New DVDs, Blu-rays and Netflix Streaming Movies: December 28, 2010

Rank the week of December 28th’s Blu-ray and DVD releases against the best movies ever made:

The American (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time. Flickchart Ranking: #2358 Times Ranked: 1952 Win Percentage: 63% How Many Top-20′s: 4 Users

From everything I’ve read, George Clooney’s latest has been 2010′s most divisive movie. People either LOVE it or HATE it. The main complaint is that it’s a bit “slow,” so check your expectations.

Resident Evil: Afterlife (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Rank it amongst the best sci-fi horror movies of all time. Flickchart Ranking: #4977 Times Ranked: 1721 Win Percentage: 42% How Many Top-20′s: 3 Users

Milla Jovovich returns to fight the undead.

Legacy (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Rank it amongst the best thriller movies of all time. Flickchart Ranking: Just Added Times Ranked: NA Win Percentage: NA How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

The Wire stars Idris Elba and Clarke Peters reunite for an excellent looking thriller. Check out the trailer.

And Soon the Darkness (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Rank it amongst the best horror movies of all time. Flickchart Ranking: #19277 Times Ranked: 12 Win Percentage: 25% How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

Well, at least you get to watch Odette Yustman and Amber Heard for 90 minutes.

Legendary (DVD and Blu-ray | PG-13 | 2010)

Rank it amongst the best sports movies of all time. Flickchart Ranking: #11200 Times Ranked: 130 Win Percentage: 39% How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

With John Cena and Danny Glover.

Twelve (DVD and Blu-ray | R | 2010)

Rank it amongst the best dramas of all time. Flickchart Ranking: #17704 Times Ranked: 25 Win Percentage: 14% How Many Top-20′s: 0 Users

Directed by Joel Schumacher. He has made some incredible movies but also some incredible bombs. This rests firmly on the bomb side.

New Movies on Netflix Instant Streaming:

Shutter Island (Streaming on Friday the 31st | R | 2010)

Rank it amongst the best dramas of all time. Flickchart Ranking: #195 Times Ranked: 44146 Win Percentage: 67% How Many Top-20′s: 147 Users

Monday December 27th:

• Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)

Tuesday December 28th:

• Rosemary’s Baby (1968) – Mia Farroow, Roman Polanski (dir.)
• Suck (2009) – Jessica Pare, Malcolm McDowell

Saturday January 1st:

• The Fountain (2006) – Hugh Jackman, Darron Aronofsky (dir.)
• Poltergeist (1982) – Craig T. Nelson
• The Wizard of Oz (1939) – Judy Garland
• Goodfellas (1990) – Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorses (dir.)
• Insomnia (2002) – Al Pacino, Christopher Nolan (dir.)
• Death at a Funeral (2010) – Chris Rock, Tracy Morgan
• Johnny Mnemonic (1995) – Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Ice-T
• Dial M for Murder (1954) – Grace Kelly, Ray Milland Alfred Hitchcock (dir.)
• Blazing Saddles (1974) – Gene Wilder, Mel Brooks (dir.)
• Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) – Cary Grant, Peter Lorre, Frank Capra (dir.)
• Rio Bravo (1959) – John Wayne, Dean Martin
• The Lost Boys (1987) – Kiefer Sutherland, The Coreys
• Ocean’s 11 (1960) – Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin
• Dog Day Afternoon (1975) – Al Pacino, John Cazale
• JFK (1991) – Kevin, Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Oliver Stone (dir.)
• An Education (2008) – Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard
• Bonnie and Clyde (1967) – Faye Dunaway, Warren Beatty
• The Asphalt Jungle (1950) – Sterling Hayden, Marilyn Monroe
• Femme Fatale (2002) – Rebecca Romijn, Antonio Banderas
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – Stanley Kubrick (dir.)
• A Clockwork Orange (1971) – Malcolm McDowell, Stanley Kubrick (dir.)
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999) – Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Stanley Kubrick (dir.)
• 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) – John Lithgow, Roy Scheider
• Best in Show (2000), For Your Consideration (2006) – Christopher Guest (dir.)
• The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) – Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, The Coen Brothers
• Mean Streets (1973) – Martin Socorses (dir.), Robert De Niro
• Robocop (1987) – Peter Weller, Paul Verhoeven (dir.)
• Commando (1985) – Arnold SchSchwarzenegger
• Naked Lunch (1991) – David Cronenberg (dir.)
• Hellraiser (1987) – Clive Barker (dir.)
• Mars Attacks! (1996) – Tim Burton (dir.), Jack Nicholson
• The Kids in the Hall (Seasons 1-4)
• The Larry Sanders Show (Season 1)