301. The Ladykillers
Year of Release: 1956
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Actors: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Herbert Lom, Peter Sellers, Danny Green, Katie Johnson
Plot: Five criminals, led by the erudite Professor Marcus, plan a daring
daylight heist of gold bullion while posing as classical musicians for
octogenarian Mrs. Wilberforce, Marcus' landlady. The heist is pulled off
without a hitch, but Mrs. Wilberforce soon deduces the quintet's
involvement in it, and demands that they return the money and then turn
themselves in. Not too keen on this idea, the five criminals resolve to
'do in' the old lady. Killing a sweet, defenseless old widow in cold
blood, though, turns out to be a lot harder than the criminals first
anticipated.
302. Big Trouble in Little China
Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun, James Hong, Chao Li Chi, Donald Li
Plot: When his best freind's finacee is kidnapped by an ancient sorcerer and a trio of demons in Chinatown, it's up to tough-talking truck driver Jack Burton (Kurt Russell) to save the day.
303. Naked
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mike Leigh
Actors: David Thewlis, Lesley Sharp, Katrin Cartlidge, Greg Cruttwell, Claire Skinner, Ewen Bremner
Plot: In this dark tale of early 90s London, nihilistic Johnny is fleeing Manchester for London after he rapes a girl and her family comes after him - while in town he reconnects with an old girlfriend rants and interacts with people just like him.
304. The Squid and the Whale
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Noah Baumbach
Actors: Owen Kline, Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, William Baldwin, Anna Paquin, Jesse Eisenberg
305. Despicable Me 2
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Actors: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Russell Brand, Elsie Kate Fisher
Plot: The famed Anti-Villain League needs help taking down a new global terror and they turn to the baddest of them all: Gru... only he's not so bad anymore after turning into a father for Margo, Agnes, and Edith. But maybe there's enough evil left inside him to help after all... certainly the minions are on board.
306. The Visitor
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Actors: Amir Arison, Hiam Abbass, Oliver Bokelberg, Maggie Moore, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira
Plot: A traveling professor arrives at the location of his conference only to find two people living in his apartment, after first being threatened, he allows them to stay. The two people appear to be immigrants and he vows to help them.
307. The Way Way Back
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Actors: AnnaSophia Robb, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Amanda Peet, Toni Collette, Allison Janney
Plot: A 14-year-old isn't looking forward to the summer, as he has to deal with his single-mom's new overbearning boyfriend, Trent. Although he has trouble finding his way, at a local run-down waterpark where he takes a job he finds a mentor in the laid-back manager.
308. The Bad News Bears
Year of Release: 1976
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Ritchie
Actors: Walter Matthau, Chris Barnes, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow, Jackie Earle Haley, Erin Blunt
Plot: A funny look at little league baseball in Southern California. Former minor player Morris Buttermaker is a lazy drunk who takes money to coach the Bears, a bunch of misfit kids who have virtually no talent. Coach Buttermaker brings a girl pitcher Amanda Whurlizer, the daughter of a former girlfriend and a punk kid who happens to be the best player around.
309. Sullivan's Travels
Year of Release: 1941
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Preston Sturges
Actors: Veronica Lake, Joel McCrea, Robert Warwick, William Demarest, Franklin Pangborn, Porter Hall
Plot: A film maker pretends to be a homeless person to gain insight into his next film as he is in for a huge learning experience.
310. Red
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert Schwentke
Actors: Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker, John Malkovich
Plot: A former black-ops agent finds himself the target of assassination and in order to survive, reaches out to his former team.
