161. All Quiet on the Western Front ( Im Westen nichts Neues )
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Edward Berger
Actors: Daniel Brühl, Felix Kammerer, Joe Weintraub, Sebastian Hülk, Albrecht Schuch, Anton von Lucke
Plot: Follows a group of young, idealistic germans who quickly enlist during WWI whose lives are shattered by the brutal reality of the war.
162. Barry Lyndon
Year of Release: 1975
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Actors: Ryan O'Neal, Hardy Krüger, Steven Berkoff, Marisa Berenson, André Morell, Patrick Magee
Plot: A young man takes on a liberal approach to nobility when he gambles,
duels, and fights his way to becoming a nobleman while winning the heart
of a woman. Takes place during 18th Century Europe.
163. Walk the Line
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Mangold
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Patrick, Ginnifer Goodwin, Dallas Roberts, Dan John Miller
Plot: The Biography of music star Johnny Cash follows him as he spends time in the Korean War, to the time he spends in rehab in his later life.
164. The Heiress
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Romance/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: William Wyler
Actors: Montgomery Clift, Olivia de Havilland, Ralph Richardson, Miriam Hopkins, Vanessa Brown, Betty Linley
Plot: In this adaptation of Henry James' Washington Square, mousy heiress
Catherine, beaten down by her domineering father, falls in love with a
handsome young stranger. But her father fears the young man may be a
fortune hunter, and attempts to thwart their romance. The experience that
follows produces a side of Catherine no one imagined.
165. The Brutalist
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brady Corbet
Actors: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin
Plot: László Toth and his wife Erzsébet leave post-war Europe for a new start in
an emerging modern America. Toth, a visionary architect, finds a life-
altering opportunity when he is hired by a mysterious but very wealthy
benefactor.
166. Boogie Nights
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, Burt Reynolds, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Plot: A young man has a gift, his gift gets him praises. He uses his gift to get
into the porn industry in the 70's. This is the story of him and his gift.
167. Portrait of a Lady on Fire ( Portrait de la jeune fille en feu )
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Céline Sciamma
Actors: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino, Christel Baras, Armande Boulanger
Plot: In 18th century Brittany, a young, female French painter, Marianne is tasked with painting a portrait of Héloïse before her upcoming forced marriage. As Héloïse has resisted all previous attempts to paint her before, Marianne must befriend her by day - and paint her from memory by night. But it doesn't take long before the two draw ever closer to one another.
168. Misery
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall, Graham Jarvis
Plot: A famous novelist crashes on a snowy Colorado road. He is rescued by his
"number one fan" but soon finds that she is unstable and willing to do
anything to have her way.
169. Drive
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks
Plot: A stuntman-turned-wheelman must use all his skills to survive after a botched job results in a contract on his head.
170. Notorious
Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actors: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains, Louis Calhern, Leopoldine Konstantin, Reinhold Schünzel
Plot: A man asks woman to spy on a group of her friends who are Nazis. Located in South America, the girl is torn between what is right and wrong.
