251. Bad Times at the El Royale
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Drew Goddard
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Jeff Bridges, Nick Offerman, Lewis Pullman
Plot: A seedy hotel with a dark past located in Lake Tahoe, the El Royale has seen its fair share of mayhem and depravity. But on this night, seven souls, each with a secret to bury, find themselves coming together for one last shot at redemption - until it all goes to hell.
252. Scarface
Year of Release: 1932
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Howard Hawks
Actors: Paul Muni, Karen Morley, George Raft, Vince Barnett, Boris Karloff, Edwin Maxwell
Plot: An emigrant during prohibition climbs up the chain of command in the mob
business to become a ruthless gangster only to be brought down by what
brought him to the top.
253. Case 39
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christian Alvart
Actors: Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Kerry O'Malley, Callum Keith Rennie, Bradley Cooper
Plot: A social worker takes on a case of an abused girl, but under the surface is a far deadlier truth.
254. Ronin
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Frankenheimer
Actors: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård, Sean Bean, Jonathan Pryce
Plot: A former U.S. intelligence officer tries to track down a package wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
255. Man on a Ledge
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Asger Leth
Actors: Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell, Elizabeth Banks, Edward Burns, Ed Harris, Anthony Mackie
Plot: A former cop and current con threatens to jump from a Manhattan hotel. As the NYPD arrives, along with a personally-requested female psychologist, the stunt is an attempt to divert attention from a massive diamond heist.
256. The Contender
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rod Lurie
Actors: Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William Petersen
257. Wake in Fright
Year of Release: 1972
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Actors: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle
Plot: An educated man, John Grant, arrives in the rough Australian mining town of Bundanyabba - a one-night stay before heading to Sydney. Yet one night stretches to five, and soon Grant loses all semblance of the man he was and wakes from an alcohol-soaked bender to face a desolate wasteland and his own demons.
258. Man on Fire
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Elie Chouraqui
Actors: Scott Glenn, Jade Malle, Joe Pesci, Brooke Adams, Jonathan Pryce, Danny Aiello
259. Wanted
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Actors: Morgan Freeman, James McAvoy, Terence Stamp, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Kretschmann, Common
Plot: An average Joe who is barely functional in society - he goes to work,
doesn't care about much and has zero ambition. He is approached by a
group of people claiming to be part of a secret society of assassins.
Through their help he is amazed to become part of their elite ranks - but
a snake in their midst threatens all he has come to cherish.
260. Fracture
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Actors: Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Anthony Hopkins, Embeth Davidtz, Rosamund Pike, Billy Burke
Plot: Willy Beachum a young, successful prosecutor takes a case against Ted Crawford, a structural engineer representing himself in the death of his wife. Although the case seems open and shut, Crawford has a plan - one that seems to point to his innocence and destroy Beachum's career.
