Mr. Movie Picker

2020-04-11T20:06:00.000-07:00

At Theaters

"You can’t depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus."

~ Mark Twain

Upcoming Movies

2016-09-28T15:30:00.000-07:00

New on Video / DVD

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

~ Albert Einstein

- Thriller -

~ February ~

The Elephant in the Living Room (PG - 2011) - score: 8 Released: 02/07
Knuckle (R - 2011) - score: 7 02/07
Project Nim (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 8 02/07
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (UR - 2011) - score: 8 02/13
How To Die In Oregon (UR - 2011) - score: 8 02/13
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (UR - 2010) - score: 8 02/14
The Interrupters (NR - 2011) - score: 9 02/14
Take Shelter (R - 2011) - score: 8 02/14
Tales from the Golden Age (UR - 2011) - score: 8 02/14
Urbanized (UR - 2011) - score: 8 02/14
Blank City (2010) - score: 7 Releasing: 02/21
Martha Marcy May Marlene (R - 2011) - score: 8 Releasing: 02/21
Puss in Boots (PG - 2011) - score: 7 Releasing: 02/21
World on a Wire (UR - 1973) - score: 7 Releasing: 02/21
Enemies of the People (UR - 2009) - score: 7 Releasing: 02/28
Hugo (2011) - score: 9 Releasing: 02/28
Miss Bala (R - 2011) - score: 8 Releasing: 02/28

~ March ~

Like Crazy (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 7 Releasing: 03/06
The Skin I Live In (R - 2011) - score: 8 Releasing: 03/06
Fresh (UR - 2009) - score: 7 Releasing: 03/12
Melancholia (R - 2011) - score: 8 Releasing: 03/13
Women on the 6th Floor (UR - 2011) - score: 7 Releasing: 03/13
The Yellow Sea (R - 2011) - score: 8 Releasing: 03/26

~ April ~

Tyrannosaur (UR - 2011) - score: 8 Releasing: 04/10

~ TBA ~

All In: The Poker Movie (R - 2011) - score: 8 Arthur Christmas (PG - 2011) - score: 8.0
The Desert of Forbidden Art (2011) - score: 7
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (2011) - score: 9

2016-09-27T18:28:00.000-07:00

Animation

"There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome."

~ Andre Gide

~ Recent ~

Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG - 2011) - score: 8
Puss in Boots (PG - 2011) - score: 7
Rango (PG - 2011) - score: 7
Rio (PG - 2011) - score: 8
Winnie the Pooh (G - 2011) - score: 8

~ Timeless ~

101 Dalmatians (G - 1961) - score:9
Akira (R - 1988) - score: 10
Aladdin (G - 1992) - score: 9
Animatrix (Not Rated - 2003) - score: 8
The Ant Bully (PG - 2006) - score: 9
Antz (PG - 1998) - score: 9
Bambi (G - 1942) - score: 10
Beauty and the Beast (G - 1991) - score: 10
Bolt (G - 2008) - score: 9
A Bug's Life (G - 1998) - score: 9
Cars (G - 2005) - score: 10
Castle in the Sky (Not Rated - 2003) - score: 9
The Cat Returns (Not Rated - 2005) - score: 10
Chicken Run (G - 2000) - score: 10
Cinderella (G - 1950) - score: 10
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG - 2009) - score: 9
Dumbo (G - 1941) - score: 10
Fantasia (G - 1940) - score: 10
Fantasia 2000 (G - 1999) - score: 8
Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 10
Finding Nemo (G - 2003) - score: 10
Flushed Away (PG - 2006) - score: 10
Happy Feet (PG - 2006) - score: 10
Hercules (G - 1997) - score: 9
Horton Hears a Who (G - 2008) - score: 8
How to Train Your Dragon (PG - 2010) - score: 9
Howl's Moving Castle (PG - 2005) - score: 9
The Illusionist (PG - 2010) - score: 9
The Incredibles (PG - 2003) - score: 10
The Iron Giant (PG - 1999) - score: 10
James and the Giant Peach (PG - 1996) - score: 9
Kiki's Delivery Service (Not Rated - 1989) - score: 9
Kung Fu Panda (PG - 2008) - score: 9
Lady and the Tramp (G - 1955) - score: 10
Lilo & Stitch (PG - 2002) - score: 9
The Lion King (G - 1994) - score: 8
The Little Mermaid (G - 1989) - score: 10
Metropolis (PG-13 - 2002) - score: 9
Monster House (PG - 2006) - score: 9
Monsters, Inc. (G - 2001) - score: 10
Monsters vs. Aliens (PG - 2009) - score: 7
Mulan (G - 1998) - score: 9
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (Not Rated - 1984) - score: 10
Nightmare Before Christmas (PG - 1993) - score: 10
Over The Hedge (G - 2006) - score: 8
Paprika (R - 2007) - score: 10
Pinocchio (G - 1940) - score: 10
Pixar Short Films Collection - Vol. 1 (2007) - score: 9
Ponyo (2009) - score: 8
Porco Rosso (PG - 1992) - score: 9
The Princess and the Frog (G - 2009) - score: 9
Princess Mononoke (PG-13 - 1997) - score: 10
Ratatouille (G - 2007) - score: 10
The Secret of Kells (G - 2009) - score: 7
Shrek 1 + 2 (PG - 2001 / 2004) - score: 8
Sleeping Beauty (G - 1959) - score: 10
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Not Rated - 1937) - score: 10
Spirited Away (PG - 2002) - score: 10
Surf's Up (PG - 2007) - score: 8
Tangled (PG - 2010) - score: 9
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (PG - 2005) - score: 9
Tokyo Godfathers (PG-13 - 2004) - score: 9
Toy Story 1, 2 + 3 (G - 1995 / 1999 / 2010) - score: 10
The Triplets of Belleville (PG-13 - 2003) - score: 9
Up (G - 2009) - score: 10
Wall*E (G - 2008) - score: 10
Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (G - 2005) - score: 10
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (PG - 1988) - score: 10

2016-09-26T18:02:00.000-07:00

Cinematic Comfort Food

"And the day came when the risk to remain
tight in a bud was more painful than the
risk it took to blossom."

~ Anaïs Nin

~ Recent ~

The Help (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 8
Life in a Day (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 9
Midnight in Paris (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 9
Win Win (R - 2011) - score: 9

~ Timeless ~

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (R - 2005) - score: 9
About a Boy (PG-13 - 2002) - score: 10
Amelie (R - 2001) - score: 9
American Splendor (R - 2003) - score: 9
As Good as It Gets (PG-13 - 1997) - score: 10
Back to the Future (PG - 1985) - score: 10
The Band's Visit (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 8
Before Sunset (R - 2004) - score: 9
Big (PG - 1988) - score: 9
The Blues Brothers (R - 1980) - score: 9
Catch Me If You Can (PG-13 - 2002) - score: 10
Chocolat (PG-13 - 2000) - score: 10
A Christmas Story (PG - 1984) - score: 10
Dan in Real Life (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 7
Dave (PG-13 - 1993) - score: 9
Dear Frankie (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 9
Departures (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 10
Drumline (PG-13 - 2002) - score: 8
Enchanted (PG - 2007) - score: 9
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R - 2004) - score: 9
Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 10
Field of Dreams (PG - 1989) - score: 10
Finding Neverland (PG - 2004) - score: 9
Freaky Friday (PG-13 - 2003) - score: 9
Freedom Writers (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 8
Galaxy Quest (PG - 1999) - score: 10
Ghostbusters (PG - 1984) - score: 10
God Grew Tired of Us (PG - 2007) - score: 8
Groundhog Day (PG - 1993) - score: 10
Happy-Go-Lucky (R - 2008) - score: 9
The Heart of the Game (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 9
An Ideal Husband (PG-13 - 1999) - score: 9
In Her Shoes (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 8
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) - score: 10
The Jane Austen Book Club (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 7
Joyeux Noel (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 8
Julie and Julia (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 8
Juno (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 9
Knocked Up (R - 2007) - score: 8
Kung Fu Panda (PG - 2008) - score: 9
Lars and the Real Girl (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 9
Little Miss Sunshine (R - 2006) - score: 9
Love Actually (R - 2003) - score: 8
Mad Hot Ballroom (PG - 2005) - score: 8
Mean Girls (PG-13 - 2004) - score: 8
Monsieur Ibrahim (R - 2004) - score: 9
Moonstruck (PG - 1987) - score: 10
Mostly Martha (PG - 2002) - score: 9
Much Ado About Nothing (PG-13 - 1993) - score: 9
Music and Lyrics (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 7
Nanny McPhee (PG - 2006) - score: 10
Pieces of April (PG-13 - 2003) - score: 8
Pride and Prejudice (PG - 2005) - score: 8
The Princess Bride (PG - 1987) - score: 10
The Pursuit of Happyness (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 8
Ratatouille (G - 2007) - score: 10
Scent of a Woman (R - 1992) - score: 9
Shakespeare in Love (R - 1998) - score: 10
Sleepless in Seattle (PG - 1993) - score: 10
Slumdog Millionaire (R - 2008) - score: 10
The Sound of Music (G - 1965) - score: 10
Starter For 10 (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 7
The Station Agent (R - 2003) - score: 10
The Sting (PG - 1973) - score: 10
The Straight Story (G - 1999) - score: 9
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 8
Strictly Ballroom (PG - 1992) - score: 9
Toy Story 3 (G - 2010) - score: 10
Up (G - 2009) - score: 10
Victor/Victoria (PG - 1982) - score: 10
Waitress (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 10
Wall*E (G - 2008) - score: 10
When Harry Met Sally... (R - 1989) - score: 10
Whip It (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 9
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (G - 2005) - score: 9
Wordplay (PG - 2006) - score: 8 The Young Victoria (PG - 2009) - score: 7

2016-09-25T10:28:00.000-07:00

Comedy

"The day most wholly lost is the one on which one does not laugh."

~ Nicolas Chamfort

~ Recent ~

50/50 (R - 2011) - score: 9
Attack the Block (R - 2011) - score: 8
Beginners (R - 2011) - score: 7
Bridesmaids (R - 2011) - score: 9
Cedar Rapids (R - 2011) - score: 8
Crazy, Stupid, Love (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 7
Exporting Raymond (PG - 2011) - score: 8
Fish Story (UR - 2011) - score: 7
Four Lions (R - 2010) - score: 7
The Guard (R - 2011) - score: 8
The Inbetweeners (2011) - score: 8
Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG - 2011) - score: 8
Midnight in Paris (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 9
Paul (R - 2011) - score: 7
Rio (PG - 2011) - score: 8
Submarine (R - 2011) - score: 8
Trollhunter (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 7
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (R - 2011) - score: 8

~ Timeless ~

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (R - 2005) - score: 10
About a Boy (PG-13 - 2002) - score: 10
Adventureland (R - 2009) - score: 8
American Splendor (R - 2003) - score: 10
As Good as It Gets (PG-13 - 1997) - score: 10
The Band's Visit (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 8
Being John Malkovich (R - 1999) - score: 10
Big (PG - 1988) - score: 10
The Blues Brothers (R - 1980) - score: 10
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (R - 2006) - score: 9
California Dreamin' (2007) - score: 8
Charlie Wilson's War (R - 2007) - score: 9
Dan in Real Life (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 7
The Darjeeling Limited (R - 2007) - score: 7
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (R - 2006) - score: 9
Divided We Fall (Not Rated - 2001) - score: 9
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (PG - 1964) - score: 10
Easy A (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 10
Elf (PG - 2003) - score: 9
Enchanted (PG - 2007) - score: 9
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R - 2004) - score: 9
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (R - 2008) - score: 8
Funny People (R - 2009) - score: 7
Galaxy Quest (PG - 1999) - score: 10
Get Him to the Greek (R - 2010) - score: 7
Get Low (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 8
Ghostbusters (PG - 1984) - score: 10
Hairspray (PG - 2007) - score: 8
The Hammer (R - 2008) - score: 8
The Hangover (R - 2009) - score: 8
Hot Fuzz (R - 2007) - score: 10
How to Train Your Dragon (PG - 2010) - score: 9
I Love You, Man (R - 2009) - score: 9
An Ideal Husband (PG-13 - 1999) - score: 9
In Bruges (R - 2008) - score: 9
In Good Company (PG-13 - 2004) - score: 8
In The Loop (2009) - score: 8
The Incredibles (PG - 2004) - score: 10
Julie and Julia (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 7
Juno (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 8
The Kids Are All Right (R - 2010) - score: 7
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) - score: 9
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (R - 2005) - score: 9
Knocked Up (R - 2007) - score: 9
Kung Fu Panda (PG - 2008) - score: 9
Little Miss Sunshine (R - 2006) - score: 10
The Man Without a Past (Not Rated - 2003) - score: 9
Mean Girls (PG-13 - 2004) - score: 9
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (PG - 1975) - score: 10
Nanny McPhee (PG - 2006) - score: 10
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (PG-13 - 2000) - score: 10
The Other Guys (2010) - score: 7
Pineapple Express (R - 2008) - score: 7
The Princess Bride (PG - 1987) - score: 10
The Player (R - 1992) - score: 9
Radiant City (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 8
Raising Arizona (PG-13 - 1987) - score: 10
Ratatouille (G - 2007) - score: 10
RED (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 7
Religulous (R - 2008) - score: 8
Role Models (R - 2008) - score: 9
Rushmore (R - 1998) - score: 9
Russian Dolls (R - 2006) - score: 8
School of Rock (PG-13 - 2003) - score: 9
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 7
Shakespeare in Love (R - 1998) - score: 10
Shrek 1 + 2 (PG - 2001 / 2004) - score: 9
Sideways (R - 2004) - score: 9
The Simpson's Movie (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 8
Son of Rambow (2008) - score: 9
Stranger Than Fiction (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 8
Superbad (R - 2007) - score: 9
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 8
Tangled (PG - 2010) - score: 8
Thank You For Smoking (R - 2006) - score: 10
There's Something About Mary (R - 1998) - score: 9
Toy Story 3 (G - 2010) - score: 10
Trading Places (R - 1983) - score: 10
Tropic Thunder (R - 2008) - score: 8
The Trotsky (2009) - score: 7
The TV Set (R - 2007) - score: 8
Up (G - 2009) - score: 10
Victor/Victoria (PG - 1982) - score: 10
Waitress (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 10
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (R - 2007) - score: 7
Whip It (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 9
You Kill Me (R - 2007) - score: 7 Youth in Revolt (R - 2010) - score: 7

2016-09-24T09:57:00.000-07:00

Documentary

"There is no knowledge which is not power."

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

~ Recent ~

American: The Bill Hicks Story (R - 2011) - score: 9
American Grindhouse (2010) - score: 7
Armadillo (2011) - score: 8
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (R - 2011) - score: 8
Becoming Santa (UR - 2011) - score: 7
The Best Worst Movie (2010) - score: 8
Blank City (2010) - score: 7
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) - score: 8
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (R - 2011) - score: 7
The Elephant in the Living Room (PG - 2011) - score: 8
Exporting Raymond (PG - 2011) - score: 8
Fire in Babylon (2010) - score: 8
Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie (UR - 2011) - score: 8
The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 7
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' (2011) - score: 8
How To Die In Oregon (UR - 2011) - score: 8
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front (2011) - score: 8
The Interrupters (NR - 2011) - score: 9
Knuckle (R - 2011) - score: 7
The Last Mountain (PG - 2011) - score: 9
Lemmy (2010) - score: 8
Life in a Day (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 9
Living in Emergency: Stories of Doctors Without Borders (2010) - score: 9
Machete Maidens Unleashed! (2010) - score: 7
Marwencol (UR - 2010) - score: 8
Nostalgia for the Light (2011) - score: 8
Orgasm Inc. (2010) - score: 8
Page One: Inside the New York Times (R - 2011) - score: 7
Project Nim (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 8
Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us? (UR - 2011) - score: 7
Senna (2011) - score: 9
Tabloid (R - 2011) - score: 8
Thunder Soul (PG - 2011) - score: 7
Urbanized (UR - 2011) - score: 8

~ Timeless ~

The 11th Hour (2007) - score: 7
49 Up (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 9
51 Birch Street (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 8
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2009) - score: 9
The Art of the Steal (2010) - score: 7
Baraka (1992) - score: 10
Bigger, Stronger, Faster* (2008) - score: 9
Blindsight (PG - 2008) - score: 7
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008) - score: 7
Born Into Brothels (Not Rated - 2004) - score: 10
Bowling for Columbine (R - 2002) - score: 10
Burma VJ (2008) - score: 8
The Business of Being Born (2008) - score: 8
The Camden 28 (Not Rated - 2007) - score: 9
Capitalism: A Love Story (R - 2009) - score: 9
The Cove (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 10
Crazy Love (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 7
Crude (2009) - score: 7
Crumb (R - 1995) - score: 10
Czech Dream (2004) - score: 8
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008) - score: 10
Deep Water (PG - 2007) - score: 8
Deliver Us From Evil (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 10
The Devil and Daniel Johnston (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 9
The Devil Came On Horseback (2007) - score: 9
Earth (2009) - score: 7
Encounters at the End of the World (2008) - score: 8
The End of the Line (2009) - score: 7
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (R - 2005) - score: 9
Every Little Step (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 7
Exit Through the Gift Shop (R - 2010) - score: 10
The Fog of War (PG-13 - 2003) - score: 10
Food, Inc. (PG - 2009) - score: 10
For the Bible Tells Me So (2007) - score: 8
Garbage Dreams (2010) - score: 8
Garbage Warrior (2007) - score: 9
God Grew Tired of Us (PG - 2007) - score: 8
The Heart of the Game (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 9
Inside Deep Throat (NC-17 - 2005) - score: 7
Inside Job (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 10
It Might Get Loud (PG - 2009) - score: 7
Jesus Camp (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 8
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 7
The King Of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (PG - 2007) - score: 10
Lake of Fire (R - 2007) - score: 9
League of Ordinary Gentlemen (Not Rated - 2005) - score: 7
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 9
Mad Hot Ballroom (PG - 2005) - score: 9
Man on Wire (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 8
Manda Bala (2007) - score: 7
Manufactured Landscapes (2007) - score: 8
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2007) - score: 8
MINE (2009) - score: 7
More Than A Game (PG - 2009) - score: 7
Murderball (R - 2005) - score: 8
My Architect: A Son's Journey (Not Rated - 2003) - score: 10
My Flesh and Blood (Not Rated - 2003) - score: 9
My Kid Could Paint That (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 9
My Voyage to Italy (Not Rated - 2001) - score: 8
Nanking (R - 2007) - score: 8
Neil Young - Heart of Gold (PG - 2006) - score: 8
New York Doll (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 10
Nobody's Perfect (2009) - score: 7
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (R - 2009) - score: 7
Oceans (2010) - score: 7
Our Daily Bread (2005) - score: 8
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2007) - score: 8
Planet B-Boy (2008) - score: 8
Power Trip (2003) - score: 8
Pray the Devil Back to Hell (2008) - score: 7
The Prisoner Or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 7
Race to Nowhere (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 7
Racing Dreams (PG - 2010) - score: 8
Radiant City (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 8
The Real Dirt on Farmer John (2007) - score: 8
Restrepo (R - 2010) - score: 8
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2009) - score: 7
Sharkwater (PG - 2007) - score: 8
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (PG - 2007) - score: 7
Shut Up & Sing (R - 2006) - score: 9
Sicko (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 7
Sketches of Frank Gehry (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 9
Smash His Camera (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 7
Sound & Fury (2000) - score: 9
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007) - score: 7
Standard Operating Procedure (2008) - score: 7
A State of Mind (Not Rated - 2005) - score: 8
Steal a Pencil for Me (2007) - score: 7
Tell Them Who You Are (R - 2005) - score: 9
This Film is Not Yet Rated (NC-17 - 2006) - score: 8
This Is It (PG - 2009) - score: 7
Touch the Sound (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 7
The Trials of Darryl Hunt (2007) - score: 8
Trouble the Water (2008) - score: 7
Tyson (R - 2009) - score: 7
An Unreasonable Man (2007) - score: 9
Waiting for Superman (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 8
War Dance (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 9
War Made Easy (2007) - score: 10
The War Tapes (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 9
Waste Land (2010) - score: 7
The Way We Get By (2009) - score: 7
When the Levees Broke (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 8
Who Killed the Electric Car? (PG - 2006) - score: 10
Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock? (Not Rated - 2006) - score: 9
Why We Fight (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 10
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (G - 2005) - score: 9
Winnebago Man (R - 2010) - score: 10
Wordplay (PG - 2006) - score: 9
Yoo-hoo, Mrs. Goldberg (2009) - score: 7
Young @ Heart (PG - 2007) - score: 8

2016-09-23T17:56:00.000-07:00

Family Friendly

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a
sphere of activity in which we are permitted
to remain children all our lives."

~ Albert Einstein

~ Recent ~

Kung Fu Panda 2 (PG - 2011) - score: 8
Puss in Boots (PG - 2011) - score: 7
Rio (PG - 2011) - score: 8
Winnie the Pooh (G - 2011) - score: 8

~ Timeless ~

101 Dalmatians (G - 1961) - score: 9
Aladdin (G - 1992) - score: 9
Antz (PG - 1998) - score: 9
Babe (G - 1995) - score: 9
Bambi (G - 1942) - score: 10
Beauty and the Beast (G - 1991) - score: 10
Black Beauty (G - 1994) - score: 9
The Black Stallion (G 1979) - score: 10
The Blind Side (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 7
Bolt (G - 2008) - score: 9
Bridge to Terabithia (PG - 2007) - score: 9
A Bug's Life (G - 1998) - score: 9
Cars (G - 2005) - score: 10
Castle in the Sky (Not Rated - 2003) - score: 9
The Cat Returns (Not Rated - 2005) - score: 10
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG - 2005) - score: 9
Charlotte's Web (G - 2006) - score: 9
Chicken Run (G - 2000) - score: 10
A Christmas Story (PG - 1984) - score: 9
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (PG - 2005) - score: 7
Cinderella (G - 1950) - score: 10
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG - 2009) - score: 9
Curious George (G - 2006) - score: 7
Despicable Me (PG - 2010) - score: 7
Duma (PG - 2005) - score: 9
Dumbo (G - 1941) - score: 10
Elf (PG - 2003) - score: 9
Enchanted (PG - 2007) - score: 9
Fantasia 2000 (G - 1999) - score: 8
Fantastic Mr. Fox (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 9
Finding Nemo (G - 2003) - score: 10
Flushed Away (PG - 2006) - score: 10
Hairspray (PG - 2007) - score: 7
Happy Feet (PG - 2006) - score: 10
Hercules (G - 1997) - score: 9
Holes (PG - 2003) - score: 9
Horton Hears a Who (G - 2008) - score: 8
How to Train Your Dragon (PG - 2010) - score: 9
The Incredibles (PG - 2003) - score: 10
The Iron Giant (PG - 1999) - score: 10
James and the Giant Peach (PG - 1996) - score: 9
Kiki's Delivery Service (Not Rated - 1989) - score: 9
Kung Fu Panda (PG - 2008) - score: 9
Lady and the Tramp (G - 1955) - score: 10
Lassie (PG - 2006) - score: 9
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (PG - 2004) - score: 8
Lilo & Stitch (PG - 2002) - score: 9
The Lion King (G - 1994) - score: 8
The Little Mermaid (G - 1989) - score: 10
Matilda (PG - 1996) - score: 10
Mary Poppins (Not Rated - 1964) - score: 10
Megamind (PG - 2010) - score: 7
Millions (PG - 2005) - score: 7
Miracle (PG - 2004) - score: 7
Monster House (PG - 2006) - score: 9
Monsters, Inc. (G - 2001) - score: 10
Monsters vs. Aliens (PG - 2009) - score: 9
Mulan (G - 1998) - score: 9
The Muppet Movie (G - 1979) - score: 10
The Muppets Take Manhattan (G - 1984) - score: 10
Nanny McPhee (PG - 2006) - score: 9
Nicholas Nickleby (PG - 2002) - score: 10
Over The Hedge (G - 2006) - score: 8
Opal Dream (PG - 2006) - score: 8
The Parent Trap (PG-13 - 1998)
Peter Pan (PG - 2003) - score: 9
Pinocchio (G - 194010 - score: 9
Ponyo (2009) - score: 10
Porco Rosso (PG - 1992) - score: 9
The Princess and the Frog (G - 2009) - score: 9
Ratatouille (G - 2007) - score: 10
The Secret of Kells (G - 2010) - score: 7
Shrek 1 + 2 (PG - 2001 / 2004) - score: 9
Sleeping Beauty (G - 1959) - score: 10
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Not Rated - 1937) - score: 10
Spiderwick Chronicles (PG - 2008) - score: 7
Spy Kids (PG - 2001) - score: 8
Surf's Up (PG - 2007) - score: 8
Tangled (PG - 2010) - score: 8
Tokyo Godfathers (PG-13 - 2004) - score: 9
Toy Story 1 + 2 (G - 1995 / 1999) - score: 10
Toy Story 3 (G - 2010) - score: 10
Two Brothers (PG - 2004) - score: 9
Up (G - 2009) - score: 10
Wall*E (G - 2008) - score: 10
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (G - 2005) - score: 10
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (PG - 1988) - score: 10
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (G - 1971) - score: 10
Winged Migration (G - 2003) - score: 9
The Wizard of Oz (G - 1939) - score: 10
Zathura (PG - 2005) - score: 8

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Horror

"There are heroes in evil as well as in good."

~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld

~ Recent ~

The Crazies (R - 2010) - score: 7
Fright Night (R - 2011) - score: 7
Let Me In (R - 2010) - score: 8

~ Timeless ~

28 Days Later (R - 2003) - score: 10
28 Weeks Later (R - 2007) - score: 7
An American Werewolf in London (R - 1981) - score: 9
Black Sheep (R - 2007) - score: 7
Bram Stoker's Dracula (R - 1992) - score: 9
Candyman (R - 1992) - score: 8
Carrie (R - 1976) - score: 10
Cloverfield (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 7
Dawn of the Dead (R - 1978) - score: 9
Dawn of the Dead (R - 2004) - score: 9
Dead Alive (R - 1993) - score: 8
Death Proof (Not Rated - 2007) - score: 7
The Descent (R - 2006) - score: 7
The Devil's Backbone (R - 2001) - score: 8
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (R - 2004) - score: 8
Drag Me to Hell (R - 2009) - score: 8
The Evil Dead (R - 1979) - score: 9
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (R - 1987) - score: 9
The Exorcist (R - 1973) - score: 10
Fido (R - 2007) - score: 7
Frankenstein (Not Rated - 1931) - score: 9
Halloween (R - 1978) - score: 9
Hard Candy (R - 2005) - score: 9
I Am Legend (R - 2007) - score: 7
I'm Not Scared (R - 2004) - score: 9
Jaws (PG - 1975) - score: 10
Joy Ride (R - 2002) - score: 9
King Kong (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 8
The Lost Boys (R - 1987) - score: 9
Misery (R - 1990) - score: 10
The Mist (R - 2007) - score: 7
Mute Witness (R - 1995) - score: 9
Near Dark (R - 1987) - score: 9
Night of the Living Dead (R - 1968) - score: 9
A Nightmare on Elm Street (R - 1984) - score: 9
The Omen (R - 1976) - score: 8
Open Water (R - 2004) - score: 8
The Orphanage (R - 2007) - score: 9
Paranormal Activity (R - 2009) - score: 8
Planet Terror (Not Rated - 2007) - score: 8
Poltergeist (PG - 1982) - score: 10
Psycho (R - 1960) - score: 10
The Ring (PG-13 - 2002) - score: 9
Rosemary's Baby (R - 1968) - score: 10
Scream (R - 1996) - score: 9
Seven (R - 1995) - score: 9
Severance (R - 2007) - score: 7
Shaun of the Dead (R - 2004) - score: 8
The Shining (R - 1980) - score: 9
The Sixth Sense (PG-13 - 1999) - score: 9
Sleepy Hollow (R - 1999) - score: 9
Slither (R - 2006) - score: 8
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (R - 2007) - score: 8
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (R - 1974) - score: 9
Tremors (PG-13 - 1989) - score: 9 Zombieland (R - 2009) - score: 8

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Human Experience Stories

"Life has meaning only in the struggle.
Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the gods.
So let us celebrate the struggle!"

~ Swahili Warrior Song

~ Recent ~

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Popcorn Rollercoaster

"Action conquers fear."

~ Peter N. Zarlenga

~ Recent ~

13 Assassins (R - 2011) - score: 8
Attack the Block (R - 2011) - score: 8
Captain America: The First Avenger (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 8
Hanna (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 8
Ip Man 2: Legend of the Grandmaster (R - 2011) - score: 7
Real Steel (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 7
Super 8 (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 9
Source Code (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 9
Thor (2011) - score: 7
Trollhunter (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 7
X-Men: First Class (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 9

~ Timeless ~

3:10 to Yuma (R - 2007) - score: 10
Alien: The Director's Cut (R - 2003) - score: 10
Apocalypto (R - 2006) - score: 9
Avatar (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 8
The Bank Job (R - 2008) - score: 8
Batman Begins (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 8
Black Dynamite (R - 2009) - score: 7
The Bourne Identity (PG-13 - 2002) - score: 8
The Bourne Supremacy (PG-13 - 2004) - score: 8
The Bourne Ultimatum (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 9
Braveheart (R - 1995) - score: 10
Casino Royale (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 10
Crank (R - 2006) - score: 7
The Dark Knight (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 10
Die Hard (R - 1988) - score: 10
Dirty Harry (R - 1971) - score: 10
District B13 (R - 2006) - score: 7
Enemy of the State (R - 1998) - score: 8
Face/Off (R - 1997) - score: 9
The Forbidden Kingdom (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 7
The French Connection (R - 1971) - score: 9
The Fugitive (PG-13 - 1993) - score: 10
Goldfinger (PG - 1964) - score: 10
The Goonies (PG - 1985) - score: 9
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (PG - 2009) - score: 7
Hellboy II: The Golden Army (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 7
The Host (R - 2007) - score: 8
Hot Fuzz (R - 2007) - score: 10
The Hunt for Red October (PG - 1990) - score: 10
I Am Legend (R - 2007) - score: 7
In Bruges (R - 2008) - score: 8
Inception (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 10
The Incredible Hulk (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 7
The Incredibles (PG - 2004) - score: 10
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (PG-13 - 1989) - score: 10
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (PG - 1981) - score: 10
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (PG - 1984) - score: 8
Infernal Affairs (R - 2003) - score: 9
Inglourious Basterds (R - 2009) - score: 9
Ip Man (Yip Man) (R - 2010) - score: 8
Iron Man (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 9
Iron Man 2 (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 7
Iron Monkey (PG-13 - 1993) - score: 9
JCVD (R - 2008) - score: 7
Kick-Ass (R - 2010) - score: 8
Kill Bill Volumes 1 & 2 (R - 2003 / 2004) - score: 9
King Kong (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 8
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (R - 2005) - score: 9
Kung Fu Hustle (R - 2005) - score: 10
Lethal Weapon 1 & 2 (R - 1987 / 1989) - score: 10
Live Free or Die Hard (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 9
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (PG-13 - 2001) - score: 10
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (PG-13 - 2003) - score: 10
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (PG-13 - 2002) - score: 10
Machete (R - 2010) - score: 7
The Matrix Trilogy (R - 1999 / 2003 / 2004) - score: 8
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (PG-13 - 2003) - score: 8
Micmacs (R - 2010) - score: 8
Mission: Impossible III (PG-13 - 2006) - score: 7
North by Northwest (Not Rated - 1959) - score: 10
Oceans 11 (PG-13 - 1991) - score: 9
Ocean's 13 (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 8
Out of Sight (R - 1998) - score: 8
RED (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 8
Shaolin Soccer (PG - 2002) - score: 8
Sherlock Holmes (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 7
Shoot 'Em Up (R - 2007) - score: 7
Sin City (R 2005) - score: 9
Speed (R - 1994) - score: 10
Spider-Man 1 & 2 (PG-13 - 2002 / 2004) - score: 8
Star Trek (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 10
Tropic Thunder (R - 2008) - score: 7
True Romance (R - 1993) - score: 9
Unstoppable (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 7
The Untouchables (R -1987) - score: 9
V For Vendetta (R - 2005) - score: 8
Watchmen (R - 2009) - score: 7

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Romance

"If you miss love, you miss life."

~ Leo Buscaglia

~ Recent ~

The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 7
Beginners (R - 2011) - score: 8
I Am Love (R - 2009) - score: 9
The Kids Are All Right (R - 2010) - score: 8
Midnight in Paris (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 9
Samson and Delilah (2010) - score: 7
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PG-13 - 2010) - score: 7
Tangled (PG - 2010) - score: 8
Water for Elephants (PG-13 - 2011) - score: 7

~ Timeless ~

3-Iron (R - 2005) - score: 9
(500) Days of Summer (PG-13 - 2009) - score: 8
Amelie (R - 2001) - score: 9
As Good as It Gets (PG-13 - 1997) - score: 9
Atonement (R - 2007) - score: 7
Avenue Montaigne (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 7
Away From Her (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 9
Before Sunset (R - 2004) - score: 9
Bride and Prejudice (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 8
Casablanca (PG - 1942) - score: 10
Cinema Paradiso (R - 1989) - score: 9
Chasing Amy (R - 1997) - score: 8
Chocolat (PG-13 - 2000) - score: 9
The Cooler (R - 2003) - score: 8
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 8
Dangerous Liaisons (R - 1988) - score: 9
Dave (PG-13 - 1993) - score: 8
Dan in Real Life (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 8
Dear Frankie (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 9
Definitely, Maybe (PG-13 - 2008) - score: 7
An Education (PG-13 - 2009)- score: 9
Emma (PG - 1996) - score: 9
Enchanted (PG - 2007) - score: 9
The English Patient (R - 1996) - score: 10
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R - 2004) - score: 9
Far From Heaven (PG-13 - 2002) - score: 9
Four Weddings and a Funeral (R - 1994) - score: 9
Ghost (PG-13 - 1990) - score: 9
Gone With the Wind (Not Rated - 1939) - score: 10
The Graduate (PG - 1967) - score: 9
Groundhog Day (PG-13 - 1993) - score: 9
Hitch (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 8
Intimate Strangers (R - 2004) - score: 8
Japanese Story (R - 2004) - score: 8
Jerry Maguire (R - 1996) - score: 9
Juno (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 9
Kisses (2008) - score: 7
Kissing Jessica Stein (R - 2002) - score: 8
L' Auberge Espagnol (R - 2003) - score: 8
Lars and the Real Girl (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 9
Leaving Las Vegas (R - 1995) - score: 9
Like Water for Chocolate (R - 1992) - score: 9
Looking for Eric (2009) - score: 8
Love Actually (R - 2003) - score: 8
Moonstruck (PG - 1987) - score: 9
Mostly Martha (PG - 2002) - score: 9
Muriel's Wedding (R - 1995) - score: 9
Notting Hill (PG-13 - 1999) - score: 9
Once (R - 2007) - score: 9
Open Hearts (R - 2003) - score: 8
Paris, Je T'aime (R - 2007) - score: 7
Pride and Prejudice (PG - 2005) - score: 8
The Road Home (G - 2001) - score: 9
Roxanne (PG - 1987) - score: 8
Saving Face (R - 2005) - score: 8
Say Anything (PG-13 - 1989) - score: 9
Secretary (R - 2002) - score: 8
Sense and Sensibility (PG - 1995) - score: 10
Shakespeare in Love (R - 1998) - score: 10
Slumdog Millionaire (R - 2008) - score: 9
The Sound of Music (G - 1965) - score: 10
Stage Beauty (R - 2004) - score: 9
Steal a Pencil for Me (Not Rated - 2007) - score: 9
Strictly Ballroom (PG - 1992) - score: 9
Talk to Her (R - 2002) - score: 9
Titanic (PG-13 - 1997) - score: 8
Twin Falls Idaho (R - 1999) - score: 8
Victor/Victoria (PG - 1982) - score: 10
Waitress (PG-13 - 2007) - score: 10
Walk the Line (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 9
Wall*E (G - 2008) - score: 10
When Harry Met Sally... (R - 1989) - score: 9
Wristcutters: A Love Story (R - 2007) - score: 7
The Young Victoria (PG - 2009) - score: 8
Zelary (R - 2003) - score: 9

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Sci-Fi / Fantasy

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

~ Albert Einstein

~ Recent ~

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Suspense Thrillers

"It is better to suffer wrong than to
do it, and happier to be sometimes
cheated than not to trust."

~ Dr. Samuel Johnson

~ Recent ~

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FAQs

Q: How does Mr. Movie Picker choose "the best films"?

A: Mr. MP finds films worth watching by searching through databases of movie reviews posted by professional critics AND film goers; Internet surveys and theatre exit polls are also included. After collecting a minimum of 500 individual opinions, Mr. MP calculates an average rating for each film. Every film listed on this site has received a total average of 7 out of 10 (or equivalent).

Q: Is that the "score" posted after many movies on this site?

Yes. If a title is followed by a score, it is on a 10-point scale from one to 10--with 10 being the highest possible score.

Q: Why Mr. Movie Picker?

A: This all started because my wife and I wanted to see any and all movies worth watching. I devised a system for discovering those films and the list on this site is the published result of that ongoing effort. So, if you want to see movies worth watching but haven't got the time or inclination to research overwhelming and ever-increasing bodies of information to find them, then bookmark this site and allow Mr. Movie Picker to cull through the massive database for you. Additionally, out frustration that "drama" has become a meaningless catch-all description for numerous films, Mr. MP has created his own genre definitions to help guide the viewer toward a more satisfying entertainment experience. Find more about Mr. MP's "descriptive" genres below.

Q: Are you saying the films on this site are the only ones "worth watching" in the entire history of film?

A: Of course not. The main idea behind this site is to provide a list of the newest films recommended by critics and viewers. The "Timeless" section fulfills a secondary goal by allowing the site to include a number of great older films you might have missed. However, none of the "Timeless" genre lists are meant to be definitive. In fact, in recognition of this dilemma, Mr. MP has included a page with over 60 of his favorite films which--for one reason or another--did not make it onto any of the genre lists. See them here.

Q: Presumably, "Timeless" films are older than "Recent" ones. But why are many of the films in the "Timeless" sections so new?

A: Mr. MP tries to ensure that all titles under the Recent Video heading are films that have had their first video release during the last 2 years.

While some of the films listed in the Timeless pages are from the 1940's or before, most were released between two and twenty years ago. Older titles are often difficult to find and there is little point in recommending an obscurity. Therefore, newer titles are generally given a higher rank than older ones. That said, Mr. MP makes every effort to include available older titles which feel as if they could have been made today (see Metropolis [1926], Gone With the Wind, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as examples).

The ranking bias in favor of new films is most evident in the Documentary genre where the production of excellent documentaries has mushroomed over the past several years. Thus, virtually all of the documentaries recommended by Mr. MP have been released in the past decade.

Q: What's with the new "descriptive" genres?

A: While some of the genres (Documentary, Family Friendly, Romance, Horror, Sci-fi, and Comedy) are fairly well accepted and self-explanatory, there are a few genres (Drama, Thriller, and Action) which overlap one another enough to be confusing. Mr. MP has worked to resolve this issue by inventing more specific category names:

Human Experience: Films in this genre strive for intense realism above all else. A typical Human Experience film attempts to illuminate some aspect of the human condition by examining individual behaviors during a specific period in history. That dogma disqualifies and excludes the superhuman and supernatural elements which may appear in any of the other genres.

For example: Saving Private Ryan, while more graphic than many actions or thrillers and more terrifying than many of the films in the horror genre, is above all a Human Experience story for its realistic portrayal of human reactions to WWII. Likewise, Boys Don't Cry--though by turns funny, sexy, and horrifically scary--first and foremost attempts to very accurately depict the true-life experience of one cross-dressing teenager in Middle America.

Popcorn Rollercoaster: This one better defines "action". A Popcorn Rollercoaster is a film in which you can unplug your brain and take a fun ride. While these films may in fact contain great insight into the human condition, they promise not to make too many overt demands on their audience; that means: if you don't care to glean deep human truths from your entertainment experience, then the light touch of these films will stress you just enough to get your blood pumping and give you a good time.

Thriller: The thriller combo of drama and action makes these films more likely to induce audience queasiness and may require thought on the part of their audiences. While some overlap between this genre and others is unavoidable, the films in Mr. MP's Thriller category are usually sharper-edged and more mysterious than Popcorn Rollercoasters, but invoke less realism than their Human Experience counterparts. Thriller audiences are invited to puzzle out the mystery presented by their complex characters and plot.

Cinematic Comfort Food: The foremost goals of the films in this category are audience pleasure and edification. These films either keep the stakes low or inject otherwise solemn subjects with a measure of entertaining wit and charm (examples: The Pursuit of Happyness and Freedom Writers). Additionally, these films promise to be free of rape, murder, torture and gratuitous violence. This is not to say that Cinematic Comfort Foods are completely angst-free (it's difficult to tell a compelling story without some conflict), but the tone applied to these films is much lighter than the heavy realism which marks many of the other genres. While many critics complain that the melodramatic nature of these films makes them sappy, there are evenings when my wife comes home from work and this is the only type of film she wants to watch. Cinematic Comfort Food is an attempt to balance these sometimes opposing views.

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The titles below represent a few favorites which do not score highly enough according to critics and users to appear on Mr. Movie Picker's genre lists. However, in my opinion, these "runners up" are worth viewing and should not be totally overlooked.

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (R - 1994) - score: 9
All of Me (PG - 1984) - score: 7
Apollo 13 (PG - 1995) - score: 8
The Atomic Cafe (Not Rated - 1982) - score: 8
Babe: Pig in the City (G - 1998) - score: 7
The Barbarian Invasions (R - 2003) - score: 9
Ben-Hur (G - 1959) - score: 8
Bottle Rocket (PG - 1996) - score: 7
Bound (R - 1996) - score: 7
Boys Don't Cry (R - 1999) - score: 8
The Bridge on the River Kwai (PG - 1957) - score: 8
A Bronx Tale (R - 1993) - score: 7
Cool Hand Luke (Not Rated - 1967) - score: 8
The Conversation (Not Rated - 1974) - score: 8
Croupier (R - 1998) - score: 8
Darkman (R - 1990) - score: 7
Defending Your Life (PG - 1991) - score: 8
Easy Rider (R - 1969) - score: 7
Empire of the Sun (PG - 1987) - score: 8
Exotica (R - 1994) - score: 7
The Fabulous Baker Boys (R - 1989) - score: 7
Fearless (R - 1993) - score: 8
A Few Good Men (R - 1992) - score: 9
Glengarry Glen Ross (R - 1992) - score: 8
Hard Eight (R - 1997) - score: 7
Heavenly Creatures (R - 1994) - score: 8
Highlander (R - 1986) - score: 7
The Hudsucker Proxy (PG - 1994) - score: 8
The Hustler (Not Rated - 1961) - score: 10
In the Company of Men (R - 1997) - score: 10
Iris (R - 2001) - score: 9
The Magdalene Sisters (R - 2003) - score: 8
Manhunter (R - 1986) - score: 9
Miller's Crossing (R - 1990) - score: 10
Nowhere in Africa (Not Rated - 2003) - score: 10
Proof (R - 1991) - score: 7
Pump Up the Volume (R - 1990) - score: 9
Quick Change (R - 1990) - score: 7
Sneakers (PG-13 - 1992) - score: 7
The Spanish Prisoner (PG - 1995) - score: 8
The Sweet Hereafter (R - 1997) - score: 8
That Thing You Do! (PG - 1996) - score: 7
Thumbsucker (PG-13 - 2005) - score: 7
Twin Falls, Idaho (R - 1999) - score: 7
The Upside of Anger (R - 2005) - score: 7
The Year of Living Dangerously (PG - 1983) - score: 8

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Michael Clayton (R - 2007)

The in-house "fixer" for a heavyweight and morally-suspect law firm comes face-to-face with monstrous villainy when he is charged with cleaning up the biggest mess of someone else's career. This sharply written and acted film was nominated for 7 Oscars.

Rank According to Critics and Viewers: 8.4

Mr. Movie Picker

At Theaters

"You can’t depend on your judgment when your imagination is out of focus."

New on Video / DVD

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

- Thriller -

Animation

"There is no prejudice that the work of art does not finally overcome."

~ Recent ~

Cinematic Comfort Food

"And the day came when the risk to remaintight in a bud was more painful than therisk it took to blossom."

~ Recent ~

Comedy

"The day most wholly lost is the one on which one does not laugh."

~ Recent ~

Documentary

"There is no knowledge which is not power."

~ Recent ~

Family Friendly

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permittedto remain children all our lives."

~ Recent ~

Horror

"There are heroes in evil as well as in good."

~ Recent ~

Human Experience Stories

"Life has meaning only in the struggle.Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the gods.So let us celebrate the struggle!"

~ Recent ~

Popcorn Rollercoaster

"Action conquers fear."

~ Recent ~

Romance

"If you miss love, you miss life."

~ Recent ~

Sci-Fi / Fantasy

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

~ Recent ~

Suspense Thrillers

"It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes cheated than not to trust."

~ Recent ~

FAQs

Q: How does Mr. Movie Picker choose "the best films"?

Q: Is that the "score" posted after many movies on this site?

Yes. If a title is followed by a score, it is on a 10-point scale from one to 10--with 10 being the highest possible score.

Q: Why Mr. Movie Picker?

Q: Are you saying the films on this site are the only ones "worth watching" in the entire history of film?

Q: Presumably, "Timeless" films are older than "Recent" ones. But why are many of the films in the "Timeless" sections so new?

A: Mr. MP tries to ensure that all titles under the Recent Video heading are films that have had their first video release during the last 2 years.

The ranking bias in favor of new films is most evident in the Documentary genre where the production of excellent documentaries has mushroomed over the past several years. Thus, virtually all of the documentaries recommended by Mr. MP have been released in the past decade.

Q: What's with the new "descriptive" genres?

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The titles below represent a few favorites which do not score highly enough according to critics and users to appear on Mr. Movie Picker's genre lists. However, in my opinion, these "runners up" are worth viewing and should not be totally overlooked.

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Inappropriate children's book titles.

Things paramedics should not say (but might like to).

Things you never want to overhear from a surgeon or doctor.

Taking a trip?

"And the day came when the risk to remain
tight in a bud was more painful than the
risk it took to blossom."

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a
sphere of activity in which we are permitted
to remain children all our lives."

"Life has meaning only in the struggle.
Triumph or defeat is in the hands of the gods.
So let us celebrate the struggle!"

"It is better to suffer wrong than to
do it, and happier to be sometimes
cheated than not to trust."