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.
Alice in Wonderland
Released in 2010, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
Nineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.
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Push
Released in 2009, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.
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Orphan
Released in 2009, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she appears.
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Coraline
Released in 2009, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, an 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
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Law Abiding Citizen
Released in 2009, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.
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Star Trek
Released in 2009, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Released in 2009, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
The early years of James Logan, featuring his rivalry with his brother Victor Creed, his service in the special forces team Weapon X, and his experimentation into the metal-lined mutant Wolverine.
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Up
Released in 2009, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
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Crank 2: High Voltage
Released in 2009, my rating 5/10.
Synopsis:
Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker which requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working.
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Public Enemies
Released in 2009, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
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