Sorted list: Films with "intelligent grades" 8.1 or higher (robustness 3.5 or higher)

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The list is ordered w.r.t. the “demanding viewer”’s grade GR; the better it is, the higher is the expectation of the “film’s worthyness”.

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GR	Year	Genres	Title	Extra links / Director, etc / «Original title»
10.0	1997	AnCF	"Extreme Ghostbusters"	Christopher Berkeley, Alan Caldwell, ++, W, W, ++, M TV series 1997-
9.7	2003	AnAdCSfT	"The Venture Bros."	[ Christopher McCulloch, Jon Schnepp, Ki-Yong Bai ], [ W, W, W ], C, M TV series 2003-
9.7	1962	DC	"It's a Man's World"	[ Peter Tewksbury ], W, M, M, M TV series 1962-
9.6	2015	CDFanHHoMlNeSf	MSG 2 the Messenger	Saint Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insan, W, M
9.6	2005	Do	One Six Right	Brian J. Terwilliger, C, M
9.6	2003	DoHMc	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There	Rick McKay, W, C
9.6	2003	DFan	DreamKeeper	Steve Barron, W, C, M TV
9.6	2001	Do	Rocks with Wings	Rick Derby, C, C, C++, M TV
9.6	1988	CD	"The Wonder Years"	[ Michael Dinner, Ken Topolsky, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M TV series 1988-1993
9.6	1980	Do	"Cosmos"	[ Adrian Malone, David F. Oyster, D++ ], [ W, W, W ], C, C TV mini-series 1980-
9.6	1975	AnAdCFSp	Pinchcliffe Grand Prix	Ivo Caprino, W, ++, M «Flåklypa Grand Prix»
9.6	1975	AnFFan	The Little Mermaid	Tomoharu Katsumata, Tim Reid, W, W, ++, M «Andasen dôwa ningyo-hime»
9.6	1961	DF	Hand in Hand	Philip Leacock, W, W, C, M
9.5	2013	Do	Murph: The Protector	Scott Mactavish, W, C
9.5	2011	Do	EMDR: A Documentary Film	Michael Burns, W, C, M
9.5	2011		Nefarious: Merchant of Souls	Benjamin Nolot, Matt Dickey, W, C, C, C, M
9.5	2005	AnS	The Mantis Parable	Josh Staub, W, M
9.5	2003	AnAAdCFanSf	"Red vs. Blue: The Blood Gulch Chronicles"	[ Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum ], [ W ], C, M TV series 2003-
9.5	1997	D	Eve's Bayou	Kasi Lemmons, W, C, M
9.5	1995	RD	"Pride and Prejudice"	[ Simon Langton ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1995-
9.5	1990	DoHW	"The Civil War"	[ Ken Burns ], [ W, W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1990-
9.5	1969	FD	J.T.	Robert M. Young, W, C, M TV
9.4	2014	SD	Our Father	Linda Palmer, W, W, C, M
9.4	2013	AAdCrD	Dead in 5 Heartbeats	Jeff Santo, W, C
9.4	2011	AdCDFanMR	"Leyla ile Mecnun"	[ Onur Ünlü, Murat Onbul, D++ ], W, W, C TV series 2011-
9.4	2007	Do	Torn from the Flag: A Film by Klaudia Kovacs	Endre Hules, Klaudia Kovacs, W, W, C, C, C++, M
9.4	2003	CDF	Uncle Nino	Robert Shallcross, W, C, M
9.4	2002	DCF	Tru Confessions	Paul Hoen, W, W, C, M TV
9.4	2001	AnCDFSf	"Invader ZIM"	[ Steve Ressel ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 2001-2003
9.4	2000	D	Train Ride	Rel Dowdell, W, C
9.4	1999	DoAnH	"Walking with Dinosaurs"	[ Tim Haines, Jasper James ], [ W ], C, C, M TV series 1999-
9.4	1996	ASSf	T2 3-D: Battle Across Time	John Bruno, James Cameron, ++, W, W, ++, C, C, M
9.4	1969	CMc	"Monty Python's Flying Circus"	[ Ian MacNaughton, John Howard Davies ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M TV series 1969-1974
9.3	2008	DoB	Soul Masters: Dr. Guo and Dr. Sha	Sande Zeig, C, M TV
9.3	2000	C	"Coupling"	[ Martin Dennis ], [ W ], M TV series 2000-2004
9.3	1999	AnAAdCDFanR	"One Piece"	[ Kônosuke Uda ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M «"Wan pîsu: One Piece"» TV series 1999-
9.3	1999	C	Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill	Lawrence Jordan, W, C TV
9.3	1998	ADHT	"From the Earth to the Moon"	Michael Grossman, W, W, ++, C, M, M, M TV mini-series 1998-
9.3	1986	C	"Fresno"	[ Jeff Bleckner ], [ W, W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1986-
9.3	1982	C	"The Young Ones"	[ Paul Jackson, Geoff Posner ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1982-1984
9.3	1951	CF	"I Love Lucy"	[ William Asher, Marc Daniels, James V. Kern ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M TV series 1951-1957
9.2	2014	An	Chaar Sahibzaade	Harry Baweja, W, C, M
9.2	2014	SSf	Prelude to Axanar	Christian Gossett, W, W, C, M
9.2	2013	D	"Before the Dark"	Sheila Clover English, W TV mini-series 2013-
9.2	2005	BD	Self Medicated	Monty Lapica, W, C, M
9.2	1999	DFFanHo	"Are You Afraid of the Dark?"	Adam Weissman, [ W, W ], C TV series 1999-2000
9.2	1994	D	"My So-Called Life"	[ Mark Piznarski, Scott Winant, Todd Holland ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 1994-1995
9.2	1992	CR	"As Time Goes By"	[ Sydney Lotterby ], [ W, W ] TV series 1992-2005
9.2	1991	FHoMSf	"Are You Afraid of the Dark?"	Craig Pryce, David Winning, W, W, ++, C, C, C++, M, M, M++ TV series 1991-2000
9.2	1981	CCr	"Only Fools and Horses...."	[ Tony Dow, Ray Butt, D++ ], [ W ], C, M, M TV series 1981-2003
9.2	1975	C	"Fawlty Towers"	[ John Howard Davies, Bob Spiers ], [ W, W ], M TV series 1975-1979
9.2	1973	DoHW	"The World at War"	[ Hugh Raggett, John Pett, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1973-
9.2	1963	AdDSf	"Doctor Who"	[ Douglas Camfield, David Maloney, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M, M++ TV series 1963-1989
9.1	2006	C	"The Angry Video Game Nerd"	[ James D. Rolfe ], [ W, W, W ], M, M, M TV series 2006-
9.1	2006	AnFFan	My Little Pony: The Princess Promenade	Victor Dal Chele, W, M TV
9.1	2005	SHoT	Penny Dreadful	Bryan Norton, W, C, M
9.1	2002	CrD	"Brigada"	[ Aleksei Sidorov ], [ W, W, W ], C, M TV series 2002-
9.1	2001	D	"Six Feet Under"	[ Alan Ball, Daniel Attias, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M TV series 2001-2005
9.1	1998	AC	Gunda	Kanti Shah, W, M
9.1	1995	DHoT	"American Gothic"	[ Michael Nankin, James Frawley, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 1995-1996
9.1	1994	DFFan	"Touched by an Angel"	[ Peter H. Hunt, Larry Peerce, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M TV series 1994-2003
9.1	1991	CD	"American Playhouse" Into the Woods	James Lapine, W
9.1	1986	DMlMT	"The Singing Detective"	[ Jon Amiel ], [ W ], C, M TV mini-series 1986-
9.1	1983	DoC	Eddie Murphy Delirious	Bruce Gowers, W TV
9.1	1979	DR	Sooner or Later	Bruce Hart, W, W, C, M TV
9.1	1978	DH	"Against the Wind"	[ George Miller, Simon Wincer ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M TV mini-series 1978-
9.1	1952	FCAnS	Feed the Kitty	Chuck Jones, W, M
9.0	2014	R	"Chasing Maria Menounos"	C TV series 2014-
9.0	2013	AnAdCSf	"Rick and Morty"	[ Pete Michels, John Rice, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 2013-
9.0	2005	AnAAdFFanMW	"Avatar: The Last Airbender"	[ Giancarlo Volpe, Lauren MacMullan, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 2005-2008
9.0	2005	CMcTs	"The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson"	[ Brian McAloon, Joseph D. Reitman, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M++ TV series 2005-
9.0	2001	AnCDFanSf	"FLCL"	Takeshi Ando, Shôji Saeki, ++, W, W, ++, M, M TV series 2001-
9.0	1999	AnAAdDHoR	Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal	Kazuhiro Furuhashi, W, W, C, M «Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Tsuioku Hen» TV
9.0	1996	AnAdCDF	"Hey Arnold!"	[ Larry Leichliter, Tuck Tucker, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1996-2004
9.0	1995	C	"Father Ted"	[ Declan Lowney, Andy De Emmony ], [ W, W ], C, M TV series 1995-1998
9.0	1989	CrD	I Know My First Name Is Steven	Larry Elikann, W, ++, C, M TV
9.0	1987	AnSDF	The Man Who Planted Trees	Frédéric Back, W, W, M «L'homme qui plantait des arbres»
9.0	1984	ACrDT	"Miami Vice"	[ John Nicolella, Richard Compton, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M TV series 1984-1990
9.0	1976	FFanR	Beauty and the Beast	Fielder Cook, W, W, C, C, M TV
9.0	1972	DoMc	Echoes: Pink Floyd	Adrian Maben, C, C «Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii»
9.0	1953	FAnCS	Duck Amuck	Chuck Jones, W, M
8.9	2013	Do	Speciesism: The Movie
8.9	2003	AdCD	Love is God	Sundar C., W, W, C, M «Anbe Sivam»
8.9	2001	BDW	"Anne Frank: The Whole Story"	[ Robert Dornhelm ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 2001-
8.9	1998	AnACDSfWe	"Trigun"	[ Satoshi Nishimura ], [ W, W ], M TV series 1998-
8.9	1998	DMc	The Temptations	Allan Arkush, W, W, C TV
8.9	1995	DH	Les Misérables	Claude Lelouch, W, W, C, C, M, M, M++ «Les misérables»
8.9	1992	AnAFSfT	"X-Men"	[ Larry Houston, Fred Miller, Richard Bowman ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M, M TV series 1992-1997
8.9	1986	CH	"Black-Adder II"	[ Mandie Fletcher ], [ W, W ], M TV series 1986-
8.9	1985	DF	Anne of Green Gables	Kevin Sullivan, W, W, ++, C, M TV
8.9	1977	BDH	"Jesus of Nazareth"	[ Franco Zeffirelli ], W, W, ++, C, C, M TV mini-series 1977-
8.9	1974	CrDMT?	"The Rockford Files"	[ William Wiard, Lawrence Doheny, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M TV series 1974-1980
8.9	1971	D	Anand	Hrishikesh Mukherjee, W, W, ++, C, M
8.8	2013	R	Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal	Vasanth, W, C, M
8.8	2007	SD	Boot Polish	Aneel Ahmad, W, C, C, M
8.8	2005	R	"Flip This House"	[ W, W ], C, C, M TV series 2005-
8.8	2003	C	"Peep Show"	[ Becky Martin, Tristram Shapeero, Jeremy Wooding ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M TV series 2003-
8.8	2002	CrDT	"The Wire"	[ Joe Chappelle, Ernest R. Dickerson, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++ TV series 2002-2008
8.8	2001	ADHW	"Band of Brothers"	[ David Frankel, Mikael Salomon ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV mini-series 2001-
8.8	2001	CD	"Trailer Park Boys"	[ Mike Clattenburg, Ron Murphy ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M TV series 2001-2014
8.8	2000	D	"Queer as Folk"	Michael DeCarlo, John Fawcett, ++, W, W, ++, C, C, M, M TV series 2000-2005
8.8	1999	D	"The West Wing"	[ Christopher Misiano, Alex Graves, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M TV series 1999-2006
8.8	1998	CG	"Whose Line Is It Anyway?"	[ Ron de Moraes, Arthur Forrest ], W, W, ++, M, M, M TV series 1998-2013
8.8	1997	C	Fakin' Da Funk	Timothy A. Chey, W, C, M
8.8	1996	CrDMHoT	"Millennium"	[ Thomas J. Wright, Paul Shapiro, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 1996-1999
8.8	1996	D	"Profit"	[ Robert Iscove ], [ W, W ], C, C, M, M TV series 1996-
8.8	1993	C	"Frasier"	[ David Lee, Kelsey Grammer, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 1993-2004
8.8	1993	CrDMT	"Homicide: Life on the Street"	[ Kenneth Fink, Alan Taylor, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M TV series 1993-1999
8.8	1992	AnAAdCrDFanMRSfT	"Batman"	[ Kevin Altieri, Boyd Kirkland, D++ ], W, W, M, M, M++ TV series 1992-1995
8.8	1985	CrDMT	"Edge of Darkness"	[ Martin Campbell ], [ W ], C, M, M TV mini-series 1985-
8.8	1983	CD	Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro	Kundan Shah, W, W, ++, C, M
8.8	1976	D	"Rich Man, Poor Man"	[ David Greene, Boris Sagal ], [ W, W ], C, C, M TV mini-series 1976-
8.8	1973	DFanFAdR	Three Wishes for Cinderella	Václav Vorlícek, W, W, C, M «Tri orísky pro Popelku»
8.8	1970	C	"Mary Tyler Moore"	[ Jay Sandrich, Peter Baldwin, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 1970-1977
8.8	1967	ADMSf	"The Prisoner"	[ Patrick McGoohan, Pat Jackson, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M TV series 1967-1968
8.8	1959	FanHoMSfT	"Twilight Zone"	[ John Brahm, Douglas Heyes, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M++ «"The Twilight Zone"» TV series 1959-1964
8.7	2012	AnCFFanM	"Gravity Falls"	[ John Aoshima, Joe Pitt, Aaron Springer ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 2012-
8.7	2006	DR	Tomorrow Is Today	Frederic Lumiere, W, C, M
8.7	2004	AnCFFan	"Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends"	[ Craig McCracken, Craig Kellman, Rob Renzetti ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 2004-2009
8.7	1999	DH	Shooting the Past	Stephen Poliakoff, W, C, C, M TV
8.7	1994	AnSf	Macross Plus	Shôji Kawamori, Shinichirô Watanabe, W, W, C, C, M TV
8.7	1993	AnAAdCFFanSf	"Sonic the Hedgehog"	[ Ron Myrick, Dick Sebast ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M, M TV series 1993-1994
8.7	1993	FDMl	Rigoletto	Leo D. Paur, W, C, M TV
8.7	1984	DoMc	Stop Making Sense	Jonathan Demme, W, W, C, M, M, M++
8.7	1979	DT	"Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy"	John Irvin, W, W, C, M TV mini-series 1979-
8.7	1979	DRSf	The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan	Frank De Felitta, W, W, C, M TV
8.7	1978	AAdD	The 36th Chamber of Shaolin	Chia-Liang Liu, W, C, C, M «Shao Lin san shi liu fang»
8.7	1968	D	Interlude	Kevin Billington, W, W, ++, C, M
8.7	1958	FWe	Snowfire	Dorrell McGowan, Stuart E. McGowan, W, W, C, M
8.6	2014	DTWe	Wichita	Nicholas Barton, W, C, C
8.6	2011	DoSp	TT3D: Closer to the Edge	Richard De Aragues, C, M
8.6	2009	DFMRWe	The Taste of Relation	Mukesh Asopa, W, W, C, M, M, M++
8.6	2007	Sf	Chip Factor	Michael K. Harris, W, C, M TV
8.6	2006	Do	"Planet Earth"	[ Alastair Fothergill ], [ W, W ], C, C, C++, M, M TV series 2006-
8.6	2004	DR	"North & South"	[ Brian Percival ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 2004-
8.6	2003	DFanMT	"Carnivàle"	[ Rodrigo García, Jeremy Podeswa, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 2003-2005
8.6	2003	AnAAdFanSfT	"Teen Titans"	[ Michael Chang, Alex Soto, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M, M TV series 2003-2006
8.6	2002	D	"Everwood"	[ Michael Schultz, David Petrarca, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 2002-2006
8.6	2002	DW	Kannathil Muthamittal	Mani Ratnam, W, ++, C, M
8.6	2002	C	Robin Williams: Live on Broadway	Marty Callner, Bill Crooks, W TV
8.6	2001	AAdF	Motocrossed	Steve Boyum, W, W, C, M TV
8.6	1999	AnFC	"Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy"	[ Danny Antonucci, Russ Mooney, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1999-2009
8.6	1998	AnAAdDSfT	"Cowboy Bebop"	[ Shinichirô Watanabe, Yoshiyuki Takei, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M «"Kaubôi bibappu: Cowboy Bebop"» TV series 1998-
8.6	1997	DoH	4 Little Girls	Spike Lee, C, M
8.6	1996	AnCDFSf	"Dexter's Laboratory"	[ Genndy Tartakovsky, Chris Savino, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M, M TV series 1996-2003
8.6	1995	CR	"NewsRadio"	[ Tom Cherones, James Burrows, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M TV series 1995-1999
8.6	1989	CHW	"Blackadder Goes Forth"	[ Richard Boden ], [ W, W ] TV series 1989-
8.6	1989	AdDWe	"Lonesome Dove"	[ Simon Wincer ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1989-
8.6	1987	CH	"Black Adder the Third"	[ Mandie Fletcher ], [ W, W ], M TV series 1987-
8.6	1982	AnSAdFFan	The Snowman	Dianne Jackson, Jimmy T. Murakami, W, M
8.6	1981	CrD	Pixote	Hector Babenco, W, W, ++, C, M «Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco»
8.6	1979	DoMc	The Kids Are Alright	Jeff Stein, W, C, C, C, M, M
8.6	1978	AAdDRWe	"Centennial"	[ Virgil W. Vogel, Paul Krasny, Harry Falk ], W, C, C, M TV mini-series 1978-1979
8.6	1976	Do	Harlan County U.S.A.	Barbara Kopple, C, C, M, M
8.6	1970	FD	The Railway Children	Lionel Jeffries, W, W, C, M
8.6	1927	BDHW	Napoleon	Abel Gance, W, C, C, C++, M, M, M «Napoléon»
8.5	2015	CD	"TVF Pitchers"	Amit Golani, W, W, C, M TV mini-series 2015-
8.5	2012	R	"Tornado Chasers"	C, M, M TV series 2012-
8.5	2004	Do	Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea	Chris Metzler, Jeff Springer, W, W, C, C, M, M
8.5	2003	BDH	The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John	Philip Saville, W, C, M
8.5	2002	AdDSf	"Firefly"	[ Joss Whedon, Vern Gillum, Tim Minear ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 2002-2003
8.5	2002	D	Door to Door	Steven Schachter, W, W, C, M TV
8.5	2002	DT	Looking Through Lillian	Jake Torem, W, W, C, M
8.5	2000	DCMc	2gether	Nigel Dick, W, W, C, M TV
8.5	2000	DH	Hey Ram	Kamal Hassan, W, W, C, M
8.5	1999	AnCFFanHoSfT	"Courage the Cowardly Dog"	[ John Dilworth ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 1999-2002
8.5	1998	FanR	The Love Letter	Dan Curtis, W, W, ++, C, C, M TV
8.5	1996	CFFan	Wish Upon a Star	Blair Treu, W, C, M TV
8.5	1995	D	The Cure	Peter Horton, W, C, M
8.5	1993	AnSCCrF	The Wrong Trousers	Nick Park, W, W, ++, M
8.5	1990	CF	"Mr. Bean"	[ John Birkin, Paul Weiland, John Howard Davies ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 1990-1995
8.5	1971	CD	"All in the Family"	[ Paul Bogart, John Rich, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1971-1979
8.4	2015	AT	Thani Oruvan	M. Raja, W, ++, C, M, M
8.4	2012	AnAAdSf	"TRON: Uprising"	[ Charlie Bean ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 2012-
8.4	2012	CHoT	The Haunting of Pearson Place	Michael Merino, W, C, M
8.4	2011	AnCDRSfT	"Steins;Gate"	Hiroshi Hamazaki, Takuya Satô, W, C, M TV series 2011-
8.4	2005	D	My Father and My Son	Çagan Irmak, W, C, M «Babam ve oglum»
8.4	2004	CHo	"Garth Marenghi's Darkplace"	[ Richard Ayoade ], [ W, W ], C, M TV series 2004-
8.4	2004	DoHSp	Riding Giants	Stacy Peralta, W, W, C, C, M
8.4	2004	BD	Something the Lord Made	Joseph Sargent, W, W, C, M TV
8.4	2003	CMc	"Chappelle's Show"	[ Rusty Cundieff, Andre Allen, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M TV series 2003-2006
8.4	2001	BDMc	Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows	Robert Allan Ackerman, W, W, C, M TV
8.4	2001	Do	Promises	Carlos Bolado, B.Z. Goldberg, ++, W, C, C
8.4	2000	C	"Black Books"	[ Martin Dennis, Graham Linehan, Nick Wood ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 2000-2004
8.4	2000	C	"Malcolm in the Middle"	[ Todd Holland, Jeff Melman, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M TV series 2000-2006
8.4	2000	AnSCF	For the Birds	Ralph Eggleston
8.4	1994	CR	"Friends"	[ Gary Halvorson, Kevin Bright, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 1994-2004
8.4	1989	DT	"Bangkok Hilton"	Ken Cameron, W, W, ++, C, M TV mini-series 1989-
8.4	1987	CrFanDR	"Beauty and the Beast"	[ Victor Lobl, Gus Trikonis, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M TV series 1987-1990
8.4	1977	CDFMl	Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas	Jim Henson, W, W, ++, M TV
8.4	1976	DH	"I, Claudius"	[ Herbert Wise ], [ W, W ] TV mini-series 1976-
8.4	1976	DW	"Once an Eagle"	[ E.W. Swackhamer, Richard Michaels ], W, W, C, M TV mini-series 1976-1977
8.4	1975	CD	Outrageous Class	Ertem Egilmez, W, W, C, M «Hababam sinifi»
8.4	1974	DoW	Hearts and Minds	Peter Davis, C
8.4	1970	DT	The Brotherhood of the Bell	Paul Wendkos, W, C, M TV
8.3	2014	Do	Meet the Mormons	Blair Treu, C, C, M
8.3	2014	DoMc	Well Now You're Here, There's No Way Back	Regina Russell, W, C
8.3	2013	CD	Ankhon Dekhi	Rajat Kapoor, W, M
8.3	2008	D	"In Treatment"	[ Paris Barclay, Rodrigo García, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M TV series 2008-
8.3	2008	AAd	The Flyboys	Rocco DeVilliers, W, W, ++, C, M
8.3	2004	CD	"Wonderfalls"	[ Todd Holland ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 2004-
8.3	2003	C	"Arrested Development"	[ Troy Miller, Mitchell Hurwitz, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 2003-2013
8.3	2003	AnCDFanHoMSf	"Fullmetal Alchemist"	[ Seiji Mizushima ], W, W, ++, M «"Hagane no renkinjutsushi"» TV series 2003-2004
8.3	2002	AT	Day of the Sirens	Ray Brady, W, C, M
8.3	2002	CDR	The Trip	Miles Swain, W, C, C, M
8.3	2001	AnAAdFanSfT	"Samurai Jack"	[ Genndy Tartakovsky, Randy Myers, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 2001-2004
8.3	1999	AnCSf	"Futurama"	[ Rich Moore, Peter Avanzino, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1999-
8.3	1999	C	"Spaced"	[ Edgar Wright ], [ W, W ], C, M TV series 1999-2001
8.3	1997	ADFan	"Buffy the Vampire Slayer"	[ Joss Whedon, James A. Contner, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M++ TV series 1997-2003
8.3	1997	CrDT	"Oz"	[ Adam Bernstein, Alex Zakrzewski, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M TV series 1997-2003
8.3	1997	DRWe	Stolen Women, Captured Hearts	Jerry London, W, C, M TV
8.3	1993	CDF	"Boy Meets World"	[ Jeff McCracken, David Trainer, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M TV series 1993-2000
8.3	1990	AAdCr	Treasure Island	Fraser Clarke Heston, W, W, C, M TV
8.3	1989	CDR	Shag	Zelda Barron, W, W, ++, C
8.3	1989	DHW	The Winter War	Pekka Parikka, W, W, ++, C, M, M «Talvisota»
8.3	1988	CrDMT	"Jack the Ripper"	[ David Wickes ], [ W, W ], C, M TV series 1988-
8.3	1988	CDR	Torch Song Trilogy	Paul Bogart, W, C
8.3	1986	DMc	Man Facing Southeast	Eliseo Subiela, W, C, M «Hombre mirando al sudeste»
8.3	1985	CD	"The Golden Girls"	[ Terry Hughes, Lex Passaris, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1985-1992
8.3	1984	CrDM	"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"	[ Alan Grint, Paul Annett, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 1984-1985
8.3	1984	CCrRT	American Dreamer	Rick Rosenthal, W, W, ++, C, C, M
8.3	1983	DoC	Bill Cosby: Himself	Bill Cosby, W, C
8.3	1973	BD	Sunshine	Joseph Sargent, W, W, C, M, M TV
8.3	1966	AAdCrDT	"Mission: Impossible"	[ Reza Badiyi, Barry Crane, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M++ TV series 1966-1973
8.3	1966	AdDRWe	The Trap	Sidney Hayers, W, C, M
8.3	1936	CDMlR	Show Boat	James Whale, W, W, ++, C
8.2	2014	R	Go with Le Flo	Michael Glover, W, ++
8.2	2014	DHoMT	House of Temptation	Doc Zee, Hassan Zee, W, W, C
8.2	2013	DFT	Drishyam	Jeethu Joseph, W, C, M, M
8.2	2006	AnCMc	"Metalocalypse"	[ Jon Schnepp, Chris Prynoski, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 2006-
8.2	2004	CrDM	"Hustle"	[ Alrick Riley, Otto Bathurst, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M TV series 2004-
8.2	2004	AdCFMcSp	"LazyTown"	[ Magnús Scheving, Jonathan Judge, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 2004-2013
8.2	2004	DC	"Rescue Me"	[ John Fortenberry, Peter Tolan, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M TV series 2004-2011
8.2	2004	AnAAdCD	"Samurai Champloo"	Hirotaka Endo, Masato Miyoshi, ++, W, W, ++, C, M, M, M++ «"Samurai chanpurû"» TV series 2004-2005
8.2	2003	AnAAdFanMcSf	Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem	Kazuhisa Takenouchi, W, W, ++, C, C, M
8.2	2003	Do	The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill	Judy Irving, C, M
8.2	2002	ACrTD	Company	Ram Gopal Varma, W, C, M
8.2	2001	D	Wit	Mike Nichols, W, W, ++, C, M TV
8.2	2000	Do	Dark Days	Marc Singer, C, M
8.2	2000	D	Kelviyin Nayagan	Mani Ratnam, M
8.2	2000	CMc	The Last of the Blonde Bombshells	Gillies MacKinnon, W, C, M TV
8.2	1996	DW	Pretty Village, Pretty Flame	Srdjan Dragojevic, W, W, ++, C, M, M «Lepa sela lepo gore»
8.2	1995	C	A Midwinter's Tale	Kenneth Branagh, W, C, M «In the Bleak Midwinter»
8.2	1993	CMc	Fear of a Black Hat	Rusty Cundieff, W, C
8.2	1993	DR	Wrestling Ernest Hemingway	Randa Haines, W, C, M
8.2	1988	CSf	"Red Dwarf"	[ Ed Bye, Doug Naylor, D++ ], [ W, W, W ], C, C, M TV series 1988-
8.2	1987	CrD	Nayakan	Mani Ratnam, W, W, ++, C, M
8.2	1985	AdCSf	Back to the Future	Robert Zemeckis, W, W, C, M
8.2	1983	AAdCr	"The A-Team"	[ Michael O'Herlihy, Dennis Donnelly, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M TV series 1983-1987
8.2	1972	CWe	Evil Roy Slade	Jerry Paris, W, W, C, M, M, M++ TV
8.2	1967	DW	The 25th Hour	Henri Verneuil, W, W, ++, C, M, M «La vingt-cinquième heure»
8.2	1964	CFHo	"The Addams Family"	[ Sidney Lanfield, Jerry Hopper, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 1964-1966
8.2	1963	FanHoSfDMT	"The Outer Limits"	[ Gerd Oswald, Byron Haskin, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M TV series 1963-1965
8.2	1955	DoSHW	Night and Fog	Alain Resnais, W, ++, C, C, M «Nuit et brouillard»
8.2	1951	DFan	A Christmas Carol	Brian Desmond Hurst, W, W, C, M «Scrooge»
8.2	1946	DRW	The Best Years of Our Lives	William Wyler, W, W, C, M
8.2	1932	CCrR	Trouble in Paradise	Ernst Lubitsch, W, W, ++, C, M
8.2	1928	CRFD	The Cameraman	Edward Sedgwick, ++, W, W, ++, C, C
8.2	1928	DR	The Crowd	King Vidor, W, W, ++, C, M
8.2	1924	D	The Last Laugh	F.W. Murnau, W, C, M, M, M++ «Der letzte Mann»
8.2	1923	CRT	Safety Last!	Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, W, W, ++, C, M, M
8.1	2014	Do	Free to Play	C, C, C, M
8.1	2011	AnAdC	"Hunter x Hunter"	[ Hiroshi Kôjina ], [ W, W, W++ ] TV series 2011-
8.1	2010	CD	Do Dooni Chaar	Habib Faisal, W, W, C, M, M
8.1	2010	ABCrSpT	Paan Singh Tomar	Tigmanshu Dhulia, C, M
8.1	2005	D	"Bleak House"	[ Justin Chadwick, Susanna White ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 2005-
8.1	2005	CrDMSfT	"Medium"	[ Aaron Lipstadt, Peter Werner, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M TV series 2005-2011
8.1	2003	DSp	"One Tree Hill"	[ Gregory Prange, Paul Johansson, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M TV series 2003-2012
8.1	2002	Do	9/11	James Hanlon, Gédéon Naudet, ++, W, W, C, C, C, M TV
8.1	2002	CDo	An Evening with Kevin Smith	J.M. Kenny, C, M, M, M TV
8.1	2001	CD	"The Office"	[ Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant ], [ W, W ], C TV series 2001-2003
8.1	2001	CDR	My Sassy Girl	Jae-young Kwak, W, W, C, M «Yeopgijeogin geunyeo»
8.1	2000	AdCFFanMR	"The 10th Kingdom"	[ David Carson, Herbert Wise ], [ W ], C, C, M TV mini-series 2000-
8.1	1998	CDSp	"Sports Night"	[ Thomas Schlamme, Robert Berlinger, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 1998-2000
8.1	1998	CDR	Get Real	Simon Shore, W, C, M
8.1	1996	CSf	"3rd Rock from the Sun"	[ Terry Hughes, Robert Berlinger, James Burrows ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M TV series 1996-2001
8.1	1994	BDSp	8 Seconds	John G. Avildsen, W, C, M
8.1	1991	AnCFFanAd	"Rugrats"	[ Jim Duffy, Norton Virgien, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M, M++ TV series 1991-2004
8.1	1986	D	'night, Mother	Tom Moore, W, C, M
8.1	1985	C	Tampopo	Jûzô Itami, W, C, M
8.1	1984	DSfW	Threads	Mick Jackson, W, C, C TV
8.1	1982	CD	"Cheers"	[ James Burrows, Andy Ackerman, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 1982-1993
8.1	1980	AAdSf	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back	Irvin Kershner, W, W, ++, C, M
8.1	1978	AdDSf	"Blakes 7"	[ Vere Lorrimer, Mary Ridge, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1978-1981
8.1	1975	AdBD	Dersu Uzala	Akira Kurosawa, W, W, ++, C, C, C, M
8.1	1973	CCrD	The Girl Most Likely to...	Lee Philips, W, W, ++, C, M TV
8.1	1972	CDW	"MAS*H"	[ Charles S. Dubin, Alan Alda, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M TV series 1972-1983
8.1	1970	DFan	Sole Survivor	Paul Stanley, W, C, M TV
8.1	1965	CW	"Hogan's Heroes"	[ Gene Reynolds, Edward H. Feldman, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M TV series 1965-1971
8.1	1965	CDW	Chimes at Midnight	Orson Welles, W, W, ++, C, M «Campanadas a medianoche»
8.1	1955	BDFH	A Man Called Peter	Henry Koster, W, W, C, M
8.1	1952	BDMl	With a Song in My Heart	Walter Lang, W, C, M
8.1	1951	WeD	Westward the Women	William A. Wellman, W, W, C, M
8.1	1946	C	Margie	Henry King, W, W, ++, C, M
8.1	1945	DR	Children of Paradise	Marcel Carné, W, C, M «Les enfants du paradis»

What is this list?

This list of films is ordered w.r.t. the “demanding viewer” grade GR. The higher in the list, the better is what “demaning users” of IMDB think about the film. To augment the grade, the entries in the list are equipped with exhaustive additional information (a lot of it in mouse popups!) and with links leading to more detailed reviews of the film

What is the grade GR?

The grade GR is a calculated grade; it is not my (or anybody else’s) personal opinion, but an “objective grade”: a result of certain delicate massage of what IMDB contributors think about the film. While it uses the same units as the IMDB grade (for example, the range is from 1 to 10; higher means better), it is significantly more evenly distributed; most of the time, it is also significantly below the average IMDB grade (although there are many exceptions).

These “delicate considerations” are based on my observations of how IMDB contributors behave, hence the grade GR is an objective measure choosen based on subjective observations (for more details, jump here). Currently, I believe that, for many people around me, this calculated grade is much more helpful for deciding which film to watch than any other system I saw (either “objective”, or based on opinions of friends, critics etc).

How to use this list?

Of course, as with any “objective measure”, one should not trust the calculated grade GR blindly (especially if the “robustness” is low). This grade (and the relative position of a film in the list below) is just a suggestion; clicking on the film’s title (better click with the middle mouse button!) leads to the “most helpful” reviews of the film.

I consider these reviews (which I call “reviews from demanding viewers”) to be much more important than the grade GR itself. These reviews have a very good chance to contain intelligent observations about the film. (The way to find these reviews is the keystone which makes this page possible.) Let me repeat: I strongly recommend inspecting all the supplied “additional info” about the film and these reviews before deciding whether to watch a film or not; the grade GR should only help to decide which rows in the table should be inspected first! (For more details, visit the main page.)

Review links leading to empty pages (or pages with few review):

these are not always avoidable due to very limited control one has over IMDB display of reviews. If you see this, just switch to the “opposite” view-type (Hate It vs. Love It), and go to the end of the list of reviews.

Film’s info hidden in the entries in the list:

Grades GR are color-coded for robustness: 0 / 0.5 / 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5 / 5.5 / 6 / 6.5 / 7 / 7.5 / 8 / 8.5 / 9. The lower the robustness, the more probable it is that the grade is a result of a statistical fluke. Robustness above 3.5 is expected to be sufficient for most practical purposes. Grades with robustness below about 0.5 have a very high chance to be affected by statistical flukes.

Most columns in the table have additional information provided when mouse is resting over the field. (This information is summarized when mouse is resting over cells in the header row of the table.) The display (or non-display) of icons can be controlled by changing selection in the browser’s menu View/Page Style (press Alt to see the menu). The release year is color-coded to denote TV films, TV mini-series, and TV series. A person’s name is bluish-tinted if its popup has additional info about other films by the guy (in the same capacity: director/writer/camera/music); the pale-red number is the best GR-grade they.achieved in this capacity.