171. The Maze Runner
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Wes Ball
Actors: Will Poulter, Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patricia Clarkson, Aml Ameen
Plot: In a dark future, Thomas finds himself on an elevator, remembering nothing but his own name. He soon finds himself in "The Glade", a community of about 60 other young men - who have learned to survive in this enclosure while trying to find a means of escape. Every 30 days a new boy arrives - and they fight not only for survival, but also against the Grievers - creatures who plague the community. Their world is changed forever when the next arrival is comatose girl with a note.
172. Stretch
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joe Carnahan
Actors: Jessica Alba , Chris Pine, Patrick Wilson, Norman Reedus, Brooklyn Decker, Ray Liotta
Plot: After vowing to go straight, a down-on-his-luck limo driver, wanting to pay back his bookie, takes on a crazed passenger who is in possession of ledger implicating some dangerous criminals.
173. Two Night Stand
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Max Nichols
Actors: Miles Teller, Analeigh Tipton, Jessica Szohr, Leven Rambin, Scott Mescudi, Brian Petsos
Plot: After an online connection leads to a hookup, a couple expecting a one-night stands will have to spend some more time together after a snowstorm keeps them together.
174. Penguins of Madagascar
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith
Actors: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, Conrad Vernon, John Malkovich, Benedict Cumberbatch
Plot: The most elite, covert birds in the business, led by Agent Classified, must join forces with the elite, underground organization known at The North Wind in order to bring down Dr. Octavius Brine - a villain bent on the world's destruction.
175. Hercules
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Brett Ratner
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Rufus Sewell, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal
Plot: Having faced the twelve labors and survived, demigod Hercules, having
allied himself with six other mercenaries who live for nothing but battle,
has lived a tortured existence with nothing but blood and death to show
for it. Now the king of Thrace needs the merciless group to raise an army
to take down a tyrannical warlord - and they will find just how far they
must go to train these men to be just as ruthless as they are.
176. Planes: Fire & Rescue
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Roberts Gannaway
Actors: Dane Cook, Julie Bowen, Ed Harris, Regina King, Jerry Stiller, Fred Willard
Plot: Famous racer Dusty Crophopper gets a wake-up call when he is told his engine trouble means his racing days are over. He finds himself going from the racing circuit to aerial firefighting, as he is taken under the wing of veteran Blade Ranger and his team of Smokejumpers. When a massive wildfire hits, Dusty will get his chance to shine and finds out what it means to be a true hero.
177. Cold in July
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jim Mickle
Actors: Michael C. Hall, Don Johnson, Vinessa Shaw, Sam Shepard, Wyatt Russell, Nick Damici
Plot: A man shoots and kills a burglar inside the house and the father of the
dead man comes to threaten the family of three. The father soon finds out
that there is more to the crime, both for him and the family, and
something the police have tried to bury.
178. The Grand Seduction
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Don McKellar
Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch, Liane Balaban, Gordon Pinsent, Anna Hopkins, Rhonda Rodgers
Plot: Tickle Cove is a small harbor town on the verge of financial ruin. A new factory would revitalize the area - but only if they can secure a doctor to stay. Resident Murray French spearheads the charge and when he comes upon Dr. Paul Lewis he will use his power - and the power of the whole town - to seduce the doctor into staying.
179. Endless Love
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Shana Feste
Actors: Emma Rigby, Alex Pettyfer, Rhys Wakefield, Robert Patrick, Gabriella Wilde, Joely Richardson
Plot: A privileged girl and a charismatic young man meet and form an instant bond - bu their whirlwind romance is threatened by their parents, who want nothing more to keep them apart.
180. Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Actors: Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Josh Brolin, Eva Green, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Powers Boothe
Plot: Based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller (along with two original stories) we return to the city - where sinners, saints and everyone between has a story to tell - and they collide in dramatic (and violent) fashion.
