Netflix History

The following is a complete history of the 930 movies that were sent to Crystal and Jason by Netflix.

The Great Debaters

When African American poet Mel Tolson (Denzel Washington, who also directs) creates a debate team at historically black Wiley College in the 1930s, he pushes the team to a level of excellence that allows them to take on Harvard University. But despite public success, personal clashes foment as the father (Forest Whitaker) of one of Tolson's students (Denzel Whitaker) begins to resent his son's loyalty to his coach.

Drama · PG-13 · 124 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 12/06/2009
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Watchmen

Zack Snyder directs this adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's graphic novel set in a parallel Earth in 1985, where superheroes are prohibited from using their powers despite the threat of nuclear war. When one of their number is murdered, however, the outlaw heroes -- including Dr. Manhattan (Billy Crudup), Silk Spectre (Carla Gugino), Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) and Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson) -- unite to defend themselves.

Action · R · 163 minutes · 2009 · Watched: 11/28/2009
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Doomsday

When a deadly viral epidemic breaks out in present-day Britain, killing hundreds of thousands of people, the government quarantines the infected behind a walled city -- only to be confronted with a resurgence of the disease 30 years in the future. In the vein of Mad Max and 28 Days Later, this morality tale veiled as a sci-fi hypothetical features enough action, combat and suspense to keep audiences wondering, "What if?"

Sci-Fi · Unrated · 113 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 11/22/2009
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Duplicity

Julia Roberts and Clive Owen co-star in this curveball-throwing thriller as a pair of romantically involved corporate operatives who are entangled in a bitter rivalry between two mammoth pharmaceutical companies. Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson convincingly round out the heavyweight cast as warring big pharma CEOs in this intriguing espionage effort from writer-director Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton).

Suspense · PG-13 · 125 minutes · 2009 · Watched: 11/17/2009
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The Midnight Meat Train

Bradley Cooper stars as Leon Kauffman, an ambitious New York photographer whose reckless search for a serial killer (Vinnie Jones), known as "the Subway Butcher," leads him down a dark and dangerous path. Leslie Bibb, Dan Callahan, Brooke Shields and Tony Curran also star in this spine-tingling thriller from director Ryuhei Kitamura, a chilling tale based on a short story by horror giant Clive Barker.<br />

Horror · Unrated · 100 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 11/15/2009
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Metropolis

Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, German director Fritz Lang's masterpiece -- set in a futuristic 2026 -- has now been magnificently restored to include the original orchestral score. When the populace is divided between workers who must live underground and the rich who enjoy a futuristic city of splendor, a man from the society's upper class abandons his privileged life to join oppressed workers in a revolt.

Sci-Fi · Not Rated · 117 minutes · 1927 · Watched: 11/09/2009
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Feast II: Sloppy Seconds

The chills continue in this gruesome sequel to director John Gulager's 2005 horror extravaganza as the survivors of the besieged tavern flee to the nearest town. But the vicious creatures track the blood trail, and the motley group of barflies must join forces with the locals to end the carnage once and for all. Jenny Wade, Clu Gulager, Diane Goldner and Chelsea Richards head the cast of this comic bloodfest.

Horror · Unrated · 100 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 11/08/2009
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The Tripper

A group of pill-popping hippies journeys to a love and peace concert in the woods, where they soon come under attack by a psycho with an ax to grind -- and he's sporting a Ronald Reagan mask. Can the young stoners emerge from their drug-induced haze before they literally become chopped liver? Actor David Arquette makes his directorial debut in this gory, politically charged tale of horror starring Jaime King, Lukas Haas and Thomas Jane.

Horror · R · 100 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 11/08/2009
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Charlie Wilson's War

Texas congressman Charlie Wilson sets a series of earth-shaking events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative (Philip Seymour Hoffman, in an Oscar-nominated role) to aid Afghan mujahedeen rebels in their fight against the Soviet Red Army. Julia Roberts, Emily Blunt and Amy Adams co-star in this fact-based political thriller directed by Mike Nichols and based on George Crile's 2003 book by the same name.

Drama · R · 97 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 11/08/2009
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WALL-E

In a futuristic world, human beings have destroyed Earth and evacuated the planet, leaving the cleanup to an army of robots they've programmed to do their dirty work. Due to a mishap, the dutiful WALL-E is the only one left. But with the arrival of a female probe, the monotony of WALL-E's existence is broken -- and he experiences love for the first time. Andrew Stanton directs this Golden Globe- and Oscar-winning Pixar tale with a sci-fi twist.

Family · G · 98 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 11/03/2009
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What We Do Is Secret

Rodger Grossman directs this dramatized biography about Darby Crash (Shane West), the punk music pioneer who founded the short-lived but highly influential band the Germs. Following the group's earliest days when they could scarcely play their instruments to Crash's overdose in 1980, viewers delve into his remarkable poeticism that elevated the band to the top of the 1970s-era Los Angeles music scene heap. Bijou Phillips co-stars.

Drama · R · 92 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 11/01/2009
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Gone Baby Gone

When a 4-year-old girl goes missing in one of Boston's toughest neighborhoods, private investigators Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angela Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan) reluctantly agree to take the case. But the investigation proves more complex than they ever could have imagined. Amy Ryan earned an Oscar nod for her portrayal of the missing child's mother in Ben Affleck's directorial debut, adapted from the Dennis Lehane novel.

Drama · R · 114 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 11/01/2009
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Valkyrie

Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer. Stephen Fry, Bill Nighy and Eddie Izzard co-star in this drama based on actual events.

Drama · PG-13 · 120 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 10/26/2009
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Hood of Horror

Hosted by Snoop Dogg, this hip-hop horror trilogy begins with the story of a girl who tags murdering gangsters with the mark of death. Then, a greedy redneck plans to evict four retired military servicemen and suffers the veterans' grisly wrath. Finally, a rap star's bloody climb to the top leads to his retribution. Billy Dee Williams, Danny Trejo, Aries Spears, Jason Alexander and Ernie Hudson star in these urban terror tales.

Horror · R · 87 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 10/18/2009
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2

In the second installment of Quentin Tarantino's outrageously inventive Kill Bill series, the Bride (Uma Thurman) unwaveringly continues on her "roaring rampage of revenge" against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. The woman visits each of her former associates one by one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill (David Carradine).

Action · R · 136 minutes · 2004 · Watched: 10/11/2009
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1

In this film noir tale written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, an assassin called the Bride (Uma Thurman) is shot at her wedding by her employer, Bill (David Carradine), and other members of their assassin circle. She survives, though a bullet in her brain keeps her in a coma for five years. Setting out for some payback, the Bride hunts down the various assassins, saving Bill for last. This is the first half of a planned two-part movie.

Action · R · 111 minutes · 2003 · Watched: 09/28/2009
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Network

Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky predicted today's rash of trash television and shock-driven newscasts with this ahead-of-its-time satire that centers on a network news anchor named Howard Beale (Peter Finch) who loses it on the air. His outrageous rants boost the station's ratings and intrigue cutthroat network execs Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall. William Holden contrasts their avarice as an old-school TV journalist who's hopelessly out of step.

Drama · R · 121 minutes · 1976 · Watched: 09/27/2009
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O

A controversial, modern retelling of Shakespeare's "Othello" that takes place in an exclusive boarding school where Odin James (Mekhi Phifer) is the star basketball player and sole black student. Odin's beautiful girlfriend, Desi (Julia Stiles), adores him, and his coach (Martin Sheen) loves him like a son. But jealousy drives the coach's real son, Hugo (Josh Hartnett), into an elaborate and deadly scheme to knock Odin off his exalted perch.

Drama · R · 94 minutes · 2001 · Watched: 09/26/2009
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The Express

Rob Brown stars as trailblazer Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Dubbed the "Elmira Express" because of his tireless drive, Davis also lived up to the title off the field fighting for racial equality. Director Gary Fleder's inspiring biopic co-stars Dennis Quaid as Ben Schwartzwalder, the crusty Syracuse University coach who teaches Davis the game and in return learns much from his bold civil rights achievements.

Drama · PG · 130 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 09/21/2009
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The International

Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and New York Asst. DA Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) team up to expose a global financial institution's money laundering, arms dealing and other illegal rackets in this tense thriller from director Tom Tykwer. As the pair race from New York to Milan and beyond to pursue their case, they soon discover that the ruthless bank will stop at nothing to continue its profitable activities.

Suspense · R · 118 minutes · 2009 · Watched: 09/06/2009
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