our top film picks

so j. and i have received netflix for over two years now. j. being who he is, we have kept a list of every movie and rated them on a 1-10 scale (which my genius brother informs me we should divide by two and add 3.5 to get the bell curve). here is a graph of the bell curve, created by said genius brother:



so far, we have seen 173 films.

here is a list of our highly recommended films (those receiving an 8.8 or higher):

Capturing the Friedmans
Quiz Show
Bowling for Columbine
Stevie
House of Sand and Fog
Dancer in the Dark
Fog of War
The Life of David Gale
Godfather Part II
American History X
Super Size Me
Best Boy
Devil's Playground
Before SunsetGarden State
Spanglish
Motorcycle Diaries
Last Days
The Station Agent
Red
White
Superman
Born into Brothels
The Decalogue
Guns Germs and Steel Vol 1
The Office Special
12 Angry Men
Gaslight
Monsoon Wedding
The Sea Inside
Cinderella Man
Mad About You: Season 1
7 Up and 7 Plus 7
21 Up
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Crash