Sorted list: Films with "intelligent grades" between 7.7 and 8.1 (robustness between 1.5 and 2.0)

Very basic hints on how to use this list

Probably the most important feature is the links to “the most helpful” reviews of the film (click on the film’s title to jump there);
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 quality”.

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(yet more details at the bottom of the page):

Colored grades GR are less statistically reliable than non-colored. More color means less reliability.
Most entries of the table (and all icons) have mouse popups with more details/explanations.
The headers of the table also have mouse popups. They explain what is in the column.
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GR	Year	Genres	Title	Extra links / Director, etc / «Original title»
8.0	2013	ACrT	On the Job	Erik Matti, W, W, P, M
8.0	2012	D	The Other Son	Lorraine Levy, W, W, ++, P «Le fils de l'autre»
8.0	2011	D	Shuffle	Kurt Kuenne, W, P, M
8.0	2010	AdCDHRSp	Montevideo: Taste of a Dream	Dragan Bjelogrlic, W, W, ++, P, M «Montevideo, Bog te video!»
8.0	2010	BD	The First Grader	Justin Chadwick, W, P, M
8.0	2006	BD	The Bondage	Eric Allen Bell, W, P, M «Bondage»
8.0	2004	DF	Benji: Off the Leash!	Joe Camp, W, P, M
8.0	2004	D	Dev	Govind Nihalani, W, W, ++, P, M, M
8.0	2003	CDR	An American Reunion	Jim Fitzpatrick, W, P, M
8.0	2003	AdCR	Rice Girl	Michael Fischa, W, P
8.0	2001	CDM	Almost Salinas	Terry Green, W, P, M
8.0	2001	CDF	Autumn Spring	Vladimír Michálek, W, P, M «Babí léto»
8.0	2001	DR	Tum Bin...: Love Will Find a Way	Anubhav Sinha, W, W, P, M, M, M
8.0	1999	CR	Sun Alley	Leander Haußmann, W, W, ++, P, M, M «Sonnenallee»
8.0	1996		American Job	Chris Smith, W, W, ++, P
8.0	1991	CDR	High Heels	Pedro Almodóvar, W, P, M «Tacones lejanos»
8.0	1987	FFanMlR	Snow White	Michael Berz, W, W, ++, P, M
8.0	1983	CrD	Ardh Satya	Govind Nihalani, W, W, ++, P, M
8.0	1982	D	Veronika Voss	Rainer Werner Fassbinder, W, W, ++, P, M «Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss»
8.0	1981	CDR	Do You Remember Dolly Bell?	Emir Kusturica, W, W, P, P, M «Sjecas Li Se, Dolly Bell»
8.0	1981	AdT	Roar	Noel Marshall, W, W, P, M
8.0	1979	CD	French Postcards	Willard Huyck, W, W, P, M
8.0	1977	D	Iphigenia	Mihalis Kakogiannis, W, W, P, M «Ifigeneia»
8.0	1977	D	Short Eyes	Robert M. Young, W, P, M
8.0	1975	D	The Man in the Glass Booth	Arthur Hiller, W, ++, P
8.0	1974	CD	Scent of a Woman	Dino Risi, W, W, ++, P, M «Profumo di donna»
8.0	1969	CDHoT	The Cremator	Juraj Herz, W, ++, P, M «Spalovac mrtvol»
8.0	1966	FFan	The Christmas That Almost Wasn't	Rossano Brazzi, W, W, P, M «Il Natale che quasi non fu»
8.0	1964	DM	The Chalk Garden	Ronald Neame, W, W, P, M
8.0	1962	CCrD	Mafioso	Alberto Lattuada, W, W, ++, P, M
8.0	1959	D	Nazarin	Luis Buñuel, W, W, ++, P, M «Nazarín»
8.0	1959	DHW	The Human Condition I: No Greater Love	Masaki Kobayashi, W, W, ++, P, M «Ningen no jôken»
8.0	1950	C	The Happiest Days of Your Life	Frank Launder, W, W, P, M
7.9	2014	CD	Against the Jab	Patrick Jerome, W, P, M, M, M
7.9	2014	D	Punjab 1984	Anurag Singh, W, W, P, M, M
7.9	2014	CDR	The Right Juice	Kristjan Knigge, W, W, P, M
7.9	2011	T	Next Door to the Velinsky's	Darren K. Hawkins, W, W, ++, P, M
7.9	2009	D	For Love of Amy	Ted Lange, W, P, M
7.9	2008	CD	Mid-August Lunch	Gianni Di Gregorio, W, W, ++, P, M «Pranzo di ferragosto»
7.9	2007	DH	Dharm	Bhavna Talwar, W, W, P
7.9	2006	CDR	Premium	Pete Chatmon, W, P, M
7.9	2006	D	Stephanie Daley	Hilary Brougher, W, P, M
7.9	2004	D	Captive	Gaston Biraben, W, P, P, M «Cautiva»
7.9	2004	DSp	Mickey	Hugh Wilson, W, M
7.9	2004	D	On the Outs	Lori Silverbush, Michael Skolnik, W, P, M, M
7.9	2002	D	Big Girls Don't Cry	Maria von Heland, W, P, M, M «Große Mädchen weinen nicht»
7.9	2002	CrDT	Red Bear	Adrián Caetano, W, W, ++, P, M, M «Un oso rojo»
7.9	2002	D	Sleep Always	Rick Palidwor, Mitch Perkins, W, P
7.9	2001	CD	Pauline and Paulette	Lieven Debrauwer, W, W, P, M «Pauline & Paulette»
7.9	2000	ACCrFan	Space Travelers	Katsuyuki Motohiro, W, W, P, M «Supêsutoraberâzu»
7.9	1998	CrDT	Short Sharp Shock	Fatih Akin, W, P, M «Kurz und schmerzlos»
7.9	1997	AdD	Passion in the Desert	Lavinia Currier, W, W, ++, P, M
7.9	1996	CD	Drifting Clouds	Aki Kaurismäki, W, P, M «Kauas pilvet karkaavat»
7.9	1996	CCrR	Regular Guys	Rolf Silber, W, W, P, M «Echte Kerle»
7.9	1994	CDF	A Feast at Midnight	Justin Hardy, W, W, P, M, M
7.9	1994	D	Dance Me Outside	Bruce McDonald, W, W, ++, P, M
7.9	1991	CD	Hangin' with the Homeboys	Joseph B. Vasquez, W, P, M
7.9	1991	D	The Stranger	Satyajit Ray, W, ++, P, M «Agantuk»
7.9	1984	C	The Funeral	Jûzô Itami, W, P, M «Osôshiki»
7.9	1983	D	Man of Flowers	Paul Cox, W, W, P
7.9	1978	ACrT	Don	Chandra Barot, W, ++, P, M, M
7.9	1978	AD	Heroes of the East	Chia-Liang Liu, W, P, M «Zhong hua zhang fu»
7.9	1974	CD	We All Loved Each Other So Much	Ettore Scola, W, W, ++, P, M «C'eravamo tanto amati»
7.9	1971	DF	Flight of the Doves	Ralph Nelson, W, W, ++, P, M
7.9	1962	AdCFanRSfW	Baron Prásil	Karel Zeman, W, W, ++, P, M
7.9	1960	DR	The Lady with the Dog	Iosif Kheifits, W, W, P, P, M «Dama s sobachkoj»
7.9	1959	C	The Battle of the Sexes	Charles Crichton, W, W, P, M
7.9	1951	CDFan	Miracle in Milan	Vittorio De Sica, W, ++, P, M «Miracolo a Milano»
7.9	1951	BDMc	The Great Caruso	Richard Thorpe, W, ++, P, M
7.9	1939	AdCCr	Ask a Policeman	Marcel Varnel, W, W, ++, P, M, M, M
7.9	1936	CCrD	The Crime of Monsieur Lange	Jean Renoir, W, W, ++, P, M, M «Le crime de Monsieur Lange»
7.9	1935	CFanHoR	The Ghost Goes West	René Clair, W, W, ++, P, M
7.9	1926	RWe	3 Bad Men	John Ford, W, W, ++, P, M
7.9	1924	DR	Gösta Berlings saga	Mauritz Stiller, W, W, ++, P
7.8	2010	CD	Hello Ghost	Young-Tak Kim, W, P, M «Hellowoo goseuteu»
7.8	2008	CD	Real Time	Randall Cole, W, P, M
7.8	2005	D	Automatic	Jonathan Walls, W, P, P, M
7.8	2005	CDFFan	The Blue Umbrella	Vishal Bhardwaj, W, W, ++, P, M
7.8	2004	CMR	Unconscious	Joaquín Oristrell, W, W, ++, P, M «Inconscientes»
7.8	2002	CMl	Yes Nurse! No Nurse!	Pieter Kramer, W, W, ++, P, M «Ja zuster, nee zuster»
7.8	2002		You Got Nothin'	Philip Angelotti, W, W, P, P, P, M
7.8	1998	CR	The Misadventures of Margaret	Brian Skeet, W, W, P, M, M
7.8	1996	D	Sticks & Stones	Neil Tolkin, W, P, M
7.8	1995	AdCCrFM	Bushwhacked	Greg Beeman, W, W, ++, P, M
7.8	1993	DC	Raining Stones	Ken Loach, W, P, M
7.8	1985	CCrDT	Trouble in Mind	Alan Rudolph, W, P, M
7.8	1979	CrDMT	I as in Icarus	Henri Verneuil, W, W, P, M «I... comme Icare»
7.8	1979	ACCrF	The North Avenue Irregulars	Bruce Bilson, W, W, P, M
7.8	1961	DW	The Outsider	Delbert Mann, W, W, P, M
7.8	1960	CrDHo	The Housemaid	Ki-young Kim, W, P, M «Hanyo»
7.8	1959	MlR	Kaagaz Ke Phool	Guru Dutt, W, P, M
7.8	1952	C	The Happy Time	Richard Fleischer, W, W, ++, P, M
7.8	1951	DN	The Well	Leo C. Popkin, Russell Rouse, W, W, P, M
7.8	1949	D	Edward, My Son	George Cukor, W, W, ++, P, M
7.8	1928	D	The Cossacks	George W. Hill, ++, W, W, ++, P, M, M
7.8	1927	CDFR	The Kid Brother	Ted Wilde, J.A. Howe, ++, W, W, ++, P, M, M
7.8	1921	D	Tol'able David	Henry King, W, W, ++, P, M
7.7	2010	CFan	Skeletons	Nick Whitfield, W, P, M
7.7	2009	BD	Desert Flower	Sherry Hormann, W, W, ++, P, M
7.7	2009	D	La mission	Peter Bratt, W, P, M
7.7	2007	AAdCCr	Ladrón que roba a ladrón	Joe Menendez, W, P, M
7.7	2006	D	Destiny	Zeki Demirkubuz, W, P, M «Kader»
7.7	2003	CrDT	Palabras encadenadas	Laura Mañá, W, W, ++, P, M
7.7	2002	CDR	Tattoo, a Love Story	Richard W. Bean, W, W, P, M
7.7	2002	DH	The Clay Bird	Tareque Masud, W, W, P, M «Matir moina»
7.7	2001	ACCr	Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella	Santiago Segura, W, P, M «Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella»
7.7	2000	AdC	A Dog's Will	Guel Arraes, W, W, ++, P, M «O Auto da Compadecida»
7.7	2000	D	The Town Is Quiet	Robert Guédiguian, W, W, P «La ville est tranquille»
7.7	1999	D	Garage Olimpo	Marco Bechis, W, W, ++, P, M
7.7	1999	CR	Just One Time	Lane Janger, W, ++, P, P, M, M
7.7	1997	DT	Loved	Erin Dignam, W, P, M
7.7	1997	CRD	Roseanna's Grave	Paul Weiland, W, P, M
7.7	1996	DR	Earth	Julio Medem, W, P, M «Tierra»
7.7	1992	CrD	The Efficiency Expert	Mark Joffe, W, W, P, M «Spotswood»
7.7	1991	ACrDF	Hum	Mukul Anand, W, W, ++, P, M, M, M++
7.7	1990	DHoRT	Lisa	Gary Sherman, W, W, P, M
7.7	1990	DFan	The Juniper Tree	Nietzchka Keene, W, P, M
7.7	1989	DR	Coming Out	Heiner Carow, W, W, P, M
7.7	1988	CrDR	Ariel	Aki Kaurismäki, W, P, M, M, M++
7.7	1988	D	Medea	Lars von Trier, W, W, ++, P, M
7.7	1982	AAdCrDF	Shakti	Ramesh Sippy, W, W, P, M
7.7	1981	D	Babylon	Franco Rosso, W, W, P, M
7.7	1980	ACFanHo	Spooky Encounters	Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, W, W, P, P «Gui da gui»
7.7	1979	D	Saint Jack	Peter Bogdanovich, W, W, ++, P
7.7	1973	CR	The Thief Who Came to Dinner	Bud Yorkin, W, W, P, M
7.7	1966	DFanHo	Daimajin	Kimiyoshi Yasuda, W, P, M
7.7	1963	D	Muriel, or The Time of Return	Alain Resnais, W, P, M «Muriel ou Le temps d'un retour»
7.7	1963	ACrM	Youth of the Beast	Seijun Suzuki, W, W, ++, P, M «Yajû no seishun»
7.7	1960	D	Let No Man Write My Epitaph	Philip Leacock, W, W, P, M
7.7	1958	CR	The Reluctant Debutante	Vincente Minnelli, W, W, ++, P
7.7	1957	CR	Tammy and the Bachelor	Joseph Pevney, W, W, P, M
7.7	1946	DRTW	Murderers Among Us	Wolfgang Staudte, W, ++, P, P, M «Die Mörder sind unter uns»
7.7	1938	DR	My Bill	John Farrow, W, W, ++, P, M
7.7	1934	D	No Greater Glory	Frank Borzage, W, W, P, M
7.7	1934	C	You're Telling Me!	Erle C. Kenton, W, W, ++, P, M, M

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. The release year is color-coded to denote TV films, TV mini-series, and TV series. The director’s name is bluish-tinted if its popup has additional info about other films by this director.