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by Frank Showalter

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    1. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea  1954C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
    2. 20,000 Years in Sing Sing  1932B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir
    3. 2001: A Space Odyssey  1968A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Sci-Fi
    4. 21  2008C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Thriller
    5. 21 Jump Street  2012C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Comedy | Crime
    6. 24 Hour Party People  2002B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Biography | Comedy | Drama | Music
    7. 3:10 to Yuma  2007C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Crime | Drama | Western
    8. 3 from Hell  2019D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Horror
    9. 3 Godfathers  1948C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Western
    10. 30 Days of Night  2007C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Thriller
    11. The 39 Steps  1935B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Mystery | Thriller
    12. 4 for Texas  1963C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Western
    13. 7 Women  1965C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Drama
    14. 71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance  1994C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama
    15. The 7th Dawn  1964D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Drama | War
    16. 8-Bit Christmas  2021D-: 1.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Family
  2. A
    1. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein  1948C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror
    2. The Abominable Dr. Phibes  1971B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Horror
    3. The Abominable Snowman  1957D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Horror
    4. Ace in the Hole  1951B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Film-Noir
    5. Across the Pacific  1942C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | War
    6. Action in the North Atlantic  1943B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | War
    7. Ada  1961D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
    8. Adaptation.  2002C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama
    9. Adventureland  2009A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Romance
    10. Adventures of Don Juan  1948C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Romance
    11. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane  1990C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Music | Mystery
    12. The Adventures of Robin Hood  1938A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Romance
    13. The African Queen  1951B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Drama | Romance | War
    14. After the Thin Man  1936B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Crime | Mystery
    15. Air Force  1943C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama | History | War
    16. Airplane!  1980A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy
    17. The Alamo  1960B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Drama | History | War | Western
    18. Alfie  1966A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama
    19. Alice in Wonderland  1933F: 1 star (out of 5)
      Adventure | Family | Fantasy
    20. All About Eve  1950A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama
    21. All Jacked Up and Full of Worms  2022D-: 1.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Horror
    22. All Through the Night  1942B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller | War
    23. Alligator  1980B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
    24. Alvarez Kelly  1966D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Western
    25. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse  1938B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama
    26. American Gangster  2007B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Biography | Crime | Drama
    27. American History X  1998B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama
    28. American Ninja  1985B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Romance
    29. American Pie  1999C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy
    30. American Psycho  2000B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Horror
    31. American Reunion  2012C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy
    32. American Wedding  2003C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy
    33. An American Werewolf in London  1981B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Horror
    34. The Americanization of Emily  1964B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Romance | War
    35. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy  2004B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy
    36. Anchors Aweigh  1945C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Fantasy | Musical
    37. And God Said to Cain...  1970C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Western
    38. And Now the Screaming Starts!  1973D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Horror
    39. The Anderson Tapes  1971B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Crime | Thriller
    40. Angel and the Badman  1947C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance | Western
    41. Angel Baby  1961C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Drama
    42. Angel Heart  1987B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Mystery | Thriller
    43. Angels with Dirty Faces  1938B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
    44. The Angry Hills  1959D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | War | Thriller
    45. Angst  1983C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Thriller
    46. Annie  1982C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical
    47. Another Thin Man  1939A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance
    48. Another WolfCop  2017D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Fantasy | Horror
    49. Ant-Man  2015D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi
    50. Ant-Man and the Wasp  2018D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
    51. Anything Else  2003A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Romance
    52. The Apartment  1960A+: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Romance
    53. Apostle  2018C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
    54. April Fool's Day  1986D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Mystery
    55. Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm  2022C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Animation | Comedy
    56. Arizona  1931C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
    57. Arizona  1940C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Western
    58. Arrebato  1979B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery
    59. Arrowsmith  1931D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Drama
    60. Arsenic and Old Lace  1944C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Crime | Thriller
    61. Art School Confidential  2006C-: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Romance
    62. As Good as It Gets  1997B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Romance
    63. The Asphalt Jungle  1950B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
    64. The Assassin  1993F: 1 star (out of 5)
      Action
    65. Assault on a Queen  1966D-: 1.5 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Crime | Thriller | Action | Drama
    66. Assault on Precinct 13  1976A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Crime | Thriller
    67. The Astonished Heart  1950C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
    68. Asylum  1972D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Horror
    69. At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul  1964C: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Horror
    70. Atonement  2007B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Mystery | Romance | War
    71. Audition  1999B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Mystery
    72. Austin Powers in Goldmember  2002B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime
    73. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery  1997A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Comedy
    74. The Autopsy of Jane Doe  2016C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Mystery | Thriller
    75. Avanti!  1972B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Romance
    76. The Avengers  2012B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Sci-Fi
    77. Avengers: Age of Ultron  2015C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
    78. Avengers: Endgame  2019A: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
    79. Avengers: Infinity War  2018A+: 5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
    80. The Awakening of the Beast  1970D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror
    81. The Awful Truth  1937D+: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Romance
  3. B
    1. Baby Face  1933C+: 3 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
    2. Baby the Rain Must Fall  1965D: 2 stars (out of 5)
      Drama
    3. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer  1947B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Romance
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Frank's Movie Log

by Frank Showalter

Hi there, I'm Frank, a husband and father old enough to have sat wide-eyed during E.T's first theatrical run, I've been watching, absorbing, and dissecting films ever since.

This site began in 2003 when I realized two things: I had become the designated “movie guy” among my friends (you know, the one everyone asks about every new release), and I was frequently experiencing the peculiar déjà vu of realizing, halfway through a film, that I'd already seen it. Clearly, I needed a system.

What began as personal record-keeping evolved into this little corner of the internet where I share my thoughts on everything from blockbusters to obscure indies that deserved better.

New visitors might want to start by reading about how I grade films. After that, feel free to browse my reviews. If you're looking for something that flew under the radar but deserves your attention, I recommend my underseen gems section. Or, for those moments when you want to feel righteously contrarian, I maintain an list of overrated disappointments.

I also keep a viewing log that tracks everything I watch, whether it gets a full review or not, complete with stats. In an age of endless content, sometimes the act of remembering what we've seen becomes as important as the seeing itself.

And finally, if you're curious about what's on my critical horizon, my watchlist details the films I plan to review and why they've caught my interest.

In an era of algorithmic recommendations and corporate marketing machines, consider this site a human alternative—one person's attempt to catalog the vast ocean of cinema and maybe help a few fellow travelers along the way.

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