For years, teen Boggy held the Netflix queue hostage, moving the rest of the family's selections around like chess pieces on a board, or deleting them as heartlessly as toppling pawns. Then he magnanimously created the Boggy Movie Tournament, and a meta game was born. The playing field is finally open. The competition is fierce. You'll never recommend another movie without asking yourself, "But, is it a winner?"

Nominees and Winners

Round Fourteen Nominees:
Alpha and Omega (2010) -- Lydia's entry, no votes
The Town (2010) -- Eric's entry, no votes
Grizzly Man (2005) -- Sally's entry, one vote (Beth)
Source Code (2011) -- Gene's entry, no votes
Little Otik (2000) -- Beth's entry, two votes (Eric and Lydia)
Das Boot (1981) -- John's entry, one vote (Gene)
Winner: Little Otik (Beth)


Round Thirteen Nominees (John at glider contest):
Tale of Despereaux (2008) -- Lydia's entry, one vote (Eric)
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) -- Eric's entry, clean sweep: three votes (Gene, Lydia, Beth; Sally abstained because she hadn't watched enough movies)
Girl With a Pearl Earring (2003) -- Sally's entry, no votes
Orphic Trilogy: Orpheus (1950) -- Gene's entry, no votes
Stage Fright (1950) -- Beth's entry, no votes
Winner: The Adjustment Bureau (Eric)


Round Twelve Nominees (Gene in France, John at glider contest):
The Borrower Arrietty (2010) -- Lydia's entry, two votes (Eric and Beth)
Hush: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1999) -- Eric's entry,  one vote (Lydia)
Larger Than Life (1996) -- Beth's entry, no votes 
Winner: The Borrower Arrietty (Lydia)


Round Eleven Nominees: 
Eden of the East the Movie 1: The King... (2009) -- Lydia's entry, no votes
Gattaca (1997) -- Eric's entry,  one vote (Gene)
Lost in Translation (2003) -- John's entry, no votes
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) -- Beth's entry, no votes
Kung Fu Panda (2008) -- Gene's entry, three votes (John, Beth, Lydia)
Winner: Kung Fu Panda (Gene)


Round Ten Nominees:
Little Norse Prince Valiant (1968) -- Lydia's entry, no votes
Cars (2006) -- John's entry, no votes
Get Low (2009) -- Beth's entry, one vote (Gene)
John Tucker Must Die (2006) -- Eric's entry, one vote (Lydia)
Stand By Me (1986) -- Gene's entry, three votes (Beth, John, Eric)
Winner: Stand By Me (Gene)


Round Nine Nominees -- Minus Dad, Plus Sal: 
High Fidelity (2000) -- Beth's entry, no votes 
Marathon Man (1976) -- Gene's entry, no votes 
Independence Day (1996) -- Eric's entry, no votes
Tekkonkinkreet (2006) -- Lydia's entry, three votes (Sally abstained because she missed Tekkon and left early during Heathers) 
Winner: Tekkonkinkreet (Lydia)

Round Eight Nominees:
American Beauty (1999) -- Eric's entry, two votes (Beth and John)
Ocean's Eleven (2001) -- John's entry, three votes (Gene, Lydia, Eric)
Sideways (2004) -- Beth's entry, no votes
Flushed Away (2006) -- Lydia's entry, no votes
Rocky (1976) -- Gene's entry, no votes
Winner: Ocean's Eleven (John)
[Note: due to his travel schedule, John deferred his curated week until a later date.] 

Round Seven Nominees:
Bolt (2008) -- Lydia's entry, two votes (Beth and Eric) 
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman (2003) -- Eric's entry, one vote ("League of Sexy Daddies" John) 
Harry Brown (2009) -- we couldn't even finish this one. 
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World (2010) -- Edgar's entry, one vote (Lydia) 
Thunderball (1965) -- John's entry, one vote (Gene) 
Mission Impossible 2 (2000) -- Gene's entry, one vote (Edgar)
Winner: Bolt (Lydia)


Round Six Nominees:
Kick-Ass (2010) -- Beth's entry, three votes (John, Eric, Lydia)
The Lady Eve (1941) -- Gene's entry
Catch 22 (1970) -- John's entry
Enchanted (2007) -- Lydia's entry
Minority Report (2002) -- Eric's entry, two votes (Beth, Gene)
Winner: Kick-Ass (Beth)


Round Five Nominees (Sally abstained from voting, since she missed some of the movies):
Tales from Earthsea (Japan, 2006) -- Lydia's entry, one vote (Gene)
Nine Queens (Argentina, 2000, Nueve Reinas)-- Gene's entry, two votes (John, Eric)
The Changeling 92008) -- Sally's entry
Winter's Bone (2010) -- Beth's entry
Patton (1970)-- John's entry, one vote (Beth)
Winner: Nine Queens (Gene)

Round Four Nominees (Gene was in France for some of this nomination period):
Absurdistan (2008, German) -- John's entry
Pom Poko (1994, Japan) -- Lydia's entry; one vote (Gene)
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008, UK/USA) -- Beth's entry; two votes (Eric, John)
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) -- Eric's entry; two votes (Beth, Lydia)
Winners (Tie): Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and The Time Traveler's Wife 

Round Four Run-Off: 
The Class (Entre Les Murs; 2008, France) -- Beth's entry; two votes (Susan, Gene)
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) *
*Lydia voted for Tangled (not part of the tournament), and John wrote dissertations about each movie, thereby abstaining. 
Winner: The Class

Round Three Nominees:
Diva (1981, France) -- John's entry
Shaolin Soccer (2001, Hong Kong) -- Gene's entry; two votes (Eric, Lydia)
Astro Boy (2009) -- Lydia's entry
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006, Japan) -- Eric's entry; two votes (Beth, Gene)
The Right Stuff (1983) -- Beth's entry; one vote (John)
Winners (Tie): Shaolin Soccer and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Round Three Run-Off:
The Game (1997) -- Gene's entry
How to Train Your Dragon (2010) -- Eric's entry (at Lydia's suggestion); three votes (Beth, John, Lydia)
Winner: How to Train Your Dragon

Round Two Nominees:
Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009, Japan) -- Lydia's entry
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)-- Eric's entry; one vote (Gene)
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998, UK) -- Gene's entry; three votes (John, Beth, Sally)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949, UK) -- Beth's entry; one vote (Eric)
Sleuth (1972, UK)-- John's entry, one vote (Lydia)
Good Hair (2009) -- Sally's entry
Winner: Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels

Round One Nominees:
The Sting (1973) -- John's entry; two votes (Beth and Eric)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981, Australia) -- Beth's entry; one vote (Gene)
Lethal Weapon (1987) -- Gene's entry; three votes (Sally, Lydia, John)
An Education (2009, UK) -- Eric's entry
The Tracey Fragments (2007, Canada) -- Lydia's entry
Winner: Lethal Weapon