281. A Bridge Too Far
Year of Release: 1977
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: James Caan, Dirk Bogarde, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Elliott Gould, Anthony Hopkins
Plot: World War II's Operation Market Garden rendered in all of its floundering glory. Neither Allied command nor German generals come across as particularly competent.
282. Man of Steel
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Zack Snyder
Actors: Henry Cavill, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe
Plot: Kal-El was sent away from his doomed home planet of Krypton by his father. After crash landing on Earth, he is found by the Kent family and they raise him as their own, Clark Kent, teaching him their values. Realising he has great power among humans, Clark must now face up to his first grave challenge, General Zod, who led a rebellion on his home planet.
283. Conan the Barbarian
Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Milius
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Ben Davidson, Cassandra Gava
Plot: Conan's parents are killed by the evil sorcerer Thulsa Doom and he is enslaved. He into a powerfully man determined to get revenge for his parents' death and bring down the snake cult.
284. Lethal Weapon 3
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Donner
Actors: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Stuart Wilson, Nick Chinlund
Plot: Riggs and Murtaugh are intent on bringing down a former Los Angeles police lieutenant turned black market weapons dealer.
285. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Weir
Actors: Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, James D'Arcy, Lee Ingleby, Edward Woodall, Chris Larkin
Plot: During the Napoleonic Wars the British frigate HMS Surprise plays a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the much larger French warship off the coast of South America.
286. The Matrix Reloaded
Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Actors: Keaunu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Monica Bellucci, Harold Perrineau
Plot: Neo's abilities are growing in power, more humans are waking to the "real world" and Zion begins to fortify itself against a mechanical army. Meanwhile Agent Smith, "freed" by Neo, begins his own mission to make the Matrix his own.
287. The Karate Kid
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Harald Zwart
Actors: Jackie Chan, Jaden Smith, Taraji P. Henson, Rongguang Yu, Wenwen Han, Zhenwei Wang
Plot: A man (Jackie Chan) helps and little kid in a karate competition.
288. Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon ( Doragon bôru Z 13: Ryûken bakuhatsu!! Gokû ga yaraneba dare ga yaru )
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mitsuo Hashimoto
Actors: Masako Nozawa, Takeshi Kusao, Mayumi Tanaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Masaharu Satô, Yûko Minaguchi
Plot: The Z warriors are surprised when a mysterious being named Hoy arrives with a portent of destruction by the great monster Hildegarn. He says the only way to stop it is to use the Dragon Balls to free an ancient warrior, Tapion, and stop the beast. But Hoy isn't all he appears to be - and soon the warriors come to know the true threat.
289. The Mechanic
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Simon West
Actors: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Jeff Chase, Christa Campbell, J.D. Evermore
Plot: A seasoned veteran takes an aspiring hit-man under his wing, but things really heat up when someone betrays them.
290. All is Lost
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: J.C. Chandor
Actors: Robert Redford
Plot: A lone sailor is forced to put all his skills and resourcefulness to the test after a collision with a shipping container and a looming storm, threaten his life.
