Media Culture

I have compiled a list of movies I have seen so far followed by a list of those I have yet to see. This list is probably not complete. I will update the list as it goes. Personal ratings included.

LAST UPDATED=05/30/2002

rating symbols: *pleasant **good ***amazing

Movies I Have Seen (BY YEAR)

1935
Anna Karenina

1939
Gone With the Wind (Vivien Leigh)

1942
Casablanca (Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman)

1944
Meet Me In St. Louis (Judy Garland)

1948
Red Shoes, The

1952
Importance of Being Earnest, The
*Singin' in the Rain

1953
Million Pound Note, The (Gregory Peck, Jane Griffith)
Roman Holiday (Audrey Hepburn)

1957
**Bridge on the River Quai, The

1961
**Breakfast at Tiffany's (Audrey Hepburn)

1962
Dr. No (Sean Connery 007)
**Lawrence of Arabia (Peter O'Toole)

1963
***Great Escape, The

1964
Goldfinger (Sean Connery 007)
*My Fair Lady (Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison)

1965
**Sound of Music, The (Julie Andrews)
Thunderball (Sean Connery 007)

1966
**How To Steal A Million (Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole)

1968
*Odd Couple, The (Jack Lemmon, Matt Walthau)

1970
Love Story (Ali McGraw, Ryan O'Neal)

1972
Godfather, The (Al Pacino)

1973
Exorcist, The
Way We Were, The (Barbra Streisand)

1974
Godfather Part II, The (Al Pacino)
Man with the Golden Gun, The (Roger Moore 007)

1975
Jaws
Man Who Would Be King, The (Sean Connery, Michael Caine)
Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (Susan Sarandon)

1976
Carrie (Sissy Spacek)

1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg; Richard Dreyfuss)
Spy Who Loved Me, The (Roger Moore 007)
Star Wars (Francis Copula;)

1978
Grease (John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John)

1980
*Shining, The (Jack Nicholson)
Star Wars Episode V: the Empire Strikes Back (Francis Copula;)

1981
*Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Harrison Ford)

1982
Annie

1983
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Francis Copula;)
Trading Places (Dan Aykroid, Eddie Murphy)

1984
*Amadeus
Ghostbusters (Dan Aykroid)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Harrison Ford)
Terminator, The (Arnold Schwartzenegger)

1985
*Back to the Future (Michael J. Fox)

1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Matthew Broderick)

1987
*Dirty Dancing (Patrick Swaize, Jennifer Gray)
Lethal Weapon (Mel Gibson)

1988
**Big (Tom Hanks)
**Seventh Sign, The
Twins (Arnold Schwartzenegger, Danny Devito)
Land Before Time, The

1989
**Dead Poets Society (Robin Williams)
Ghostbusters II (Dan Aykroid)
**Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Harrison Ford)
Lethal Weapon 2 (Mel Gibson)

1990
Dances With Wolves (Kevin Costner)
Ghost (Demi Moore, Patrick Swaize)
Godfather Part III, The (Al Pacino)
Hamlet (Mel Gibson, Glenn Close)
Home Alone (Macauley Culkins)
*Pretty Woman (Julia Roberts, Richard Gear)
Total Recall (Arnold Schwartzenegger)

1991
Beauty and the Beast
Father of the Bride (Steve Martin, Diane Keaton)
My Girl (Anna Chlumsky, Macauley Culkins, Dan Aykroid, Jamie Lee Curtis)
Silence of the Lambs, The (Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Arnold Schwartzernegger)

1992
Bodyguard, The (Whitney Houston, Kevin Costner)
Few Good Men, A (Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore)
Home Alone II (Macauley Culkins)
Lethal Weapon 3 (Mel Gibson)
Scent of a Woman (Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell)
*Sister Act (Whoopi Goldberg)

1993
*Another Stakeout (Rosie O'Donnell, Bill Pullman)
*Benny and Joon (Johnny Depp)
Dazed and Confused
Groundhog Day (Bill Murray)
Grumpy Old Men (Jack Lemmon, Matt Walthau)
Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey
Jurassic Park
*Mrs. Doubtfire (Robin Williams)
**Pelican Brief, The (Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington)
**Piano, The
Rising Sun
Sleepless In Seattle (Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan)

1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (Jim Carey)
Blink
Crow, The
Exit to Eden (Rosie O'Donnell)
***Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell)
**I.Q. (Meg Ryan)
*Interview with the Vampire (Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt)
Land Before Time II, The
Legends of the Fall (Brad Pitt)
Lion King, The
Little Women
Mask, The (Jim Carey)
My Girl 2 (Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroid, Jamie Lee Curtis)
Pulp Fiction (John Travolta)
**Shadow, The (Alec Baldwin)
***Shawshank Redemption, The (Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman)
***Speed (Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock)
Swan Princess
Timecop (Jean-Claude Van Damme)

1995
**12 Monkeys (Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt)
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Jim Carey)
American President, The (Michael Douglas, Annette Bening)
Apollo 13 (Tom Hanks)
Babe
Baby-sitters Club, The (Rachael Leigh Cook)
Bad Boys (Will Smith)
Brady Bunch Movie, The
Bridges of Madison County, The (Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep)
Casino (Martin Scorsese; Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci)
Casper (Christina Ricci)
Congo
**Crimson Tide (Denzel Washington)
Cry Freedom
Dead Man Walking (Susan Sarandan)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (Bruce Willis)
Father of the Bride Part II (Steve Martin, Diane Keaton)
Grumpier Old Men (Jack Lemmon, Matt Walthau)
It Takes Two (Ashley Olson, Mary-Kate Olson)
Jade
Jumanji (Robin Williams)
Land Before Time III, The
*Net, The (Sandra Bullock)
Nick of Time (Johnny Depp)
Nine Months (Hugh Grant)
*Now and Then (Christina Ricci, Thora Birch, Rosie O'Donnell)
Pocahontas
Sabrina
Sense and Sensibility (Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant)
Seven (Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow)
Something to Talk About (Julia Roberts)
Tommy Boy
*Usual Suspects, The (Kevin Spacey)
**While You Were Sleeping (Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman)

1996
101 Dalmatians (Glenn Close)
Braveheart (Mel Gibson)
Cable Guy, The (Jim Carey)
City Hall (John Cusack, Al Pacino)
Courage Under Fire (Meg Ryan)
Craft, The (Nev Campbell)
Dunston Checks In
English Patient, The
Evita (Madonna, Antonio Banderas)
Executive Decision (Steven Seagal, Kurt Russell)
Fargo
*First Wives Club (Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler)
*Independence Day (Will Smith)
*Jerry Mcguire (Tom Cruise, Rene Zellweger)
Matilda
***Mission Impossible (Tom Cruise)
Mother
My Fellow Americans (Jack Lemmon)
Nutty Professor, The (Eddie Murphy)
One Fine Day (Michele Phifer)
Phenomenon (John Travolta)
Primal Fear (Richard Gear)
*Ransom (Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise)
**Rock, The (Sean Connery)
Romeo + Juliet (Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes)
**Sleepers (Brad Pitt, Robert DeNiro, Minnie Driver)
Space Jam
Striptease (Demi Moore)
Tin Cup (Rene Russo)
*Truth about Cats and Dogs, The (Rosie O'Donnell, Uma Thurman)
Twister (Helen Hunt)
Up Close & Personal (Michele Phifer)

1997
Addicted to Love (Matthew Broderick, Meg Ryan)
Air Force One (Harrison Ford, Glenn Close)
Anaconda (Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez)
*Anastasia
As Good As It Gets (Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (Mike Myers)
Chasing Amy (Ben Affleck)
Contact (Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey)
***Cube
*Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp, Al Pacino)
***Face/Off (John Woo; John Travolta, Nicholas Cage)
Fifth Element, The (Bruce Willis)
Full Monty, The
George of the Jungle (Brendan Fraser, Anne Heche)
Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon, Robin Williams)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Jennifer Love Hewitt)
**In and Out
Liar Liar (Jim Carey)
Lolita
**Mad City (John Travolta, Robert DeNiro)
Men In Black (Will Smith)
*My Best Friend's Wedding (Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz)
Out to Sea (Jack Lemmon, Matt Walthau)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (Lisa Kudrow)
Selena (Jennifer Lopez)
Seven Years In Tibet (Brad Pitt)
*Simple Wish, A
Smile Like Yours, A
Sweet Hereafter, The (Ian Holm, Sara Polley)
Titanic (James Cameron; Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet)
Tomorrow Never Dies (Pierce Brosnan 007)

1998
American History X (Edward Norton)
Armageddon (Bruce Willis, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck)
Avengers, The (Uma Thurman, Sean Connery)
*City of Angels (Nicholas Cage, Meg Ryan)
Civil Action, A (John Travolta)
Dance With Me (Vanessa Williams, Cheyenne)
Deep Impact (Morgan Freeman, Elijah Wood, Leelee Sobieski)
Doctor Dolittle (Eddie Murphy)
Enemy of the State (Will Smith)
Ever After (Drew Barrymore)
Godzilla (Matthew Broderick)
Lethal Weapon 4 (Mel Gibson, Jet Li)
Mask of Zorro, The (Antonio Banderas, Catherine Zeta Jones)
*Meet Joe Black (Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins)
*Negotiator, The (Samuel L. Jackson)
Night at the Roxbury, A (Will Farrell, Chris Kattan)
Object of My Affection, The (Jennifer Aniston)
Odd Couple 2, The (Jack Lemmon, Matt Walthau)
Perfect Murder, A (Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow)
Practical Magic (Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman)
Prince of Egypt
Psycho
Quest For Camelot
*Ronin (Robert DeNiro)
Rush Hour (Jackie Chan)
Saving Private Ryan (Tom Hanks, Matt Damon)
Shakespeare In Love (Gwyneth Paltrow)
Six Days Seven Nights (Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, David Schwimmer)
Sliding Doors (Gwyneth Paltrow)
Snake Eyes (Nicholas Cage, Gary Sinise)
Soldier
Stepmom (Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts)
***Truman Show, The (Jim Carey)
U.S. Marshalls (Tommy Lee Jones)
Waterboy, The (Adam Sandler)
Wedding Singer, The (Drew Barrymore, Adam Sandler)
You've Got Mail (Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan)

1999
200 Cigarettes (Christina Ricci)
Analyze This (Robert DeNiro, Lisa Cudrow)
Bachelor, The (Chris O'Donnell, Rene Zellweger)
Blair Witch Project, The (Heather Donahue)
Dogma (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck)
Forces of Nature (Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck)
Hauting, The
House on Haunted Hill (Owen Wilson, Catherine Zeta Jones)
Ideal Husband, An
Matrix, The (Keanu Reeves, Lawrence Fishbourne)
Mickey Blue Eyes (Hugh Grant)
*Mulan
Mummy, The (Brandon Fraser)
Muse, The (Sharon Stone)
Notting Hill (Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts)
**Onegin (Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler)
Out-of-Towners, The (Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn)
**Red Violin, The (Samuel L. Jackson)
**Sixth Sense, The (Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment)
Sleepy Hollow (Tim Robbins; Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci)
Talented Mr. Ripley, The (Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law)
Tarzan
Teaching Mrs. Tingle (Katie Holmes)
*Thomas Crown Affair, The (Pierce Brosnan, Julianne Moore)
Topsy-Turvy (Jim Broadbent)
Virus (William Baldwin, Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland)
Wild Wild West (Will Smith, Catherine Zeta Jones)

2000
Cell, The (Jennifer Lopez)
Charlie's Angels (Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore)
Chicken Run
*Chocolat (Juliet Binoche)
*Coyote Ugly
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeow, Ziyi Zhang)
Emperor's New Groove, The
**Frequency
In the Mood For Love (Zhou1 Xing1 Chi2, Zhang1 Man4 Yu4)
*Legend of Baggar Vance, The (Matt Damon, Will Smith)
Me, Myself & Irene (Jim Carey, Rene Zellweger)
Meet the Parents (Robert DeNiro, Ben Stiller)
Miss Congeniality (Sandra Bullock)
Mission Impossible 2 (Tom Cruise)
O Brother, Where Art Thou (George Clooney)
Quills (Kate Winslet)
Romeo Must Die (Jet Li, Aaliyah)
Scary Movie (Shannon Elizabeth)
*Shanghai Noon (Jacky Chan, Owen Wilson)
What Women Want (Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt)
U-571

2001
**Beautiful Mind, A (Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly)
*Bridget Jones's Diary (Rene Zellweger)
Final Fantasy: the Spirits Within
Iron Monkey
*Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring (Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler)
Mexican, The (Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts)
Pearl Harbor (Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett)
Serendipity (Kate Beckinsale, John Cusack)
Shrek (Mike Meyers, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow)
Wedding Planner, The (Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey)

2002
Ice Age

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Movies I Have Yet To See (BY YEAR)

1939
Wizard of Oz, The (Judy Garland)

1941
Citizen Kane

1954
Seven Samurai

1958
Vertigo

1959
Ben Hur

1963
Birds, The

1965
Doctor Zhivago

1968
2001 A Space Odyssey
Rosemary's Baby

1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!

1976
Omen, The

1977
Saturday Night Fever (John Travolta)

1979
Apocalypse Now

1982
E.T. (Steven Spielberg;)

1986
Platoon

1987
Empire of the Sun (Steven Spielberg;)
Untouchables, The

1989
Back to the Future II (Michael J. Fox, Elisabeth Shue)
When Harry Met Sally (Billy Crystal)

1990
Back to the Future III (Michael J. Fox)

1993
Army of Darkness
Schindler's List

1995
Don Juan De Marco (Johnny Depp)
Scarlett Letter, The
Shanghai Triad

1996
Basquiat
Eraser (Arnold Schwartzenegger, Vanessa Williams)

1997
Amistad
Apostle, The
Conspiracy Theory (Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts)
Devil's Advocate, The (Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves)
Red Corner
Saint, The

1998
King and I, The
Mercury Rising
Pi
Sphere
Thin Red Line, The

1999
8MM (Nicholas Cage)
American Beauty (Kevin Spacey)
Anna and the King (Jodie Foster, Chow Yun Fat)
Being John Malkovitch (Cameron Diaz)
Boys Don't Cry
Cleopatra
Cradle Will Rock
Existenz
Fantasia /2000
Green Mile, The (Tom Hanks)
Insider, The
Music of the Heart
Ninth Gate, The
Runaway Bride (Julia Roberts)
Snow Falling on Cedars
Stigmata
Story of Us, The

2000
Bless the Child
Cast Away (Tom Hanks)
Center Stage
Contender, The
Duets (Gwyneth Paltrow)
Enemy at the Gates
Family Man, The (Nicholas Cage)
Finding Forrester (Sean Connery)
Gladiator (Russell Crowe)
Gone In 60 Seconds (Nicholas Cage)
Hanging Up (Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow)
Kid, The (Bruce Willis)
Man on the Moon (Jim Carey)
Memento
Men of Honor (Robert DeNiro, Cuba Gooding Jr.)
Patriot, The
Pay It Forward (Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment)
Road to El Dorado, The
Shadow of the Vampire
Shaft
Thirteen Days
Titan A. E.
Traffic (Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones, Bernicio Del Toro)
Unbreakable (Bruce Willis)

2001
A.I. (Steven Spielberg; Haley Joel Osmond)
Ali (Will Smith)
Atlantis
Behind Enemy Lines
Captain Corelli's Mandolin (Nicholas Cage, Penelope Cruz)
Count of Monte Cristo, The
Down to Earth (Chris Rock)
Enigma
Harry Potter and the Socerer's Stone
Heartbreakers (Jennifer Love Hewitt)
Hearts In Atlantis (Anthony Hopkins)
In the Bedroom (Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson)
Legally Blond (Reese Witherspoon)
Majestic, The (Jim Carey)
Monsters, Inc.
Moulin Rouge (Nicole Kidman)
Mulholland Drive
O (Mehki Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles)
Ocean's 11 (George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julia Roberts)
Osmosis Jones (Bill Murray)
Others, The (Nicole Kidman)
Planet of the Apes
Rat Race (Rowan Atkinson)
Riding In Cars With Boys (Drew Barrymore)
Royal Tenenbaums, The (Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller)
Save the Last Dance (Julia Stiles)
Score, The
Spy Game (Robert Redford, Brad Pitt)
Spy Kids
Tailor of Panama, The (Pierce Brosnan)
Town and Country (Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Jenna Elfman)
Training Day (Denzel Washington)
Vanilla Sky (Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz)

2002
Black Hawk Down (Josh Hartnett)
First Wives Club 2
Gosford Park
Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
Men In Black II (Will Smith)
Orange County
Panic Room (Jodie Foster)

2003
Indiana Jones 4
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

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