151. The Hunt for Red October
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John McTiernan
Actors: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill, James Earl Jones, Joss Ackland
Plot: When Marko Ramius goes rogue and takes a revolutionary nuclear submarie to the U.S. the government is quick to judge him a threat, but CIA analyst Jack Ryan believes he is defecting. With the Russian and American navy both after the sub, it's only a matter of time before tough decisions will have to made on everyone's part.
152. October Sky
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Joe Johnston
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen, William Lee Scott, Chad Lindberg
Plot: Based on true events, in the 1950's a coal miner's son is obsessed with the launching of Sputnik 1. It causes some conflict with his father, but leads to him building a rocket with his friends.
153. Madadayo
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Tatsuo Matsumura, Kyôko Kagawa, Hisashi Igawa, Jôji Tokoro, Masayuki Yui, Akira Terao
154. Stolen Children, The ( ladro di bambini, Il )
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gianni Amelio
Actors: Enrico Lo Verso, Valentina Scalici, Giuseppe Ieracitano, Florence Darel, Marina Golovine, Fabio Alessandrini
Plot: An Italian policeman (carabiniere), Antonia, is charged with taking two children - Rosetta and her brother Luciano - from Milan to an orphanage in Sicily. They are being taken away from their mother who forced Rosetta into prostitution. As the drive goes along, the rocky opening relationship between Antonio and the children begin to thaw as they become temporary friends.
155. Reversal of Fortune
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Actors: Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra, Uta Hagen, Fisher Stevens
Plot: Follows Alan Dershowitz as he defends wealthy socialite Claus von Bulow from attempted murder charges against his brain-dead wife. Instead of the trial, it focuses on Dershowitz and his team as they prepare their defense.
156. Boys Don't Cry
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Actors: Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alicia Goranson, Alison Folland
Plot: Based on the true story of one lesbian girl who dresses like a boy in order to get close to a girl she likes.
157. A Bug's Life
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
Actors: Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind
Plot: Each year the ant colony makes "the offering" to the intimidating grasshoppers, until misfit Flik dumps it in the river. The grasshoppers give the ants one more shot, but Flik vows to find other bugs to help stop them... and ends up with a bug circus instead.
158. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John McNaughton
Actors: Michael Rooker, Tom Towles, Tracy Arnold, David Katz
Plot: FIlm based on real-life serial killer Henry Lee Lucas and his relationship with Otis and his sister.
159. Eve's Bayou
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kasi Lemmons
Actors: Jurnee Smollett, Meagan Good, Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Jake Smollett
Plot: 1962, Louisiana, the large Batiste family is headed by Dr. Louis - a charming man who loves his wife, Roz, but also finds it hard to avoid the beautiful women he calls patients. At one of these appointments, his young daughter Eve witness his indiscretion and cannot forget it. She confides in her sister Cisely as the lies spiral out of control.
160. Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Keith Truesdell
Actors: Chris Rock
Plot: Chris Rock's razor-sharp wit and comedy comes through on this 1999 special (also released as an album) where he comments on everything from racism and gun control to black leaders and relationships.
