491. Joker
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Todd Phillips
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Bryan Callen, Shea Whigham, Frances Conroy
Plot: After his stand-up career goes nowhere, Arthur Fleck turns to crime in order to support his mother, a turn that leads him down a path of insanity, ultimately transforming into the supervillain known as The Joker.
492. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy, Julie Allred, Anne Barton
Plot: A gargoylish former child star, Jane, and her former-movie-star sister, Blanche, now crippled, are isolated in their decaying home. Bodies begin to accumulate as Jane's grip on reality becomes more and more tenuous. Will Blanche survive her sister's delusions?
493. Gravity
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Actors: George Clooney, Sandra Bullock, Basher Savage, Eric Michels, Paul Sharma
Plot: Two astronauts attempt to return to Earth after a collision with space debris leaves them stranded in space.
494. Blackfish
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Actors: Tilikum, Kim Ashdown, Samantha Berg, Dawn Brancheau, Daniel Patrick Dukes, John Hargrove
Plot: Documentary that explores the nature of keeping wild animals captive with
the story of Tilikum - a killer whale responsible for three deaths,
including that of a top whale trainer.
495. Mary Poppins
Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Robert Stevenson
Actors: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Reta Shaw
Plot: A pair of British children and their family will find the magic in their lives after Mary Poppins becomes the new nanny.
496. Dazed and Confused
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Linklater
Actors: Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Wiely Wiggins, Adam Goldberg, Mathew McConaughey, Ben Affleck
Plot: The last day of school in 1976 - when the incoming freshman are hazed and the seniors plan the party of the year. Whether you're a stoner, jock, brain or that one guy who graduated years ago but still hangs around - it's sure to be an unforgettable night.
497. 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.
498. 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.
499. 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.
500. 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.
