221. Gandhi
Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Martin Sheen, Amrish Puri, John Gielgud, Edward Fox
Plot: The non-violent leader is shown first as he is a lawyer as he rises to
fame for protests against the British. Biography.
222. Silence
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson, Adam Driver, Ciarán Hinds, Tadanobu Asano, Nana Komatsu
Plot: During the 17th Century a pair of Jesuit priests find their faith put to the ultimate test when they go in search of their mentor in Japan - during a time when Catholicism is outlawed and their very presence anathema.
223. Short Term 12
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Destin Cretton
Actors: Brie Larson, John Gallagher Jr., Kaitlyn Dever, Stephanie Beatriz, Rami Malek, Alex Calloway
Plot: A 20-something works as a supervising staff member in the foster care system and she navigates this world while also dealing with her co-worker, and longtime boyfriend.
224. The Untouchables
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brian De Palma
Actors: Robert De Niro, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia, Patricia Clarkson, Charles Martin Smith
Plot: The story of the cross battle between the police (Ness) and the Mob (Capone).
225. Warrior
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Actors: Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Kevin Dunn
Plot: Returning home to train with his father, an alcoholic and former boxer, Tom Conlon will make in the world of mixed martial arts, even if that path puts him in direct competition with his older brother.
226. Kubo and the Two Strings
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Travis Knight
Actors: Charlize Theron, Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, George Takei
Plot: Kubo is living a quiet, normal life in his village when a vindictive spirit from the past turns his life upside down. Now, the target of monsters and gods alike, Kubo will have to seek out a magic suit of armor, one worn by his late father, a legendary samurai warrior.
227. It Happened One Night
Year of Release: 1934
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frank Capra
Actors: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Roscoe Karns, Walter Connolly, Jameson Thomas, Alan Hale
Plot: A rich daughter runs away from home to be discovered by a semi washed up reporter looking for a story. Will they fall in love?
228. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Mel Stuart
Actors: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear, Julie Dawn Cole, Denise Nickerson
Plot: Willy Wonka is secretive candy maker who invites five lucky winners to enter a world of pure imagination.
229. Dallas Buyers Club
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Steve Zahn, Griffin Dunne, Dallas Roberts
Plot: In 1986, Texas electrician Ron Woodroof was diagnosed as HIV positive and found it nearly impossible dealing with the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies in finding proper treatment. Seeing no other alternative, he came up with his own solution, and helped many HIV-positive people like him in the process.
230. The Social Network
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Fincher
Actors: Jesse Eisenberg, Justin Timberlake, Joseph Mazzello, Andrew Garfield, Armie Hammer, Patrick Mapel
Plot: Follows the exploits of Harvard sophomore Mark Zuckenberg, Sean Parker and
Eduardo Saverin as they create Facebook, which has since become the web's
most popular social network.
