December 2008 Movies

64%

3.5 / 5

(28)

Punisher: War Zone

Waging his one-man war on the world of organized crime, ruthless vigilante-hero Frank Castle sets his sights on overeager mob boss Billy Russoti. After Russoti is left horribly disfigured by Castle, he sets out for vengeance under his new alias: Jigsaw. With the "Punisher Task Force" hot on his trail and the FBI unable to take Jigsaw in, Frank must stand up to the formidable army that Jigsaw has recruited before more of his evil deeds go unpunished.

Avi Arad, Ray Stevenson, Kurt Sutter, Matt Holloway, Colin Salmon, Lexi Alexander, Nick Santora, Art Marcum

R Action Adventure 1 hr, 47 mins

64% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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68%

3.6 / 5

(12)

Extreme Movie

Frankie Muniz plays a teen who loses his virginity to his girlfriend (Ashley Schneider), only to find she wants to take things much further, including farm animals and midgets.

Richard Suckle, Michael Cera, Adam Jay Epstein, Warren Zide, Ryan Pinkston, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Lillard, Joanna Garcia

R Comedy Teen

68% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

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32%

3.9 / 5

(10)

Milk

In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. During the last eight years of his life, while living in New York City, he turns 40. Looking for more purpose, he and his lover Scott Smith relocate to San Francisco, where they found a small business, Castro Camera, in the heart of a working-class neighborhood. Then, with support from Scott and from new friends like young activist Cleve Jones, Milk plunges headfirst into the choppy waters of politics. Bolstering his public profile with humor, Milk's actions speak even louder than his gift-of-gab words. When Milk is elected supervisor for the newly zoned District 5, he tries to coordinate his efforts with those of another newly elected supervisor, Dan White. But as White and Milk's political agendas increasingly diverge, their personal destinies tragically converge.

Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Sean Penn, Bruce Cohen, Michael London, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, Gus Van Sant

R Drama Biography 2 hrs, 8 mins

32% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

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57%

5 / 5

(1)

Cadillac Records

Limited

Adrien Brody and Jeffrey Wright will portray blues/R&B record exec Leonard Chess and blues musician Muddy Waters, respectively. Leonard Chess launched the Chicago blues label Chess Records and traveled throughout the south, discovering artists and selling records from the back of his Cadillac.

Emmanuelle Chriqui, Adrien Brody, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright, Cedric the Entertainer, Mos Def, Darnell Martin, Columbus Short

R Drama Biography 1 hr, 48 mins

57% WILL SEE

5 / 5

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13%

3 / 5

(2)

Nobel Son

Limited

"Nobel Son" is a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge. Barkley Michaelson (Bryan Greenberg) is struggling to finish his Ph.D. thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman), wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. But Eli's past indiscretions begin to collide with the present. When Barkley is kidnapped on the eve of his father accepting the prize, Eli refuses to pay the ransom. So starts a game of intrigue and deception that proves that payback's a bitch.

Mary Steenburgen, Danny DeVito, Bill Pullman, Randall Miller, Jody Savin, Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Eliza Dushku

R Comedy Thriller

13% WILL SEE

3 / 5

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60%

3.2 / 5

(5)

Frost/Nixon

Limited

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Would Nixon evade questions of his role in one of the nation's greatest disgraces? Or would Frost confound critics and bravely demand accountability from the man who'd built a career out of stonewalling? Over the course of their encounter, each man would reveal his own insecurities, ego and reserves of dignity--ultimately setting aside posturing in a stunning display of unvarnished truth. "Frost/Nixon" not only re-creates the on-air interview, but the weeks of around-the-world, behind-the-scenes maneuvering between the two men and their camps as negotiations were struck, deals were made and secrets revealed--all leading to the moment when they would sit facing one another in the court of public opinion.

Matthew Macfadyen, Kevin Bacon, Michael Sheen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Sam Rockwell, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer

R Drama Political 2 hrs, 2 mins

60% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

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100%

Make It Happen

VOD / Digital

"Make It Happen" stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the role of Lauryn, a young woman from a small town who moves to Chicago with dreams of entering the Chicago School of Music and Dance. But after rejection and a series of misfortunes she finds herself working in a burlesque club. The club proves to be a place of conflict and self-discovery, helping Lauryn to realize that even though plans may change, dreams never do.

Tessa Thompson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Riley Smith, Anthony Mosawi, Brad Luff, Duane Adler, Ashley Roberts

Drama Musical

100% WILL SEE

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85%

4.2 / 5

(13)

The Reader

Theaters

A haunting love story based on the best-selling novel of the same name, "The Reader" is set in postwar Germany and tells the story of a man whose life has been shaped by an illicit affair with a passionate, elusive older woman during his youth.

Ralph Fiennes, Kate Winslet, Linda Bassett, Anthony Minghella, Scott Rudin, David Hare, Karoline Herfurth, Stephen Daldry

R Drama Period

85% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

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20%

5 / 5

(1)

Wendy and Lucy

Wendy Carroll (Michelle Williams) is driving to Ketchikan, Alaska, in hopes of a summer of lucrative work at the Northwestern Fish cannery, and the start of a new life with her dog, Lucy. When her car breaks down in Oregon, however, the thin fabric of her financial situation comes apart, and she confronts a series of increasingly dire economic decisions, with far-ranging repercussions for herself and Lucy.

Will Patton, Larry Fessenden, Kelly Reichardt, Jon Raymond, Michelle Williams, Will Oldham, John Robinson

R Drama

20% WILL SEE

5 / 5

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91%

3.4 / 5

(22)

The Day the Earth Stood Stil...

Theaters

In the film, a renowned scientist (Jennifer Connelly) finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu (Keanu Reeves), who has traveled across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. She quickly discovers the deadly ramifications of Klaatu's claim that he is "a friend to the Earth." Now she must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy us that mankind is worth saving - but it may be too late.

Scott Derrickson, Jaden Smith, Keanu Reeves, Edmund H. North, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Erwin Stoff, Paul Boardman

PG-13 Action Adventure 1 hr, 43 mins

91% WILL SEE

3.4 / 5

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83%

2.5 / 5

(4)

Delgo

The land of Jhamora is torn apart by the mutual prejudice of two peoples—the winged Nohrin, masters of the skies, and the terrestrial Lockni, who harness the mystical powers of the land. When Delgo (Freddie Prinze, Jr.), a reckless Lockni teenager, forms an outlawed friendship with the spunky Nohrin Princess Kyla (Jennifer Love Hewitt), hostilities between the two peoples escalate, setting the stage for an exiled Empress Sedessa (Ann Bancroft) to exact her revenge and reclaim her rule.

Jennifer Love Hewitt, Carl Dream, Burt Reynolds, Louis Gossett Jr., Val Kilmer, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Kattan, Freddie Prinze Jr.

PG Adventure Family 1 hr, 30 mins

83% WILL SEE

2.5 / 5

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55%

3.5 / 5

(8)

Che

Based on the life of revolutionary Che Guevara (played by Benicio Del Toro), this film follows the Argentinian from his beginnings as a doctor to his involvement in Cuban politics and his eventual murder in Bolivia.

Ryan Gosling, Benicio Del Toro, Javier Bardem, Franka Potente, Steven Soderbergh, Terrence Malick, Benjamin Bratt, Julia Ormond

R Drama Historical

55% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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71%

4.6 / 5

(17)

Gran Torino

Limited

Clint Eastwood stars in the drama "Gran Torino," marking his first film role since his Oscar-winning "Million Dollar Baby." Eastwood also directs the film in which he plays Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices. .

Clint Eastwood, Brian Haley, Billy Gerber, Nick Schenk, Brian Howe, Dreama Walker, Christopher Carley, Rob Lorenz

R Drama 1 hr, 57 mins

71% WILL SEE

4.6 / 5

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97%

3.7 / 5

(10)

Doubt

Limited

It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep), the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James (Academy Award® nominee Amy Adams), a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequence.

Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Scott Rudin, Mark Roybal, Carrie Preston, Michael Roukis, John Patrick Shanley, Meryl Streep

PG-13 Drama Adaptation 1 hr, 44 mins

97% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

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38%

2.7 / 5

(3)

Timecrimes

A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

Nacho Vigalondo, Eduardo Carneros, Flavio Martínez Labiano, Karra Elejalde

R Drama Action 1 hr, 28 mins

38% WILL SEE

2.7 / 5

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73%

2.7 / 5

(3)

What Doesn't Kill You

Limited

Brian and Paulie are two young punks running loose on the hard streets of South Boston. Coming from separate but equally broken homes, the boys bond of friendship makes them brothers. They do whatever it takes to survive, living by the code of their dog eat dog neighborhood.

As Brian (Mark Ruffalo) and Paulie (Ethan Hawke) get older, petty crimes and misdemeanors grow into more serious offenses. Eventually, they fall under sway to the organized crime boss Pat Kelly (Brian Goodman) who runs the felonious backroom businesses and illicit trades in Southie. They also find themselves the targets of unwanted attention from Detective Moran (Donnie Wahlberg) one of Boston’s finest. And Brian in particular becomes lost in haze of drugs and rebellion. Even the love he has for his wife Stacy (Amanda Peet) and his children isn't enough to redeem him.

In time, the friends find themselves in jail – just a part of doing business on the mean streets they call home. Although not gone away forever Brian and Paulie are incarcerated long enough to learn a few lessons, but will they lead to changed lives on the outside? A storm of trouble is brewing: Paulie has big plans to liberate them from their life of crime – just one more job – one last heist – a bold and potentially violent daylight robbery. But Brian has used his time in jail to make amends to his family and get clean. When Paulie comes to him for help, Brian must face the biggest challenge to his code of honor that he could ever imagine: stand by his friend or salvage his family … he cannot do both!

"What Doesn't Kill You" reveals the true life drama that writer/director Brian Goodman underwent in his struggle to honor the people he loved – on both sides of the law.

Ethan Hawke, Rod Lurie, Paul T. Murray, Brad Jenkel, Marc Frydman, Bob Yari, Brian Goodman, Mark Ruffalo

R Drama Crime

73% WILL SEE

2.7 / 5

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0%

Dark Streets

A blues musical set in the 1930’s where a young playboy gets drawn into a deceptive work through a love triangle with two singers.

Rachel Samuels, Wallace King, Gabriel Mann, Bijou Phillips, Izabella Miko

R Musical Mystery

0% WILL SEE

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100%

Where God Left His Shoes

A failed boxer struggles to find a job and an apartment for his family on Christmas Eve.

Salvatore Stabile, Richard Hutton, Michael Caldwell, Daniel Edelman, John Leguizamo

Drama

100% WILL SEE

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57%

4.3 / 5

(3)

While She Was Out

Limited

A suburban housewife is forced to fend for herself when she becomes stranded in a desolate forest with four murderous thugs. What starts off as a quick trip to the mall ends in the woods with a fight for her life. All she has is a toolbox and her will to survive.

Lukas Haas, Guillermo del Toro, Don Murphy, Kim Basinger, Susan Montford, Kirk Shaw, Luis Chavez, Leonard Wu

Drama Thriller 1 hr, 28 mins

57% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

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50%

2.7 / 5

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A Match Made in Heaven

A middle-aged man who has lost his love for life recovers it through the love of a vivacious young girl.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Shahrukh Khan, Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra

Drama Romance

50% WILL SEE

2.7 / 5

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43%

2.6 / 5

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$9.99

NYC/LA

A stop-motion animated story about people living in a Syndey apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives.

Emile Sherman, Tatia Rosenthal, Amir Harel, Etgar Keret

R Animation 1 hr, 18 mins

43% WILL SEE

2.6 / 5

Coming Soon On Amazon

63%

4.2 / 5

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The Wrestler

NYC/LA

Back in the late ‘80s, Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was a headlining professional wrestler. Now, twenty years later, he ekes out a living performing for handfuls of diehard wrestling fans in high school gyms and community centers around New Jersey. Estranged from his daughter (Evan Rachel Wood) and unable to sustain any real relationships, Randy lives for the thrill of the show and the adoration of his fans. However, a heart attack forces him into retirement. As his sense of identity starts to slip away, he begins to evaluate the state of his life -- trying to reconnect with his daughter, and striking up a blossoming romance with an exotic dancer (Marisa Tomei) who is ready to start a new life. Yet all this cannot compare to the allure of the ring and passion for his art, which threatens to pull Randy “The Ram” back into his world of wrestling. Director Darren Aronofsky presents a powerful portrait of a battered dreamer, who despite himself and the odds stacked against him, lives to be a hero once again in the only place he considers home – inside the ring.

Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Darren Aronofsky, Robert Siegel, Ernest Miller, Todd Barry

R Drama 1 hr, 45 mins

63% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

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50%

Nothing but the Truth

Limited

Washington, DC political journalist Rachel Armstrong writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent. When a special government prosecutor demands she divulge her source, she refuses and finds herself behind bars, struggling to defend the principles she has based her career upon.

Kate Beckinsale, David Schwimmer, Rod Lurie, Vera Farmiga, Angela Bassett, Noah Wyle, Marc Frydman, Bob Yari

R Drama 1 hr, 47 mins

50% WILL SEE

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82%

3.4 / 5

(8)

Yellow Handkerchief

NYC/LA

The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life.

Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart, Eddie Redmayne, Udayan Prasad, William Hurt

PG-13 Drama Thriller

82% WILL SEE

3.4 / 5

Coming Soon On Amazon

87%

3.9 / 5

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Yes Man

Theaters

"Yes Man" stars Jim Carrey as Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere - the operative word being "no" - until he signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say "yes" to everything and anything. Unleashing the power of "YES" begins to transform Carl's life in amazing and unexpected ways, getting him promoted at work and opening the door to a new romance. But his willingness to embrace every opportunity might just become too much of a good thing.

Dana Goldberg, Jim Carrey, Danny Wallace, David Iserson, Andrew Mogel, Zooey Deschanel, Molly Sims, Peyton Reed

PG-13 Drama Comedy 1 hr, 44 mins

87% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

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95%

4.1 / 5

(11)

Seven Pounds

Theaters

Academy Award® nominee Will Smith reunites with the directors and producers of "The Pursuit of Happyness" for the emotional drama "Seven Pounds." In the film, Smith plays Ben Thomas, an IRS agent with a fateful secret who embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

Will Smith, Michael Ealy, David Crockett, Todd Black, Woody Harrelson, Gabriele Muccino, James Lassiter, Jason Blumenthal

PG-13 Drama

95% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

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91%

2.8 / 5

(28)

The Tale of Despereaux

Theaters

The tale of three unlikely heroes--a misfit mouse who prefers reading books to eating them, an unhappy rat who schemes to leave the darkness of the dungeon, and a bumbling servant girl with cauliflower ears--whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle's princess.

Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman, Will McRobb, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy, Kevin Kline, Robert Stevenhagen, Kate DiCamillo

G Drama Adventure

91% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

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50%

Adam Resurrected

The story focuses on a former Nazi collaborator who later becomes the head of an asylum.

Willem Dafoe, Paul Schrader, Jeff Goldblum, Derek Jacobi, Noah Stollman, Ayelet Zurer, Ulf Israel

Drama Historical

50% WILL SEE

Buy DVD On Amazon

50%

Nothing but the Truth

NYC Only

Washington, DC political journalist Rachel Armstrong writes an explosive story about a government scandal in which she reveals the name of a covert CIA agent. When a special government prosecutor demands she divulge her source, she refuses and finds herself behind bars, struggling to defend the principles she has based her career upon.

Kate Beckinsale, David Schwimmer, Rod Lurie, Vera Farmiga, Angela Bassett, Noah Wyle, Marc Frydman, Bob Yari

R Drama 1 hr, 47 mins

50% WILL SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

36%

Gomorra

Based on a book by Roberto Saviano, "Gomorra" takes an inside look at the Neapolitan mob.

Matteo Garrone, Domenico Procacci, Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchettino

R Drama Crime

36% WILL SEE

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88%

4.1 / 5

(35)

Bedtime Stories

Theaters

The life of Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman, is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter's life upside down.

Courteney Cox, Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Lucy Lawless, Jennifer Gibgot, Guy Pearce, Teresa Palmer, Garrett Grant

PG Comedy Fantasy 1 hr, 39 mins

88% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

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69%

3.4 / 5

(26)

The Spirit

Theaters

"The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance genre-twister written for the screen and directed by Frank Miller. It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront ... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; Sliken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen; Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; Lorelei (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and Morgenstern (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop. Then of course, there's Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She's the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him?

Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael E. Uslan, Will Eisner, Gabriel Macht, Deborah Del Prete, Gigi Pritzker, Frank Miller

PG-13 Drama Action 1 hr, 48 mins

69% WILL SEE

3.4 / 5

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68%

4.1 / 5

(15)

Valkyrie

Superstar Tom Cruise heads an international cast as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the aristocratic German officer who led the heroic attempt to bring down the Nazi regime and end the war by planting a bomb in Hitler's bunker. The "July 20 Plot" on Hitler's life is one of the most heroic but least known episodes of World War Two. Severely wounded in combat, Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg returns from Africa to join the German Resistance and help create Operation Valkyrie, the complex plan that will allow a shadow government to replace Hitler's once he is dead. But fate and circumstance conspire to thrust Stauffenberg from one of many in the plot to a double-edged central role. Not only must he lead the coup and seize control of his nation's government... He must kill Hitler himself.

Tom Cruise, Tom Wilkinson, Terence Stamp, Chris McQuarrie, Eddie Izzard, Bill Nighy, Carice van Houten, Halina Reijn

PG-13 Drama Thriller 2 hrs, 0 mins

68% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

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96%

3.8 / 5

(59)

Marley & Me

Theaters

As the snow falls on their wedding night, newlyweds John and Jenny Grogan (Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston) decide to leave behind the harsh winters of Michigan and head south to begin their new lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. They obtain jobs as journalists at competing local newspapers, buy their first home, and begin to make their way through the challenges of a new marriage, new careers and, possibly, the life-changing decision to start a family.

Unsure of his preparedness for raising children, John confesses his fears to his friend and fellow journalist Sebastian, who comes up with the perfect solution: John should get Jenny a puppy. "There's nothing to it," says Sebastian. "You walk 'em. You feed 'em, you let 'em out now and then."

Then came Marley.

The Grogans adopt the cute, twelve pound yellow Labrador, who in no time at all, grows into a 100-pound steamroller of unbridled energy that turns the Grogan home into a disaster area. He flunks obedience school, chews off dry-wall, takes a bite out of the sofa, overturns garbage cans, steals a Thanksgiving turkey, consumes pillows and flowers, drinks toilet water, and chases the UPS guy. Even a newly-purchased, expensive necklace isn't safe from Marley's voracious antics.

Amidst the mayhem he generates through the years, Marley sees the Grogans through the ups and downs of family life, through job and home changes, and most of all, through the myriad challenges of a growing family. As John and Jenny come to realize, Marley - "the world's worst dog" - somehow brings out the best in them.

Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, David Frankel, Scott Frank, Joe Carracciolo, Gil Netter, Eric Dane, Haley Bennett

PG Comedy Adaptation

96% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

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97%

3.7 / 5

(10)

Doubt

Theaters

It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Academy Award® winner Philip Seymour Hoffman), is trying to upend the schools' strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier (Academy Award® winner Meryl Streep), the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the community, and indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James (Academy Award® nominee Amy Adams), a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her guilt-inducing suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius sets off on a personal crusade to unearth the truth and to expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shard of proof besides her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn which threatens to tear apart the community with irrevocable consequence.

Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Scott Rudin, Mark Roybal, Carrie Preston, Michael Roukis, John Patrick Shanley, Meryl Streep

PG-13 Drama Adaptation 1 hr, 44 mins

97% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

Coming Soon On Amazon

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Poster

80%

4.5 / 5

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The Curious Case of Benjamin...

Theaters

"I was born under unusual circumstances." And so begins "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," adapted from the 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards: a man, like any of us, who is unable to stop time. We follow his story, set in New Orleans from the end of World War I in 1918, into the 21st century, following his journey that is as unusual as any man's life can be. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett with Taraji P. Henson, Tilda Swinton, Jason Flemyng, Elias Koteas and Julia Ormond, "Benjamin Button," is a grand tale of a not-so-ordinary man and the people and places he discovers along the way, the loves he finds, the joys of life and the sadness of death, and what lasts beyond time.

Taraji P. Henson, Jason Flemyng, Brad Pitt, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Robin Swicord, Cate Blanchett, Madisen Beaty

PG-13 Drama Fantasy

80% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

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83%

4 / 5

(1)

Last Chance Harvey

Theaters

Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson reunite in "Last Chance Harvey", a hopeful romance that celebrates new beginnings—at any age. The film is directed and written by Joel Hopkins.

New Yorker Harvey Shine (Dustin Hoffman) is on the verge of losing his dead-end job as a jingle writer. Warned by his boss (Richard Schiff) that he has just one more chance to deliver, Harvey goes to London for a weekend to attend his daughter’s (Liane Balaban) wedding but promises to be back on Monday morning to make an important meeting—or else. Harvey arrives in London only to learn his daughter has chosen to have her stepfather (James Brolin) walk her down the aisle instead of him. Doing his best to hide his devastation, he leaves the wedding before the reception in hopes of getting to the airport on time, but misses his plane anyway. When he calls his boss to explain, he is fired on the spot. Drowning his sorrows at the airport bar, Harvey strikes up a conversation with Kate (Emma Thompson), a slightly prickly, 40-something employee of the Office of National Statistics. Kate, whose life is limited to work, the occasional humiliating blind date and endless phone calls from her smothering mother (Eileen Atkins), is touched by Harvey, who finds himself energized by her intelligence and compassion.

The growing connection between the pair inspires both as they unexpectedly transform one another’s lives.

Dustin Hoffman, Richard Schiff, Nicola Usborne, Joel Hopkins, Eileen Atkins, Tim Perell, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker

PG-13 Drama Romance 1 hr, 39 mins

83% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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60%

3.2 / 5

(5)

Frost/Nixon

Theaters

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans. Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted. Would Nixon evade questions of his role in one of the nation's greatest disgraces? Or would Frost confound critics and bravely demand accountability from the man who'd built a career out of stonewalling? Over the course of their encounter, each man would reveal his own insecurities, ego and reserves of dignity--ultimately setting aside posturing in a stunning display of unvarnished truth. "Frost/Nixon" not only re-creates the on-air interview, but the weeks of around-the-world, behind-the-scenes maneuvering between the two men and their camps as negotiations were struck, deals were made and secrets revealed--all leading to the moment when they would sit facing one another in the court of public opinion.

Matthew Macfadyen, Kevin Bacon, Michael Sheen, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Sam Rockwell, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer

R Drama Political 2 hrs, 2 mins

60% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

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0%

4.7 / 5

(3)

Waltz with Bashir

One night at a bar, an old friend tells director Ari about a recurring nightmare in which he is chased by 26 vicious dogs.

Gerhard Meixner, Roman Paul, Ari Folman, Serge Lalou, Yael Nahlieli

Drama War

0% WILL SEE

4.7 / 5

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40%

3.3 / 5

(6)

Revolutionary Road

Set in the 1950's, a happy suburban couple with two children find themselves caught between their true desires and the pressure to conform -- with explosive consequences.

Kate Winslet, David Harbour, Leonardo DiCaprio, Scott Rudin, Kathy Bates, Michael Shannon, John N. Hart, Bobby Cohen

R Drama 1 hr, 59 mins

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82%

3.5 / 5

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Defiance

NYC/LA

Based on an extraordinary true story, "Defiance" is an epic tale of family, honor, vengeance and salvation in World War II. The year is 1941 and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being massacred by the thousands. Managing to escape certain death, three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods they have known since childhood. There they begin their desperate battle against the Nazis. Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell star as brothers who turn a primitive struggle to survive into something far more consequential -- a way to avenge the deaths of their loved ones by saving thousands of others.

Daniel Craig, Liev Schrieber, Jamie Bell, Pieter Jan Brugge, Clayton Frohman, Edward Zwick, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner

R Drama War 2 hrs, 17 mins

82% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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80%

Good

NYC/LA

The story about one man's journey during the Nazi regime set against his chaotic private life.

Viggo Mortensen, Jason Isaacs, Miriam Segal, Mark Strong, Vicente Amorim, John Palermo, John Wrathall

NR Drama Historical 1 hr, 35 mins

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