821. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Actors: Chevy Chase, Juliette Lewis, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid, Johnny Galecki, E.G. Marshall
Plot: The Griswold clan comes together to celebrate the yuletide, but in typical fashion, nothing seems to go right for the family.
822. The Breadwinner
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nora Twomey
Actors: Saara Chaudry, Laara Sadiq, Shaista Latif, Ali Badshah, Noorin Gulamgaus, Kawa Ada
823. World of Apu , The ( Apur Sansar )
Year of Release: 1960
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Bengali
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Satyajit Ray
Actors: Soumitra Chatterjee, Alok Chakravarty, Sharmila Tagore, Dhiresh Majumdar
Plot: Apu is an aimless young man is invited to a wedding by an old college friend. This is a life-altering event, for after arriving and finding the bridegroom to be quite mad, Apu is offered as a substitute. Although not so keen on the idea, he accepts and takes his beautiful bride with him to Calcutta. But the bliss is not to last, as she dies in childbirth and, in a fit of grief, Apu leaves his child, and much of the world, behind. It takes years before he is able to face worldly responsibilities again.
824. Winnie the Pooh
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
Actors: Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, John Cleese, Tom Kenny, Bud Luckey, Travis Oates
Plot: On an ordinary day in the Hundred Acre Woods, everyone tries to find the right tail for Eeyore who has lost his, and Pooh wants his honey. But when Pooh goes to get Christopher Robin he finds a note, which Owl misreads and convinces the team of fuzzy creatures that their dear friend has been captured by the 'Backson', and they set out to capture the great beast and save their friend.
825. Cross of Iron
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Actors: James Coburn, Maximilian Schell, James Mason, David Warner, Klaus Löwitsch, Vadim Glowna
Plot: During WWII, battle-hardened Rolf Steiner leads many successful missions but when a new Prussian commander is assigned, the man wants only one thing - an Iron Cross to maintain his families honor. The two men cannot coexist as honor and arrogance collide.
826. Winter Light ( Nattvardsgästerna )
Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Max von Sydow, Allan Edwall, Kolbjörn Knudsen
Plot: A pastor of the village church begins to question his faith, and the people around him, who need him most, suffer the consequences.
827. The Fall
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tarsem Singh
Actors: Lee Pace, Catinca Untaru, Justine Waddell, Julian Bleach, Kim Uylenbroek, Aiden Lithgow
Plot: A stunt man in 1920's Los Angeles is met in a hospital by a young girl with a broken arm. He begins to tell her a story of 5 mythical people. The story becomes more vivid and more tied together between the two as the film goes on. What was the purpose of the story and how do they relate to the two characters is the real question.
828. Knife in the Water ( Nóz w wodzie )
Year of Release: 1963
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Polish
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roman Polanski
Actors: Leon Niemczyk, Jolanta Umecka, Zygmunt Malanowicz
Plot: A man and his wife almost hit a young student on the road and invite him to their yacht. The two men suddenly find themselves in a rivalry - and as the tension slowly increases, there will be consequences.
829. The Odd Couple
Year of Release: 1968
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Gene Saks
Actors: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, David Sheiner, Larry Haines
Plot: The Neil Simon play is brought to the screen with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau as divorced friends who move in together and strain their friendship.
830. A Place in the Sun
Year of Release: 1951
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: George Stevens
Actors: Montgomery Clift, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Taylor, Shepperd Strudwick, Keefe Brasselle, Frieda Inescort
Plot: A blue collar worker is quickly promoted in his uncle's business where he meets a beautiful girl of upper class and dumps his lower class girlfriend.
