Instructions

1 Enter Movie information on the Movies List sheet

2 On the Select Movies sheet, select a category and/or actor from the drop down lists

3 All the movies for the selected actor and/or category will be listed on the sheet.

4 To start another search, clear the Actor and Category cells

To see the code that runs the Advanced Filter, right-click on the Select Movies sheet tab, and choose View Code.

To see the code that updates the drop down lists, right-click the Movies LIst sheet tab, and choose View Code.

Do not make any changes on the CriteriaSel sheet or the Lists sheet
These sheets are automatically updated.

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s sheet tab, and choose View Code.

heet tab, and choose View Code.

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 Select a Category:
AND / OR
Select an Actor:

Movie Title Category Minutes Year Main Actor Rating

The Shawshank RedemptionDrama 142 1994 Tim Robbins 9.2
The Godfather Drama 175 1972 Marlon Brando 9.2
Pulp Fiction Thriller 154 1994 John Travolta 8.9
Schindler's List Drama 195 1993 Liam Neeson 8.9
12 Angry Men Drama 96 1957 Martin Balsam 8.9
One Flew Over the Cuckoo'sDrama 133 1975 Jack Nicholson 8.8
The Dark Knight Action 152 2008 Christian Bale 8.8
The Lord of the Rings: The RAction 201 2003 Elijah Wood 8.8
Star Wars Action 121 1977 Mark Hamill 8.8
Casablanca Drama 102 1942 Humphrey Bogart 8.8
Goodfellas Drama 146 1990 Robert De Niro 8.8
Raiders of the Lost Ark Action 115 1981 Harrison Ford 8.7
Rear Window Thriller 112 1954 James Stewart 8.7
The Matrix Sci-Fi 136 1999 Keanu Reeves 8.6
It's a Wonderful Life Family 130 1946 James Stewart 8.6
Dr. Strangelove Comedy 93 1964 Peter Sellers 8.6
North by Northwest Action 131 1959 Cary Grant 8.6
Citizen Kane Drama 119 1941 Orson Welles 8.6
Forrest Gump Comedy 142 1994 Tom Hanks 8.6
Monty Python and the Holy G Comedy 91 1975 Graham Chapman 8.4
Up Family 96 2009 Edward Asner 8.4
Singin' in the Rain Musical 103 1952 Gene Kelly 8.4
2001: A Space Odyssey Sci-Fi 141 1968 Keir Dullea 8.4
Back to the Future Family 116 1985 Michael J. Fox 8.3
All About Eve Drama 138 1951 Bette Davis 8.3
The Wizard of Oz Musical 101 1939 Judy Garland 8.2
Ratatouille Family 111 2007 Patton Oswalt 8.1
Monsters, Inc. Family 92 2001 John Goodman 7.9
Movie # Movie Title Category Minutes Year Main Actor Rating

1 The Shawshank Redemption Drama 142 1994 Tim Robbins 9.2

2 The Godfather Drama 175 1972 Marlon Brando 9.2
3 Pulp Fiction Thriller 154 1994 John Travolta 8.9
4 Schindler's List Drama 195 1993 Liam Neeson 8.9
5 12 Angry Men Drama 96 1957 Martin Balsam 8.9
6 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestDrama 133 1975 Jack Nicholson 8.8
7 The Dark Knight Action 152 2008 Christian Bale 8.8
8 The Lord of the Rings: The ReturnAction 201 2003 Elijah Wood 8.8
9 Star Wars Action 121 1977 Mark Hamill 8.8
10 Casablanca Drama 102 1942 Humphrey Bogart 8.8
11 Goodfellas Drama 146 1990 Robert De Niro 8.8
12 Raiders of the Lost Ark Action 115 1981 Harrison Ford 8.7
13 Rear Window Thriller 112 1954 James Stewart 8.7
14 The Matrix Sci-Fi 136 1999 Keanu Reeves 8.6
15 It's a Wonderful Life Family 130 1946 James Stewart 8.6
16 Dr. Strangelove Comedy 93 1964 Peter Sellers 8.6
17 North by Northwest Action 131 1959 Cary Grant 8.6
18 Citizen Kane Drama 119 1941 Orson Welles 8.6
19 Forrest Gump Comedy 142 1994 Tom Hanks 8.6
20 Monty Python and the Holy Grail Comedy 91 1975 Graham Chapman 8.4
21 Up Family 96 2009 Edward Asner 8.4
22 Singin' in the Rain Musical 103 1952 Gene Kelly 8.4
23 2001: A Space Odyssey Sci-Fi 141 1968 Keir Dullea 8.4
24 Back to the Future Family 116 1985 Michael J. Fox 8.3
25 All About Eve Drama 138 1951 Bette Davis 8.3
26 The Wizard of Oz Musical 101 1939 Judy Garland 8.2
27 Ratatouille Family 111 2007 Patton Oswalt 8.1
28 Monsters, Inc. Family 92 2001 John Goodman 7.9
Category Main Actor
Count of Movie # Count of Movie #
Category Total Main Actor Total
Action 5 Bette Davis 1
Comedy 3 Cary Grant 1
Drama 9 Christian Bale 1
Family 5 Edward Asner 1
Musical 2 Elijah Wood 1
Sci-Fi 2 Gene Kelly 1
Thriller 2 Graham Chapman 1
Harrison Ford 1
Humphrey Bogart 1
Jack Nicholson 1
James Stewart 2
John Goodman 1
John Travolta 1
Judy Garland 1
Keanu Reeves 1
Keir Dullea 1
Liam Neeson 1
Mark Hamill 1
Marlon Brando 1
Martin Balsam 1
Michael J. Fox 1
Orson Welles 1
Patton Oswalt 1
Peter Sellers 1
Robert De Niro 1
Tim Robbins 1
Tom Hanks 1
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