281. A Bridge Too Far
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: James Caan, Dirk Bogarde, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins
Plot: World War II's Operation Market Garden rendered in all of its floundering glory. Neither Allied command nor German generals come across as particularly competent.
282. Smokey and the Bandit
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Hal Needham
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jerry Reed, Mike Henry, Jackie Gleason, Paul Williams
Plot: The Bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff.
283. Man of Steel
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Zack Snyder
Actors: Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe
Plot: Kal-El was sent away from his doomed home planet of Krypton by his father. After crash landing on Earth, he is found by the Kent family and they raise him as their own, Clark Kent, teaching him their values. Realising he has great power among humans, Clark must now face up to his first grave challenge, General Zod, who led a rebellion on his home planet.
284. Lethal Weapon 3
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Donner
Actors: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Stuart Wilson, Nick Chinlund
Plot: Riggs and Murtaugh are intent on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer.
285. Conan the Barbarian
Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Milius
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Ben Davidson, Cassandra Gava
Plot: Conan's parents are killed by the evil sorcerer Thulsa Doom and he is enslaved. He into a powerfully man determined to get revenge for his parents' death and bring down the snake cult.
286. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Lee Ingleby, Edward Woodall, Chris Larkin
Plot: During the Napoleonic Wars the British frigate HMS Surprise plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the much larger French warship off the coast of South America.
287. Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon ( Doragon bôru Z 13: Ryûken bakuhatsu!! Gokû ga yaraneba dare ga yaru )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Actors: Masako Nozawa, Takeshi Kusao, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Masaharu Satô, Yûko Minaguchi
Plot: The Z warriors are surprised when a mysterious being named Hoy arrives with a portent of destruction by the great monster Hildegarn. He says the only way to stop it is to use the Dragon Balls to free an ancient warrior, Tapion, and stop the beast. But Hoy isn't all he appears to be - and soon the warriors come to know the true threat.
288. The Matrix Reloaded
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Actors: Keaunu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Monica Bellucci, Harold Perrineau
Plot: Neo's abilities are growing in power, more humans are waking to the "real world" and Zion begins to fortify itself against a mechanical army. Meanwhile Agent Smith, "freed" by Neo, begins his own mission to make the Matrix his own.
289. Gran Turismo
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Actors: David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Djimon Hounsou, Darren Barnet, Josha Stradowski, Archie Madekwe
Plot: Gran Turismo is based on the unbelievable true story of a team of unlikely underdogs – a struggling working-class gamer (Archie Madekwe), a failed former racecar driver (David Harbour), and an idealistic motorsport executive (Orlando Bloom). Together, they risk it all to take on the most elite sport in the world. Gran Turismo is an inspiring, thrilling, and action-packed story that proves that nothing is impossible when you’re fueled from within.
290. Hit Man
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Linklater
Actors: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Molly Bernard, Mike Markoff
