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- DirectorBoris IngsterStarsPeter LorreJohn McGuireMargaret TallichetAn aspiring reporter is the key witness at the murder trial of a young man accused of cutting a café owner's throat and is soon accused of a similar crime himself.10/10
- DirectorBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonRuth DwyerT. Roy BarnesA man learns that he will inherit a fortune if he marries by 7PM that evening.10/10
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.10/10
- DirectorCharles ReisnerBuster KeatonStarsBuster KeatonTom McGuireErnest TorrenceThe effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.10/10
- DirectorRudolph MatéStarsRobert MitchumJack PalanceLinda DarnellMobster Vic Spalato's girlfriend Claire is in hiding in Mexico and she's willing to testify for a US Senate investigation committee, if she can make it back to the US alive.10/10
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderAlta AllenBetty K. PetersonAfter breaking a mirror in his home, superstitious Max tries to avoid situations which could bring bad luck-- but in doing so, causes himself the worst luck imaginable.10/10
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteTen years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.10/10
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin SpaceyTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.10/10
- DirectorLewis AllenStarsFrank SinatraSterling HaydenJames GleasonIn the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill nearby the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA.10/10
- DirectorMichael SchultzStarsRichard BenjaminJames CocoScatman CrothersTo inherit a fortune, various addressees of a will must compete in a wild scavenger hunt to collect selected items, but cannot be simply bought.10/10
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTeresa WrightJoseph CottenMacdonald CareyA teenage girl, overjoyed when her favorite uncle comes to visit the family in their quiet California town, slowly begins to suspect that he is in fact the "Merry Widow" killer sought by the authorities.10/10
- DirectorStewart HendlerStarsBriana EviganRumer WillisCarrie FisherA group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.10/10
- DirectorNeal IsraelStarsErnie Reyes Sr.Rob SchneiderErnie Reyes Jr.Two boys learn from a mysterious warrior that they are the heirs to the throne of Patusan and set out to overthrow the current monarchy.10/10
- DirectorMark Steven JohnsonStarsIan Michael SmithJoseph MazzelloAshley JuddA young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.10/10
- DirectorAllan MoyleStarsNastassja KinskiHart BochnerWilliam BaldwinAn unfulfilled married woman becomes intrigued by an alluring suitor whose attention soon becomes obsessive.10/10
- DirectorSam JaimesStarsTiffany BillingsKristie BakerCam ClarkeThe animated adaption of the second stage musical based on the "Peanuts" comics strip, focusing on Snoopy.10/10
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsChad WebberRobin KohnStephen SheaWhen Snoopy receives a letter from a girl named Lila, who's in a hospital, he goes on a journey with Woodstock to see her.10/10
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom HanksMatt DamonTom SizemoreFollowing the Normandy Landings, a group of U.S. soldiers go behind enemy lines to retrieve a paratrooper whose brothers have been killed in action.10/10
- DirectorJack ClaytonStarsMary Grace CanfieldRichard DavalosJake DengelIn a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.10/10
- DirectorDarren Lynn BousmanStarsTobin BellShawnee SmithAngus MacfadyenJigsaw abducts a doctor in order to keep himself alive while he watches his new apprentice put an unlucky citizen named Jeff through a brutal test.10/10
- DirectorIsaac CravitStarsAnnie ClarkDaniel KashRichard ClarkinA teenage girl is terrorized when she spends two nights alone on a remote island as part of her camp counselor initiation.10/10
- DirectorMick GarrisStarsBrian KrauseMädchen AmickAlice KrigeA mother-and-son team of strange supernatural creatures move to a small town to seek out a young virgin to feed on.10/10
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteA year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.10/10
- DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.10/10
- DirectorWes CravenStarsNeve CampbellCourteney CoxDavid ArquetteTwo years after the first series of murders, as Sidney acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.10/10
- DirectorWes CravenStarsDavid ArquetteNeve CampbellCourteney CoxWhile Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.10/10
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica HarperStefania CasiniFlavio BucciAn American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.10/10
- DirectorWilliam Brent BellStarsJon FosterSamaire ArmstrongFrankie MunizFor a group of teens, the answer to the mysterious death of their old friend lies within the world of an online video game based on the true story of an ancient noblewoman known as the Blood Countess.10/10
- DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsBarbara StanwyckBurt LancasterAnn RichardsWhile on the telephone, an invalid woman overhears what she thinks is a murder plot and attempts to prevent it.10/10
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsJeffrey CombsBarbara CramptonJonathan FullerA man travels to Italy with his family to live in the castle they have recently inherited. But he soon begins to suspect that they are not the only occupants.10/10
- DirectorMichael BerzStarsDiana RiggBilly BartySarah PattersonThe ageless tale of a beautiful young princess whose jealous stepmother orders her killed so that she will be 'the fairest in the land.' When the huntsman takes pity on her, he takes her to the house of the seven dwarfs.10/10
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantJoan FontaineCedric HardwickeA shy young heiress marries a charming gentleman, and soon begins to suspect he is planning to murder her.10/10
- DirectorNeal SundstromStarsAdam WoolfDanny KeoghMilan MurrayA rock band gets stuck on a haunted farm while visiting their lead singer's family.10/10
- DirectorStuart MargolinStarsHarry HamlinRebecca JenkinsGraham GreeneNew to a small town, a city teen grows suspicious of a man who befriended him and his single mother.10/10
- DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsIngrid BergmanMario VitaleRenzo CesanaKarin, a young woman from the Baltic countries, marries fisherman Antonio to escape from a prison camp. But she cannot get used to the tough life in Antonio's volcano-threatened village, Stromboli.10/10
- DirectorByron MabeDonn DavisonStarsClaire BrennenLee RaymondLynn CourtneyClaire Brennen stars as a waitress who leaves the greasy-diner business for the excitement of the carnival. She quickly discovers that she despises freaks and human oddities.10/10
- DirectorGail HarveyStarsShannen DohertyJoseph GriffinTamara GorskiWhen a beautiful paparazzo for a tabloid magazine finds herself pursued by a ruthless stalker, she is determined to emerge from this deadly game alive, and independently wealthy.10/10
- DirectorJohn Lee HancockStarsEmma ThompsonTom HanksAnnie Rose BuckleyAuthor P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.10/10
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsAngelina JolieLiev SchreiberChiwetel EjioforA CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.10/10
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsRobert RedfordDan AykroydSidney PoitierA security pro finds his past returning to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving a particularly important item.10/10
- DirectorGeorge ErschbamerStarsJamie LunerChris KramerL. Harvey GoldTo escape her abusive spouse, Sarah fakes her own death and flees. Seems like a good plan, right? Sadly, it doesn't take her estranged husband long to get wise and hunt her down. This game between them will turn deadly and it looks like only one will survive.10/10
- DirectorKeith WalleyStarsLuciano SaberKate NorbyCory AlmeidaA group of young filmmakers encounter a serial killer while shooting their first independent movie.10/10
- DirectorChris KentisLaura LauStarsElizabeth OlsenAdam TreseEric Sheffer StevensA girl is trapped inside her family's lakeside retreat and becomes unable to contact the outside world as supernatural forces haunt the house with mysterious energy and consequences.10/10
- DirectorDavid KoeppStarsJohnny DeppMaria BelloJohn TurturroA successful writer in the midst of a painful divorce is stalked at his remote lake house by a would-be scribe who accuses him of plagiarism.10/10
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsJulia RobertsPatrick BerginKevin AndersonA young woman fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her nightmarish marriage, but discovers it is impossible to elude her controlling husband.10/10
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von StroheimA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.10/10
- DirectorMike RobeStarsGregory HarrisonGlynnis O'ConnorLee GarlingtonThe presence of a malicious stranger threatens to destroy the peace and harmony of a vacationing executive's family life.10/10
- DirectorDouglas JacksonStarsLinda PurlAndrew KraulisPerry KingA suspense-thriller about a married couple whose adopted son turns up at their home after several years and has bad intentions.10/10
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsShannen DohertyTim MathesonBonnie BartlettA woman recovering from a domestic-violence relationship finds out that her former partner still wants her--even if it means killing her.10/10
- DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsElle FanningAJ MichalkaKyle ChandlerDuring the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.10/10
- DirectorFélix Enríquez AlcaláStarsSusan LucciDavid CharvetMary Ellen TrainorWhen Victoria Landers contracts Dan Hiller, a married father with one son, for the restauration of her house, the o.k. Converts for both of them in a little bit more than just a job.10/10
- DirectorGregory DarkStarsGlenn JacobsChristina VidalMichael J. PaganA group of delinquents are sent to clean the Blackwell Hotel. Little do they know reclusive psychopath Jacob Goodnight has holed away in the rotting hotel. When one of the teens is captured, those who remain - a group that includes the cop who put a bullet in Goodnight's head four years ago - band together to survive against the brutal killer.10/10
- DirectorJean-Claude LordStarsLindsay PriceDavid Haydn-JonesSadie LeBlancA centuries old curse haunts a family summer house. When a young woman's husband inherits the house and is involved in a near-fatal accident, she realizes both he and her unborn son are at great risk, unless she can break the curse.10/10
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsMargot KidderJennifer SaltCharles DurningA small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.10/10
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate AshfieldThe uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.10/10
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack LemmonAfter two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.10/10
- DirectorAlan AldaStarsAlan AldaMichael CaineMichelle PfeifferAfter selling the rights of his book to a movie production company, a writer finds himself fighting the many egos and varying views around him.9/10
- DirectorKeenen Ivory WayansStarsAnna FarisMarlon WayansAntony AckerFour teens are tricked by a professor into visiting a haunted house for a school project.9/10
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAlexa PenaVegaDaryl SabaraAntonio BanderasUsing high tech gadgets, two kids have to save their reactivated OSS top spy parents when they're taken by an evil, high tech enemy.9/10
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsBrandon RouthKevin SpaceyKate BosworthSuperman returns to Earth after spending five years in space examining his homeworld Krypton. But he finds things have changed while he was gone, and he must once again prove himself important to the world.9/10
- DirectorDerek WanStarsTony ToddCarla GreeneNina HodorukEvil voodoo-practicing serial killer Shadow gets executed for murdering pregnant women. Twenty years later the prison Shadow was put to death at has been turned into an experimental women's penitentiary. Tough and fiercely autonomous new inmate Solitaire has some kind of link with Shadow. When Shadow and his lethal shambling zombie minions are resurrected, it's up to Solitaire to stop them.9/10
- DirectorRobert SiglStarsKatharina WackernagelNiels-Bruno SchmidtMarlene Meyer-DunkerAfter escaping from a nearby mental institution, a violent lunatic and sexual deviant terrorizes a group of seniors at their end-of-the-year high school dance.9/10
- DirectorChris MillerRaman HuiStarsMike MyersCameron DiazEddie MurphyReluctantly designated as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away, Shrek hatches a plan to install the rebellious Artie as the new king while Princess Fiona tries to fend off a coup d'état by the jilted Prince Charming.9/10
- DirectorMike MitchellStarsMike MyersCameron DiazEddie MurphyRumpelstiltskin tricks a mid-life crisis burdened Shrek into allowing himself to be erased from existence and cast in a dark alternate timeline where Rumpelstiltskin rules supreme.9/10
- DirectorDarren Lynn BousmanStarsDonnie WahlbergBeverley MitchellFranky GA detective and his team must rescue 8 people trapped in a factory by the twisted serial killer known as Jigsaw.9/10
- DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsJean SylvèreAnne CaprileGiuseppe MannajuoloA false accusation leads the philosopher Socrates to trial and condemnation in 4th century BC Athens.9/10
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsDaveigh ChaseSuzanne PleshetteMiyu IrinoDuring her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.9/10
- DirectorAndrew AdamsonKelly AsburyConrad VernonStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron DiazShrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.9/10
- DirectorDouglas JacksonStarsStefanie PowersMickey ToftMargot KidderCory is a young boy who has just moved into a new house with his mom. He develops a relationship with an "imaginary" friend who lives in his closet. No one believes him until people start dying violently and the "imaginary" friend becomes all too real.9/10
- DirectorJeff BurrStarsTerry O'QuinnMeg FosterCaroline WilliamsAfter escaping the insane asylum in which he was incarcerated, Jerry Blake (Terry O'Quinn) impersonates a marriage counselor and manages to win over a patient (Meg Foster) and her young son (Jonathan Brandis).9/10
- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsWill FerrellEmma ThompsonDustin HoffmanI.R.S. auditor Harold Crick suddenly finds his mundane Chicago life to be the subject of narration only he can hear: narration that begins to affect his entire existence, from his work to his love life to his death.9/10
- DirectorBrian KatkinStarsNicolas ReadAmy Shelton-WhiteTara KillianIndependent filmmakers get trapped in a haunted studio where a slew of classic low-budget horror films were made.9/10
- DirectorStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie ReynoldsA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.9/10
- DirectorJohn PieplowStarsKevin GageElizabeth PeñaDee SniderA detective pursues a sadist specializing in body modification rituals who lures teenagers through the internet.9/10
- DirectorE. Elias MerhigeStarsJohn MalkovichWillem DafoeUdo KierThe filming of Nosferatu (1922) is hampered by the fact that its star Max Schreck is taking the role of a vampire far more seriously than seems humanly possible.9/10
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAlexa PenaVegaDaryl SabaraAntonio BanderasThe Cortez siblings set out for a mysterious island, where they encounter a genetic scientist and a set of rival spy kids.8 or 9/10
- DirectorDon ManciniStarsJennifer TillyBrad DourifJohn WatersChucky and Tiffany are resurrected by their innocent gender-confused child, Glen/Glenda, and hit Hollywood, where a movie depicting the killer dolls' murder spree is underway.8 or 9/10
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason StathamBrad PittStephen GrahamUnscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.8 or 9/10
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsPeter CookDudley MooreEleanor BronA hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.8 or 9/10
- DirectorJeff BurrStarsRyan FrancisScott MacDonaldLinda ThorsonWhen two young American GIs desert their platoon in the final days of World War II, they will find themselves struggling against all odds to stay alive.8 or 9/10
- DirectorWes CravenStarsMichael MurphyMitch PileggiJohn TeshAfter being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police.8 or 9/10
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsBill MurrayKaren AllenJohn ForsytheA selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.8 or 9/10
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsScarlett JohanssonHugh JackmanJim DunkAn American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.8/10
- DirectorDavid DobkinStarsJackie ChanOwen WilsonFann WongWhen a Chinese rebel murders Chon's estranged father and escapes to England, Chon and Roy make their way to London with revenge on their minds.8/10
- DirectorJames WanStarsCary ElwesLeigh WhannellDanny GloverTwo strangers awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, and soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.8/10
- DirectorDavid IrvingStarsTahnee WelchKenny BakerMorgan FairchildFeature-length, live-action musical version of the classic fairy tale by Charles Perrault.8/10
- DirectorChuck BowmanStarsLynda CarterJessica BowmanScott FoleyA promiscuous girl is raped by a fellow student.8/10
- DirectorPatrick Read JohnsonStarsDouglas BarrRoyal DanoAriana RichardsDimwitted Martians drop into a little Illinois town on the day that the local radio station happens to rebroadcast Orson Welles 1938 "War Of The Worlds".8/10
- DirectorAndrew AdamsonVicky JensonStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron DiazA mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.8/10
- DirectorRob MinkoffStarsMichael J. FoxGeena DavisHugh LaurieStuart and Snowbell set out across town to rescue a friend.8/10
- DirectorErich KoblerStarsElke ArendtAddi AdametzNiels ClausnitzerSnow White's mother, the Queen dies when she is born. Her father, the King, remarries a beautiful but vain lady. The new Queen has a magic mirror that she asks every day, who is the fairest one of all? When it answers Snow White, the Queen is furious. Will handsome Prince Charming and the Seven Dwarfs be able to save Snow White from the wicked Queen's wrath?8/10
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppChristina RicciMiranda RichardsonIchabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.8/10
- DirectorBibo BergeronVicky JensonRob LettermanStarsWill SmithRobert De NiroRenée ZellwegerWhen a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother decide to use the incident to their own advantage.8/10
- DirectorBarbet SchroederStarsBridget FondaJennifer Jason LeighSteven WeberA woman advertising for a new roommate finds that something very strange is going on with the tenant who decides to move in.8/10
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsTobey MaguireKirsten DunstAlfred MolinaPeter Parker is beset with troubles in his failing personal life as he battles a former brilliant scientist named Otto Octavius.8/10
- DirectorHiguchinskyStarsEriko HatsuneFhi FanHinako SaekiThe inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.8/10
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsHarry AndersonBrian BonsallElayne BooslerThere's a crisis in Rhymeland. All the Rhymies (the characters from nursery rhymes) are disappearing. Mother Goose's son, Gordon, and Little Bo Peep set off to find them.8/10
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregorThree years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.8/10
- DirectorDarren Lynn BousmanStarsTobin BellScott PattersonLouis FerreiraDespite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.7 or 8/10
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterAlan RickmanThe legendary tale of a barber who returns from wrongful imprisonment to 1840s London, bent on revenge for the rape and death of his wife, and resumes his trade while forming a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, Mrs. Lovett.7 or 8/10