121. You Don't Know Jack
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Barry Levinson
Actors: Al Pacino, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Eric Lange, James Urbaniak
Plot: A look into the life of Dr. Jack Kevorkian, who best became known after defying Michigan law by helping terminally ill patients with doctor-assisted suicide and taking the battle all the way to the Supreme Court.
122. Michael Collins
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neil Jordan
Actors: Ian Hart, Julia Roberts, Richard Ingram, Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Alan Rickman
Plot: An Irish Patriot in the first quarter of the 20th Century fights for his nation's independence and signs his own death warrant in the process.
123. The Diary of Anne Frank
Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: George Stevens
Actors: Shelley Winters, Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut, Ed Wynn, Gusti Huber, Lou Jacobi
Plot: As the "Green Police" search for Jews on the streets of Amsterdam, a young girl named Anne, her parents and another family retreat for two years to a small attic of a shop. Despite being confined to a small area and having no contact with the outside world, the families go on with their lives to the best of their ability.
124. Camille Claudel
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bruno Nuytten
Actors: Isabelle Adjani, Gérard Depardieu, Laurent Grévill, Alain Cuny, Madeleine Robinson, Katrine Boorman
Plot: The story of Camille Claudel,a young artist whose career and love affair
with Rodin brings her close to madness.
125. Out of Africa
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sydney Pollack
Actors: Robert Redford, Meryl Streep, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Malick Bowens, Michael Kitchen, Michael Gough
Plot: A big game hunter lures a Danish Plantation Owner in Kenya into his
passions for game and hunt while pulling her away from her husband.
126. Queen Christina
Year of Release: 1933
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Actors: Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone, Elizabeth Young, C. Aubrey Smith
Plot: The 17th Century Swedish monarch Queen Christina is beloved by the people and a loyal leader. Yet the one thing missing in her life is love. When she falls in love with a Spanish envoy, it will lead her to a decision whether to keep her throne or follow her heart.
127. The Madness of King George
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Actors: Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, Rupert Graves, Amanda Donohoe, Rupert Everett
Plot: Based on the historical period when King George III suffered from a blood disorder that caused episodes of dementia - and those around him who try to combat this affliction and keeping themselves in power.
128. Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Dieter Dengler, Werner Herzog, Eugene Deatrick
Plot: A story of sorrow and survival - Dieter Dengler grew up in German postwar poverty and suffered abuse before leaving at age 18 for the United States. From peeling potatoes to enlisting in the Navy he learns to fly. In 1966, he shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. Captured, and emaciated, he still escapes and manages to survive the harsh conditions and finally rescue. This is his story.
129. Booksmart
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Olivia Wilde
Actors: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Skyler Gisondo, Jessica Williams, Billie Lourd, Mason Gooding
Plot: Two high school best friends realize they have spent their school lives on academics rather than fun. Thus they make a pact to let loose and see what they have been missing - by cramming four years of fun into one unforgettable night.
130. Blinded by the Light
Year of Release: 2019
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Actors: Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra, Aaron Phagura, Dean-Charles Chapman, Nikita Mehta
Plot: In 1987, as Margaret Thatcher rules Britain, a teen grows, learns to understands his family and find his own voice - all to the soundtrack of Bruce Springsteen.
