The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Directed by: David Lean

Starring:
William Holden as Shears
Alec Guinness as Col. Nicholson
Jack Hawkins as Maj. Warden
Sessue Hayakawa as Col. Saito

Genre: Adventure | Drama | War
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 161 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 9/10

The Thin Red Line (1998)

Directed by: Terrence Malick

Starring:
James Caviezel as Pvt. Witt
Sean Penn as 1st Sgt. Edward Welsh
Nick Nolte as Lt. Col. Gordon Tall
Elias Koteas as Capt. James 'Bugger' Staros

Genre: Action | Drama | War
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 170 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 5/10

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Starring:
Tom Hanks as Capt. John H. Miller
Tom Sizemore as Sgt. Mike Horvath
Edward Burns as Pvt. Richard Reiben
Matt Damon as Pvt. James Francis Ryan

Genre: Action | Drama | History
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 169 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8.5/10

The Mechanic (2011)

Directed by: Simon West

Starring:
Jason Statham as Arthur Bishop
Ben Foster as Steve McKenna

Genre: Action | Crime | Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 93 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6/10

Galaxy Quest (1999)

Directed by: Dean Parisot

Starring:
Tim Allen as Jason Nesmith
Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco
Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane

Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 102 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 7/10

Hereafter (2010)

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Starring:
Matt Damon as George Lonegan
Cécile De France as Marie Lelay
Frankie & George McLaren as Marcus / Jason

Genre: Drama | Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 129 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6/10

Carlos (2010)

Directed by: Olivier Assayas

Starring:
Édgar Ramírez as Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, aka 'Carlos'

Genre: Biography | Crime | Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 330 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Netflix Watch Instantly
Rating: 7/10

The Illusionist (2010)

Directed by: Sylvain Chomet

Starring:
Jean-Claude Donda as The Illusionist / French Cinema Manager (voice)
Eilidh Rankin as Alice (voice)

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

Rabbit Hole (2010)

Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell

Starring:
Nicole Kidman as Becca
Aaron Eckhart as Howie
Dianne Wiest as Nat

Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 91 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7/10

The Evil Dead (1981)

Directed by: Sam Raimi

Starring:
Bruce Campbell as Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
Ellen Sandweiss as Cheryl
Hal Delrich as Scott
Betsy Baker as Linda
Sarah York as Shelly

Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Running Time: 85 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 7.5/10

I Saw the Devil (2010)

Directed by: Jee-woon Kim

Starring:
Byung-hun Lee as Kim Soo-hyeon
Min-sik Choi as Kyung-chul

Genre: Crime | Drama | Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 141 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Blue Valentine (2010)

Directed by: Derek Cianfrance

Starring:
Ryan Gosling as Dean
Michelle Williams as Cindy

Genre: Drama | Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 112 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7.5/10

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Directed by: David Yates

Starring:
Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter
Ralph Fiennes as Lord Voldemort
Emma Watson as Hermione Granger
Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley

Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 146 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7/10

Iron Man (2008)

Directed by: Jon Favreau

Starring:
Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man
Terrence Howard as Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes
Jeff Bridges as Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 126 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: Blu-Ray (owned)
Rating: 8/10

Thor (2011)

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Starring:
Chris Hemsworth as Thor
Natalie Portman as Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston as Loki

Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 114 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: The Big Screen
Rating: 6/10

Never Let Me Go (2010)

Directed by: Mark Romanek

Starring:
Carey Mulligan as Kathy
Andrew Garfield as Tommy
Keira Knightley as Ruth

Genre: Drama | Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 103 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 7/10

The King's Speech (2010)

Directed by: Tom Hooper

Starring:
Colin Firth as King George VI
Geoffrey Rush as Lionel Logue
Helena Bonham Carter as Queen Elizabeth

Genre: Biography | Drama | History
MPAA Rating: R
Running Time: 118 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 8/10

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Directed by: Irvin Kershner

Starring:
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford as Han Solo
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia
Frank Oz as Yoda (voice)
Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 127 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 10/10

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Directed by: George Lucas

Starring:
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford as Han Solo
Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
James Earl Jones as Darth Vader (voice)

Genre: Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 125 mins
First Time Viewed: No
Watched on: DVD (owned)
Rating: 9/10

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)

Directed by: Oliver Stone

Starring:
Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko
Shia LaBeouf as Jake Moore
Josh Brolin as Bretton James
Carey Mulligan as Winnie Gekko

Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 133 mins
First Time Viewed: Yes
Watched on: Blu-Ray (Netflix rental)
Rating: 6.5/10