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5-Star Reviews From Leonard Matlin's 1997 Movie and Video Guide - Page 5

In 1997, Leonard Matlin published a small brick of a book of movie reviews (7 inches by 4.3 inches by 1600+ pages). His reviews were short, to the point and frequently hilarious and, most importantly agreed with my assessments of the films I'd already viewed and provided an excellent guide when I needed to decide which films I wanted to rent from a video store. Of the 16,000 or so movies he reviewed, he rated about 440 films as 5-star - his highest rating - and here they are.
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Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)
161
100%7.6
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
162
97%8.1
High and Low (1963)
High and Low (1963)
163
95%8.4
High Hopes (1988)
High Hopes (1988)
164
92%7.4
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
165
95%8.0
The Highest Honor (1982)
The Highest Honor (1982)
166
6.4
His Girl Friday (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
167
99%7.8
Hobson's Choice (1954)
Hobson's Choice (1954)
168
92%7.8
The Home and the World (1985)
The Home and the World (1985)
169
100%7.5
Horse Feathers (1932)
Horse Feathers (1932)
170
97%7.6
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
171
89%7.7
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
172
92%7.2
Howards End (1992)
Howards End (1992)
173
94%7.4
Hud (1963)
Hud (1963)
174
83%7.8
The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler (1961)
175
96%8.0
The Idiot (1951)
The Idiot (1951)
176
64%7.2
Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
177
92%7.8
In Cold Blood (1967)
In Cold Blood (1967)
178
83%7.9
In Which We Serve (1942)
In Which We Serve (1942)
179
90%7.2
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
180
93%8.1
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
Intruder in the Dust (1949)
181
93%7.6
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
182
98%7.7
Iphigenia (1977)
Iphigenia (1977)
183
7.7
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
184
99%8.1
It's a Gift (1934)
It's a Gift (1934)
185
94%7.1
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
186
95%8.2
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945)
Ivan the Terrible, Part I (1945)
187
100%7.7
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II: The Boyars' Plot (1958)
188
100%7.8
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
189
98%8.0
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1959)
190
Jean De Florette (1986)
Jean De Florette (1986)
191
96%8.1
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)
192
7.8
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
193
91%7.0
Ju Dou (1990)
Ju Dou (1990)
194
100%7.6
Jules and Jim (1962)
Jules and Jim (1962)
195
94%7.8
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
196
79%7.6
Kagemusha (1980)
Kagemusha (1980)
197
88%8.0
The Killing Fields (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984)
198
93%7.8
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
199
99%7.9
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
King Solomon's Mines (1950)
200
92%6.8
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