Netflix History
The following is a complete history of the 930 movies that were sent to Crystal and Jason by Netflix.
Desperado
Writer-director Robert Rodriguez's indie debut and his big-budget follow-up are both featured on this disc. Sundance Film Festival winner El Mariachi chronicles the travails of a traveling musician (Carlos Gallardo) who's been mistaken for an assassin who carries his weapons in a guitar case -- and whom the local crime lord wants dead. In Desperado, the mariachi (Antonio Banderas) returns -- this time seeking revenge. Salma Hayek co-stars.
Action · R · 106 minutes · 1995 · Watched: 09/06/2009
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El Mariachi
Writer-director Robert Rodriguez's indie debut and his big-budget follow-up are both featured on this disc. Sundance Film Festival winner El Mariachi chronicles the travails of a traveling musician (Carlos Gallardo) who's been mistaken for an assassin who carries his weapons in a guitar case -- and whom the local crime lord wants dead. In Desperado, the mariachi (Antonio Banderas) returns -- this time seeking revenge. Salma Hayek co-stars.
Action · R · 81 minutes · 1992 · Watched: 09/06/2009
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Zombie
After a New York harbor patrolman is murdered at the hands of a flesh-hungry ghoul aboard an abandoned yacht, Anne (Tisa Farrow) -- the daughter of the ship's missing owner -- teams with a newspaper reporter (Ian McCulloch) for a private investigation. Clues eventually lead them to a Caribbean island where the dead refuse to stay dead. A voodoo curse is at work, and battle with the bloodthirsty zombies must be joined.
Horror · Not Rated · 91 minutes · 1979 · Watched: 09/05/2009
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Kurt Cobain: About a Son
In a series of evocative interviews with rock icon Kurt Cobain, journalist Michael Azerrad captures the late artist's inner thoughts and personal memories about life, music, success and failure. Director AJ Schnack assembled intimate conversations into a poignant portrait of a creative genius and young man in pain. This emotional blend of imagery, music and voice about the infamous and elusive artist is a 2007 Independent Spirit Award nominee.
Documentary · Not Rated · 96 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 09/01/2009
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Dead Man's Shoes
Richard (Paddy Considine) comes home from the army bent on revenge against the local gang of dealers and thugs that brutalized his mentally disabled brother, Anthony (Toby Kebbell). Richard's one-man guerilla campaign terrorizes the bullies, who begin to turn on one another as he efficiently eliminates them one by one. This engrossing BAFTA-nominated drama powerfully illustrates the overriding bond of brotherly love.
Drama · Not Rated · 90 minutes · 2004 · Watched: 08/30/2009
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Wicked Little Things
When a grieving widow moves her two daughters to a rustic house in the Pennsylvania mountains, she hopes the solitude will help them work through their feelings of abandonment. But they hardly have time to reflect, given the discovery of unexpected neighbors. As it turns out, the ghosts of children who were killed in a tragic accident more than 90 years before are still "playing" in the mine shaft nearby.
Horror · R · 94 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 08/16/2009
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
David Fincher directs this Oscar-nominated tale of Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) -- a man who was born old and wrinkled but grows younger as the years go by -- with a screenplay adapted from a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The plot throws linear conventions upside down to explore love, loss and memory from the perspective of a character living under incredibly unique -- and unexpectedly difficult -- circumstances. Cate Blanchett co-stars.
Drama · PG-13 · 166 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 08/15/2009
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Born with an acute sense of smell, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille (Ben Whishaw) resorts to dark deeds in creating a perfume that captures the essence of a woman in this 18th-century thriller based on Patrick Süskind's best-selling novel. The disturbing intensity mounts as Baroque-born Grenouille's obsession to create the ultimate scent moves from innovation to murderous aberration. Alan Rickman co-stars along with Dustin Hoffman as a master perfumer.
Drama · R · 148 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 08/11/2009
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Blink
Blind since she was a child, Emma Brody (Madeleine Stowe) gets the gift of sight when a dead woman's eyes are donated to her. But her vision is still a bit blurry right after the operation, and while she's getting accustomed to her new eyes, Emma witnesses a brutal murder at night and must sort out the details using her other senses. Aidan Quinn co-stars as the detective who helps her. Michael Apted directs this edge-of-your-seat thriller.
Suspense · R · 106 minutes · 1994 · Watched: 08/08/2009
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Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
Sometimes, it takes a strange night to put everything else into focus. And that's exactly what happens to Harold (John Cho), a Korean-American banker, and his roommate, Kumar (Kal Penn), an Indian-American med school student. Both guys are at a crossroads, about to make major decisions that will affect the course of their futures. Yet they arrive at wisdom by accident as they drive around New Jersey in search of the best stoner fix money can buy.
Comedy · Unrated · 88 minutes · 2004 · Watched: 08/02/2009
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11:14
Five seemingly random story lines intersect at precisely 11:14 p.m. in this innovative drama-thriller written and directed by newbie filmmaker Greg Marcks. Even though they're strangers, Buzzy (Academy Award winner Hilary Swank), Mark (Colin Hanks), Cheri (Rachel Leigh Cook), Jack (Henry Thomas) and Eddie (Ben Foster) will become a part of one another's lives -- even if it kills them. Patrick Swayze and Barbara Hershey co-star.
Suspense · R · 86 minutes · 2005 · Watched: 08/01/2009
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30 Days of Night
When a monthlong darkness sets in on the tiny Alaskan town of Barrow, the locals are visited by a flock of bloodthirsty vampires eager to take advantage of the no-sun zone. The town sheriff Eben Olemaun (Josh Hartnett) and his deputy and wife, Stella (Melissa George), must act fast to save the dark day. Based on a popular horror comic by Steve Niles, the film also stars Ben Foster and Danny Huston.
Horror · R · 113 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/28/2009
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Lost Colony
Based on one of history's most chilling mysteries, this horror-tinged thriller documents the perils of a group of 16th-century Brits that sets sail for the unknown shores of America, finally landing on what is now Virginia's Roanoke Island. But after building a small yet successful colony, the settlers suddenly and inexplicably disappear from the island, leaving no clue except a warning written in an ancient language -- and in blood.
Horror · R · 95 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/26/2009
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Taken
While vacationing with a friend in Paris, an American girl (Maggie Grace) is kidnapped by a gang of human traffickers intent on selling her into forced prostitution. Now, her father, Bryan (Liam Neeson), a former soldier, must pull out all the stops to save her. But with his best years possibly behind him, Bryan's task may be more than he can handle. Directed by Pierre Morel, this relentless action thriller also stars Famke Janssen.
Action · PG-13 · 93 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 06/21/2009
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Miracle
Focused on achieving the impossible -- defeating the Soviet Union's unbeaten hockey team at the 1980 Winter Olympics -- brash U.S. hockey coach Herb Brooks (Kurt Russell) unites a motley group of college athletes and turns them into a force to be reckoned with. Based on an improbable true story that shocked the world, this inspirational drama also stars Patricia Clarkson, Noah Emmerich and Eddie Cahill.
Drama · PG · 136 minutes · 2004 · Watched: 06/20/2009
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Saw V
When Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) learns that his secret connection to Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) will be exposed, the forensics detective embarks on a hunt to eradicate everything that links him to the serial killer in the fifth installment of the grisly horror series. Jigsaw's legacy of torturous traps lives on and director David Hackl remains at the helm in this gruesome continuation of the franchise. Julie Benz and Scott Patterson co-star.
Horror · R · 96 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 06/17/2009
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Dark Ride
An impromptu stop at a roadside theme park fails to amuse six college students (including Jamie-Lynn DiScala of "The Sopranos") when they cross paths with an escaped serial killer (Dave Warden) who committed a pair of murders there nearly a decade ago. Hiding out in the park's Dark Ride attraction, the brooding killer lies in wait until his unsuspecting victims come to him. Craig Singer directs.
Horror · R · 94 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 06/16/2009
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Sweeney Todd
Johnny Depp (in an Oscar-nominated role) reteams with director Tim Burton for this adaptation of the hit Broadway musical about the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Depp plays Sweeney Todd, a man who becomes a deranged murderer seeking revenge after being falsely imprisoned. To add to the macabre nature of his crimes, he enlists the help of his lover, Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), who disposes of the victims by baking them into meat pies -- sought after by all of
Musical · R · 116 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/07/2009
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Hoosiers
High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent in this Oscar-nominated drama. Things go from bad to worse when coach Norman Dale (Gene Hackman) joins the team. In short order, Dale expresses ambivalence about the star player, ostracizes himself from the townsfolk and hires a drunk (Dennis Hopper). Feelings for the coach change, however, when the sad-sack team turns itself around.
Drama · PG · 114 minutes · 1986 · Watched: 06/07/2009
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Bride Wars
Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway star as Emma and Liv, best friends who become worst enemies when they realize their respective weddings are scheduled on the same day at their dream venue -- the Plaza Hotel. It's no holds barred as these two bridezillas go on a ruthless rampage toward matrimony. The romantic comedy also stars Candice Bergen (as the wedding planner), Bryan Greenberg, Kristen Johnston and Chris Pratt.
Comedy · PG · 89 minutes · 2009 · Watched: 06/06/2009
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