531. La La Land
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Damien Chazelle
Actors: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons, Sonoya Mizuno, Finn Wittrock, Rosemarie DeWitt
Plot: An aspiring actress who rubs elbows with big stars only by delivering their lattes and a jazz pianist barely making ends meet by playing dingy bars form a quick bond. Yet as each comes closer to realizing their dreams, it starts to tear apart their relationship.
532. The Little Mermaid
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Animation
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Ron Clements, John Musker
Actors: Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Buddy Hackett, Jason Marin
Plot: Ariel, the youngest daughter of King Triton, is a mermaid who dreams of
life outside the sea. The king forbids this, and she decides to strike a
bargain with the sea witch, Ursula, but the witch has an evil plan of her
own.
533. The Florida Project
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sean Baker
Actors: Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe, Mela Murder, Christopher Rivera, Valeria Cotto
Plot: A precocious six-year-old and her ragtag group of friends spend their Florida days full of childhood wonder, adventure and endless possibility - meanwhile, the adults in their lives struggle to merely get by.
534. Ponyo on the Cliff ( Gake no ue no Ponyo )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Frankie Jonas, Noah Lindsey Cyrus, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon
Plot: Hayao Miyazaki brings to life the story of Sosuke, a 5-year-old boy and
Ponyo, a goldfish princess who wishes to become human.
535. Rio Bravo
Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Howard Hawks
Actors: Dean Martin, John Wayne, Angie Dickinson, Walter Brennan, Ricky Nelson, Ward Bond
Plot: A group of unimpressive men take on a series of gunfighters to protect a small town.
536. Wolf Children ( Okami kodomo no ame to yuki )
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mamoru Hosoda
Actors: Kumiko Asô, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Megumi Hayashibara, Takuma Hiraoka, Amon Kabe, Tomie Kataoka
Plot: The story of student who fell in love with a young man who had a secret -
he was actually a wolf - and when fate suddenly takes him away, she is
forced to raise their children alone. Because of their unique nature, she
faces many trials, but the love is always there, even when the children
older and wandering farther away.
537. Brazil
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Ian Holm, Katherine Helmond, Robert De Niro
Plot: A 1984-ish government encases Sam Lowry who dreams of falling in love with
a normal woman. He encounters many obstacles while trying to meet her and
do what is right and lawful.
538. The Best Years of Our Lives
Year of Release: 1946
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: William Wyler
Actors: Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Hoagy Carmichael, Harold Russell, Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright
Plot: Three WWII veteran return home to the towns they came from in which they realized that everything has changed while they were fighting for their country.
539. The Dirty Dozen
Year of Release: 1967
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: War/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Aldrich
Actors: Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassevetes, Telly Savalas
Plot: A U.S. Major with a history of insubordination is given charge of a dozen convicted murderers to train for a dangerous mission to go behind German lines to assassinate a slew of officers on the eve of D-Day.
540. Phantom Thread
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, Vicky Krieps, Richard Graham, Pip Phillips
Plot: In the 1950s London fashion scene, a dress-maker finds himself designing for both high society and the royal family. Based on the true story of Reynolds Woodcock.
