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"After falling in with an unfamiliar social circle peopled with critics of every persuasion, avant-garde composer Adrian Jacobs (Adam Goldberg) becomes smitten with art gallery dealer Madeleine Gray (Marley Shelton) -- the same woman his brother, Josh (Eion Bailey), is trying to impress. Jonathan Parker directs this comic meditation on love, creative expression and the pitfalls of sibling rivalry when it comes to romance."

Average Rating: 3.1/5
Personalized Rating: 3.1/5

"Just as his career as a television clown is tanking, Banana (Steve Buscemi) is told that his estranged wife, Suzi (Jennifer Beals), is in custody for battering Banana's current girlfriend, Lily (Karyn Parsons). What happens next will send him, his buddy, Binky (Peter Dinklage), and others on a crazy adventure. Who's involved? For starters: a bail bondsman, a hip-hop magnate and a potential liver donor."

Average Rating: 2.8/5
Personalized Rating: 2.8/5

"The Mothers of Invention arrive in Centerville, another stopover in an endlessly long tour where every stage is the same as the next: the hotels, the concerts, the search for groupies and the inevitable arguments within the band. Absurd and witty, 200 Motels is a mixture of musical, rock opera and sitcom portraying the catatonic state of any rock band on the road. An animated segment by Chuck Swenson called The Dental Hygiene Dilemma is included."

Average Rating: 3.1/5
Personalized Rating: 2.7/5

"In the last days of communism in Romania, college student Gabita (Laura Vasiliu) wants to end her unplanned pregnancy. With help from best friend and fellow student Otilia (Anamaria Marinca), Gabita seeks an abortion -- which is illegal under the oppressive Ceausescu regime. Director Cristian Mungiu's searing portrait of life under a dictatorship received a slew of film festival awards along with a Golden Globe nod for Best Foreign Language Film."

Average Rating: 3.4/5
Personalized Rating: 3.7/5

"After his wife, Liz (Joanne Whalley), cheats on him, gangster Colin Diamond (Ray Winstone) gets his revenge by enlisting his underworld pals to kidnap her hunky French lover (Melvil Poupaud) in the feature debut of director Malcolm Venville. Top British actors, including Ian McShane, John Hurt and Tom Wilkinson, round out the cast of the crime thriller, penned by the screenwriters of another memorable Winstone vehicle, Sexy Beast."

Average Rating: 2.8/5
Personalized Rating: 3.6/5

"Love blooms between an American student and a British glaciologist in this explicit romance with an underground-rock soundtrack. The film follows Lisa (Margo Stilley) and Matt (Kieran O'Brien) from the time they meet at a concert until Lisa departs for home. Their steamy relationship is set to the songs of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Von Bondies, Elbow, Primal Scream, The Dandy Warhols, Super Furry Animals, Franz Ferdinand and Michael Nyman."

Average Rating: 2.8/5
Personalized Rating: 1.9/5

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"A young Don Johnson stars as Vic, who roams a postapocalyptic wasteland accompanied by his telepathic, ever-grumbling dog and eventually winds up in the clutches of a female-dominated underground society that wants his sperm."

Average Rating: 3.1/5
Personalized Rating: 3.2/5

"After failing to find true love in any of his past relationships, Chris Waitt resolves to discover exactly what is wrong with him. Thinking that others have a better idea of his faults than he does, he sets out to find and question old girlfriends. This humorous documentary follows lonely loser Chris as he looks for answers not only from past flames, but also from medical practitioners and his mother."

Average Rating: 3.1/5
Personalized Rating: 3.7/5

"In this deliciously inky Irish import, routinely out-of-work actor Mark (Mark Doherty) and his boozy neighbor, Pearce (Dylan Moran) -- a would-be scriptwriter -- get sucked into a labyrinth of duplicity and murder after a string of random and grisly accidents. Can the hapless duo find a way to take control of the increasingly absurd predicament in which they find themselves? Keith Allen delivers a notable performance as their slimy landlord."

Average Rating: 3.3/5
Personalized Rating: 3.9/5

"After the sudden death of her husband, a Long Island dental hygienist finds herself caught up in a couple of giant lies and begins to feel drawn to her sister's husband as she tries to negotiate life and finances for herself and her 12-year-old son."

Average Rating: 3/5
Personalized Rating: 3.5/5

"Sight gags and pratfalls abound in director Blake Edwards's unadulterated farce about a sexy parlor maid (Elke Sommer) accused of killing her lothario lover. Enter the bumbling Inspector Clouseau (Peter Sellers), who's intent on proving the young beauty's innocence even though the evidence indicates otherwise. Clouseau will go to any lengths -- including a stakeout at a nudist camp -- to unravel the case and nail the real murderer."

Average Rating: 3.7/5
Personalized Rating: 3.4/5

"Amelie's Audrey Tautou stars as Mathilde, a young Frenchwoman who vows to find out what happened to her missing fiancé (Gaspard Ulliel) during World War I. He appears to have died after a court-martial, but she needs to know for sure. As she looks for the truth, she discovers unexpected things about herself and the people she meets along the way. Jean-Pierre Jeunet directs this foreign-language adaptation of Sebastien Japrisot's novel."

Average Rating: 3.6/5
Personalized Rating: 3.6/5

"In 2003, the U.S. government allocated an astounding $12 million to apprehend the elusive Tommy Chong -- better known as half of the classic comedy team Cheech and Chong -- for selling bong-like glass pipes over the Internet. In this fascinating documentary featuring interviews with Richard "Cheech" Marin, Jay Leno and Bill Maher, filmmaker Josh Gilbert chronicles the sting that came to be known as "Operation Pipe Dream.""

Average Rating: 3.9/5
Personalized Rating: 3.7/5

"This Abbott and Costello horror-comedy flick features the bumbling buddies as railroad baggage clerks who receive a strange shipment -- the last remains of Dracula and Frankenstein's monster. Trouble is they're still alive! When the deadly duo escape to a remote island, Abbott and Costello follow their trail and find not only the two ghouls, but also a mad scientist who wants to switch Costello's brain with that of Frankenstein's monster."

Average Rating: 3.7/5
Personalized Rating: 3.7/5

"After launching a phony crusade to clothe animals using the slogan "A nude horse is a rude horse," Alan Abel ended up on the front pages of newspapers across America. He became a legendary professional prankster -- and the nightmare of reporters everywhere. In this touching and amusing documentary, Abel's daughter, Jenny, turns a critical lens on her father to reveal the truth behind his gleeful exploitation of the media's gullibility."

Average Rating: 3.4/5
Personalized Rating: 3.8/5

"Amateur filmmaker and devoted Michael Jackson supporter Pearl Jr. presents this provocative documentary, which investigates the possibility that the worldwide pop-music sensation staged his own death. As she critically examines the facts surrounding the Jackson's supposed demise, Pearl Jr. also chronicles related events that support her hypothesis -- including actual footage that may prove the King of Pop is still alive."

Average Rating: 2.8/5
Personalized Rating: 1.4/5

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"F. Murray Abraham earned a Best Actor Oscar for his imperious performance as Antonio Salieri, a mediocre composer whose churlish young rival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce), wins immortality with his musical genius. Not happy to see his talent eclipsed, Salieri dons a disguise and deviously plots revenge, obsessed with muffling Mozart's maddening laughter. Milos Forman's masterful drama also won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director."

Average Rating: 3.9/5
Personalized Rating: 3.7/5

"Oscar-nominated actor Robert Forster (Jackie Brown) narrates this explosive toast to the American exploitation film, an admittedly lowbrow art form with undeniably high entertainment value -- and a staple of so-called grind house cinema. Highlights include clips from long-forgotten gems, plus interviews with grind house aficionados Joe Dante, Jack Hill, John Landis, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Fred Williamson and more."

Average Rating: 3.5/5
Personalized Rating: 4.2/5

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"After surviving a vicious werewolf attack that left his friend dead, an American backpacker in London becomes a murderous werewolf himself. Prowling the streets of London, he learns that his living-dead victims will wander in limbo until he's dead."

Average Rating: 3.6/5
Personalized Rating: 3.6/5

"This Emmy-winning series from the Travel Channel tags along with outspoken celebrity chef, best-selling author and culinary adventurer Anthony Bourdain as he scours the globe in search of all the edible treasures the world has to offer. Despite his irascible nature, Bourdain plunges with gusto into each new exotic dining experience, tasting regional treats from far-flung destinations and savoring local culture along the way."

Average Rating: 4/5
My Rating: 4/5

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"After their child dies, a therapist (Willem Dafoe) and his wife (Charlotte Gainsbourg) flee to their cabin in the woods, where they hope to mend their emotional wounds. But the grief-stricken couple watches their troubles multiply when very strange things begin to happen. Acclaimed Danish auteur Lars von Trier divides this tale into multiple narratives, revealing a surreal, horrific psychological adventure about the evils of nature, humanity and desire."

Average Rating: 2.8/5
Personalized Rating: 2.9/5

"Stellar performances highlight this delightfully witty adaptation of the hit Broadway play about two dotty spinsters (Josephine Hull and Jean Adair) with a peculiar avocation: helping lonely old gents by poisoning them and burying them in the cellar. But the jig is up when the ladies' newlywed nephew, Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant), discovers his aunts' "benevolent" deeds. Raymond Massey and Peter Lorre also star."

Average Rating: 3.9/5
Personalized Rating: 3.6/5

"Filmmaker Doug Pray explores the fascinating and mysterious world of advertising in this compelling documentary, which includes interviews with the talented minds that created famous taglines such as "Where's the Beef?" and "Just Do It.""

Average Rating: 3.8/5
Personalized Rating: 3.5/5

"Charming but incessantly intoxicated multimillionaire Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) stands on the brink of an arranged marriage to properly pedigreed heiress Susan Johnson (Jill Eikenberry), but his heart belongs to a working-class filcher (Liza Minnelli). When his family threatens to cut off Arthur's inheritance if he doesn't marry Susan, he asks loyal squire Hobson (John Gielgud, who chalked up an Oscar for his supporting role) to lend a hand."

Average Rating: 3.8/5
Personalized Rating: 3.5/5

"Rosalind Russell dazzles in a tour de force performance as the larger-than-life Mame Dennis, who unexpectedly gains custody of her young nephew Patrick in 1920s New York. As Patrick grows, he learns to live by Auntie Mame's motto: "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!" Peggy Cass, Coral Browne and Pippa Scott co-star in this exhilarating comedy based on the memoir by Patrick Dennis."

Average Rating: 3.9/5
Personalized Rating: 2.8/5

"A playwright's work is never done, especially when it's Ivan Travalian, a down-on-his-luck scribe who desperately needs a hit. But before he can attend to his flailing career, he must deal with the unraveling threads of his personal life."

Average Rating: 3.2/5
Personalized Rating: 3.2/5

"After Katara and her brother Sokka extract young Aang from his hibernation inside an iceberg, they discover he's the new Avatar: the only being who possesses the air-bending powers needed to defeat the predatory Fire Nation."

Average Rating: 4.3/5
Personalized Rating: 3.8/5

"When an American couple (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) vacationing in Morocco fall victim to a random act of violence, a series of events unfolds across four countries that demonstrates both the necessity and impossibility of human communication. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu artfully weaves together three seemingly disparate stories in this Oscar nominee for Best Picture and Golden Globe winner for Best Drama."

Average Rating: 3.3/5
Personalized Rating: 3.6/5

"Driven to distraction by a dog yapping endlessly in a nearby apartment, Yun-ju (Sung-jae Lee) -- a college lecturer who's already stressed by his pregnant wife's (Ho-jung Kim) nagging and his slim chances of landing a professorship -- takes action to silence the animal. Soon other dogs in the apartment complex fall strangely quiet, and the landlord's bookkeeper (Doona Bae) sets out to find out why. Joon-ho Bong directs this dark comedy."

Average Rating: 3.1/5
Personalized Rating: 3.3/5

"Already dealing with his parents' divorce, sad-sack Danny Stein (Steven Kaplan) faces his next big emotional challenge: asking a girl to prom and getting her into a hotel room after the dance -- something even total dweeb Bart Beeber is confidently planning. But as Danny's prospects dwindle, he turns to ever-more desperate measures to score the perfect date. Brian Hecker directs this teen comedy that co-stars William H. Macy and Alia Shawkat."

Average Rating: 2.9/5
Personalized Rating: 3.1/5

"This loopy spoof profiles two slackers whose made-up sport, BASEketball, becomes a national craze. Hoping to cash in on the game's popularity, a promoter organizes a pro league. But greedy team owners soon corrupt the sport."

Average Rating: 3.6/5
Personalized Rating: 3.7/5

"Perhaps best known for his trademark rants on "The Daily Show," comedian Lewis Black has become one of America's most unique stand-up comedians. This documentary charts his progression from theater buff to blistering satirist. After earning a degree at the University of North Carolina, Black authored hundreds of plays. But he found his calling while acting as master of ceremonies at his stage productions, leading to him taking a stab at comedy."

Average Rating: 3.7/5
Personalized Rating: 3.9/5

"In the year 2000, an alien race known as the Psychlos devastated Earth and turned it into a wasteland. In the year 3000, the aliens -- led by the horrific Terl (John Travolta) -- still hold the surviving human population hostage and have forced Earthlings into slavery. But when human Johnny Goodboy Tyler (Barry Pepper) discovers the aliens' major weakness and leads the final fight for Earth's survival, the parasitic Psychlos are in for a shock."

Average Rating: 2.6/5
Personalized Rating: 1.1/5

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"Pianist Willie Conway returns to the small town he left behind as erstwhile friends, lovers and the scary thought of settling down swirl around him. A friend's unapproachable cousin and a winsome teenager afford glimpses of two possible futures."

Average Rating: 3.5/5
Personalized Rating: 3.7/5

"In this absorbing documentary, filmmaker Aaron Rose explores the world of a group of underground artists who began influencing areas from fashion and film to music and pop culture in the early 1990s. With outsider art elements such as graffiti, skateboarding and street music, these mavericks redefined creativity. Interviews with Shepard Fairey, Margaret Kilgallen, Barry McGee, Jo Jackson and others shed light on this remarkable movement."

Average Rating: 3.7/5
Personalized Rating: 3.5/5

"Deemed by many as a potent symbol of America's terminal decline, this lowbrow animated series was wildly popular with teenage viewers in the 1990s and is widely regarded as the pioneering force behind a new genre of subversive cartoon humor. Beavis and Butt-head's lives and perspectives are governed by a few basic imperatives: their love of TV and rock music, and an extreme distaste for school and the overall concept of learning in general."

Average Rating: 3.6/5
My Rating: 4/5

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"When King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) names his former drinking partner Thomas à Becket (Richard Burton) the new Archbishop of Canterbury, he counts on his friend's unbending loyalty when it comes to religious matters. But he doesn't expect Becket to take his job so seriously. O'Toole, Burton and co-star John Gielgud turn in a trio of Oscar-nominated performances in this critically acclaimed drama rooted deep in English history."

Average Rating: 3.9/5
Personalized Rating: 3.3/5

"The perfect crime goes horribly wrong for brothers Andy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and Hank (Ethan Hawke) when they botch a robbery of their parents' jewelry store in this wrenching drama from legendary filmmaker Sidney Lumet, who was 82 when he directed the film. Albert Finney and Rosemary Harris co-star as Andy and Hank's unsuspecting parents, with Marisa Tomei appearing as Gina, Andy's unfaithful wife."

Average Rating: 3.3/5
Personalized Rating: 4.2/5

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"Michael Madsen's played a lot of unsavory characters on screen, but could he possibly be a murderer in real life? That's the starting point for this deliciously "meta" mockumentary, in which a paparazzi starts the vicious rumor."

Average Rating: 2.8/5
Personalized Rating: 2.9/5

"Harassed by bullies because of his mild autism, teen Ben (Greg Timmermans) finds refuge in an online computer game, which leads him to his virtual dream girl, Scarlite (Laura Verlinden). Together, the odd couple seeks revenge against Ben's tormentors. Director Nic Balthazar's beguiling mix of kitchen-sink drama and full-blown fantasy was Belgium's Oscar submission for Best Foreign Language Film."

Average Rating: 3.7/5
Personalized Rating: 3.9/5

"Most people don't set out to produce a horrible film, so how exactly does it happen? This documentary about 1989's Troll 2 -- often referred to as the "worst movie in history" -- attempts to answer that question."

Average Rating: 3.6/5
Personalized Rating: 3.9/5

"As head of research and development at soulless conglomerate Veridian Dynamics, conflicted single father Ted (Jay Harrington) attempts to balance his personal code of ethics with each of his immoral assignments, such as freezing co-workers or weaponizing pumpkins. This scathing corporate culture satire co-stars Portia de Rossi as Ted's heartless supervisor and Andrea Anders, the new product tester whom he longs to bed."

Average Rating: 4.1/5
Personalized Rating: 4.2/5

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"Kevin Spacey directs and stars in this biopic of Bobby Darin, a hipster in the Frank Sinatra tradition and singer of pop hits such as "Splish Splash." Darin moved on to performing jazz standards that culminated in his signature hit, "Mack the Knife.""

Average Rating: 3.2/5
Personalized Rating: 3.3/5

"Poverty-stricken Antonio needs his bicycle to do his new job. But the same day he buys it back from a pawnshop, someone steals it, prompting him to search the city in vain with his young son."

Average Rating: 3.7/5
Personalized Rating: 3.6/5