My generall rule of thumb is <5 avoid, 5 OK, >5 worth it for one reason or another.
Some of these have a high rating because they are fun, some are well made, some make me reconsider my life choices, some because they are beautiful to watch.
X-Men: First Class
Released in 2011, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.
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Captain America: The First Avenger
Released in 2011, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier, transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a warmonger and a terrorist organization.
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The Ides of March
Released in 2011, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
An idealistic staffer for a new presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
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Priest
Released in 2011, my rating 5/10.
Synopsis:
A warrior priest disobeys church law to track down a pact of vampires who have kidnapped his niece.
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RED
Released in 2010, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last-ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
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The Expendables
Released in 2010, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
A CIA operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a Latin dictator and a renegade CIA agent.
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Tron: Legacy
Released in 2010, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
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How to Train Your Dragon
Released in 2010, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
A hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.
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Black Swan
Released in 2010, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
Nina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.
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Iron Man 2
Released in 2010, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
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