Movies I Watched in 2015
by Raxivace | created - 02 Jun 2015 | updated - 30 Dec 2015 | PublicThis is a list of every movie I watched in 2015, that was new to me. Rewatches are not included in this list. "List Order" is the order I watched these films in. Beware of unmarked spoilers.
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101. Cinderella (I) (2015)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter
Votes: 190,718 | Gross: $201.15M
Solid remake from Branagh. His extravagance really made the party scenes fun to watch.
102. The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (2015–2024)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Filmmaker Andrew Jarecki examines the complicated life of reclusive real estate icon Robert Durst, the key suspect in a series of unsolved crimes.
Stars: Andrew Jarecki, Robert Durst, J. Patrick Burns, Dick DeGuerin
Votes: 51,538
A pretty great documentary miniseries, though I'm not sure the ending is quite as damning as everyone says. That being said, Durst is obviously an insane killer.
103. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.
Stars: Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey
Votes: 2,283,946
104. Top Five (2014)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality television star fiancée talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her television show.
Director: Chris Rock | Stars: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart
Votes: 27,641 | Gross: $25.28M
105. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When New York is put under siege by Oscorp, it is up to Spider-Man to save the city he swore to protect as well as his loved ones.
Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 537,859 | Gross: $202.85M
106. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 170,472 | Gross: $13.76M
107. A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Western
As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his newly found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.
Director: Seth MacFarlane | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried
Votes: 198,494 | Gross: $43.14M
108. Cymbeline (2014)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A gritty story of a take-no-prisoners war between dirty cops and an outlaw biker gang. A drug kingpin is driven to desperate measures.
Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich, John Leguizamo
Votes: 4,260
109. Red River (1948)
Passed | 133 min | Drama, Western
Dunson leads a cattle drive, the culmination of over 14 years of work, to its destination in Missouri. But his tyrannical behavior along the way causes a mutiny, led by his adopted son.
Directors: Howard Hawks, Arthur Rosson | Stars: John Wayne, Montgomery Clift, Joanne Dru, Walter Brennan
Votes: 34,377
110. Too Many Cooks (2014 TV Short)
TV-MA | 11 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A series of montages that parodies the introductory title sequences of generic 70s, 80s and 90s TV shows of various genres slowly turns into an absurdist meta slasher and then the parody becomes even weirder.
Director: Casper Kelly | Stars: Ken DeLozier, Tara Ochs, Katelyn Nacon, Justin Scott
Votes: 5,236
111. Ocean Waves (1993 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Drama, Romance
As a young man returns home after his first year away at college he recalls his senior year of high school and the iron-willed, big city girl that turned his world upside down.
Director: Tomomi Mochizuki | Stars: Nobuo Tobita, Toshihiko Seki, Yoko Sakamoto, Yuri Amano
Votes: 20,417
112.
Red vs. Blue (2003–2024)
Episode:
The Chorus Trilogy
(2015)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Action
After learning that The Chairman has been behind the war of Chorus the Reds and Blues go to war with him, Felix, and Locus.
Director: Miles Luna | Stars: Dan Avidan, Sean Baird, Mark Bellman, Suzy Berhow
Votes: 375
113. Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (1995)
TV-G | 13 min | Animation, Short, Family
An attraction at EPCOT in Disney World which explains how damage is done to the environment and how we can prevent it.
Director: Bruce Morris | Stars: Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, James Earl Jones, Cam Clarke
Votes: 120
114. I Live in Fear (1955)
103 min | Drama
An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Eiko Miyoshi
Votes: 5,535
115. The Director's Chair (2014–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Biography, Talk-Show
Director Robert Rodriguez interviews some of the top movie directors.
Stars: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, John Carpenter, Guillermo del Toro
Votes: 558
116. The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Not Rated | 151 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A vengeful young man marries the daughter of a corrupt industrialist in order to seek justice for his father's suicide.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Kyôko Kagawa, Tatsuya Mihashi
Votes: 14,014
117.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson
(1987)
TV-G | 111 min | Music, Musical
A retrospective on the life and career of actor James Stewart, with clips from many of his films and interviews with people who have worked with him.
Director: David Heeley | Stars: James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Peter Bogdanovich, Carol Burnett
Votes: 280
118. Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief (2015)
Not Rated | 119 min | Documentary
A documentary looking at the inner-workings of the Church of Scientology.
Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe, Spanky Taylor, David Miscavige
Votes: 40,907
119. The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
R | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A year after their father's funeral, three brothers travel across India by train in an attempt to bond with each other.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, Amara Karan
Votes: 216,934 | Gross: $11.90M
120. Hotel Chevalier (2007)
R | 13 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A prologue of one heart-breaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Natalie Portman, Waris Ahluwalia, Michel Castejon
Votes: 36,106
121. The Defiant Ones (1958)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama
Two chained-together escaped convicts, White and Black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Cara Williams, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 17,826
122. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
PG | 112 min | Drama, Romance
A recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Mia Bendixsen, Alfred Lutter III
Votes: 27,472 | Gross: $18.60M
123. Alphaville (1965)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Valérie Boisgel
Votes: 27,603 | Gross: $0.05M
124. High and Low (1963)
Not Rated | 143 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yutaka Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyôko Kagawa
Votes: 53,188
125. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
R | 136 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke
Votes: 881,229 | Gross: $6.21M
126. Band of Angels (1957)
Passed | 125 min | Drama
Amantha Starr grows up as a privileged Southern belle in the ante-bellum South, but after her father dies broke, her world is destroyed when she discovers that her mother was Black.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Clark Gable, Yvonne De Carlo, Sidney Poitier, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Votes: 2,626
127. The Play House (1921)
23 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
After waking up from his wacky dream, a theater stage hand inadvertently causes havoc everywhere he works.
Directors: Edward F. Cline, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Edward F. Cline, Monte Collins, Virginia Fox
Votes: 4,590
128. Lady in the Lake (1946)
Passed | 105 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
The lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.
Director: Robert Montgomery | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully
Votes: 6,364
129. Jailhouse Rock (1957)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Music, Musical
After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy, Vaughn Taylor
Votes: 9,832 | Gross: $4.00M
130. Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (1967)
15 min | Sci-Fi, Short
While monitored and pursued, a man races to escape through a futuristic labyrinth.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Dan Nachtsheim, Joy Carmichael, David Munson, Marvin Bennett
Votes: 2,681
131. Chicago (2002)
PG-13 | 113 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Taye Diggs
Votes: 243,351 | Gross: $170.69M
132. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (2015–2023)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A fateful encounter - what adventuring is all about. But for Bell Cranel, meeting a girl doesn't go quite as planned.
Stars: Bryson Baugus, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Maaya Uchida, Inori Minase
Votes: 10,452
133. The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (2015)
TV-14 | Animation, Comedy, Romance
A spin-off series based on The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya movie, set in the alternate world where Nagato is just a normal human girl.
Stars: Bridget Hoffman, Crispin Freeman, Michelle Ruff, Kari Wahlgren
Votes: 472
134. THX 1138 (1971)
R | 86 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the 25th century, a time when people have designations instead of names, a man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley, Maggie McOmie
Votes: 54,614 | Gross: $2.44M
135. American Graffiti (1973)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
A group of teenagers in California's central valley spend one final night after their 1962 high school graduation cruising the strip with their buddies before they pursue their varying goals.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 98,145 | Gross: $115.00M
136. Mooching Through Georgia (1939)
Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short
A man relates how he outwitted the Yankee army during the Civil War.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Buster Keaton, Monte Collins, Harley Wood, Bud Jamison
Votes: 181
137. Curse of the Blair Witch (1999 TV Movie)
Unrated | 44 min | Horror, Thriller
A mockumentary exploring the life of the Blair Witch and the three missing student filmmakers.
Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Peg O'Keef, Heather Donahue, Michael Hoover, Rachel Braaten
Votes: 3,113
138. The Burkittsville 7 (2000 TV Movie)
30 min | Horror
While dismissing the legend of the so-called "Blair Witch," a researcher delves into the truth or fiction of a series of killing often attributed to the Blair Witch in the 1940's.
Director: Ben Rock | Stars: Monty Bane, Lucy Butler, Sid Conrad, Mickey Cottrell
Votes: 291
139. New York, New York (1977)
PG | 155 min | Drama, Music, Musical
An egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus
Votes: 21,890 | Gross: $16.40M
140. The Sound of Music (1965)
G | 172 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn
Votes: 261,022 | Gross: $163.21M
141. Furious 7 (2015)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
Director: James Wan | Stars: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham
Votes: 414,710 | Gross: $353.01M
142. Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
PG-13 | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A documentary exploring the myth of the Loch Ness monster.
Director: Zak Penn | Stars: Werner Herzog, Kitana Baker, Gabriel Beristain, Russell Williams II
Votes: 4,421 | Gross: $0.04M
143. Herald Square (1896)
Documentary, Short
"Formed by the junction of Broadway, Sixth Avenue and 35th Street. The picturesque low roofed Herald building is plainly shown; also the passing crowds and group of idlers."
Director: James H. White
Votes: 200
144. Europa Report (2013)
PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.
Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Christian Camargo, Embeth Davidtz
Votes: 75,507 | Gross: $0.13M
145. Charade (1963)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Romance and suspense ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Whom can she trust?
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn
Votes: 85,560 | Gross: $13.47M
146. The Train Robbers (1973)
Passed | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A gunhand named Lane is hired by a widow, Mrs. Lowe, to find gold stolen by her husband so that she may return it and start fresh.
Director: Burt Kennedy | Stars: John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson
Votes: 6,711
147. Stars in My Crown (1950)
Approved | 89 min | Family, Western
In 1865, the small Southern town of Walsburg has become so dangerous that Parson Josiah Doziah Gray gives his sermons while holding a gun.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Joel McCrea, Ellen Drew, Dean Stockwell, Alan Hale
Votes: 2,500
148. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Votes: 921,651 | Gross: $459.01M
149. Barry Lyndon (1975)
PG | 185 min | Adventure, Drama, War
An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's aristocratic position in 18th-century England.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger
Votes: 183,047
150. To Have and Have Not (1944)
Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Film-Noir
During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Walter Brennan, Dolores Moran
Votes: 37,998
151. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
R | 116 min | Drama, War
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Matthew Modine, R. Lee Ermey, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin
Votes: 790,330 | Gross: $46.36M
152. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
R | 159 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Todd Field, Sydney Pollack
Votes: 375,072 | Gross: $55.69M
153. Robert Osborne's 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015 TV Special)
45 min
Friends and family surprise Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne at the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival with a tribute to his twenty years with the network.
Director: Sean Cameron | Stars: Robert Osborne, Alex Trebek, Eva Marie Saint, Diane Baker
Votes: 81
154.
MGM Parade (1955–1956)
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1955)
30 min | Documentary
In recapping the presentation of the "If I Only Had the Nerve/We're Off To See The Wizard" musical number, host George Murphy hopes that it will bring back fond memories for adults who have... See full summary »
Stars: George Murphy, Ray Bolger, Cyd Charisse, Judy Garland
Votes: 18
155. What's Up, Doc? (1972)
G | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Ryan O'Neal, Madeline Kahn, Kenneth Mars
Votes: 27,043 | Gross: $10.47M
156. No Good Deed (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An unstable escaped convict terrorizes a woman who is alone with her two children.
Director: Sam Miller | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Idris Elba, Leslie Bibb, Kate del Castillo
Votes: 22,029 | Gross: $52.54M
157. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
Passed | 97 min | Drama, Mystery
A jockey has been shot dead at the race track. Famous detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora happen to be on the scene and Lt. Abrahams asks for Nick's expert help.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: William Powell, Myrna Loy, Barry Nelson, Donna Reed
Votes: 6,887
158. Gaslight (1940)
Not Rated | 84 min | Mystery, Thriller
Twenty years after the murder of Alice Barlow, her house is finally occupied again. However, the husband from the couple who have moved in has a secret which he will do anything to keep hidden.
Director: Thorold Dickinson | Stars: Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, Cathleen Cordell
Votes: 5,275
159. Mirage (1965)
Approved | 108 min | Mystery, Thriller
An accountant suddenly suffers from amnesia. This appears related to the suicide of his boss. Now some violent thugs are out to get him. They work for a shadowy figure known simply as The Major.
Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 5,945 | Gross: $3.27M
160. The Big Sleep (1978)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Grizzled American private detective in England investigates a complicated case of blackmail turned murder involving a rich but honest elderly general, his two loose socialite daughters, a pornographer and a gangster.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone, Candy Clark
Votes: 5,433
161. Blackhat (2015)
R | 133 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Tang Wei, Leehom Wang
Votes: 64,296 | Gross: $7.10M
162. Tomorrowland (2015)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy
Votes: 191,381 | Gross: $93.44M
"Just got back from Tomorrowland (2015, Dir. Brad Bird). It's an enjoyable enough adventure to watch for two hours, though it has some very typical problems of Damon Lindelof's writing. It starts off with a very intriguing sci-fi premise (which ends up just being some recycled Lost plot points, but that isn't an inherently bad thing to do), but as it is goes on plot points kind of get forgotten, and the plot kind of retreats into a naive, escapist, Randian nonsensical solution to a legitimate moral concern the film raises. Also George Clooney's character is dangerously close to being a pedophile.
There are good things in the movie (Hugh Laurie, George Clooney, and the girl who plays Casey (Not sure what the actress' name is), the "commercial" scenes where reality interferes, the initial premise etc.), but it never quite cohesively comes together as a singular experience."
163. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
R | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz
Votes: 1,086,130 | Gross: $154.06M
"Mad Max: Fury Road (2015, Dir. The Second Coming of Jesus Christ (AKA George Miller)) - I saw the original Mad Max five or six years ago, and it didn't leave too much of an impression on me. I never saw any of the two original sequels, and have no special attachment to the franchise.
So listen to me when I tell you that Fury Road might be one of the best action films ever made in this century. Modern sensibilities have been combined with classical techniques. The (many!!!) landscape shots recall the way John Ford filmed Monument Valley. The non-stop action (This film is practically a two hour chase scene with occasional breaks) recalls Buster Keaton's The General, especially with how many physical stunts are actually pulled off in this film. The camerawork thankfully does not devolve into shaky cam- shots are framed carefully so we can always tell who we are looking at. There is rapid editing, but it is purposeful and makes the action clear and easy to follow on-screen- Sergei Eisenstein is crying tears of joy in his grave at how well montage theory has been applied here. The performances themselves are *beep* great for this kind of film too, as Tom Hardy plays a Max that is mad in the sense that insanity could take him over at any moment (He spends the film consistently haunted by the hallucinations of people he failed to save in the past). Charlize Theron's Furiosa is a "strong female character" in the sense that she actually has a decent amount of depth to her for an action heroine. She kicks copious ammounts of ass in the film, yeah, but it is not fetishized in the way that people like Whedon do it. It is actually relevant to her story and the feminist, anti-patriarchal themes of the film. And yet we aren't being preached at either- these ideas come naturally from the story Miller has chosen to tell here. There are meaningful stakes as well, as characters actually are in danger, and some even die! This isn't a cynical film though- it is a hopeful one about humanity as a whole, which puts it in contrast to something like Bird and Lindelof's Tomorrowland.
This movie might be a masterpiece of cinema. It really shows how little people like J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon having going for them as directors in comparison. THIS is visual, cinematic storytelling in a genre that has been lacking it lately. Go see this film in theaters right now. It is worth it."
164. Sahara (I) (1943)
Approved | 97 min | Action, Drama, War
After the fall of Tobruk in 1942, during the Allied retreat in the Libyan desert, an American tank picks-up a motley group of survivors but they face advancing Germans and a lack of water.
Director: Zoltan Korda | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Bennett, J. Carrol Naish, Lloyd Bridges
Votes: 9,751
165. M*A*S*H (1970)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, War
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Tom Skerritt, Sally Kellerman
Votes: 76,922 | Gross: $81.60M
166. Patton (1970)
GP | 172 min | Biography, Drama, War
The World War II phase of the career of controversial American general George S. Patton.
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong
Votes: 107,948 | Gross: $61.70M
167. Kung Fury (2015)
TV-14 | 31 min | Short, Action, Comedy
In 1985, Kung Fury, the toughest martial artist cop in Miami, goes back in time to kill the worst criminal of all time - Kung Führer, a.k.a. Adolf Hitler.
Director: David Sandberg | Stars: David Sandberg, Jorma Taccone, Steven Chew, Leopold Nilsson
Votes: 62,426
"I didn't know what to expect from Kung Fury before watching it, and I ended up hating it. It felt like a genuinely bad movie that thought it could get away with being bad by occasionally yelling "Wow! Look at how bad I am!" with all of its self-depreciating jokes. Yes, you are bad, now go away.
I also didn't find any of the action scenes to be filmed in a particularly good or memorable way. The excessive gore just got a little obnoxious after a while too."
168. The Dirties (2013)
Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama
Two best friends are filming a comedy about getting revenge on the bullies at their high school. One of them isn't joking.
Director: Matt Johnson | Stars: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Padraig Singal, Ross Hill
Votes: 7,959
169. The Blue Dahlia (1946)
Passed | 96 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva
Votes: 9,659 | Gross: $2.70M
170. Doragon bôru: Gokû no kôtsû anzen (1988 TV Short)
TV-PG | 15 min | Animation, Short, Action
Goku and his friends learn about traffic safety!
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Kôhei Miyauchi, Mayumi Tanaka, Tôru Furuya
Votes: 324
Goku thankfully teaches us about traffic safety. Now I know to look both ways before crossing the street!
171. Doragon bôru: Gokû no shôbô-tai (1988 TV Short)
TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action
Goku and his friends are members of a fire brigade and explain how to deal with fires. This comes in handy when Bulma's apartment is on fire.
Director: Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Kôhei Miyauchi, Mayumi Tanaka, Tôru Furuya
Votes: 306
Goku teaches us about fire safety, after not being content with dictating how we approach traffic. I'm frankly a bit tired of how this character insists on controlling our lives... It is a form of fascism, and and something we should all collectively be ashamed of for allowing to exist. Truly the shame of humanity.
172. Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (1996)
Unrated | 80 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku and friends go to an adventure searching for the legendary Dragon Balls, as they fight against the Red Ribbon army.
Director: Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Stars: Masako Nozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Naoki Tatsuta, Naoko Watanabe
Votes: 2,751
"Generally pretty good. I like how it remixed the different plot points of DB in a unique way, and even threw a little bit of DBZ in there with Android 8's death, and Goku freaking the *beep* out as a result.
Also they gave General Black a redesign, so he didn't have to be a blackface caricature anymore! On the other hand, they turned Major Metallitron into a blackface caricature!"
173. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps
Votes: 193,681 | Gross: $12.47M
A film a notch above the original Mad Max. We can see George Miller's style and concerns developing here, especially in the last vehicle action sequence which foreshadows what Fury Road will be about almost entirely. A solid action film of the 1980's.
174. The Only Son (1936)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama
A widow sends her only son away to receive a better education. Years later, she visits him, finding him a poor school teacher with a wife and son.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Chôko Iida, Shin'ichi Himori, Masao Hayama, Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Votes: 4,041
Another Ozu film about family drama, as a recently married man, now with a baby, reveals his lifestyle and concerns about living in Tokyo to his mother who he hasn't seen in years, only to find out about her own changes in living conditions. As usual, Ozu brings his great visual style to this movie.
175. It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993)
G | 87 min | Documentary
"It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles" is a 1993 documentary feature about Orson Welles's ill-fated Pan-American anthology film "It's All True," shot in 1941-42 but never completed.
Directors: Bill Krohn, Myron Meisel, Orson Welles, Richard Wilson | Stars: Manuel 'Jacare' Olimpio Meira, Jeronimo André De Souza, Raimundo 'Tata' Correia Lima, Manuel 'Preto' Pereira da Silva
Votes: 864
A neat film. The first half is a fairly typical documentary about an unfinished Orson Welles film, and the second half is an attempt at putting that film together from what exists. It becomes a kind of pseudo-silent film, as the sound/less footage that Welles shot was combined with foley and music. Perhaps there could have been a bit more to bookend the film after the reconstructed sequence. 7.5/10.
176. Sword of the Beast (1965)
Not Rated | 85 min | Action, Drama
After killing a counselor of his clan, a fugitive samurai befriends a couple poaching the shogun's gold in the mountains.
Director: Hideo Gosha | Stars: Mikijirô Hira, Gô Katô, Shima Iwashita, Toshie Kimura
Votes: 3,092
A solid samurai film about what motivates people to commit violence, where the "beasts" of the title seem to be the more self-centered that engage in such acts. While it doesn't have the visual style of a Kurosawa film, Gosha is competent enough (Especially considering this is his second feature film as a director). The natural setting of forests, mountains, rivers, and rock almost makes up for the relative lack of style.
177. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After being exiled from the most advanced town in post apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen.
Directors: George Miller, George Ogilvie | Stars: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn
Votes: 147,621 | Gross: $36.20M
Not quite as good as The Road Warrior, but an enjoyable film none the less. I liked the various film references, from calling Max "The man with no name", to a diner called "The Atomic Cafe", to Lost Boys-esque characters having a "cinema screen on a stick".
178. The Derby (I) (1896)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The Derby is an 1896 British short black-and-white silent documentary film, produced and directed by Birt Acres for exhibition on Robert W. Paul's Kinetoscopes, featuring the end of the 29 ... See full summary »
Director: Robert W. Paul
Votes: 411
Pretty basic silent film of the era. Not much else to say.
A rather gruesome documentary featuring a whale being hunted and killed. Seeing the poor animal get cut up was rather tragic.
Interestingly, the version I watched on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LMTY931-mc) featured rather tragic sounding music during the cutting up of the whale, likely being subversive with what Robert W. Paul intended.
180. Electrocuting an Elephant (1903)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Horror
The execution of Topsy, a female elephant, in a publicity stunt advertising the opening of Luna Park on Coney Island. Topsy was originally owned by Forepaugh Circus where she killed a ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Carl Goliath, Topsy
Votes: 1,931
Absolutely heartless.
181. The Pawnshop (1916)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Short
Charlie competes with his fellow shop assistant. He is fired by the pawnbroker and rehired. He nearly destroys everything in the shop and himself. He helps capture a burglar. He destroys a client's clock while examining it in detail.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Henry Bergman, Edna Purviance, John Rand
Votes: 3,697
Fairly average Chaplin short. Not much else to say.
182. Transcendence (I) (2014)
PG-13 | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.
Director: Wally Pfister | Stars: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy
Votes: 238,843 | Gross: $23.02M
Dull, awful film. You'd think Wally Pfister would have something better in him.
I'd have to say that the /Filmcast really brought up all of the issues of the film quite well.
183. Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009–2015)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Goku is settled with his family and is living in peace. Unfortunately, his peaceful time is momentary as a visitor crashes into the planet claiming to be his brother.
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Jôji Yanami, Sean Schemmel, Doc Morgan
Votes: 24,668
184. Goodbye to Language (2014)
Not Rated | 70 min | Drama, Fantasy
A silent, surreal parallel between a couple and a dog.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Héloïse Godet, Kamel Abdelli, Richard Chevallier, Zoé Bruneau
Votes: 6,314
185. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
R | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen, Sully Boyar
Votes: 273,045 | Gross: $50.00M
186. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?' When interrogated under suspicion of cheating, he revisits his past, revealing how he had all the answers.
Directors: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan | Stars: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor
Votes: 877,759 | Gross: $141.32M
187. Red Beard (1965)
Not Rated | 185 min | Drama
In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Reiko Dan
Votes: 21,100
188. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Approved | 218 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 314,333 | Gross: $44.82M
189. 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: 449,003 | Gross: $54.58M
190. The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Passed | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Three men attempt to make a living in Prohibitionist America after returning home from fighting together in World War I.
Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Gladys George
Votes: 15,521
191. Jurassic World (2015)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.
Director: Colin Trevorrow | Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Judy Greer
Votes: 679,371 | Gross: $652.27M
192. Ted (2012)
R | 106 min | Comedy
John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear, Ted or his girlfriend, Lori.
Director: Seth MacFarlane | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane, Joel McHale
Votes: 657,437 | Gross: $218.82M
193. Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3 - The Brightness Falls (2015)
TV-14 | 60 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
After discovering the face of their true enemy, someone who is related to Akito and responsible for the Geass placed upon him, W-0 attempts to return to their base at Castle Weisswolf. ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuki Akane | Stars: Yuri Lowenthal, Christopher Sabat, Johnny Yong Bosch, Ian Sinclair
Votes: 714
194. Ellen's Energy Adventure (1996 Video)
45 min | Family
Shown only at the Universe of Energy attraction at EPCOT Center in Florida, Ellen DeGeneres plays herself as she goes on a fantasy tour with Billy Nye "The Science Guy" through time to ... See full summary »
Stars: Ellen DeGeneres, Bill Nye, Alex Trebek, Johnny Gilbert
Votes: 284
195. Our Hospitality (1923)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.
Directors: John G. Blystone, Buster Keaton | Stars: Buster Keaton, Natalie Talmadge, Joe Keaton, Joe Roberts
Votes: 12,494 | Gross: $1.17M
196. Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto experience all that Hawaii has to offer. Donald tries hula dancing, Pluto explores the beach and Goofy takes up surfing.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,759
197. Beach Picnic (1939)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald Duck is at the beach and tries to ride a rubber horse. He notices Pluto sleeping at the shore and decides to have some fun with him by sending the rubber horse over to Pluto which ... See full summary »
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Burt Gillett | Stars: Lee Millar, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,297
198. The Simple Things (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While Mickey fishes at the beach, Pluto has bad encounters with a clam and then a seagull that also steals Mickey's bait and fish. The pair are eventually chased away by all the gull's friends.
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Clarence Nash, Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald, Clarke Mallery
Votes: 869
199. Johnny Tremain (1957)
Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Family, War
Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself.
Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York, Sebastian Cabot
Votes: 1,949
200.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
The Liberty Story
(1957)
Not Rated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Walt Disney presents a combination live-action and animated drama of America's historical fight for freedom. Includes a segment from Johnny Tremain, depicting the Boston Tea Party and the battle at Concord, and is followed by Ben and Me.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Robert Stevenson | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten, Jeff York
Votes: 101
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