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| Love Me Tender/ C+, B+ |
| Flaming Star/ B, B |
| Charlotte Gray (SE)/ B+, A- |
| John Q. (SE)/ D+, A- |
| Say Anything (SE)/ B+, B |
| Man of the Century (SE)/ B+, A- |
| Collateral Damage (SE)/ C+, A- |
| S.O.B./ C+, B+ |
| Skin Deep/ C+, B |
| Two Family House/ B, B+ |
| Charlie's Angels (SE)/ C, B+ |
| Victor/Victoria (SE)/ A,B+ |
| Great Race, The/ B+, B+ |
| Lagaan/ C, C+ |
| Circus (SE)/ C+, A |
| To Gillian on Her 37th
Birthday/ B-, C+ |
| Audition (SE)/ A-,B |
| Kansas City Confidential/ B, C- |
| Amélie (SE)/ B+, A- |
| Big Heat, The/ B+, B+ |
| Fathom/ C+,C |
| Our Lady of the
Assassins/B+,B+ |
| Gosford Park (SE)/ A, A |
| Hombre/ B, B+ |
| Atlantic City/ A, A- |
| Monster's Ball (SE)/ B+, B+ |
| Majestic, The (SE)/ C+, A |
| Kate and Leopold (SE)/ B, B+ |
| A Beautiful Mind (SE)/ A-,A |
| Witness for the Prosecution/
B+, B |
| Memento (SE)/ A, A |
| Harry Potter and the
Sorcerer's Stone (SE)/ B+, A |
| Sorry, Wrong Number/ B, B |
| Key Largo/ A-, A- |
| Vanilla Sky (SE)/ C+, A |
| My First Mister (SE)/ B, B+ |
| Bite the Bullet/ B, C+ |
| Bob Le Flambeur (SE)/ A-, B |
| Black Knight (SE)/ C, A- |
| Vikings, The (SE)/ B, B |
| Ali/ B, A- |
| Gambler, The (1974)/ B+, B- |
| Fatal Attraction (SE)/ B+, B |
| It
Came From Outer Space (SE)/ B, B+ |
| Requiem for a Heavyweight/ B+,B+ |
| Calamity Jane/ A-, B+ |
| Barcelona (SE)/ A-, B |
| Cowboy/ B, C |
| Harvey Girls (SE)/ B+, B+ |
| Serendipity (SE)/ B, B+ |
| Texas Rangers/ C+, C+ |
| Dancing at the Blue Iguana (SE)/ C+, A- |
| Domestic Disturbance (SE)/ C, B+ |
| Bread and Tulips/ B+, B+ |
| Behind Enemy Lines (SE)/ B-, A |
| Metropolis (Anime) SE/ B, B |
| Accused, The/ B+, B+ |
| Projectionist, The/ C+, C+ |
| Tall Guy, The/ B+, B |
| Life on a String/ B+, D- |
| Mulholland Dr./ B+, B+ |
| Omaha (SE)/ C+, D |
| Life as a House (SE)/ B-,B |
| Spy Game (SE)/ B-,A |
| Sexy Beast (SE)/ B+, A- |
| Party, The/ B, C |
| Fresh (SE)/ A-, A- |
| Eat, Drink, Man, Woman/ B+, A- |
| K-Pax (SE)/ B+, A |
| Strictly Ballroom (SE)/ A-, B+ |
| Training Day (SE)/ B+, A (F) |
| Purple Noon/ B+, C+ |
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