Sorted list: Films with "intelligent grades" 8.7 or higher (robustness between 2.0 and 3.5)

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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	2015	DoS	The Unexplored	Ivo Kalushev, W, C, M
10.0	2014	Do	Brothers in War	Liz Reph, W, C TV
10.0	2013	DoCrHNe	420 - The Documentary	Amy Povah, W, C
10.0	2011	DSp	Milltown Pride	Tim Rogers, W, C, M
10.0	2007	R	"The Real Estate Pros"	C, C, C++ «"The Real Deal"» TV series 2007-
10.0	2007	DoAdD	The Third Wave	Alison Thompson, W, C, C, M, M
10.0	2000	DF	"Higher Ground"	[ Alan Simmonds, Peter DeLuise, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M TV series 2000-
10.0	1987	C	"Frank's Place"	[ Hugh Wilson, Richard Dubin, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 1987-1988
10.0	1981	DW	"Tenko"	[ Jeremy Summers, David Askey, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1981-1984
9.7	2014	DoDHNe	Cosplayer Nation	U.K. Li, Joshua Adams, W, W, C, M, M, M
9.7	2011	C	"Husbands"	[ Jeff Greenstein ], [ W, W ], C, M TV series 2011-
9.7	2011	DoBMlR	Bob Marley: The Making of a Legend	Esther Anderson, Gian Godoy, W, W
9.7	2005	Do	Inlaws & Outlaws	Drew Emery, C, C, M
9.7	2004	AnF	"The Backyardigans"	[ Dave Palmer, Mike Shiell, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 2004-
9.7	2002	DoCHMc	"I Love the '80s"	W, C, C TV series 2002-
9.7	2001	DoMc	Rammstein: Live aus Berlin	Hamish Hamilton, M TV
9.7	1993	AnAFSfT	"Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron"	[ Robert Alvarez, Frank Andrina, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M, M TV series 1993-1995
9.7	1989	DHR	Precious Bane	Christopher Menaul, W, W, C, M TV
9.7	1988	DW	"Mahabharat"	B.R. Chopra, Ravi Chopra, W, W, C, M TV series 1988-1990
9.7	1986	Fan	A Smoky Mountain Christmas	Henry Winkler, W, W, ++, C, M TV
9.7	1985	AdC	Crime Wave	John Paizs, W, C, M
9.7	1984	AFanD	"Robin Hood"	[ Robert Young, Ian Sharp, D++ ], [ W, W ], C, C, C, M, M «"Robin of Sherwood"» TV series 1984-1986
9.7	1982	AdBDHW	"Marco Polo"	[ Giuliano Montaldo ], [ W, W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1982-
9.7	1982	D	"St. Elsewhere"	[ Mark Tinker, Eric Laneuville, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 1982-1988
9.7	1980	DoH	"Hollywood"	[ Kevin Brownlow, David Gill ], [ W, W ], M TV mini-series 1980-
9.7	1979	DH	"Backstairs at the White House"	[ Michael O'Herlihy ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV mini-series 1979-
9.7	1978	D	"The Awakening Land"	[ Boris Sagal ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1978-
9.7	1976	CFMc	"The Muppet Show"	[ Peter Harris, Philip Casson ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 1976-1981
9.7	1971	D	The Snow Goose	Patrick Garland, W, C, M TV
9.7	1968	DoAnSCH	Why Man Creates	Saul Bass, W, W, C, M
9.7	1961	CDR	Loss of Innocence	Lewis Gilbert, W, ++, C, M «The Greengage Summer»
9.7	1960	D	"An Age of Kings"	[ Michael Hayes ], [ W ], M TV series 1960-
9.6	2014	ABDH	Queen of the Mountains	Sadyk Sher-Niyaz, W, W, ++, C, M, M «Kurmanjan datka»
9.6	2011	CCrR	"Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will"	[ Sebastian Cluer, Kenny Hotz ], [ W, W, W ], C, M TV series 2011-
9.6	2007	C	The Rat Thing	Kevin Keresey, W, C, M
9.6	2004	DMc	"Instant Star"	[ Graeme Campbell, Pat Williams, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 2004-2008
9.6	2004	DFMcR	"Rebelde"	[ Juan Carlos Muñoz, Luis Pardo ], W, W, C, C, M, M TV series 2004-2006
9.6	2003	DoMc	Led Zeppelin DVD	Jimmy Page TV
9.6	2000	DSf	For All Time	Steven Schachter, W, W, C, M TV
9.6	2000	AnSf	Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: The Movie - Endless Waltz	W TV
9.6	1999	CDSp	Bostock's Cup	Marcus Mortimer, W, M TV
9.6	1986		"A Year in the Life"	[ Thomas Carter ], W, W, C, M TV mini-series 1986-
9.6	1984		Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!	Jeff Margolis, W, W, ++ TV
9.6	1984	AnAAdRSf	Macross: Do You Remember Love?	Noboru Ishiguro, Shôji Kawamori, W, W, C, M «Chôjikû yôsai Macross: Ai oboeteimasuka»
9.6	1980	C	"Yes Minister"	[ Peter Whitmore, Sydney Lotterby ], [ W, W ], M TV series 1980-1984
9.6	1976	CH	Tosun Pasa	Kartal Tibet, W, W, C
9.6	1972	D	The House Without a Christmas Tree	Paul Bogart, W, W, M TV
9.6	1971	D	"Upstairs, Downstairs"	Bill Bain, Derek Bennett, ++, [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1971-1975
9.5	2012	CD	"One Warm Night"	[ Steven G. Lowe ], [ W ], C, C, M TV series 2012-2013
9.5	2011	Do	Journey of the Universe	David Kennard, Patsy Northcutt, W, W, C, M
9.5	2008	AnCDR	"Clannad: After Story"	[ Tatsuya Ishihara ], [ W, W, W ], C, M, M, M TV series 2008-
9.5	2008	DoAnS	The KoAloha Ukulele Story	Gary San Angel, W, W, C, M
9.5	2006		"Six Degrees"	[ Eric Laneuville ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M, M TV series 2006-2007
9.5	2002	AnC	"Azumanga Daioh"	Makiko Date, Jun Fukuda, ++, W, W, ++, C, M «"Azumanga daiô"» TV series 2002-
9.5	1999	AnCD	"Home Movies"	[ Loren Bouchard ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 1999-2004
9.5	1999	D	Funny Valentines	Julie Dash, W, W, ++, C, M
9.5	1997	AnCF	"The Angry Beavers"	[ Robert Hughes, Patty Shinagawa, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1997-2001
9.5	1993	CrDM	"Cracker"	[ Tim Fywell, Andy Wilson, D++ ], [ W, W, W ], C, C, M, M, M TV series 1993-1996
9.5	1993	CD	"The Adventures of Pete & Pete"	[ Katherine Dieckmann, Peter Lauer, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 1993-1996
9.5	1991	DHRW	"Homefront"	[ Lorraine Senna, Sharron Miller, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M TV series 1991-1993
9.5	1989	AnAdCFM	"Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers"	[ John Kimball, Bob Zamboni, Alan Zaslove ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 1989-1990
9.5	1988	Fan	"The Storyteller"	[ Steve Barron, Jim Henson ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1988-
9.5	1983	DFMl	Masoom	Shekhar Kapur, W, C, M
9.5	1977	FMlFan	Ma-ma	Elisabeta Bostan, W, W, C, C, M, M
9.5	1974	D	The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman	John Korty, W, W, C, M TV
9.5	1967	D	"The Forsyte Saga"	[ David Giles, James Cellan Jones ], W, M TV mini-series 1967-
9.5	1964	AnAAdFSf	"Jonny Quest"	[ Joseph Barbera, William Hanna ], [ W, W, W++ ] TV series 1964-1965
9.5	1960	CF	"The Andy Griffith Show"	[ Bob Sweeney, Lee Philips, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M, M TV series 1960-1968
9.5	1927	CR	My Best Girl	Sam Taylor, W, W, ++, C, C
9.4	2015	BDH	Muhammad	Majid Majidi, W, C, M
9.4	2014	AnAdCDFFanHoMlM	"Over the Garden Wall"	[ Nate Cash ], [ W, W, W++ ] TV mini-series 2014-
9.4	2010	DoSDNeSp	The Referee	Mattias Löw, W, W, ++, C, C «Rättskiparen»
9.4	2008	Do	Under Our Skin	Andy Abrahams Wilson, C, M
9.4	2004	CD	"Green Wing"	[ Dominic Brigstocke, Tristram Shapeero ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 2004-
9.4	2002	CrDMT	"Boomtown"	[ Jon Avnet, Frederick King Keller, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M TV series 2002-2003
9.4	2001	D	"Cuando seas mía"	Martin Barraza, W, C, M, M TV series 2001-2002
9.4	2001	D	Just Ask My Children	Arvin Brown, W, C, M TV
9.4	1999	CD	"Popular"	[ Jamie Babbit, Michael M. Robin, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M TV series 1999-2001
9.4	1996	DSfMT	"The Pretender"	[ Frederick King Keller, James Whitmore Jr., D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M TV series 1996-2000
9.4	1996	DF	The Christmas Tree	Sally Field, W, W, ++, M TV
9.4	1994	DoMc	Pink Floyd: P. U. L. S. E. Live at Earls Court	David Mallet
9.4	1993	AnCF	"Rocko's Modern Life"	[ Joe Murray, Stephen Hillenburg, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1993-1996
9.4	1991	D	Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus	Charles Jarrott, W, W, C, M TV
9.4	1988	C	"The Kids in the Hall"	John Fortenberry, Kevin McDonald, ++, [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 1988-1994
9.4	1987	CrDHoMT	"Unsolved Mysteries"	Gerald Massimei, Michael Scott, ++, W, W, ++, C, C, C++, M, M, M++ TV series 1987-
9.4	1987	AnAdCFFanMl	The Chipmunk Adventure	Janice Karman, W, W, ++, M
9.4	1986	AnAAdFanSfT	"Dragon Ball"	Daisuke Nishio, W, W, ++, M TV series 1986-
9.4	1986	D	"The Life and Loves of a She-Devil"	[ Philip Saville ], [ W, W ], C, M TV series 1986-
9.4	1983	C	"Mama's Family"	[ Dave Powers, Roger Beatty, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1983-1990
9.4	1980	D	"To Serve Them All My Days"	[ Ronald Wilson, Peter Jefferies, Terence Dudley ], [ W, W ], C, C, M TV mini-series 1980-
9.4	1980	AdCD	Who's Singin' Over There?	Slobodan Sijan, W, C, M «Ko to tamo peva»
9.4	1978	We	"How the West Was Won"	[ Vincent McEveety, Bernard McEveety, D++ ], W, W, C, M TV mini-series 1978-
9.4	1977	We	"How the West Was Won"	Burt Kennedy, Daniel Mann, W, W, ++, C, M TV mini-series 1977-
9.4	1977	D	The Gathering	Randal Kleiser, W, C, M TV
9.4	1969	AdCCrT	The Diamond Arm	Leonid Gayday, W, W, ++, C, M «Brilliantovaya ruka»
9.4	1961	CF	"The Dick Van Dyke Show"	[ Jerry Paris, John Rich, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 1961-1966
9.4	1955	CrDMT	"Alfred Hitchcock Presents"	[ Robert Stevens, Paul Henreid, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++ TV series 1955-1962
9.3	2014	Do	WARx2	Bernie Olaf
9.3	2012	Do	Artifact	Jared Leto
9.3	2011	SF	Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale	Alison Parker, W, W, ++, C, M
9.3	2006	CF	"The Upside Down Show"	[ Julie Money ], [ W, W, W ], C, M TV series 2006-
9.3	2004	TCr	Charlie the Ox	Scott Smith, W, C, M
9.3	2004	DoBH	Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry	George Butler, W, W, C, C, M
9.3	2003	C	"Slings and Arrows"	[ Peter Wellington ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 2003-2006
9.3	1999	C	The Woman Chaser	Robinson Devor, W, W, C, M
9.3	1997	C	"I'm Alan Partridge"	[ Dominic Brigstocke, Armando Iannucci ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M TV series 1997-2002
9.3	1997	D	"Sunset Beach"	[ Rick Bennewitz, Scott Riggs, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M, M++ TV series 1997-1999
9.3	1995	CrD	Blue Murder	Michael Jenkins, W, C, M TV
9.3	1992	CD	The Oak	Lucian Pintilie, W, W, C «Balanta»
9.3	1980	BDHW	"Oppenheimer"	[ Barry Davis ], [ W ], M TV mini-series 1980-
9.3	1979	DMRT	"Rebecca"	Simon Langton, W, W, M TV series 1979-
9.3	1979	CDo	Richard Pryor: Live in Concert	Jeff Margolis, W, ++, C
9.3	1978	Ml	Cindy	William A. Graham, W, W, ++, C, M TV
9.3	1965	ACDFanSfTWe	"The Wild Wild West"	[ Irving J. Moore, Alan Crosland Jr., D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M++ TV series 1965-1969
9.3	1964	CFFanHoSf	"The Munsters"	[ Ezra Stone, Norman Abbott, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M TV series 1964-1966
9.2	2013	DoBMc	The Byrd Who Flew Alone: The Triumphs and Tragedy of Gene Clark	Jack Kendall, Paul Kendall, W, C
9.2	2011	BDHRW	"Magnificent Century"	[ Durul Taylan, Yagmur Taylan ], W, C, C, C, M, M, M «"Muhtesem Yüzyil"» TV series 2011-
9.2	2011	DoHNe	Peace Out	Charles Wilkinson, W
9.2	2009	DT	Moonlight Sonata	Celik Kayalar, W, C, M
9.2	2006	CDMc	"Love Monkey"	[ Tamra Davis, Don Kurt ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M, M TV series 2006-
9.2	2006	CD	"What About Brian"	[ Dan Lerner, Bethany Rooney, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M++ TV series 2006-2007
9.2	2004	D	"Summerland"	[ Harry Winer, Robert Duncan McNeill, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 2004-2005
9.2	2002	AnACrSfT	"Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex"	[ Kenji Kamiyama, Masaki Tachibana, Itsurô Kawasaki ], W, W, ++, C, M «"Kôkaku kidôtai: Stand Alone Complex"» TV series 2002-2005
9.2	2002	C	"Still Game"	[ Michael Hines ], [ W, W ], C, C TV series 2002-
9.2	2001	AnCDFanR	"Fruits Basket"	[ Akitarô Daichi, Kenji Gotoh, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 2001-
9.2	2001	SD	Pâté	Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo, W, W, C, M
9.2	2000	D	A Rumor of Angels	Peter O'Fallon, W, W, ++, C, M
9.2	1998	CCrDW	The Wounds	Srdjan Dragojevic, W, C, M «Rane»
9.2	1997	SCSf	Troops	Kevin Rubio, W, W, ++, C
9.2	1996	AnCCrDMT	"Case Closed"	[ Toshihiro Hirano, Mike McFarland ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M «"Meitantei Conan"» TV series 1996-
9.2	1996	AnAAdCDRT	"Rurouni Kenshin"	Kazuhiro Furuhashi, M TV series 1996-
9.2	1996	AnACDFanHT	"Rurouni Kenshin: Wandering Samurai"	Kaeko Sakamoto, [ W ], C, M, M, M++ «"Rurouni Kenshin"» TV series 1996-1999
9.2	1996	CDFan	Susie Q	John Blizek, W, W, C, M, M, M++ TV
9.2	1990	CFan	"Get a Life"	[ David Mirkin, Peter Baldwin, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 1990-1992
9.2	1988	AnSCFMl	The Cat Came Back	Cordell Barker, W, C, M
9.2	1986	AC	"Sledge Hammer!"	[ Bill Bixby, Charles Braverman, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M++ TV series 1986-1988
9.2	1984	FAdDFan	Ronja Robbersdaughter	Tage Danielsson, W, C, C, C, M «Ronja Rövardotter»
9.2	1983	CD	"Auf Wiedersehen, Pet"	[ Roger Bamford, Paul Seed, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M TV series 1983-2004
9.2	1983	D	The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story	Delbert Mann, W, W, C, M TV
9.2	1982	CF	Savannah Smiles	Pierre De Moro, W, C, M
9.2	1981	DMc	Bolero	Claude Lelouch, W, C, M, M «Les uns et les autres»
9.2	1980	AduAdCrDR	Taboo	Kirdy Stevens, W, C, M
9.2	1978	BD	Molière	Ariane Mnouchkine, W, C, M
9.2	1968	SC	De Düva: The Dove	George Coe, Anthony Lover, W, C
9.2	1968	McMl	Elvis	Steve Binder, W, W TV
9.2	1961	D	Il posto	Ermanno Olmi, W, W, C, C, M
9.1	2015	DoFH	You See Me	Linda Brown, W, C, M, M, M
9.1	2014	CDF	Bey Yaar	Abhishek Jain, W, W, C, M, M
9.1	2013	DoD	Men of the Cloth	Vicki Vasilopoulos, C, C, C, M
9.1	2011	DoCDR	The Mayor	Jared Scheib, C, C
9.1	2009	Do	My Run	Tim VandeSteeg, W, C, M
9.1	2006	AnAAdCFan	Korgoth of Barbaria	Aaron Springer, Genndy Tartakovsky, W, M TV
9.1	2004	Do	Alone in the Wilderness	W, W, C TV
9.1	2003	SD	Most	Bobby Garabedian, W, W, C, M
9.1	2001	Do	Children Underground	Edet Belzberg, C, M
9.1	2000	D	Monarch	John Walsh, W, C, M, M
9.1	2000	SDo	The 10th Kingdom: The Making of an Epic	Bill Elliott, W, W, C, M TV
9.1	1992	CrDT	The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980	Francis Ford Coppola, W, W, C, M, M TV
9.1	1991	C	"Bottom"	[ Ed Bye, Bob Spiers ], [ W, W ], C TV series 1991-1995
9.1	1991	AnFCAM	"Darkwing Duck"	[ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 1991-1995
9.1	1991	AnCF	"Dinosaurs"	[ Tom Trbovich, Bruce Bilson, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 1991-1994
9.1	1989	DCr	"Traffik"	[ Alastair Reid ], [ W ], C, M TV mini-series 1989-
9.1	1986	AnAdDFFan	"Knights of the Zodiac"	Yasuhito Kikuchi, W, W, M «"Saint Seiya"» TV series 1986-1989
9.1	1982	AnAdF	"The Mysterious Cities of Gold"	Edouard David, Bernard Deyriès, ++, W, W, M, M, M «"Taiyô no ko Esteban"» TV series 1982-1983
9.1	1982	BD	If You Could See What I Hear	Eric Till, W, W, ++, C, M
9.1	1982	C	Le père Noël est une ordure	Jean-Marie Poiré, W, W, ++, C, M
9.1	1977	C	"Soap"	[ Jay Sandrich, J.D. Lobue ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 1977-1981
9.1	1971	DFR	"The Waltons"	[ Harry Harris, Philip Leacock, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M TV series 1971-1981
9.1	1970	DHR	"The Six Wives of Henry VIII"	[ Naomi Capon, John Glenister ], [ W ] TV mini-series 1970-
9.1	1968	CW	"Dad's Army"	[ David Croft, Harold Snoad, Bob Spiers ], [ W, W, W ] TV series 1968-1977
9.1	1964	DoW	"The Great War"	[ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1964-
9.1	1963	AdCrDT	"The Fugitive"	[ Jerry Hopper, Walter Grauman, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M TV series 1963-1967
9.1	1955	CF	"The Phil Silvers Show"	[ Al De Caprio, Aaron Ruben ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 1955-1959
9.1	1943	Ml	The Desert Song	Robert Florey, W, W, ++, C, M
9.0	2015	Ml	Katyar Kaljat Ghusali	Subodh Bhave, W, W, M
9.0	2014	C	"Detectorists"	Mackenzie Crook, W, C, M, M TV mini-series 2014-
9.0	2014	CNeTs	"Last Week Tonight with John Oliver"	[ Joe Perota ], [ W, W, W++ ] TV series 2014-
9.0	2007	DFR	The Indian	James R. Gorrie, W, C, M
9.0	2005	Do	"Meerkat Manor"	[ W, W, W ] TV series 2005-
9.0	2003	WeACrD	"Peacemakers"	[ Larry Carroll, Jerry Levine, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M TV series 2003-
9.0	2003	CG	"QI"	[ Ian Lorimer ], [ W ], M TV series 2003-
9.0	2003	Do	My Flesh and Blood	Jonathan Karsh, C, M, M
9.0	2002	Do	Cinerama Adventure	David Strohmaier, W, C, M, M
9.0	1999	DRSf	"The Tribe"	[ John Reid, Costa Botes, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M++ TV series 1999-
9.0	1999	ACrD	"Third Watch"	[ Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Christopher Chulack, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M TV series 1999-2005
9.0	1997	AAdCFMc	The Wiggles Movie	Dean Covell, W, C
9.0	1996	DR	Comrades: Almost a Love Story	Peter Chan, W, C, M, M «Tian mi mi»
9.0	1994	AnAAdCSfT	"ReBoot"	[ Dick Zondag, Michael Donovan, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1994-2002
9.0	1990	AdBCDR	My Mother's Castle	Yves Robert, W, W, ++, C, M «Le château de ma mère»
9.0	1988	CrDH	"The Murder of Mary Phagan"	William Hale, W, W, ++, C, M TV mini-series 1988-
9.0	1987	AnAdCF	"DuckTales"	[ Bob Hathcock, James T. Walker, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1987-1990
9.0	1987	D	After the Promise	David Greene, W, W, C, M TV
9.0	1985	CD	Bliss	Ray Lawrence, W, W, ++, C, M
9.0	1984	AnF	"Muppet Babies"	[ Ray Lee, Karen Peterson, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M, M TV series 1984-1991
9.0	1977	CSf	Zítra vstanu a oparím se cajem	Jindrich Polák, W, W, ++, C, M
9.0	1972	DR	Sandcastles	Ted Post, W, W, ++, C, M TV
9.0	1968	CrDM	"Hawaii Five-O"	[ Michael O'Herlihy, Charles S. Dubin, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M++ TV series 1968-1980
9.0	1965	AdCDR	The Truth About Spring	Richard Thorpe, W, W, C, M
9.0	1964	DW	"12 O'Clock High"	[ Robert Douglas, Don Medford, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M TV series 1964-1967
9.0	1964	DR	Charulata	Satyajit Ray, W, W, ++, C, M
9.0	1960	DRW	Mughal-E-Azam	K. Asif, W, W, ++, C, M
9.0	1950	AnFCSMc	Rabbit of Seville	Chuck Jones, W, M
8.9	2011	D	Emulsion	Suki Singh, W, C, M
8.9	2007	D	Along the Way	Andrew Bowen, W, W, C, M, M
8.9	2005	AnC	"Squidbillies"	[ Jim Fortier, Dave Willis ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M TV series 2005-
8.9	2005	CD	In Memory of My Father	Chris Jaymes, W, C, M
8.9	2004	D	Miracle Run	Gregg Champion, W, C, M TV
8.9	2003	AAdCG	"Most Extreme Elimination Challenge"	[ W, W, W ] TV series 2003-
8.9	2001	DC	Strange Relations	Paul Seed, W, C, M «My Beautiful Son» TV
8.9	1999	AAdD	Sarfarosh	John Mathew Matthan, W, ++, C, M, M, M++
8.9	1998	AnCDSf	"Outlaw Star"	Mitsuru Hongo, W TV series 1998-
8.9	1998	D	Always Outnumbered	Michael Apted, W, C, M TV
8.9	1997	DR	Love Jones	Theodore Witcher, W, C, M, M
8.9	1997	BDMc	The Harmonists	Joseph Vilsmaier, W, W, ++, C, M, M «Comedian Harmonists»
8.9	1995	CrD	Little Criminals	Stephen Surjik, W, C, M TV
8.9	1993	AnCDR	Sailor Moon R the Movie: The Promise of the Rose	Kunihiko Ikuhara, W, W, ++, C, M «Gekijô-ban - Bishôjo senshi Sêrâ Mûn R»
8.9	1983	CrDMT	"Chiefs"	[ Jerry London ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1983-
8.9	1983	D	Who Will Love My Children?	John Erman, W, C, M TV
8.9	1982	AdFSf	"Voyagers!"	[ Bernard McEveety, Ron Satlof, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M, M TV series 1982-1983
8.9	1982	SDFSf	All Summer in a Day	Ed Kaplan, W, W, C, M TV
8.9	1980	DFR	Little Lord Fauntleroy	Jack Gold, W, W, C, M TV
8.9	1978	C	"Taxi"	[ James Burrows, Noam Pitlik, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 1978-1983
8.9	1978	DFFanHo	Child of Glass	John Erman, W, W, C, M TV
8.9	1977	C	"Mind Your Language"	[ Stuart Allen ], [ W ], M TV series 1977-1986
8.9	1975	C	"The Jeffersons"	[ Jack Shea, Bob Lally, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C TV series 1975-1985
8.9	1975	ACrDT	Deewaar	Yash Chopra, W, ++, C, M
8.9	1971	BD	"Elizabeth R"	[ Roderick Graham ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV mini-series 1971-
8.9	1966	Ml	Brigadoon	Fielder Cook, W, W, ++ TV
8.9	1964	AAdC	"The Man from U.N.C.L.E."	[ E. Darrell Hallenbeck, Joseph Sargent, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M++ TV series 1964-1968
8.9	1961	ACCrMSfT	"The Avengers"	[ Don Leaver, Peter Hammond, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M TV series 1961-1969
8.8	2015	Do	Exile by Choice	Drew Morris, James Murray Jr., C, C, C++, M
8.8	2014	ADT	Ugramm	Prashanth Neel, W, C, M
8.8	2010	AAdCCrD	Bold Native	Denis Hennelly, W, C, M, M
8.8	2010	DoBNe	Toryboy the Movie	John Walsh, W
8.8	2006	DoHSp	Deep Water	Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell, C, M, M
8.8	2004	DC	"Huff"	[ Scott Winant, Sarah Pia Anderson, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 2004-2006
8.8	2004	CD	"Life As We Know It"	[ Michael Engler, Michael Spiller ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M TV series 2004-2005
8.8	2003	ACD	"Keen Eddie"	[ Simon West ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M TV series 2003-2004
8.8	2003	ASfAnFanAdD	"Wolf's Rain"	Tensai Okamura, [ W ], C, M TV series 2003-
8.8	2003	DoMc	Concert for George	David Leland TV
8.8	2002	DMSf	"John Doe"	[ Mimi Leder, Henry Bronchtein ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 2002-2003
8.8	2002	D	Edi	Piotr Trzaskalski, W, W, C, M
8.8	2001	F	Her Majesty	Mark J. Gordon, W, C, M
8.8	1999	AnC	"Dilbert"	Declan Moran, [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M TV series 1999-2000
8.8	1997	DoBDW	Little Dieter Needs to Fly	Werner Herzog, W, C
8.8	1996	D	"Our Friends in the North"	Simon Cellan Jones, Pedr James, [ W ], C, C, C, M TV mini-series 1996-
8.8	1995	DoMc	"The Beatles Anthology"	Bob Smeaton, Geoff Wonfor, ++, W, C TV mini-series 1995-
8.8	1991	DFHoSfT	"Eerie, Indiana"	[ Joe Dante, Bob Balaban, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M++ TV series 1991-1992
8.8	1991	AdSfS	Back to the Future... The Ride	Douglas Trumbull, W, W, ++, C, M
8.8	1990	D	"House of Cards"	[ Paul Seed ], [ W, W ], C, C, M TV mini-series 1990-
8.8	1990	SfS	12:01 PM	Jonathan Heap, W, W, ++, C, M
8.8	1989	DW	"The Mahabharata"	[ Peter Brook ], W, W, ++, C, M TV mini-series 1989-
8.8	1988	DR	A Summer Story	Piers Haggard, W, W, C, M
8.8	1986	FCMl	"Pee-wee's Playhouse"	[ Stephen R. Johnson, Paul Reubens, Bill Freiberger ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M, M, M++ TV series 1986-1991
8.8	1981	D	"Hill Street Blues"	[ Gregory Hoblit, Christian I. Nyby II, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M TV series 1981-1987
8.8	1981	DoMc	Urgh! A Music War	Derek Burbidge
8.8	1980	D	"Berlin Alexanderplatz"	[ Rainer Werner Fassbinder ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1980-
8.8	1979	CD	Going in Style	Martin Brest, W, W, C, M
8.8	1979	C	Gol Maal	Hrishikesh Mukherjee, W, W, ++, C, M
8.8	1976	CD	Kenny & Company	Don Coscarelli, W, C, M
8.8	1974	AnAdFFanMl	Jack and the Beanstalk	Gisaburo Sugii, W, M
8.8	1969	C	"The Benny Hill Show"	[ Dennis Kirkland, John Robins, D++ ], [ W ], C, C, C++ TV series 1969-1989
8.8	1966	DFanHoMRSfT	"Dark Shadows"	[ Lela Swift, Henry Kaplan, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M TV series 1966-1971
8.8	1964	DoMc	The T.A.M.I. Show	Steve Binder, ++, C
8.8	1957	CrDM	"Perry Mason"	[ Arthur Marks, Jesse Hibbs, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M++ TV series 1957-1966
8.8	1949	D	The Hasty Heart	Vincent Sherman, W, W, C, M
8.8	1926	D	The Scarlet Letter	Victor Sjöström, W, W, ++, C, M, M, M++
8.7	2014		"Wallykazam"	[ W ], M TV series 2014-
8.7	2014	CR	Muffin Top: A Love Story	Cathryn Michon, W, W, C, M
8.7	2009	DoAAdBF	This Way of Life	Thomas Burstyn, W, C, M
8.7	2007	DSp	Road to Victory	Mike Reilly, W, C, C, M
8.7	2006	CDR	"The Prettiest Ugly Girl"	[ Sergio Jiménez ], W, W, M «"La fea más bella"» TV series 2006-
8.7	2006	CrDT	No Night Is Too Long	Tom Shankland, W, W, C, M TV
8.7	2006	We	The Devil Wears Spurs	Charlton Thorp, W, C, M
8.7	2005	AnDRSf	"Kôkyô shihen Eureka Sebun"	Tomoki Kyôda, [ W, W, W++ ], C, M TV series 2005-2006
8.7	2005	DoHMc	Ballets Russes	Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine, W, W, ++, C, M, M «Ballets russes»
8.7	2003	D	Pinjar	Chandra Prakash Dwivedi, W, ++, C, M «Pinjar: Beyond Boundaries..»
8.7	2002	DMc	"American Dreams"	[ David Semel, Randall Zisk, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M, M TV series 2002-2005
8.7	2001	C	"Grounded for Life"	[ John Blanchard, John Putch, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M TV series 2001-2005
8.7	2001	FanA	"Witchblade"	[ Neill Fearnley, James Whitmore Jr., D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M TV series 2001-2002
8.7	1999	D	"Judging Amy"	[ James Hayman, James Frawley, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M TV series 1999-2005
8.7	1999	CHo	"The League of Gentlemen"	[ Steve Bendelack ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 1999-2002
8.7	1999	FAnC	Olive, the Other Reindeer	Steve Moore, W, W, ++, M TV
8.7	1996	ACrDM	"Nash Bridges"	[ Jim Charleston, Greg Beeman, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M, M TV series 1996-2001
8.7	1995	AnFC	"Freakazoid!"	[ Rich Arons, Dave Marshall, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], M, M, M++ TV series 1995-1997
8.7	1995	CrDMT	"Murder One"	[ Michael Fresco, Marc Buckland, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M TV series 1995-1997
8.7	1995	AnFC	"Pinky and the Brain"	Barry Caldwell, Mike Milo, ++, W, W, ++, M, M, M++ TV series 1995-1998
8.7	1994	CrDM	"Mystery!: Cadfael"	Sebastian Graham Jones, [ W, W, W ], C, C, C++, M «"Cadfael"» TV series 1994-1996
8.7	1993	DFWe	"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"	[ Chuck Bowman, James Keach, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, M, M TV series 1993-1998
8.7	1993	C	"Living Single"	[ Ellen Gittelsohn, Rae Kraus, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M TV series 1993-1998
8.7	1993	CHoMlMT	Manichithrathazhu	Fazil, W, C, M
8.7	1992	AnAAdCDFanHoRT?	"Poltergeist Report: Yuu Yuu Hakusho"	[ Noriyuki Abe, Justin Cook, Akiyuki Shinbo ], [ W, W, W ] «"Yû Yû Hakusho"» TV series 1992-2003
8.7	1989	CAnFanHo	"Beetlejuice"	[ John Halfpenny, Larry Jacobs, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ] TV series 1989-1991
8.7	1988	ADMlR	Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak	Mansoor Khan, W, ++, C, M, M
8.7	1985	AnSAdCF	Garfield in Disguise	Phil Roman, W, M, M TV
8.7	1983	CrDMT	"Reilly: Ace of Spies"	[ Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard ], [ W, W ], C, M TV mini-series 1983-
8.7	1982	C	"Newhart"	[ Dick Martin, Will Mackenzie, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M TV series 1982-1990
8.7	1980	D	Hamlet, Prince of Denmark	Rodney Bennett, W, M TV
8.7	1980	AnFFanR	The King and the Mockingbird	Paul Grimault, W, W, ++, C, M «Le roi et l'oiseau»
8.7	1978	CD	"All Creatures Great and Small"	[ Peter Moffatt, Christopher Barry, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C, M TV series 1978-1990
8.7	1973	ACrDMT	"Kojak"	[ Charles S. Dubin, Jeannot Szwarc, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, C++, M, M TV series 1973-1978
8.7	1971	DoSp	On Any Sunday	Bruce Brown, C, M
8.7	1969	SCF	Winter of the Witch	Gerald Herman, W, W, ++, C, M TV
8.7	1968	AdWeC	"Here Come the Brides"	[ Paul Junger Witt, E.W. Swackhamer, D++ ], [ W, W, W++ ], C, C, M, M, M++ TV series 1968-1970
8.7	1960	AnCFSf	"The Flintstones"	[ Joseph Barbera, William Hanna ], W, W, ++, M, M, M TV series 1960-1966

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.