Netflix History
The following is a complete history of the 930 movies that were sent to Crystal and Jason by Netflix.
Quarantine
While on assignment shadowing firemen, a Los Angeles news reporter (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) get trapped in a quarantined apartment complex with a vicious unknown killer. With all forms of communications cut, the news crew keeps the cameras rolling as they search for a way to escape rabies-infected zombies. John Erick Dowdle writes and directs this frenzied horror film that also stars Johnathon Schaech.
Horror · R · 89 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 02/05/2010
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The Deaths of Ian Stone
In this byzantine psychological thriller directed by Dario Piana, working stiff Ian Stone (Mike Vogel) finds himself trapped in a bizarre reality: Every day he dies a horrific death at the hands of a killer, only to be resurrected and murdered again. Can Ian get to the bottom of the mystery and break the recurring cycle of death and rebirth? Christina Cole, Michael Feast and Jaime Murray also star.
Horror · R · 88 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 02/05/2010
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Descent
In the wake of a violent rape that leaves her shattered and emotionally destroyed, a star college student (Rosario Dawson) with a once-promising future descends into a downward spiral of depression, drug abuse and promiscuity. Talia Lugacy directs this Tribeca Film Festival selection that explores what happens when the victim ultimately gets the chance to exact revenge upon her attacker (Chad Faust).
Drama · NC-17 · 104 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 02/02/2010
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The Girlfriend Experience
Filmed in about two weeks on a budget of less than $2 million, director Steven Soderbergh's experimental feature focuses on the life of a high-priced New York City call girl, played by bona fide porn star Sasha Grey. The movie tells its tale in nonlinear fashion, throwing random scenes at the viewer, who must piece together the puzzle to understand the story. Other than Grey, the actors are nonprofessionals who improvised many of their scenes.
Drama · R · 77 minutes · 2009 · Watched: 01/10/2010
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The Last House on the Left
While vacationing at their summer home, Emma and John Collingwood (Monica Potter and Tony Goldwyn) show kindness to a group of strangers, unaware that the same men just assaulted their daughter (Sara Paxton). Once they learn the truth, they set out on a no-holds-barred plan for revenge that can only end in bloodshed. Dennis Iliadis directs this updated remake of Wes Craven's 1972 horror classic by the same name.
Horror · Unrated · 110 minutes · 2009 · Watched: 01/10/2010
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Sullivan's Travels
Tired of churning out fluffy comedies, Hollywood director John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) decides to write a serious, socially responsible film about human suffering. When his producers point out that he knows nothing of hardship, he hits the road as a hobo. On his journey, Sullivan invites an out-of-work actress (Veronica Lake) to be his traveling companion, and the pair get into more trouble than they ever dreamed of.
Comedy · Not Rated · 90 minutes · 1942 · Watched: 01/08/2010
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Asylum
In this sinister spine chiller, six college students learn that their dorm used to double as a horrific insane asylum in the 1930s, where a sadistic doctor performed numerous grisly lobotomies on his disturbed teenage patients. It seems that the ghost of the doctor still haunts the corridors, and he's determined to continue his ghastly experiments on the current residents. Will the friends escape the psycho spirit -- or go insane trying?
Horror · R · 92 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 01/05/2010
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Paranormal Activity
When Katie (Katie Featherston) and Micah (Micah Sloat) fear their San Diego, Calif., home may be haunted by a demonic presence, Micah sets up a video camera to document all the jaw-dropping, hair-raising action over a series of several nights in fall 2006. The paranormal occurrences increase in frequency and significance, leaving Katie more and more distraught -- and determined to put an end to the terror.
Horror · R · 86 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 01/03/2010
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Brand Upon the Brain
Filmmaker Guy Maddin's intriguing homage to silent films centers on a man (Erik Steffen Maahs) who returns to his childhood home on an abandoned island and uncovers the shocking truth about his mysterious parents. Exploring the orphanage his parents ran when he was a child, Guy unearths a world of disturbing science experiments and diabolical schemes. Narrated by Isabella Rossellini, this unique film recalls some of cinema's earliest works.
Drama · Not Rated · 99 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 01/03/2010
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American Graffiti
Showcasing then-Hollywood-newcomers Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard, director George Lucas weaves together the stories of a disparate group of teenagers as they struggle with adolescent rites of passage in 1962. On the night before two of them leave for college, four high school buddies cruise their small hometown finding love and mischief in this Oscar-nominated coming-of-age classic.
Comedy · PG · 112 minutes · 1973 · Watched: 01/03/2010
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Waltz with Bashir
Director Ari Folman employs vivid black-and-white animation in this Golden Globe-winning film, exploring the memory gaps in his life during his service for the Israeli army in the Lebanese war of the early 1980s. Recounting stories based on recorded interviews with colleagues and friends, Folman relives the horrors of war and dissects the curious coping mechanisms humans use to survive under brutal circumstances.
Documentary · R · 90 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 12/27/2009
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88 Minutes
Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) -- a college professor and occasional forensic psychologist for the FBI -- finds himself in a race against time when he receives a mysterious phone call telling him he has exactly 88 minutes left to live. Can he track down his would-be killer before the clock runs out? Amy Brenneman, Leelee Sobieski, Deborah Unger and William Forsythe co-star in this real-time thriller from director Jon Avnet.
Suspense · R · 107 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 12/27/2009
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Not Your Typical Bigfoot Movie
In this quirky, heartwarming documentary, filmmaker Jay Delaney follows the exploits of Dallas Gilbert and Wayne Burton, two Portsmouth, Ohio, residents who have dedicated their lives to proving that bigfoot is more than just an urban legend. Battling financial hardship, failing health and marital strife, Gilbert and Burton remain steadfast in their quest for validation and subsequently obtaining their own small piece of the American dream.
Documentary · Not Rated · 63 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 12/27/2009
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Cleaner
After years as a detective, Tom Carver (Samuel L. Jackson) runs a business specializing in cleaning up crime scenes. But when he realizes his latest gig at a ritzy suburban house might have been a cover-up for a homicide, he must clean up the injustice. Our hygienic hero gets far more than he bargained for in director Renny Harlin's twisty crime thriller, co-starring Ed Harris as Carver's old partner and Eva Mendes as a grieving wife.
Suspense · R · 89 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 12/27/2009
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Food, Inc.
Drawing on Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Michael Pollan's The Omnivore's Dilemma, director Robert Kenner's documentary explores the food industry's detrimental effects on our health and environment. Kenner spotlights the men and women who are working to reform an industry rife with monopolies, questionable interpretations of laws and subsidies, political ties and rising rates of E. coli outbreaks.
Documentary · PG · 94 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 12/26/2009
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Cabaret
A British scribe (Michael York) and his comrades -- including a flamboyant American nightclub entertainer named Sally Bowles (Liza Minnelli) -- chronicle the debauchery and turbulence of prewar Berlin in director Bob Fosse's big-screen adaptation of a musical classic. Existing in a morally ambiguous void, the characters doggedly maintain their facades as the world outside the cabaret gears for war.
Musical · PG · 128 minutes · 1972 · Watched: 12/26/2009
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The Hangover
When three friends (Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis and Bradley Cooper) finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom. But they can't seem to locate their best friend, Doug (Justin Bartha) -- who's supposed to be tying the knot. Launching a frantic search for Doug, the trio perseveres through a nasty hangover to try to make it to the church on time.
Comedy · Unrated · 96 minutes · 2009 · Watched: 12/26/2009
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Following
Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) writes and directs this odd, claustrophobic neo-noir film about a seedy young Brit (Jeremy Theobald) who's obsessed with following people -- albeit harmlessly at first. After meeting a like-minded bloke (Alex Haw), the twosome graduate to breaking and entering -- but meet their match in a tough blonde dame (Lucy Russell) who may have dubious plans of her own.
Suspense · R · 70 minutes · 1998 · Watched: 12/21/2009
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Funny Games
Anna (Naomi Watts) and George (Tim Roth) are enjoying a vacation with their son when two sadistic young men (Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet) break into their cabin and hold the family hostage. The psychotic duo plays twisted games with their prisoners, forcing them to comply to stay alive. Director Michael Haneke remakes his chilling 1997 German-language film as an indictment of the media's fascination with violence.
Suspense · R · 111 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 12/20/2009
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Revolutionary Road
The perfect couple living in the perfect house in a perfect suburb? Not quite. April (Kate Winslet) and Frank's (Leonardo DiCaprio) marriage unravels when a desperate plan to change their "perfect" lives becomes their last hope to escape lives actually engulfed in emptiness. Sam Mendes helms this heartrending, razor-sharp glance at the 1950s American Dream -- behind the picture window. Michael Shannon and Kathy Bates co-star.
Drama · R · 119 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 12/20/2009
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