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, Jang Dong Gun, Barrie Osborne, Danny Huston, Ryan Kavanaugh, Sngmoo Lee, Tony Cox

R Action Fantasy 1 hr, 40 mins

86% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

70%

3.9 / 5

(85)

Black Swan

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

Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder, Natalie Portman, Darren Aronofsky, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Mike Medavoy, John McLaughlin

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 43 mins

70% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

75%

3.8 / 5

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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, Michael London, Frank Langella, Kristen Wiig, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Marcus Hinchey, Marc Smerling

R Suspense Romance 1 hr, 41 mins

75% WILL SEE

3.8 / 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, Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Robert Lantos, Domenico Procacci, Rachelle Lefevre, Scott Speedman

R Drama 2 hrs, 12 mins

32% WILL SEE

3.6 / 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.

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

R Comedy Crime 1 hr, 47 mins

66% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

57%

2.8 / 5

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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

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.

Tom Hanks, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Gary Goetzman, William Teitler, Steve Bing, William Broyles, Eddie Deezen

G Adventure Fantasy 1 hr, 40 mins

95% WILL SEE

4.6 / 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, Sean Costello, Jen Roskind, Samara Koffler, Tanya Hamilton, Novella Nelson

R Drama Romance 1 hr, 30 mins

59% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

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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)

Dead Awake

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

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, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Gary Barber, Rufus Sewell, Lloyd Phillips, Jonathan Glickman, Tim Headington

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.

Liam Neeson, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter, Mark Johnson, William Moseley, Richard LaGravenese, Georgie Henley, Andrew Adamson

PG Action Adventure 1 hr, 52 mins

85% WILL SEE

4.2 / 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, David Hoberman, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, David O. Russell, Todd LIeberman, Eric Johnson

R Drama Biography 1 hr, 55 mins

91% 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, Helen Mirren, Robert Chartoff, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, Chris Cooper, Julie Taymor, Lynn Hendee

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.

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

R Drama Romance 1 hr, 51 mins

80% WILL SEE

4.7 / 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

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

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, Joshua Blum, Amy Hobby

NR Documentary 1 hr, 29 mins

17% WILL SEE

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.

Stellan Skarsgard, Halle Berry, Phylicia Rashad, Anna Waterhouse, Joe Shrapnel, Shawn Williamson, Jonathan Watters, Geoffrey Sax

R Drama Suspense 1 hr, 42 mins

46% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

Released Friday, December 17th

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.

Michael Sheen, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Joseph Kosinski, Lee Sternthal, Beau Garrett, Sean Bailey, Brian Klugman

PG Action Adventure 2 hrs, 7 mins

76% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

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.

Anna Faris, T.J. Miller, Donald De Line, Dan Aykroyd, Christine Taylor, Eric Brevig, Brad Copeland, Justin Timberlake

PG Adventure Comedy 1 hr, 19 mins

89% WILL SEE

4.1 / 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, David Hoberman, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, David O. Russell, Todd LIeberman, Eric Johnson

R Drama Biography 1 hr, 55 mins

91% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

70%

3.9 / 5

(85)

Black Swan

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

Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder, Natalie Portman, Darren Aronofsky, Vincent Cassel, Barbara Hershey, Mike Medavoy, John McLaughlin

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 43 mins

70% WILL SEE

3.9 / 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, Paul Rudd, Owen Wilson, Jack Nicholson, James L. Brooks, Laurence Mark, Kathryn Hahn, Andrew Wilson

PG-13 Drama Comedy 1 hr, 56 mins

83% 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.

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

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 48 mins

46% WILL SEE

4 / 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, Nicole Kidman, Sandra Oh, Aaron Eckhart, Gigi Pritzker, Tammy Blanchard, Jon Tenney, John Cameron Mitchell

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, Odette Yustman, Adriana Barraza, Marcos Efron, Lizzie Friedman, Greg S. Little, Karen Lauder

R Thriller Horror 1 hr, 34 mins

67% WILL SEE

3.6 / 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, Scott Rudin, Steven Spielberg, Matt Damon, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Barry Pepper, Josh Brolin

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.

Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson, Jessica Alba, Teri Polo, Dustin Hoffman, Blythe Danner, Jay Roach

PG-13 Comedy Sequel 1 hr, 38 mins

76% WILL SEE

3.8 / 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.

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

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.

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

R Drama Comedy 1 hr, 38 mins

64% WILL SEE

2.9 / 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

Released Friday, December 24th

43%

3 / 5

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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

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

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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, John Davis, Amanda Peet, Nicholas Stoller, Emily Blunt, Rob Letterman, Joe Stillman, Jason Segel

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

64%

4.2 / 5

(19)

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, Mike Vogel, Lynette Howell, Joey Curtis, Cami Delavigne

R Drama Romance 2 hrs, 0 mins

64% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

45%

3.5 / 5

(10)

Another Year

No plot details are available at this time.

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

PG-13 Drama 2 hrs, 9 mins

45% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5