771. The Longest Day
Year of Release: 1962
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton
Actors: Eddie Albert, Paul Anka, Arletty, Red Buttons, Sean Connery, Richard Burton
Plot: The allied invasion of Normandy during WW II is covered on an epic scale, told with an all star cast, and brilliantly recreated historic events.
772. Empire of the Sun
Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips
Plot: A young, privileged boy is separated from his family after the Japanese invade British-controlled areas of China. Sent to a British internment camp where is attempts to capture some of his former life while affecting the adults around him.
773. Celebration, The ( Festen )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Actors: Ulrich Thomsen, Henning Moritzen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann, Trine Dyrholm
Plot: It is Helge's 60th birthday party, and his rather large family has gathered for the celebration. But amidst this gathering a shadow hands over the preceding, as a recent suicide by his daughters hangs heavy. Asking his son to say a few words, he is given a choice between to cards - he chooses the Speech of Truth - and the truth may be too much for the family to bear.
774. The Sandlot
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: David M. Evans
Actors: Tom Guiry, Patrick Renna, Mike Vitar, Chauncey Leopardi, Marty York, Brandon Quintin Adams
Plot: A new boy moves into a neighborhood and wants to learn how to play baseball. A group of local boys befriend him and teach him how to play. That summer they go through loads of comical adventures including an exploding tree house, group puking on carnival rides, fake drowning and a war involving a giant demon dog.
775. Mudbound
Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Dee Rees
Actors: Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund, Jason Mitchell, Jonathan Banks, Jason Clarke, Kerry Cahill
776. Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Year of Release: 1991
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper
Actors: Marlon Brando, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Dennis Hopper, George Lucas
Plot: The making of Apocalypse Now is nearly as big of drama as the film turned
out to be. With a huge script and struggles all over, from budge to
casting to nature itself - the film may now be iconic, but it ended up
nearly destroyed Francis Ford Coppola.
777. The Red Shoes
Year of Release: 1948
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Actors: Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring, Moira Shearer, Robert Helpmann, Jean Short, Gordon Littmann
Plot: A young ballerina is torn between her professional life and love life.
778. Apocalypto
Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mel Gibson
Actors: Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernandez, Jonathan Brewer, Morris Birdyellowhead, Carlos Emilio Báez, Amilcar Ramírez
Plot: The Mayan kingdom is failing, so they enslave the people who live in the forest to sacrifice them to the gods. One hunter, Jaguar Paw, is captured but needs to get back to his family and fulfill the omen.
779. Milk
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gus Van Sant
Actors: Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Diego Luna, Alison Pill
Plot: Explores the life and career of Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man elected to public office in 1977 as a member San Francisco's Board of Supervisors.
780. Hamilton
Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Thomas Kail
Actors: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Renée Elise Goldsberry
