Click for casts, reviews, awards, VOR ratings.
Title on each page links to IMDb.
When world premiere precedes U.S. release, I list both.
Grades omitted for films I viewed long ago.
★ = Full Review /
★ = Capsule /
★ = Feature or Blog Post /
★ = Grain of Salt
Updated 1 Oct 2024, with a review of Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
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| U-571 (2000) Dir. Jonathan Mostow. Matthew McConaughey, Harvey Keitel, Bill Paxton B |
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| Ulee's Gold (1997) Dir. Victor Nuñez. Peter Fonda, Patricia Richardson, Jessica Biel B |
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| Ulysses' Gaze (1995/1997) Dir. Theo Angelopoulos. Harvey Keitel, Maëa Morgenstern B |
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| Umberto D. (1952/1955) Dir. Vittorio De Sica. Carlo Battisti, Maria Pia Casilio B– |
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| The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) Dir. Jacques Demy. Catherine Deneuve B+ |
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| Una (2016/2017) Dir. Benedict Andrews. Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn, Riz Ahmed C+ |
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| Una Noche (2012/2013) Dir. Lucy Molloy. Javier Núñez Florián, Daniel Arrechaga B |
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| The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988) Dir. Philip Kaufman. Daniel Day-Lewis A |
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| The Unbelievable Truth (1989/1990) Dir. Hal Hartley. Robert John Burke B+ |
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| ★ | Unbreakable (2000) Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson C |
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| Unbroken (2014) Dir. Angelina Jolie. Jack O'Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson D |
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| Uncertain (2015/2017) Dir. Ewan McNicol, Anna Sandilands. Documentary B+ |
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| The Uncertainty Principle (2002/–) Dir. Manoel de Oliveira. Leonor Baldaque B– |
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| ★ | Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010/2011)
Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Sakda Kaewbuadee, Jenjira Pongpas B+ |
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| Uncle Josh's Nightmare (1900) Dir. Edwin S. Porter. Charles Manley. Early short film B |
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| Uncut Gems (2019) Dir. Josh and Benny Safdie. Adam Sandler, Julia Fox C+ |
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| Under Electric Clouds (2015/–) Dir. Aleksei German, Jr. Viktoriya Korotkova B+ |
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| Under Suspicion (1991/1992) Dir. Simon Moore. Liam Neeson, Laura San Giacomo C |
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| Under the Domim Tree (1994/1996) Dir. Eli Cohen. Kaipu Cohen, Riki Blich C |
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| Under the Roofs of Paris (1930) Dir. René Clair. Albert Préjean, Pola Illéry B+ |
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| Under the Sand (2000/2001) Dir. François Ozon. Charlotte Rampling, Bruno Cremer B+ |
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| Under the Shadow (2016) Dir. Babak Anvari. Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshadi B |
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| Under the Silver Lake (2018/2019) Dir. David Robert Mitchell. Andrew Garfield D– |
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| Under the Skin (1997/1998) Dir. Carine Adler. Samantha Morton, Claire Rushbrook B |
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| ★ | Under the Skin (2013/2014) Dir. Jonathan Glazer. Scarlett Johansson, Lee Fanning A– |
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| Under the Sun (1998/2001) Dir. Colin Nutley. Rolf Lassgård, Helena Bergström C– |
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| Under the Sun of Satan (1987/1989) Dir. Maurice Pialat. Gérard Depardieu A |
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| Under the Tree (2017/–) Dir. Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson. Sigurður Sigurjónsson C |
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| Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) Dir. Audrey Wells. Diane Lane, Sandra Oh C+ |
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| Under the Volcano (1984) Dir. John Huston. Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset C+ |
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| Undercover Brother (2002) Dir. Malcolm D. Lee. Eddie Griffin, Aunjanue Ellis B– |
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| Underground (1995/1997) Dir. Emir Kusturica. Miki Manojlovic, Lazar Ristovski A– |
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| Underground Fragrance (2015/–) Dir. Pengfei. Ying Ze, Luo Wenjie, Zhao Fuyu B |
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| Underground Zero (2002) Dir. Caveh Zahedi, Jay Rosenblatt, Ira Sachs, et al. D |
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| Undertow (2004) Dir. David Gordon Green. Jamie Bell, Devon Alan, Josh Lucas B |
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| Undressing Extraordinary (1901) Dir. Walter R. Booth. Early comic short film B |
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| ★ | Unfaithful (2003) Dir. Adrian Lyne. Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Olivier Martinez D+ |
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| An Unforgettable Summer (1994) Dir. Lucian Pintilie. Kristin Scott Thomas B+ |
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| Unforgiven (1992) Dir. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman B+ |
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| Unhook the Stars (1996) Dir. Nick Cassavetes. Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei B |
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| The Uninvited (1944) Dir. Lewis Allen. Ray Milland, Gail Russell, Ruth Hussey — |
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| United 93 (2006) Dir. Paul Greengrass. Ben Sliney, Khalid Abdalla, Jamie Harding A– |
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| The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021) Dir. Lee Daniels. Andra Day B– |
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| Universal Language (2023/–) Dir. Matthew Rankin. Mani Soleymanlou B+ |
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| The Unknown Country (2022/2023) Dir. Morrisa Maltz. Lily Gladstone C+ |
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| The Unknown Girl (2016/2017) Dir. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Adèle Haenel B |
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| Unknown Pleasures (2002/2003) Dir. Jia Zhangke. Zhao Weiwei, Wu Qiong, Zhao Tao B+ |
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| Unlawful Entry (1992) Dir. Jonathan Kaplan. Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta, Madeleine Stowe C |
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| An Unmarried Woman (1978) Dir. Paul Mazursky. Jill Clayburgh, Michael Murphy B |
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| An Unreasonable Man (2006/2007) Dir. Henriette Mantel, Steve Skrovan B |
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| Unrelated (2007/2014) Dir. Joanna Hogg. Kathryn Worth, Tom Hiddleston, Mary Roscoe A |
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| Unsane (2018) Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Claire Foy, Joshua Leonard, Jay Pharoah C– |
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| Unsettled (2019/–) Dir. Tom Shepard. Documentary about queer asylum seekers B |
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| The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) Dir. Charles Walters. Debbie Reynolds B– |
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| Unstoppable (2010) Dir. Tony Scott. Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson B– |
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| Unstrung Heroes (1995) Dir. Diane Keaton. Nathan Watt, Andie MacDowell B– |
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| Untaken Paths (2017/–) Dir. Tahmineh Milani. Mahoor Alvand, Milad Keymaram B+ |
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| The Untamed (2016/2017) Dir. Amat Escalante. Ruth Ramos, Simone Bucio B |
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| Untamed Heart (1993) Dir. Tony Bill. Marisa Tomei, Christian Slater, Rosie Perez C+ |
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| The Untouchables (1987) Dir. Brian De Palma. Kevin Costner, Sean Connery C+ |
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| Unzipped (1995) Dir. Douglas Keeve. Documentary about designer Isaac Mizrahi B |
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| Up (2009) Dir. Pete Docter. Animated. Voices of Ed Asner, Jordan Nagai, Bob Petersen B |
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| ★ | Up at the Villa (2000) Dir. Philip Haas. Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn B |
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| Up in the Air (2009) Dir. Jason Reitman. George Clooney, Anna Kendrick C+ |
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| Up the River (1930) Dir. John Ford. Spencer Tracy, Warren Hymer, Humphrey Bogart — |
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| Up the Yangtze (2006/2007) Dir. Yung Chang. Documentary about modern China A– |
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| ★ | The Upside of Anger (2005) Dir. Mike Binder. Joan Allne, Kevin Costner, Mike Binder B |
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| Upstairs Inferno (2015/–) Dir. Robert L. Camina. Documentary B |
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| Upstream Color (2013) Dir. Shane Carruth. Amy Siemetz, Shane Carruth B |
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| Urbania (2000) Dir. Jon Shear. Dan Futterman, Samuel Ball, Matt Keeslar C+ |
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| Urinal (1988/–) Dir. John Greyson. Lance Eng, Keltie Creed, Olivia Rojas, Paul Bettis B |
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| Ursula Von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own (2019/–) Dir. Daniel Traub. Documentary B– |
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| Us (2019) Dir. Jordan Peele. Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph B |
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| Used People (1992) Dir. Beeban Kidron. Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni C– |
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| A Useful Life (2010/2011) Dir. Federico Veiroj. Jorge Jellinek, Paola Venditto B– |
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| The Usual Suspects (1995) Dir. Bryan Singer. Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri C+ |
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| U-Turn (1997) Dir. Oliver Stone. Sean Penn, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Nolte, Jon Voight F |
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