281. Death Note ( Desu nôto )
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Adventure/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Actors: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Asaka Seto, Erika Toda, Shunji Fujimura, Shigeki Hosokawa
Plot: Adapted from a highly popular manga, with original charcters and plot twists developed only for live-action film.
Ace Student Light Yagami finds the death note a notebook intentionally drpped by a rouge "shinigami" death god named ryuk. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies upset with the current justice system light takes matters into his own hands and vows to use the power of the death note to rid the world of all evil, and become "the god of the ne world." A mysterious detective known as "L" quickly learns the serial killer, Nicknamed "kira" by the public, is located in japan. Light realizes that L will be his greatest enemy, and a game of psychological cat and mouse between the two begins.
282. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Conner, William Hurt, Sam Robards, Ken Leung
Plot: A future in which the human race has created mechas for work and
entertainment. Then David is created, a mecha boy designed to feel real
emotion. When his adoptive "parents" leave him alone, he begins a quest
to find his humanity.
283. Agora
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Actors: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Michael Lonsdale, Rupert Evans
Plot: Tells the story of astronomer-philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria (Weisz) and her relationship with her slave Davus (Minghella), who is torn between his love for his mistress and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
284. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Year of Release: 1925
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Fred Niblo
Actors: Ramon Novarro, May McAvoy, Francis X. Bushman, Claire McDowell, Nigel De Brulier
Plot: Two childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Massala grow into a wealthy (though conquered) Israelite and a Roman officer. But an accident during a Roman parade causes that friendship to rift as Ben-hur is sent away a slave his fortune and family gone. Rising through the ranks he vows revenge on Massala.
285. Avatar: The Way of Water
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Cameron
Actors: Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Stephen Lang
Plot: Jake Sully has settled in with his newfound family on the planet of Pandora. But his peaceful life is interrupted by the arrival of an old threat who once again threatens the planet. In order to prevent destruction, Jake and Neytiri will have to rally the Na'vi race, even those who wish to stay out of war, to protect their home and way of life.
286. Rio
Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Actors: Anne Hathaway, Rodrigo Santoro, George Lopez, Jake T. Austin, Carlos Ponce, Bernardo de Paula
Plot: A macaw from Minnesota, pampered and nerdy, finds himself learning to become a true bird of paradise when he finds himself in Rio de Janeiro.
287. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jon Turteltaub
Actors: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel, Helen Mirren
Plot: Gates is back at it again as he tries to solve the mystery of President Lincoln's death. The key lies within the missing pages of John Wilkes Booth's diary.
288. Duma
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Carroll Ballard
Actors: Alex Michaeletos, Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Eamonn Walker, Mary Makhatho, Jennifer Steyn
Plot: A young boy embarks on a journey into the wilds of Africa to release his pet cheetah whom he has raised since a cub.
289. Harry and Tonto
Year of Release: 1974
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Mazursky
Actors: Art Carney, Cliff De Young, Larry Hagman, Philip Bruns, Josh Mostel, Dolly Jonah
Plot: This road movie follows a retired man and his cat on a cross-country journey, on which they encounter a number of quirky characters.
290. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Christopher Lee
Plot: Willy Wonka, owner of a spectacular chocolate factory, opens his doors to five lucky children who find a golden ticket. Charlie Bucket comes from a poor but loving family, and enters the factory along with four rotten children and their even worse parents.
