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68. Poll of the Zombie Movie
67. Are You Affected by Reviews and Ratings?
66. IMDb Poll Board Favorite Performances by Actors Featured Poll
65. IMDb Poll Board Favorite Performances by Actresses
64. Face-Off: “Friends” vs. “The Big Bang Theory” Featured Poll
63. Do You Watch Movie Trailers?
62. Face-Off: 3D vs. 2D Featured Poll
61. Face-Off: Dorothy Michaels vs. Mrs. Doubtfire
60. Western Movies of the '50s Featured Poll / HOMEPAGE POLL
59. Best Survival in the Wilderness Movie HOMEPAGE POLL
58. Favorite LEGO Movie Action Figure
57. Movie- and TV-based Theme Park Attractions
56. Celebrating Julia Roberts' 50th Birthday Featured Poll
55. Face-Off: Blofeld vs. Dr. Evil
54. Midnight Movie Phenomena
53. Title Role Performances — Last Name Titles
52. Title Role Performances — First Name Titles Featured Poll
51. Title Role Performances — Full Name Titles
50. What Do You Think of Mother! (2017)? Featured Poll
49. Entertainment Weekly's Top 50 Cult Movies
48. Love It or Hate It
47. Best Visual Effects Winners in IMDb Top 250
46. Fictional Underdogs in Movies
45. Musicals With an Oscar for Best Picture HOMEPAGE POLL
44. IMDb Poll Board Favorite Movies at Teen Age Featured Poll
43. Best Cinematography Winners in IMDb Top 250 Featured Poll
42. Animal Attack!
41. Real Life Underdogs in Sports Featured Poll
40. Our Characteristics Featured Poll
39. The Seven Western Stories Featured Poll
38. What if They Kept the Fake Working Title? (Part 2)
37. Movie Posters with Neon Letters
36. Oscar for Directing and Nominated for Acting
35. Face/Off Friday
34. Summertime!
33. Movie Titles That Are Acronyms HOMEPAGE POLL
32. What if They Kept the Fake Working Title? Featured Poll
31. Why Not The Working Title?
30. Funny Jokes Told In Movies Featured Poll
29. Mayflies (Part 2)
28. Whose Stand-up Comedy Show Would You Go To? Featured Poll
27. Karma Is a Funny Thing!
26. Favorite Movie Studio of 'The Big Six'?
25. Surprising Wilhelm Screams Featured Poll
24. Top 25 Highest-Grossing Films: Warner Bros. Pictures (6/6)
23. Top 25 Highest-Grossing Films: Walt Disney Pictures (5/6)
22. Top 25 Highest-Grossing Films: Universal Studios (4/6) Featured Poll
21. Top 25 Highest-Grossing Films: Sony Pictures (3/6) Featured Poll
20. Top 25 Highest-Grossing Films: Paramount Pictures (2/6)
19. Top 25 Highest-Grossing Films: 20th Century Fox (1/6)
18. Biggest Turn Off In a Screenplay?
17. 20 Years Ago It Was Like This... (Part 2)
16. Biggest Turn Off In a Movie?
15. Toughest Prison to Survive
14. Face-Off: Best Moonlight Sequence
13. Both Oscar And Razzie Winners
12. Presidents' Day
11. Oscars 2017 — Best Achievement in Cinematography
10. Oscars 2017 — Best Writing, Original Screenplay
9. Razzies 2017 — Worst Picture
8. The Sixth Day of Christmas
7. Face-Off: DC Comics vs. Marvel Comics Featured Poll
6. Face Off: Best Movie Sight & Sound Poll
5. 20 Years Ago It Was Like This...
4. Face Off: Nicholson vs Streep
3. Mayflies (Part 1)
2. Wanted – A New Sheriff HOMEPAGE POLL
1. Who is your favorite from The Magnificent Seven (1960)?
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IMDb Poll Board Favorite Performances by Actresses
Special thanks to Kirk-Picard who started this poll idea.
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IMDb Poll Board Favorite Performances by Actors
Special thanks to Kirk-Picard who started this poll idea.
See also:
Face-Off: ‘Goldfinger’ vs. ‘Casino Royale’
Unreleased Polls
Golden Globes 2018 — Best Motion Picture, Drama
Golden Globes 2018 — Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
23rd Critics' Choice Awards — Best Actress in a Drama Series
23rd Critics' Choice Awards — Best Actor in a Drama Series
23rd Critics' Choice Awards — Best Action Movie
Superhero Teams From Marvel and DC
Movies from the Sunshine State
Paste Magazine’s Best B Movies of All Time
Movies With Important Life Lessons
Face-Off: Hi, Welcome to Jackass!
Title Role Performances — Full Name Titles (Part 2)
Face-Off: Murder on the Orient Express: 1974 vs. 2017
Face-Off: Best Movie Sight & Sound Poll (Directors' Poll)
Face-Off: Oscar Winners From Holland
Actresses Who Got Their Start in Playboy
Alexander Payne's Oscar Nominated Films
Decades of the 20th Century as Setting
Face-Off: The Hospital vs. Chinatown
Funniest Comedy Film of the '00s
Which Worst Picture Will You Watch?
Why Not the Working Title? (Part 2)
Spaghetti Westerns of the '70s
Face-Off: Shower Scene vs. Bathtub Scene
A.I.M.T. - Abbreviations In Movie Titles
Surprising Wilhelm Screams (Part 2)
Are You Affected by Reviews and Ratings?
Does reading reviews and looking at ratings affect your personal rating?
Golden Globes 2018 — Best Motion Picture, Drama
Golden Globes 2018 — Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
Face-Off: “Friends” vs. “The Big Bang Theory”
Which of these two TV Series is your favorite?
23rd Critics' Choice Awards — Best Actress in a Drama Series
23rd Critics' Choice Awards — Best Actor in a Drama Series
Reviews
Patti Cake$ (2017)
What It Means to Chase Your Dreams
Patricia Dombrowski is a weighty 23 year old woman in New Jersey. She lives with her mother, who regularly drinks too much. And also with her grandmother who is in need of care. Her dream, literally, is being a popular rap star, just like her idol OZ. If she reaches that, she will receive recognition and her family's scarcity will be history. Patricia has enough talent in writing poetic lyrics, but she doesn't have the looks or image of a rap star. In her neighborhood, she's often called by the nickname "Dumbo". So it's a tough challenge to make a name (as Killa P.) in the hip hop scene.
The power of this movie is how all the characters are elaborated upon and how they develop in the story. That makes this movie fascinating and not superficial or cliché, what you might expect. Various aspects are highlighted. Such as the barriers from family, the strength from friendship and the meaning of following your dreams from a life of scarcity. In trying to make a breakthrough she has to work hard, search for opportunities, invest, take risks and fight against prejudices. This struggle teaches her a lot about herself and others, like OZ and her mother.
The director and writer of Patti Cake$, Geremy Jasper, based the screenplay on his own life. He loves hip hop and through this movie he had the chance to create rap songs. The soundtrack has become great. And with his first feature film, he makes a fantastic debut.
Trash (2014)
Trash has it all!
When I saw the trailer of this movie it did not appeal to me. The movie seemed like a common Hollywood action movie, but after seeing it I know that this movie has a lot to offer. The story begins when Raphael (at the age of 14) finds a wallet in the garbage and shows it to his two friends. Once the boys find out how much the wallet is wanted by the police they decide to unravel the mystery behind it, using clues from the wallet. What follows is a fascinating journey full of action, humor and drama through the slums of Rio de Janeiro. You see the raw side of the city, it feels like you are there. Also the music puts you in the right vibe. The solidarity, perseverance and the struggle to achieve justice, gives you a real connection with the three boys. Slowly all the pieces fit together while it builds up to a thrilling end. This movie seems to have a clear message to give. It makes you think about justice and well-being, but at the same time it is an easy watching feel good movie. This movie has it all!