291. Menace II Society
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Actors: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Glenn Plummer, Jada Pinkett Smith
Plot: Caine Lawson is a young man in an urban nightmare. Following his graduation, he tries to free himself from the violence and drugs in Watts, CA.
292. A Bronx Tale
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert De Niro
Actors: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Pesci, Lillo Brancato, Francis Capra, Taral Hicks
Plot: A boy grows up with two very diverse heroes: his hard-working father and the neighborhood capo.
293. Z
Year of Release: 1969
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Costa-Gavras
Actors: Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner, François Périer
Plot: Costa-Gavras chronicles the overthrow of the democratic government in Greece. When a liberal politician is murdered in an attack during a peace demonstration, the right wing established figures in the military and the police try and hide not only their parts in it, but try to cover up the murder as well. The magistrate must act as a detective in order to go through the cover up. While historically accurate, it is told as a combination mystery and thriller
294. The Father
Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Florian Zeller
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman, Olivia Williams, Rufus Sewell, Evie Wray, Imogen Poots
295. Mulholland Drive
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Lynch
Actors: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Brent Briscoe, Dan Hedaya
Plot: A car accident leaves a woman amnesic, but she teams up with a young, eager Hollywood hopeful in search of clues that lead them both deeper into a world that is part dream and part reality.
296. Hate ( haine, La )
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Actors: Vincent Cassel, Saïd Taghmaoui, Hubert Koundé, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Solo, Héloïse Rauth
Plot: Follows the lives of three men in 24-hour span in the French suburban "ghetto": Vinz, a Jew, Saïd, an Arab, and Hubert, a black boxer - a night of riots leaves Vinz's friend, Abdel in the hospital following a beating by police officers. Vinz finds a gun and vows to kill a cop if Abdel dies from his injuries.
297. Mysterious Skin
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NC-17
Director: Gregg Araki
Actors: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Brady Corbet, Elisabeth Shue, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Richard Riehle
Plot: Based on the acclaimed novel by Scott Heim, "Mysterious Skin" explores the
hearts and minds of two very different boys who come to find the key to
their future happiness lies in the exorcism of their collective demons.
298. Glengarry Glen Ross
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Foley
Actors: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey
Plot: Deals behind the scenes at a rather ruthless Chicago real estate office. Only closers are wanted here and Blake has the ultimate test - a sales contest where the winner gets a car, the runner-up some steak knives and third place - gets fired. The incentives are high - high enough to break the law in pursuit of perfection.
299. End of Watch
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Ayer
Actors: Michael Peña, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, David Harbour
Plot: Rookie cops Taylor and Zavala patrol some of the roughest streets in L.A.
- using a variety of hand-held footage - from gang member's and police
dash cams - the audience is given an intimate connection to the gritty
drama.
300. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Fincher
Actors: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Stellan Skarsgård, Robin Wright, Christopher Plummer, Embeth Davidtz
Plot: David Fincher's adaptation of Stieg Larsson's popular novel: Disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist teams up with a brilliant hacker and loner Lisbeth Salander in order to solve a 40-year-old mystery that has plagued the scion of a powerful family.
