A Life in Film
Mike Aparicio’s all-time stats
Top films
Favorite Films of 2017
Still a few films I'd like to see that might make the…
Favorite Films of 2016
A tentative list of favorite films of the year. As usual, a…
Favorite Films of 2015
It seems like I either didn't see or didn't like a lot…
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Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 3 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
Alien Collection 4 watched
Austin Powers Collection 3 watched
The Avengers Collection 4 watched
Back to the Future Collection 3 watched
Batman Collection 4 watched
Before... Collection 3 watched
Beverly Hills Cop Collection 3 watched
Bill & Ted's Most Excellent Collection 3 watched
Blade Collection 3 watched
The Bourne Collection 5 watched
Captain America Collection 3 watched
The Dark Knight Collection 3 watched
Die Hard Collection 5 watched
Dumb and Dumber Collection 3 watched
Evil Dead Collection 3 watched
The Godfather Collection 3 watched
Guardians of the Galaxy Collection 3 watched
The Hannibal Lecter Collection 3 watched
Indiana Jones Collection 5 watched
Iron Man Collection 3 watched
The Jack Ryan Collection 3 watched
John Wick Collection 4 watched
Lethal Weapon Collection 4 watched
The Lord of the Rings Collection 3 watched
Mad Max Collection 4 watched
The Matrix Collection 4 watched
Meet the Parents Collection 3 watched
Mexico Collection 3 watched
Mission: Impossible Collection 7 watched
Naked Gun Collection 3 watched
Ocean's Collection 3 watched
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection 3 watched
Predator Collection 5 watched
Spider-Man (Avengers) Collection 3 watched
Spider-Man Collection 3 watched
Star Trek: Alternate Reality Collection 3 watched
Star Wars Collection 9 watched
Superman Collection 5 watched
The Terminator Collection 6 watched
Thor Collection 4 watched
Toy Story Collection 4 watched
The Wolverine Collection 3 watched
Ace Ventura Collection 2 of 3 watched
American Pie Collection 3 of 4 watched
Anchorman Collection 2 of 3 watched
Ant-Man Collection 2 of 3 watched
Bad Boys Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Brady Bunch Collection 2 of 3 watched
Clerks Collection 2 of 3 watched
Crocodile Dundee Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Equalizer Collection 2 of 3 watched
Ghostbusters Collection 2 of 3 watched
G.I. Joe (Live-Action) Collection 2 of 3 watched
Godzilla Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Hangover Collection 2 of 3 watched
Ip Man Collection 3 of 4 watched
The Karate Kid Collection 3 of 4 watched
Look Who's Talking Collection 2 of 3 watched
Major League Collection 2 of 3 watched
National Lampoon's Vacation Collection 3 of 4 watched
A Nightmare on Elm Street Collection 6 of 7 watched
Poltergeist Collection 2 of 3 watched
RoboCop Collection 2 of 3 watched
Rush Hour Collection 2 of 3 watched
Taken Collection 2 of 3 watched
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Collection 2 of 3 watched
The Transporter Collection 2 of 3 watched
X-Men Collection 6 of 7 watched
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Stars
Directors
Crew & studios
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Co-Directors
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Add. Directing
Brian Smrz 18
Peter Kohn 13
Nilo Otero 12
Dan Bradley 12
Adam Somner 12
Lee Cleary 11
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Producers
Scott Rudin 47
Kevin Feige 33
Joel Silver 29
Brian Grazer 27
Judd Apatow 20
Tim Bevan 19
Eric Fellner 19
John Davis 18
Ethan Coen 16
Steve Golin 15
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Exec. Producers
Stan Lee 48
Bruce Berman 31
Thomas Tull 18
Jeff Skoll 17
Jason Cloth 15
Kevin Feige 15
Gary Barber 15
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Writers
Ethan Coen 17
Joel Coen 17
John Hughes 15
David Koepp 14
Wes Anderson 11
George Lucas 10
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Original Writers
Stan Lee 37
Jack Kirby 29
Stephen King 19
Larry Lieber 14
Bob Kane 13
Ian Fleming 12
Steve Ditko 11
George Lucas 10
Don Heck 8
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Casting
Mary Vernieu 62
Avy Kaufman 41
Jane Jenkins 41
Mike Fenton 39
Debra Zane 32
Ellen Lewis 30
Nina Gold 28
Mindy Marin 27
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Editors
Michael Kahn 28
Billy Weber 17
William Hoy 16
Paul Hirsch 15
Lee Smith 15
Brent White 13
Tom Rolf 13
Stuart Baird 13
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Cinematography
Oliver Wood 19
Dean Semler 17
Bill Pope 16
Mark Irwin 16
Dean Cundey 16
Peter Deming 13
John Toll 13
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Add. Photography
Mitch Dubin 18
Dan Kneece 17
Kyle Rudolph 15
Randy Nolen 15
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Production Design
Rick Carter 16
Wynn Thomas 14
David Wasco 14
Neil Spisak 11
Charles Wood 10
Jess Gonchor 10
Jeff Mann 10
Peter Lamont 10
Wolf Kroeger 10
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Art Direction
Helen Jarvis 14
Brad Ricker 13
Greg Papalia 13
David Lazan 13
Tom Reta 11
Sean Haworth 11
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Set Decoration
Nancy Haigh 26
Jay Hart 21
Gene Serdena 20
Robert Gould 16
Anne Kuljian 14
Anna Pinnock 13
Paul Sonski 13
Marvin March 13
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Special Effects
John Frazier 15
Sam Conway 12
Jeff Brink 11
Matt Sweeney 11
Allen Hall 11
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Visual Effects
Craig Barron 20
John Knoll 16
Scott Farrar 13
Janek Sirrs 12
Ken Ralston 12
Dennis Muren 12
Pablo Helman 11
Russell Earl 11
Mat Beck 11
Brian Adler 10
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Stunts
Henry Kingi 72
Jeff Imada 70
Debbie Evans 68
Doug Coleman 65
John Meier 65
Rick Avery 57
Janet Brady 54
Dick Ziker 53
Annie Ellis 51
Troy Brown 48
Gene LeBell 48
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Choreography
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Composers
Hans Zimmer 49
James Horner 38
Danny Elfman 38
Howard Shore 29
Mark Isham 23
John Powell 17
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Songs
Sia 6
Rihanna 3
Khalid 2
Swae Lee 2
Mitski 2
K.Flay 2
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Sound
John Roesch 75
Skip Lievsay 55
Andy Nelson 50
Peter Burgis 50
Paul Massey 45
Dino Dimuro 44
Scott Millan 44
Mary Jo Lang 43
Anna Behlmer 41
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Costume Design
Mary Zophres 26
Mark Bridges 23
Ann Roth 18
April Ferry 16
Dan Bronson 15
Mary E. Vogt 14
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Makeup
Gary Archer 69
Bill Corso 31
Donald Mowat 29
Ve Neill 27
Judy Chin 17
Rick Baker 17
Luisa Abel 16
John Blake 16
Sian Grigg 16
Jeff Dawn 16
Jane Galli 15
Naomi Donne 15
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Hairstyling
Joy Zapata 24
Kay Georgiou 19
Janine Rath 17
Alex Rouse 17
Ilona Herman 15
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Studios
Paramount 191
20th Century Fox 144
Miramax 51
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Add. Directing
Chris Carreras 5.0
Paula Turnbull 5.0
William Pruss 5.0
Nicolas Baldino 5.0
John R. Woodward 5.0
Wade Eastwood 5.0
Terence Madden 5.0
Kim Seong-sik 4.8
Peter MacDonald 4.8
Bob Wagner 4.8
Nicolas Harvard 4.8
Tony Brandt 4.8
Steve Danton 4.8
Simon Crane 4.7
Ian Stone 4.7
Toby Hefferman 4.5
Nilo Otero 4.5
Ben Howard 4.5
Ben Dixon 4.5
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Producers
Jordan Goldberg 5.0
Dana Brunetti 5.0
Dan Janvey 4.8
Alex G. Scott 4.8
Gary Gilbert 4.8
Alfonso Cuarón 4.8
Christina Oh 4.8
Michael Waxman 4.8
David Lancaster 4.7
Stephanie Wilcox 4.7
Phil Lord 4.6
Aaron Ryder 4.5
Jeffrey Penman 4.5
Gary Kurtz 4.5
Helen Estabrook 4.5
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Exec. Producers
Kevin Spacey 5.0
Gordon Quinn 5.0
Justine Nagan 5.0
Chantal Nong Vo 4.8
Ridley Scott 4.8
Carolyn Strauss 4.8
Hiro Murai 4.8
James Packer 4.7
Jake Myers 4.6
Michael Shamberg 4.5
JoAnn Perritano 4.5
David L. Bushell 4.5
Allyson Seeger 4.5
Aaron Janus 4.5
Ronald Shusett 4.5
Tim Gamble 4.5
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Writers
Phil Lord 5.0
Roger Avary 5.0
Jonathan Nolan 4.8
Alfonso Cuarón 4.8
Matt Reeves 4.8
Ronald Bronstein 4.8
Josh Safdie 4.8
Gareth Evans 4.5
Denis Villeneuve 4.5
John Krasinski 4.5
Barry Jenkins 4.5
Chung Seo-kyung 4.5
Darius Marder 4.5
Derek Cianfrance 4.5
Chris Weitz 4.5
Jeb Stuart 4.5
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Original Writers
Mario Puzo 4.8
H.G. Wells 4.5
Cormac McCarthy 4.2
Rick Jaffa 4.2
Amanda Silver 4.2
Marv Wolfman 4.2
Ian Fleming 4.0
Derek Kolstad 4.0
Dan Abnett 4.0
Val Mayerik 4.0
Steve Gerber 4.0
Andy Lanning 4.0
Michael Lewis 4.0
Kevin Eastman 4.0
Peter Laird 4.0
Jim Thomas 4.0
John Thomas 4.0
Gene Colan 4.0
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Casting
Toby Whale 5.0
John S. Lyons 5.0
Shaila Rubin 5.0
Dixie Webster 4.8
Julia Kim 4.8
Nancy Klopper 4.8
Nicholas A. Mudd 4.7
Kara Lipson 4.6
Amber Wakefield 4.5
Irene Lamb 4.5
Julie Lichter 4.5
Geraldine Barón 4.5
Todd M. Thaler 4.5
Robi Reed 4.5
Béatrice Kruger 4.5
Donna Isaacson 4.5
Mickie Paskal 4.5
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Editors
Arthur D. Noda 5.0
Alfonso Cuarón 4.8
Paul Rubell 4.8
Eddie Hamilton 4.8
Angus Wall 4.8
Ronald Bronstein 4.8
Benny Safdie 4.8
Mark Day 4.8
Isaac Hagy 4.8
Lee Smith 4.6
Joe Walker 4.5
Barry Malkin 4.5
Gareth Evans 4.5
Joi McMillon 4.5
Simon Njoo 4.5
Bo Burnham 4.5
Michael Taylor 4.5
Dennis Virkler 4.5
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Cinematography
Jan de Bont 5.0
Barry Sonnenfeld 5.0
Dion Beebe 4.8
Wally Pfister 4.8
Roger Deakins 4.6
Claudio Miranda 4.5
Matt Flannery 4.5
Mauro Fiore 4.5
James Laxton 4.5
Claire Mathon 4.5
Doug Emmett 4.5
Radek Ładczuk 4.5
Bo Burnham 4.5
Elliot Davis 4.5
Greig Fraser 4.4
John Seale 4.4
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Add. Photography
Shaun Sangkarat 5.0
Chris Squires 5.0
Pierre Gill 5.0
David M. Dunlap 5.0
Dimitri Zaunders 5.0
Jaromír Šedina 5.0
Gary Jay 4.8
Adam Camacho 4.8
Robert Ikeda 4.8
Sean Frohardt 4.8
Reg Garside 4.8
David Burr 4.8
Luca Mercuri 4.8
Charles Schner 4.8
Jeff Bettis 4.8
Wally Pfister 4.8
Glenn Brown 4.8
Krisztián Paluch 4.7
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Production Design
Roy Walker 5.0
Dan Weil 5.0
Peter Lamont 5.0
David Wasco 4.6
Nathan Crowley 4.5
John W. Corso 4.5
John J. Lloyd 4.5
Dan Leigh 4.5
Lee Yong-ok 4.5
Yohei Taneda 4.5
David Gropman 4.5
Rick Heinrichs 4.3
Grace Yun 4.3
Guy Hendrix Dyas 4.3
Oliver Scholl 4.3
Terence Marsh 4.3
Alex Holmes 4.3
Marc Janowitz 4.3
Patrice Vermette 4.3
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Art Direction
Dean Gordon 5.0
Sam Hudecki 5.0
Alan Tomkins 5.0
Ken Court 5.0
John Fenner 5.0
Michael Lamont 5.0
Gavin Fitch 5.0
Dianne Wager 5.0
Ron Cobb 5.0
Agata Maliauka 4.8
Gergely Rieger 4.7
James Hambidge 4.7
James Foster 4.7
Leslie Dilley 4.5
Toby Britton 4.5
David Doran 4.5
Eggert Ketilsson 4.5
Tony Fanning 4.5
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Set Decoration
Theodore Sharps 5.0
Ian Whittaker 5.0
Bart Barbuscia 5.0
Daniel Bradford 4.8
Maxwell Britton 4.8
Zsuzsanna Sipos 4.8
Jennifer Polito 4.8
Lee Sandales 4.7
Crispian Sallis 4.7
Bradley Groleau 4.5
Emmanuel Delis 4.5
Julian Burger 4.5
Meriam Rodriguez 4.5
Hanrui Wang 4.5
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Special Effects
John J. Downey 5.0
David H. Watkins 5.0
Larry M. Shorts 5.0
Mark Stanton 4.8
Michael Rifkin 4.8
Clark Templeman 4.8
Joe Lombardi 4.8
Steven Dearth 4.8
Jess Lewington 4.8
John P. Fulton 4.8
Terry D. Frazee 4.8
Ryan Roundy 4.8
Robert L. Slater 4.7
Robert Cole 4.7
Ryan Arndt 4.7
Steve Cremin 4.7
Karl Jordan 4.5
Ben Vokes 4.5
Jim Rollins 4.5
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Visual Effects
Robin Saxen 5.0
Louis Morin 5.0
Pierre Rousseau 5.0
Michael Lasker 5.0
Sandra Germain 5.0
Martin Pélissier 5.0
H. R. Giger 5.0
Richard McBride 5.0
Tim Webber 5.0
Stefen Fangmeier 5.0
Paul J. Franklin 4.8
David Sanger 4.8
Eliot Speed 4.8
Will Lucas 4.8
Doug Appleton 4.8
Sabrina Gagnon 4.8
Matt Kowaliszyn 4.8
Sidney Kombo 4.8
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Stunts
Bill Weston 5.0
Simon Crane 5.0
Zoltan Szanto 5.0
Viktor Sokorai 5.0
Abel Kocsis 5.0
Kristof Belovai 5.0
Gaspar Adam 5.0
Michael Russo 5.0
Olivia Bird 5.0
Damien Bray 5.0
Peter Diamond 5.0
Andy Bennett 5.0
Holly Lumsden 5.0
Sean McCabe 5.0
David Gere 5.0
Chuck Hosack 5.0
Andy Smart 5.0
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Choreography
Aakomon Jones 4.5
Mandy Moore 4.5
Ryan Heffington 3.8
Jennifer White 3.6
Maija Garcia 3.5
Liam Steel 3.5
Paul Becker 3.5
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Composers
Ludovico Einaudi 5.0
Nino Rota 4.8
Daniel Lopatin 4.8
Emile Mosseri 4.8
Dan Romer 4.5
Basil Poledouris 4.5
Chris Ruggiero 4.5
Thomas Caffey 4.5
Justin Hurwitz 4.4
Ira Newborn 4.3
Bo Burnham 4.3
Nathan Johnson 4.2
Jung Jae-il 4.2
Nathan Halpern 4.2
Michael Galasso 4.2
Shim Hyun-jung 4.2
Ryuichi Sakamoto 4.2
Hugo Friedhofer 4.2
Dario Marianelli 4.2
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Songs
Swae Lee 5.0
Mitski 4.5
Nicki Minaj 4.2
Dominic Fike 4.2
Lady Gaga 4.2
K.Flay 4.2
Billie Eilish 4.0
Ellie Goulding 4.0
Normani 4.0
PinkPantheress 3.8
Khalid 3.8
Andrea Datzman 3.8
Rihanna 3.7
Sia 3.6
Lana Del Rey 3.5
Dan Levy 3.5
Sam Smith 3.2
Elton John 3.2
Malia J. Granite 3.2
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Sound
Vinii Khullar 5.0
Kip Smedley 5.0
Theo Green 5.0
Lauren Hadaway 5.0
Ken King 5.0
Stuart Morton 5.0
Charlie Campagna 5.0
Scott A. Tinsley 5.0
Curt Schulkey 4.8
Ken J. Johnson 4.8
Brent Kiser 4.8
Peter Zinda 4.8
Robert Eber 4.8
Luis Huesca 4.8
Sergio Díaz 4.8
Bob Beemer 4.8
Ian Waggott 4.8
Kim Secrist 4.8
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Costume Design
Tiny Nicholls 5.0
Janey Temime 5.0
Kate Hawley 5.0
Miyako Bellizzi 4.8
Deena Appel 4.8
John Mollo 4.7
Lindy Hemming 4.6
Lyn Askew 4.5
Joan Bergin 4.5
Charlene Amateau 4.5
Joanna Johnston 4.3
Dan Grace 4.3
Marilyn Vance 4.3
Carlane Passman 4.3
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Makeup
Maggie Elliott 5.0
Niki De Jong 5.0
Sylvia Atkins 5.0
Jim Kail 5.0
Laura McIntosh 4.8
Allan Cooke 4.8
Alice Moore 4.8
Ailbhe Lemass 4.8
Jim Gillespie 4.8
Kate Roberts 4.8
Kentaro Yano 4.7
Wes Dawn 4.7
Kenny Myers 4.5
Graham Johnston 4.5
Greg T. Moon 4.5
Lesa Warrener 4.5
Zoe Clare Brown 4.5
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Hairstyling
Fulvio Pozzobon 5.0
Kathryn Blondell 4.8
Graham Johnston 4.8
Peggy Nicholson 4.8
Araxi Lindsey 4.8
Candy L. Walken 4.8
Paul Abascal 4.7
Janice Alexander 4.6
Sarah Monzani 4.6
Linda Arnold 4.5
Cheryl Daniels 4.5
Bobbi Murphy 4.5
Meghan Heaney 4.5
Peter Owen 4.5
Jon Henry Gordon 4.5
Kornél Hidas 4.5
Courtney Ullrich 4.5
Lora Laing 4.5
Viviane Normand 4.5
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Studios
Trigger Street Productions 5.0
Gilbert Films 4.8
Elara Pictures 4.8
CatchPlay 4.8
Kartemquin Films 4.7
Lord Miller 4.6
TC Productions 4.5
Double Dare You Productions 4.5
Forward Pass 4.5
Square Peg 4.5
Appian Way 4.5
Platinum Dunes 4.5
Danjaq 4.5
Caviar 4.5
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