Netflix History

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

Cinderella Man

Russell Crowe stars as pugilist Jim Braddock in this riveting biopic created by the Academy Award-winning team of producer Brian Grazer, director Ron Howard and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman. Braddock, who garnered boxing glory when he defeated champion Max Baer in a winner-takes-all bout, arrived on the scene during the Great Depression (a time when Americans were woefully in need of a hero) and rose to the occasion with a vengeance.

Drama · PG-13 · 145 minutes · 2005 · Watched: 10/03/2008
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Boogie Nights

By turns touching and shocking, Paul Thomas Anderson's Boogie Nights is ultimately an intimate drama about an unlikely family whose patriarch (Burt Reynolds) produces hardcore pornography. Set in porn's golden age -- the '70s -- Boogie Nights stars Mark Wahlberg as young stud Dirk Diggler and Julianne Moore as vulnerable star/earth mother Amber Waves.

Drama · R · 155 minutes · 1997 · Watched: 09/30/2008
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The Food of the Gods

A group of friends arrive on a remote Canadian island, only to discover that they're being hunted by freakishly giant rodents. Little do they know that an unidentifiable ooze is causing every animal on the island to grow larger -- and even worse, it's given them a taste for human flesh. Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker, Jon Cypher and Ida Lupino co-star in this gory creature feature based on the novel by H.G. Wells.

Horror · PG · 88 minutes · 1976 · Watched: 09/28/2008
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The Wizard of Gore

In plain view of the audience, illusionist Montag the Magnificent (Ray Sager) eviscerates a cortege of female volunteers, who walk away unscathed from their gruesome demises as the awestruck crowd erupts into applause. But all is not as it seems: When the hypnosis later wears off, Montag's hapless victims literally come apart in their tracks. Director Herschell Gordon Lewis' gore-a-thon delivers blood by the bucketful in this unique horror film.

Horror · Not Rated · 95 minutes · 1970 · Watched: 09/27/2008
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In the Heat of the Night

A Philadelphia detective (Sidney Poitier) helps a redneck Southern sheriff (Rod Steiger, who won a Best Actor Oscar) solve a murder in this fascinating study in racism that still strikes a resonant chord today. Steiger is fabulous as the put-upon sheriff who comes to respect Poitier's professionalism and ability. Norman Jewison directs with feeling for the cultural and social atmosphere of the setting. Filmed in 1967.

Drama · Not Rated · 110 minutes · 1967 · Watched: 09/21/2008
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The Machine Girl

While seeking revenge for her little brother's murder, Japanese schoolgirl Ami (Minase Yashiro) loses an arm to yakuza villains. Her plight prompts a pair of friendly mechanics to furnish our heroine with a butt-kicking machine-gun prosthesis. As the determined Ami sacrifices more limbs, she receives stronger and deadlier upgrades in this outrageous gore-filled slasher from director Noboru Iguchi.

Action · Not Rated · 96 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 09/20/2008
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The Naked City

When a model is found drowned in her bathtub, homicide detectives Dan Muldoon (Barry Fitzgerald) and Jimmy Halloran (Don Taylor) are on the case. Their investigation, the inner workings of the police department and some of the "eight million stories in the Naked City" are explored. Filmed on location in New York City, this classic thriller won Oscars for cinematography and editing and was nominated for a Best Writing Oscar.

Drama · Not Rated · 96 minutes · 1948 · Watched: 09/20/2008
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Escape from New York

Soaring crime rates cause the United States to turn the city of New York into a maximum-security prison. Unfortunately for the president of the United States (Donald Pleasence), that's precisely where he lands when he's forced to bail out of a crashing Air Force One. Condemned criminal and former war hero Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) rescues the chief executive -- but the president must promise to grant Plissken his freedom in return.

Action · R · 99 minutes · 1981 · Watched: 09/15/2008
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American Movie

In this quirky documentary that won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, director Chris Smith chronicles aspiring filmmaker Mark Borchardt's battle to finish his horror flick Coven, despite a lack of just about everything, including sense. Over three years, Smith follows Borchardt's dogged quest, lending encouragement and cash to a motley crew that includes Borchardt's friends, local theater talent and his inimitable Uncle Bill.

Documentary · R · 104 minutes · 1999 · Watched: 09/14/2008
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Perfect Stranger

This thriller directed by James Foley stars Halle Berry as Ro, a woman who risks her life to discover the identity of a stranger lurking on the Internet who may hold the answers to her friend's murder. What Ro discovers is a murky world of online deception peopled by the likes of Harrison Hill (Bruce Willis), a mystery figure who may be a friend or a foe. Giovanni Ribisi, Leigh Spofford and Jason Antoon also star.

Suspense · R · 109 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 09/12/2008
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Grindhouse: Death Proof

Popular cult filmmaker Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed this high-octane thriller that stars Kurt Russell as a serial murderer who uses his revved-up car as a killing machine. After transforming his Dodge Charger into an indestructible weapon, Stuntman Mike climbs behind the wheel to terrorize a group of women on the road. Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson, Jordan Ladd and Vanessa Ferlito also star in the ultimate road rage film.

Action · Unrated · 113 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 09/09/2008
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Bloodsucking Freaks

Joel Reed's cult horror classic is not for the faint of heart -- or stomach. The ringleader of this gory circus is the sexless Sardu (Seamus O'Brien), who orchestrates torture shows in a seedy New York nightclub. Unbeknownst to the audience, the performances aren't staged; the victims are people who've been kidnapped and caged. When Sardu features a well-known ballerina and a critic in his show, his minions finally turn on him.

Horror · R · 91 minutes · 1978 · Watched: 09/07/2008
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Confessions of a Superhero

On Hollywood Boulevard, wannabe stars dress up as superheroes and pose for photos with tourists. Matt Ogens's documentary follows four dreamers who are just killing time until they're discovered. Get to know a Superman who takes the role a bit too seriously, an Incredible Hulk who sold his prized video game system for a bus ticket to Tinseltown, a Midwestern beauty queen turned Wonder Woman and a Batman in need of anger management therapy.

Documentary · Not Rated · 89 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 09/06/2008
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Strange Wilderness

When Peter Gaulke (Steve Zahn) and Fred Wolf's (Allen Covert) TV wildlife show is threatened with cancellation, they attempt to boost their flagging ratings by going in search of the most elusive beast of all, Bigfoot. But will their big plan turn out to be just another hoax? Directed by Fred Wolf, this raucous comedy also features Justin Long, Kevin Heffernan, Jonah Hill, Jeff Garlin, Ernest Borgnine and Harry Hamlin.

Comedy · R · 86 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 09/04/2008
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America

In his rarely seen silent epic, filmmaking pioneer D.W. Griffith focuses his astute cinematic eye on a rousing re-creation of America's battle for independence. Torn between his revolutionary political beliefs and the woman he loves, simple farmer Nathan Holden (Neil Hamilton) and his fellow patriots are up against a murderous Redcoat (Lionel Barrymore) in their fight for freedom from English rule.

Drama · Not Rated · 140 minutes · 1924 · Watched: 09/01/2008
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The Girl Next Door

Inspired by true events, this thriller set in 1958 follows the harrowing story of two adolescent girls (Blythe Auffarth, Madeline Taylor), who upon losing their parents in an accident are sent to live with their Aunt Ruth (Blanche Baker), a sadistic psychopath. Unbeknownst to the residents of the small New Jersey suburb, the girls endure unthinkable punishment at the hands of their aunt and three cousins.

Horror · R · 97 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 09/01/2008
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Snuff: A Documentary About Killing on Camera

Is the snuff film, a movie in which somebody is actually killed on camera, just another urban legend or is it a true -- and truly horrifying -- phenomenon? Filmmaker Paul Von Stoetzel searches for answers in this fascinating, unsettling documentary. Through interviews with academics, former FBI profilers and film historians, Von Stoetzel also examines the snuff film's connections with war films, cult movies, serial killers and pornography.

Documentary · Not Rated · 75 minutes · 2008 · Watched: 08/29/2008
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Lonely Hearts

In this unnerving docudrama, John Travolta and James Gandolfini play homicide detectives assigned to pursue lovers Martha Beck (Salma Hayek) and Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) -- dubbed the "Lonely Hearts Killers." Luring unwary war widows and spinsters through personal ads in the late 1940s, the couple stripped respondents of their savings before slaying them in a sexually charged frenzy. The supporting cast includes Laura Dern and Scott Caan.

Suspense · R · 108 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 08/27/2008
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Forrest Gump

You'll never view the world the same way after seeing it through the eyes of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a simpleminded man who finds himself in the middle of nearly every major event of the 1960s and '70s. Along the way, he makes friends, changes lives and searches for a soul mate. Winner of six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Hanks).

Drama · PG-13 · 142 minutes · 1994 · Watched: 08/24/2008
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Shrek 2

In this knockabout comic sequel to the animated smash hit Shrek, the cuddly ogre (Mike Myers) and his lady love Fiona (Cameron Diaz) return to her homeland to tell her parents (John Cleese, Julie Andrews) the good news about their marriage. But Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) is far from happy and has a few things to say about the new union. Other characters include the Fairy Godmother (Jennifer Saunders) and Puss-in-Boots (Antonio Banderas).

Family · PG · 93 minutes · 2004 · Watched: 08/24/2008
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