221. In the Loop
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Armando Iannucci
Actors: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Paul Higgins, Anna Chlumsky, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini
Plot: When the US and UK decide to go to war, it takes the right group of people, along with a lot of spin, backroom politics and gossip, to make the war go away.
222. In the Shadow of the Moon
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David Sington
Actors: Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell, Michael Collins, Eugene Cernan, Alan Bean, Dave Scott
223. Sideways
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alexander Payne
Actors: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, M.C. Gainey, Marylouise Burke
Plot: Two buddies take a road trip in California's wine country before one of them gets married.
224. Inside Man
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Willem Dafoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Plot: The bank heist film with the catch phrase "This ain't no bank robbery!".
225. 21 Grams
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Actors: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benecio Del Toro, Danny Huston, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melissa Leo
Plot: The lives of three people are forever changed by a single accident - the man driving the truck, the wife of the victim and a man in need of a heart transplant. All three lives intersect leading up to a final confrontation.
226. 5 Centimeters per Second ( Byôsoku 5 senchimêtoru )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Actors: Kenji Mizuhashi, Yoshimi Kondou, Satomi Hanamura, Ayaka Onoue, Risa Mizuno, Yuka Terazaki
Plot: Two childhood friends, pulled apart by family and distance, arrange one final meeting.
227. I Love You, Man
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Hamburg
Actors: Paul Rudd, Jon Favreau, Jason Segel, Jaime Pressly, Lou Ferrigno, Rashida Jones
Plot: Peter Klaven has just been engaged to Zooey, the woman of his dreams, but
finds out that he has no male friends close enough to be his best man.
After a series of bizarre man-dates he finds his perfect best bud in the
form of Sydney Fife. As the two bond, his relationship with Zooey
deteriorates until he is forced to choose between his new best friend and
his would-be wife.
228. Lady Vengeance ( Chinjeolhan geumjassi )
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chan-wook Park
Actors: Yeong-ae Lee, Min-sik Choi, Seung-Shin Lee, Hye-jeong Kang, Yea-young Kwon, Shi-hoo Kim
Plot: After spending 13 years in prison for the kidnapping and murder of a 6-year-old boy, beautiful and shrewd Lee Guem-ja seeks revenge against the person who really committed the crime.
229. Shottas
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cess Silvera
Actors: Ky-Mani Marley, Spragga Benz, Paul Campbell, Louie Rankin, Wyclef Jean, Lennox Lewis
Plot: Shottas tells the true story of two young men, Wayne and and Bigs, who grow up together in the tough and dangerous streets of Kingston.
230. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lee Daniels
Actors: Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd
Plot: Based off of the powerful novel, Precious is an illiterate fifteen year old girl who is pregnant with her father's second child. Her abusive mother leads her to believe that she is worthless, her situation leads her to believe that she is without value, and her image leads her to believe that she will never be precious. When an enigmatic alternative professor teaches her to write and to love, Precious realizes that the most powerful message is the one she gives herself.
