491. Joker
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Todd Phillips
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Bryan Callen, Shea Whigham, Frances Conroy
Plot: After his stand-up career goes nowhere, Arthur Fleck turns to crime in order to support his mother, a turn that leads him down a path of insanity, ultimately transforming into the supervillain known as The Joker.
492. Toy Story 4
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Lasseter, Josh Cooley
Actors: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Patricia Arquette, Laurie Metcalf, Kristen Schaal
Plot: Woody, Buzz and the rest of the gang embark on a quest to track down Woody's love interest, Bo Peep.
493. End of Watch
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Ayer
Actors: Michael Peña, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, David Harbour
Plot: Rookie cops Taylor and Zavala patrol some of the roughest streets in L.A. - using a variety of hand-held footage - from gang member's and police dash cams - the audience is given an intimate connection to the gritty drama.
494. Barton Fink
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joel Coen
Actors: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner, John Mahoney, Tony Shalhoub
Plot: Barton Fink (John Turturro) was given an opportunity by Capitol Pictures head Jack Lipnick (Michael Lerner) to write a wrestling picture. \His neighbor Charlie Meadows (John Goodman) sells insurance and pops in and out of his place. Barton asks for Audrey Taylor's (Judy Davis) help, the partner of skilled writer William Preston (W.P.) "Bill" Mayhew (John Mahoney).
495. Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Hughes
Actors: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean, Kevin Bacon, Dylan Baker
Plot: Uptight businessman Neal Page wants to get home for Thanksgiving, but when
his flight is canceled due to bad weather, he is forced to procure other
means of transportation and is joined by Del Griffith, a salesman with a
big heart and even bigger mouth.
496. The Conversation
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Teri Garr, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Harrison Ford
Plot: A paranoid surveillance expert listens in on conversations in which he fears a couple may be killed only to find himself deeper in the mystery.
497. Kung Fu Panda
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mark Osborne
Actors: Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane
Plot: A young-ish panda is one of the laziest animals in the area (called the valley of peace). After a long selection process he becomes the one panda that must protect their home land from all the enemies. The sad thing is that Po doesn't really know much protection action and must learn it on the fly.
498. Zero Dark Thirty
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Actors: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Édgar Ramírez
Plot: Follow CIA agent Maya in her decade-long quest to hunt down Osama Bin Laden. The hard work, determination and sacrifice involved leads directly to the raid on a compound by Seal Team 6 in May of 2011.
499. Ace in the Hole
Year of Release: 1951
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Billy Wilder
Actors: Kirk Douglas, Robert Arthur, Jan Sterling, Porter Hall, Richard Benedict, Frank Cady
Plot: A film about a big time reporter who uses a disaster as his ticket back to the top.
500. West Side Story
Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jerome Robbins
Actors: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, William Bramley, Tucker Smith
Plot: Two New York City rival gangs sing their way through battles and love as they duke it out in this 1961 best picture winner.
