Netflix History

The following is a complete history of the 917 movies that were sent to Crystal and Jason by Netflix.

The Anarchist Cookbook

A group of relatively harmless youngsters living in an anarchist commune in Dallas and led by a college dropout named Puck (Devon Gummersall) are joined by a truly dangerous nihilist named Johnny Black. Trouble looms large when Johnny challenges the youths to become more violent.

Comedy · R · 101 minutes · 2002 · Watched: 07/27/2008
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All the President's Men

The film that launched a thousand journalism school students, All the President's Men chronicles how reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) brought down Richard M. Nixon. The duo connected a Washington, D.C., hotel break-in with a Nixon "dirty tricks" team assigned to discredit Democratic rivals. Director Alan J. Pakula ratchets up the tension (no small feat, as the outcome is assured).

Drama · PG · 139 minutes · 1976 · Watched: 07/26/2008
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Severance

Awash in blood and black humor, director Christopher Smith's inventive horror flick follows a sales group -- employed by an international weapons company -- as they head for a team-building retreat at a remote lodge in Hungary. Before you can say "mayhem," a band of vengeful, psychotic commandos turns the tables and puts the merchants on the wrong end of their wares. Toby Stephens, Laura Harris and Danny Dyer star.

Horror · R · 95 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 07/26/2008
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Eddie (Nick Moran) is usually slick with a deck of cards, but after losing at a fixed table for London high rollers, he's in massive debt to a local porn kingpin (P.H. Moriarty). Eddie's irate father (Sting) refuses to hand over his bar to save his son's fingers, leaving Eddie and his friends few options. To come out ahead, they craft a heist to steal the money from the criminals next door -- with overblown results.

Action · R · 108 minutes · 1998 · Watched: 07/23/2008
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Grindhouse: Planet Terror

El Wray (Freddy Rodriguez) and his ex-girlfriend Cherry Darling (Rose McGowan) fight an army of zombies infected with a biochemical weapon unleashed by a psychotic Army lieutenant (Bruce Willis) and an opportunistic scientist (Naveen Andrews). Cult favorite filmmaker Robert Rodriguez directs this extended version of his segment from the double-feature homage Grindhouse. Marley Shelton, Josh Brolin, Michael Parks and Jeff Fahey co-star.

Horror · Unrated · 105 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 07/21/2008
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Rise: Blood Hunter

Reporter Sadie Blake (Lucy Liu) awakens to find herself in a morgue, transformed into a member of the undead by a vicious vampire cult. With the help of cop Clyde Rawlins (Michael Chiklis), who lost his daughter to the same sect, Sadie undertakes a mission of revenge against those who took away her life. Carla Gugino and James D'Arcy co-star in this terrifying supernatural thriller. Marilyn Manson appears as a bartender.

Horror · Unrated · 122 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 07/20/2008
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L.A. Confidential

A must-see whodunit that's praised as one of the best films of the 1990s. In 1950s Los Angeles, three wildly different cops (Guy Pearce, Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey) form an uneasy alliance to ferret out deep-seated police corruption. Brian Helgeland's script adaptation won an Oscar, as did Kim Basinger for her supporting role as a hooker who seduces haunted tough-guy Crowe.

Suspense · R · 138 minutes · 1997 · Watched: 07/14/2008
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Rescue Dawn

Renowned director Werner Herzog's inspiring film recounts the heroic saga of Dieter Dengler, a German-American fighter pilot and highly decorated Vietnam veteran whose reconnaissance plane was shot down in 1966. Captured by enemy forces and held in a Laotian torture camp near the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Dengler (portrayed by Christian Bale) defied death by organizing one of the most daring escapes in the Vietnam conflict.

Action · PG-13 · 126 minutes · 2006 · Watched: 07/09/2008
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Ratatouille

Brad Bird (The Incredibles) co-directs this Oscar-winning Pixar offering, following the antics of a passionate rat named Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) who yearns for a sip of the good life. Growing up beneath a five-star Parisian restaurant owned by a famous chef (Brad Garrett), Remy inherits a taste for fine food. But his culinary ambitions only anger his practical father, who wishes his son could just eat garbage like everyone else.

Family · G · 111 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 07/08/2008
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Gangs of New York

Martin Scorsese's Oscar-nominated epic focuses on the rise of Irish and Italian gangs in New York in the mid-1800s. When the leader of the Dead Rabbits is assassinated, his son Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) seeks out the perpetrator, Bill "The Butcher" Poole (a magnificent Daniel Day-Lewis). Along the way he finds love with a street-smart thief (Cameron Diaz).

Drama · R · 167 minutes · 2002 · Watched: 07/06/2008
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Wrong Turn 2: Dead End

A survival reality show goes terribly wrong when the contestants accidentally stumble upon a clan of mutant hayseed cannibals eager to make a feast of the young TV stars who've ventured onto the flesheaters' woodland turf. As the players begin to vanish, the survivors struggle to find their way out of the remote West Virginia forest before they become the next meal. Henry Rollins and Erica Leerhsen head the cast in this direct-to-video sequel.

Horror · Unrated · 93 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 07/01/2008
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Modern Times

The Little Tramp battles it out with technology, unemployment, jail, burglars, demanding customers and more in this classic film. He wins some and loses more and in the end walks undaunted into the sunrise. Known as Chaplin's last silent film, Modern Times is actually anything but -- from the opening notes of the rich score to the first and last time the star's voice is heard, the film speaks with a clear, well-rounded voice that still resonates.

Comedy · G · 83 minutes · 1936 · Watched: 06/25/2008
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Michael Clayton

Screenwriter Tony Gilroy makes his directorial debut with this dramatic thriller about burned-out corporate lawyer Michael Clayton (George Clooney), who's built a career on cleaning up his clients' messes. When a guilt-ridden colleague (Tom Wilkinson) threatens the settlement of a multimillion-dollar case, Clayton faces his biggest challenge ever. Tilda Swinton (with her first Oscar win), Sydney Pollack and Michael O'Keefe round out the impressive cast.

Suspense · R · 120 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/24/2008
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The Wild Bunch

Faced with the prospect of retirement, a group of aging desperadoes -- led by the venerable Pike Bishop (William Holden) -- agrees to pull off one last job. But when a kink in their plans forces them south of the border, hooking up with an evil Mexican general (Emilio Fernández) is the only way they'll get their loot. The special edition of Sam Peckinpah's Western classic includes never-before-seen outtakes and a trio of exclusive documentaries.

Western · R · 134 minutes · 1969 · Watched: 06/14/2008
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Waitress

Written by director and co-star Adrienne Shelly (who was murdered shortly before the film's selection for the Sundance Film Festival), Waitress is a frank and funny examination of the fears brought on by impending motherhood. Keri Russell plays Jenna, a waitress whose fabulous pies are about the only sweet ingredient in an otherwise dreary existence. An unwanted pregnancy, however, brings unexpected romance in this film co-starring Cheryl Hines.

Comedy · PG-13 · 104 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/14/2008
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1408

In this thriller based on a Stephen King story, writer and paranormal debunker Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is determined to demystify the ghostly events of room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel, even though the clerk (Samuel L. Jackson) begs him to rethink his plans. Mike needs to write another book, and room 1408 may be his big ticket. But will he survive even one night? This unrated version includes extra footage and an alternate ending.

Horror · Unrated · 112 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/13/2008
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Phantasm

Often considered one of the icons of 1970s independent horror cinema, director Don Coscarelli's classic nail-biter follows two boys who, in pursuit of an odd-looking grave robber, may wind up as the newest members of a freshly dead slave race. Jody (Bill Thornbury) and Mike (A. Michael Baldwin) discover that the creature (Angus Scrimm) stealing cadavers walks the earth but lives in the afterworld -- and that it needs more corpses.

Horror · R · 87 minutes · 1979 · Watched: 06/11/2008
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27 Dresses

Tired of being a perpetual bridesmaid after helping 27 friends tie the knot, altruistic Jane (Katherine Heigl) finds herself facing her worst nightmare as her younger sister (Malin Akerman) announces her engagement to the man Jane secretly adores. But when Jane meets the charming Kevin (James Marsden), will she beat her sibling to the altar? Edward Burns and Judy Greer also star in this breezy romantic comedy from director Anne Fletcher.

Comedy · PG-13 · 105 minutes · 2007 · Watched: 06/10/2008
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The Jerk

After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson (Steve Martin) runs off into a hilarious adventure that takes him from rags to riches and back to rags again, but in the end all that really matters to Navin is his true love (Bernadette Peters). The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and a lawsuit eventually leaves Navin destitute and alone.

Comedy · R · 94 minutes · 1979 · Watched: 06/09/2008
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The Apartment

C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) has his future mapped out -- all he needs to do is cozy up to the top feeders in the corporate food chain. But his fast track to the executive suite gets short-circuited when he falls for one of the bosses' girlfriends. The Apartment features top-notch performances from Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine and was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, winning five, including Best Picture.

Comedy · Not Rated · 125 minutes · 1960 · Watched: 06/08/2008
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