81. A Most Violent Year
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: J.C. Chandor
Actors: Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac, Ashley Williams, Elyes Gabel, Elyes Gabel, Harris Yulin
Plot: New York City - winter 1981 - considered one of the most violent years in the cities history. An immigrant and his family try to get by - expanding a business - even as the moral decay and corruption surrounding them threatens to bring down everything they have built.
82. The Railway Man
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Hiroyuki Sanada, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Irvine, Sam Reid
Plot: During WWII Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied soldiers who were captured and forced to work on the Thai/Burma railway. Her survived - many did not. Years later, he meets Patti while on a train and the two connect. Knowing about the demons that haunt him - Patti sets off on her own investigation and discovers a once-young Japanese officer, and Eric's chief tormentor, is still alive.
83. The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Richard Armitage
Plot: As the Dwarven party led by Thorin Oakenshield finally reclaims their kingdom of Erebor, the vast treasure draws out now only the wrath of Smaug but also the army of men and elves, who want the fortune for their own.
84. Maleficent
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert Stromberg
Actors: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple
Plot: The classic fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty as seen through the eyes of the main antagonist, the self-proclaimed "Mistress of All Evil", Maleficent.
85. Fed Up
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Stephanie Soechtig
Actors: Michele Simon, Katie Couric
Plot: Even though the media is constantly focused on how we look - and recent attempts to curb childhood obesity, the food industry has harbored a dangerous secret - one that means more people are getting sick from what they are eating and leading to a generation that won't live as long as their parents.
86. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Horror/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ana Lily Amirpour
Actors: Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo
Plot: Bad City - an Iranian town that sits lonely and nearly abandoned. The few townspeople that remain are unaware that death comes in many forms - including a solitary vampire who preys quietly on them.
87. Housebound
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gerard Johnstone
Actors: Morgana O'Reilly, Rima Te Wiata, Glen-Paul Waru, Cameron Rhodes, Millen Baird, Ross Harper
Plot: After a series of crimes, Kylie Bucknell is forced to take house arrest in the most stable place the court can find - her childhood home. While she's there, Kylie's mom, Miriam, comes out and says that the house might be haunted. She brushes it off at first, but after having experiences of her own, she starts digging deeper into the house's past and uncovers the dark truth.
88. The Good Lie
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Actors: Reese Witherspoon, Corey Stoll, Maria Howell, Sarah Baker, Thad Luckinbill, Sharon Conley
Plot: Known as "The Lost Boys" - groups of young Sudanese boys, orphaned by the civil war that ravaged their country, would travel for thousands of miles seeking safety. The Good Lie chronicles the story of three such boys, brought to America and dealing with a brash, no-nonsense woman who is looking to change their lives.
89. Kids for Cash
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Robert May
Plot: In the wake of the Columbine shootings, two judges in Pennsylvania - at first lauded for the efforts of keeping kids in line - are involved in a scandal involving for-profit juvenile detention facilities - netting them a lot of money for these "kids for cash" operations.
90. An Honest Liar
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tyler Measom, Justin Weinstein
Actors: James Randi, Penn Jillette, Bill Nye, Adam Savage, Alice Cooper, Michael Shermer
