171. The Great Dictator
Year of Release: 1940
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Charles Chaplin
Actors: Charles Chaplin, Paulette Goddard, Jack Oakie, Reginald Gardiner, Billy Gilbert, Henry Daniell
Plot: A poor barber is confused with the great Nazi dictator and is sent into his place, unknown to the dictator.
172. The Third Man
Year of Release: 1949
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Carol Reed
Actors: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard, Alida Valli, Ernst Deutsch
Plot: Supposedly, Harry Lime has died in a car accident. Previously he had invited one of his closest friends to join him. His friend now must find out if the story is true and the mystery behind it.
173. Howl's Moving Castle ( Hauru no ugoku shiro )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Hayao Miyazaki, Rick Dempsey
Actors: Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Billy Crystal, Lauren Bacall, Emily Mortimer, Jena Malone
Plot: A young woman finds herself the receipient of a curse and seeks out the secretive wizard Howl in order to break the spell.
174. Ben-Hur
Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: William Wyler
Actors: Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh Griffith, Finlay Currie
Plot: A Prince is accused of a crime he didn't commit and is betrayed by the
ones he knows as he is sent into slavery. He rises through the ranks all
while plotting his revenge.
175. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Frank Capra
Actors: Jean Arthur, James Stewart, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell
Plot: A young man is appointed to the US Senate where he battles for what he knows is right, although it brings him down mentally.
176. Ratatouille
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Brad Bird
Actors: Patton Oswalt, Ian Holm, Lou Romano, Brian Dennehy, Janeane Garofalo, Peter O'Toole
Plot: Remy is a rat who wants to be a chef but no none believes a rat can be accepted in a kitchen.
177. Aladdin
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Actors: Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Douglas Seale
Plot: Street urchin Aladdin has run-in with Princess Jasmine and decides to do whatever it takes to win her heart, even if it means working with the underhanded Vizard Jafar to steal a mysterious lamp. He soon learns the importance of this item as it contains a genie that can grant three wishes - wishes he can use to make his dreams come true.
178. The Wolf of Wall Street
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin Scorsese
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Jon Favreau, Jean Dujardin, Jon Bernthal, Kyle Chandler
Plot: A Wall Street stockbroker lives the high life with his likewise wealthy buddies - but the net is closing in around him. But even as the feds close in on one of the largest securities fraud cases in the corporate banking world, he refuses to cooperate in any way.
179. Ikiru
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Takashi Shimura, Shinichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka, Minoru Chiaki, Miki Odagiri, Bokuzen Hidari
Plot: A dedicated old man is an official in the Public Affair division. For the very first time in 30 years of service he skips work to check on a health condition. His distant relationship with his son, along with that of a waiter and also a colleague, will change his perception of life and priorities.
180. Nightcrawler
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dan Gilroy
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, Rene Russo, Ann Cusack, Anne McDaniels, Kevin Rahm
Plot: A down and out young man, desperate for work, stumbles upon the seedy
underworld of L.A.'s crime journalism. The break-neck pace is all about
being the first on the scene - murder, accidents, fires, mayhem - and
selling the gratuitous footage to the local news stations. But the better
he gets, the more likely he is going to become the next story...
