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 26 Oct 2024, with reviews of
Vermiglio,
Valencia,
and
Vanya on 42nd Street
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| ★ | V for Vendetta (2006) Dir. James McTeigue. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving C– |
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| ★ | Vacancy (2007) Dir. Nimrod Antál. Luke Wilson, Kate Beckinsale, Frank Whaley D |
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| Vacation from Marriage (1945) Dir. Alexander Korda. Robert Donat, Deborah Kerr B |
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| ★ | Valencia (2013/–) Dir. Aubree Bernier-Clarke, Lares Feliciano, Clement Goldberg, et al. A– |
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| Valentino (1977) Dir. Ken Russell. Rudolf Nureyev, Michelle Phillips, Felicity Kendal C– |
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| Valentino: The Last Emperor (2008/2009) Dir. Matt Tyrnauer. Documentary B– |
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| The Valet (2006/2007) Dir. Francis Veber. Gad Elmaleh, Alice Taglioni, Daniel Auteuil C– |
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| ★ | Valhalla Rising (2009/2010) Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn. Mads Mikkelsen C+ |
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| The Valiant (1929) Dir. William K. Howard. Paul Muni, Marguerite Churchill C– |
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| Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936) Dir. Wesley Ruggles. Gladys George C |
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| The Valley (2014/–) Dir. Ghassan Salhab. Carlos Chahine, Mounzer Baalbaki B |
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| The Valley of Decision (1945) Dir. Tay Garnett. Greer Garson, Gregory Peck C |
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| Valley of Love (2015/2016) Dir. Guillaume Nicloux. Isabelle Huppert C+ |
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| Valley of the Dolls (1967) Dir. Mark Robson. Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate F |
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| Valmont (1989) Dir. Miloš Forman. Annette Bening, Colin Firth, Meg Tilly B+ |
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| Vampyr (1932/–) Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer. Julian West, Maurice Schutz A |
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| The Van (1996/1997) Dir. Stephen Frears. Donal O'Kelly, Colm Meaney, Ger Ryan B– |
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| Vānaprastham: The Last Dance (1999/–) Dir. Shaji N. Karun. Mohanlal, Suhasini B+ |
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| Vanilla Sky (2001) Dir. Cameron Crowe. Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz C– |
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| Vanishing Waves (2012/2013) Dir. Kristine Boužytė. Marius Jampolskis, Jurga Jutaité C |
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| Vanity Fair (2004) Dir. Mira Nair. Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Romola Garai B– |
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| ★ | Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) Dir. Louis Malle. Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith A |
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| ★ | Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) Dir. Louis Malle. Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith A |
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| Variety (1983/1985) Dir. Bette Gordon. Sandy McLeod, Richard Davidson, Will Patton B+ |
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| Varsity Blues (1999) Dir. Brian Robbins. James Van Der Beek, Ron Lester C– |
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| The Vast of Night (2019/–) Dir. Andrew Patterson. Jake Horowitz, Sierra McCormick C+ |
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| The Velocity of Gary (1998/1999) Dir. Dan Ireland. Vincent D'Onofrio, Thomas Jane D |
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| ★ | Velvet Goldmine (1998) Dir. Todd Haynes. Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers A |
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| ★ | Velvet Goldmine (1998) Dir. Todd Haynes. Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers A |
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| The Velvet Underground (2021) Dir. Todd Haynes. Documentary about the band B |
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| Veno (2004/–) Dir. Kingsley Ogoro. Regina Askia, Ramsey Noah Jr., Fred Amata — |
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| Venus (2006) Dir. Roger Michell. Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips C |
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| Venus Beauty Institute (1999/2000) Dir. Tonie Marshall. Nathalie Baye B |
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| Venus Boyz (2002/2003) Dir. Gabriel Baur. Subjects include Dréd Gerestant B+ |
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| Venus in Fur (2013/2014) Dir. Roman Polanski. Emmanuelle Seigner, Mathieu Amalric B |
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| ★ | Vera Drake (2004) Dir. Mike Leigh. Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays A– |
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| The Verdict (1982) Dir. Sidney Lumet. Paul Newman, Jack Warden B+ |
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| The Verdict (2013/–) Dir. Jan Verheyen. Koen De Bouw, Johan Leysen C+ |
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| ★ | Vermiglio (2024) Dir. Maura Delpero. Martin Scrinzi, Giuseppe de Domenico B+ |
| Verónica (2017/–) Dir. Paco Plaza. Sandra Escacena, Iván Chavero, Bruna González B– |
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| Veronica Guerin (2003) Dir. Joel Schumacher. Cate Blanchett, Ciarán Hinds C |
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| ★ | Vertigo (1958) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes A |
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| A Very Long Engagement (2004) Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Audrey Tautou C |
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| A Very Natural Thing (1974) Dir. Christopher Larkin. Robert Joel, Curt Gareth B |
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| A Very Ordinary Citizen (2015/–) Dir. Majid Barzegar. Souren Mnatsakanian B |
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| V/H/S/99 (2022) Dir. Maggie Levin, Johannes Roberts, Flying Lotus, et al. F |
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| Vice (2018) Dir. Adam McKay. Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell B |
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| Viceroy's House (2017) Dir. Gurinder Chadha. Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal C |
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| ★ | Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Dir. Woody Allen. Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson C |
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| Victim (1961/1962) Dir. Basil Dearden. Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Sims, Peter McEnery B+ |
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| Victor/Victoria (1982) Dir. Blake Edwards. Julie Andrews, Robert Preston C+ |
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| Victoria (2015) Dir. Sebastian Schipper. Laia Costa, Frederick Lau, Franz Rogowski A– |
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| Victoria & Abdul (2017) Dir. Stephen Frears. Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard C– |
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| Videodrome (1983) Dir. David Cronenberg. James Woods, Les Carlson, Deborah Harry B+ |
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| La Vie en rose (2007) Dir. Olivier Dahan. Marion Cotillard, Sylvie Testud B |
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| Việt and Nam (2024/–) Dir. Trương Minh Quý. Thanh Hải Phạm, Duy Bảo Ðịnh Ðào B+ |
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| A View from the Top (2003) Dir. Bruno Barreto. Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate D |
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| ★ | The Village (2004) Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix C– |
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| Vincere (2009/2010) Dir. Marco Bellocchio. Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Filippo Timi D+ |
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| Vinyl (1965) Dir. Andy Warhol. Gerard Malanga, Tosh Carillo, J.D. McDermott A– |
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| Viola (2012/2013) Dir. Matías Piñeiro. María Villar, Agustina Muñoz, Elisa Carricajo B |
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| Viper Club (2018/2019) Dir. Maryam Keshavarz. Susan Sarandon, Julian Morris B |
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| The V.I.P.s (1963) Dir. Anthony Asquith. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton D |
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| The Virgin Spring (1960) Dir. Ingmar Bergman. Birgitta Pettersson, Gunnel Lindblom B |
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| The Virgin Suicides (1999/2000) Dir. Sofia Coppola. Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett B |
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| Virginia (2010/2012) Dir. Dustin Lance Black. Jennifer Connelly, Harrison Gilbertson D |
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| Viridiana (1961/1962) Dir. Luis Buñuel. Silvia Pinal, Francisco Cabal, Fernando Rey A |
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| Virtuosity (1995) Dir. Brett Leonard. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch D |
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| Virus (1999) Dir. John Bruno. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin D |
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| Vision (2018/–) Dir. Naomi Kawase. Juliette Binoche, Masatoshi Nagase B |
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| Visions of Light (1992/1993) Dir. Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, Stuart Samuels B |
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| The Visit (1964) Dir. Bernhard Wicki. Anthony Quinn, Ingrid Bergman B– |
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| The Visit (2015) Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould B– |
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| The Visitor (2007/2008) Dir. Tom McCarthy. Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman B– |
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| A Visitor from the Living (1999/–) Dir. Claude Lanzmann. Documentary A– |
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| Vitalina Varela (2019/2020) Dir. Pedro Costa. Vitalina Verala, Ventura B |
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| Viva Villa! (1934) Dir. Jack Conway. Wallace Beery, Leo Carrillo, Fay Wray B |
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| Viva Zapata! (1952) Dir. Elia Kazan. Marlon Brando, Joseph Wiseman, Anthony Quinn B |
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| Vivre sa vie (1962/1963) Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Anna Karina, Sady Rebbot A– |
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| Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry (1976/1977)
Dir. Donald Brittain, John Kramer. Documentary about the tortured novelist B |
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| Les Voleurs (1996) Dir. André Téchiné. Daniel Auteuil, Laurence Côte B+ |
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| Volver (2006) Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas B |
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| Vox Lux (2018) Dir. Brady Corbet. Raffey Cassidy, Natalie Portman, Stacy Martin B+ |
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| Voyage (2013/–) Dir. Scud. Adrian Ron Heung, Haze Leung, Byron Pang, Jason Poon D– |
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| Voyage of the Damned (1976) Dir. Stuart Rosenberg. Max von Sydow, Faye Dunaway D+ |
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| Voyage of Time (2016) Dir. Terrence Malick. Documentary about the evolution of life B |
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| Vulcanizadora (2024/–) Dir. Joel Potrykus. Joshua Burge, Joel Potrykus, Solo Potrykus B |
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