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.

GR Year Genres Title Extra links / Director, etc / «Original title»
10.0 1999 CrDColor Born Bad Jeff Yonis, W, W, ++, P, M
10.0 1988 MlColor Rudra Veena K. Balachander, W, ++, P, M
10.0 1946 DWColor (Cinecolor) Gallant Bess Andrew Marton, W, W, ++, P, M
9.8 1983 CColor Party Party Terry Winsor, W, W, P
9.7 2010 ACrDColor The Waiter Jason Konopisos, W, P
9.7 1951 CMcRColor Frühling auf dem Eis Georg Jacoby, W, P, M
9.6 2010 CDColor This Wretched Life Frankie J. Mosca, W, W, ++, P
9.6 2006 CFanColor Coming Soon Sir Tijn Po, W, P
9.6 1966 CDMlColor "ABC Stage 67" A Christmas Memory Frank Perry, W, ++, P, M
9.5 2009 DColor Passengers Michael Bond, W, P, M
9.5 1989 DColor Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?: A Zen Fable Yong-Kyun Bae, W, P, M «Dharmaga tongjoguro kan kkadalgun»
9.5 1950 CRSpColor (Technicolor) The Happy Years William A. Wellman, W, W, P, M
9.4 2010 CColor Pickin' & Grinnin' Jon Gries, W, W, P, M
9.4 1997 DBlack and White, Color The Duo Mani Ratnam, W, ++, P, M «Iruvar»
9.4 1987 CRColor The Love Chariot Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, W, M «Pushpak»
9.4 1979 CBlack and White J-Men Forever Richard Patterson, W, W, P, M
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 9.4 1969 AdCCrTColor The Diamond Arm Leonid Gayday, W, W, ++, P, M «Brilliantovaya ruka»
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 9.4 1961 DHWBlack and White The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer Cr Cr-Photo Cr-On5 Cr-Feat Cr-Ess Cr-Photo Cr-Press Masaki Kobayashi, W, W, ++, P, M «Ningen no jôken»
9.3 2005 CColor Shades of Gray Jesse Cowell, W, P
9.3 1999 CBlack and White, Color The Woman Chaser Robinson Devor, W, W, P, M
9.3 1992 CDColor (Fujicolor) The Oak Lucian Pintilie, W, W, P «Balanta»
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 9.3 1990 AdBCDRColor (Eastmancolor) My Mother's Castle Yves Robert, W, W, ++, P, M «Le château de ma mère»
9.3 1969 AAdDColor (Eastmancolor) Goyôkin Hideo Gosha, W, W, P, M
9.3 1961 AdCWColor (Technicolor) The Best of Enemies Guy Hamilton, W, W, ++, P, M
9.2 1999 TA? The Killing Zone Ian David Diaz, W, P, M
9.2 1979 AdDFColor Spirit of the Wind Ralph Liddle, W, W, P, M
9.2 1971 ADWColor Michael the Brave Sergiu Nicolaescu, W, P, M «Mihai Viteazul»
9.2 1966 AdCColor (Technicolor) For Love and Gold Mario Monicelli, W, W, ++, P, M «L'armata Brancaleone»
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 9.2 1961 DBlack and White Il posto Cr Cr-Ess Ermanno Olmi, W, W, P, M
9.2 1926 DHoBlack and White; Silent Kurutta ippêji Teinosuke Kinugasa, W, ++, P
9.1 2012 AdCCrRTColor Kismet Love Paisa Dilli Sanjay M. Khanduri, W, W, ++, P, M
9.1 2008 RColor Channels Nat Christian, W, P, M
9.1 2001 DFCColor The Immigrant Garden C. Tad Devlin, W, P, M
9.1 1999 CDBlack and White, Color Cosy Dens Jan Hrebejk, W, W, P, M «Pelísky»
9.1 1991 CrDRColor A Brighter Summer Day Edward Yang, W, W, ++, P «Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian»
9.1 1982 CColor Le père Noël est une ordure Jean-Marie Poiré, W, W, ++, P, M
9.0 2011 CColor Adventures of Serial Buddies Keven Undergaro, W, P, M
9.0 2011 CHoSfColor (HD) Overtime Brian Cunningham, Matt Niehoff, W, W, P, M
9.0 1998 CCrTColor I Woke Up Early the Day I Died Aris Iliopulos, W, P, M
9.0 1997 DColor Baunsu ko gaurusu Masato Harada, W, P, M
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 9.0 1993 DColor (Technicolor) The Saint of Fort Washington Tim Hunter, W, P, M
9.0 1973 DMlFColor Abhimaan Hrishikesh Mukherjee, W, W, ++, P, M
9.0 1964 DBlack and White This Special Friendship Jean Delannoy, W, W, ++, P, M «Les amitiés particulières»
9.0 1940 CrDRBlack and White The Way of All Flesh Louis King, W, W, ++, P, M
8.9 2007 CSfColor Return of the Ghostbusters Hank Braxtan, W, W, P, M
8.9 2007 AdSfColor Spiritual Warriors David Raynr, W, W, P, M
8.9 1998 DColor Walking to the Waterline Matt Mulhern, W, P, M
8.9 1990 DColor "The Decalogue" Dekalog, piec Krzysztof Kieslowski, W, W, P, M «"Dekalog" Dekalog, piec»
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 8.9 1978 CDMcColor Rockers Ted Bafaloukos, W, P
8.9 1973 AdColor (Technicolor) Brother of the Wind Dick Robinson, W, W, P, M
8.9 1962 FanHoMSfTBlack and White "Twilight Zone" The Changing of the Guard Robert Ellis Miller, W, P «"The Twilight Zone" The Changing of the Guard»
8.9 1962 DColor (Eastmancolor) Kanchenjungha Satyajit Ray, W, P, M
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 8.8 2012 DColor Least Among Saints Martin Papazian, W, P, M
8.8 2012 CDColor Material Craig Freimond, W, W, ++, P, M
8.8 2011 DColor Emulsion Suki Singh, W, P, M
8.8 2006 CDColor Forgiving the Franklins Jay Floyd, W, M
8.8 1999 DColor Postmen in the Mountains Jianqi Huo, W, P, M «Nashan naren nagou»
8.8 1998 CColor Fishing with Gandhi Gabe Weisert, W, W, ++, P, M
8.8 1996 CMcColor Bandwagon John Schultz, W, P, M
8.8 1989 DColor (Technicolor) Sing Richard J. Baskin, W, P, M
8.8 1988 CDColor Hawks Robert Ellis Miller, W, W, ++, P, M
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 8.8 1981 CSfColor (Eastmancolor) La soupe aux choux Jean Girault, W, W, ++, P, M
8.8 1977 CColor Mimino Georgiy Daneliya, W, W, ++, P, M
8.8 1970 AAdCDRWColor (Sovcolor) The White Sun of the Desert Vladimir Motyl, W, W, ++, P, M «Beloe solntse pustyni»
8.8 1968 CColor (Eastmancolor) Very Happy Alexander Yves Robert, W, ++, P, M «Alexandre le bienheureux»
8.8 1964 DBlack and White Hamlet Bill Colleran, John Gielgud, W, P
8.7 2011 ADRColor (HD) To Be King Steve Rahaman, W, W, P, M
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 8.7 1992 CRDColor (Eastmancolor) The Dark Side of the Heart Eliseo Subiela, W, W, ++, P, M «El lado oscuro del corazón»
8.7 1990 CACrRColor Ghayal Rajkumar Santoshi, W, W, ++, P, M
8.7 1986 CDColor (Technicolor) Saving Grace Robert M. Young, W, W, ++, P, M
8.7 1981 HoColor (Fujicolor) The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne Walerian Borowczyk, W, W, P, M «Docteur Jekyll et les femmes»
8.7 1980 CDColor (Metrocolor) Why Would I Lie? Larry Peerce, W, W, P, M
8.7 1978 CColor (Eastmancolor) The Adventures of Picasso Tage Danielsson, W, W, P, M «Picassos äventyr»
8.7 1959 DTBlack and White The Last Mile Howard W. Koch, W, W, ++, P, M
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 8.7 1939 CrAAdBlack and White Daredevils of the Red Circle John English, William Witney, W, W, ++, P, M
8.7 1928 AdDBlack and White; Silent Beggars of Life William A. Wellman, W, W, ++, P, M