It's Complicated
Release Date: 04/27/2010
An aged, divorced mother becomes "the other woman" in her ex-husband's life when the pair enters into an unexpected affair during an out-of-town trip. Jane (Meryl Streep) has been divorced from Jake (Alec Baldwin) for a decade. The mother of three grown children, she owns a successful Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and maintains a friendly relationship with Jake, who has since been remarried to the much younger Agness (Lake Bell). Jane and Jake are attending their son's college graduation when they ...
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Director(s): Nancy Meyers
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Release Date: 04/27/2010
Set in the present day, director Terry Gilliam's fantastical morality tale follows the traveling show of the mysterious Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who once won a bet with the Devil himself, and possesses the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Many centuries ago, Dr. Parnassus won immortality in a bet that found the malevolent Mr. Nick (Tom Waits) coming up short. While few would be foolish enough to try their luck against the powers of darkness a second time, Dr. Par ...
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Director(s): Terry Gilliam
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Fantasy, Feature
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Avatar
Release Date: 04/22/2010
A paraplegic ex-marine finds a new life on the distant planet of Pandora, only to find himself battling humankind alongside the planet's indigenous Na'vi race in this ambitious digital 3D sci-fi epic from Academy Award-winning Titanic director James Cameron. The film, which marks Cameron's first dramatic feature since 1997's Titanic, follows Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a war veteran who gets called to the depths of space to pick up the job of his slain twin brother for the scientific arm of a megac ...
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Director(s): James Cameron
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Science Fiction, Feature
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Crazy Heart
Release Date: 04/20/2010
A worn-down country singer and a burgeoning journalist form an unusual bond in this drama adapted from the novel by Thomas Cobb. His spirit broken by multiple failed marriages, too much time on the road, and too many nights with the bottle, Bad Blake (Jeff Bridges) had started to feel like he was headed down the path of no return. When probing young writer Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal) digs deep enough to unearth the broken man behind the legend, however, Bad realizes that redemption may not be such a lon ...
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Director(s): Scott Cooper
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Release Date: 03/30/2010
A bickering New York couple on the verge of divorce is placed in the Witness Protection Program and relocated to Wyoming after witnessing a murder. Meryl and Paul Morgan (Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant) have all the money a couple could want -- it's love they're running short on. Upon witnessing a contract killing and being targeted by the triggerman, the couple find themselves at the mercy of the feds, who hastily send them packing for an extended stay in the Rockies. Could a peaceful life away ...
Actor(s): Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliott
Director(s): Marc Lawrence
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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Everybody's Fine
Release Date: 03/24/2010
A widower (Robert De Niro) takes his grown kids on a road trip in order to reconnect with them after his wife's death in this Miramax production. Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, and Sam Rockwell co-star in the drama, written and directed by Kirk Jones. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore
Director(s): Kirk Jones
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Genres: Drama, Feature
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Brothers
Release Date: 03/23/2010
Jim Sheridan's film, adapted from Susanne Bier's 2004 movie, concerns Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire), a Marine who receives orders to ship out for yet another tour of duty in Afghanistan. But before he leaves his supportive wife, Grace (Natalie Portman), and his two elementary-school-age daughters, Sam picks up his black sheep brother, Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal), who has finished a prison stretch for robbing a bank. While overseas, Sam's aircraft gets shot down and he's thought dead. Back home, irre ...
Actor(s): Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman
Director(s): Jim Sheridan
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Blind Side
Release Date: 03/23/2010
Taken in by a well-to-do family and offered a second chance at life, a homeless teen grows to become the star athlete projected to be the first pick at the NFL draft in this sports-themed comedy drama inspired by author Michael Lewis' best-seller The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. Michael Oher was living on the streets when he was welcomed into the home of a conservative suburban family, but over time he matured into a talented athlete. As the NFL draft approaches, fans and sports radio personaliti ...
Actor(s): Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron
Director(s): John Lee Hancock
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Genres: Comedy Drama, Feature
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
Release Date: 03/23/2010
A reporter (Ewan McGregor) delves into the world of experimental psychic U.S. military units during the Iraq War in this adaptation of the Jon Ronson book The Men Who Stare at Goats. George Clooney, Kevin Spacey, and Jeff Bridges star in the Smoke House/BBC Films production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges
Director(s): Grant Heslov
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Release Date: 03/20/2010
The supernatural tale of star-crossed lovers continues as the Cullen family flees Forks in order to protect Bella (Kristen Stewart), and the heartbroken high-school senior discovers that vampires aren't the only creatures in town. Realizing that Bella will never be safe as long as he's around, Edward (Robert Pattinson) makes the difficult decision to leave his beloved behind shortly after her 18th birthday. Reeling from her loss, Bella embraces self-destruction after being comforted by Edward's image ...
Actor(s): Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
Director(s): Chris Weitz
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Genres: Thriller, Feature
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Fantastic Mr. Fox
Release Date: 03/16/2010
A wily fox uses his formidable cunning to outsmart three feeble-minded farmers, who resort to extreme tactics to protect their chickens in director Wes Anderson's animated adaptation of the popular Roald Dahl children's book. For 12 years, Mr. and Mrs. Fox (voices of George Clooney and Meryl Streep) have lived a peaceful life in the wilderness with their son, Ash (voice of Jason Schwartzman). Shortly after their young nephew Kristofferson (voice of Eric Anderson) arrives for a visit, Mr. Fox's long-s ...
Actor(s): George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman
Director(s): Wes Anderson
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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The Princess and the Frog
Release Date: 03/16/2010
After being summoned back to the Mouse House by Pixar founder John Lasseter in 2006, Alladin and Treasure Planet directors Ron Clements and John Musker join forces once again for this traditionally animated 2-D fantasy for the entire family, set in New Orleans. Former Dreamgirl Anika Noni Rose will voice the lead character Tiana, Disney's first African-American heroine in their long heritage of fairy tale animated features. Also in the voice cast is Keith David, lending his baritone chords to the fil ...
Actor(s): Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David
Director(s): John Musker
MPAA Rating: G
Genres: Musical, Animated
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Old Dogs
Release Date: 03/09/2010
John Travolta and Robin Williams team up in the Walt Disney Company's Old Dogs, a family comedy that pairs the two as close business partners whose lives are thrown into disarray when twin seven-year-olds are put into their care. Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston, co-stars, along with the couple's daughter, Ella, who makes her big-screen debut here. Wild Hogs helmer Walter Becker directs a script by Evolution scribes David Diamond and David Weissman, with producing duties going to Andrew Panay, Peter Ab ...
Actor(s): John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston
Director(s): Walter Becker
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire
Release Date: 03/09/2010
Monster's Ball producer Lee Daniels follows up his 2005 directorial debut, Shadowboxer, with this adaptation of author Sapphire's best-selling novel about an overweight, illiterate African-American teen from Harlem who discovers an alternate path in life after she begins attending a new school. Clareece "Precious" Jones is only a teenager, yet she's about to give birth to her second child. Unable to read or write, Clareece shows little prospect for the future until discovering that she has been accep ...
Actor(s): Gabourey Sidibe, Lenny Kravitz, Paula Patton
Director(s): Lee Daniels
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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Up in the Air -
Release Date: 03/09/2010
Juno's Jason Reitman heads into corporate America territory once again with this adaptation of Walter Kirn's novel Up in the Air for Montecito Pictures. The plot surrounds a human resource administrator (George Clooney) whose life up in the friendly skies becomes his only world as he works to reach his one-millionth frequent flyer mile. Jason Bateman and Vera Farmiga co-star in the Paramount Pictures production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick
Director(s): Jason Reitman
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy Drama, Feature
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2012
Release Date: 03/02/2010
Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following the prophecy stated by the ancient Mayan calendar, which says that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. When a global cataclysm thrusts the world into chaos, divorced writer and father Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) joins the race to ensure that humankind is not completely wiped out. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, and Oliver Platt ...
Actor(s): John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Director(s): Roland Emmerich
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Science Fiction, Feature
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Where the Wild Things Are
Release Date: 03/02/2010
Visionary director Spike Jonze brings Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book to the big screen with the help of hipster icon Dave Eggers, who teamed with Jonze to pen the adapted screenplay. A mixture of real actors, computer animation, and live puppeteering, Where the Wild Things Are follows the adventures of a young boy named Max (Max Records) as he enters the world of the Wild Things, a race of strange and enormous creatures who gradually turn the young boy into their king. ~ Jason Buchanan, All ...
Actor(s): Max Records, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini
Director(s): Spike Jonze
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Fantasy, Feature
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Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
Release Date: 02/23/2010
Based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant tells the story of a small-town teen who inadvertently shatters a 200-year-old truce between warring factions of vampires. Sixteen-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) is your typical adolescent; he spends most of his time with his best friend, Steve (Josh Hutcherson), earns decent grades, and generally manages to stay out of trouble. But trouble finds Darren when he and Steve make the acquaintance of a vampire ...
Actor(s): John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia
Director(s): Paul Weitz
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Fantasy, Feature
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Double Identity
Release Date: 02/23/2010
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Actor(s): Val Kilmer, Izabella Miko
Director(s): Dennis Dimster
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Action
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Motherhood
Release Date: 02/23/2010
Uma Thurman, Minnie Driver, and Anthony Edwards star in writer/director Katherine Dieckmann's slice of life indie Motherhood, which follows a hapless mother of two as she attempts to prepare for her daughter's rapidly approaching sixth birthday party. Along the way, the harried mother is forced to contend with a monumental series of unexpected urban challenges. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Uma Thurman, Anthony Edwards, Minnie Driver
Director(s): Katherine Dieckmann
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Informant!
Release Date: 02/23/2010
A rising star in the agricultural industry suddenly turns whistleblower in hopes of gaining a lucrative promotion and becoming a hero of the common people, inadvertently revealing his penchant for helping himself to the corporate coffers and ultimately threatening to derail the very investigation he helped to launch in this offbeat comedy from Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh. Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) was fast rising through the ranks at agri-industry powerhouse Archer Daniels Midla ...
Actor(s): Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale
Director(s): Steven Soderbergh
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy Drama, Feature
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Wrong Side of Town
Release Date: 02/23/2010
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MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Action
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Law Abiding Citizen
Release Date: 02/16/2010
Jamie Foxx stars as an assistant DA who finds himself at the mercy of a spiteful vigilante (Gerard Butler) hell-bent on avenging the death of his wife and daughter, whose murderers are set free due to legal loopholes. F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job) directs from a script by Frank Darabont and Kurt Wimmer. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Colm Meaney
Director(s): F. Gary Gray
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Thriller, Feature
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Cayman Went
Release Date: 02/09/2010
An underwater action star attempts to keep his career afloat by convincing three property owners on the tiny Caribbean Island of Cayman Brac to sell their land to a billionaire real estate mogul. The star of the once-popular television series "Diver Down," Josh Anders (Michael J. Lombardi) is "Nature's Hero." But lately the ratings for "Diver Down" have hit the skids, forcing Josh to pad his income with public appearances at shopping malls and pet store openings. Just when it begins to appear that "D ...
Actor(s): Michael J. Lombardi, Susan Misner, Jeffrey DeMunn
Director(s): Bobby Sheehan
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Genres: Drama, Feature
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