561. Captain Phillips
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Paul Greengrass
Actors: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Michael Chernus, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed, Chris Mulkey
Plot: Based on the true story of US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, led by Captain Richard Phillips which, in 2009, became the first American cargo ship in 200 years to be hijacked by pirates - in this case, Somali pirates.
562. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Musical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Timothy Spall, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower
Plot: When a man comes home after fifteen years in prison to find his wife dead and his daughter in the hands of an evil judge, he vows to take vengeance on those that have wronged him.
563. Sabrina
Year of Release: 1954
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Billy Wilder
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, John Williams, Walter Hampden, Martha Hyer
Plot: The daughter of a chauffeur goes to Paris to learn all about style. When
she comes home, those who ignored her before are quite surprised to learn
it's her...Sabrina.
564. 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.
565. Road to Perdition
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Mendes
Actors: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Liam Aiken, Tyler Hoechlin, Jude Law, Daniel Craig
Plot: As a professional hit man's son witnesses his futhers operation as they murder someone, the hit man must betray his boss to save his son.
566. The Conjuring
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Wan
Actors: Ron Livingston, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mackenzie Foy, Lili Taylor, Joey King
Plot: Based on an actual paranormal investigations - a family experiences
unexplained events after moving to secluded farmhouse in New England.
567. 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.
568. The Raid 2
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gareth Evans
Actors: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Raiden Integra, Donny Alamsyah, Tio Pakusodewo, Ryûhei Matsuda
Plot: Taking place immediately following the events of The Raid: Rama finds himself having to go undercover with a dangerous Jakarta gang in order to take on the syndicate and rampant corruption in his own police force.
569. 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.
570. 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.
