321. Hell or High Water
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Mackenzie
Actors: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Katy Mixon, Kevin Rankin, Gil Birmingham
Plot: With the family ranch on the line, two brothers decide to rob the very
banks looking to foreclose on their homes. Taking only small bills and
using a nearby casino to change out the money, they have a few days to
complete the task. A Texas Ranger nearing retirement takes up the case but
as both near the end point, more than money is put on the line.
322. The Last Picture Show
Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Cybill Shepherd, Ben Johnson, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman
Plot: A coming of age story about a men and women in a small Texas town during the 1950s.
323. Your Name. ( Kimi no na wa )
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Actors: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraish, Ryô Narita, Aoi Yuki, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kaito Ishikawa
Plot: Two souls who couldn't be any further apart: Mitsuha Miyamizu is a girl
living in a small mountain town where she yearns to get away from her
small life, her father's electoral campaign and the superstitions that
drive the community. Taki Tachiban lives a fast and busy life in Tokyo
where he works part time at an Italian restaurant and strives for his
dreams of becoming an artist or architect. When the two dream, a
celestial bond causes them to switch bodies - and the possibilities and
adventure it opens up will change their lives forever.
324. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Martin McDonagh
Actors: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Caleb Landry Jones, Abbie Cornish
Plot: In this darkly comic tale a mother, who is frustrated at the lack of progress following the murder of her daughters months earlier, buys and posts three messages in billboards leading in to town, pointed directly at the well-liked chief of police. When other disparate characters begin to get involved in the proceedings, the grieving mother and Ebbing Police Department really get into it.
325. The Intouchables
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano
Actors: François Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet, Alba Gaïa Kraghede Bellugi
Plot: True story of a friendship of the most unlikely sort: a quadriplegic aristocrat and a young man from the projects.
326. Wild Strawberries ( Smultronstället )
Year of Release: 1957
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Victor Sjostrom, Max von Sydow, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson, Jullan Kindahl, Bjorn Bjelfvenstam
Plot: Professor of medicine Isak Borg travels to Lund University in order to receive his anniversary title. Along the road he meets strangers and relatives, and in his dreams he is confronted with his own past as well as fear of insufficiency.
327. Roots
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman
Actors: LeVar Burton, Ben Vereen, Vic Morrow, Edward Asner, Lloyd Bridges, Olivia Cole
Plot: An African-American man tells the story of his ancestors, as told to him
by his family, going all the way back to Africa.
328. Let the Right One In ( Låt den rätte komma in )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Horror/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tomas Alfredson
Actors: Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar, Henrik Dahl, Karin Bergquist, Peter Carlberg
Plot: A child vampire finds friendship with an unexpected boy that lives in the apartment building.
329. Hacksaw Ridge
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mel Gibson
Actors: Teresa Palmer, Sam Worthington, Andrew Garfield, Luke Bracey, Vince Vaughn, Hugo Weaving
Plot: Army Medic Desmond T. Doss served during WWII, notably in the battle of Okinawa. Heroically, he saved the lives of at least 75 men (with many there saying he saved many more) but, despite being in the army, he also refused to kill any of the enemy. His deeds were recognized and he was awarded the Medal of Honor, becoming the first Conscientious Objector in history to have that distinction.
330. Blood Diamond
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Edward Zwick
Actors: Djimon Hounsou, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Arnold Vosloo, David Harewood, Michael Sheen
Plot: A priceless diamond is discovered by a fisherman. A smuggling thief who only looks after himself over hears a story about the greatest diamond. Both men race to find it, but for different reasons.
