41. The Animatrix
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Multiple
Actors: Akio Ôtsuka, Clayton Watson, Olivia d'Abo, Kevin Michael Richardson, Tara Strong, Keanu Reeves
Plot: A collection of animated shorts that deals with some of the characters in The Matrix films as well as the history behind the fall of man and creation of The Matrix.
42. Naruto Shippuden: The Movie ( Gekijô-ban Naruto shippûden )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hajime Kamegaki
Actors: Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Masako Katsuki, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yoichi Masukawa, Kôichi Tôchika
43. Bleach: Memories of Nobody
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Actors: Masashi Ebara, Masakazu Morita, Chiwa Saito, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama, Kentarô Itô
Plot: The appearance of numerous souls, called "Blanks" in Karakura town has Ichigo and Rukia scrambling for answers. They find it in a mysterious Shinigami named Senna, who holds the key to preventing the real world and Soul Society from merging.
44. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Anime/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Curt Geda
Actors: Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Angie Harmon, Dean Stockwell, Teri Garr
Plot: Features the return of Batman's arch-nemesis, the Joker, who disappeared some 40 years before the film takes place. Wayne, who knows the reason for the Joker's long absence, is certain that this can't be the same man, and he and Terry set out to discover who he really is and what he's up to. Along the way, it is revealed what happened not only to the Joker, but also to several other Batman-related characters who have been absent from Batman Beyond, such as Batman's old sidekick Tim Drake.
45. Boy and the Beast, The ( Bakemono no ko )
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Actors: Shôta Sometani, Kôji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Suzu Hirose, Sumire Morohoshi, Mamoru Miyano
46. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Actors: Richard Epcar, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Crispin Freeman, William Knight, Michael McCarty, Joey D'Auria
Plot: Batô, the living cyborg working for Public Security Section 9, investigates a case where a pleasure model female robot has killed her owner. But in 2032, the line between humanity and cybernetics is becoming more and more blurred as humans live out there every whim - in all this a lonely ghost of man seeks to reclaim his own humanity.
47. From Up on Poppy Hill ( Kokuriko-zaka kara )
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Actors: Gillian Anderson, Ron Howard, Christina Hendricks, Jamie Lee Curtis, Beau Bridges, Isabelle Fuhrman
Plot: As the 1964 Olympics looks to change the face of Tokyo, a group of spirited Yokohama teens work to save their school's clubhouse from the wrecking ball in preparation for the games.
48. Tales from Earthsea ( Gedo senki )
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Goro Miyazaki
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Timothy Dalton, Mariska Hargitay, Matt Levin, Cheech Marin, Blaire Restaneo
Plot: Based on the novels by Ursula K. Le Guin - a wandering wizard, Ged, is sent to investigate the strange occurrences across the land, including the appearance of dragons. He meets up with a young prince who harbors a dangerous, dark side - one which may be used against Ged and his quest.
49. Steamboy ( Suchîmubôi )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Actors: Anna Paquin, Alfred Molina, Patrick Stewart, Kari Wahlgren, Anne Suzuki, Masane Tsukayama
50. Place Promised in Our Early Days, The ( Kumo no mukô, yakusoku no basho )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Actors: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Masato Hagiwara, Yuka Nanri, Unshô Ishizuka, Kazuhiko Inoue, Risa Mizuno
Plot: In an alternate timeline, two teenage friends begin to construct an aircraft to investigate a mysterious tower separating the northern and southern provinces of Japan. Over time they drift apart, however, sparked by their mutual affections for a girl. All three are drawn back together when the girl falls deathly ill and destiny calls them to action one last time.
