241. Moolaadé
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ousmane Sembene
Actors: Fatoumata Coulibaly, Maimouna Hélène Diarra, Salimata Traoré, Dominique Zeïda, Mah Compaoré, Aminata Dao
242. John Adams
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, John Dossett, Sarah Polley, David Morse
Plot: HBO presents a 7 part miniseries based on David McCullough's popular book/biography of the second president of the United States. The series chronicles Adams' defense of the Boston Massacre offenders, his influence in writing the Declaration of Independence, his rise in politics through the vice presidency and presidency to his final days in retirement.
243. Ghost World
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Actors: Steve Buscemi, Scarlett Johansson, Thora Birch, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Bob Balaban
Plot: Two outsiders who are different from the rest of the pack find an interesting person to pick on rather than being picked on themselves. Will one of them fall in love the other older man?
244. Jet Li's: Fearless ( Huo Yuan Jia )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ronny Yu
Actors: Jet Li, Yong Dong, Betty Sun, Nathan Jones, Shido Nakamura, Hee Ching Paw
Plot: A Chinese Martial Arts Master goes through a personal journey and learns that he has the power to unit a country.
245. For the Birds
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Ralph Eggleston
Actors: Ralph Eggleston
246. Word Wars
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Eric Chaikin, Julian Petrillo
Actors: Mike Birbiglia, Joe Edley, Stefan Fatsis, Matt Graham, Marlon Hill, Joel Sherman
Plot: People compete in Scrabble tournaments around the world.
247. Role Models
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Wain
Actors: Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Elizabeth Banks, Jane Lynch
Plot: A pair of energy drink representatives avoid prison by enrolling in a mentoring program.
248. Orphanage, The ( orfanato, El )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Actors: Fernando Cayo, Belén Rueda, Roger Príncep, Andrés Gertrúdix, Mabel Rivera, Edgar Vivar
Plot: An orphan returns to her former orphanage with her new family to remodel and re-open the grounds. When she and her son venture to the beach he leaves a trail of sea-shells for one of his imaginary friends to follow. What exactly follows them back though?
249. Infernal Affairs ( Mou gaan dou )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wai-keung Lau
Actors: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Eric Tsang, Andy Lau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Edison Chen, Kelly Chen
Plot: A mole is suspected to be the cause of a group of police officers not being able to catch a crime lord.
250. Evil ( Ondskan )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mikael Håfström
Actors: Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus, Jesper Salén, Filip Berg
Plot: Erik is a sixteen year old boy whose life has been plagued by violence. Tormented by his abusive stepfather, he has hit back in the only way he knows: by giving a good thrashing to anyone in his way. When he is expelled from public school, Erik is told he has one last chance to make something of himself and is sent to a prestigious private school.
