621. Les Misérables
Year of Release: 2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen
Plot: Based on Victor Hugo's classic novel-turned-musical - paroled prisoner Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) seeks redemption and a new life, and so breaks his parole. Set Amidst the French Revolution, he is pursued by Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe) and has the chance to change the fortunes in the life of Fantine (Anne Hathaway) and her daughter Cosette (Amanda Seyfried).
622. Midnight Express
Year of Release: 1978
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Randy Quaid, John Hurt, Paolo Bonacelli
Plot: Billy Hayes is a young American who is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. Although he is just a young man who made a dumb mistake, the Turkish government decides to make an example of him. He's given 30+ years in prison. The conditions are unbelievable. His lawyer and the American government are unable to help him.
623. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gareth Edwards
Actors: Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Diego Luna, Forest Whitaker
Plot: Set before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, Rogue One follows a group of resistance fighters on a daring mission to steal plans for the Empire's ultimate war machine: The Death Star.
624. The Ox-Bow Incident
Year of Release: 1943
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Western
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: William A. Wellman
Actors: Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Anthony Quinn, Mary Beth Hughes, Harry Morgan
Plot: A pair of drifters passing through a Western town join a posse intent on tracking down the men responsible for the murder of a local farmer and subsequent cattle rustling. When they track down the men, they are ready to dispense justice on the spot.
625. Bo Burnham: Inside
Year of Release: 2021
Overall Rating: 3.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bo Burnham
Actors: Bo Burnham
626. The Boondock Saints
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Troy Duffy
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco, Brian Mahoney, Billy Connolly
Plot: Two brothers fight the Russian mob in their neighborhood. They begin killing evil men in the name of truth (veritas) and justice (aequitas).
They are pursued by an FBI agent who sees what he has always secretly hoped would happen with criminals and deals with the fact that there is no public outcry for the killings to stop.
627. Hate ( haine, La )
Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Actors: Vincent Cassel, Saïd Taghmaoui, Hubert Koundé, Abdel Ahmed Ghili, Solo, Héloïse Rauth
Plot: Follows the lives of three men in 24-hour span in the French suburban "ghetto": Vinz, a Jew, Saïd, an Arab, and Hubert, a black boxer - a night of riots leaves Vinz's friend, Abdel in the hospital following a beating by police officers. Vinz finds a gun and vows to kill a cop if Abdel dies from his injuries.
628. The Color Purple
Year of Release: 1985
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Desreta Jackson, Rae Dawn Chong, Willard E. Pugh
Plot: The story of a young black women's entire life - including hardships and the things that made her happy.
629. Incredibles 2
Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Brad Bird
Actors: Holly Hunter, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Samuel L. Jackson, Bob Odenkirk
Plot: In a bid to let "supers" get back to their heroic ways, Elastigirl becomes the new face of super heroes in a global tour of her prowess. But that leaves Mr. Incredible to take on a heroic task himself, namely taking care of his kids (including the ever-shifting Jack-Jack), on his own.
630. Miller's Crossing
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joel Coen
Actors: Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden, Steve Buscemi, Michael Jeter
Plot: During prohibition, crime bosses rage ware against each other as loyal and betrayal often occur.
