My movie ratings

Movies I watched and liked (or disliked) enough to rate

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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.

Best and most recent ones are listed first !

The Negotiator

The Negotiator

Released in 1998, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.

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Blade

Blade

Released in 1998, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires.

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Snake Eyes

Snake Eyes

Released in 1998, my rating 5/10.

Synopsis:
A shady police detective finds himself in the middle of a murder conspiracy at an important boxing match in an Atlantic City casino.

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American History X

American History X

Released in 1998, my rating 8/10.

Synopsis:
Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.

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Dark City

Dark City

Released in 1998, my rating 9/10.

Synopsis:
A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.

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Meet Joe Black

Meet Joe Black

Released in 1998, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
Death, who takes the form of a young man killed in an accident, asks a media mogul to act as his guide to teach him about life on Earth and, in the process, he falls in love with the mogul's daughter.

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Pi

Pi

Released in 1998, my rating 9/10.

Synopsis:
A paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature.

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The X Files

The X Files

Released in 1998, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
Mulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.

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Taxi

Taxi

Released in 1998, my rating 6/10.

Synopsis:
To work off his tarnished driving record, a hip taxi driver must chauffeur a loser police inspector on the trail of German bank robbers.

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Rounders

Rounders

Released in 1998, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
A young, reformed gambler must return to playing high stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks, while balancing his relationship with his girlfriend and his commitments to law school.

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