121. What Richard Did
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Actors: Jack Reynor, Roisin Murphy, Sam Keeley, Gavin Drea, Fionn Walton, Lars Mikkelsen
Plot: Richard Karlsen is a South Dublin teen who seems to have it all - privilege, prestige - the top alpha male of his group of friends. But after he graduates, and before he attends university, there is one last summer - and a single act will bring his world crumbling down around him.
122. Elysium
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Actors: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, William Fichtner, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Michael Shanks
Plot: In the year 2159 the ultra-wealthy live in luxury and pristine conditions on the man-made space station Elysium while the majority of the people must get by living on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. While some work to preserve the lifestyles of rich by keeping immigration under control, others on Earth will stop at nothing to make sure equality is brought to everyone.
123. Stoker
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chan-wook Park
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, Dermot Mulroney, Matthew Goode, Lucas Till, Jacki Weaver
Plot: After her father dies in an accident, India Stoker's mysterious uncle - a person who she didn't even know existed until he showed up - helps deal with her unstable mother. Even though she suspects he has his own motives, she finds herself increasingly infatuated with him.
124. Odd Thomas
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stephen Sommers
Actors: Patton Oswalt, Willem Dafoe, Anton Yelchin, Nico Tortorella, Addison Timlin, Leonor Varela
Plot: Based on the best-selling novel by Dean Koontz: Short order cook Odd Thomas has the ability to see dead people - literally everywhere - but tries his best to live a "normal" life. But a new man enters town - accompanied by a group of bodachs - ghosts who feed on pain and suffering, and Thomas knows the town is in danger. Teaming up with gal pal Stormy and the local sheriff, he aims to stop the disaster before it happens.
125. Populaire
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Régis Roinsard
Actors: Romain Duris, Déborah François, Bérénice Bejo, Shaun Benson, Mélanie Bernier, Miou-Miou
Plot: A woman who thinks she is destined to a drudgery-filled home life takes a trip to Lisieux in Normandy and interviews for a secretarial job. Although the interview goes miserably, her would-be boss discovers she has a great skill - she is an amazing typist. It awakens his competitive spirit and he determines to turn her into the fastest typist in the world.
126. On the Job
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Erik Matti
Actors: Piolo Pascual, Gerald Anderson, Joel Torre, Joey Marquez, Angel Aquino, Michael De Mesa
Plot: Based on true events: prison inmates in the Philippines are granted temporarily release when they agree to work at contract hitmen for political and military elite.
127. Dear Mr. Watterson
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joel Allen Schroeder
Actors: Berkeley Breathed, Seth Green, Stephan Pastis, Bill Amend, Jef Mallett, Dave Kellett
Plot: Fans, celebrities and fellow comic strip writers look back on Bill Watterson's Calvin & Hobbes and the impact it had on the medium and on people.
128. Quartet
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Dustin Hoffman
Actors: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Billy Connolly, Pauline Collins, Tom Courtenay, Sheridan Smith
Plot: In a retirement home for opera singers, the annual tradition to celebrate Verdi's birthday is interrupted by Jean. The eternal diva is an ex-wife of one of the residents and refuses to take part in the concert.
129. Pacific Rim
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Ron Perlman, Charlie Day, Clifton Collins Jr.
Plot: When monstrous creatures from the sea dubbed Kaiju attack, it pushes the human race to the edge of annihilation. Countering the force with massive robots known as Jaegers, two human pilots linked by a neural bridge take on the Kaiju. Yet even this force seems to be no match, and after years of fighting it comes down to a washed-up pilot, an untested rookie and an aged Jaeger to stand up for humanity.
130. The Dirties
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Matthew Johnson
Actors: Matthew Johnson, Owen Williams, Krista Madison, Brandon Wickens, Jay McCarrol, Shailene Garnett
