161. Connection, The ( French, La )
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cédric Jimenez
Actors: Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey, Benoît Magimel, Guillaume Gouix
Plot: Based on the true story of French police magistrate Pierre Michel, a man who spent the better part of his life trying to dismantle a notorious drug-smuggling operation known as The French Connection.
162. Gueros ( Güeros )
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alonso Ruizpalacios
Actors: Tenoch Huerta, Sebastián Aguirre, Ilse Salas, Leonardo Ortizgris, Raúl Briones, Laura Almela
163. Scooby-Doo! And Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone
Actors: Frank Welker, Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle, Matthew Lillard, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley
164. Demon
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Marcin Wrona
Actors: Itay Tiran, Agnieszka Zulewska, Andrzej Grabowski, Tomasz Schuchardt, Katarzyna Herman, Adam Woronowicz
165. The Gunman
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Pierre Morel
Actors: Jasmine Trinca, Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Ray Winstone, Mark Rylance, Idris Elba
Plot: An international spy/assassin is looking to leave the business behind, but his boss isn't so keen on losing such an important asset. The war begins and it isn't long before things get personal. Once his girlfriend is kidnapped, a mission on vengeance begins - and anyone who gets in the way has a bullet with their name on it.
166. Black or White
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Mike Binder
Actors: Kevin Costner, Gillian Jacobs, Jennifer Ehle, Anthony Mackie, Octavia Spencer, Bill Burr
Plot: Following the death of her mother a young girl is drawn into a custody battle between her grandfather - a rich, white and lonely man who cares for her deeply, and her paternal grandmother, along with her lawyer brother, who seek to surround her with a loving family in an urban neighborhood. Both have the best intentions for the girl, but will come to better understand race, relationships and forgiveness and learn nothing in life is black or white.
167. Truth
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Vanderbilt
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Elisabeth Moss, Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid, Bruce Greenwood
Plot: As the 2004 presidential election approached, 60 Minutes, led by CBS news head Mary Mapes and veteran newscaster Dan Rather, aired a segment on presidential hopeful George W. Bush - namely that his father's political ties led to him avoiding the Vietnam draft. When the Killian Documents were proved to be false, it led to a fallout ultimately ending the careers of many, including Mapes and, many have speculated, the retirement of Rather himself.
168. Child 44
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Actors: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Vincent Cassel
Plot: Based on the novel by Tom Rob Smith, in Stalin-era Russia, a idealistic officer begins to investigate a series of child murders, but in a country where this kind of crime is glossed over, let alone acknowledging the existence of a serial killer, he is quickly demoted and exiled. He will not let the case rest, however, and with help from only his wife, sets out to find the killer.
169. Our Brand is Crisis
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Gordon Green
Actors: Sandra Bullock, Billy Bob Thornton, Anthony Mackie, Zoe Kazan, Scoot McNairy, Ann Dowd
Plot: Based on the 2006 documentary of the same name, the film follows a group of American political strategists as they try to use their spin in South America.
170. Chappie
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser
Plot: Chappie, in many ways, is the same as any young, gifted child - full of promise and dreams, influenced by those around him (for better and worse) and finding his way in the world to become his own man. But Chappie is not a child - it represents the first true A.I. - thinking and feeling on his own, and he will change the world.
