401. The Fabelmans
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Julia Butters, Oakes Fegley
Plot: A semi-autobiographical film based on the childhood of Steven Spielberg from ages 7 - 18 set in post-war Arizona and a look into the people and events that will shape his life.
402. A Time to Kill
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joel Schumacher
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Charles S. Dutton
Plot: In the town of Clanton, Mississippi a young black girl is raped and beaten by two white men. The father, deciding to take justice in his own hands, kills the men in court. With racial tensions about to break on both sides, a young lawyer takes on the case but it may cost him his practice or even his life.
403. Traffic
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Topher Grace, Don Cheadle, Majandra Delfino, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Plot: A pair of semi interlocking stories represent American drug trafficking and the prevention of with a young daughter using, a corrupt cop policing and a judge who has no idea really what is going on in the real world.
404. This is England
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shane Meadows
Actors: Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure, Perry Benson
Plot: In England, circa 1983, a young boy whose father has been killed at war falls in with a group of teenage skinheads. An unflinching, often humorous and grippingly uncomfortable look at the politics of hate, disenfranchisement and what it means to love (or hate) your country. Based on the personal experiences of director Shane Meadows.
405. Day for Night ( nuit américaine, La )
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Dani, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean Champion
Plot: Truffaut's seriocomic, strangely documentarian, and always affectionate look at the trials and travails of filmmaking.
406. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Actors: Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Jon Bernthal, Matt Bennett, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon
Plot: During his senior year, a classmate is goaded by his mother to befriend a
girl who has been diagnosed with Leukemia setting the stage for a life-
changing relationship.
407. Attack
Year of Release: 1956
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Jack Palance, Eddie Albert, Lee Marvin, Robert Strauss, Richard Jaeckel, Buddy Ebsen
Plot: In the waning days of WWII a National Guard Infantry Company is given the
mission of setting up artillery observation posts in key areas. Lieutenant
Costa knows that his captain, Cooney, has only achieved his position due
to his connections and doubts his leadership ability. Costa and his men
are sent out but after running into trouble, Cooney refuses to reinforce
them. Suffering heavy losses, Costa plots revenge.
408. Knife in the Water ( Nóz w wodzie )
Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz
Plot: A man and his wife almost hit a young student on the road and invite him to their yacht. The two men suddenly find themselves in a rivalry - and as the tension slowly increases, there will be consequences.
409. The Iron Giant
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Brad Bird
Actors: Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald
Plot: A giant alien robot falls into a small Maine town in 1958. A 9-year-old boy becomes fast friends with the machine, but soon the government arrives with the intent to destroy the machine at any cost.
410. Milk
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gus Van Sant
Actors: Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Diego Luna, Alison Pill
Plot: Explores the life and career of Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man elected to public office in 1977 as a member San Francisco's Board of Supervisors.
