211. Kill the Messenger
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Cuesta
Actors: Jeremy Renner, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Paz Vega, Michael Sheen, Robert Patrick, Tim Blake Nelson
Plot: Based on the true story of reporter Gary Webb: When Webb uncovers a conspiracy involving the CIA and Nicaragua contra rebels and cocaine in California, he is targeted by a precise, vicious smear campaign that drives him to depression and near suicide.
212. We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen
Year of Release: 2005
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tim Irwin
Actors: Mike Watt, George Hurley, D. Boon, Flea, Greg Ginn, Henry Rollins
213. The Wolfpack
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Crystal Moselle
Actors: Bhagavan Angulo, Govinda Angulo, Jagadisa Angulo, Krsna Angulo, Mukunda Angulo, Narayana Angulo
Plot: In Lower East Side Manhattan, the Angulo are kept locked away from society, learning everything they know about the world around them through the films they watch. This "Wolfpack" spend their childhood reenacting their favorite scenes using elaborate props and set-ups. But their world is changed when one of the brothers escapes.
214. Before Night Falls
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Julian Schnabel
Actors: Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Johnny Depp, Michael Wincott, Sean Penn, Andrea Di Stefano
215. Shadowlands
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Joseph Mazzello, James Frain, Edward Hardwicke, John Wood
Plot: Based on the novelist of "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe", C.S. Lewis, the story shows how he cares for his wife who has cancer.
216. Basquiat
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Julian Schnabel
Actors: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper
Plot: A biopic reviewing artist Jean-Michel Basquiat's shot-gun rise to fame in the New York 1980's art scene.
217. Elvis
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Actors: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Kodi Smit-McPhee, David Wenham, Dacre Montgomery
Plot: Biopic of of one of rock n roll's greatest legends, Elvis Presley.
218. Fair Game
Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Doug Liman
Actors: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Bruce McGill, Ty Burrell, Sam Shepard, David Andrews
Plot: Based on the true story of CIA agent Valerie Plame, whose status as an
agent was revealed after her husband wrote an op-ed article in the New
York Times critical of the Bush administrations handling of weapons of
mass destruction in Iraq.
219. The Lady in the Van
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Actors: Dominic Cooper, Maggie Smith, James Corden, Jim Broadbent, Frances de la Tour, Alex Jennings
Plot: When a transient woman in a van suddenly decides to squat in your driveway, what would you do? For one man what begins as a hassle turns into a much deeper bond as the two connect in unexpected ways.
220. Thirteen Lives
Year of Release: 2022
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Tom Bateman, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Vithaya Pansringarm
Plot: When a group of young boys and their soccer coach become trapped in an underground cave in Thailand due to flooding, it inspires a rescue attempt that captivates the world and brings people together.
