Shutter Island (2010)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson
Rated: R for Disturbing Violent Content, Language and Some Nudity
Running Time: 2h 19m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Visceral, Unrestrained, Demands and Rewards Multiple Views
WEAKNESSES: -
Two detectives search for a missing psych ward patient on Shutter Island, but there’s more to this island than meets the eye…
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favrea, Jean Dujardin, Shea Whigham, Cristin Milioti
Rated: R for Sequences of Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Drug Use and Language Throughout, and For Some Violence
Running Time: 3 h
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, General Insanity, Themes
WEAKNESSES:
The rise and fall of Jordan Belfort, a criminal Wall Street stocker broker.
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Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (2019)
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Al Pacino
Rated: R for Language Throughout, Some Strong Graphic Violence, Drug Use, and Sexual References
Running Time: 2 h 41 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Characters, Acting, Story, Homage, Cameos, Soundtrack, Humor
WEAKNESSES: Absolutely Nothing
An aging TV star and his stunt double try to achieve fame and fortune in the last years of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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Django Unchained (2012)
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Don Johnson, Quentin Tarantino, Jonah Hill, Bruce Dern
Rated: R for Strong Graphic Violence Throughout, A Vicious Fight, Language and Some Nudity
Running Time: 2 h 45 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography, Tone, Story Structure
WEAKNESSES: -
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner.
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