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Title	Year	Runtime	Rating	Genre(s)	Plot	Due
'Neath the Arizona Skies	1934	52 min	5.1	Western	Chris Morrell, the guardian of half-Indian girl Nina, is helping her find her missing white father. so she can cash in on her late mother's oil lease...
10,000 BC	2008	109 min	4.9	Adventure Romance	A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.
2001: A Space Odyssey	1968	141 min	8.4	Adventure Sci-Fi	Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest.
21	2008	123 min	6.8	Drama	"21" is the fact-based story about six MIT students who were trained to become experts in card counting and subsequently took Vegas casinos for millions in winnings.
21 Grams	2003	124 min	7.9	Crime Drama Thriller	A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician (Penn), a grieving mother (Watts) and a born-again ex-con (Del Toro).
24 (Season 1)	2001	42 min	8.9	Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller	Federal Agent Jack Bauer can't afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses, assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time. Every season of this series has 24 episodes, each unfolding in real time following a consecutive hour in one very bad day.
24 (Season 2)	2001	42 min	8.9	Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller	Federal Agent Jack Bauer can't afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses, assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time. Every season of this series has 24 episodes, each unfolding in real time following a consecutive hour in one very bad day.
24 (Season 3)	2001	42 min	8.9	Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller	Federal Agent Jack Bauer can't afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses, assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time. Every season of this series has 24 episodes, each unfolding in real time following a consecutive hour in one very bad day.
24 (Season 4)	2001	42 min	8.9	Action Crime Drama Mystery Thriller	Federal Agent Jack Bauer can't afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses, assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time. Every season of this series has 24 episodes, each unfolding in real time following a consecutive hour in one very bad day.
28 Days Later...	2002	113 min	7.5	Horror Sci-Fi Thriller	Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
30 Rock	2006			Comedy	Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while trying to run a successful TV show without losing her mind.
30 Rock (Season 1)	2006	30 min	8.3	Comedy	Liz Lemon, head writer of the sketch comedy show "TGS with Tracy Jordan", must deal with an arrogant new boss and a crazy new star, all while trying to run a successful TV show without losing her mind.
39 Steps, The	1935	86 min	8.0	Mystery Thriller	A man in London tries to help a counterespionage agent. But when the agent is killed and he stands accused, he must go on the run to both save himself and also stop a spy ring trying to steal top secret information.
3:10 to Yuma	2007	122 min	8.0	Crime Drama Western	A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.
40 Year Old Virgin, The	2005	116 min	7.5	Comedy Romance	Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who's never "done the deed" only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.
49th Parallel	1941	123 min	7.5	Drama War Thriller	A WW2 U-boat crew is stranded in northern Canada. To avoid internment, they must make their way to the border and get into the still-neutral USA.
4: Rise of the Silver Surfer	2007	92 min	5.9	Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi	The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.
7 Days in September	2002	94 min	7.6	Documentary
8½	1963	138 min	8.2	Drama	A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.
About a Boy	2002	101 min	7.4	Comedy Drama Romance	Based on Nick Hornby's best-selling novel, About A Boy is the story of a cynical, immature young man who is taught how to act like a grown-up by a little boy
Advise & Consent	1962	139 min	7.8	Drama	Senate investigation into the President's newly nominated Secretary of State, gives light to a secret from the past, which may not only ruin the candidate, but the President's character as well.
Agony and the Ecstasy, The	1965	138 min	6.8	Drama History	The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
Airplane II: The Sequel	1982	85 min	5.7	Comedy Romance Sci-Fi	A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track--again???
Airplane!	1980	88 min	7.8	Comedy Romance	An airplane crew takes ill. Surely the only person capable of landing the plane is an ex-pilot afraid to fly. But don't call him Shirley.
Akeelah and the Bee	2006	112 min		Drama Family	A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.
Alamo, The	1960	167 min	6.7	Action Adventure Drama History War Western	In 1836 General Santa Anna and the Mexican army is sweeping across Texas. To be able to stop him, General...
Aleksandr Nevskiy	1938	112 min	7.8	Action Drama History War	The story of how a great Russian prince led a ragtag army to battle an invading force of Teutonic Knights.
Alexander	2004	175 min	5.4	Action Adventure Biography Drama Romance War	Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world.
Ali	2001	157 min	6.5	Biography Drama Sport	A biography of sports legend, Muhammad Ali, from his early days to his days in the ring.
Alien	1979	117 min	8.5	Horror Sci-Fi Thriller	A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates.
Aliens	1986	137 min	8.4	Action Horror Sci-Fi Thriller	The planet from
All in the Family (Season 1)	1971	30 min	8.8	Comedy	A working class bigot constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
All in the Family (Season 2)	1971	30 min	8.8	Comedy	A working class bigot constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
All in the Family (Season 4)	1971	30 min	8.8	Comedy	A working class bigot constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
All the President's Men	1976	138 min	8.0	Drama History Thriller	Reporters Woodward and Bernstein uncover the details of the Watergate scandal that leads to President Nixon's resignation.
Amadeus	1984	160 min	8.4	Drama Music	The incredible story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback mode by Antonio Salieri - now confined to an insane asylum.
Amen.	2002	132 min	7.4	Drama War	During WWII SS officer Kurt Gerstein tries to inform Pope Pius XII about Jews being sent to concentration camps. Young Jesuit priest Riccardo Fontana gives him a hand.
American Gangster	2007	157 min	8.0	Crime Drama Thriller	In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.
American Graffiti	1973	110 min	7.6	Comedy Drama Romance	A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.
American Werewolf in London, An	1981	97 min	7.5	Comedy Fantasy Horror Romance Thriller	Two American tourists in England are attacked by a werewolf that none of the locals will admit exists.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy	2004	94 min	6.9	Comedy Romance	Ron Burgundy is San Diego's top rated newsman in the male dominated broadcasting of the 1970's, but that's all about to change when a new female employee with ambition to burn arrives in his office.
Andrey Rublyov	1969	165 min	8.1	Drama History War	Andreiv Rublev charts the life of the great icon painter through a turbulent period of 15th Century Russian history...
Angel and the Badman	1947	100 min	6.8	Romance Western	Quirt Evens an all round bad guy is nursed back to health and sought after by Penelope Worth a quaker girl...
Angels in America	2003	352 min (6 parts)	8.3	Drama Fantasy	Playwright Tony Kushner adapts his political epic about the AIDS crisis during the mid-eighties, around a group of separate but connected individuals.
Angels with Dirty Faces	1938	97 min	7.9	Crime Drama Film-Noir	Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connolly were tough kids who grew up together in the toughest part of New York --- Hell's Kitchen...
Animal House	1978	109 min	7.6	Comedy	At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the Delta House Fraternity, but those roughhousers have other plans for him.
Annie Hall	1977	93 min	8.2	Comedy Romance	Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Apartment, The	1960	125 min	8.4	Romance Comedy Drama	A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Apocalypse Now	1979	153 min	8.6	Action Adventure Drama War	During the on-going Vietnam War, Captain Willard is sent on a dangerous mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe.
Apocalypto	2006	139 min	7.9	Action Adventure Drama	As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, the rulers insist the key to prosperity is to build more temples and offer human sacrifices. Jaguar Paw, a young man captured for sacrifice, flees to avoid his fate.
Apollo 13	1995	140 min	7.5	Adventure Drama History	True story of the moon-bound mission that developed severe trouble and the men that rescued it with skill and dedication.
Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, The	1974	120 min	6.8	Comedy Drama	The younger son of a working-class Jewish family in Montreal, Duddy Kravitz yearns to make a name for himself in society...
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Volume 1)	2000	15 min	8.9	Animation Comedy	A milkshake, a floating order of fries and a meatball become local superheroes that safeguard the world (when they feel like it).
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Volume 3)	2000	15 min	8.9	Animation Comedy	A milkshake, a floating order of fries and a meatball become local superheroes that safeguard the world (when they feel like it).
Arrested Development (Season 1)	2003	30 min	9.7	Comedy	Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
Arrested Development (Season 2)	2003	30 min	9.7	Comedy	Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
Arrested Development (Season 3)	2003	30 min	9.7	Comedy	Level-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.
As Good as It Gets	1997	139 min	7.8	Comedy Drama Romance	A single mother/waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship
Assassination of Richard Nixon, The	2004	95 min	7.2	Crime Drama Thriller	Based on real life events, Assassination is set in 1974 and centers on a businessman who decides to take extreme measures to achieve his American dream.
Atonement	2007	123 min	7.9	Drama Mystery Romance	Fledgling writer Briony Tallis, as a 13-year-old, irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Based on the British romance novel by Ian McEwan.
Aviator, The	2004	170 min	7.6	Biography Drama	A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career, from the late 1920s to the mid-1940s.
BUtterfield 8	1960	109 min	6.1	Drama	The romantic life of a fashionable Manhattan beauty who's part model, part call-girl--and all man-trap.
Babel	2006	143 min	7.7	Drama	Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
Back to the Future	1985	117 min	8.3	Action Adventure Comedy Family Sci-Fi	In 1985, Doc Brown invented time travel, in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevented his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake.
Back to the Future Part II	1989	108 min	7.3	Action Adventure Comedy Family Sci-Fi Thriller	After visiting 2015, Marty must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985... without interfering with his first trip.
Back to the Future Part III	1990	118 min	7.0	Action Adventure Comedy Family Sci-Fi Western	Doctor Emmet Brown was living in peace in 1885 until he was killed by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen. Marty McFly travels back in time to save his friend.
Bad Boys	1995	118 min	6.5	Action Comedy Crime Thriller	Two hip detectives protect a murder witness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.
Barry Lyndon	1975	184 min	8.0	Drama Romance War	An Irish rogue wins the heart of a rich widow and assumes her dead husband's position in 18th Century aristocracy.
Basic	2003	98 min	6.3	Crime Drama Mystery Thriller	A DEA agent investigates the disappearance of a legendary Army ranger drill sergeant and several of his cadets during a training exercise gone severely awry.
Batman Begins	2005	140 min	8.4	Action Adventure Crime Thriller	The story of how Bruce Wayne became what he was destined to be: Batman.
Battaglia di Algeri, La	1966	121 min	8.3	Drama History War	A surprisingly unbiased account of the bloodiest revolution in modern history.
Beautiful Mind, A	2001	135 min	7.9	Biography Drama	After a brilliant but asocial mathematician accepts secret work in cryptography, his life takes a turn to the nightmarish.
Ben-Hur	1959	212 min	8.2	Action Adventure Drama Romance	When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
Beowulf	2007	115 min	6.7	Action Adventure Drama Fantasy	The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel who is terrorizing towns, and later, Grendel's mother, who begins killing out of revenge.
Best Years of Our Lives, The	1946	172 min	8.2	Drama Romance	Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.
Betrayed	1988	127 min	6.2	Drama Thriller Action Romance	A woman starts work on a farm, and gets to know the owner. They get on well, and she also gets on with his children...
Bewitched	2005	102 min	4.9	Comedy Fantasy Romance	Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic show "Bewitched".
Beyond the Sea	2004	118 min	6.7	Biography Drama Music Musical	A swooning study of "Mack the Knife" singer Bobby Darin (Spacey) specifically, and his relationship with his wife Sandra Dee (Bosworth).
Big Heat, The	1953	89 min	8.0	Crime Drama Film-Noir Mystery Thriller	Tough cop Dave Bannion takes on a politically powerful crime syndicate.
Big Sleep, The	1946	114 min	8.3	Crime Drama Film-Noir Mystery Thriller	Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Black Narcissus	1947	100 min	8.1	Drama	Anglican nuns, led by the stern Sister Clodagh, attempt to establish a religious community in the Himalayas...
Blades of Glory	2007	93 min	6.6	Comedy Romance Sport	In 2002, two rival Olympic ice skaters were stripped of their gold medals and permanently banned from men's single competition. Presently, however, they've found a loophole that will allow them to qualify as a pairs team.
Blazing Saddles	1974	93 min	7.8	Comedy Western	To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Blood Alley	1955	115 min	6.2	Action Adventure	A merchant marine captain, rescued from the Chinese Communists by local visitors, is "shanghaied" into...
Blood Diamond	2006	143 min	8.0	Adventure Drama Thriller	A fisherman, a smuggler, and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.
Blood Simple.	1984	99 min	7.8	Crime Drama Thriller	A rich but jealous man hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man. But, when blood is involved, nothing is simple.
Blow Out	1981	108 min	7.1	Crime Mystery Thriller	A soundman accidentally records the evidence that proves a car "accident" was murder, and consequently finds himself in danger.
Blown Away	1994	121 min	5.8	Action Thriller	An Irish bomber escapes from prison and targets a member of the Boston bomb squad.
Blue Steel	1990	102 min	5.3	Action Thriller Crime Drama	A female rookie in the police force engages in a cat and mouse game with a pistol wielding psychopath who becomes obsessed with her.
Blues Brothers, The	1980	133 min	7.9	Action Comedy Music Musical	Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised.
Bob Newhart Show, The (Season 1)	1972	30 min	8.6	Comedy	The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.
Bob Newhart Show, The (Season 2)	1972	30 min	8.6	Comedy	The professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family, patients, friends and colleagues.
Body, The	2001	109 min	5.3	Drama Romance Thriller	A crucified body dated back to the 1st century A.D is uncovered at an ancient cave in Jerusalem. Trouble ensues as word spreads.
Bone Collector, The	1999	118 min	6.3	Drama Mystery Thriller	Denzel Washington plays a quadriplegic homicide detective. He and his female partner track down a serial killer.
Bonnie and Clyde	1967	112 min	8.0	Action Biography Crime Drama Romance	A somewhat romantized account of the career of the notoriously violent bank robbing couple and their gang.
Boot, Das	1981	149 min	8.5	Drama War	The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.
Boot, Das	1981	149 min		Drama War	The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan	2006	84 min	7.6	Comedy	Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world. With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson.
Born to Kill	1947	92 min	7.4	Crime Film-Noir Drama	In Reno a man kills a girl he likes and her boyfriend out of jealousy; it may not be the first time...
Born to Win	1971	88 min	5.7	Drama Comedy	A smart-mouthed junkie/loser known as J.J. (George Segal) spends his days looking for just "one more fix".
Bossa Nova	2000	95 min	6.5	Comedy Romance Drama	Rio lawyer Pedro Paulo is recently separated from his travel agent wife Tania. His office has taken on an energetic new intern...
Bourne Identity, The	2002	119 min	7.6	Action Adventure Mystery Thriller	A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and without memory, then races to elude assassins and recover from amnesia.
Bourne Supremacy, The	2004	108 min	7.5	Action Adventure Mystery Thriller	When Jason Bourne is framed for a botched CIA operation he is forced to take up his former life as a trained assassin to survive.
Bourne Ultimatum, The	2007	115 min	8.2	Action Adventure Mystery Thriller	Bourne dodges new, superior assassins as he searches for his unknown past while a government agent tries to track him down.
Bowling for Columbine	2002	120 min	8.2	Documentary Drama	Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Braveheart	1995	177 min	8.3	Action Biography Drama War	William Wallace, a commoner, unites the 13th Century Scots in their battle to overthrow English rule.
Break-Up, The	2006	105 min	5.9	Comedy Drama Romance	In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment.
Breakfast at Tiffany's	1961	115 min	7.8	Comedy Drama Romance	A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building.

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