A Life in Film

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5,720 Films

10,229 Hours

2,666 Directors

97 Countries

Top films

My Favorite Films of 2020

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Read more about these films here and here.

  • Small Axe
  • First Cow
  • Bacurau
  • Da 5 Bloods
  • Saint Maud
  • Promising Young Woman
  • La Llorona
  • Minari
  • Sound of Metal
  • Sorry We Missed You
  • Time
  • Babyteeth
  • My Octopus Teacher

My Favorite Films of 2018

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I wrote a little about my favorite films of this year on…

  • Burning
  • First Reformed
  • Madeline's Madeline
  • You Were Never Really Here
  • Revenge
  • Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
  • Shoplifters
  • The Tale
  • Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  • Cold War
  • Roma
  • Wildlife
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

My Favorite Films of 2016

emkang

2016 is shaping up to be one of the best years of…

  • The Handmaiden
  • 13th
  • Arrival
  • O.J.: Made in America
  • The Nice Guys
  • A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
  • Moonlight
  • Tower
  • I Am Not Your Negro
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Manchester by the Sea
  • Raw
  • The Wailing
  • Hell or High Water

My Favorite Films of 2009

emkang

I am a bit surprised at how many films I liked from…

  • Mother
  • Dogtooth
  • Inglourious Basterds
  • Up
  • White Material
  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • Mary and Max
  • Castaway on the Moon
  • Drag Me to Hell
  • The Secret in Their Eyes
  • Like You Know It All
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Hurt Locker
  • Broken Embraces
  • In the Loop
  • Summer Wars
  • Moon
  • Fish Tank
  • Harry Brown
  • Black Dynamite

My Favorite Films of 2008

emkang

Looking at the movies from 2008 that I have seen, I realize…

  • Let the Right One In
  • In Bruges
  • Love Exposure
  • Red Cliff
  • The Chaser
  • Departures
  • The Beaches of Agnès
  • The Dark Knight
  • Ponyo
  • The Good, The Bad, The Weird
  • Wendy and Lucy
  • Night and Day
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Sita Sings the Blues
  • Man on Wire
  • Iron Man
  • Role Models
  • Cloverfield

My Favorite Films of 2007

emkang

I thought 2007 was the best year for cinema ever, but I…

  • No Country for Old Men
  • Zodiac
  • Secret Sunshine
  • The Orphanage
  • There Will Be Blood
  • Ratatouille
  • Persepolis
  • Superbad
  • Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
  • Timecrimes
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
  • The Edge of Heaven
  • 2 Days in Paris
  • I'm Not There
  • My Winnipeg
  • [REC]
  • Once
  • Hot Fuzz
  • 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

By release year

1895 2021
1895 2021

Highest rated decades

1920s
Ménilmontant
The Passion of Joan of Arc
Safety Last!
A Page of Madness
Faust
Metropolis
The Phantom of the Opera
Sherlock, Jr.
The Love Parade
Battleship Potemkin
Pandora's Box
Underworld
The Last Laugh
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Man Who Laughs
Lonesome
Strike
Nosferatu
The Gold Rush
The Kid
1940s
The Spiral Staircase
The Third Man
Late Spring
Letter from an Unknown Woman
The Red Shoes
Bicycle Thieves
Out of the Past
Notorious
Beauty and the Beast
It's a Wonderful Life
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Big Sleep
Mildred Pierce
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Casablanca
Now, Voyager
Sullivan's Travels
The Thief of Bagdad
Rebecca
His Girl Friday
1950s
The Music Room
In a Lonely Place
All That Heaven Allows
The Cranes Are Flying
The World of Apu
Pather Panchali
Sunset Boulevard
All About Eve
Singin' in the Rain
Forbidden Games
Ikiru
Tokyo Story
The Earrings of Madame de...
The Wages of Fear
Ugetsu
A Man Escaped
Sweet Smell of Success
Nights of Cabiria
Paths of Glory
Wild Strawberries

Featured lists

My Favorite Films of the 1990s

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I just finished watching 1000 films from this decade, 100 films per…

  • Beau Travail
  • Close-Up
  • A Brighter Summer Day
  • Three Colors: Blue
  • La Cérémonie
  • Three Colors: Red
  • Crooklyn
  • Cure
  • Underground
  • Being John Malkovich
  • Malcolm X
  • Naked
  • Jackie Brown
  • Dreams
  • The Double Life of Véronique
  • Fargo
  • The Age of Innocence
  • Heat
  • Boogie Nights
  • Lone Star

Genres, countries & languages

Drama
3,109 films
Comedy
2,070 films
Romance
1,180 films
Thriller
1,045 films
Action
973 films
Adventure
787 films
Crime
787 films
Fantasy
570 films
Family
543 films
Sci Fi
467 films
USA
4,016 films
UK
845 films
France
636 films
Germany
326 films
Japan
273 films
Italy
200 films
Canada
189 films
South Korea
125 films
Hong Kong
110 films
China
97 films
English
4,743 films
French
757 films
Spanish
449 films
German
355 films
Italian
322 films
Japanese
315 films
Chinese
191 films
Russian
188 films
Korean
149 films
No spoken language
125 films

List progress

Collections

  • The Avengers
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • Avengers: Infinity War

The Avengers Collection 4 watched

  • Batman Begins
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched

  • Captain America: The First Avenger
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Captain America: Civil War

Captain America Collection 3 watched

  • Star Wars
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Return of the Jedi

Star Wars Collection 9 watched

  • Thor
  • Thor: The Dark World
  • Thor: Ragnarok

Thor Collection 3 watched

  • Iron Man
  • Iron Man 2
  • Iron Man 3

Iron Man Collection 3 watched

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter Collection 8 watched

  • Toy Story
  • Toy Story 2
  • Toy Story 3

Toy Story Collection 4 watched

  • The Godfather
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • The Godfather: Part III

The Godfather Collection 3 watched

  • Spider-Man
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man Collection 3 watched

  • Back to the Future
  • Back to the Future Part II
  • Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Collection 3 watched

  • Aladdin
  • The Return of Jafar
  • Aladdin and the King of Thieves

Aladdin Collection 3 watched

  • American Pie
  • American Pie 2
  • American Wedding

American Pie Collection 4 watched

  • Pather Panchali
  • Aparajito
  • The World of Apu

The Apu Trilogy 3 watched

  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  • Austin Powers in Goldmember

Austin Powers Collection 3 watched

  • The Avengers
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron
  • Avengers: Infinity War

The Avengers Collection 4 watched

  • Back to the Future
  • Back to the Future Part II
  • Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Collection 3 watched

  • Batman
  • Batman Returns
  • Batman Forever

Batman Collection 4 watched

  • Before Sunrise
  • Before Sunset
  • Before Midnight

Before... Collection 3 watched

  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
  • Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
  • Bill & Ted Face the Music

Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 3 watched

  • Captain America: The First Avenger
  • Captain America: The Winter Soldier
  • Captain America: Civil War

Captain America Collection 3 watched

  • Cars
  • Cars 2
  • Cars 3

Cars Collection 3 watched

  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia Collection 3 watched

  • Batman Begins
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched

  • Despicable Me
  • Despicable Me 2
  • Despicable Me 3

Despicable Me Collection 3 watched

  • Die Hard
  • Die Hard 2
  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Die Hard Collection 5 watched

  • Divergent
  • Insurgent
  • Allegiant

Divergent Collection 3 watched

  • The Fast and the Furious
  • 2 Fast 2 Furious
  • The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

The Fast and the Furious Collection 9 watched

  • Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
  • Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

Female Prisoner Scorpion 4 watched

  • Friday the 13th
  • Friday the 13th Part 2
  • Friday the 13th Part III

Friday the 13th Collection 11 watched

  • The Godfather
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • The Godfather: Part III

The Godfather Collection 3 watched

  • Godzilla
  • Godzilla: King of the Monsters
  • Godzilla vs. Kong

Godzilla Collection 3 watched

  • Halloween
  • Halloween II
  • Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Halloween Collection 10 watched

  • Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
  • Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
  • A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Harold & Kumar Collection 3 watched

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter Collection 8 watched

  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit Collection 3 watched

  • Hotel Transylvania
  • Hotel Transylvania 2
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

Hotel Transylvania Collection 3 watched

  • How to Train Your Dragon
  • How to Train Your Dragon 2
  • How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

How to Train Your Dragon Collection 3 watched

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones Collection 4 watched

  • Iron Man
  • Iron Man 2
  • Iron Man 3

Iron Man Collection 3 watched

  • Dr. No
  • From Russia with Love
  • Goldfinger

James Bond Collection 26 watched

  • John Wick
  • John Wick: Chapter 2
  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

John Wick Collection 3 watched

  • Jumanji
  • Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
  • Jumanji: The Next Level

Jumanji Collection 3 watched

  • Jurassic Park
  • The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  • Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park Collection 5 watched

  • Kung Fu Panda
  • Kung Fu Panda 2
  • Kung Fu Panda 3

Kung Fu Panda Collection 3 watched

  • Lethal Weapon
  • Lethal Weapon 2
  • Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon Collection 4 watched

  • The Lion King
  • The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
  • The Lion King 1½

The Lion King Collection 3 watched

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched

  • Madagascar
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Madagascar Collection 3 watched

  • The Matrix
  • The Matrix Reloaded
  • The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Collection 3 watched

  • The Mighty Ducks
  • D2: The Mighty Ducks
  • D3: The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks Collection 3 watched

  • The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • The Girl Who Played with Fire
  • The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

The Millennium Collection 3 watched

  • Mission: Impossible
  • Mission: Impossible II
  • Mission: Impossible III

Mission: Impossible Collection 6 watched

  • Monsieur Hulot's Holiday
  • Mon Oncle
  • PlayTime

Monsieur Hulot - Saga 4 watched

  • The Mummy
  • The Mummy Returns
  • The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

The Mummy Collection 3 watched

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 7 watched

  • Ocean's Eleven
  • Ocean's Twelve
  • Ocean's Thirteen

Ocean's Collection 3 watched

  • The Blood of a Poet
  • Orpheus
  • Testament of Orpheus

The Orphic Trilogy 3 watched

  • Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Pirates of the Caribbean Collection 5 watched

  • Pitch Perfect
  • Pitch Perfect 2
  • Pitch Perfect 3

Pitch Perfect Collection 3 watched

  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes
  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
  • War for the Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched

  • The Da Vinci Code
  • Angels & Demons
  • Inferno

The Robert Langdon Collection 3 watched

  • Rush Hour
  • Rush Hour 2
  • Rush Hour 3

Rush Hour Collection 3 watched

  • The Twilight Samurai
  • The Hidden Blade
  • Love and Honor

Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) 3 watched

  • Scream
  • Scream 2
  • Scream 3

Scream Collection 4 watched

  • Shrek
  • Shrek 2
  • Shrek the Third

Shrek Collection 4 watched

  • Spider-Man
  • Spider-Man 2
  • Spider-Man 3

Spider-Man Collection 3 watched

  • Star Trek
  • Star Trek Into Darkness
  • Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched

  • Star Wars
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Return of the Jedi

Star Wars Collection 9 watched

  • Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss
  • Stray Cat Rock: Wild Jumbo
  • Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter

Stray Cat Rock Collection 5 watched

  • The Terminator
  • Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

The Terminator Collection 6 watched

  • Thor
  • Thor: The Dark World
  • Thor: Ragnarok

Thor Collection 3 watched

  • Three Colors: Blue
  • Three Colors: White
  • Three Colors: Red

Three Colors Collection 3 watched

  • To All the Boys I've Loved Before
  • To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
  • To All the Boys: Always and Forever

To All the Boys Collection 3 watched

  • Toy Story
  • Toy Story 2
  • Toy Story 3

Toy Story Collection 4 watched

  • Twilight
  • The Twilight Saga: New Moon
  • The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

The Twilight Collection 5 watched

  • X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  • The Wolverine
  • Logan

The Wolverine Collection 3 watched

  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
  • Ace Ventura Jr: Pet Detective

Ace Ventura Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • The 400 Blows
  • Antoine and Colette
  • Stolen Kisses

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel 4 of 5 watched

  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
  • Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
  • Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Anchorman Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Barbershop
  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business
  • Barbershop: The Next Cut

Barbershop Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • A Better Tomorrow
  • A Better Tomorrow II
  • A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon

A Better Tomorrow Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Blade
  • Blade II
  • Blade: Trinity

Blade Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • The Brady Bunch Movie
  • A Very Brady Sequel
  • The Brady Bunch in the White House

The Brady Bunch Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Cruel Intentions
  • Cruel Intentions 2
  • Cruel Intentions 3

Cruel Intentions Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection 3 of 4 watched

  • Dolemite
  • The Human Tornado
  • The Dolemite Explosion

Dolemite Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • The Evil Dead
  • Evil Dead II
  • Army of Darkness

Evil Dead Collection 3 of 4 watched

  • Gamera: Guardian of the Universe
  • Gamera 2: Attack of the Legion
  • Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Gamera (Heisei) Collection 3 of 4 watched

  • Ghostbusters
  • Ghostbusters II
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Ghostbusters Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation
  • Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

G.I. Joe (Live-Action) Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • The Hangover
  • The Hangover Part II
  • The Hangover Part III

The Hangover Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Olympus Has Fallen
  • London Has Fallen
  • Angel Has Fallen

Has Fallen Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • The Hunger Games
  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games Collection 3 of 4 watched

  • Legally Blonde
  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
  • Legally Blondes

Legally Blonde Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Leningrad Cowboys Go America
  • Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses
  • Leningrad Cowboys: Total Balalaika Show

Leningrad Cowboys Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Night of the Living Dead
  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Day of the Dead

Living Dead Collection 3 of 4 watched

  • Mad Max
  • Mad Max 2
  • Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Mad Max Collection 3 of 4 watched

  • Meet the Parents
  • Meet the Fockers
  • Little Fockers

Meet the Parents Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Men in Black
  • Men in Black II
  • Men in Black 3

Men In Black Collection 3 of 4 watched

  • El Mariachi
  • Desperado
  • Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Mexico Trilogy Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • if....
  • O Lucky Man!
  • Britannia Hospital

Mick Travis Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • National Lampoon's Vacation
  • National Lampoon's European Vacation
  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

National Lampoon's Vacation Collection 3 of 4 watched

  • National Lampoon's Van Wilder
  • Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj
  • Van Wilder: Freshman Year

National Lampoon's Van Wilder Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Night at the Museum
  • Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
  • Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Night at the Museum Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • The Princess Switch
  • The Princess Switch: Switched Again
  • The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

The Princess Switch Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Scary Movie
  • Scary Movie 2
  • Scary Movie 3

Scary Movie Collection 4 of 5 watched

  • The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run

SpongeBob Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Roja
  • Bombay
  • Dil Se..

The Terrorism Trilogy Collection 2 of 3 watched

  • Transformers
  • Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Transformers Collection 4 of 5 watched

  • A Grand Day Out
  • The Wrong Trousers
  • A Close Shave

Wallace & Gromit Collection 3 of 4 watched

  • X-Men
  • X2
  • X-Men: The Last Stand

X-Men Collection 6 of 7 watched

Most watched

Parasite

6 times

Black Panther

5 times

Crazy Rich Asians

4 times

Beau Travail

4 times

Moana

4 times

Booksmart

4 times

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

4 times

Ant-Man and the Wasp

4 times

Avengers: Infinity War

4 times

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

3 times

Tampopo

3 times

Calendar

3 times

Shazam!

3 times

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

3 times

Close-Up

3 times

Your Name.

3 times

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies

3 times

Avengers: Endgame

3 times

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Rated higher than average Patron

Saaho

★★★★ vs 2.19

The Bling Ring

★★★★½ vs 2.82

Spider

★★★★★ vs 3.34

Femme Fatale

★★★★★ vs 3.34

Halloween II

★★★★ vs 2.36

The Grifters

★★★★★ vs 3.39

Mixed Nuts

★★★★ vs 2.43

Black Christmas

★★★½ vs 1.96

Hero

★★★★½ vs 2.96

Carbon Copy

★★★★ vs 2.47

Crank: High Voltage

★★★★½ vs 2.97

The Last Seduction

★★★★★ vs 3.50

Rated lower than average Patron

Freedom Writers

★ vs 3.58

The Interview

½ vs 2.84

Bride Wars

½ vs 2.73

The Ten

½ vs 2.62

Fateful Findings

½ vs 2.50

The Twilight Saga: New Moon

½ vs 2.45

Waiting for

★½ vs 3.31

The Classic

★★ vs 3.68

Your Highness

½ vs 2.15

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

½ vs 2.14

The Dukes of Hazzard

½ vs 2.14

Entourage

★ vs 2.63

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