August 2011 Movies

Features footage from the 2011 Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Kevin Kerslake

Music

73% WILL SEE

3 / 5

Released Friday, August 5th

86%

3.6 / 5

(52)

The Change-Up

A husband gets swapped with his best friend, a lazy man child.

Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds, Jon Lucas, David Dobkin, Scott Moore, Jeff Kleeman, Olivia Wilde, Leslie Mann

R Comedy

86% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

75%

4.5 / 5

(240)

Rise of the Planet of the Ap...

Said to be a rebooth of the "Planet of the Apes" franchise.

Andy Serkis, Ralph Winter, Dylan Clark, Peter Chernin, John Lithgow, Jamie Moss, Freida Pinto, Tom Felton

PG-13 Action Adventure

75% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

68%

4.3 / 5

(38)

In Bosnia in 1999, Kathryn Bolkovac, a U.N. peacekeeper whose post with the Intl. Police Task Force was arranged by DynCorp Inc., is assigned to run the IPTF office that investigates sex trafficking, domestic abuse and sexual assault. She ultimately alleges that peacekeepers, U.N. workers and international police are visiting brothels and facilitating sex trafficking by forging documents and aiding the illegal transport of woman into Bosnia. DynCorp responds by firing Bolkovac, who returns to the U.S. and files a wrongful termination case. She wins the suit but says she's still blacklisted.

Monica Bellucci, Eilis Kirwan, Amy Kaufman, Christina Piovesan, Larysa Kondracki, Rachel Weisz, Vanessa Redgrave, David Strathairn

R Drama

68% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

28%

4 / 5

(3)

Magic Trip

A documentary about the psychedelic 1960s cross-country bus tour taken by Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters.

Alex Gibney, Allison Ellwood

R Documentary

28% WILL SEE

4 / 5

52%

4 / 5

(7)

Bellflower

A pair of eccentric L.A.-based friends spend their time preparing for the apocalypse.

Evan Glodell, Jessie Wiseman, Tyler Dawson, Rebekah Brandes, Vincent Grashaw

R Drama Action

52% WILL SEE

4 / 5

61%

4 / 5

(2)

The Perfect Age of Rock And ...

Two estranged childhood friends channel their talent and passion for music into a cross-country road trip that brings them face to face with their past on a quest to confront the future.

Kevin Zegers, Clifton Hangar, Scott Rosenbaum, Taryn Manning, Jason Ritter, Rose Atropos

R Drama Music 1 hr, 32 mins

61% WILL SEE

4 / 5

44%

3.5 / 5

(2)

Mysteries of Lisbon

NYC Only

The drama follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy.

Léa Seydoux, Raoul Ruiz, Carlos Saboga, Clotilde Hesme, Melvil Poupaud

Drama

44% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

Released Wednesday, August 10th

88%

4.3 / 5

(41)

The Help

Story follows a young white woman in the early 1960s in Mississippi who becomes interested in the plight of the African-American domestic servants that every family has working for them. She writes their stories about mistreatment, abuse and heartbreak, all just before the Civil Rights revolution.

Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Chris Columbus, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mohamed Khalef Al-Mazrouei, Michael Barnathan, Octavia Spencer, David Oyelowo

PG-13 Drama Adaptation

88% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

94%

Love

A man left behind on a space station witnesses the collapse of human civilization.

William Eubank

Fantasy Sci-Fi

94% WILL SEE

Released Friday, August 12th

69%

4.1 / 5

(186)

Final Destination 5

The fifth installment of the franchise in which teens escape a deadly accident only to later discover that death is hunting them down. The opening scene will involve a suspension bridge and another scene reportedly involves a character undergoing laser-eye surgery.

Eric Heisserer, Courtney B. Vance, Craig Perry, David Koechner, Tony Todd, Steven Quale, Nicholas D'Agosto, P.J. Byrne

R Sequel Thriller 1 hr, 26 mins

69% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

83%

3.9 / 5

(53)

30 Minutes or Less

A comedy about a pizza delivery guy on an unlikely caper.

Ben Stiller, Ruben Fleischer, Michael Peña, Jeremy Kramer, Matthew Sullivan, Nick Swardson, Jesse Eisenberg, Stuart Cornfeld

R Action Comedy

83% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

77%

3.5 / 5

(16)

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie

A 3D concert movie based on the performances from Glee Live! In Concert!

Ryan Murphy, Jenna Ushkowitz, Heather Morris, Kevin Tancharoen, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley

PG Music Concert

77% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

62%

4.4 / 5

(7)

Senna

Senna's remarkable story, charting his physical and spiritual achievements on the track and off, his quest for perfection, and the mythical status he has since attained, is the subject of SENNA, a documentary feature that spans the racing legend's years as an F1 driver, from his opening season in 1984 to his untimely death a decade later. Far more than a film for F1 fans, Senna unfolds a remarkable story in a remarkable manner, eschewing many standard documentary techniques in favor of a more cinematic approach that makes full use of astounding footage, much of which is drawn from F1 archives and previously unseen.

Asif Kapadia

PG-13 Biography Sports 1 hr, 46 mins

62% WILL SEE

4.4 / 5

41%

2.8 / 5

(4)

The Last Circus

NYC Only

1937, Spain is in the midst of the brutal Spanish Civil War. A "Happy" circus clown is interrupted mid-performance and forcibly recruited by a militia. Still in his costume, he is handed a machete and led into battle against National soldiers, where he single handedly massacres an entire platoon.

Alex de la Iglesia

R Comedy 1 hr, 41 mins

41% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

54%

5 / 5

(3)

Vigilante Vigilante

A new breed of crime-fighter now stalks the urban landscape: the anti-graffiti vigilante. These dedicated blight warriors stop at nothing to rid their neighborhoods and cities of street art, stickers, tags, and posters. Yet several of these vigilantes have become the very menace they set out to eliminate. In their relentless attempt to stamp out graffiti, they have turned to illegally and destructively painting other people's property.

Max Good

Documentary

54% WILL SEE

5 / 5

72%

3.5 / 5

(11)

Point Blank

A hospital nurse forced to do the bidding of a criminal after his pregnant wife is kidnapped.

Fred Cavaye, Gilles Lellouche, Roschdy Zem, Gerard Lanvin, Elena Anaya, Mireille Perrier

R Thriller Crime 1 hr, 24 mins

72% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

44%

3.5 / 5

(2)

Mysteries of Lisbon

LA Only

The drama follows a jealous countess, a wealthy businessman, and a young orphaned boy.

Léa Seydoux, Raoul Ruiz, Carlos Saboga, Clotilde Hesme, Melvil Poupaud

Drama

44% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

Released Wednesday, August 17th

70%

2.8 / 5

(12)

Atrocious

The film centers on the Spanish police’s discovery of hours of recorded evidence that shed new light on a gruesome murder investigation. The found footage documents a family’s summer holiday, where a brother and sister investigate a terrifying local urban legend. As their investigation intensifies, strange occurrences in and around the house escalate rapidly, before culminating in unspeakable atrocities.

Fernando Barreda Luna

R Thriller Horror 1 hr, 15 mins

70% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

Released Friday, August 19th

55%

3.8 / 5

(65)

Conan The Barbarian

A new take on the Robert E. Howard-created character. Conan rises above all other heroes in the fictitious Hyborian age, taking place around 12,000 years ago.

Jason Momoa, Leo Howard, Ron Perlman, Avi Lerner, Boaz Davidson, George Furla, Said Taghmaoui, Marcus Nispel

R Action Adventure

55% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World Poster

64%

4.3 / 5

(159)

Spy Kids: All the Time in th...

The fourth part of the "Spy Kids" franchise, which will be in 3D.

Danny Trejo, Jeremy Piven, Elizabeth Avellan, Joel McHale, Alexa Vega, Antonio Banderas, Robert Rodriguez, Jessica Alba

PG Action Sequel

64% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

83%

3.8 / 5

(12)

One Day

Dexter (Jim Sturgess) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) meet for the first time during their graduation and proceed to meet one day a year for the next 20 years. They experience different lives and loves until they realize they are meant for each other.

Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Romola Garai, Ken Stott, Benoit Delhomme, Jane Frazer, Lone Scherfig, Nina Jacobson

PG-13 Comedy Romance 1 hr, 48 mins

83% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

91%

4.1 / 5

(57)

Fright Night

A teenager discovers his neighbors are vampires.

Anton Yelchin, Michael De Luca, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Toni Collette, Lloyd Ivan Miller, Craig Gillespie, Alison Rosenzweig

R Comedy Horror

91% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

59%

3 / 5

(1)

The Mistaken

No plot details have been announced.

John Davis, Neil Burger, Stephen Hauser

Thriller Suspense

59% WILL SEE

3 / 5

95%

3.5 / 5

(19)

Flypaper

A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at the same bank desperately tries to protect the teller with whom he's secretly in love.

Tim Blake Nelson, Jon Lucas, Mark Damon, Scott Moore, Mekhi Phifer, Rob Minkoff, Peter Safran, Patrick Dempsey

NR Comedy Crime 1 hr, 27 mins

95% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

78%

4.2 / 5

(17)

Amigo

The U.S. occupation of the Philippines in 1900 provides the backdrop to this story of squad of American soldiers who occupy a village and learn how to live and negotiate with the natives. They focus on the local head man who finds himself torn between loyalty to his family and the Americans.

Maggie Renzi, John Sayles, Garret Dillahunt, D.J. Qualls, Chris Cooper, Joel Torre, Yul Vazquez

R Drama 2 hrs, 8 mins

78% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

94%

3 / 5

(4)

Griff the Invisible

Griff, a shy and awkward office worker by day, finds escape from his ordinary life by assuming the identity of a fantastic superhero each night. Griff's secret is jeopardized when he meets Melody, a cute but unconventional daydreamer.

Ryan Kwanten, Leon Ford

Comedy Romance 1 hr, 33 mins

94% WILL SEE

3 / 5

86%

3.2 / 5

(13)

5 Days of War

An American journalist, his cameraman and a Georgian native become caught in the crossfire of the five-day war between Russian and the Georgian Republic in 2008.

Renny Harlin, Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Andy Garcia, George Lascu, Michael P. Flannigan, David Imedashvili, Mikko Alanne

R Action War

86% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

70%

2 / 5

(3)

Mozart's Sister

riginally the featured performer, Nannerl has given way to Wolfgang as the main attraction, as their strict but loving father Leopold (Marc Barbe) tours his talented offspring in front of the royal courts of pre-French revolution Europe. Approaching marriageable age and now forbidden to play the violin or compose, Nannerl chafes at the limitations imposed on her gender. But a friendship with the son and daughter of Louis XV offers her ways to challenge the established sexual and social order.

Rene Feret, Marie Feret, Marce Barbe

NR Drama 2 hrs, 0 mins

70% WILL SEE

2 / 5

48%

4.2 / 5

(9)

The Hedgehog

The timely story of Paloma (Garance Le Guillermic), a young girl bent on ending it all on her upcoming twelfth birthday. Using her father’s old camcorder to chronicle the hypocrisy she sees in adults, Paloma begins to learn about life from the grumpy building concierge, Renée Michel (Josiane Balasko). When Paloma’s camera reveals the extensive secret library in Renée’s back room, and that the often gruff matron reads Tolstoy to her cat, Paloma begins to understand that there are allies to be found beneath the prickliest of exteriors. As the unlikely friendship deepens, Paloma’s own coming of age becomes a much less pessimistic prospect.

Mona Achache, Togo Igawa, Anne-Dominique Toussaint, Josiane Balasko, Ariane Ascaride

NR Drama

48% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

3 / 5

(2)

Programming the Nation?

NYC Only

Explores the alleged usage of subliminal messaging in advertising, music, film, television, anti-theft devices, political propaganda, military psychological operations, and advanced weapons development, to determine if such tactics have succeeded.

Jeff Warrick

Documentary

0% WILL SEE

3 / 5

93%

1 / 5

(1)

S** and Zen 3D: Extreme Ecst...

Follows Ming Dynasty scholar Yangsheng (Hiro Hayama) as he seeks to gain the stamina needed to satisfy his beautiful new bride, Yuxiang (Leni Lan).

Miyavi Matsunoi, Lan Yan, Hiro Hayama, Christopher Sun Lap Key

NR Drama Fantasy 1 hr, 53 mins

93% WILL SEE

1 / 5

Released Friday, August 26th

90%

4 / 5

(177)

Colombiana

"Columbiana" is set in Latin America and the U.S. Saldana would play a young woman who, after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

Zoe Saldana, Luc Besson, Olivier Megaton, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Robert Mark Kamen, Michael Vartan, Amandla Stenberg

PG-13 Action Thriller

90% WILL SEE

4 / 5

58%

3.6 / 5

(78)

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

A young girl is sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend and discovers sinister creatures that live underneath the stairs.

Bailee Madison, Guillermo del Toro, Mark Johnson, Matthew Robbins, Guy Pearce, Troy Nixey, Katie Holmes, Jack Thompson

R Thriller Suspense

58% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

79%

3.3 / 5

(18)

Our Idiot Brother

An idealist, hounded by his overbearing mother, crashes into the homes of his three ambitious sisters and brings truth, happiness and a sunny disposition while also wreaking havoc.

Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, T.J. Miller, Anthony Bregman, Evgenia Peretz, Rashida Jones, Adam Scott, Hugh Dancy

R Comedy 1 hr, 35 mins

79% WILL SEE

3.3 / 5

78%

3.5 / 5

(2)

The Family Tree

A troubled family gets a second chance at happiness when the mother suffers a memory loss and can't recall the last 15 years of her life.

Bow Wow, Vivi Friedman, J. Todd Harris, Allan Jones, Mark Lisson, Dermot Mulrony, Christina Hendricks, Keith Carradine

R Drama Comedy

78% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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79%

3.7 / 5

(6)

The Caller

Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman claiming that she's calling from the past.

Luis Guzman, Rachelle Lefevre, Matthew Parkhill, Stephen Moyer

R Horror

79% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

61%

3.3 / 5

(3)

Swinging with the Finkels

Mandy Moore and Martin Freeman star as a bored suburban couple that decide to spice up their sex life by swinging.

Deepak Nayar, Jonathan Newman, Martin Freeman, Mandy Moore, Melissa George, Jonathan Silverman, Jerry Stiller, Thomas Augsberger

R Comedy Romance 1 hr, 25 mins

61% WILL SEE

3.3 / 5

90%

4.5 / 5

(601)

Transformers: Dark of the Mo...

The follow-up to "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". No plot details are available yet.

Michael Bay, Steven Spielberg, Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Alex Kurtzman, John Malkovich, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Frances McDormand

PG-13 Action Adventure 2 hrs, 37 mins

90% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

76%

4.6 / 5

(13)

Redemption Road

Two seemingly different men (Michael Clarke Duncan, Morgan Simpson) embark on a music-steeped journey through the American South, learning along the way that life isn't about where you end up - it's how you get there that matters. Somewhere along the 900 miles between Austin, TX and Huntsville, AL the two men become unlikely friends.

Mario Van Peebles, Michael Clarke Duncan, Morgan Simpson, George Richards, Kiele Sanchez, Taryn Manning, Luke Perry, Tom Skerritt

Drama

76% WILL SEE

4.6 / 5

74%

3 / 5

(5)

Higher Ground

Carolyn Briggs grew up with modest means in the Iowa heartland. Pregnant at seventeen, married a few months later, by the age of 18 she found herself living in a trailer with no plans beyond having more babies-until she found Jesus.

Vera Farmiga, Jonathan Burkhart, Joshua Leonard, Carly Hugo, Matt Parker, Tim Metcalfe, Taissa Farmiga, Donna Murphy

R Drama Biography 1 hr, 51 mins

74% WILL SEE

3 / 5

35%

1.7 / 5

(3)

BuzzKill

A struggling writer, Ray Wyatt, acquires fame when a notorious murderer steals his car and the newest draft of his script.

Darrell Hammond, Steven Kampmann, Krysten Ritter

Comedy

35% WILL SEE

1.7 / 5

28%

1 / 5

(1)

Rebirth

The nearly ten-year transformation of five people whose lives were forever altered on September 11, 2001.

James 'Jim' Whitaker

Documentary

28% WILL SEE

1 / 5

81%

3.6 / 5

(5)

Circumstance

A wealthy family in Iran struggling to contain a teen's growing sexual rebellion.

Nikohl Boosheri, Sarah Kazemy, Maryam Keshavarz

R Drama 1 hr, 47 mins

81% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

50%

Chasing Madoff

The true-life tale of investigator Harry Markopolos' meticulous, decade-long fight to reveal Madoff's widely destructive Ponzi scheme.

Jeff Prosserman, Randy Manis

Documentary

50% WILL SEE

48%

4.2 / 5

(9)

The Hedgehog

Mona Achache, Togo Igawa, Anne-Dominique Toussaint, Josiane Balasko, Ariane Ascaride

NR Drama

48% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

75%

4 / 5

(4)

Brighton Rock

The story centers on a small-time gangster who kills a rival and finds his life in turmoil as he faces blackmail threats from a waitress (Andrea Riseborough) who knows about the murder.

Andy Serkis, Sean Harris, Rowan Joffe, Paul Webster, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Riley, Pete Postlethwaite, John Hurt

R Drama

75% WILL SEE

4 / 5

79%

2 / 5

(1)

Special Treatment

A high class prostitute (Isabelle Huppert) and an eminent psychoanalyst discover that they share many things in common. They are both unhappy with their professions, seeking a way out that involves unique contact with each other's worlds.

Richard Debuisne, Jeanne Labrune, Isabelle Huppert, Sabila Moussadek, Bouli Lanners

NR Drama Comedy 1 hr, 35 mins

79% WILL SEE

2 / 5

56%

2.3 / 5

(6)

Suing The Devil

LA Only

A down-and-out law student sues Satan for $8 trillion dollars. Satan appears to defend himself and the trial of the century takes place.

Shannen Fields, Timothy A. Chey, Corbin Bernsen, Bart Bronson, Jeff Gannon, Tom Sizemore, Malcolm McDowell, Rebecca St. James

Drama Comedy

56% WILL SEE

2.3 / 5

35%

4 / 5

(1)

Shut Up Little Man

When two friends tape-recorded the fights of their violently noisy neighbours, they accidentally created one of the world’s first ‘viral’ pop-culture sensations.

Matthew Bate, Julie Byrne

NR Documentary 1 hr, 30 mins

35% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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Released Wednesday, August 31st

77%

3.7 / 5

(23)

The Debt

Twenty years after World War II's end, three Mossad agents learn that a Nazi war criminal is still alive and set out to pursue him across Europe.

Jessica Chastain, Helen Mirren, Kris Thykier, John Madden, Jane Goldman, Tom Wilkinson, Matthew Vaughn, Ciaran Hinds

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 54 mins

77% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

50%

4.5 / 5

(19)

Scarface

Released in 1983, Scarface is directed by Brian Del Palma and written by Oliver Stone and stars Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer and Steven Bauer. Scarface is the rags-to-riches story of Tony “Scarface” Montana (Al Pacino), a Cuban immigrant who finds wealth, power and passion beyond his wildest dreams…at a price he never imagined. Tony Montana’s meteoric rise, lavish life and soul-destroying fall anchor an epic film that inspired a worldwide following.

Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Brian De Palma, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia

R Drama Crime 2 hrs, 50 mins

50% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

86%

3.6 / 5

(42)

Bodyguard

Assigned to guard Divya, the daughter of a business tycoon, Lovely Singh accompanies Divya to her campus, but ends up rubbing her the wrong way with his over-protective nature and paranoia about security. She finds him to be a major obstacle in leading a regular campus life. To throw him off-track and get him out of the way, she plans to trap him in a fake love affair.

Siddique

Action Comedy

86% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

44%

Gainsbourg

Lucien Ginsberg grows up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris, and then later transforms into the hard-living showman Serge Gainsbourg. He becomes as famous for his glamorous lovers, including Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin, as he for writing such hits as Je t'aime ... moi non plus.

Laetitia Casta, Eric Elmosnino, Joann Sfar, Marc DuPontavice, Didier Lupfer, Anna Mouglalis, Mylene Jampanoi

Drama Biography 2 hrs, 2 mins

44% WILL SEE