481. Training Day
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Actors: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin, Raymond J. Barry
Plot: A seasoned veteran takes a rookie cop on patrol in L.A. and shows him the dark side of authority.
482. Wings of Desire ( Himmel über Berlin, Der )
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Fantasy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Wim Wenders
Actors: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier
Plot: A discontented angel wanders around Berlin, listening to people's thoughts, until he falls in love with a circus acrobat and decides to become human so he can be with her. Based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke.
483. Touch of Evil
Year of Release: 1958
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Orson Welles
Actors: Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Cook Moore
Plot: Set in a border town of Mexico, a battle between good cop and bad cop, in which corruption is the main plot point.
484. Soul
Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
Actors: Tina Fey, Jamie Foxx, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Graham Norton, Rachel House
Plot: A musician finds his passion for music waning and then he finds himself without a body. Now he must rely on the help of an infant soul, still learning about herself, in order to return back to himself.
485. Batman
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Palance, Michael Gough
Plot: Bruce Wayne, a wealthy business man, becomes Batman in the night to clean up the streets of Gotham City and avenge his dead parents.
486. Three Colors: Red ( Trois couleurs: Rouge )
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Actors: Irène Jacob, Samuel Le Bihan, Frédérique Feder, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Paul Vermeulen, Marion Stalens
Plot: To complete the trilogy, this one deals with French society and it's impact on it's people.
487. Malcolm X
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Al Freeman Jr.
Plot: The life and times of Malcolm X: describes how he was raised, and became a common criminal. Then, reformed himself into what we now know him to be.
488. Once
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Carney
Actors: Alaistair Foley, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Geoff Minogue, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick
Plot: The Guy (Glen Hansard of The Frames) and the Girl (Marketa Irglova) meet as they each try and make a living on the streets of Dublin, he playing his guitar and she selling flowers. They find a connection through their musical instruments, and by playing around in a store, they find that they, quite literally, make beautiful music together.
489. The Crow
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Proyas
Actors: Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Ernie Hudson, Rochelle Davis, Laurence Mason, Rochelle Davis
Plot: A man comes back to life after being brutally murdered to kill the people that murdered him and his fiance.
490. Bride of Frankenstein
Year of Release: 1935
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Whale
Actors: Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger, Gavin Gordon
Plot: Dr. Frankenstein builds his monster a mate, The Monster's Bride.
