Movie Ratings & Reviews

Last film added: January 25, 2021. There are currently 1678 films in the database (since 1996).

Show: All Films (1678), New Releases (119), Recent Releases (230), Watched This Month/Year
Year: pre-1997, 1996 (26), 1997 (85), 1998 (112), 1999 (126), 2000 (84), 2001 (87), 2002 (77)
Year: 2003 (58), 2004 (64), 2005 (76), 2006 (58), 2007 (88), 2008 (74), 2009 (95), 2010 (73)
Year: 2011 (83), 2012 (63), 2013 (64), 2014 (57), 2015 (56), 2016 (53), 2017 (44), 2018 (27)
Year: 2019 (19), 2020 (28)
Release Years: 1927-1996, 1997-2001, 2002-2006, 2007-2010, 2011-2014, 2015-2018
Films Watched During: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Rating: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, CRAP
Language: Foreign, English
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Show Films: Musical/Music, Obscure/Rare, Sci-Fi, With Sex/Nudity, Sport
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Show Films: I own on DVD, Filmometer Best Films of Year, Won Best Picture Oscar
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TV Shows and Made-for-TV Films (1996-2026)


Search returned all television shows and TV-related films out of 1678 total rated films.



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MASTERPIECES

1. Amazing Screw-On Head, The (2006) 10  
   A TV pilot featuring Emperor Zombie and Lincoln. Any last words before I spark it?
   
2. Planet Earth (2006) 10  
   Spectacular 11-part BBC documentary of the diversity of Earth's life, from the poles to deserts.
   
3. South Park - Imaginationland (2007) 10  
   Epic three-part story arc from season 11 released as a standalone movie. The best ever.
   

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EXCELLENT

4. Black Mirror - Seasons 1-2 (2014) 9  
   Provocative sci-fi satire. Explores technology's darker ramifications on society. Gamification, limitless storage, AI. Brilliant.
   
5. Frisky Dingo - Seasons 1 and 2 (2008) 9  
   A supervillain named Killface plans to destroy humanity using the Annihilatrix. Clever and often hilarious.
   
6. Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking (2010) 9  
   Discovery Channel cosmology miniseries that discusses aliens, time travel and the history of the universe.
   
7. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Seasons 1-4 (2017) 9  
   The very best news satire program. Weekly updates from former 'Daily Show' host and correspondent.
   
8. Midnight Gospel - Season 1, The (2020) 9  
   Clancy explores psychedelic worlds with his faulty multiverse simulator. Existential cartoon set to podcast banter.
   
9. Prisoner - Complete Series Megaset, The (2006) 9  
   Resigned secret agent McGoohan becomes trapped in an idyllic village. A 1967-68 TV cult classic.
   
10. Stranger Things - Seasons 1-3 (2019) 9  
    A small Indiana town in the 1980s has a shadowy parallel dimension. Thrilling, emotionally resonant.
    
11. Through the Wormhole - Season 1 (2010) 9  
    Compelling TV series that explores the deepest mysteries of human existence. Hosted by Morgan Freeman.
    
12. Twin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (2007) 9  
    David Lynch's groundbreaking 1990-91 TV series. It's a paranormal murder mystery set in northern Washington.
    
13. Twin Peaks: The Return (2017) 9  
    David Lynch revisits the surreal, mystical character of a quaint Washington town 25 years later.
    
14. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008) 9  
    Discovery's compelling six-part series about the race into space, the moon landings, shuttles, and beyond.
    
15. Wonderfalls - The Complete Viewer Collection (2004) 9  
    Arguably the best cancelled television series ever. Only 4 of the 13 episodes actually aired.
    

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VERY GOOD

16. 12 Angry Men (1997) 8  
    Excellent made-for-TV remake of the 1957 classic, starring George C. Scott and Jack Lemmon.
    
17. Adventure Time - Seasons 1 and 2 (2011) 8  
    A boy and a magical dog are hero-adventurers in the Land of Ooo. Hilariously bizarre.
    
18. BoJack Horseman - Seasons 1-6 (2020) 8  
    Absurd adult cartoon about a washed-up 1990s sitcom horse in Hollywood. Surprising wit, depth, self-loathing.
    
19. Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (2008) 8  
    HBO chronicles the profound effect of the 1960s Civil Rights movement on college football programs.
    
20. Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey - Episodes 1-7 (2014) 8  
    Neil deGrasse Tyson picks up where Carl Sagan left off. The story of our universe.
    
21. Full Frontal with Samantha Bee - Seasons 1-2 (2017) 8  
    Weekly news satire, with particular attention to women's issues, from the former 'Daily Show' correspondent.
    
22. Grand Night In: The Story of Aardman, A (2015) 8  
    History of Aardman Animations, the acclaimed British stop-motion animation studio behind Morph, Wallace & Gromit.
    
23. Gruffalo, The (2009) 8  
    A cunning mouse outwits a succession of predators while walking in the deep dark wood.
    
24. Inherit the Wind (1999) 8  
    Like 12 Angry Men, another excellent made-for-TV remake starring Jack Lemmon and George C. Scott.
    
25. Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack - Seasons 1-3, The (2010) 8  
    Cartoon seafaring adventures of young Flapjack and pirate K'nuckles who live in a talking whale.
    
26. Moominvalley - Season 1 (2019) 8  
    A 2019 adaptation of Tove Jansson's beloved, charming Moomin family stories, animated in 3D CGI.
    
27. Paranoia Agent: Complete Collection (2004) 8  
    Satoshi Kon's dark, paranormal 13-episode Japanese TV series. The spectral, enigmatic assailant Lil' Slugger fascinates.
    
28. Persuaders, The (2004) 8  
    The cultures of marketing and advertising influence what Americans buy and how they view themselves.
    
29. Pushing Daisies - The Complete First Season (2007) 8  
    A man can bring dead people back to life, with Amélie-style narration. Whimsical forensic romance.
    
30. Robot Chicken - Seasons 1-3 (2007) 8  
    Demented stop-motion animation using action figures and toys. These sketch-comedy vignettes skewer pop culture.
    
31. Room on the Broom (2012) 8  
    A gentle witch offers rides to a variety of animals on her increasingly crowded broom.
    
32. Seinfeld - The Complete Series (1998) 8  
    A sitcom about nothing. Starring New York stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his neurotic friends.
    
33. South Park - The Complete 13 Seasons (2009) 8  
    The misadventures of four irreverent grade-schoolers in the quiet, dysfunctional town of South Park, Colorado.
    
34. Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait of Maurice Sendak (2009) 8  
    Diary-style documentary by Spike Jonze about Maurice Sendak, the unconventional author of iconic children's books.
    
35. This is Not a Conspiracy Theory (2020) 8  
    Seven-part (2014-2020) episodic documentary by Kirby Ferguson about the hidden forces that shape our lives.
    
36. Venture Bros. - Seasons One and Two, The (2006) 8  
    The warped misadventures of a middle-aged mad scientist, his teenage sons, and their maniac bodyguard.
    
37. X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition, The (2002) 8  
    FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigate paranormal cases and discover alien conspiracies within our government.
    

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GOOD

38. Atom Smashers, The (2008) 7  
    How does life exist? Documentary chronicles the search for the Higgs boson by Fermilab physicists.
    
39. Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) 7  
    Beavis and Butt-Head visit Vegas, the Grand Canyon and the White House. I am Cornholio!
    
40. Bernard and Doris (2008) 7  
    An HBO Films picture about tobacco heiress Doris Duke (Sarandon) and her gay butler (Fiennes).
    
41. Berserk - The Complete Collection (2002) 7  
    Anime about young warrior Guts and the mercenary company called the Band of the Hawk.
    
42. Best of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The (2005) 7  
    My childhood memories, now on DVD. A first-rate reMASTERing of this moralizing homoerotic 1980s toy-advert.
    
43. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) 7  
    On Mars in the year 2071, the Bebop crew tries to contain a deadly virus.
    
44. Dead Like Me - The Complete First Season (2003) 7  
    Showtime TV series about the lives of undead grim reapers trying to make ends meet.
    
45. Extras - The Complete Series (2007) 7  
    Movie extra Ricky Gervais weasels his way into speaking roles, then finds commercial success miserable.
    
46. Gia (1998) 7  
    Frequently naked Angelina Jolie is Gia Carangi, a top fashion model from the late 1970s.
    
47. Gruffalo's Child, The (2011) 7  
    The child of the Gruffalo ignores her father's warnings and seeks the Big Bad Mouse.
    
48. Happy Town - Episodes 1-8 (2010) 7  
    Paranormal crime drama that aspires to be Twin Peaks. Dark mysteries in an idyllic town.
    
49. Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) 7  
    Hellboy ends up battling the goddess Hecate after a professor resurrects a powerful female vampire.
    
50. Look Around You - Series 1 and 2 (2005) 7  
    A BBC TV comedy series that satirizes 1970s educational science programs. A nonsensical, faithful homage.
    
51. Pompeii: The Last Day (2003) 7  
    A dramatized recreation of the destruction of Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
    
52. Prisoner, The (2009) 7  
    AMC miniseries based on the classic 1960s TV show. Interesting but muddled. Caviezel lacks personality.
    
53. Serenity (2005) 7  
    Finale to the cancelled Firefly TV series. Features space-age weaponry, martial arts, and witty dialogue.
    
54. South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) 7  
    I'm sorry I can't help myself. That movie has warped my fragile little mind.
    
55. Stanley Kubrick's Boxes (2008) 7  
    Kubrick's incredible attention to detail revealed in 1,000+ boxes of his meticulously sorted film materials.
    
56. Tin Man (2007) 7  
    Dark re-imagining of the Land of Oz. Zooey Deschanel stars in this three-part Sci-Fi miniseries.
    
57. X-Files: Fight the Future, The (1998) 7  
    David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson must fight the government in a conspiracy about alien colonization.
    

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FAIR

58. Death to 2020 (2020) 6  
    Comedic retrospective of the year 2020. Mockumentary starring Samuel L. Jackson. What a fucking year.
    
59. Alice in Wonderland (1999) 6  
    A made-for-TV, family-friendly version with a cast of Hollywood all stars. It's hardly worth watching.
    
60. Breast Men (1997) 6  
    HBO movie follows two doctors who invented silicone breast implants through time. David Schwimmer stars.
    
61. Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006) 6  
    A samurai sword sends Hellboy into a dangerous realm of Japanese legends, ghosts and monsters.
    
62. Heroes - Seasons 1-3 (2009) 6  
    Cleverly structured graphic novel in TV-show format about people with diverse superpowers. It became unwatchable.
    
63. How Beer Saved the World (2011) 6  
    Simplifies human history to exaggerate the importance of beer to civilization. BEER! Extreme hyperbole!
    
64. PU-239: The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (2007) 6  
    A nuclear plant worker with radiation poisoning tries to sell stolen plutonium to Moscow gangsters.
    
65. Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020) 6  
    Cooper parlays her viral Trump lip-synching into an SNL-style variety special about 2020. Trippy finale.
    
66. Student Services (2011) 6  
    A 19-year-old freshman in France, desperate for cash, is enticed into a life of prostitution.
    
67. Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) 6  
    A made-for-TV movie with sportswriter Hank Azaria and retired professor Jack Lemmon, dying of ALS.
    

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ADEQUATE

68. Saiyûki Vol. 1: The Journey Begins (2003) 5  
    A Dragonball Z-like anime adventure of four heroes traveling West to confront a powerful demon.
    
69. Superstorm (2007) 5  
    Scientists attempt to divert or weaken a Miami-bound hurricane using cloud seeding. A miniseries docudrama.
    

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FROM BAD TO WORSE

70. Sharknado (2013) CRAP  
    Was idiotically curious about the magnitude of this TV-movie's absurdity. It's a bloody, bad-CGI trainwreck.
    

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Statistical ratings distribution of these 70 films (4.2% of total rated films):
With enough films included, it usually approximates a bell curve with a mean near 6.5...
(especially when considering that CRAP is 0-4 combined).
Average rating for these 70 films: 7.5.



10:

4.3%




9:

17.1%




8:

31.4%




7:

28.6%




6:

14.3%




5:

2.9%




CRAP:

1.4%