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Note: A high rating does not necessarily equal a "recommendation" to see the movie. Our star ratings are only assessments of the quality of filmmaking, acting, cinematography, screenwriting, etc. A high rating is neither an endorsement nor a gauge of the "moral acceptability" of the subject matter.
As for the R-rated films in this list, we review films that are important to the culture at large, regardless of their MPAA rating. Again, a positive review does not necessarily constitute a recommendation, nor agreement with the film's message.
4 Stars
The Aviator (2004, PG-13)
Au Hasard Balthazar (1966, Not Rated)
Batman Begins (2005, PG-13)
Cinderella Man (2005, PG-13)
Friday Night Lights (2004, PG-13)
The Gospel of John (2003, PG-13)
Hero (2004, PG-13)
A History of Violence (2005, R)
Ikiru (1952, Not Rated)
The Incredibles (2004, PG)
L'Enfant (The Child) (2006, R)
A Man Escaped (1957, Not Rated)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, PG-13)
The Merchant of Venice (2004, R)
The New World (2006, PG-13)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994, R)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2006, Unrated)
Spider-Man 2 (2004, PG-13)
The Story of the Weeping Camel (2004, PG)
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2006, R)
United 93 (2006, R)
Vera Drake (2004, R)
3½ Stars
A Very Long Engagement (2004, R)
Beyond the Gates of Splendor (2005, PG-13)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004, PG-13)
Breaking the Da Vinci Code (2005, Not Rated)
Broken Flowers (2005, R)
Burying The Past: The Mountain Meadows Massacre (2004, Not Rated)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (2005, PG)
Dear Frankie (2004, PG-13)
Dogville (2004, R)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004, R)
Finding Neverland (2004, PG-13)
Glory Road (2006, PG)
Good Night, and Good Luck (2005, PG)
The Gospel (2005, PG)
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005, PG)
Hotel Rwanda (2004, PG-13)
Intimate Strangers (2004, R)
Jarhead (2005, R)
Just Like Heaven (2005, PG-13)
Kicking and Screaming (2005, PG)
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004, R)
The Least of These (2004, Not Rated)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005, PG)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004, R)
Million Dollar Baby (2004, PG-13)
Millions (2005, PG)
Most ("The Bridge") (2003, Not Rated)
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004, R)
Ocean's Twelve (2004, PG-13)
Paradise Now (2005, PG-13)
Pride & Prejudice (2005, PG)
Ray (2004, PG-13)
Shrek 2 (2004, PG)
Sideways (2004, R)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004, PG)
Spanglish (2004, PG-13)
Super Size Me (2004, Not Rated)
The Ten Commandments (2004, G)
The Thing About My Folks (2005, PG-13)
An Unfinished Life (2005, PG-13)
The Village (2004, PG-13)
Walk the Line (2005, PG-13)
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005, G)
Water (2006, PG-13)
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