Category Archives: High IMDB rating

The Ugly

IMDB Rating: 6.40
1078 votes

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Simon is a confessed serial killer who spent the last five years in a mental hospital because of his state. Dr.Karen Shoemaker wants to get through to him and starts visiting him in the hospital, and his previous life comes to us in flashbacks.
Actors
Simon CartwrightPaolo Rotondo
Dr. MarloweRoy Ward
PhillipPaul Glover
Also posted in 1997, Horror, Thriller | Comments (0)

Sexy Beast

IMDB Rating: 7.00
13261 votes

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Spain. Gal has retired from the gangster life, and is sunning himself placidly beside the pool at his villa when a boulder comes crashing by, barely missing him. Soon, he and his pal Aitch, together with their wives Deedee and Jackie, are being threatened by a human boulder, Don Logan. Logan wants Gal for a high stakes vault break-in in London (masterminded by the cool and suave Teddy Bass), and he will not take no for an answer. Nevertheless, that's exactly the answer Gal keeps giving him, even as Don gets more and more threatening. Meanwhile, Gal is plagued by dreams of a menacing, hairy beast. Just how far will Don (and Gal) go in this battle of wills? And what of Enrique, the pool boy?
Actors
Gary 'Gal' DoveRay Winstone
Don LoganBen Kingsley
Teddy BassIan McShane
Also posted in 2000, Crime, Drama | Comments (0)

Fantasia/2000

IMDB Rating: 7.20
7925 votes

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In this update of Disney's masterpiece film mixture of animation and music, new interpretations of great works of music are presented. It begins with an abstract battle of light and darkness set to the music of Beethoveen's Fifth Symphony. Then we see the adventures of a Humpback Whale calf and his pod set to "The Pines of Rome." Next is the humourous story of several lives in 1930's New York City, scored with "Rhapsody in Blue." Following is a musical telling of the fairy tale, "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" set to Dmitri Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2. Then a goofy Flamingo causes havoc in his flock with his yo-yo to the tune of the finale of "Carnival of the Animals." This is followed by the classic sequence from the original film, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" starring Mickey Mouse and followed by "Pomp and Circumstance" starring Donald Duck as a harried assistant to Noah on his Ark. Finally, we see the awesome tale of the life, death and renewal of a forest in a sequence featuring the composition, "The Firebird."
Actors
Himself - ConductorLeopold Stokowski
PianistRalph Grierson
Featured SopranoKathleen Battle
Also posted in 1999, Animation, Family, Music | Comments (0)

Nightmare Detective

IMDB Rating: 6.30
488 votes

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Japanese detective Keiko Kirishima discovers that two suicide cases were in fact murders after the evidence reveals that both victims were attacked in their dreams. This supernatural thriller follows Keiko as she tries to enlist the help of the NIGHTMARE DETECTIVE her only hope against a paranormal serial killer.
Actors
Nightmare DetectiveRyuhei Matsuda
WakamiyaMasanobu Ando
Ren Osugi
Also posted in 2006, Fantasy, Thriller | Comments (0)

How to Rob a Bank

IMDB Rating: 6.60
37 votes

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Jinx (Stahl) has coasted through life oblivious to the world around him and without a care in the world, Jessica (Christensen) is a bank employee bored by her mundane life. Their lives are thrown into a spin when they both get caught in the middle of a bank heist and are forced to arbitrate this intense situation between the thieves and the police.
Actors
Jason 'Jinx' TaylorNick Stahl
SimonGavin Rossdale
Officer DegepseTerry Crews
Also posted in 2007, Comedy, Crime, Thriller | Comments (0)

Under Fire

IMDB Rating: 7.00
1679 votes

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Nicaragua 1979: Star photographer Russel Price covers the civil war against president Somoza. Facing the cruel fighting - people versus army - it's often hard for him to stay neutral. When the Guerillas have him take a picture of the leader Rafael, who's believed to be dead, he gets drawn into the happenings. Together with his reporter friends Claire and Alex he has to hide from the army.
Actors
Russell PriceNick Nolte
OatesEd Harris
Alex GrazierGene Hackman
Also posted in 1983, Drama, War | Comments (0)

12 Angry Men

IMDB Rating: 8.80
58572 votes

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Heralded as one of the all-time great theatrical releases, "12 Angry Men" focuses on a jury's deliberations in a capital murder case. A 12-man jury is sent to begin deliberations in the first-degree murder trial of an 18-year-old Latino accused in the stabbing death of his father, where a guilty verdict means an automatic death sentence. The case appears to be open-and-shut: The defendant has a weak alibi; a knife he claimed to have lost is found at the murder scene; and several witnesses either heard screaming, saw the killing or the boy fleeing the scene. Eleven of the jurors immediately vote guilty; only Juror No. 8 (Mr. Davis, played by Henry Fonda) casts a not guilty vote. At first Mr. Davis' bases his vote moreso for the sake of discussion after all, the jurors must believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty. As the deliberations unfold, the story quickly becomes a study of the jurors' complex personalities (which range from wise, bright and empathetic to arrogant, prejudiced and merciless), preconceptions, backgrounds and interactions. That provides the backdrop to Mr. Davis' attempts in convincing the other jurors that a "not guilty" verdict might be appropriate.
Actors
Juror #1Martin Balsam
Juror #2John Fiedler
Juror #3Lee J. Cobb
Also posted in 1957, Drama | Comments (0)

The Howling

IMDB Rating: 6.50
4998 votes

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There is a serial killer on the loose, Karen White is the only reporter he communicates with. After a near fatal encounter with him at a Pussycat Theater, she is ordered to take a vacation. Eddie was killed by Police, but Karen doesn't want to let it go and discovers that he came from a tiny community in the woods and that's where she decides to vacation with boyfriend Chris. Big mistake, because Eddie was an outcast of a pack of Werewolves who is trying to keep a low profile and doesn't want any interviews. Can Karen and Chris escape the village of the wolf?
Actors
Karen WhiteDee Wallace
Dr. George WaggnerPatrick Macnee
ChrisDennis Dugan
Also posted in 1981, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Shelter

IMDB Rating: 8.10
27 votes

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Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach spends his days working a dead-end job and helping his needy sister care for her son. In his free time he surfs, draws and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe, who lives on the wealthy side of town. When Gabe's older brother, Shaun, returns home, he is drawn to Zach's selflessness and talent. Zach falls in love with Shaun while struggling to reconcile his own desires with the needs of his family.
Actors
ZachTrevor Wright
PartierTricia Pierce
AlanMatt Bushell
Also posted in 2007, Drama, Romance, Sport | Comments (0)

The Forbidden Kingdom

IMDB Rating: 7.50
6733 votes

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An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Actors
Jason WilliamsMichael Angarano
LupoMorgan Benoit
Lu YanJackie Chan
Also posted in 2008, Action | Comments (0)