141. Standard Operating Procedure
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Errol Morris
Actors: Christopher Bradley, Joshua Feinman, Merry Grissom, Zhubin Rahbar, Sarah Denning, Jeff L. Green
Plot: Errol Morris examines the incidents of abuse and torture of suspected terrorists at the hands of U.S. forces at the Abu Ghraib prison.
142. Cadillac Records
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Darnell Martin
Actors: Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Beyoncé Knowles, Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer
Plot: Explores the life and times of Chess Records, the Chicago studio home to legendary musicians Muddy Waters, Etta James, Chuck Berry, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf and more.
143. Appaloosa
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ed Harris
Actors: Ed Harris, Jeremy Irons, Timothy V. Murphy, Boyd Kestner, Viggo Mortensen, James Gammon
Plot: Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch arrive in Appaloosa to deal with Randall Bragg, a rancher with money and power who has run of the town. Things are complicated by the arrival of Allison French, a refined widow who threatens to divide the two men.
144. Battle for Haditha
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nick Broomfield
Actors: Matthew Knoll, Eric Mehalacopoulos, Nathan De La Cruz, Andrew McLaren, Elliot Ruiz, Vernon Gaines
145. Water Lilies ( Naissance des pieuvres )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Céline Sciamma
Actors: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachère, Adele Haenel, Warren Jacquin, Christelle Baras, Marie Gili-Pierre
146. America the Beautiful
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Darryl Roberts
Actors: Anthony Kiedis, Jessica Simpson, Paris Hilton, Martin Short, Eve Ensler, Ted Casablanca
Plot: Filmmaker Darryl Roberts goes on a five year journey to examine America's growing obsession: physical perfection.
147. The Wackness
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Levine
Actors: Famke Janssen, Ben Kingsley, Olivia Thirlby, Josh Peck, Mary-Kate Olsen, Method Man
Plot: New York, summer 1994, the greatest year in hip hop, a troubled teenage drug dealer trades pot for therapy sessions with a drug addled psychiatrist intent on living his life to the fullest.The two form an unlikely friendship, but things get complicated when the kid falls for the doctor's daughter.
148. Charlie Bartlett
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jon Poll
Actors: Anton Yelchin, Robert Downey Jr., Hope Davis, Tyler Hilton, Jake Epstein, Lauren Collins
Plot: A high school student, who is recently kicked out of his private high school, must go to a public school located in a not so good area. At first the young boy is mocked, but after giving a little advice he becomes the most popular kid at school as he may have found his calling - psychiatry.
149. Funny Games
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Haneke
Actors: Naomi Watts, Tim Roth, Michael Pitt, Brady Corbet, Devon Gearhart, Boyd Gaines
Plot: A family vacation is interrupted by two educated, articulate and sadistic young men who come up with some interesting games for the family to play.
150. Under the Bombs ( Sous les bombes )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Arabic
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Philippe Aractingi
Actors: Zaynab Balhas, Nada Abou Farhat, Georges Khabbaz, Hadi Medhi, Amin Saïd, Paul Rafael
