291. Furious 7
Year of Release: 2015
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Wan
Actors: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Michelle Rodriguez
Plot: Following the death of his brother at the hands of Dominic Toretto and his eclectic crew, the cold, calculated Ian Shaw vows vengeance - and no one is safe from his reach.
292. Face/Off
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Woo
Actors: John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Alessandro Nivola, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain
Plot: A new surgical technique allows an under cover agent to take the appearance and voice of a crime boss allowing him to infiltrate the organization.
293. Burn After Reading
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Actors: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, J.K. Simmons, Frances McDormand
Plot: A dark spy-comedy in which an ousted CIA agent (Malkovich) loses his memoir and it falls into the hands of two gym employees (Pitt) and (McDormand) looking to make some dough off the find.
294. Ichi the Killer ( Koroshiya 1 )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, Paulyn Sun, Susumu Terajima, Shun Sugata
Plot: A sadistic Yakuza gangster searches for the man responsible of killing his boss. An ex-cop has a deranged killer of his own and between the two, the streets will run red with blood.
295. Time of the Gypsies ( Dom za vesanje )
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Serbian
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Emir Kusturica
Actors: Davor Dujmovic, Bora Todorovic, Ljubica Adzovic, Husnija Hasimovic, Sinolicka Trpkova, Zabit Memedov
Plot: Perhan is a young Romany (gypsy) who is gifted with telekinetic powers. Yet despite this gift, he finds himself seduced by the world of petty crime and quick cash - and the decision to make this life his own threatens to destroy not just his own life, but those around him as well.
296. Polytechnique
Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Actors: Maxim Gaudette, Sébastien Huberdeau, Karine Vanasse, Martin Watier, Evelyne Brochu, Johanne-Marie Tremblay
Plot: Set in Montreal, Quebec and based on the École Polytechnique massacre (also known as the "Montreal Massacre"), the film documents the events of December 6, 1989, through the eyes of two students who witness a gunman murder fourteen young women.
297. The Transporter
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen
Actors: Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze, François Berléand, Ric Young, Doug Rand
Plot: A loner, ex-soldier works as a "transporter" delivering any package, person or cargo, no questions asked. Abiding by a strict set of rules, he's about to find that breaking the rules leads to more trouble than he could ever imagine.
298. Insomnia
Year of Release: 2002
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Al Pacino, Martin Donovan, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Nicky Katt, Larry Holden
Plot: Two detectives go to a small, northern town where the sun never completely sets to investigate some murders.
299. Scarface
Year of Release: 1932
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Howard Hawks
Actors: Paul Muni, Karen Morley, George Raft, Vince Barnett, Boris Karloff, Edwin Maxwell
Plot: An emigrant during prohibition climbs up the chain of command in the mob
business to become a ruthless gangster only to be brought down by what
brought him to the top.
300. Housemaid, The ( Hanyo - 1960 )
Year of Release: 1960
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ki-young Kim
Actors: Eun-shim Lee, Jeung-nyeo Ju, Jin Kyu Kim, Sung-kee Ahn, Jeong-ok Na, Seok-je Kang
Plot: Mr. Kim is a staunch family man and part-time piano teacher. When his wife requests a maid to help around the house, he turns to one of his students to help find a suitable woman. Yet the person hired turns out to be a bit unstable and after a brief affair, becomes pregnant and blackmails him and the family begins to fall apart.
