551. The Big Sleep
Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Howard Hawks
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Dorothy Malone, Peggy Knudsen
Plot: A private detective witnesses murder and a serious of criminal events during his investigation - he is not sure who to believe or who to love.
552. Dreams ( Akira Kurosawa's Dreams )
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Martin Scorsese, Mieko Harada, Yoshitaka Zushi, Mitsunori Isaki
Plot: Has eight various dream sequences which mostly tackle about humanity, nature and a child's innocence. Some characters repeat in certain dreams. A myriad of events occur such as mountaineers traveling thru a violent snow storm, tree spirits talking to a child, a demon explaining hell, nuclear plants exploding, a wise elderly talking about his opinions and a man stumbling inside a painting and meeting the artist who created it.
553. The Favourite
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Actors: Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Olivia Colman, Mark Gatiss
Plot: In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne is on the throne while war rages with the French. Her devoted friend, Sarah Churchill, governs the country in her stead while trying to keep the queen's health and temper under control The arrival of a new servant, Abigail, soon changes the dynamics as she at first endears herself to Sarah, and later, the queen herself.
554. Past, The ( passé, Le )
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Asghar Farhadi
Actors: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa, Pauline Burlet, Elyes Aguis, Babak Karimi
Plot: An Iranian man abandons his French wife and two children in order to return home. He doesn't realize the consequences of his actions until his wife starts a new relationship... and requests a divorce.
555. Papillon
Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Actors: Steve McQueen, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Jory, Don Gordon, Anthony Zerbe, Robert Deman
Plot: The true story of a man trying to escape from prison.
556. Cinderella Man
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger, Paul Giamatti, Craig Bierko, Paddy Considine, Bruce McGill
Plot: The Biography of James Braddock as he boxed his way through the depression
to face off against boxing champion Max Baer.
557. The Innocents
Year of Release: 1961
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jack Clayton
Actors: Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave, Martin Stephens, Pamela Franklin
Plot: Based on the classic short story "The Turn of the Screw" a governess in Victorian England arrives at an estate and is given full control in how to raise the two children there. However, soon after arriving, she becomes convinced the ghosts of the former governess and valet are possessing the children.
558. Road, The ( strada, La )
Year of Release: 1954
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Federico Fellini
Actors: Anthony Quinn, Giulietta Masina, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Livia Venturini
Plot: A free spirited girl is sold by her poor mother to a cruel traveling entertainer.
559. Moana
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Auli'i Cravalho, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger
Plot: A young woman is the only daughter of a chief - the last in a long line of sea navigators. She has the same talent as her ancestors and finds herself on a journey to a fabled island but she will not be alone as she is joined by legendary demi-god Maui.
560. Crash
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Haggis
Actors: Matt Dillon, Ryan Phillippe, Terrence Howard, Michael Pena
Plot: Different people of different races lives connect in an often unforgettable way leaving them looking different at the world.
