221. 1917
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Mendes
Actors: Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Colin Firth, George MacKay
Plot: Two young, British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given and important, and seemingly impossible task - deliver a message deep in the heart of enemy territory in order to stop their own men, including Blake's brother, from walking into a deadly trap.
222. Little Miss Sunshine
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Dayton
Actors: Abigail Breslin, Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Steve Carell, Alan Arkin
Plot: An extended family tries to make the trek to Little Olive's beauty pageant in their bus. They encounter mishap after mishap in their journey to California.
223. Passion of Joan of Arc, The ( passion de Jeanne d'Arc, La )
Year of Release: 1929
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carl Theodor Dreyer
Actors: Maria Falconetti, Eugene Silvain, André Berley, Maurice Schutz, Antonin Artaud, Michel Simon
Plot: Silent French film about the trial and execution of St. Joan of Arc.
224. Five Easy Pieces
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Rafelson
Actors: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Billy Green Bush, Sally Struthers, Lois Smith, Toni Basil
Plot: A man who works for an oil-drilling company is constantly, irresponsibly
on the move.
225. In Bruges
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin McDonagh
Actors: Rudy Blomme, Olivier Bonjour, Mark Donovan, Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson
Plot: Two hitmen find themselves living in Bruges, Belgium where they disagree on life's final consequences: death and happiness.
226. Spartacus
Year of Release: 1960
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Actors: Kirk Douglas, Nina Foch, Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Charles Laughton, John Gavin
Plot: A slave by the name of Spartacus is trained like a gladiator only to escape to lead a revolt against the Romans.
227. I, Tonya
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Craig Gillespie
Actors: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Bobby Cannavale, Mckenna Grace, Allison Janney, Caitlin Carver
Plot: From an early age, Tonya Harding seemed destined for skating glory, putting in the work and time necessary to hone her skills. But her rising star in U.S. Figure Skating is threatened when her ex-husband becomes involved.
228. Cinderella Man
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill
Plot: The Biography of James Braddock as he boxed his way through the depression
to face off against boxing champion Max Baer.
229. Incendies
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Actors: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Abdelghafour Elaaziz, Allen Altman
Plot: Based on the play by Wajdi Mouawad, a mother's dying wish sends twins
Jeanne and Simon to the Middle East to uncover their roots - where the
find answers that span the depths of hatred, war and overcoming it all for
love.
230. Gangs of New York
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, John C. Reilly, Henry Thomas, Liam Neeson
Plot: Takes place in Nineteenth century Manhattan where immigrants fight for control over the five-points neighborhood.
