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 !

Good Will Hunting

Good Will Hunting

Released in 1997, my rating 9/10.

Synopsis:
Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

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The Fifth Element

The Fifth Element

Released in 1997, my rating 8/10.

Synopsis:
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

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Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet

Released in 1997, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
Heinrich Harrer, an Austrian climber, breaks out of prison and travels to the holy city of Lhasa. He is employed as an instructor to the 14th Dalai Lama and soon becomes his close confidante.

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Donnie Brasco

Donnie Brasco

Released in 1997, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.

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Face/Off

Face/Off

Released in 1997, my rating 6/10.

Synopsis:
To foil a terrorist plot, FBI agent Sean Archer assumes the identity of the criminal Castor Troy who murdered his son through facial transplant surgery, but the crook wakes up prematurely and vows revenge.

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Princess Mononoke

Princess Mononoke

Released in 1997, my rating 8/10.

Synopsis:
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.

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Gattaca

Gattaca

Released in 1997, my rating 8/10.

Synopsis:
A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.

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Contact

Contact

Released in 1997, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.

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The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

Released in 1997, my rating 8/10.

Synopsis:
An exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss--the biggest opportunity of his career to date.

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Released in 1997, my rating 6/10.

Synopsis:
A research team is sent to the Jurassic Park Site B island to study the dinosaurs there, while an InGen team approaches with another agenda.

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