281. A Bridge Too Far
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: James Caan, Dirk Bogarde, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins
Plot: World War II's Operation Market Garden rendered in all of its floundering glory. Neither Allied command nor German generals come across as particularly competent.
282. Lethal Weapon 3
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Donner
Actors: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Stuart Wilson, Nick Chinlund
Plot: Riggs and Murtaugh are intent on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer.
283. From the World of John Wick: Ballerina
Year of Release: 2025
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Len Wiseman
Actors: Ana de Armas, Ian McShane, Norman Reedus, Anjelica Huston, Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Byrne
Plot: After her father is murdered by a group of merciless killers, young Eve finds herself as part of the Ruska Roma - raised to be both an assassin and a protector. Yet she finds herself drawn in to track down the group who killed her father - against the wishes of her own organization - leading her to a cult that has been around for centuries - and even coming face-to-face with John Wick himself.
284. Conan the Barbarian
Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Milius
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Ben Davidson, Cassandra Gava
Plot: Conan's parents are killed by the evil sorcerer Thulsa Doom and he is enslaved. He into a powerfully man determined to get revenge for his parents' death and bring down the snake cult.
285. Revenge
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Coralie Fargeat
Actors: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Kevin Janssens, Guillaume Bouchède, Vincent Colombe
Plot: An isolated villa is the setting for a trio of wealthy men, and one mistress, to party. That is, until she is violated and speaks out - only to find her boyfriend isn't about to give up his friends and wealth, and throws her off a cliff to her death. But this is no ordinary woman, and she does not die but finds a new strength and plots a brutal revenge.
286. Curse of the Golden Flower ( Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Yimou Zhang
Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Ye Liu, Li Gong, Jay Chou, Dahong Ni, Junjie Qin
287. Man of Steel
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Zack Snyder
Actors: Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe
Plot: Kal-El was sent away from his doomed home planet of Krypton by his father. After crash landing on Earth, he is found by the Kent family and they raise him as their own, Clark Kent, teaching him their values. Realising he has great power among humans, Clark must now face up to his first grave challenge, General Zod, who led a rebellion on his home planet.
288. Star Trek Beyond
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Justin Lin
Actors: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, Idris Elba
Plot: The USS Enterprise begins the first leg of its five year mission. Reaching the edge of uncharted space, the ship is nearly destroyed and strands Kirk and the crew on a remote planet with no communication. With everyone scattered, it will test the crew, and Kirk, like never before.
289. The Matrix Reloaded
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Actors: Keaunu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Monica Bellucci, Harold Perrineau
Plot: Neo's abilities are growing in power, more humans are waking to the "real world" and Zion begins to fortify itself against a mechanical army. Meanwhile Agent Smith, "freed" by Neo, begins his own mission to make the Matrix his own.
290. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Lee Ingleby, Edward Woodall, Chris Larkin
Plot: During the Napoleonic Wars the British frigate HMS Surprise plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the much larger French warship off the coast of South America.
