521. Dune
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Actors: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Josh Brolin, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem
Plot: Based on Frank Herbert's ground-breaking novel, the film follows the incredible journey of Paul Atreides, a noble's son who holds within himself a great destiny - one that revolves around the most dangerous planet in the galaxy, the desert world of Arrakis and the most valuable commodity it holds: the Spice, Melange.
522. Breathless ( À Bout de souffle )
Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Actors: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Jean-Pierre Melville, Henri-Jacques Huet, Claude Mansard
Plot: Traditional cinematic form is cast aside to brilliant effect in his inaugural entry of the French New Wave, an homage to the gangster and crime films of 1930s/40s Hollywood.
523. Deadpool 2
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Leitch
Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Zazie Beetz, Morena Baccarin, Brianna Hildebrand, Julian Dennison
Plot: Cable, an exceptionally deadly mercenary mutant from the future, comes back in time to hunt down a child. Despite the fact this fire-based mutant is hell in a handbasket, it turns out Deadpool has a soft spot for the brat and, with the help of the derivative X-Force, will pull out all the stops to ensure his survival.
524. Sole Survivor
Year of Release: 1983
Overall Rating: 3.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Actors: Anita Skinner, Kurt Johnson, Robin Davidson, Caren L. Larkey, Andrew Boyer, Daniel Bryan Cartwell
525. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Taika Waititi
Actors: Julian Dennison, Rachel House, Rima Te Wiata, Rhys Darby, Oscar Kightley, Cohen Holloway
Plot: A rebellion boy and his foster uncle go missing in the New Zealand wilds, resulting in a national manhunt for the pair.
526. Pride
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Matthew Warchus
Actors: Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Dominic West, Joseph Gilgun, Imelda Staunton, Paddy Considine
Plot: In the summer of 1984, the UK National Union of Mineworkers began a lengthy strike. During this trying period, they are given an unexpected boost from gay and lesbian activists as well.
527. Mommy
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Xavier Dolan
Actors: Anne Dorval, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Suzanne Clément, Alexandre Goyette, Patrick Huard
Plot: A single mom's drama about raising her son, who's behavior deteriorates
into violence, due to a mild mental illness.
528. Good Time
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie
Actors: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Robert Pattinson, Barkhad Abdi, Ben Safdie, Buddy Duress, Rose Gregorio
Plot: Over one neon-drenched night in New York City, Connie Nikas finds himself turning to increasingly desperate efforts in order to save his younger brother from a stint on Riker's Island following a botched bank robbery.
529. Cast Away
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Steve Monroe, Chris Noth, Wendy Worthington, Christopher Kriesa
Plot: A man who is flying over an ocean has plane troubles as he crash lands on a deserted island. He struggles to survive.
530. Manchester by the Sea
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Actors: Casey Affleck, Lucas Hedges, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, C.J. Wilson, Gretchen Mol
Plot: Following the death of his father, a teen boy finds himself in the care of his closest relative, an uncle who is not prepared to take on this responsibility.
