garfield as Anton

Genre: Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 123 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6.5/10

Mary and Max (2009)

Directed by: Adam Elliot

Starring:
Toni Collette as Mary Daisy Dinkle (voice)
Philip Seymour Hoffman as Max Jerry Horovitz (voice)
Barry Humphries as Narrator (voice)

Genre: Animation | Comedy | Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 80 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

'Thor' Poster and Trailer

Un Prophète (2009)

Directed by: Jacques Audiard

Starring:
Tahar Rahim as Malik El Djebena
Niels Arestrup as César Luciani
Adel Bencherif as Ryad

Genre: Drama | Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 155 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 8/10

Avatar (2009)

Directed by: James Cameron

Starring:
Sam Worthington as Jake Sully
Zoe Saldana as Neytiri
Sigourney Weaver as Dr. Grace Augustine

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 178 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Extended Cut)
Rating: 8/10

First Trailer for Jon Favreau's 'Cowboys & Aiens'

Monsters (2010)

Directed by: Gareth Edwards

Starring:
Whitney Able as Samantha Wynden
Scoot McNairy as Andrew Kaulder

Genre: Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 94 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: OnDemand HD
Rating: 7/10

Skyline (2010)

Directed by: Colin & Greg Strause

Starring:
Eric Balfour as Jarrod
Scottie Thompson as Elaine

Genre: Sci-Fi | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 92 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Big Screen
Rating: 2/10

Trailer for 'Battle: Los Angeles'

First Trailer for The Coen Brothers' 'True Grit'

The Killer (1989)

Directed by: John Woo

Starring:
Chow Yun Fat as Ah Jong
Danny Lee as Insp. Li Ying / Little Eagle
Sally Yeh as Jennie

Genre: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Ip Man (2008)

Directed by: Wilson Yip

Starring:
Donnie Yen as Ip Man
Simon Yam as Zhou Qing Quan
Siu-Wong Fan as Jin Shan Zhao
Ka Tung Lam as Li Zhao

Genre: Action | Biography | Drama | History
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 106 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 8/10

The Warlords (2007)

Directed by: Peter Chan & Wai Man Yip

Starring:
Jet Li as General Pang Qingyun
Andy Lau as Zhao Er-Hu
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhang Wen-Xiang

Genre: Action | Drama | History | War
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 113 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Machete (2010)

Directed by: Ethan Maniquis & Robert Rodriguez

Starring:
Danny Trejo as Machete
Jessica Alba as Sartana
Steven Seagal as Torrez
Robert De Niro as Senator McLaughlin

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 105 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Big Screen
Rating: 7.5/10

Red Cliff: Part II (2009)

Directed by: John Woo

Starring:
Tony Leung as Zhou Yu
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang
Fengyi Zhang as Cao Cao

Genre: Action | Drama | History | War
MPAA Rating: N/A
Running Time: 142 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Red Cliff: Part I (2008)

Directed by: John Woo

Starring:
Tony Leung as Zhou Yu
Takeshi Kaneshiro as Zhuge Liang
Fengyi Zhang as Cao Cao

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 146 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7/10

Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

Directed by: Brandon Vietti

Starring:
Bruce Greenwood as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Jensen Ackles as Red Hood (voice)
John Di Maggio as Joker / Additional Voices
Neil Patrick Harris as Nightwing (voice)

Genre: Action | Animation | Crime | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 75 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Inception (2010)

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Starring:
Leonardo DiCaprio as Cobb
Ellen Page as Ariadne
Marion Cotillard as Mal

Genre: Action | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 148 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Big Screen
Rating: 8/10

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Directed by: Edgar Wright

Starring:
Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers

Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 112 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Big Screen
Rating: 8.5/10

Madeo (2009)

Directed by: Joon-ho Bong

Starring:
Hye-ja Kim as Mother
Bin Won as Yoon Do-joon
Ku Jin as Jin-tae

Genre: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 128 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 8/10

Predators (2010)

Directed by: Nimród Antal

Starring:
Adrien Brody as Royce
Alice Braga as Isabelle
Topher Grace as Edwin

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 106 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Big Screen
Rating: 5.5/10

Predator (1987)

Directed by: John McTiernan

Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger as Dutch
Kevin Peter Hall as The Predator
Carl Weathers as Dillon
Bill Duke as Mac

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 107 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 9/10

The Princess Bride (1987)

Directed by: Rob Reiner

Starring:
Cary Elwes as Westley
Robin Wright Penn as Buttercup
Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya
Chris Sarandon as Prince Humperdinck

Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Starz HD
Rating: 9/10

The White Ribbon (2009)

Directed by: Michael Haneke

Starring:
Christian Friedel as The School Teacher
Leonie Benesch as Eva
Ulrich Tukur as The Baron
Ursina Lardi as The Baroness

Genre: Drama | Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 144 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Up (2009)

Directed by: Pete Docter & Bob Peterson

Starring:
Edward Asner as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Jordan Nagai as Russell (voice)
Bob Peterson as Dug / Alpha (voice)

Genre: Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 96 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Starz HD
Rating: 7.5/10

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The Lovely Bones (2009)

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring:
Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon
Mark Wahlberg as Jack Salmon
Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon
Stanley Tucci as George Harvey

Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 136 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6/10