Dad's Movie Lists

Updates

Date Update details, including star ratings: 10★, 9, 8★, 7, 6★, 5
Mar 2025 Added mini-previews for... The Andromeda Strain (8), The Batman (8), Breaker Morant (8), Les Diaboliques (8), The Manchurian Candidate (9★), The Menu (8), The Night of the Hunter (10★), Touch of Evil (9★).
Feb 2025 Added mini-previews for... About Time (10★), An Affair to Remember (8), Ball of Fire (8), Blade (8), Body Heat (8), Burn After Reading (8), Charade (8), The Children's Hour (9★), The Civil War (10★), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (8), The Eagle Has Landed (7★), Emperor of the North (8), Fantastic Four (6★), Here (9★), King Solomon's Mines (7★), The Portrait of Dorian Gray (8), The Professionals (8), X-Men Origins: Wolverine (7★).

Added these new genre lists: Sweet Revenge, (revenge is key).

Jan 2025 Added mini-previews for Cloud Atlas (9★), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (9★), Fort Apache (8), Hombre (8), The House That Dripped Blood (7★), John Wick (8), The Lion in Winter (8), Looper (8), The Maltese Falcon (8), McLintock! (7★), Metropolis (10★), Modern Times (10★), Oldboy (9★), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (8), Oppenheimer (10★), Rob Roy (7★), Sands of Iwo Jima (7★), Support Your Local Sheriff! (8), Taken (8), A Trip to the Moon (9★), The Usual Suspects (9★), Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (8), The World's Fastest Indian (8), The War Wagon (7★).

Added these new genre lists: Drama Class, (pure drama) Dramedies (dramatic comedies), Old Farts (like me), Pure Laughs (comedy films), Sci-Fi Pie (science fiction).

Dec 2024 Added mini-previews for After Hours (8), Baby Driver (8), Bicycle Thieves (9★), Cat Ballou (7★), Children of Men (9★), Christmas in Connecticut (7★), Cinderella Man (9★), Die Hard 2 (7★), Foreign Correspondent (8), Godzilla Minus One (9★), Gremlins (7★), Hell Is for Heroes (7★), Judy (7★), The Lady Vanishes (8), Marnie (7★), A Quiet Place (8), A Quiet Place Part II (7★), The Reader (8), The Sons of Katie Elder (8), Still Alice (9★), Uncle Buck (7★), Zero Dark Thirty (8).

Moved page navigation bar from left side to top. This is more mobile-friendly. Changed genre lists as follows: 1) Removed Date Night in lieu of adding these two - Rom-Combos (romantic comedies), Rom-Drams (romantic dramas), 2) added The Beat (films centered around music), and 3) Split out the Top 20 for each genre into its own page, with a countdown from #20 to #1.

Nov 2024 Added mini-previews for Black Sunday (7★), Black Swan (9★), The China Syndrome (8), Destroy All Monsters (7★), Fail-Safe (8), The Final Countdown (7★), Godzilla's Revenge (6★), Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (7★), Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster (6★), Green Book (9★), Harlan County, U.S.A. (8), Heavy Metal (7★), Hellfighters (7★), I Am Legend (7★), I, Tonya (8), The Land That Time Forgot (6★), The Last Man on Earth (7★), The Last Samurai (8), Life Itself (8), The Omega Man (7★), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (9★), The Song Remains the Same (8), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (9★), Strange World (7★), Suicide Squad (6★), Whiplash (9★), Wonder Woman 1984 (6★), X-Men: Days of Future Past (8), X-Men: First Class (8).

Added these new genre lists: Black & White (racial interactions), Dark Laughs (black comedies), Head Games (psychological films), History Lesson (historial topics), Kiddie Rides (for children, mostly), Mocks & Spoofs (mockumentaries and satirical films), SNL Alum (films with Saturday Night Live actors)

Oct 2024 Added mini-previews for Altered States (7★), American Gigolo (7★), The Amityville Horror (7★), Avergers: Age of Ultron (7★), The Bad News Bears (7★), Batman & Robin (5★), Batman Forever (6★), The Big Country (8★), Bullitt (8★), Chernobyl (9★), Cross of Iron (8★), Death Wish (7★), Elmer Gantry (7★), The Iron Claw (7★), Mackintosh and T.J. (7★), McQ (7★), Midway (7★), Modern Problems (6★), Neighbors (6★), The Omen (8), Phantasm (7★), The Pit and the Pendulum (7★), Planet Terror (7★), Super Size Me (7★), Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! (7★), The Swimmer (8), Tarzan (7★), Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 (7★), Wages of Fear (8★), Wolfen (6★).

Added these new genre lists: Cops and Crooks (Crime), Game Day (Sports), Totally Epic, (film epics)... and for Halloween - Oh, The Horror!

Sep 2024 Added mini-previews for A Boy and His Dog (6★), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (8★), Conan the Destroyer (6★), Creepshow (7★), Dick Tracy (6★), Friday the 13th (7★), The House of Usher (7★), Ikiru (9★), James and the Giant Peach (7★), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (6★), Quatermass and the Pit (7★), Quest for Fire (7★), Red Beard (8★), Sense and Sensibility (8★), Top Gun (7★), True Lies (7★), What Women Want (7★), The Whale (8★).
Aug 2024 Reorganized, breaking each mini-preview into its own page. Altered page design to be more mobile-friendly. Made left navigation bar an Inline Frame, so I only have to update it in one place. Whew!

Added mini-previews for Alien 3 (
7★), Alien Resurrection (7★), The American President (7★), Batman Returns (8★), Broken Arrow (7★), Brubaker (7★), From Here to Eternity (9★), Grease (7★), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (7★), Iron Man 2 (7★), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (7★), Superman III (5★).
July 2024 Added mini-previews for Cinema Paradiso (10★), Jumanji (7★), The Last Picture Show (8★), Molly's Game (8★), Moonlight (8★), The Mountain (7★), Nightmare on Elm Street (7★), Scent of a Woman (8★), School of Rock (7★), Star Trek: The Final Frontier (6★), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (7★), Star Trek: The Search for Spock (7★), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (6★), Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (7★), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (7★), Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (5★).
May 2024 Major site overhaul, changed to 10-star rating system; added several genre lists.

Added mini-previews for 101 Dalmatians (
6★), The Alamo (7★), American Graffiti (7★), Alladin (8★), The Big Lebowski (8★), The Born Losers (6★), Casualties of War (7★), Chato's Land (7★), Enron: The Smartest Men in the Room (8★), The Fabelmans (9★), A Fistful of Dollars (8★), From Russia With Love (7★), My Neighbor Totoro (9★), Norma Rae (7★), One Hundred and One Dalmatians (7★), Paris, Texas (9★), The Passion of Joan of Arc (10★), Robin Hood: The Prince of Thieves (6★), Seven (8★), Suicide Squad (7★), Swiss Family Robinson (7★), Spider-Man 3 (7★), The Stand (7★), Temple Grandin (8★), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (7★), Up in Smoke (7★), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (9★).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

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