181. City of Ember
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gil Kenan
Actors: Harry Treadaway, Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Martin Landau, Tim Robbins, Mackenzie Crook
Plot: A city of lights and fascination begins to fail due to the failure of its powerful generator. Two teen agers search the city for clues that may help discover what is really causing the failure and how will they fix it. Fantasy.
182. Wendy and Lucy
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Actors: Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Will Oldham, John Robinson, Wally Dalton, Larry Fessenden
Plot: A impoverished woman on her way to Alaska for a job faces an economic crisis when her car breaks down and faces more problems when her dog runs away.
183. The Strangers
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bryan Bertino
Actors: Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler, Laura Margolis, Glenn Howerton, Gemma Ward, Kip Weeks
Plot: A young couple takes a vacation to a remote location where they are terrorized by strangers.
184. Never Back Down
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Actors: Sean Faris, Djimon Hounsou, Cam Gigandet, Amber Heard, Leslie Hope, Evan Peters
Plot: After transferring to a different high school, a trouble maker is drawn to
an underground fighting arena. He meets an expert in the mixed martial
arts skill and eventually asks him to help train for success against his
arch rival. Threats, fights, and action infuse this drama.
185. Sleepwalking
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bill Maher
Actors: Nick Stahl, Charlize Theron, AnnaSophia Robb, Dennis Hopper, Woody Harrelson, Deborra-Lee Furness
Plot: A drama about the deep family bond that develops between a 30 year old man and his young niece after the girl's mother suddenly leaves town.
186. Step Up 2 the Streets
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jon Chu
Actors: Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Briana Evigan, Tony Devon, Telisha Shaw, Mari Koda
187. Summer in Genoa
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Actors: Colin Firth, Hope Davis, Willa Holland, Catherine Keener, Perla Haney-Jardine, Kyle Griffin
188. Yella
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Christian Petzold
Actors: Nina Hoss, Devid Striesow, Hinnerk Schönemann, Burghart Klaußner, Barbara Auer, Christian Redl
189. Were the World Mine
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tom Gustafson
Actors: Tanner Cohen, Wendy Robie, Judy McLane, Nathaniel David Becker, Zelda Williams, Christian Stolte
190. Spiral
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Adam Green, Joel Moore
Actors: Joel Moore, Amber Tamblyn, Zachary Levi, Tricia Helfer, David Muller, Annie Neal
Plot: A reclusive telemarketer's dysfunctional friendship with his boss is alleviated when a whimsical co-worker enters his life. But as he begins to sketch his new friend''s portrait, disturbing feelings from his past threaten to lead him down a path of destruction.
