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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, April 23, 2026 at 5:37 am


Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky Behind Jodorowsky's ambitious, influential mid-1970s sci-fi film failure. With DalĂ­, Giger, Welles, Jagger, Pink Floyd.  Rating: 9 

2014

English

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Genres/categories: Obscure/RareDocumentary/True


Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell Scarlett Johansson, now cyber-enhanced, is the perfect weapon. A big-budget spectacle that honors the anime.  Rating: 7 

2017

English

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Genres/categories: Sci-Fi


Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the...

Hieronymus Bosch, Touched by the Devil New infrared photography of the late-medieval artist's fantastical paintings. Too much focus on inter-museum politics.  Rating: 7 

2016

Foreign

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Genres/categories: Obscure/RareDocumentary/True


Mother!

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

2017

English

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Genres/categories: HorrorWith Sex/Nudity


Teach Us All

Teach Us All Devastating cycles of unfulfilled promises of educational equality to Black and Latino children since desegregation.  Rating: 7 

2017

English

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Genres/categories: Obscure/RareDocumentary/True


I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro James Baldwin's vital portrait of race in America. MLK, Malcolm X, Medgar Evers, the Kennedys.  Rating: 10 

2016

English

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Genres/categories: Documentary/True


Bag It

Bag It Funny/disturbing environmental documentary about plastic bags, the ACC, BPA, phthalates and child development.  Rating: 8 

2011

English

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Genres/categories: ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True


Trainwreck

Trainwreck Commitment-phobic career woman Amy Schumer grows up. An irreverent and candid comedy about relationships.  Rating: 6 

2015

English

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Genres/categories: None



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