51. The Deer Hunter
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Cimino
Actors: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale, John Savage, Meryl Streep, George Dzundza
Plot: A bunch of hunting friends must go to Vietnam, who are all from a small town, change, and don't come back the same.
52. The King's Speech
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Colin Firth, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Geoffrey Rush
Plot: After his brother abdicates the throne young "Bertie" assumes his place as king, but his stuttering speech lead many to believe he is unfit for the position. Utilizing the talents of speech therapist Lionel Logue, whose unique techniques help him overcome his stuttering, King George VI emerges as a great leader.
53. The Pianist
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Maureen Lipman, Emilia Fox, Ed Stoppard
Plot: A Jewish pianist must flee is home country as Germany invades. He is reluctant to flee and struggles to survive because of it.
54. Rain Man
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Tom Cruise, Dustin Hoffman, Valeria Golino, Gerald R. Molen, Ralph Seymour, Jack Murdock
Plot: After his estranged father dies, a young man finds out he has an autistic older brother and takes him on a cross-country journey that will affect both of them.
55. City of God ( Cidade de Deus )
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Fernando Meirelles
Actors: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Phellipe Haagensen, Douglas Silva, Jonathan Haagensen, Seu Jorge
Plot: Growing up in the same town, two boys take life differently in Rio de Janeiro. One becomes a successful photography and the other a drug dealer while their lives continue to pass as they grow older.
56. Paths of Glory
Year of Release: 1957
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Actors: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou, George Macready, Richard Anderson, Wayne Morris
Plot: During World War I, soldiers refuse to fight as it appears certain death. The superior military decides to make an example out of them while one man (Douglas) defends them.
57. The Grand Budapest Hotel
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Anderson
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, Adrien Brody, Saoirse Ronan, Willem Dafoe, F. Murray Abraham
Plot: Between WWI and WWII, Gustave H works as a legendary concierge at one of Europe's finest hotels. During his tenure he creates a life-long friend in a lobby boy, Zero Moustafa.
58. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
Year of Release: 1927
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: F.W. Murnau
Actors: Janet Gaynor, George O'Brien, J. Farrell McDonald, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, Ralph Sipperly
Plot: A farmer falls in love with a city girl who tries to convince him to murder his wife and make it look like a suicide.
59. Lives of Others, The ( Leben der Anderen, Das )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Thriller/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Actors: Ulrich Mühe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Martina Gedeck, Charly Hübner, Thomas Thieme
Plot: Focuses on the spying aspect of the former East Germany
60. Nuovo cinema Paradiso
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Actors: Marco Leonardi, Antonella Attili, Enzo Cannavale, Isa Danieli, Agnese Nano, Leopoldo Trieste
Plot: A movie buff falls remembers his past when he spent time with his towns projectionist.
