Best MDBList for 4K, a list by Adam Braithwaite

7.9

/158922/

76

/4127/

74

/1562/

3.9

/211084/

98

/175/

92

/7950/

92

/30/

4.0

age 14+

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

73

7.7

/240491/

75

/5385/

76

/3675/

4.1

/788011/

91

/141/

88

/5564/

75

/15/

1.0

age 18+

The discovery of a severed human ear found in a field leads a young man on an investigation related to a beautiful, mysterious nightclub singer and a group of psychopathic criminals who have kidnapped her child.

79

7.6

/218367/

75

/9646/

73

/4290/

3.7

/408578/

88

/143/

84

/4119/

76

/13/

3.5

age 13+

When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

79

7.7

/267778/

77

/7314/

74

/4430/

4.1

/954830/

88

/129/

89

/12295/

76

/17/

3.0

age 16+

Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?

83

7.6

/308740/

75

/16533/

73

/8250/

3.7

/703759/

92

/127/

88

/31611/

88

/24/

4.0

age 6+

This colorful adventure tells the story of an impetuous mermaid princess named Ariel who falls in love with the very human Prince Eric and puts everything on the line for the chance to be with him. Memorable songs and characters -- including the villainous sea witch Ursula.

82

7.6

/190147/

76

/4832/

75

/3739/

4.2

/473105/

87

/156/

82

/3588/

89

/13/

3.5

age 17+

Taking a break from their dreary lives, close friends Thelma and Louise embark on a short weekend trip that ends in unforeseen incriminating circumstances. As fugitives, both women rediscover the strength of their bond and their newfound resilience.

85

8.6

/1269306/

84

/30730/

81

/13839/

4.3

/885501/

91

/154/

95

/25650/

75

/22/

3.5

age 15+

Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

84

7.8

/166225/

78

/4389/

76

/2163/

4.0

/280184/

96

/71/

93

/3912/

76

/20/

4.0

age 17+

In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...

87

8.0

/501508/

79

/21610/

77

/10448/

3.9

/832052/

95

/170/

94

/105/

95

/22/

4.0

age 6+

Follow the adventures of Belle, a bright young woman who finds herself in the castle of a prince who's been turned into a mysterious beast. With the help of the castle's enchanted staff, Belle soon learns the most important lesson of all -- that true beauty comes from within.

80

7.6

/214094/

75

/5773/

73

/2189/

3.9

/537534/

94

/69/

90

/12144/

82

/21/

3.0

age 15+

The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum when his football coach demands he sign a "no drugs" pledge.

84

7.9

/407939/

80

/21121/

78

/10113/

4.0

/1684952/

95

/107/

91

/420/

82

/31/

3.5

age 7+

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

83

8.1

/762932/

80

/17335/

79

/10149/

4.2

/1083952/

90

/98/

93

/16408/

83

/28/

3.0

age 18+

Heroin addict Mark Renton stumbles through bad ideas and sobriety attempts with his unreliable friends --Sick Boy, Begbie, Spud and Tommy. He also has an underage girlfriend, Diane, along for the ride. After cleaning up and moving from Edinburgh to London, Mark finds he can't escape the life he left behind as Begbie and Sick Boy come knocking.

80

7.7

/352782/

77

/6804/

75

/4721/

3.8

/258337/

88

/57/

89

/5867/

77

/21/

3.5

age 17+

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

85

7.9

/301592/

77

/6586/

76

/3425/

4.2

/587531/

91

/158/

89

/6370/

86

/28/

4.0

age 18+

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his craft to an art form. Horner discovers Eddie Adams, a hot young talent working as a busboy in a nightclub, and welcomes him into the extended family of movie-makers, misfits and hangers-on that are always around. Adams' rise from nobody to a celebrity adult entertainer is meteoric, and soon the whole world seems to know his porn alter ego, "Dirk Diggler". Now, when disco and drugs are in vogue, fashion is in flux and the party never seems to stop, Adams' dreams of turning sex into stardom are about to collide with cold, hard reality.

85

7.9

/312247/

78

/7164/

74

/2995/

4.1

/683734/

91

/229/

92

/14901/

90

/38/

4.0

age 16+

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band, Stillwater.

84

8.4

/1418350/

83

/32045/

81

/15794/

4.2

/1692626/

93

/184/

94

/27540/

83

/34/

3.0

age 17+

Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.

87

8.5

/999500/

84

/15728/

83

/9830/

4.4

/1109428/

95

/186/

96

/10818/

85

/40/

3.5

age 15+

The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.

83

7.7

/212559/

75

/4774/

73

/2681/

4.1

/294938/

90

/208/

85

/8478/

83

/40/

4.0

age 16+

Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.

87

8.1

/258853/

80

/7508/

80

/4349/

4.4

/850953/

95

/80/

92

/1038/

82

/18/

4.0

age 16+

During the late 1980s, two detectives in rural South Korea attempt to solve a series of gruesome rape-and-murders of young women that leave the community terrified using limited resources and outdated methods. But when the murderer strikes several more times with the same pattern, the detectives realize that they are chasing the country's first documented serial killer. They then attempt to piece together the clues in this thriller based on true events.

84

7.7

/522204/

75

/13671/

74

/7813/

3.8

/1305779/

95

/234/

85

/22274/

91

/44/

4.0

age 16+

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

76

7.6

/421239/

76

/12352/

73

/6168/

3.7

/279268/

86

/210/

85

/14531/

76

/39/

2.5

age 17+

When an armed, masked gang enter a Manhattan bank, lock the doors and take hostages, the detective assigned to effect their release enters negotiations preoccupied with corruption charges he is facing.

79

7.8

/296052/

78

/15341/

78

/8721/

4.2

/2469170/

91

/275/

74

/17853/

80

/40/

3.0

age 9+

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

85

7.9

/379873/

75

/10243/

74

/5396/

3.8

/596359/

97

/331/

80

/5046/

100

/50/

4.0

age 15+

The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

83

8.0

/746842/

77

/29542/

78

/17731/

4.1

/4132111/

91

/469/

82

/5129/

94

/54/

3.5

age 13+

Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.

86

7.8

/352432/

78

/12327/

80

/12548/

3.9

/2639263/

95

/365/

86

/1860/

94

/53/

4.0

age 16+

In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.

76

7.8

/207942/

78

/9428/

78

/5234/

4.0

/1069125/

90

/368/

87

/1145/

82

/55/

1.5

age 11+

In the future, an outbreak of canine flu leads the mayor of a Japanese city to banish all dogs to an island used as a garbage dump. The outcasts must soon embark on an epic journey when a 12-year-old boy arrives on the island to find his beloved pet.

80

7.6

/444625/

77

/20971/

74

/12041/

3.6

/1030269/

90

/537/

80

/4688/

88

/60/