I have had my “Red Movie Notebook” since 1985. Some times, years go by, without me looking at it…..sometimes I look at it on a regularly basis. There are two parts to my notebook. Part 1 (see the photo below) shows all the rental numbers that Variety listed in their 1986 All-Time Top Grossing Movies chart.
The second part of my “Red Movie Notebook” was a movie viewing log (photo below). It listed all the movies I had seen….with a rating for each movie. 4 stars was the highest score while a 1/2 star was the lowest score. If I had seen the movie in theaters it got a star. In the photo below…I saw 13 “H” movies in theaters.
The other day I was looking at my “Red Movie Notebook” and thought….”Wow, I could probably list about 95% of all the movies I have ever seen in theaters. So the first part of that idea was to move the movies from the notebook to our website. The following table shows most of the movies I saw in theaters during the 1970s (I was a pre-teen), 1980s (high school/college) and mid 1990s (I became a father at 21…actually on my 21st birthday). I will have to depend on the old memory to come up with the movies for mid 1990s to 2018.
These Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort movies by movie titles and trailers
- Sort movies by stars of the movies
- Sort movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each movie received and how many Oscar® wins each movie won.
- Sort movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- My first ever date was to see E.T. (1982). She was a red-head……I would eventually marry a red-head…..just not her…and not WoC.
- My mom and dad took me to see Clint Eastwood’s The Gauntlet (1977). After Sondre Locke’s chest was exposed during a scene…..my dad told my mother he would never take me to another R rated movie.
- Endless Love (1981) was the first R-Rated movie that I was able to see without adult supervision.
- I never saw Jaws (1975) in theaters…but I have vivid memories of friends telling me the breakdown of how the movie happened.
- I spent most of Friday the 13th 3D (1982) staring at the bottom of my popcorn box versus the movie screen.
- The Breakfast Club (1985) came out my senior year in high school. Because we knew someone that worked at our local theater….me and my friends most have seen that movie 40 to 50 times.
- I loved Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) but I was very disappointed in the “Special Edition” that Spielberg later released.
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) is the movie that made me the movie nut I am today.
- Biggest laughter in theaters? 1976’s Gus, 1980’s Stir Crazy and 1981’s Porky’s.
- Saw A Clockeork Orange (1971) at a midnight showing when the movie was almost 15 years old.
These are all the 2017 films I saw in theaters. The company is followed by the theater where I saw it. The bottom 3 were seen in cinemas this year.
9/11 2017 ATLAS DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
ALL SAINTS 2017 COLUMBIA WESTBURY RACEWAY 10
ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD 2017 TRI-STAR AMC BAY TERRACE
AMERICAN ASSASSIN 2017 LIONSGATE COLLEGE POINT
AMERICAN MADE 2017 UNIVERSAL FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
ATOMIC BLONDE 2017 FOCUS FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
BABY DRIVER 2017 TRI-STAR FARMINGDALE 14
BAD MOM’S CHRISTMAS 2017 STX AMC BAY TERRACE
BATTLE OF THE SEXES 2017 FOX SEARCHLIGHT AMC BAY TERRACE
BAYWATCH 2017 PARAMOUNT PORT WASHINGTON SOUNDVIEW
BEATRIZ AT DINNER 2017 ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS MALVERNE
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 2017 DISNEY CINEMART
BEFORE I FALL 2017 OPEN ROAD AMC BAY TERRACE
BEGUILED, THE 2017 FOCUS ROSLYN
BIG SICK 2017 LIONSGATE MALVERNE
BITTER HARVEST (CAN.) 2017 ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS ROSLYN
BLADE RUNNER 2049 2017 WB/COL AMC BAY TERRACE
BOOK OF HENRY 2017 FOCUS MALVERNE
BORN IN CHINA (DOC.) 2017 DISNEYNATURE / WALT DISNEY AMC BAY TERRACE
BOSS BABY 2017 FOX PJ CINEMAS, PORT JEFFERSON
BRAD’S STATUS 2017 ANNAPURNA PORT WASHINGTON SOUNDVIEW
BRIGSBY BEAR 2017 SONY PICTURE CLASSICS GREAT NECK
BUDDIES IN INDIA (CHI – IND.) 2017 CHINA LION COLLEGE POINT
CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE 2017 FOX DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
CARS 3 2017 DISNEY AMC BAY TERRACE
CEZANNE AND I (FR.) 2017 MAGNOLIA MALVERNE
CHIPS 2017 WARNER BROTHERS AMC BAY TERRACE
CHUCK 2017 IFC FILMS MANHASSET 3
CHURCHILL 2017 COHEN MEDIA GROUP MALVERNE
CIRCLE, THE 2017 SFX AMC BAY TERRACE
COCO 2017 DISNEY AMC BAY TERRACE
CURE FOR WELLNESS 2017 FOX AMC BAY TERRACE
DADDY’S HOME 2 2017 PARAMOUNT FRESH MEADOWS 7
DARK TOWER 2017 COLUMBIA EDGARTON, MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA.
DARKEST HOUR 2017 FOCUS MALVERNE
DESPICABLE ME 3 2017 UNIVERSAL AMC BAY TERRACE
DETROIT 2017 ANNAPORINA MALVERNE
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LONG HAUL 2017 FOX AMC BAY TERRACE
DISASTER ARTIST 2017 A24/WB/NL AMC BAY TERRACE
DOG’S PURPOSE 2017 UNIVERSAL AMC BAY TERRACE
DOWNSIZING 2017 PARAMOUNT AMC BAY TERRACE
DUNKIRK 2017 WARNER BROTHERS AMC BAY TERRACE
EMOJI MOVIE 2017 COLUMBIA AMC BAY TERRACE
EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING 2017 WARNER BROTHERS AMC BAY TERRACE
FATE OF THE FURIOUS 2017 UNIVERSAL AMC BAY TERRACE
FATHER FIGURES 2017 WARNER BROTHERS AMC BAY TERRACE
FERDINAND 2017 FOX DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
FIFTY SHADES DARKER 2017 UNIVERSAL AMC BAY TERRACE
FIST FIGHT 2017 NL/WB PROVIDENCE
FLATLINERS 2017 COLUMBIA COLLEGE POINT
FOREIGNER, THE 2017 STX/EUROPA AMC BAY TERRACE
FOUNDER, THE 2017 TWC GLEN COVE
GEOSTORM 2017 WARNER BROTHERS FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
GET OUT 2017 UNIVERSAL DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
GHOST IN THE SHELL 2017 PARAMOUNT AMC BAY TERRACE
GIFTED 2017 FOX SEARCHLIGHT AMC BAY TERRACE
GIRLS TRIP 2017 UNIVERSAL DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
GLASS CASTLE 2017 LIONSGATE AMC BAY TERRACE
GOING IN STYLE 2017 WB/NL AMC BAY TERRACE
GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (U.K.) 2017 FOX SEARCHLIGHT MALVERNE
GREATEST SHOWMAN 2017 FOX DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, VOL. 2 2017 DISNEY AMC BAY TERRACE
HITMAN’S BODYGUARD 2017 SUMMIT GREAT NECK
HOME AGAIN 2017 OPEN ROAD AMC BAY TERRACE
HOUSE, THE 2017 NL/WB PORT WASHINGTON SOUNDVIEW
HOW TO BE A LATIN LOVER 2017 PANTELON FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
I, TONYA 2017 30 WEST RACEWAY 10, WESTBURY
IT 2017 WB/NL AMC BAY TERRACE
IT COMES AT NIGHT 2017 A24 AMC BAY TERRACE
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 2017 SUMMIT DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
JOURNEY TO THE WEST: THE DEMONS STRIKE BACK (CHI.) 2017 COLUMBIA COLLEGE POINT
JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE 2017 COLUMBIA AMC BAY TERRACE
JUST GETTING STARTED 2017 BROADGREEN AMC BAY TERRACE
JUSTICE LEAGUE 2017 WARNER BROTHERS AMC BAY TERRACE
KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD 2017 WARNER BROTHERS FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
KINGSMAN: THE GOLDEN CIRCLE 2017 FOX AMC BAY TERRACE
KONG: SKULL ISLAND 2017 WARNER BROTHERS AMC BAY TERRACE
LADY BIRD 2017 A24 MALVERNE
LADY MACBETH 2017 ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS MALVERNE
LAST FLAG FLYING 2017 LIONSGATE MANHASSET 3
LAST WORD 2017 BLEEKER STREET MEDIA MALVERNE
LBJ 2017 ELECTRIC ENT. MALVERNE
LEGO BATMAN MOVIE 2017 WARNER BROTHERS AMC BAY TERRACE
LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE 2017 WARNER BROTHERS AMC BAY TERRACE
LET THERE BE LIGHT 2017 ATLAS GREAT NECK
LOGAN 2017 FOX AMC BAY TERRACE
LOGAN LUCKY 2017 BLEEKER STREET PORT WASHINGTON SOUNDVIEW
LOST CITY OF Z 2017 BLEEKER STREET MANHASSET 3
LOVERS, THE 2017 A24 MALVERNE
LOVING VINCENT (U.K. – POL.) 2017 GOOD DEED ENT. MALVERNE
MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS 2017 BLEEKER STREET MALVERNE
MARK FELT: THE MAN WHO BROUGHT DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE 2017 SONY PICTURE CLASSICS ROSLYN
MARSHALL 2017 OPEN ROAD AMC BAY TERRACE
MAUDIE (IR. – CA.) 2017 SONY PICTURE CLASSICS MALVERNE
MEAGAN LEAVEY 2017 BLEEKER STREET AMC BAY TERRACE
MENASHE 2017 A24 MALVERNE
MONSTER TRUCKS 2017 PARAMOUNT AMC BAY TERRACE
MOTHER 2017 PARAMOUNT GREAT NECK
MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US 2017 FOX MALVERNE
MUMMY, THE 2017 UNIVERSAL FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS 2017 FOX PORT WASHINGTON SOUNDVIEW
MY COUSIN RACHEL 2017 FOX SEARCHLIGHT MALVERNE
MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE 2017 LIONSGATE AMC BAY TERRACE
NEIGHBORHOOD, THE (CAN,) 2017 IN YOUR EAR PRODS. FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
NEVER SAY DIE (CHINESE) 2017 COLLEGE POINT
NORMAN 2017 SONY PICTURE CLASSICS MALVERNE
NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE 2017 OPEN ROAD AMC BAY TERRACE
ONLY THE BRAVE 2017 COLUMBIA AMC BAY TERRACE
OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2015: LIVE ACTION 2017 SHORTS INTL NORTH SHORE TOWERS
PARIS CAN WAIT 2017 SONY PICTURE CLASSICS EASTHAMPTON
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES 2017 DISNEY AMC BAY TERRACE
PITCH PERFECT 3 2017 UNIVERSAL CINEMART
POWER RANGERS 2017 LIONSGATE AMC BAY TERRACE
PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN 2017 ANAPURNA AMC BAY TERRACE
PROMISE, THE 2017 OPEN ROAD AMC BAY TERRACE
QUIET PASSION (U.K. – BEL.) 2017 MUSIC BOX FILMS MALVERNE
REBEL IN THR RYE 2017 IFC FILMS MALVERNE
RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER (FR-GER-CAN-AUSTRALIA) 2017 SCREEN GEMS DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
ROCK DOG 2017 SUMMIT AMC BAY TERRACE
ROMAN S. ISRAEL, INC. 2017 COLUMBIA FRESH MEADOWS 7
ROUGH NIGHT 2017 COLUMBIA AMC BAY TERRACE
SHACK, THE 2017 SUMMIT AMC BAY TERRACE
SHAPE OF WATER 2017 FOX SEARCHLIGHT MANHASSET 3
SLEEPLESS 2017 OPEN ROAD FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
SNATCHED 2017 FOX DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
SNOWMAN, THE 2017 UNIVERSAL FRESH MEADOWS 7
SONG TO SONG 2017 BROADGREEN MANHASSET 3
SPACE BETWEEN US 2017 SFX AMC BAY TERRACE
SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING 2017 COLUMBIA AMC BAY TERRACE
SPLIT 2017 UNIVERSAL FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI 2017 DISNEY AMC BAY TERRACE
STAR, THE 2017 SONY AMC BURLINGTON, MA
STRONGER 2017 LIONSGATE/ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS AMC BAY TERRACE
SUBURBICON 2017 PARAMOUNT FRESH MEADOWS 7
TABLE 19 2017 FOX SEARCHLIGHT AMC BAY TERRACE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE 2017 UNIVERSAL AMC BAY TERRACE
THEIR FINEST (U.K.) 2017 STX/EUROPA MALVERNE
THOR: RAGNAROK 2017 DISNEY AMC BAY TERRACE
THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EPPING, MISSOURI 2017 FOX SEARCHLIGHT AMC BAY TERRACE
TRANSFORMERS: THE LAST KNIGHT 2017 PARAMOUNT AMC BAY TERRACE
TRIP TO SPAIN 2017 IFC FILMS MALVERNE
TULIP FEVER 2017 TWC AMC BAY TERRACE
TYLER PERRY’S BOO 2! MADEA’S HALLOWEEN 2017 LIONSGATE FRESH MEADOWS 7
UNITED KINGDOM 2017 FOX SEARCHLIGHT MALVERNE
VALARIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS 2017 SFX FLUSHING MAIN STREET 6
VICEROY’S HOUSE 2017 IFC FILMS MALVERNE
VICTORIA & ABDUL (U.K.) 2017 FOCUS MALVERNE
WALL, THE 2017 AMAZON / ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS AMC BAY TERRACE
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES 2017 FOX AMC BAY TERRACE
WEDDING PLAN (ISRAEL) 2017 ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS MALVERNE
WILSON 2017 FOX SEARCHLIGHT MALVERNE
WIND RIVER 2017 TWC DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
WOLF WARRIOR II (CH.) 2017 WELL GO USA COLLEGE POINT
WOMEN’S BALCONY (ISRAEL( 2017 MENEMSHA MALVERNE
WONDER 2017 LIONSGATE FRESH MEADOWS 7
WONDER WHEEL 2017 AMAZON STUDIOS DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
WONDER WOMAN 2017 WARNER BROTHERS AMC BAY TERRACE
XXX: RETURN OF XANDER CAGE 2017 PARAMOUNT DOUGLASTON MOVIEWORLD
ZOOKEEPER’S WIFE 2017 FOCUS MALVERNE
MOLLY’S GAME 2017 STX AMC BAY TERRACE
PHANTOM THREAD 2017 FOCUS MALVERNE
POST, THE 2017 FOX GLEN COVE
Action shorts live action 2017
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Goodness…..that is a ton of movies to see in theaters…..I might have seen 12 in 2017…..compared to your 157?….I lost count a few times. I actually just got Zookeeper’s Wife from my local library….planning on watching it tonight. You are a movie watching machine. I have seen 105 of the movies on your list….but only 7 of them in theaters. That number will increase soon, as besides Zookeeper, I also picked up Thank You For Your Service and Goodbye Mr. Christopher. Good information as always.
I missed seeing one of first 116 saw the other 115. missed Misery. missed 7 of top 150. 31 of top 50 made my all time top 250 movies. I love this list/site . fond memories
Hey bob cox…..glad this list of movies brought back memories……it obviously does the same with me. I saw A Bridge Too Far twice…..the second time in Portland Oregon….as I was spending that summer with my grandmother…..we walked to the theater……good memory. Amazingly I have good idea of who I saw the movie with….and what they thought of the movie. Another memory I have revolves around Misery…..after the movie was over and I was home (I was a dad by then) I had to go to the attic for something….anyway while up there….I thought about the movie and absolutely freaked myself out. Good feedback on all the comments.
oh and lots of adolescent comedy for my brother Cogerson. we love to laugh. great , I milked this for 3 comments, I might hit 100 yet. LOL.
Hey bob cox…..I am sure you are getting close to hitting 100 comments…..you are currently at 86 comments……15 more comments and you will bump Rob Write off the list. Loved my comedies back then….lol.
bruce loves willis, caine, indy jones. this is predominantly child friendly. born in 1967, 8 years old in 1975.plenty of adolescent horror and action. mostly stuff I saw except no village people for me.
Hey bob cox….you missed Can’t Stop The Music with The Village People, Bruce Jenner and Steve Guttenberg?…..shocked I tell ya….shocked. The producers were hoping for a Grease like reception….instead that got a Hinderburg coming to New York reception.
my guess. the cogerson home video “tape” collection. dvd invented 1995.
Hey bob cox……that was a good guess…….My VHS collection is long gone….but I bet at least 75% of these movies were in that collection.