21. Sorry to Bother You
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Boots Riley
Actors: Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer, Lakeith Stanfield, Patton Oswalt, Steven Yeun, Terry Crews
Plot: Taking place in an alternate version of Oakland, a black telemarketer learns the secret to success is to use his "white voice" and proceeds to quickly rise up the food chain. But his newfound fame comes at a price as he delves deeper and deeper into his shady business.
22. The Death of Stalin
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Armando Iannucci
Actors: Steve Buscemi, Olga Kurylenko, Jason Isaacs, Rupert Friend, Andrea Riseborough, Jeffrey Tambor
23. Paddington 2
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Paul King
Actors: Hugh Grant, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi, Julie Walters
Plot: Paddington has found a happy home with the Brown family, as well as becoming a popular figure in the local community. With his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday coming up, he finds himself picking up odd jobs in order to save away for the perfect present. Disaster strikes, however, when he finds the gift only to have it stolen away shortly after.
24. A Star is Born
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bradley Cooper
Actors: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Dave Chappelle, Sam Elliott, Bonnie Somerville, Anthony Ramos
Plot: Ally, an up-and-coming singer is about to give up on her dream, until she meets a seasoned musician, Jackson Maine, who becomes not just her mentor, but her lover. Yet while she begins to find fame and fortune, Jack finds himself pushed to the side, dealing with his own personal demons even as he struggles to remain relevant in Ally's life.
25. Ready Player One
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, Mark Rylance, T.J. Miller
Plot: In the not-too-distant future the world has become stagnated and the "missing millions" generation finds release in a massive VR MMO called "The Oasis". When the billionaire founder of the game dies, it starts an in-game Easter Egg hunt, steeped in 80s pop culture, with the prize being his entire fortune and the future of Oasis itself. Young outcast Wade Watts finds himself in the center of the hunt, and with corporate-backed zealots willing to do anything for the prize, Watts will have to put everything on the line to win - and maybe change the real world for the better.
26. Capernaum ( Capharnaüm )
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Arabic
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nadine Labaki
Actors: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole, Kawsar Al Haddad, Fadi Yousef, Haita 'Cedra' Izzam
Plot: The life of 12-year-old Zain has been full of hardship and poverty as he survives on the streets, even helping an Ethiopian refugee and her son, while his parents ignore him. After being jailed for a violent crime, he decides to sue his own parents for the crime of bringing him into the world.
27. Crazy Rich Asians
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jon M. Chu
Actors: Gemma Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Constance Wu, Ken Jeong, Sonoya Mizuno, Harry Shum Jr.
Plot: Rachel Wu, an economics professor in America, is delighted to meet her boyfriend Nick's family in Singapore for his best friend's wedding. That is, until she learns Nick just happens to be the most eligible bachelor in the entire country and also from an impossibly rich family. Rachel finds herself wading into a group of jealous, petty women - all who think Nick would be better off with someone in his social class.
28. A Prayer Before Dawn
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire
Actors: Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm, Panya Yimmumphai, Nicolas Shake, Pornchanok Mabklang, Billy Moore
29. Beautiful Boy
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Felix Van Groeningen
Actors: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Christian Convery, Oakley Bull, Amy Ryan
Plot: Based on the best-selling memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles a story both heartbreaking and inspirational as the family survives, endures, relapses and recovers through a life and consequences of addiction.
30. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Western
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Actors: Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson, David Krumholtz, Brendan Gleeson, Zoe Kazan
