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Frank's Movie Log

by Frank Showalter

Reviews

Underseen Gems

Four and five star movies with a below average number of IMDb votes.

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  1. 2002
    1. Miranda  2002B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
  2. 1998
    1. The Rat Pack  1998B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Biography | Drama | Musical
  3. 1997
    1. I Went Down  1997B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama
  4. 1995
    1. Habit  1995B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Romance
  5. 1989
    1. Beyond the Door III  1989B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Fantasy | Horror
  6. 1987
    1. Salvation!  1987B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy
  7. 1986
    1. The Seventh Curse  1986B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Horror
  8. 1985
    1. The Peanut Butter Solution  1985B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror
  9. 1983
    1. The Boxer's Omen  1983B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Horror
    2. Duel to the Death  1983A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance
  10. 1982
    1. Ninja in the Dragon's Den  1982B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Comedy
  11. 1979
    1. Arrebato  1979B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery
  12. 1977
    1. Scalpel  1977B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Thriller
  13. 1975
    1. Welcome Home Brother Charles  1975B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama | Horror
    2. Disciples of Shaolin  1975B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama
    3. Last Stop on the Night Train  1975B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Thriller
  14. 1973
    1. The Thief Who Came to Dinner  1973B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Romance
  15. 1972
    1. One-Armed Boxer  1972B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama | Fantasy
    2. Bone  1972B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Thriller
    3. The Carey Treatment  1972B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Mystery | Thriller
  16. 1970
    1. Count Yorga, Vampire  1970B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
  17. 1969
    1. One on Top of the Other  1969B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
    2. Dragon Swamp  1969B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Fantasy
  18. 1968
    1. Murder à la Mod  1968B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller
  19. 1967
    1. The President's Analyst  1967B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
  20. 1966
    1. Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round  1966B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Crime | Drama
  21. 1965
    1. Having a Wild Weekend  1965B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Music
  22. 1963
    1. Soldier in the Rain  1963B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Romance
    2. Paranoiac  1963B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
  23. 1962
    1. The Phantom of the Opera  1962B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Music | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
  24. 1961
    1. Homicidal  1961B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Mystery | Thriller
  25. 1960
    1. Home from the Hill  1960B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
  26. 1959
    1. The Stranglers of Bombay  1959B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | History | Horror
  27. 1958
    1. The Camp on Blood Island  1958B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama | History | War
    2. Violent Playground  1958B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Crime
  28. 1957
    1. The Joker Is Wild  1957B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Biography | Drama | Musical
    2. She Played with Fire  1957B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery
  29. 1956
    1. Bandido!  1956B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Drama | War | Western
  30. 1955
    1. Blood Alley  1955B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure
    2. The Long Gray Line  1955B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Biography | Comedy | Drama | Sport
  31. 1953
    1. Escape from Fort Bravo  1953B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Western
    2. Trouble Along the Way  1953B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sport
  32. 1952
    1. Macao  1952B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Romance
  33. 1951
    1. The Racket  1951B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
  34. 1949
    1. The Bribe  1949B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
  35. 1948
    1. Blood on the Moon  1948B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Western
  36. 1946
    1. It Rains on Our Love  1946B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
    2. Crisis  1946B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
  37. 1945
    1. The Corn Is Green  1945B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama
  38. 1944
    1. Tall in the Saddle  1944B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Western
  39. 1939
    1. In Name Only  1939B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
  40. 1938
    1. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse  1938B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama
  41. 1937
    1. The Hurricane  1937B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance
    2. West of Shanghai  1937B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Drama | War
  42. 1934
    1. The Lost Patrol  1934B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Drama | War
  43. 1932
    1. 20,000 Years in Sing Sing  1932B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir
  44. 1931
    1. The Road to Singapore  1931B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
  45. 1930
    1. Up the River  1930B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Crime | Drama
    2. The Dawn Patrol  1930B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama | War