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Frank's Movie Log

by Frank Showalter

Reviews

Underseen Gems

Four and five star movies with a below average number of IMDb votes.

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  1. 1989
    1. Beyond the Door III  1989B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Fantasy | Horror
  2. 1987
    1. Salvation!  1987B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy
  3. 1986
    1. The Seventh Curse  1986B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Horror
  4. 1985
    1. The Peanut Butter Solution  1985B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror
  5. 1983
    1. The Boxer's Omen  1983B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Horror
    2. Duel to the Death  1983A-: 4.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama
  6. 1982
    1. Ninja in the Dragon's Den  1982B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Comedy
  7. 1979
    1. Arrebato  1979B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery
  8. 1977
    1. Scalpel  1977B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Thriller
  9. 1975
    1. Welcome Home Brother Charles  1975B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama | Horror
    2. Disciples of Shaolin  1975B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama
    3. Last Stop on the Night Train  1975B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Thriller
  10. 1973
    1. The Thief Who Came to Dinner  1973B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Romance
  11. 1972
    1. One-Armed Boxer  1972B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama | Fantasy
    2. Bone  1972B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Thriller
    3. The Carey Treatment  1972B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Mystery | Thriller
  12. 1970
    1. Count Yorga, Vampire  1970B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
  13. 1969
    1. One on Top of the Other  1969B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Horror | Mystery | Thriller
    2. Dragon Swamp  1969B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Fantasy
  14. 1968
    1. Murder à la Mod  1968B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller
  15. 1967
    1. The President's Analyst  1967B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
  16. 1965
    1. Having a Wild Weekend  1965B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Music
  17. 1963
    1. Soldier in the Rain  1963B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Drama | Romance
    2. Paranoiac  1963B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
  18. 1962
    1. The Phantom of the Opera  1962B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Horror | Music | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
  19. 1959
    1. The Stranglers of Bombay  1959B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | History | Horror
  20. 1958
    1. The Camp on Blood Island  1958B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama | History | War
    2. Violent Playground  1958B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Crime
  21. 1957
    1. The Joker Is Wild  1957B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Biography | Drama | Musical
  22. 1956
    1. Bandido!  1956B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Drama | War | Western
  23. 1955
    1. Blood Alley  1955B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure
    2. The Long Gray Line  1955B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Biography | Comedy | Drama | Sport
  24. 1953
    1. Escape from Fort Bravo  1953B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Western
  25. 1952
    1. Macao  1952B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Romance
  26. 1951
    1. The Racket  1951B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
  27. 1949
    1. The Bribe  1949B+: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller
  28. 1948
    1. Blood on the Moon  1948B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Western
  29. 1946
    1. It Rains on Our Love  1946B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
    2. Crisis  1946B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
  30. 1945
    1. The Corn Is Green  1945B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama
  31. 1944
    1. Tall in the Saddle  1944B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Western
  32. 1938
    1. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse  1938B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama
  33. 1937
    1. The Hurricane  1937B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance
    2. West of Shanghai  1937B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Adventure | Drama | War
  34. 1934
    1. The Lost Patrol  1934B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Adventure | Drama | War
  35. 1932
    1. 20,000 Years in Sing Sing  1932B: 4 stars (out of 5)
      Crime | Drama | Film-Noir
  36. 1931
    1. The Road to Singapore  1931B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Drama | Romance
  37. 1930
    1. Up the River  1930B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Comedy | Crime | Drama
    2. The Dawn Patrol  1930B-: 3.5 stars (out of 5)
      Action | Drama | War