Moving pictures
Moving pictures encompass feature films, short films, and animated works, television programmes, and music videos.
Rating system
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Very good entertainment |
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Excellent entertainment, perhaps with some originality |
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Outstanding originality and/or performance |
Feature films
Notable individualsActors and actressesWilfrid Hyde-White: 1903–1991 Nathalie Wood Julie Andrews Gene Wilder Charles Bronson Gene Hackman: 1930– Clint Eastwood: 1930– Sean Connery John Candy Robin Williams: 1951–2014 Eric Tsang (曾志偉): 1953– Anthony Wong: 1961– Julia Roberts Owen Wilson Jennifer Aniston: 1969– Catherine Zeta-Jones Jack Black DirectorsTsui Hark (徐克): 1950– Andrzej Bartkowiak: 1950– Lars von Trier: 1956– Hong Sang Soo (홍상수): 1961– |
| Rating | Title | Year | Country | Genre | Notable producer/director | Notable actors/actresses | Other notable contributors | Notes |
| Two stars | Silent Dust | 1949 | U.K. | Drama | Michael Pertwee (script) | Innovative portrayal of blind person's world | ||
| One star | Springfield Rifle | 1952 | U.S.A. | Western | Gary Cooper | |||
| One star | The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan | 1953 | U.K. | Drama | ||||
| One star | Betrayed | 1954 | U.S.A. | Thriller | Clark Gable, Victor Mature, Wilfrid Hyde-White | |||
| Two stars | Vertigo | 1958 | U.S.A. | Suspense | Alfred Hitchcock (prod. & dir.) | James Stewart, Kim Novak | Based on book by Boileau-Narcejac | |
| Two stars | Chase a Crooked Shadow | 1958 | U.K. | Suspense | ||||
| Two stars | North by Northwest | 1959 | U.S.A. | Thriller | Alfred Hitchcock (prod. & dir.) | Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint | ||
| Two stars | They Came to Cordura | 1959 | U.S.A | Western | Gary Cooper | |||
| One star | Crooks Anonymous | 1962 | U.K. | Comedy | Wilfrid Hyde-White | |||
| Two stars | My Fair Lady | 1964 | U.S.A. | Musical drama | Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Wilfrid Hyde-White | Based on book by George Bernard Shaw | ||
| Two stars | Mary Poppins | 1964 | U.S.A. | Fantasy musical | Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke | |||
| Two stars | Oliver! | 1968 | U.K. | Musical drama | ||||
| One star | Where Eagles Dare | 1968 | U.K. | Action thriller | Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood | Alistair MacLean (script) | Based on book by Alistair MacLean | |
| Two stars | Once Upon a Time in the West | 1968 | Italy | Western | Sergio Leone (dir.) | Charles Bronson |
Sergio Leone (script co-author), Ennio Morricone (music) |
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| Two stars | Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory | 1971 | U.S.A. | Musical fantasy | Gene Wilder | Roald Dahl (script) | Based on book by Roald Dahl | |
| Three stars | Aguirre, the Wrath of God [Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes] | 1972 | Germany | Suspense | Werner Herzog (prod. & dir.) | Klaus Kinski | Werner Herzog (script) | |
| Three stars | The Blues Brothers | 1978 | U.S.A. | Musical | John Landis (dir.) | Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, John Candy | ||
| One star | Police Academy | 1984 | U.S.A. | Comedy | Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf, G. W. Bailey, George Gaynes, Leslie Easterbrook | Pat Proft (script) | ||
| Two stars | Beverly Hills Cop | 1984 | U.S.A. | Action comedy | Jerry Bruckheimer (prod.) | Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton | ||
| Two stars | Peking Opera Blues [刀馬旦] | 1986 | Hong Kong | Drama | Tsui Hark (prod. & dir.) | |||
| One star | Three Amigos | 1986 | U.S.A. | Western comedy |
Lorne Michaels (co-prod.), John Landis (dir.) |
Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, Patrice Martinez | Steve Martin (script), Lorne Michaels (script) |
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| One star | Beverly Hills Cop II | 1987 | U.S.A. | Action comedy |
Jerry Bruckheimer (prod.) |
Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton | Eddie Murphy (script) | |
| One star | Burglar | 1987 | U.S.A. | Comedy | Whoopi Goldberg, G. W. Bailey | |||
| One star | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | 1988 | U.S.A. | Comedy | Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley | Zucker, Abrams & Zucker (script), Pat Profit (script) | ||
| One star | Dead Poets Society | 1989 | U.S.A. | Drama | Peter Wier (dir.) | Robin Williams | ||
| One star | The Hunt for Red October | 1990 | U.S.A. | Suspense | Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin | Based on book by Tom Clancy | ||
| One star | Hard to Kill | 1990 | U.S.A. | Action | Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock, Frederick Coffin | |||
| One star | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear | 1991 | U.S.A. | Comedy | Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Robert Goulet | David Zucker (script), Pat Profit (script) | ||
| One star | Unforgiven | 1992 | U.S.A. | Western | Clint Eastwood (prod. & dir.) | Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman | ||
| One star | Under Siege | 1992 | U.S.A. | Action | Steven Seagal, Erika Eleniak, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Busey, Colm Meaney | |||
| One star | The Firm | 1993 | U.S.A. | Thriller | Tom Cruise, Gene Hackman | Based on book by John Grisham | ||
| One star | In the Line of Fire | 1993 | U.S.A. | Thriller | Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo | Ennio Morricone (music) | ||
| Two stars | Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story | 1993 | U.S.A. | Drama | Jason Scott Lee | |||
| Three stars | The Crow | 1994 | U.S.A. | Fantasy | Brandon Lee | Based on book by James O'Barr | ||
| One star | Crimson Tide | 1995 | U.S.A. | Thriller | Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman | |||
| Two stars | The Fifth Element | 1997 | France | Science–fiction action thriller | Luc Besson (dir.) | Bruce Willis, Chris Tucker, Tricky | Luc Besson (script) | |
| One star | Absolute Power | 1997 | U.S.A. | Thriller | Clint Eastwood (prod. & dir.) | Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman | ||
| One star | Good Will Hunting | 1997 | U.S.A. | Drama | Matt Damon, Robin Williams | |||
| One star | Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 | U.K. | Action thriller | Pierce Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh | |||
| One star | Patch Adams | 1998 | U.S.A. | Comedy drama | Robin Williams | |||
| One star | Entrapment | 1999 | U.S.A. | Caper | Sean Connery (prod.) | Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones | ||
| One star | The World Is Not Enough | 1999 | U.K. | Action thriller | Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, Goldie | |||
| Two stars | The Talented Mr. Ripley | 1999 | U.S.A. | Thriller | Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow | Based on book by Patricia Highsmith | ||
| Three stars | Dancer in the Dark | 2000 | Denmark | Musical drama | Lars von Trier (dir.) | Björk | Björk (music) | Innovative soundtrack |
| Two stars | Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors [오! 수정] |
2000 | South Korea | Drama | Hong Sang Soo [홍상수] (dir.) | |||
| Two stars | Romeo Must Die | 2000 | U.S.A. | Action | Andrzej Bartkowiak (dir.) | Jet Li, Aaliyah, Delroy Lindo, DMX, Anthony Anderson | ||
| One star | Heist | 2001 | U.S.A. | Action thriller | David Mamet (dir.) | Gene Hackman | David Mamet(script) | |
| One star | Exit Wounds | 2001 | U.S.A. | Action | Andrzej Bartkowiak (dir.) | Steven Seagal, DMX, Anthony Anderson | ||
| Two stars | Ocean's Eleven | 2001 | U.S.A. | Heist | Jerry Weintraub (prod.), Steven Soderbergh (dir.) | George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy García, Julia Roberts | ||
| Two stars | Infernal Affairs | 2002 | Hong Kong | Thriller | Anthony Wong, Eric Tsang | |||
| Three stars | The Five Obstructions | 2003 | Denmark | Documentary | Lars von Trier (dir.) | Lars von Trier | ||
| One star | Men Suddenly in Black [大丈夫] |
2003 | Hong Kong | Comedy | Eric Tsang | |||
| One star | Shaun of the Dead | 2004 | U.K. | Horror comedy | Simon Pegg, Nick Frost | Simon Pegg (script) | ||
| Two stars | Kung Fu Hustle [功夫] |
2004 | Hong Kong | Action fantasy | Stephen Chow [周星馳] (prod. & dir.) | Stephen Chow [周星馳] | Stephen Chow [周星馳] (script) | |
| One star | Ocean's Twelve | 2004 | U.S.A. | Heist | Jerry Weintraub (prod.), Steven Soderbergh (dir.) | George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy García | ||
| One star | Be Cool | 2005 | U.S.A. | Comedy–drama | Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, André Benjamin, Dwayne Johnson | Based on book by Elmore Leonard | ||
| Two stars | V for Vendetta | 2005 | U.S.A. | Fantasy thriller | Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman | Andy and Larry Wachowksi (script) | ||
| One star | The Boss of It All [Direktøren for det hele] | 2006 | Denmark | Comedy | Lars von Trier (dir.) | |||
| One star | Hot Fuzz | 2007 | U.K. | Horror comedy | Simon Pegg, Nick Frost | Simon Pegg (script) | ||
| One star | Ocean's Thirteen | 2007 | U.S.A. | Heist | Jerry Weintraub (prod.), Steven Soderbergh (dir.) | George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Al Pacino | ||
| One star | Ip Man | 2008 | Hong Kong | Action | Donnie Yen | |||
| Two stars | Gran Torino | 2008 | U.S.A. | Drama | Clint Eastwood (prod. & dir.) | Clint Eastwood | ||
| One star | Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame [狄仁傑之通天帝國] |
2010 | Hong Kong | Action mystery | Tsui Hark (prod. & dir.) | Andy Lau | ||
| One star | Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol | 2011 | U.S.A. | Action thriller | Tom Cruise (prod.), J. J. Abrams (prod.) | Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg | ||
| One star | The Hunger Games | 2012 | U.S.A. | Science–fiction thriller | Jennifer Lawrence, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci | Based on book by Suzanne Collins | ||
| Two stars | Side Effects | 2013 | U.S.A. | Thriller | Steven Soderbergh (dir.) | Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones | ||
Wildly over-rated films (not recommended!)
- Ocean's Eleven (1960 [original])
- Mad Max
- The Taking of Pelham 123 [remake]
Short films
Animated works
Television programmes
Music videos