201. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Cumberbatch
Plot: Bilbo Baggins, with Thorin and company, have successfully navigated the Misty Mountains. Now they face the new danger of the Mirkwood Forest - and Gandalf has left them to themselves. If they can make it to the human settlement of Lake-town, Biblo will have to live up to his "burglar" contract and use the secret door of Lonely Mountain and confront the dragon Smaug.
202. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Francis Lawrence
Actors: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Sam Claflin, Donald Sutherland
Plot: Based on the second book in Suzanne Collin's Hunger Games trilogy: Following their dual victory in the Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta find themselves on the mandatory post-games victory tour through each of the districts. Katniss also finds herself torn between her relationship with Peeta and Gale. Yet their subversive victory has stirred up some districts and rumors of rebellion run rampant. The Capitol must figure out a way to quell this growing unrest and comes up with a novel solution for the 75th Annual Hunger Games: bringing back past winners to fight once again and this time there will be no compromise.
203. When Marnie Was There ( Omoide no Mânî )
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
Actors: Geena Davis, Kiernan Shipka, Hailee Steinfeld, Vanessa Williams, Nanako Matsushima, Sara Takatsuki
Plot: Anna is a young girl who is a misfit with no friends, when illness has her move away from her foster parents out to the country, she befriends Marnie - a girl with long, flowing gold hair, among the sand dunes. But when a new family moves in, Marnie suddenly disappears and Anna learns the truth about her new friend.
204. Monsters University
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Dan Scanlon
Actors: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Helen Mirren, Steve Buscemi, Charlie Day, Joel Murray
Plot: Before Monsters Inc., Mike and Sulley had to attend the University of Fear - where the two didn't exactly get along.
205. Lady Bird
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Greta Gerwig
Actors: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Beanie Feldstein
Plot: A rebellious girls attending a conservative Catholic high school in Sacramento looks to escape both her rote life and family by planning to attend college in New York.
206. Lion
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Garth Davis
Actors: Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Divian Ladwa
Plot: As a five-year-old, young Saroo finds himself alone on the bustling streets of Calcutta, separated from his family and far from home. After surviving many hardships, he finds himself adopted by an Australian couple. Fast-forward 25 years and he is ready to make the journey to track down his lost family.
207. The Shape of Water
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones
Plot: Set against the backdrop of the Cold War - Elisa works in a highly
classified and isolated secret government facility. Her days are as cold
and lonely as the place she works but everything changes when she and her
co-worker, Zelda, uncover secret classified experiment.
208. It
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Andrés Muschietti
Actors: Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Nicholas Hamilton, Sophia Lillis
Plot: The Losers Club is a group of like-minded outcasts that come together in the town of Derry, Maine. While dealing with the normal problems of adolescents and bullies, the town of Derry is also beset by an ancient evil, one that can take the form of whatever a person fears most - and it likes to come after children the most.
209. Fast Five
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Justin Lin
Actors: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Elsa Pataky
Plot: Ex cop Brian O'Conner and ex-con Dominic Toretto along with Mia Toretto have managed to keep one step ahead of their pursuers, finally ending up Rio de Janeiro where they are faced with only one choice: confront the man who wants them dead and end things once and for all. They gather an elite team of racers, but they will have to elude a hard-nosed Agent Hobbs to pull off their daring plan.
210. Citizenfour
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Laura Poitras
Actors: Edward Snowden, Julian Assange, Jeremy Scahill, Ewen MacAskill, William Binney, Jacob Appelbaum
