271. Argo
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ben Affleck
Actors: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Kyle Chandler, Clea DuVall, Alan Arkin
Plot: Six Americans are hiding out at the Canadian Embassy as the Iranian revolution reaches critical mass. It's up to a CIA agent who specialized in "exfiltration" to get the Americans to safety with a risky escape plan.
272. Godzilla Minus One ( Gojira -1.0 )
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Actors: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yûki Yamada, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki
Plot: In post-war Japan, the country and its people struggle to recover from the
fallout of war. And yet something much more devastating and dangerous
arises - a monster born from the atomic age that only brings about more
death and destruction.
273. O.J.: Made in America
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ezra Edelman
Actors: O.J. Simpson, Marcia Clark, Mark Fuhrman, Ron Shipp, Carl E. Douglas, Yolanda Crawford
Plot: This Five-Part Documentary explores the life, trail and aftermath of O.J. Simpson. From his college days, to pro football star, Hertz advertising star, budding actor, Brentwood resident to suspected murderer. While the 1994 trail takes center stage, the documentary explores how race and celebrity played a part in the proceedings. Features interviews with many involved including Marcia Clark, F. Lee Bailey, Ron Shipp, Mark Fuhrman, Ron Goldman and two of the jurors among many others.
274. Love ( Amour )
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Haneke
Actors: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Emmanuelle Riva, Isabelle Huppert, Alexandre Tharaud, William Shimell, Rita Blanco
Plot: Anne and Georges are a wonderful, loving couple in their 80s. They have to rely on each other as their one daughter lives abroad with her own family. When Anne suffers a stroke that leaves her partially paralyzed, it will test their bond of love like no other event before.
275. Almost Famous
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cameron Crowe
Actors: Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Zooey Deschanel
Plot: A 15-Year old is given the chance of the lifetime when Rolling Stone hires him to accompany an up-and-coming band, Stillwater, on their tour. What follows is a lesson on life, love and rock n roll.
276. Frankenstein
Year of Release: 1931
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Whale
Actors: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Frederick Kerr, Dwight Frye
Plot: A scientist assembles a living being from corpse parts in which his experiment goes bad when the being escapes.
277. 13th
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ava DuVernay
278. X-Men: First Class
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Actors: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, January Jones
Plot: Explores the early relationship of Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr when they were friends, long before they took the names Professor X and Magneto, and the rift that forms between turning them to arch-enemies.
279. Taken
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Pierre Morel
Actors: Xander Berkeley, Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Katie Cassidy, Leland Orser
Plot: An ex-CIA agent calls upon his skills when his estranged daughter is abducted by slave traders.
280. Sin City
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Clive Owen, Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Benicio Del Toro, Bruce Willis, Nick Stahl
Plot: Four stories that interweave between each other told through the voices of characters involved. It is a tale of crime, corruption and what its like to live in the darkest city, where good things seldom happen.
