161. Princess Mononoke ( Mononoke-hime )
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Claire Danes, Billy Crudup, Billy Bob Thornton, Minnie Driver, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gillian Anderson
Plot: A prince leaves his country to find a cure for a disease that was passed onto him by a possessed boar god. He goes east to find a cure and put a stop to what is angering the gods of the forest.
162. 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.
163. The Incredibles
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Brad Bird
Actors: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Jason Lee, Spencer Fox, Samuel L. Jackson, Elizabeth Pe?a
Plot: The world is rid of villains, when a family of Super Heroes are called up on a task to save the world, bringing out the other super heroes of the world.
164. The Great Dictator
Year of Release: 1940
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Charles Chaplin
Actors: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Billy Gilbert, Henry Daniell
Plot: A poor barber is confused with the great Nazi dictator and is sent into his place, unknown to the dictator.
165. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Henry Selick
Actors: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix
Plot: Jack, "The Pumpkin King", discovers Christmas Town and tries to bring Christmas joy to Halloween Town. Things don't go as planned.
166. Singin' in the Rain
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Stanley Donen
Actors: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Rita Moreno, Cyd Charisse, Jean Hagen
Plot: Silent film actors and "singers" are trying to make the transition to "talkies" when one of them can't sing well, but no one seems to tell her.
167. 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.
168. Howl's Moving Castle ( Hauru no ugoku shiro )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Hayao Miyazaki, Rick Dempsey
Actors: Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Billy Crystal, Lauren Bacall, Emily Mortimer, Jena Malone
Plot: A young woman finds herself the receipient of a curse and seeks out the secretive wizard Howl in order to break the spell.
169. The Bridge on the River Kwai
Year of Release: 1957
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Lean
Actors: Alec Guinness, William Holden, Heihachiro Okawa, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, James Donald
Plot: In a P.O.W. camp stationed in Japan during WWII, a Colonel (Guinness) convinces a Japenese General to build a bridge his way, which drives the Colonel insane.
170. Shrek
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew Adamson
Actors: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Jim Cummings
Plot: An ugly Ogre must bring the princess to scornful lord in order to save his swamp where he roams.
