141. Dawson City: Frozen Time
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bill Morrison
Actors: Kathy Jones-Gates, Michael Gates, Sam Kula, Bill O'Farrell, Bill Morrison
142. Trolls
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mike Mitchell
Actors: Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Justin Timberlake, Gwen Stefani, Russell Brand, Kunal Nayyar
Plot: Most Trolls are spend their days in optimism - with a smile on their face and a song on their lips. Their biggest problem is the criminally unhappy Bergens - who only seem to get happy when they have Troll for dinner. When several Trolls are captured, the Troll princess, along with one of the few grump Trolls, will join forces to rescue their friends before they become a happy meal.
143. Pee-wee's Big Holiday
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Lee
Actors: Paul Reubens, Alia Shawkat, Joe Manganiello, David Arquette, Stephanie Beatriz, Leo Fitzpatrick
Plot: Pee-wee has lived his whole life in the small town of Fairville working as a cook at Dan's Diner. There he meets Joe Manganiello, who is passing through and convinces Pee-wee to leave Fairville for the first time in his life to travel to New York City and be a guest at his birthday party.
144. The Family Fang
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jason Bateman
Actors: Christopher Walken, Nicole Kidman, Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Marin Ireland, Josh Pais
Plot: A pair of siblings who suffered from an unconventional upbringing find themselves returning home when their parents, famous as performance artists, go missing. They will have to figure out if this is a serious issue or just another ruse.
145. The Shallows
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Actors: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Sedona Legge, Brett Cullen
Plot: Nancy is looking forward to secluded surfing experience, but 200 feet from shore, she is attacked by a great white shark. Alone, she beings the ultimate battle of survival and will as she tries everything to make it back to the beach alive.
146. The Ones Below
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Farr
Actors: Clémence Poésy, David Morrissey, Stephen Campbell Moore, Laura Birn, Deborah Findlay, Grace Calder
Plot: A couple expecting their first child move into a new apartment. At first reluctant to connect with their downstairs neighbors, they make a connection when they learn that couple is also expecting a child. But despite bringing them together, there is something fundamentally different between the two couples and it all comes to a head during a dinner engagement.
147. Mermaid, The ( Mei ren yu )
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Chow
Actors: Yun Lin, Chao Deng, Yun-Lin Jhuang, Show Luo, Yuqi Zhang, Pierre Bourdaud
Plot: A man's plan for an estate project involves a reclamation of the sea - one that directly threatens a native mermaid population. Shan is sent on behalf of this group to convince Xuan to reconsider his plan - he does, but not before falling in love with her. But another group has plans for the mermaid and Xuan will have to figure out how to stop them in order to save Shan.
148. Closet Monster
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stephen Dunn
Actors: Connor Jessup, Aaron Abrams, Isabella Rossellini, Joanne Kelly, Aliocha Schneider, Sofia Banzhaf
149. Amanda Knox
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rod Blackhurst, Brian McGinn
Actors: Amanda Knox
150. Demolition
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Heather Lind, Chris Cooper, Wass Stevens, Polly Draper
Plot: When a successful investment banker loses his wife in a tragic car accident, his life begins to unravel. After sending a complaint letter to a vending company, he begins a correspondence that becomes much more personal, catching the attention of a customer service rep dealing with burdens of her own. The unlikely pair form a connection that helps move on with their lives, even if it means tearing their old ones down.
