Twenty One Movies, Each with Exactly The Correct IMDB Rating.
Let's face it - most movies on IMDB are either overrated or underrated. Here are twenty one, (at least) very good movies, which happen to have the correct rating applied - in other words, in these rare instances, most people got it right!
List activity
372 views
• 0 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
21 titles
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsCate BlanchettAlec BaldwinPeter SarsgaardA New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks like a million dollars but isn't bringing money, peace or love.A true 7/10 - a very good movie, and it only its ending were better, it would have received an even higher rating. Meanwhile, 7/10 is exactly 'spot on'.
- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd HarrisDr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.Between 8 and 9 out of ten is exactly the right rating for this excellent movie.
- DirectorHenry Alex RubinStarsJason BatemanJonah BoboHaley RammA drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today's wired world.Again, a movie which completely deserves its 7.6/10 rating.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpyAndrea EckertA young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.Linklater's love story is rated correctly unlike its successor 'Before Sunset' which although good, is overrated.
- DirectorUrszula AntoniakStarsLotte VerbeekStephen ReaTom CharlfaAlone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is leaving her previous life in Holland behind. She goes to Ireland, where she chooses to lead a solitary, wandering existence, striding through the austere landscapes of Connemara. During her travels, she discovers a house that is home to a hermit, Martin.
- DirectorGabriela CowperthwaiteStarsTilikumDave DuffusSamantha BergA documentary following the controversial captivity of killer whales, and its dangers for both humans and whales.
- DirectorJohn KavanaughStarsBrett FleisherRod PearsonTyler ReidA haunting documentary of a normal family living in Connecticut, who, after moving into their new house, are terrorized by an evil ghost that dwells in the home.Based on real experiences, its 7.1 rating is fully on the mark. After all, although it's very rare - sometimes - the reality of a haunting is far more interesting than anything a writer's mind can produce.
- DirectorJames WanStarsPatrick WilsonVera FarmigaRon LivingstonParanormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren work to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in their farmhouse.Another extremely and refreshingly rare scary movie which also happens to have the correct 7.x IMDB rating. Here is the professional life of the infamous (some would say notorious) Warrens, set to movie.
- DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsNaomi WattsEwan McGregorTom HollandThe story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.Having been on Patong beach only a year before the tsunami hit, this movie strikes a chord in my heart. Its 7.6 rating is also right on the mark.
- DirectorKim Ki-dukStarsJo Min-sooLee Jung-JinWoo Ki-hongA loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
- DirectorBruce RobinsonStarsRichard E. GrantPaul McGannRichard GriffithsIn 1969, two substance-abusing, unemployed actors retreat to the countryside for a holiday that proves disastrous.All the way back to 1987 now, yet here we still can find an instance (again a rare one!) of a film's IMDB rating being an absolutely correct: 7.9/10
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonJohn BeckA nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.Travelling even further back in time, we find the hilarious Sleeper - one of Woody Alan's early 'laugh out loud' pieces - rated a totally correct 7.x/10
- DirectorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsRobert HaysJulie HagertyLeslie NielsenAfter the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.Speaking of 'laugh out loud', Airplane from 1980, is also one of the few good movies rated correctly at 7.8/10.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul HenreidA cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.Many of the top 100 are ridiculously overrated, but not Casablanca which will always be a timeless great.
- DirectorMichael CiminoStarsRobert De NiroChristopher WalkenJohn CazaleAn in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.Its very high rating is, and always will be, absolutely correct.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMartin SheenMarlon BrandoRobert DuvallA U.S. Army officer serving in Vietnam is tasked with assassinating a renegade Special Forces Colonel who sees himself as a god.Again, a timeless masterpiece deserving of its title.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Part 1 was made with true care, unrivalled attention to detail and passion, unlike all the 'cash in' sequels, which were good but definitely overrated...
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven BauerIn 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.Again a masterpiece which is unquestionably rated correctly.
- DirectorNeil ArmfieldStarsHeath LedgerAbbie CornishGeoffrey RushA poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.Among Heath Ledger's less well known movies, is this correctly rated gem at 7.3/10
- DirectorMary HarronStarsChristian BaleJustin TherouxJosh LucasA wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.One of Bale's finest performances: Rated exactly as it should be.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsSuraj SharmaIrrfan KhanAdil HussainA young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.Incredibly the soul stirring, and masterly is: 'Life of Pi'. Its IMDB rating of 8.x/10 is spot on the mark. I just couldn't leave this list without including it.