201. A Beautiful Mind
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Ed Harris, Adam Goldberg, Christopher Plummer
Plot: A genius mathematician takes a job as a code breaker during the cold war
where he recluses himself to those around him, including his wife.
202. Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Morgan Neville
Actors: Joanne Rogers, Fred Rogers, Yo-Yo Ma, François Scarborough Clemmons, David Newell, Joe Negri
Plot: Through life lessons, sharing, puppets and compassion, Fred Rogers influenced generations of children though his television show. Won't You Be My Neighbor? looks into the life and legacy of Mr. Rogers.
203. Into the Wild
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sean Penn
Actors: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Marcia Gay Harden, William Hurt, Jena Malone, Catherine Keener
Plot: A top student gives up all his possessions and travels to Alaska on foot.
204. The Elephant Man
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Lynch
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud, Wendy Hiller, John Standing
Plot: A freak show person is discovered and then taken care of by a surgeon who
discovers a personality and very sensitive man.
205. Trainspotting
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Danny Boyle
Actors: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, Robert Carlyle, Kelly Macdonald
Plot: A man is deep into drugs and drug dealing as he tries to get out despite the influence of his addict and his pals.
206. Grave of the Fireflies ( Hotaru no haka )
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/War
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Isao Takahata
Actors: Rhoda Chrosite, J. Robert Spencer, Veronica Taylor, Amy Jones, Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi
Plot: During WWII, a brother and his young sister are forced to survive on their
own after their mother is killed in an air raid and they shun their other
relatives.
207. Spider-Man: No Way Home
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
Director: Jon Watts
Actors: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei
Plot: In the wake of the revelation by Quentin Beck that Peter Parker is, in fact, the hero Spider-Man - Parker, besieged on all sides, asks Dr. Stephen Strange to find a way to make a reality where the revelation never occurred. But an accident brings in heroes and villains from a variety of multi-verses and our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man will face the biggest test of his life.
208. The Help
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tate Taylor
Actors: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney
Plot: In 1960s Mississippi, a young woman returns to her small town determined to make it as a writer but when she begins interviewing black women who have spent their lives working for prominent families, it causes an uproar in the community.
209. The Maltese Falcon
Year of Release: 1941
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Huston
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Barton MacLane, Sydney Greenstreet
Plot: A private detective gets mixed up in a hunt for a valuable item. As he
searches for the loot, plot points are exposed.
210. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Actors: Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman, Paul Rudd, Dylan McDermott
Plot: An introverted freshman is dealing with a lot in life: first love, mental instability and his friend's suicide. Two seniors take the teen under their wing to introduce him to the real world.
