141. Pray for Japan
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stuart J. Levy
Actors: Hideo Otsuki, Seiji Yoshimura, Shu Chiba, Kento Ito, Shuki Ito, Hiroyuki Abe
Plot: Following the devastating 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, heroes emerged and the country began the process of rebuilding. This documentary explores some of their stories so that the world may not forget.
142. The Tall Man
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pascal Laugier
Actors: Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie, Jakob Davies, William B. Davis, Samantha Ferris
Plot: After her daughter goes missing, a mother is convinced an urban legend
known as The Tall Man is behind the disappearance and sets about
unraveling the legend behind the myth.
143. Thermae Romae ( Terumae romae )
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hideki Takeuchi
Actors: Hiroshi Abe, Aya Ueto, Kazuki Kitamura, Masachika Ichimura, Kai Shishido, Riki Takeuchi
Plot: An ancient Roman architect is too serious for his own good, and finds himself out of a job. Taking refuge in a local bathhouse - an anomaly suddenly finds himself as part of modern-day Japan. Astounded by the culture of the bathouses of Japan, he returns to his own time and commands much respect for his inventive new outlook - while he may just find love in Japan.
144. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alison Klayman
Actors: Ai Weiwei, Huang Hung, Ying Gao, Inserk Yang, Yanping Liu, Changwei Gu
Plot: Beijing journalist Alison Klayman's unprecedented look into the life of controversial and internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist, Ai Weiwei.
145. Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lisa Immordino Vreeland, Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt, Frédéric Tcheng
Actors: Diana Vreeland, Philippe De Montebello
Plot: A look into the life and influence of fashion icon Diana Vreeland, who first worked as fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar and later for Vogue.
146. Underworld Awakening
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Actors: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, Sandrine Holt, Robert Lawrenson, Charles Dance, India Eisley
Plot: The vampire Selene has escaped imprisonment only to face a world where
both vampires and lycans face extinction at the hands of man, who has
discovered their secret existence.
147. Magic Mike
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, Alex Pettyfer, Joe Manganiello, Matt Bomer, Olivia Munn
Plot: An up-and-coming male stripper is shown the ropes by some of the more experienced members of this specialized profession.
148. Hope Springs
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: David Frankel
Actors: Steve Carell, Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Jean Smart, Susan Misner, Ben Rappaport
Plot: After 30 years of marriage, a middle-aged couple aren't sure where their relationship is headed. They decide that an intense weekend of couples therapy will decide where they ultimately end up.
149. The Raven
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James McTeigue
Actors: John Cusack, Luke Evans, Brendan Gleeson, Alice Eve, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-Cohen
Plot: During the final days of Edgar Allen Poe's life, he chases a serial killer whose murder's mirror the stories of Poe.
150. Cat in Paris, A ( vie de chat, Un )
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jean-Loup Felicioli, Alain Gagnol
Actors: Dominique Blanc, Bruno Salomone, Jean Benguigui, Bernadette Lafont, Oriane Zani, Bernard Bouillon
Plot: Dino the cat leads a double life as both the pet of Zoe, a police woman's daughter, and a cat burglar working with by night. When Zoe decides to follow Dino after he drops off a valuable stolen bracelet, she uncovers a ring of gangsters, including her nanny.
