November 2015 Movies

With Jim Broadbent • Saoirse Ronan • Emily Bett Rickards • Michael Zegen • Julie Walters • Amanda Posey • Emory Cohen • Domhnall Gleeson • Finola Dwyer • Nick Hornby

Tells the profoundly moving story of Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan), a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within.

With Ashley Greene • Lucas Till • Haley Bennett • Scott Rosenberg • Anthony Jaswinski • Corey Sienega • Chris Coy • David Kirschner • Oliver Blackburn • David Jensen • Gary Fielder

With the rest of the campus at home for the Thanksgiving holiday, Justine (Bennett) and a few of her friends spend the weekend in their college dormitory: studying, relaxing, and blissfully unaware of the terror that is about to unfold outside in the cold. Suddenly, confronted by a gang of violent outcasts, Justine's quiet long weekend becomes one long lesson in survival as she and her classmates are terrorized in increasingly bizarre and brutal ways, leaving it up to her to figure out who her attackers are… and if they can be stopped.

With Dave Bautista • Ralph Fiennes • Daniel Craig • Léa Seydoux • Ben Whishaw • Christoph Waltz • Sam Mendes • Monica Bellucci • John Logan • Robert Wade • Andrew Scott • Naomie Harris • Rory Stewart Kinnear • Barbara Broccoli • Neal Purvis • Michael Wilson

A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organization known as SPECTRE.

Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond's actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot.

With Brie Larson • Jacob Tremblay • William H. Macy • David Gross • Joan Allen • Megan Park • Ed Guiney • Lenny Abrahamson • Emma Donoghue

Told through the eyes of five-year-old-Jack (Jacob Tremblay), Room is a thrilling and emotional tale that celebrates the resilience and power of the human spirit. To Jack, Room is the world.... It's where he was born, it's where he and his Ma (Brie Larson) eat and sleep and play and learn. But while it’s home to Jack, to Ma it’s a prison. Through her fierce love for her son, Ma has managed to create a childhood for him in their ten-by-ten-foot space. But as Jack’s curiosity is building alongside Ma’s own desperation – she knows that Room cannot contain either indefinitely.

With Paul Feig • Noah Schnapp • Francesca Capaldi • Steve Martino • Cornelius Uliano • Bryan Schulz • Craig Schulz • Venus Schultheis • Bill Melendez • Mariel Sheets • Noah Johnston • Hadley Belle Miller

In Peanuts, a 3D, CGI animated comedic adventure, Snoopy, the world’s most lovable beagle – and flying ace! – embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.

With Rachel McAdams • Mark Ruffalo • Michael Keaton • Tom McCarthy • Josh Singer

The film tells the riveting true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation team who uncovered a scandal that would rock the city and shock the world. For years, whispers of the Boston Archdiocese’s cover up of sexual abuse within the Catholic church were largely ignored by the media, the police and the legal system. Against all odds, the spotlight team fought to expose the truth.

With John Goodman • Bryan Cranston • Elle Fanning • Michael Stuhlbarg • Diane Lane • Alan Tudyk • Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje • Helen Mirren • Roger Bart • Jay Roach • John McNamara • Louis C.K. • Dean O'Gorman

The successful career of 1940s Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) comes to a crushing end when he and other Hollywood figures are blacklisted for their political beliefs. Trumbo (directed by Jay Roach) tells Trumbo’s story and his fight against gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Helen Mirren) in a war over words and freedom, which entangled everyone in Hollywood from John Wayne to Kirk Douglas and Otto Preminger.

With Josh Duhamel • Josh Wiggins • Trey Nelson

The story of John, a small time crook, who finds an unlikely accomplice in Louis, a newly-orphaned teenage boy. As their open-road adventure progresses and John drags the kid on a string of robberies, the pair forge an unexpected and powerful bond.

With Rock Baijnauth

Every year thousands of baristas compete to see who can make the world’s best coffee. They have 15 minutes to make 12 drinks -- to make an impact. It's like the Olympics of the coffee world. BARISTA follows these young, thirsty baristas trying to make their mark… as they try to be the best in the world.

With Anna Hutchison • Micheal Bafaro • Drea Whitburn

Best friends Emily and Lesley go on a road trip to the desert. When Emily decides to get off the highway and take a “short cut,” they become the target of a relentless and psychotic trucker who forces them to play a deadly game of cat and mouse.

With Drew Barrymore • Paddy Considine • Toni Collette • Morwenna Banks • Dominic Cooper • Tyson Ritter • Felix Vossen • Paul Andrew Williams • Christopher Simon

The story following two best friends, Milly (Toni Collette) and Jess (Drew Barrymore), as they navigate life's highs and lows. Inseperable since they were young girls, they can't remember a time they didn't share everything—secrets, clothes, and even boyfriends—but nothing prepares them for the day Milly is hit with life-altering news.

With Bojana Novakovic • Michael Smiley • Corin Hardy • Joseph Mawle

When London conservationist Adam (Joseph Mawle) and his wife Clare (Bojana Novakovic) move with their infant son to a remote house near the Irish forest, they quickly find their new neighbors unwelcoming. The discovery of a gruesome “zombie fungus” growing in the house is just the beginning, as the surrounding woods spew forth a terrifying array of folkloric banshees, baby snatchers, and demons.

With Antonio Banderas • Juliette Binoche • James Brolin • Rodrigo Santoro • Martin Sheen • Craig Borten • Patricia Riggen • Lou Diamond Phillips • Mike Medavoy • Mikko Alanne • Jose Rivera • Edward McGurn • Cote de Pablo

In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gold and copper mine. Over the next 69 days, an international team worked night and day in a desperate attempt to rescue the trapped men as their families and friends, as well as millions of people globally, waited and watched anxiously for any sign of hope. But 200 stories beneath the surface, in the suffocating heat and with tensions rising, provisions—and time—were quickly running out.

With Sarah Bolger • Aaron Eckhart • Finn Wittrock • Angelo Pizzo

What Freddie Steinmark (Finn Wittrock) wants most in the world is to play football. Deemed too small by the usual athletic standards, his father trains him hard, and Freddie brings a fight to the game that ultimately gets him noticed — by none other than legendary University of Texas coach Darrell Royal (Aaron Eckhart). Awarded a scholarship and a chance to play for the Longhorns, Freddie sets off to Austin with his loving high school sweetheart Linda (Sarah Bolger), determined to make the team. Alongside his old teammate Bobby Mitchell (Rett Terrell) and new pal James Street (Juston Street), Freddie is put through the paces of a grueling practice schedule, but the boys' camaraderie off the field translates into solid playing on it, and they rise up the depth charts, giving the Longhorns a real chance to turn the team around. But just when they’re reveling in the success of the season, Freddie suffers an injury that leads to a shocking diagnosis and the biggest challenge he will ever face.

With Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Melanie Laurent • Niels Arestrup

By the Sea follows an American writer named Roland (Pitt) and his wife, Vanessa (Jolie Pitt), who arrive in a tranquil and picturesque seaside resort in 1970s France, their marriage in apparent crisis. As they spend time with fellow travelers, including young newlyweds Lea (Laurent) and François (Poupaud), and village locals Michel (Arestrup) and Patrice (Bohringer), the couple begins to come to terms with unresolved issues in their own lives.

With Amanda Seyfried • John Goodman • Olivia Wilde • Diane Keaton • Anthony Mackie • Michael London • Ed Helms • Steven Rogers • Jake Lacy • Alan Arkin • Marisa Tomei • Jessie Nelson

Follows the Cooper clan as four generations of extended family come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration. As the evening unfolds, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

With Cynthia Nixon • Josh Mond • Christopher Abbott

James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. He retreats further into a self-destructive, hedonistic lifestyle, but as his mother battles a serious illness, James is forced to take control of his life.

With Robert De Niro • Dave Bautista • Kate Bosworth • Morris Chestnut • Jeffrey Dean Morgan • D.B. Sweeney • Gina Carano • Scott Mann • Stephen Cyrus Sepher • Mark-Paul Gosselaar

When their attempt to rob a casino owned by the feared gangster Pope (Robert De Niro) goes awry and a shootout ensues, Vaughn (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and Cox (Dave Bautista) are forced to flee on foot and hijack city Bus 657 and take the passengers hostage. Now, in a high speed chase, Vaughn will not only have to outwit the police, led by Officer Bajos (Gina Carano) who are in hot pursuit, but he will have to contend with Pope’s maniacal right hand man, Dog (Morris Chestnut), in order to make it through the day alive. But we quickly learn that things are not what they seem, and Vaughn has more than one card up his sleeve.

With Scott Kyle • David Elliot • Paul Katis • Mark Stanley

Kilo Two Bravo relives the true story of a platoon tasked with neutralizing a Taliban roadblock in the Kajaki region of Afghanistan. As they close in on the insurgents, the unit find themselves marooned in the middle of an active minefield, setting in motion a desperate air rescue mission that risks detonating the entire explosive terrain. This excruciatingly tense thriller depicts the heroism, courage, and survival of the brothers of Kilo Two Bravo company and tells the story of one of the most valiant rescue efforts of modern warfare.

With Lake Bell • Simon Pegg • Olivia Williams • Rory Stewart Kinnear • Ben Palmer • Tess Morris • Ophelia Lovibond • Henry Lloyd-Hughes

When Nancy (Lake Bell) is mistaken for Jack's (Simon Pegg) blind date, she decides to take fate into her own hands and just go with it. What could possibly go wrong? From the producers of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz comes a screwball romantic comedy about one night, two people and a first date like no other...

With Jon Abrahams • Ronen Rubinstein • Eli Morgan Gesner • Dylan Penn • Lydia Hearst

Fed up with her parents’ bickering, poor-little-rich-girl Maya (Dylan Penn) moves in with her boyfriend who is squatting in an old, condemned building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. With neighbors that are meth heads, junkies and degenerates, this depraved hell hole is even more toxic than it appears: After a virus born from their combined noxious waste and garbage infects the building’s residents, one by one, they succumb to a terrifying pathogen that turns them into bloodthirsty, rampaging killers and transforms their building into a savage slaughterhouse.

With Michael Cera • Tye Sheridan • John C. Reilly • Tim Heidecker • Amy Seimetz • Dean Stockwell • Rick Alverson • Gregg Turkington

Follows an aging comedian (Gregg Turkington) as he performs at a string of underwhelming venues starting in Bakersfield, Calif.

With Rachel McAdams • Mark Ruffalo • Michael Keaton • Tom McCarthy • Josh Singer

The film tells the riveting true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation team who uncovered a scandal that would rock the city and shock the world. For years, whispers of the Boston Archdiocese’s cover up of sexual abuse within the Catholic church were largely ignored by the media, the police and the legal system. Against all odds, the spotlight team fought to expose the truth.

With Nicole Kidman • Julia Roberts • Chiwetel Ejiofor • Michael Kelly • Billy Ray • Mark Johnson • Dean Norris • Don Harvey • Juan Jose Campanella • Zoe Graham • Lyndon Smith

A tight-knit team of rising FBI investigators – Ray (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Jess (Julia Roberts), along with their District Attorney supervisor Claire (Nicole Kidman) – is suddenly torn apart when they discover that Jess’s teenage daughter has been brutally and inexplicably murdered.

Now, thirteen years later, after obsessively searching every day for the elusive killer, Ray finally uncovers a new lead that he’s certain can permanently resolve the case, nail the vicious murderer, and bring long-desired closure to his team. No one is prepared, however, for the shocking, unspeakable secret that will reveal the enduring, destructive effects of personal vengeance on the human soul.

Interweaving past and present, this deeply layered mystery explores the murky boundaries between justice and revenge, and asks the question: how far would you go to right an unfathomable wrong?

With Rachel McAdams • Mark Ruffalo • Michael Keaton • Tom McCarthy • Josh Singer

The film tells the riveting true story of the Boston Globe’s Spotlight investigation team who uncovered a scandal that would rock the city and shock the world. For years, whispers of the Boston Archdiocese’s cover up of sexual abuse within the Catholic church were largely ignored by the media, the police and the legal system. Against all odds, the spotlight team fought to expose the truth.

With Josh Hutcherson • Jennifer Lawrence • Elizabeth Banks • Sam Claflin • Julianne Moore • Natalie Dormer • Stanley Tucci • Woody Harrelson • Liam Hemsworth • Philip Seymour Hoffman • Donald Sutherland • Toby Jones • Francis Lawrence • Jeffrey Wright • Gwendoline Christie • Jena Malone • Danny Strong • Mahershala Ali • Nina Jacobson

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 now brings the franchise to its powerful fourth chapter in which Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) now fully realizes the stakes are no longer just for survival -- they are for the future.

With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow (Donald Sutherland) in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Finnick (Sam Claflin), and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.

With Joseph Gordon-Levitt • Seth Rogen • Anthony Mackie • Mindy Kaling • Michael Shannon • Evan Goldberg • Lizzy Caplan • Jonathan Levine • Jillian Bell • Ariel Shaffir • Kyle Hunter

Ethan (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Isaac (Seth Rogen) and Chris (Anthony Mackie) have been friends since childhood, and for a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. Now that they're entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end, and to make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball - the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.

With Cate Blanchett • Kyle Chandler • Rooney Mara • Sarah Paulson • John Magaro • Stephen Woolley • Todd Haynes • Elizabeth Karlsen • Phyllis Nagy • Cory Michael Smith • Carrie Brownstein

A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. As an immediate connection sparks between them, the innocence of their first encounter dims and their connection deepens. While Carol breaks free from the confines of marriage, her husband (Kyle Chandler) begins to question her competence as a mother as her involvement with Therese and close relationship with her best friend Abby (Sarah Paulson) come to light.

With Chris Columbus • Koudous Seihon • Jonas Carpignano • Alassane Sy

Ayiva, a young migrant worker, seeks to reunite with his best friend in the wake of the most significant race riot in Italian history.

With John Travolta • Dan Stevens • Michael Pitt • Jackie Earle Haley • Edi Gathegi • Robert Lowell

Four friends stumble into a deal too good to refuse. But when the investment goes bad, they learn that part of their funding came from a notoriously ruthless crime boss… and it’s payback time. Now, they must successfully kidnap a family member of a rival kingpin in order to erase the life-threatening debt. In way over their heads, if they can complete the assigned task without screwing up, they just might escape with their lives.

With Tom Hardy • Taron Egerton • David Thewlis • Emily Browning • Tim Bevan • Eric Fellner • Liza Chasin • Brian Helgeland • Colin Morgan • Michael Bassick • Tara Fitzgerald • Brian Oliver • Chris Clark • Christopher Woodrow • Amelia Granger • Christopher Eccleston • Ron Halpern • Quentin Fellner • Olivier Courson • Peter Mallouk • Ray Mallouk • Kate Solomom

The true story of the rise and fall of London’s most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ron Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in a double performance. Legend is a classic crime thriller taking us into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray twins.

With Bernardo Ruiz

Kingdom of Shadows takes an unflinching look at the human cost of the U.S.-Mexico drug war through the perspectives of three unlikely individuals.

Sister Consuelo Morales, based in the devastated city of Monterrey, prods government officials to take action against the drug cartels on behalf of grieving families whose loved ones have gone missing.

Texan rancher Don Henry Ford Jr. offers historical context for the evolution to the hyper-violent state of drug trafficking today. He recounts his career as a smuggler during the 1980s before he served time for importing marijuana.

Undercover agent-turned-senior Homeland Security officer Oscar Hagelsieb recounts his own remarkable journey and offers a unique perspective on the U.S.’ role in the drug war. As the child of undocumented parents, Oscar grew up in an impoverished neighborhood where of his many peers gave in to the temptations of the drug economy.

With Natasha Lyonne • Timothy Hutton • Tara Subkoff • Balthazar Getty • Taryn Manning • Chloë Sevigny

You’ve got followers… Cyberbullying goes offline during one deadly night. Based on a shocking true story, #HORROR follows a group of preteen girls living in a suburban world of money and privilege. But when their obsession with a disturbing online game goes too far, virtual terror becomes all too real.

With Michael B. Jordan • Sylvester Stallone • Tessa Thompson • Ryan Coogler • Phylicia Rashad • Irwin Winkler • Will Blagrove • Tony Bellew

Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there’s no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed’s legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa.

Once in the City of Brotherly Love, Adonis tracks Rocky (Sylvester Stallone) down and asks him to be his trainer. Despite his insistence that he is out of the fight game for good, Rocky sees in Adonis the strength and determination he had known in Apollo—the fierce rival who became his closest friend. Agreeing to take him on, Rocky trains the young fighter, even as the former champ is battling an opponent more deadly than any he faced in the ring.

With Rocky in his corner, it isn’t long before Adonis gets his own shot at the title…but can he develop not only the drive but also the heart of a true fighter, in time to get into the ring?

With Sam Elliott • Steve Zahn • AJ Buckley • Anna Paquin • Jeffrey Wright • Frances McDormand • Marcus Scribner • John Walker • Raymond Ochoa • Peter Sohn • Jack Bright

The Good Dinosaur asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.

With James McAvoy • Daniel Radcliffe • Paul McGuigan • Andrew Scott • Jessica Brown Findlay • Alistair Petrie • Mark Gatiss • Max Landis • Freddie Fox • Bronson Webb • Adrian Schiller

James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe star in a dynamic and thrilling twist on a legendary tale. Radical scientist Victor Frankenstein (McAvoy) and his equally brilliant protégé Igor Strausman (Radcliffe) share a noble vision of aiding humanity through their groundbreaking research into immortality. But Victor’s experiments go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences. Only Igor can bring his friend back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation.

With Alanté Kavaïté

17-year-old Sangaile is fascinated by stunt planes. Afraid of heights, she has never dared to even enter in one of the cockpits. At a summer aeronautical show near her parents’ lakeside villa, she meets Auste, a local girl of her age who, unlike Sangaile, lives her life to the fullest with creativity and daring. As the two girls become lovers, Sangaile allows Auste to discover her most intimate secret, and finds in her teenage love the only person to truly encourage her in flying.

With Robert Wakamatsu • Marcus D. Spencer • Gian Shaw • Hannibal Thompson

Keith and DJ are two college-bound football stars struggling to balance sports, family, and friendship. Once Keith is tempted by the fast money of the street, he brings DJ into the action. Soon they find themselves putting their entire future on the line and realize in the game of life nothing is certain, not even football.

With Nick Berardini

Electronic guns, the high-tech alternative to bullets, are used by every police officer nationwide. Are they saving lives? Or killing people? This is the eye-opening story.

With Tim Daly • Mario Van Peebles • Rosa Salazar • Denzel Whitaker • Jonathan Bennett • Talulah Riley • Steven C. Miller • Willa Ford • Scott Milam • Cody Christian • Giles Matthey

The film sees a limo ride home from a party turning into a terrifying ordeal for a group of college kids. A young woman and her friends have been targeted by a ring of vengeful kidnappers and must do everything they can to survive after their limo is forced off the road and plunged into a canal.

With Amber Heard • Alicia Vikander • Ben Whishaw • Eddie Redmayne • Matthias Schoenaerts • Per Saari • Lucinda Coxon • Gail Mutrux • Anne Harrison • Linda Reisman • Tom Hooper

The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander), directed by Tom Hooper. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

With Jon Whelan

After purchasing brand new pajamas for his young daughters as a Christmas gift, single father Jon Whelan is troubled when opening the packaging releases a foul odor. Determined to uncover the source of this mysterious stench and whether it poses a health risk to his daughters, Whelan quickly discovers that manufacturers and retailers in the U.S. have no obligation to reveal chemicals used in their products, even if those chemicals can cause cancer, birth defects, and reproductive damage.

Entertaining, enlightening, and at times almost absurd,“Stink! takes you on a madcap journey from the retailer to the laboratory, through corporate boardrooms, down back alleys, and into the halls of Congress.

With Alice Rohrwacher • Alba Rohrwacher

The drama centers on a family of beekeepers living in stark isolation in the Tuscan countryside. The dynamic of their overcrowded household is disrupted by the simultaneous arrival of a silently troubled teenagedboy taken in as a farmhand and a reality TV show (featuring a host played by Monica Bellucci) intent on showcasing the family. Both intrusions are of particular interest to the eldest daughter, Gelsomina (Maria Alexandra Lungu), who is struggling to find her footing in the world, and Rohrwacher conveys her adolescent sense of wonder and confusion with graceful naturalism.