Netflix History
The following is a complete history of the 930 movies that were sent to Crystal and Jason by Netflix.
Rescue Dawn
Renowned director Werner Herzog's inspiring film recounts the heroic saga of Dieter Dengler, a German-American fighter pilot and highly decorated Vietnam veteran whose reconnaissance plane was shot down in 1966. Captured by enemy forces and held in a Laotian torture camp near the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Dengler (portrayed by Christian Bale) defied death by organizing one of the most daring escapes in the Vietnam conflict.
Action · PG-13 · 126 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 07/09/2008
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Ratatouille
Brad Bird (The Incredibles) co-directs this Oscar-winning Pixar offering, following the antics of a passionate rat named Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) who yearns for a sip of the good life. Growing up beneath a five-star Parisian restaurant owned by a famous chef (Brad Garrett), Remy inherits a taste for fine food. But his culinary ambitions only anger his practical father, who wishes his son could just eat garbage like everyone else.
Family · G · 111 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 07/08/2008
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Gangs of New York
Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated epic focuses on the rise of Irish and Italian gangs in New York in the mid-1800s. When the leader of the Dead Rabbits is assassinated, his son Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) seeks out the perpetrator, Bill "The Butcher" Poole (a magnificent Daniel Day-Lewis). Along the way he finds love with a street-smart thief (Cameron Diaz).
Drama · R · 167 minutes · 2002 · Watched: 07/06/2008
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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End
A survival reality show goes terribly wrong when the contestants accidentally stumble upon a clan of mutant hayseed cannibals eager to make a feast of the young TV stars who've ventured onto the flesheaters' woodland turf. As the players begin to vanish, the survivors struggle to find their way out of the remote West Virginia forest before they become the next meal. Henry Rollins and Erica Leerhsen head the cast in this direct-to-video sequel.
Horror · Unrated · 93 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 07/01/2008
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Modern Times
The Little Tramp battles it out with technology, unemployment, jail, burglars, demanding customers and more in this classic film. He wins some and loses more and in the end walks undaunted into the sunrise. Known as Chaplin's last silent film, Modern Times is actually anything but -- from the opening notes of the rich score to the first and last time the star's voice is heard, the film speaks with a clear, well-rounded voice that still resonates.
Comedy · G · 83 minutes · 1936 · Watched: 06/25/2008
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Michael Clayton
Screenwriter Tony Gilroy makes his directorial debut with this dramatic thriller about burned-out corporate lawyer Michael Clayton (George Clooney), who's built a career on cleaning up his clients' messes. When a guilt-ridden colleague (Tom Wilkinson) threatens the settlement of a multimillion-dollar case, Clayton faces his biggest challenge ever. Tilda Swinton (with her first Oscar win), Sydney Pollack and Michael O'Keefe round out the impressive cast.
Suspense · R · 120 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/24/2008
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The Wild Bunch
Faced with the prospect of retirement, a group of aging desperadoes -- led by the venerable Pike Bishop (William Holden) -- agrees to pull off one last job. But when a kink in their plans forces them south of the border, hooking up with an evil Mexican general (Emilio Fernández) is the only way they'll get their loot. The special edition of Sam Peckinpah's Western classic includes never-before-seen outtakes and a trio of exclusive documentaries.
Western · R · 134 minutes · 1969 · Watched: 06/14/2008
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Waitress
Written by director and co-star Adrienne Shelly (who was murdered shortly before the film's selection for the Sundance Film Festival), Waitress is a frank and funny examination of the fears brought on by impending motherhood. Keri Russell plays Jenna, a waitress whose fabulous pies are about the only sweet ingredient in an otherwise dreary existence. An unwanted pregnancy, however, brings unexpected romance in this film co-starring Cheryl Hines.
Comedy · PG-13 · 104 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/14/2008
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1408
In this thriller based on a Stephen King story, writer and paranormal debunker Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is determined to demystify the ghostly events of room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel, even though the clerk (Samuel L. Jackson) begs him to rethink his plans. Mike needs to write another book, and room 1408 may be his big ticket. But will he survive even one night? This unrated version includes extra footage and an alternate ending.
Horror · Unrated · 112 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/13/2008
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Phantasm
Often considered one of the icons of 1970s independent horror cinema, director Don Coscarelli's classic nail-biter follows two boys who, in pursuit of an odd-looking grave robber, may wind up as the newest members of a freshly dead slave race. Jody (Bill Thornbury) and Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) discover that the creature (Angus Scrimm) stealing cadavers walks the earth but lives in the afterworld -- and that it needs more corpses.
Horror · R · 87 minutes · 1979 · Watched: 06/11/2008
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27 Dresses
Tired of being a perpetual bridesmaid after helping 27 friends tie the knot, altruistic Jane (Katherine Heigl) finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister (Malin Akerman) announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores. But when Jane meets the charming Kevin (James Marsden), will she beat her sibling to the altar? Edward Burns and Judy Greer also star in this breezy romantic comedy from director Anne Fletcher.
Comedy · PG-13 · 105 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/10/2008
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The Jerk
After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson (Steve Martin) runs off into a hilarious adventure that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags again, but in the end all that really matters to Navin is his true love (Bernadette Peters). The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and a lawsuit eventually leaves Navin destitute and alone.
Comedy · R · 94 minutes · 1979 · Watched: 06/09/2008
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The Apartment
C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) has his future mapped out -- all he needs to do is cozy up to the top feeders in the corporate food chain. But his fast track to the executive suite gets short-circuited when he falls for one of the bosses' girlfriends. The Apartment features top-notch performances from Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning five, including Best Picture.
Comedy · Not Rated · 125 minutes · 1960 · Watched: 06/08/2008
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The Reaping
In the wake of a devastating tragedy that killed every member of her family, Christian missionary Katherine Morrissey (Hilary Swank) loses her faith in God, devoting the rest of her life to debunking religious phenomena with the principles of science. But when she's called to a small Southern town to investigate a series of strange occurrences that appear to be biblical plagues, she runs out of logical explanations.
Horror · R · 99 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/07/2008
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There Will Be Blood
At the turn of the 20th century, Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis, in an Oscar-winning role) becomes a tycoon when he buys the oil rights to a California family's ranch. Meanwhile, as the simple village becomes a boomtown, a charismatic young preacher (Paul Dano) fights his community's growing greed. Kevin J. O'Connor, Ciarán Hinds and Russell Harvard co-star in writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson's Oscar-nominated adaptation of Upton Sinclair's novel Oil!
Drama · R · 158 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/06/2008
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Bug
Based on a play by Tracy Letts, this claustrophobic thriller from Exorcist director William Friedkin focuses on the love story between a man (Michael Shannon) and a woman (Ashley Judd) convinced that the government is implanting insects in its citizens. Harry Connick Jr. plays the woman's abusive ex-husband in this nightmare tale of paranoia that takes place in an America where no one -- least of all the authorities -- can be trusted.
Suspense · R · 102 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 06/04/2008
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No Country for Old Men
A hunter (Josh Brolin) stumbles upon a dead body, $2 million and a stash of heroin in the woods. He absconds with the cash, but brutal thief Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) comes looking for it, with a local sheriff (Tommy Lee Jones) on his trail. The roles of hunter and prey blur as the violent pursuits of money and justice collide. Joel and Ethan Coen direct this dark morality tale, which won four Oscars in 2008, including Best Picture.
Suspense · R · 122 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/03/2008
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Spartacus
Stanley Kubrick directed this epic saga based on ancient historical events when a vagabond slave-army led by an ex-gladiator, Spartacus (Kirk Douglas), threatened the very sovereignty of Rome. This film has everything, including a wonderfully funny (and Oscar-winning) performance from Peter Ustinov as the cowardly owner of a gladiator school. Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons and Tony Curtis round out a superb cast.
Action · PG-13 · 196 minutes · 1960 · Watched: 06/01/2008
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The Evil Dead
Curiosity overcomes five innocent teenagers vacationing at a cabin in the Tennessee woodlands, and their cellar-snooping unleashes spirits of the evil dead. After all his pals have become possessed, flesh-eating zombies, the one remaining teen (Bruce Campbell) tries to solve the nightmarish mystery and save his friends. Spider-Man director Sam Raimi uses impressively freaky special effects to make this low-budget horror classic.
Horror · Unrated · 85 minutes · 1982 · Watched: 06/01/2008
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Bugsy
Barry Levinson directs Hollywood legend Warren Beatty in this true story of gangster Bugsy Siegel's dream of building a gambling mecca in the middle of the Nevada desert. The New York mobster worked hard to realize his dream, but his affair with screen siren Virginia Hill (Annette Bening) would ultimately bring him down. The film received Oscars for art direction and costumes and was nominated for Best Director, Best Actor (Beatty) and more.
Drama · Unrated · 137 minutes · 1991 · Watched: 05/31/2008
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