1

Nightcrawler (2014) ❧

Dir. Dan Gilroy

118· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· R

A+ 95/100

Director Dan Gilroy

Writer Dan Gilroy

D.O.P. Robert Elswit

Composer James Newton Howard

Editor John Gilroy

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 118′

Percentile 97th

Viewings 2

2

Citizen Kane (1941) ❧

Dir. Orson Welles

119· USA· Mystery, Drama,· NR

A 93/100

Director Orson Welles

Writer Orson Welles, Herman J. Mankiewicz

D.O.P. Gregg Toland

Composer Bernard Herrmann

Editor Robert Wise

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 119′

Percentile 95th

3

Spotlight (2015) ❧

Dir. Tom McCarthy

129· USA· Drama, History,· R

A 93/100

Director Tom McCarthy

Writer Tom McCarthy, Josh Singer

D.O.P. Masanobu Takayanagi

Composer Howard Shore

Editor Tom McArdle

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 129′

Percentile 95th

Viewings 4

4

Almost Famous (2000) ❧

Dir. Cameron Crowe

124· USA· Drama, Music,· R

A- 92/100

Director Cameron Crowe

Writer Cameron Crowe

D.O.P. John Toll

Composer Nancy Wilson

Editor Saar Klein, Joe Hutshing

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 124′

Percentile 93rd

5

Zodiac (2007) ❧

Dir. David Fincher

157· USA· Crime, Mystery, Thriller,· R

A- 92/100

Director David Fincher

Writer James Vanderbilt

D.O.P. Harris Savides

Composer David Shire

Editor Angus Wall

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 157′

Percentile 93rd

Viewings 5

Watched 5/9/2024

6

Network (1976) ❧

Dir. Sidney Lumet

122· USA· Drama,· R

A- 92/100

Director Sidney Lumet

Writer Paddy Chayefsky

D.O.P. Owen Roizman

Composer Elliot Lawrence

Editor Alan Heim

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 122′

Percentile 93rd

7

All the President's Men (1976) ❧

Dir. Alan J. Pakula

138· USA· Drama, Mystery, Thriller,· PG

B+ 88/100

Director Alan J. Pakula

Writer William Goldman

D.O.P. Gordon Willis

Composer David Shire

Editor Robert L. Wolfe

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 138′

Percentile 87th

8

The Insider (1999) ❧

Dir. Michael Mann

158· USA· Drama, Thriller,· R

B+ 86/100

Director Michael Mann

Writer Michael Mann, Eric Roth, Marie Brenner

D.O.P. Dante Spinotti

Composer Pieter Bourke, Lisa Gerrard

Editor William Goldenberg, David Rosenbloom, Paul Rubell

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 158′

Percentile 83rd

Viewings 3

9

The Parallax View (1974) ❧

Dir. Alan J. Pakula

102· USA· Crime, Drama, Thriller,· R

B 84/100

Director Alan J. Pakula

Writer David Giler, Lorenzo Semple Jr.

D.O.P. Gordon Willis

Composer Michael Small

Editor John W. Wheeler

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 102′

Percentile 78th

10

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) ❧

Dir. Adam McKay

95· USA· Comedy,· PG-13

B 80/100

Director Adam McKay

Writer Will Ferrell, Adam McKay

D.O.P. Thomas E. Ackerman

Composer Alex Wurman

Editor Brent White

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 95′

Percentile 69th

11

The Killing Fields (1984) ❧

Dir. Roland Joffé

142· UK· Drama, History, War,· R

B 80/100

Director Roland Joffé

Writer Bruce Robinson

D.O.P. Chris Menges

Composer Mike Oldfield

Editor Jim Clark

Language English

Country UK

Runtime 142′

Percentile 69th

12

September 5 (2024) ❧

Dir. Tim Fehlbaum

94· Germany· Thriller, Drama, History,· R

B- 79/100

Director Tim Fehlbaum

Writer Tim Fehlbaum, Moritz Binder

D.O.P. Markus Förderer

Composer Lorenz Dangel

Editor Hansjörg Weissbrich

Language English

Country Germany, USA

Runtime 94′

Percentile 67th

Watched 2/4/2025

13

Frost/Nixon (2008) ❧

Dir. Ron Howard

122· USA· Drama, History,· R

B- 76/100

Director Ron Howard

Writer Peter Morgan

D.O.P. Salvatore Totino

Composer Hans Zimmer

Editor Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill

Language English

Country USA, UK, France

Runtime 122′

Percentile 60th

14

The Judgement (2021) ❧

Dir. Sander Burger

130· Netherlands· Drama, Thriller,· NR

B- 76/100

Director Sander Burger

Writer Bert Bouma, Sander Burger

D.O.P. Sal Kroonenberg

Composer Null

Editor Manuel Rombley

Language Dutch

Country Netherlands

Runtime 130′

Percentile 60th

Watched 2/8/2025

15

Shattered Glass (2003) ❧

Dir. Billy Ray

94· USA· Drama, History,· PG-13

C+ 74/100

Director Billy Ray

Writer Billy Ray

D.O.P. Mandy Walker

Composer Mychael Danna

Editor Jeffrey Ford

Language English

Country USA, Canada

Runtime 94′

Percentile 56th

16

Philomena (2013) ❧

Dir. Stephen Frears

98· UK· Drama,· PG-13

C+ 73/100

Director Stephen Frears

Writer Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope

D.O.P. Robbie Ryan

Composer Alexandre Desplat

Editor Valerio Bonelli

Language English

Country UK, France

Runtime 98′

Percentile 54th

Watched ########

17

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013) ❧

Dir. Adam McKay

119· USA· Comedy,· PG-13

C+ 72/100

Director Adam McKay

Writer Will Ferrell, Adam McKay

D.O.P. Oliver Wood

Composer Andrew Feltenstein, John Nau

Editor Melissa Bretherton, Brent White

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 119′

Percentile 52nd

18

The Post (2017) ❧

Dir. Steven Spielberg

116· USA· Drama, History,· PG-13

C+ 72/100

Director Steven Spielberg

Writer Liz Hannah, Josh Singer

D.O.P. Janusz Kamiński

Composer John Williams

Editor Sarah Broshar, Michael Kahn

Language English

Country USA, India

Runtime 116′

Percentile 52nd

19

She Said (2022) ❧

Dir. Maria Schrader

129· USA· Drama, History,· R

C 68/100

Director Maria Schrader

Writer Rebecca Lenkiewicz

D.O.P. Natasha Braier

Composer Nicholas Britell, Caitlin Sullivan

Editor Hansjörg Weissbrich

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 129′

Percentile 42nd

Watched 3/6/2025

20

State of Play (2009) ❧

Dir. Kevin Macdonald

127· USA· Thriller, Crime, Mystery,· PG-13

C 66/100

Director Kevin Macdonald

Writer Tony Gilroy, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Billy Ray

D.O.P. Rodrigo Prieto

Composer Alex Heffes

Editor Justine Wright

Language English

Country USA, UK, France

Runtime 127′

Percentile 38th

Viewings 2

Watched 3/6/2025

21

Nothing But the Truth (2008) ❧

Dir. Rod Lurie

108· USA· Drama, Thriller,· R

C 66/100

Director Rod Lurie

Writer Rod Lurie

D.O.P. Alik Sakharov

Composer Larry Groupé

Editor Sarah Boyd

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 108′

Percentile 38th

22

Call Northside 777 (1948) ❧

Dir. Henry Hathaway

111· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR

C- 63/100

Director Henry Hathaway

Writer Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler, James P. McGuire

D.O.P. Joseph MacDonald

Composer Alfred Newman

Editor J. Watson Webb Jr.

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 111′

Percentile 32nd

23

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005) ❧

Dir. George Clooney

92· USA· Drama, History,· PG

D+ 58/100

Director George Clooney

Writer Grant Heslov, George Clooney

D.O.P. Robert Elswit

Composer Null

Editor Stephen Mirrione

Language English

Country USA, UK, France, Japan

Runtime 92′

Percentile 25th

Viewings 2

24

The Soloist (2009) ❧

Dir. Joe Wright

109· USA· Drama, Music,· PG-13

D+ 57/100

Director Joe Wright

Writer Susannah Grant

D.O.P. Seamus McGarvey

Composer Dario Marianelli

Editor Paul Tothill

Language English

Country USA, France, UK

Runtime 109′

Percentile 24th

Watched ########

25

Lee (2024) ❧

Dir. Ellen Kuras

117· UK· History, Drama, War,· R

D+ 55/100

Director Ellen Kuras

Writer Marion Hume, John Collee, Liz Hannah, Lem Dobbs

D.O.P. Paweł Edelman

Composer Alexandre Desplat

Editor Mikkel E.G. Nielsen

Language English

Country UK, USA, Australia, Luxembourg

Runtime 117′

Percentile 21st

26

The Correspondent (2025) ❧

Dir. Kriv Stenders

119· Australia· Drama, Thriller,· NR

D 53/100

Director Kriv Stenders

Writer Peter Duncan

D.O.P. Null

Composer Null

Editor Null

Language English

Country Australia

Runtime 119′

Percentile 19th

Watched 10/4/2025

27

Truth (2015) ❧

Dir. James Vanderbilt

125· USA· Drama,· R

D 51/100

Director James Vanderbilt

Writer James Vanderbilt

D.O.P. Mandy Walker

Composer Brian Tyler

Editor Richard Francis-Bruce

Language English

Country USA, UK

Runtime 125′

Percentile 17th

28

Morning Glory (2010) ❧

Dir. Roger Michell

107· USA· Drama, Comedy, Romance,· PG-13

D 50/100

Director Roger Michell

Writer Aline Brosh McKenna

D.O.P. Alwin H. Küchler

Composer David Arnold

Editor Dan Farrell, Nick Moore, Steven Weisberg

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 107′

Percentile 16th

29

Scoop (2024) ❧

Dir. Philip Martin

103· UK· Drama, TV Movie,· NR

D 50/100

Director Philip Martin

Writer Geoff Bussetil, Peter Moffat

D.O.P. Nanu Segal

Composer Anne Nikitin, Hannah Peel

Editor Kristina Hetherington

Language English

Country UK

Runtime 103′

Percentile 16th

30

A Private War (2018) ❧

Dir. Matthew Heineman

106· USA· Drama, War,· R

D- 49/100

Director Matthew Heineman

Writer Arash Amel

D.O.P. Robert Richardson

Composer H. Scott Salinas

Editor Nick Fenton

Language English

Country USA, UK

Runtime 106′

Percentile 15th

Watched 6/1/2025

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The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) ❧

Dir. Dee Rees

116· USA· Drama, Thriller,· R

D- 47/100

Director Dee Rees

Writer Marco Villalobos, Dee Rees

D.O.P. Bobby Bukowski

Composer Tamar-kali

Editor Mako Kamitsuna

Language English

Country USA, UK

Runtime 116′

Percentile 13th

32

Resurrecting the Champ (2007) ❧

Dir. Rod Lurie

112· USA· Drama,· PG-13

F 15/100

Director Rod Lurie

Writer Michael Bortman, Allison Burnett

D.O.P. Adam Kane

Composer Larry Groupé

Editor Sarah Boyd

Language English

Country USA

Runtime 112′

Percentile 1st