481. Great Beauty, The ( grande bellezza, La )
Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Actors: Toni Servillo, Carlo Verdone, Sabrina Ferilli, Carlo Buccirosso, Iaia Forte, Pamela Villoresi
Plot: Jep Gambardella has been a lethal Lothario in Rome for decades. But after his 65th birthday he gets a shock from the past - one that will have him re-examining his lifestyle and maybe find true beauty.
482. Nosferatu the Vampire ( Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens )
Year of Release: 1922
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: F.W. Murnau
Actors: Max Schreck, Alexander Granach, Gustav von Wangenheim, Ruth Landshoff, Georg H. Schnell, John Gottowt
Plot: German horror masterpiece. A mysterious count heads to London to spread the plague of the living dead.
483. Training Day
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Actors: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin, Raymond J. Barry
Plot: A seasoned veteran takes a rookie cop on patrol in L.A. and shows him the dark side of authority.
484. Wings of Desire ( Himmel über Berlin, Der )
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Fantasy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Wim Wenders
Actors: Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Hans Martin Stier
Plot: A discontented angel wanders around Berlin, listening to people's thoughts, until he falls in love with a circus acrobat and decides to become human so he can be with her. Based on poems by Rainer Maria Rilke.
485. Touch of Evil
Year of Release: 1958
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Orson Welles
Actors: Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Joanna Cook Moore
Plot: Set in a border town of Mexico, a battle between good cop and bad cop, in which corruption is the main plot point.
486. Soul
Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers
Actors: Tina Fey, Jamie Foxx, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Graham Norton, Rachel House
Plot: A musician finds his passion for music waning and then he finds himself without a body. Now he must rely on the help of an infant soul, still learning about herself, in order to return back to himself.
487. Batman
Year of Release: 1989
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tim Burton
Actors: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Palance, Michael Gough
Plot: Bruce Wayne, a wealthy business man, becomes Batman in the night to clean up the streets of Gotham City and avenge his dead parents.
488. Three Colors: Red ( Trois couleurs: Rouge )
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski
Actors: Irène Jacob, Samuel Le Bihan, Frédérique Feder, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Paul Vermeulen, Marion Stalens
Plot: To complete the trilogy, this one deals with French society and it's impact on it's people.
489. Malcolm X
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Spike Lee
Actors: Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Delroy Lindo, Spike Lee, Al Freeman Jr.
Plot: The life and times of Malcolm X: describes how he was raised, and became a common criminal. Then, reformed himself into what we now know him to be.
490. Once
Year of Release: 2007
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Carney
Actors: Alaistair Foley, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Geoff Minogue, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick
Plot: The Guy (Glen Hansard of The Frames) and the Girl (Marketa Irglova) meet as they each try and make a living on the streets of Dublin, he playing his guitar and she selling flowers. They find a connection through their musical instruments, and by playing around in a store, they find that they, quite literally, make beautiful music together.
