281. Fistful of Dollars, A ( Per un pugno di dollari )
Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Western/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sergio Leone
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Marianne Koch, Antonio Prieto, Benito Stefanelli, Gian Maria Volontè, Wolfgang Lukschy
Plot: A man with no name finds himself in a town with two rival gangs. He plots to put them up against themselves for reasons other than games. When he himself is put in the middle he must chose which one he is for and which one he is against...or does?
282. Avengers: Endgame
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner
Plot: With Thanos having successfully achieved his terrible plan, the universe has been thrown into the chaos. The remaining Avengers must come together and figure out how to undo the damage that has been done and restore order, and their friends, back to reality.
283. A Christmas Story
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bob Clark
Actors: Peter Billingsley, Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon, Scott Schwartz, Zack Ward, Jean Shepherd
Plot: A young boy is insistent on getting Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas while he puts up with his family during the holidays in the 1940's.
284. High Noon
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Actors: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Otto Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr.
Plot: A sheriff finds that he is stuck in a town where his own people do not want to help him because of the dangerous enemy.
285. The Martian
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Sean Bean, Mackenzie Davis
Plot: On a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is separated from his party following a fierce storm and left behind after being presumed dead. But he has survived and with few supplies, he will have to rely on his own ingenuity to survive and figure out a way to Earth that he is still alive.
286. Misery
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rob Reiner
Actors: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen, Lauren Bacall, Graham Jarvis
Plot: A famous novelist crashes on a snowy Colorado road. He is rescued by his
"number one fan" but soon finds that she is unstable and willing to do
anything to have her way.
287. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Yates
Actors: Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Jessie Cave
Plot: Entering the sixth year of Hogwarts, Harry Potter has a lot to contend with. While Voldemort continues his rise in power, Harry must confront the past to assure his future. And then there's relationships, Draco Malfoy and Quidditch to deal with as well.
288. 400 Blows, The ( quatre cents coups, Les )
Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: François Truffaut
Actors: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Guy Decomble, Albert Rémy, Patrick Auffay
Plot: A young boy is stuck in a world where no one understands him. He runs away from his hard life and commits to the life of a petty thief.
289. Magnolia
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Tom Cruise, Julianne Moore, Philip Baker Hall, William H. Macy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, John C. Reilly
Plot: A story of several characters that are related in some way as they search for forgiveness and happiness.
290. Silver Linings Playbook
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David O. Russell
Actors: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Julia Stiles, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker
Plot: After eight months in an institution, Pat Solitano moves in with his parents, wanting nothing more to get his life back in order, starting with re-connecting with he ex-wife. He meets a young woman with challenges of her own who promises to help him, as long as he does something for her in return. Yet as the plan comes together, these two damaged individuals begin to form their own bond.
