451. Tenet
Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Elizabeth Debicki, Robert Pattinson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John David Washington, Clémence Poésy, Michael Caine
Plot: An unnamed CIA operative dubbed The Protagonist finds himself recruited into the mysterious organization known as Tenet. Operating outside of the constraints of time itself, their goal is to stop Andrei Sator, a Russian oligarch with precognition abilities whose aim is to start World War III. Utilizing the art of "time inversion" Tenet will stop at nothing to counter this threat.
452. Gladiator II
Year of Release: 2024
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Pedro Pascal, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Fred Hechinger
Plot: Under the tyrannical rule of twin emperor's Geta and Caracalla, the
dream of Rome has all been forgotten in exchange for constant warfare.
General Acacius has just conquered Numia, the last free lands in Africa
and among the many taken as slaves is Hanno - who catches the eye of
Macrinus, who sees great potential for him in the arena. But Hanno is
far from a mere gladiator - with a legacy that could shape the future of
Rome but Macrinus has a devious plan of his own, and only one destiny
can come out on top.
453. Act of Valor
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh
Actors: Roselyn Sanchez, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera, Gonzalo Menendez, Ailsa Marshall, Jason Cottle
Plot: Inspired by true events and starring an active group of Navy SEALs, Act of Valor follows this elite group of trained soldiers as they mount a cover rescue mission for a kidnapped CIA operative.
454. Nice Dreams
Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tommy Chong
Actors: Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, Benita Barrie, Sandra Bernhard, Tony Cox, Peter Jason
Plot: Two loser potheads are making a living selling weed out of an ice cream
truck when one them gets an idea.
455. The Lords of Dogtown
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Actors: Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, Rebecca De Mornay, Nikki Reed, Johnny Knoxville, Heath Ledger
Plot: Explores the advent of skateboarding in Venice, CA as a group of young men, dubbed the Z-Boys use vacant pools to pioneer a new sport.
456. Cell 211 ( Celda 211 )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Daniel Monzón
Actors: Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines, Manuel Morón, Carlos Bardem, Luis Zahera
Plot: An expectant father with a beautiful young wife, takes a job as a guard at a maximum-security prison. Taking a tour of the facility prior to his first day, a riot ensues. Finding himself trapped in the prison under lock-down with no guards around, he is forced to portray himself as a new prisoner to avoid being killed as a prison guard. After making some smart decisions, he is taken under the wings of the rioters and prison gang leaders. He faces a race against time to settle the riot peacefully while trying to understand his place as he starts to align more with his new prisoners than the law.
457. A Walk Among the Tombstones
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Scott Frank
Actors: Liam Neeson, Boyd Holbrook, Dan Stevens, Whitney Able, Sebastian Roché, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Plot: A PI finds himself on a deadly assignment when a drug kingpin hires him to find out who is responsible for the kidnapping and murder of his wife.
458. Sword of the Stranger ( Sutorejia: Mukô hadan )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Masahiro Andô
Actors: Yûki Chinen, Tomoya Nagase, Akio Ôtsuka, Naoto Takenaka, Kôichi Yamadera
459. The Last Starfighter
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Nick Castle
Actors: Lance Guest, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Mary Stewart, Barbara Bosson, Norman Snow, Robert Preston
Plot: Alex Rogan lives in a trailer park and spends his days playing the Starfighter video game. But upon meeting an alien who convinces him to use his skills in real combat, Rogan heads to space to protect the galaxy from invasion. He gets to the Starfighter base station before deciding the trailer park wasn't so bad, but returns home to find he's being stalked by an alien beast.
460. Ransom
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Gary Sinise, Delroy Lindo, Lili Taylor, Brawley Nolte
Plot: The owner of a rich airline is willing to do anything to get his son back, including giving the kidnappers $2 million in ransom. When the drop goes bad, he turns the tables and instead offers the money to anyone willing to take on the kidnapper and return his son.
