December 2010 Movies

A master warrior attempts to escape his past by traveling to America and settling in a small town.

Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush, Ryan Kavanaugh, Danny Huston, Barrie Osborne, Jang Dong Gun, Michael Peyser, Jooick Lee

R Action Fantasy 1 hr, 40 mins

86% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

70%

3.9 / 5

(84)

Black Swan

The story centers on the manipulative relationship betwen a veteran ballet dancer and a rival dancer.

Darren Aronofsky, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Brad Fischer, Eric Watson, Arnie Messer, Vincent Cassel, Mike Medavoy

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 43 mins

70% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

32%

3.6 / 5

(16)

Barney's Version

Oscar Run

A man leads a reckless life highlighted by three marriages, two children and being a "person of interest" in the mysterious disappearance of his bosom buddy.

Rosamund Pike, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Minnie Driver, Scott Speedman, Rachelle Lefevre, Domenico Procacci, Robert Lantos

R Drama 2 hrs, 12 mins

32% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

59%

2.8 / 5

(6)

Night Catches Us

The film takes place in 1978 and focuses on the broken love affair between two former Black Panther members (Mos Def and Okonedo) and is told through the eyes of an adolescent girl.

Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Samara Koffler, Novella Nelson, Sean Costello, Jen Roskind, Tanya Hamilton

R Drama Romance 1 hr, 30 mins

59% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

Buy DVD On Amazon

4.3 / 5

(3)

The Assistants

NYC Only

After three years of answering phones and picking up laundry, a group of friends, who are working as assistants, conspire to greenlight a movie of their own.

Steve Morris

Drama

4.3 / 5

75%

2.4 / 5

(7)

Dylan (Nick Stahl) is haunted by his past. While searching for answers, he befriends a mysterious woman (Rose McGowan) and is reunited with an old love (Amy Smart) who seem to raise more questions than they answer. Now on the brink of madness, Dylan is transformed by supernatural forces and discovers that no one is who they seem.

Amy Smart, Rose McGowan, Nick Stahl, Omar Naim, Johnny Harrington, Justin Urich

R Fantasy Romance 1 hr, 29 mins

75% WILL SEE

2.4 / 5

95%

4.6 / 5

(179)

The Polar Express

A young boy lies awake in his room one snowy Christmas Eve, excited and alert. Breathing silently. Hardly moving. Waiting. He's listening for a sound he's afraid that he might never hear—the ringing bells of Santa's sleigh. The time is five minutes to midnight. Suddenly, the boy is startled by a thunderous roar. Clearing the mist from his window he sees the most amazing sight—a gleaming black train rumbles to a stop right in front of his house, the steam from its powerful engine hissing through the night sky and the softly falling snowflakes. The boy rushes outside, clad only in his pajamas and slippers, and is met by the train's conductor who seems to be waiting just for him. Well, are you coming? the conductor inquires. Where? the boy asks. Why, to the North Pole—of course. This is the Polar Express! What unfolds is an an adventure which follows a doubting young boy, who takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole; during this ride, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery which shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Gary Goetzman, Robert Zemeckis, William Broyles, Tom Hanks, William Teitler, Steve Starkey, Steve Bing, Peter Scolari

G Adventure Fantasy 1 hr, 40 mins

95% WILL SEE

4.6 / 5

75%

3.8 / 5

(11)

All Good Things

Set in the 1980s, a member of New York's real estate dynasty falls for a beautiful girl from the wrong side of the tracks. But the fairy tale ends when the girl disappears. As a down-and-out detective stumbles on info that may lead to the truth, the political stakes get higher and people close to the case end up dead.

Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Kristen Wiig, Michael London, Andrew Jarecki, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Frank Langella, Marc Smerling

R Suspense Romance 1 hr, 41 mins

75% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

66%

3.5 / 5

(25)

I Love You Phillip Morris

When a local Texas policeman, Steve Russell (Jim Carrey), turns to cons and fraud to allow him to change his lifestyle (in more ways than one), his subsequent stay in the state penitentiary results in his meeting the love of his life, a sensitive fellow inmate named Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). What ensues can only be described as a relentless quest as Russell attempts escape after escape and executes con after con, all in the name of love.

Glenn Ficarra, Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro, Andrew Lazar, John Requa, Far Shariat

R Comedy Crime 1 hr, 47 mins

66% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

57%

2.8 / 5

(6)

Rare Exports: A Christmas Ta...

On Christmas Eve in Finland, Santa Claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Soon after, children start disappearing, leading a boy and his father to capture Santa.

Jalmari Helander

R Action Comedy 1 hr, 17 mins

57% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

Released Friday, December 10th

87%

3.9 / 5

(86)

The Tourist

The thriller concerns an American tourist (Sam Worthington) who finds his life in danger when a female Interpol agent (Angelina Jolie) uses him as a dupe to flush out an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair.

Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Gary Barber, Tim Headington, Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Roger Birnbaum, Christopher McQuarrie

PG-13 Drama Adventure 1 hr, 43 mins

87% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Poster

85%

4.2 / 5

(210)

The Chronicles of Narnia: Th...

Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace, where they encounter King Caspian aboard the royal ship Dawn Treader. They join him on a quest across the eastern sea for eight missing lords of Narnia; along the way, they encounter delights, dangers, and transformations before reaching the edge of the world and Aslan's country.

Will Poulter, Liam Neeson, Richard LaGravenese, William Moseley, Mark Johnson, Simon Pegg, Georgie Henley, Michael Apted

PG Action Adventure 1 hr, 52 mins

85% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

76%

3 / 5

(16)

The Tempest

In Julie Taymor's version of "The Tempest," the gender of Prospero has been switched to Prospera. Shakespeare's play mixes romance with fraternal politics and the supernatural. As revised for the screen, it will center around Prospera (Mirren), her daughter Miranda (Jones) and a shipwrecked crew full of Prospera's enemies.

Geoffrey Rush, Chris Cooper, Djimon Hounsou, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Julie Taymor, Jeremy Irons, Russell Brand

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 49 mins

76% WILL SEE

3 / 5

80%

4.7 / 5

(6)

Hemingway's Garden of Eden

A successful American writer and his beautiful wife go on an extended European honeymoon, but she becomes restless and draws an Italian girl into their lives.

Richard E. Grant, Jack Huston, Matthew Modine, Mena Suvari, Caterina Murino, Carmen Maura, John Irvin

R Drama Romance 1 hr, 51 mins

80% WILL SEE

4.7 / 5

91%

4.2 / 5

(91)

The Fighter

"The Fighter" is a drama about boxing champ “Irish” Micky Ward and his half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded after nearly being destroyed by drugs and crime.

Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, David O. Russell, Todd LIeberman, Christian Bale, David Hoberman, Eric Johnson

R Drama Biography 1 hr, 55 mins

91% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

46%

4.2 / 5

(67)

Frankie and Alice

Oscar Run

A drama centered on a young woman with multiple personality disorder who struggles not give in to her racist alter-personality.

Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Joe Shrapnel, Phylicia Rashad, Shawn Williamson, Anna Waterhouse, Vincent Cirrincione, Simon DeKaric

R Drama Suspense 1 hr, 42 mins

46% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

100%

5 / 5

(6)

Summer Wars

LA Only

Though math whiz Kenji Koiso is a social zero, his avatar flourishes in the online space of Oz -- until he accepts an e-mail request to solve a thorny equation, creating a conduit between the real and virtual worlds that may destroy both. Set in the not-too-distant future, this sci-fi anime thriller finds the shy Kenji coming out of his shell as he defends innocent citizens, and his honor, against a viral cyberspace menace.

Mamoru Hosoda, Brina Palencia, Michael Sinterniklaas

PG Adventure Sci-Fi 2 hrs, 0 mins

100% WILL SEE

5 / 5

17%

And Everything Is Going Fine

NYC Only

A portrait of monologist Spalding Gray, as described by his most critical, irreverent and insightful biographer: Spalding Gray.

Steven Soderbergh, Amy Hobby, Joshua Blum

NR Documentary 1 hr, 29 mins

17% WILL SEE

Shoah

NYC Only

Twelve years in the making, Shoah is a nine hour epic on the Holocaust feauting interviews with survivors, bystanders and perpetrators in 14 countries.

Claude Lanzmann

Documentary 9 hrs, 26 mins

Released Friday, December 17th

89%

4.1 / 5

(565)

Yogi Bear

In Jellystone Park, Yogi Bear and his pal Boo Boo get into good-natured mischief and must elude their nemesis, Ranger Smith.

Jon Berg, Eric Brevig, Christine Taylor, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin, Brad Copeland, Anna Faris, Justin Timberlake

PG Adventure Comedy 1 hr, 19 mins

89% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

83%

3.6 / 5

(37)

How Do You Know

Logline is being kept under wraps on the film, however, the project is said to involve at least three major characters.

Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd, Kathryn Hahn, Paula Weinstein, James L. Brooks, Jack Nicholson, Laurence Mark

PG-13 Drama Comedy 1 hr, 56 mins

83% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

76%

4.2 / 5

(244)

Tron: Legacy

Billed as the "next chapter," "Tron 2.0" deals with humans that travel to a virtual computer world to fight against the Master Control Program.

Lee Sternthal, Brian Klugman, Jeff Bridges, Don Hahn, Garrett Hedlund, Beau Garrett, Serinda Swan, Joseph Kosinski

PG Action Adventure 2 hrs, 7 mins

76% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

70%

3.9 / 5

(84)

Black Swan

The story centers on the manipulative relationship betwen a veteran ballet dancer and a rival dancer.

Darren Aronofsky, Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Brad Fischer, Eric Watson, Arnie Messer, Vincent Cassel, Mike Medavoy

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 43 mins

70% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

91%

4.2 / 5

(91)

The Fighter

"The Fighter" is a drama about boxing champ “Irish” Micky Ward and his half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded after nearly being destroyed by drugs and crime.

Mark Wahlberg, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, David O. Russell, Todd LIeberman, Christian Bale, David Hoberman, Eric Johnson

R Drama Biography 1 hr, 55 mins

91% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

83%

4.3 / 5

(29)

Rabbit Hole

A happily married couple's lives are disrupted after an unexpected tragedy and the intensely emotional, redemptive journey they must undertake to regain happiness.

Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Nicole Kidman, Giancarlo Esposito, Tammy Blanchard, Dianne Wiest, Jon Tenney, Sandra Oh

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 34 mins

83% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

67%

3.6 / 5

(17)

And Soon the Darkness

Two young women go on a bicycling trip through rural Argentina. When one of the girls disappears, the other one must not only fight to survive the harrowing landscape, but worse, the killer in its midst.

Karl Urban, Amber Heard, Adriana Barraza, Marcos Efron, Karen Lauder, Odette Yustman, Lizzie Friedman, Greg S. Little

R Thriller Horror 1 hr, 34 mins

67% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

46%

4 / 5

(12)

Casino Jack

Disgraced Washington power broker Jack Abramoff's bribery schemes and fraudulent dealings with Indian casinos ultimately land him in jail.

Kelly Preston, Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, George Hickenlooper, Richard Rionda, Jon Lovitz, George Vitezakis, Gary Howsam

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 48 mins

46% WILL SEE

4 / 5

Released Wednesday, December 22nd

83%

4.1 / 5

(103)

True Grit

A 14-year-old girl along with an aging U.S. marshal and another lawman, tracks her father's killer in hostile Indian territory.

Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Steven Spielberg, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Megan Ellison, Scott Rudin

PG-13 Drama Western 1 hr, 50 mins

83% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

76%

3.8 / 5

(172)

Little Fockers

The story picks-up five years later and Pam and Greg now have kids, twins Henry and Ashley.

Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Owen Wilson, Jessica Alba, Ryan Kavanaugh, Blythe Danner, Paul Weitz, Laura Dern

PG-13 Comedy Sequel 1 hr, 38 mins

76% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

85%

3.5 / 5

(18)

Tees Maar Khan

A master thief and his gang attempt the heist of valuable antiques from a moving train.

Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Farah Khan

Action Comedy

85% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

79%

4.4 / 5

(32)

Country Strong

A rising young singer-songwriter becomes involved with a fallen country singer. As they embark on a career resurrection tour with her husband and manager and a beauty queen-turned singer, romantic entanglements and old demons threaten to derail them all.

Tobey Maguire, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leighton Meester, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, Jenno Topping, Shana Feste

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 52 mins

79% WILL SEE

4.4 / 5

64%

2.9 / 5

(8)

Somewhere

A bad-boy actor stumbling through a life of excess at the Chateau Marmont is forced to reexamine his life with an unexpected visit from his 11-year-old daughter.

Stephen Dorff, Benicio Del Toro, Michelle Monaghan, Roman Coppola, Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Chris Pontius, Fred Roos

R Drama Comedy 1 hr, 38 mins

64% WILL SEE

2.9 / 5

Released Friday, December 24th

38%

4 / 5

(4)

Secret Sunshine

A mother moves with her son to the birthplace of dead husband. As she tries establish a new beginning, another tragedy overturns her life.

Chang-dong Lee

Drama 2 hrs, 22 mins

38% WILL SEE

4 / 5

Buy DVD On Amazon

43%

3 / 5

(2)

Hadewijch

Hadewijch, a novice nun, shocks the mother superior of her convent with her ecstatic blind faith, and is kicked out of the order. Hadewijch becomes Celine again, a young Parisian girl and daughter of a diplomat, and is led down dangerous paths in the real world, balancing between grace and madness in her rage and passionate love for God.

Bruno Dumont

Drama

43% WILL SEE

3 / 5

Released Saturday, December 25th

86%

3.8 / 5

(148)

Gulliver's Travels

A free-spirited travel writer, on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle, suddenly finds himself a giant among men when he washes ashore on the hidden island of Lilliput, home to a population of industrious, yet tiny, people.

Jack Black, Jason Segel, John Davis, Nicholas Stoller, Joe Stillman, Emily Blunt, Chris O'Dowd, Rob Letterman

PG Adventure Fantasy 1 hr, 25 mins

86% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

51%

3.9 / 5

(15)

The Illusionist

The film details the story of a dying breed of stage entertainer whose thunder is being stolen by emerging rock stars. Forced to accept increasingly obscure assignments in fringe theaters, garden parties and bars, he meets a young fan who changes his life forever.

Sylvain Chomet, Jacques Tati

PG Drama Animation 1 hr, 20 mins

51% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

Released Wednesday, December 29th

63%

4.3 / 5

(18)

Blue Valentine

"Blue Valentine" chronicles a disintegrating marriage between Dean (Gosling) and Cindy (Williams), told in flashback.

Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Derek Cianfrance, Jamie Patricof, Lynette Howell, Cami Delavigne, Mike Vogel, Joey Curtis

R Drama Romance 2 hrs, 0 mins

63% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

45%

3.5 / 5

(10)

Another Year

No plot details are available at this time.

Lesley Manville, Jim Broadbent, David Bradley, Imelda Staunton, Mike Leigh, Gail Egan, Stuart McQuarrie, Georgina Lowe

PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 9 mins

45% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5