61. A Monster Calls
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: J.A. Bayona
Actors: Liam Neeson, Toby Kebbell, Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall, Geraldine Chaplin, Sigourney Weaver
Plot: Connor is dealing with a lot in life - bullies in school, a mother with a terminal illness and seemingly nothing but pity from everyone else. But when tree monster comes calling, it may spell hope - until is asks for the one thing Connor cannot bring himself to do.
62. The Little Prince
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mark Osborne
Actors: Mackenzie Foy, Riley Osborne, Jeff Bridges, James Franco, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams
Plot: A little girl whose mother is pressuring her to join the adult world finds a different world when her eccentric neighbor, The Aviator, introduces her to an extraordinary world limited only by her imagination. This amazing universe is held together by The Little Prince and together they will journey - ultimately leading to a new outlook on life and that human connection and that the most important things that can only be experienced through the heart.
63. Green Room
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Actors: Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Anton Yelchin, Patrick Stewart, Mark Webber, Callum Turner
Plot: A punk rock band on a tour in a secluded area of the Pacific Northwest come across a horrific act of violence. Because they are the only witnesses, they soon all become targets of the white power skinheads responsible, and soon find themselves on the run for their lives.
64. One More Time with Feeling
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Andrew Dominik
Actors: Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
Plot: Explores the creative process of Nick Cave and his band as the singer struggles an
unspoken personal tragedy.
65. Riphagen
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Dutch
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Pieter Kuijpers
Actors: Britte Lagcher, Jeroen van Koningsbrugge, Kay Greidanus, Huub Smit, Sigrid ten Napel, Lisa Zweerman
Plot: Based on the story of Andries Riphagen, a Dutch war criminal who collaborated with the
Nazis, blackmailing and betraying Jews while amassing a huge amount of money through
his crimes.
66. Aquarius
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Actors: Sonia Braga, Maeve Jinkings, Irandhir Santos, Humberto Carrão, Zoraide Coleto, Carla Ribas
67. Kung Fu Panda 3
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jennifer Yuh
Actors: Jack Black, Lucy Liu, Seth Rogen, Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, Rebel Wilson
Plot: Po is finally reunited with his birth father - who takes him home to a secret panda paradise. But just as soon as he begins to settle in, a supernatural foe appears, wrecking havoc across China by taking down all kung fu masters he can find. Now Po must teach his skills to his brethren - an army of kung fu pandas to save the day.
68. Born to Be Blue
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Budreau
Actors: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Tony Nappo, Stephen McHattie, Janet-Laine Green
Plot: A re-imagining of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker's life in the 60s set with the setup being a film about himself with an enigmatic co-star who pushes him to look beyond his turbulent past and stage his own comeback.
69. Queen of Katwe
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mira Nair
Actors: Lupita Nyong'o, David Oyelowo, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Russel Savadier, Peter Odeke, Esther Tebandeke
Plot: A young, Ugandan girl who goes from selling corn in her rural village to training to become an international chess champion after being introduced to the game.
70. Blue Jay
Year of Release: 2016
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alexandre Lehmann
Actors: Mark Duplass, Sarah Paulson, Clu Gulager
Plot: A pair of former high-school sweethearts meet by chance when they both return to their tiny, California town. Awkward at first, the two slowly come together as they reminisce about their shared past.
