251. Lucky Number Slevin
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul McGuigan
Actors: Josh Hartnett, Lucy Liu, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Stanley Tucci
Plot: A man who is meeting his friend in his apartment is mistaken for someone he is not and presented to two separate crime bosses to complete a task. As Slevin tries to convince the men he is not who they say he is, he decides to take on their task.
252. Desperado
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin, Steve Buscemi, Carlos Gómez
Plot: A traveling musician is once again mistaken for a hit man and gets
embroiled in web of drugs, violence and saving a beautiful woman. The
bullets will fly leading to the ultimate one-on-one showdown.
253. Odd Man Out
Year of Release: 1947
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carol Reed
Actors: James Mason, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack, Kathleen Ryan, F.J. McCormick, William Hartnell
Plot: Johnny McQueen, leader of an Irish gang, has been planning a heist at the home of Kathleen and her mother. When he thinks he has everything worked out, he puts the plan in motion - and everything goes south. On the run from police, he can't go back home and attempts to hide in the back-alleys of Belfast. Meanwhile, Kathleen decides to look for Johnny herself.
254. Infernal Affairs II ( Mou gaan dou II )
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wai-keung Lau, Siu Fai Mak
Actors: Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Eric Tsang, Edison Chen, Carina Lau, Francis Ng, Shawn Yue
255. Band of Outsiders ( Bande à part )
Year of Release: 1964
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Actors: Anna Karina, Danièle Girard, Louisa Colpeyn, Chantal Darget, Sami Frey, Claude Brasseur
Plot: A trio of young miscreants (two male, one female) plan to rob the girl's caretaker while the boys vie for her affection. Will their plan be successful?
256. Revanche
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Götz Spielmann
Actors: Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss, Johannes Thanheiser, Hanno Pöschl
Plot: Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
257. Fireworks ( Hana-bi )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Actors: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryu
Plot: Nishi is a police offer struggling to balance his personal and professional life. As his wife succumbs to Leukemia, a former partner becomes suicidal after suffering an accident that leaves him confined to a wheelchair. Nishi eventually leaves the force, but as he falls deeper into despair, makes questionable decisions to help those he loves.
258. The Naked City
Year of Release: 1948
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jules Dassin
Actors: Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy, Ted de Corsia
Plot: A blond model was murdered. Lt. Dan Muldoon (Barry Fitzgerald) was given the assignment of the case. Detective Jimmy Halloran (Don Taylor) aids with the legwork. They investigate a myriad of people to resolve the difficult case including a friend of the victim Ruth Morrison (Dorothy Hart).
259. Death Note ( Desu nôto )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Adventure/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Actors: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Erika Toda, Shunji Fujimura, Shigeki Hosokawa
Plot: Adapted from a highly popular manga, with original charcters and plot
twists developed only for live-action film.
Ace Student Light Yagami finds the death note a notebook intentionally
drpped by a rouge "shinigami" death god named ryuk. Any human whose name
is written in the notebook dies upset with the current justice system
light takes matters into his own hands and vows to use the power of the
death note to rid the world of all evil, and become "the god of the ne
world." A mysterious detective known as "L" quickly learns the serial
killer, Nicknamed "kira" by the public, is located in japan. Light
realizes that L will be his greatest enemy, and a game of psychological
cat and mouse between the two begins.
260. The Talented Mr. Ripley
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Anthony Minghella
Actors: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Cate Blanchett, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jack Davenport
Plot: An adaptation of the novel by Patricia Highsmith. Young Tom Ripley discovers that his talent is to be someone else. At all costs.
The poor New Yorker in the 50's is trying to bring, Ricky, a son of the wealthy industrialist, back home from Europe. Instead, he kills Ricky and takes his place. He manages to escape the police, friends and relatives, but not his dark self.
