2011- A History of Film
by isthisbetterb | created - 23 Jun 2011 | updated - 4 weeks ago | Publicall the movies ive seen so far are up top in order, the rest are pretty random. is it just me, or have the movies so far this year been pretty average at best? 38-46 are interchangeable
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101. Unknown (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
When a man awakens from a coma only to discover that someone has taken on his identity, he teams up with a young woman to prove who he is.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn
Votes: 269,396 | Gross: $63.69M
a stolen story line (and the execution was much worse), liam neason, bland chase scenes, mediocre acting. why are all of his movies like this? 5.5-6/10
102. The Dilemma (2011)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
A man discovers that his best friend's wife is having an affair.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly
Votes: 56,867 | Gross: $48.48M
wow do i wish someone told me to pass on this one. i never would have believed that the funniest actor in this movie would be channing tatum. just not an enjoyable movie 5.5/10
103. Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A homeless vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas, and other scumbags with his trusty pump-action shotgun.
Director: Jason Eisener | Stars: Rutger Hauer, Pasha Ebrahimi, Robb Wells, Brian Downey
Votes: 48,662 | Gross: $0.70M
104. Wicked Pirate City (2011 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Port Royal, Jamaica, home to the real Pirates of the Caribbean. Once the world's wickedest city - until an earthquake swept into the sea. Now a dive team is using new technology to bring ... See full summary »
Director: Diene Petterle | Stars: Craig Cyr, Peter Bramhill, Stuart Chambers, Ryan Egan
Votes: 14
105. Your Highness (2011)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When Prince Fabious's bride is kidnapped, he goes on a quest to rescue her... accompanied by his lazy useless brother Thadeous.
Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Danny McBride, Natalie Portman, James Franco, Rasmus Hardiker
Votes: 104,451 | Gross: $21.60M
a few funny parts. second rate comedy. i was hoping more like pineapple express. 5.5/10
106. Scream 4 (2011)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Lucy Hale
Votes: 171,271 | Gross: $38.18M
so i was 12 or 13 when the first one came out and i remember loving it. it was a mixture slasher flick, comedy and above all it was just cool. i dont know if its because im older (im definitely not wiser) or if scream completely fell off the map, but this was very.... american pie 6. fine that was harsh but i mean, i expect to enjoy this more than the average film, but thats all it was average. hayden penwhatever was the highlight. i know, must be great right? 5.5/10
107. Pickpocket King (2011)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Kun Chang | Stars: Bob Arno, Roger Tilling, Bambi Vincent
Votes: 59
interesting idea, fairly disgusted that this creep would decide this is a good idea and these would be a good group of people to take out to dinner. spend more time with your family.
108. Henry's Crime (2010)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
Director: Malcolm Venville | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Judy Greer
Votes: 21,371 | Gross: $0.10M
its like they said "ok we have a great idea for a movie...and since we are such geniuses, we dont need to worry about the script or casting." this was so bad because it potentially could have been alot of fun. poor poor james caan. what happened to you? 5.5/10
109. Arthur (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman his family doesn't like.
Director: Jason Winer | Stars: Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig
Votes: 52,972 | Gross: $33.04M
wow is he self indulgent or what. and who cast greta gerwig? besides the negativity, brand is funny. something inside me doesnt like him much, but he can make me laugh. this movie feels like a mixture of blank check and....10000 other failed comedies with (fill in random pop comedy actor). 5/5.5-10
110. Ferocious Planet (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A groundbreaking device is designed to glimpse alternate universes. But when the machine malfunctions and transports a group of observers into a nightmarish dimension of alien terrors, the travelers must use ingenuity to survive.
Director: Billy O'Brien | Stars: Joe Flanigan, Sam O'Mahony, John Rhys-Davies, Catherine Walker
Votes: 2,164
i dont like sci fi, or bad acting, or bad casting, or bad scripts, and generally i dont like made for tv movies...yet somehow it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be 5/10
111. Apollo 18 (2011)
PG-13 | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Decades-old found footage from NASA's abandoned Apollo 18 mission, where three American astronauts were sent on a secret expedition, reveals the reason the U.S. has never returned to the moon.
Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego | Stars: Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen, Ryan Robbins, Michael Kopsa
Votes: 57,986 | Gross: $17.69M
paranormal activity...in space...with spiders...wow 5.5/10
112. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness (2011)
Unrated | 93 min | Documentary
A riveting portrait of the great writer whose stories became the basis of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness tells the tale of the ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Dorman | Stars: Rachel Dratch, Hillel Halkin, Jason Kravits, Dan Miron
Votes: 184 | Gross: $0.91M
113. Thor (2011)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Fantasy
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
Votes: 900,594 | Gross: $181.03M
114. Blitz (2011)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough cop is dispatched to take down a serial killer who has been targeting police officers.
Director: Elliott Lester | Stars: Jason Statham, Paddy Considine, Aidan Gillen, Zawe Ashton
Votes: 91,350
the lower end of mediocrity. take a terrible everything, add statham, and they think they have a hit. try again. 5.5/10
115. Bruce Bruce: Losin' It (2011 TV Special)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy
Larger than life comic Bruce Bruce is back with his new stand-up comedy special. The hilarious comic delivers non-stop laughter as he puts his own unique spin on topics ranging from family,... See full summary »
Director: Marcus Raboy | Star: Bruce Bruce
Votes: 35
116. Margaret (I) (2011)
R | 150 min | Drama, Mystery
A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people's lives.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, J. Smith-Cameron
Votes: 18,348 | Gross: $0.05M
117. The Sitter (2011)
R | 81 min | Comedy
A college student on suspension is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him.
Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor, Sam Rockwell, Max Records
Votes: 72,686 | Gross: $30.54M
the worst movie of his i've seen. wanted everyone to die. the one good scene was...what a surprise...in the trailer. 5/10
118. Straw Dogs (2011)
R | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods
Votes: 35,827 | Gross: $10.32M
an embarrasment to the original 5/10
119. Skwerl (2011 Video)
5 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A couple's special meal is ruined when underlying tensions surface. A study of the role of language in communication.
Director: Brian Fairbairn | Stars: Karl Eccleston, Fiona Pepper
Votes: 130
120. Our Idiot Brother (2011)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedy centered on an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters.
Director: Jesse Peretz | Stars: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Nick Sullivan
Votes: 90,585 | Gross: $24.81M
didnt see it so long ago, already dont remember it. what a waste. years ago i was a big fan of his and his last few jobs have just been beyond flat or negative. This what not the same movie that was in the preview. beyond a pass. around a 5/10
121. Green Lantern (2011)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong
Votes: 296,198 | Gross: $116.60M
i just didnt like it. 5/10
122. Super (I) (2010)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After his wife falls under the influence of a drug dealer, an everyday guy transforms himself into Crimson Bolt, a superhero with the best intentions, but lacking in heroic skills.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: Rainn Wilson, Elliot Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon
Votes: 83,714 | Gross: $0.32M
yeah kinda what i expected...but worse. a completely forgetable movie. i wish it had more andre royo in it. 5/10 at best
123. The Eagle (2011)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, István Göz
Votes: 74,075 | Gross: $19.49M
why did i think i would like this? 4/10
124. Lisa Lampanelli: Tough Love (2011 TV Special)
Unrated | 61 min | Comedy
Comedy's lovable Queen of Mean is back with some Tough Love, and no one is safe. Two parts stand-up and one part roast, Lisa Lampanelli delivers a one-two punch with her patented equal opportunity insults and in-your-face style.
Director: David Higby | Star: Lisa Lampanelli
Votes: 141
125. Zookeeper (2011)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper find love, without opting to leave his current job for something more illustrious.
Director: Frank Coraci | Stars: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Ken Jeong
Votes: 65,204 | Gross: $80.36M
madagascar but alot worse. didnt laugh, didnt chuckle, smiled once or twice. 4/10
126. The Tree of Life (2011)
PG-13 | 139 min | Drama, Fantasy
The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
Director: Terrence Malick | Stars: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken
Votes: 184,166 | Gross: $13.30M
127. The Estate (2011)
88 min | Crime
The story of a bad boy hoodie & his gang that dominate their zone on a notorious South London Estate, and five families struggle with every day crime. Police corruption is at a high & residents are pushed to the limit.
Director: Steven Drew | Stars: Steven Drew, Sean Brosnan, Brian Murphy, Dave Courtney
Votes: 127
128. The Sunset Limited (2011 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 91 min | Drama
Through a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.
Director: Tommy Lee Jones | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Tommy Lee Jones
Votes: 31,852
really dont know where to start. didnt believe either actor in either role. terrible script, didnt believe the scenery what so ever. how could anyone screw up a movie only with Samuel L Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones? 3/10 MAX
129. Age of Heroes (2011)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.
Director: Adrian Vitoria | Stars: Sean Bean, Danny Dyer, Aksel Hennie, Izabella Miko
Votes: 10,217
wow. there was a time where i would look forward to seeing danny dyer in films. that feels like such a long time ago. saying this film is mediorce is being kind. 3/10 at best.
130. Empire of Assassins (2011)
R | 93 min | Action
One man is out for revenge after a life-altering event destroys his family. After years of preparation he seeks out his justice, while unaware of their relation, on his brother.
Director: Dou Xiao | Stars: Li Yuan, Sun Huining, Miao Xie, Bryan Leung
Votes: 433
the worst martial arts film i have ever seen 2/10
131. The Monk (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Madrid, in the seventeenth century. Abandoned at the doorstep of a monastery, Ambrosio has been brought up by the Capucin Friars. After becoming a friar himself, he becomes an unrivaled ... See full summary »
Director: Dominik Moll | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Sergi López, Jordi Dauder, Joséphine Japy
Votes: 4,129 | Gross: $0.01M
132. Super 8 (2011)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney
Votes: 367,623 | Gross: $127.00M
133. 13 Assassins (2010)
R | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya, Ikki Sawamura
Votes: 68,633 | Gross: $0.80M
134. Bellflower (2011)
R | 106 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Two friends spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang "Mother Medusa".
Director: Evan Glodell | Stars: Evan Glodell, Tyler Dawson, Jessie Wiseman, Rebekah Brandes
Votes: 8,090 | Gross: $0.17M
135. Contagion (2011)
PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
Healthcare professionals, government officials and everyday people find themselves in the midst of a pandemic as the CDC works to find a cure.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow
Votes: 316,073 | Gross: $75.66M
136. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
R | 158 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.
Director: David Fincher | Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård
Votes: 495,029 | Gross: $102.52M
137. Pitch Black Heist (2011)
TV-MA | 13 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Liam (Liam Cunningham) and Michael (Michael Fassbender) are professional safe crackers who meet on a simple job to relieve an office safe from its contents. The catch is a light activated ... See full summary »
Director: John Maclean | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Liam Cunningham, Alex Macqueen
Votes: 1,408
138. The Interrupters (2011)
Unrated | 125 min | Documentary, Crime
A year in the life of a city grappling with urban violence.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Tio Hardiman, Ameena Matthews, Toya Batey, Cobe Williams
Votes: 3,616 | Gross: $0.28M
139. Arena (2011 Video)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
David Lord finds himself forced into the savage world of a modern gladiatorial arena, where men fight to the death for the entertainment of the online masses.
Director: Jonah Loop | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Kellan Lutz, Johnny Messner, Katia Winter
Votes: 12,415
140. The Son of No One (2011)
R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.
Director: Dito Montiel | Stars: Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Juliette Binoche, James Ransone
Votes: 17,950 | Gross: $0.03M
141. Armadillo (2010)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary, War
Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.
Director: Janus Metz
Votes: 10,332 | Gross: $0.01M
142. Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 86,809 | Gross: $0.10M
143. The Flowers of War (2011)
R | 146 min | Drama, History, Romance
An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang, Tianyuan Huang
Votes: 55,734 | Gross: $0.01M
144. Casting Me... (2012)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy
Paul is a frustrated but like able Casting Director who has dreams of finally making his own feature film. To get his life on track again and win back his girlfriend he decides to make a ... See full summary »
Director: Quinton Lavery | Stars: Paul Snodgrass, Roxanne Prentice, Jonathan Hearns, Raph Kossew
Votes: 45
145. The Front Line (2011)
Not Rated | 133 min | Action, Drama, History
A drama centered on the Korean War's final battle that will determine the border between north and south.
Director: Hun Jang | Stars: Shin Ha-kyun, Go Soo, Ryu Seung-su, Ko Chang-seok
Votes: 7,105 | Gross: $0.01M
146. El Sicario, Room 164 (2010)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Crime
The story of a hitman for the drug cartels in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Director: Gianfranco Rosi
Votes: 1,020
147. Le Havre (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Kati Outinen
Votes: 23,587 | Gross: $0.61M
148. 13 (I) (2010)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.
Director: Géla Babluani | Stars: Sam Riley, Alice Barrett, Gaby Hoffmann, Jason Statham
Votes: 43,933
149. Private Pérez (2011)
PG-13 | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Western
A Mexican crime lord is forced by his mother to plan a suicidal rescue mission to find his lost brother in the most unexpected place on Earth...
Director: Beto Gómez | Stars: Miguel Rodarte, Jesús Ochoa, Joaquín Cosio, Gerardo Taracena
Votes: 1,993 | Gross: $1.39M
150. Thin Ice (2011)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A dishonest insurance salesman's life quickly disintegrates during a Wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer.
Director: Jill Sprecher | Stars: Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Alan Arkin, Lea Thompson
Votes: 5,394 | Gross: $0.79M
151. Adventures of Serial Buddies (2011)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy
A coincidental encounter forces four dim wits to join forces and embark upon an idiotic and hilarious road trip - encountering skinheads, fraternity jocks, sorority babes, missing children, bikers, porn-stars, clowns, and Kathie Lee Gifford.
Director: Keven Undergaro | Stars: Henry Winkler, Christopher Lloyd, Beth Behrs, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 864
152. African Cats (2010)
G | 89 min | Documentary, Adventure
Meet Mara, an endearing lion cub striving to be like her mother; Sita, a cheetah and single mother of five; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a rival lion.
Directors: Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Stewart
Votes: 6,731 | Gross: $15.42M
153. I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2011)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in Hollywood, Bernie Mac's sharp tongue and... See full summary »
Director: Robert Small | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Tom Arnold, Angela Bassett, Bill Bellamy
Votes: 193
154. I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2011)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in Hollywood, Bernie Mac's sharp tongue and... See full summary »
Director: Robert Small | Stars: Anthony Anderson, Tom Arnold, Angela Bassett, Bill Bellamy
Votes: 193
155. The Tunnel (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
An investigation into a government cover-up leads to a network of abandoned train tunnels deep beneath the heart of Sydney. As a journalist and her crew hunt for the story it quickly becomes clear the story is hunting them.
Director: Carlo Ledesma | Stars: Bel Deliá, Andy Rodoreda, Steve Davis, Luke Arnold
Votes: 22,805
156. Haywire (2011)
R | 93 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Michael Angarano
Votes: 89,784 | Gross: $18.94M
157. Grinders (2011)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary, Drama
With a new baby and wife to support, out-of-work filmmaker Matt Gallagher tries his hand - and some would say, luck at playing poker for a living.
Director: Matt Gallagher
Votes: 222
158. CornerStore (2011)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy
Chronicles a day-in-the-life of a Detroit liquor store.
Director: Joseph Doughrity | Stars: Lawrence Lamont, Roger Guenveur Smith, Ari Rufino, Mike Bonner
Votes: 72
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