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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 Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 3:12 am

Sin Nombre A Honduran teen meets a young gang member atop a freight train. Poignant immigration story.  Rating: 8  2009 Foreign IMDb Page Genres/categories: Faces Places French New Wave director Agnès Varda and muralist JR travel across France. Delightful creative collaboration.  Rating: 9  2017 Foreign IMDb Page Genres/categories: Upside Down If you can somehow accept the ludicrous science/impossible physics, it's charming. An ambitious love story.  Rating: 6  2013 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: Rid of Me A socially awkward newlywed's emotional breakdown and rebirth in Laurelwood, Oregon. A hard-to-watch indie.  Rating: 6  2011 English IMDb Page Genres/categories:

Nightcrawler Chilling satire of tabloid TV news culture. Chasing ratings mutually supports chasing ambulances. Genius Gyllenhaal.  Rating: 8  2014 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: None Love Songs Chain-smoking and breaking into song on the streets of Paris. Musical beds. Clotilde Hesme shines.  Rating: 7  2008 Foreign IMDb Page Genres/categories: Incendies Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their mysterious family history. Earth-shattering Greek tragedy.  Rating: 9  2011 Foreign IMDb Page Genres/categories: Upstream Color Shane Carruth's fragmented, hypnotic story of lost identity. Puzzling allegory via Thoreau and psychotropic grubs.  Rating: 9  2013 English IMDb Page Genres/categories: