491. Experiment, The ( Experiment, Das )
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Actors: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Berkel, Oliver Stokowski, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Danny Richter, Stephan Szasz
Plot: Based on the "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971 - a group of
20 ordinary males are asked to take part in paid study. One group will be
"prisoners" the others will be "guards" - the set of rules to follow are
mild, anyone can quit at any time - yet what starts off as an amicable
study soon devolves into a struggle for power as those in authority take
things ever farther.
492. The Illusionist
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Neil Burger
Actors: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell, Eddie Marsan, Aaron Johnson
Plot: In Vienna around the turn of the century, fantastic magician uses his abilities to get the love of a woman.
493. After the Wedding ( Efter brylluppet )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Susanne Bier
Actors: Mads Mikkelsen, Suhita Thatte, Rolf Lassgård, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Christian Tafdrup, Stine Fischer Christensen
Plot: A good natured volunteer seeks a wealthy Danish businessman to have a
sponsor for the orphanage he is working for. Anna is newly married and
notices a guest who visits her home meets her parents. A daughter finally
meets her real father while another person is dying.
494. Gattaca
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Andrew Niccol
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Xander Berkeley, Elias Koteas, Alan Arkin
Plot: In the not so distant future genetics is everything. The world is separated into the genetic elites and the degenerates. A degenerate leaves his old life behind to achieve what he has dreamed of no matter what the cost.
495. Udaan
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Vikramaditya Motwane
Actors: Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor, Rajat Barmecha, Manjot Singh, Anand Tiwari, Raja Hudda
496. Adam's Apples ( Adams æbler )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen
Actors: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen, Ali Kazim, Ole Thestrup
497. Past Lives
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Celine Song
Actors: Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Moon Seung-ah, Leem Seung-min, Ji Hye Yoon
498. Anatomy of a Fall ( Anatomie d'une chute )
Year of Release: 2023
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Justine Triet
Actors: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth
Plot: When an author's husband turns up dead and the investigation prove inconclusive between an accident and murder, she calls upon an old friend - the only lawyer she knows - to help prepare for the impending trial.
499. Aftersun
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Charlotte Wells
Actors: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Kayleigh Coleman, Sally Messham, Harry Perdios
500. Close-Up ( Nema-ye Nazdik )
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Actors: Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Monoochehr Ahankhah, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi
Plot: An Iranian man is confused for famous filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf and he decides to go through with the ruse, involving a well-to-do Tehran family. But when his deception is discovered, the family take the man to court.
