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 Game

The Game

Released in 1997, my rating 8/10.

Synopsis:
After a wealthy San Francisco banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down as he begins to question if it might really be a concealed conspiracy to destroy him.

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Scream 2

Scream 2

Released in 1997, my rating 6/10.

Synopsis:
Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.

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Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

Released in 1997, my rating 8/10.

Synopsis:
A flight attendant with a criminal past gets nabbed by the ATF for smuggling. Under pressure to become an informant against the illegal arms dealer she works for, she must find a way to secure her future without getting killed.

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Con Air

Con Air

Released in 1997, my rating 6/10.

Synopsis:
Newly-paroled ex-con and former U.S. Ranger Cameron Poe finds himself trapped in a prisoner-transport plane when the passengers seize control.

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Ransom

Ransom

Released in 1996, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
Multi-millionaire Tom Mullen's son is kidnapped, but after initially agreeing to pay the ransom Mullen then decides to use the ransom money as a bounty.

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Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

Released in 1996, my rating 6/10.

Synopsis:
An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.

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William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

Released in 1996, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

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Trainspotting

Trainspotting

Released in 1996, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.

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Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

Released in 1996, my rating 4/10.

Synopsis:
Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.

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Jerry Maguire

Jerry Maguire

Released in 1996, my rating 7/10.

Synopsis:
When a sports agent has a moral epiphany and is fired for expressing it, he decides to put his new philosophy to the test as an independent agent with the only athlete who stays with him and his former colleague.

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