291. This Man Must Die ( Que la bête meure )
Year of Release: 1970
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne, Anouk Ferjac, Marc Di Napoli, Louise Chevalier
Plot: A single father will stop at nothing to avenge the hit and run death of his daughter. When he learns an actress was in the car - he poses as a screenwriter to get close to her - willing to kill her if she was the driver. But as he get more and more involved with her life, his empathy causes him to change his outlook.
292. Better Tomorrow, A ( Ying hung boon sik )
Year of Release: 1986
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Woo
Actors: Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Yun-Fat Chow, Kenneth Tsang, John Woo, Emily Chu
293. Bernie
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Richard Linklater
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Gary Teague, Tommy G. Kendrick, Rick Dial
Plot: When a wealthy widow he's been seeing drops dead, a local mortician will
do just about anything to convince people she's still alive.
294. Patriot Games
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Phillip Noyce
Actors: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Thora Birch, Samuel L. Jackson
Plot: Jack Ryan is enjoying a vacation in England with his family when his CIA
training kicks in and he foils an IRA assassination targeting a member of
the royal family. Yet this intervention puts him and his family in the
sights of the IRA - who now seek revenge.
295. The Negotiator
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: F. Gary Gray
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey, David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, J.T. Walsh
Plot: Two Chicago Police Negotiators find themselves in an awkward position as one tries to talk the other one out of a hostage situation.
296. Time of the Gypsies ( Dom za vesanje )
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Serbian
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Emir Kusturica
Actors: Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic, Husnija Hasimovic, Sinolicka Trpkova, Zabit Memedov
Plot: Perhan is a young Romany (gypsy) who is gifted with telekinetic powers. Yet despite this gift, he finds himself seduced by the world of petty crime and quick cash - and the decision to make this life his own threatens to destroy not just his own life, but those around him as well.
297. Polytechnique
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Actors: Maxim Gaudette, Sébastien Huberdeau, Karine Vanasse, Martin Watier, Evelyne Brochu, Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Plot: Set in Montreal, Quebec and based on the École Polytechnique massacre (also known as the "Montreal Massacre"), the film documents the events of December 6, 1989, through the eyes of two students who witness a gunman murder fourteen young women.
298. Savage Streets
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Danny Steinmann
Actors: Linda Blair, John Vernon, Robert Dryer, Johnny Venocur, Sal Landi, Scott Mayer
299. Normal Life
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John McNaughton
Actors: Ashley Judd, Luke Perry, Kate Walsh, Bruce A. Young, Jim True-Frost, Scott Cummins
Plot: A contemporary "Bonnie & Clyde" about a woman living on the edge who marries a young cop and convinces him to join her on a bank robbery spree throughout Chicago.
300. Out of Sight
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Farina, Don Cheadle, Catherine Keener, Ving Rhames
Plot: A career bank robber breaks out of prison for one, last big score and manages to romance the U.S. Marshal assigned to his case along the way.
