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Welcome to Filmometer! This site features sortable film ratings and "15 Word Reviews" of movies released since 1997. You will also find weekly movie polls and a growing number of movie lists. How does the ratings system work? Learn more about Filmometer.

The movie lists section contains some of my own picks, plus lists including the AFI's top 100 American films and the Academy Awards Winners for Best Picture. The links page provides additional online resources for film enthusiasts. Below you will find a random sampling of films reviewed by Filmometer. Thanks for visiting!



Featured films for Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 3:35 pm


The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby Luhrmann's anachronistic telling of the Fitzgerald novel. It works, despite hyperactive production design and Jay-Z.  Rating: 7 

2013

English

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Genres/categories: None


Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart

Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart Strange, vivid fantasy about a boy with a mechanical heart. Disjointed script, uncanny valley characters.  Rating: 6 

2014

Foreign

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Genres/categories: AnimationFantasyMusical/MusicObscure/Rare


Nowhere Boy

Nowhere Boy Chronicle of John Lennon's emotional teenage years, marked by the reentrance of his absentee mother.  Rating: 7 

2010

English

IMDb Page

Genres/categories: Musical/MusicDocumentary/True


Mother!

Mother! Aronofsky's unsettling, grotesque allegory of artistic creation and consumption. The chaotic horror of powerlessness.  Rating: 8 

2017

English

IMDb Page

Genres/categories: HorrorWith Sex/Nudity


Before I Wake

Before I Wake Parents haunted by their lost child. The surprisingly rewarding payoff redeems the clichéd Canker Man.  Rating: 7 

2018

English

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Genres/categories: FantasyHorror


Inside Out

Inside Out A Minnesota tween is moved to California. What goes on in her head? Pixar brilliance.  Rating: 9 

2015

English

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Genres/categories: AnimationComedyFantasy


A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night In Iranian ghost-town Bad City, a lonesome vampire stalks residents at night. Charming as hell.  Rating: 9 

2015

Foreign

IMDb Page

Genres/categories: FantasyHorrorWith Sex/Nudity


Blood Into Wine

Blood Into Wine Eccentric rocker Maynard James Keenan's journey from L.A. to running a world-class vineyard in Arizona.  Rating: 8 

2010

English

IMDb Page

Genres/categories: ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True



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