Movies I Watched In 2013
*Not necessarily the 1st time seen.
*I haven't included movies I switched off half way through
*I haven't included movies I switched off half way through
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- DirectorJustin LinStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerDwayne JohnsonDominic Toretto and his crew of street racers plan a massive heist to buy their freedom while in the sights of a powerful Brazilian drug lord and a dangerous federal agent.I never had any interest in this franchise but wanted to see this one because it was featured on the podcast 'How Did This Get Made.' It was a waste of time, thought to their credit the action sequences were well shot & choreographed. An edit of just all the action sequences with none of the plot or drama would be a much better way to see this.
- DirectorGreg MottolaStarsSimon PeggNick FrostSeth RogenTwo English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.It was on Foxtel (i.e cable.) I'd seen it before. I love Pegg & Frost together, but without Edgar Wright something is obviously missing. As Pegg said time & again on the junkets for this, it was written for a larger, broader American audience in mind. Still, good cast all round with some fun moments in it.
- DirectorRob MinkoffStarsPatrick DempseyAshley JuddTim Blake NelsonA 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.This movie suffers from the same condition as that Nicholas Cage movie Trespass, in that it felt like they needed to keep cramming plot twists in every 10 to 15 minutes in the hope that it would come off as clever. It didn't. Patrick Dempsey was kind of interesting as a character who was somewhere between Monk & Rain Man, actually this movie felt like an episode of Monk on drugs. Bad drugs. It had some funny lines though & Ashley Judd looked hot.
- DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsBen StillerOwen WilsonSnoop DoggTwo streetwise cops bust criminals in their red and white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of a police snitch called "Huggy Bear".Another one of those Foxtel afternoon movies that I watched because I couldn't be bothered doing anything else. Seen it a few times. Still holds up as pretty funny in a stupid kind of way.
- DirectorAndrew JareckiStarsRyan GoslingKirsten DunstFrank LangellaDavid Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982.Wasn't expecting much from this, so was pleasantly surprised. Surprisingly bizarre biopic of a never-proved murderer who happened to be heir of one of New Yorks largest real estate fortunes. Less said the better as his life takes an unexpected turn if you've never read about the case before, as I hadn't. Worth seeing.
- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittBruce WillisEmily BluntIn 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.The first great movie that I saw this year. I wanted to love this before I watched it, and I did. There's only so much that needs to be said. This movie was *beep* cool.
- DirectorJay ChandrasekharStarsJay ChandrasekharKevin HeffernanAndré VippolisFive Vermont state troopers, avid pranksters with a knack for screwing up, try to save their jobs and out-do the local police department by solving a crime.I love this movie. I come back to it time & time again & the funny never fades. The Broken Lizard boys know how to make a fun movie & this is them at their charismatic best. They should have made a sequel to this.
- DirectorJay ChandrasekharStarsJay ChandrasekharKevin HeffernanSteve LemmeA student falls in love with a fellow student who is defending his buddies in university court. He "proves his love" to her by playing rugby against her ex-boyfriend.The 1st movie the Broken Lizard boys ever did together. I only heard about this today. It's rough around the edges & has a mid-nineties Kevin Smith indie feel to it, but with I dare say fairly better production values than when Smith started out. It was good, not great, they were young guys sure, but it shows a lot of their potential. The 'legal' scenes were particularly funny. I wouldn't recommend it in general, more one for the comedy geeks.
- DirectorMichael DowseStarsSeann William ScottJay BaruchelAlison PillLabeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.My friend Shnapsy (not his real name) recommended this, and then I saw it on a list of 10 most underrated movies of 2012, so naturally I checked out. Good fun. Seann William Scott was great as the loveable dumb guy hired to smash dudes violently for an ice hockey team. Alison Pill was gorgeous as his super cute love interest. Liev Schrieber was so damn good as the retiring war horse of a hockey goon. Good hearted violent fun.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne HathawayEight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.Maybe you heard of this one? Of course I was going to watch this again. In a non gay way Bane get's me hard. Like you don't know what I'm talking about.
- DirectorAsger LethStarsSam WorthingtonElizabeth BanksJamie BellAs a police psychologist works to talk down an ex-con who is threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond heist ever committed is in motion.Watchable. Had a good cast, kept me interested the whole way through. I more or less guessed the 'twist' early on in the movie, but it didn't stop me from watching it. Interestingly the screenplay was written by the guy who (according to the interwebs) was Nicole Brown Simpson's neighbour, who initially testified against O.J Simpson but then later ghost wrote O.J's book in which he postulated how things would have been if he had in fact done the murder. Introduced me to Genesis Rodriugez who looks fantastic in lingerie.
My girlfriend said something that stuck in my head, she said there was no real need for this movie to be made. Everything that was in it has all been done before. She's basically right unfortunately. - DirectorJay ChandrasekharStarsJay ChandrasekharBill PaxtonKevin HeffernanWhen a serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's Coconut Beach Resort--a hedonistic island paradise for swingers--it's up to the club's staff to stop the violence...or at least hide it.Hungover so I watched this for the umpteenth time. It's not as good as Super Troopers, but it's still fun. Dumb fun really, perfect for when you don't feel like thinking too hard. The Broken Lizard guys really do bring a lot of comedic charm to everything they do.
- DirectorJay ChandrasekharStarsJay ChandrasekharKevin HeffernanSteve LemmeTwo brothers travel to Germany for Oktoberfest, only to stumble upon a secret, centuries-old competition described as a "Fight Club" with beer games.Sometimes when you're having a crappy day & everything seems a bit crap with the world all you can do is put on another Broken Lizard movie & laugh at some dumb fun jokes.
- DirectorQuentin DupieuxStarsStephen SpinellaRoxane MesquidaWings HauserA homicidal car tire, discovering it has destructive psionic power, sets its sights on a desert town once a mysterious woman becomes its obsession.Brilliant! Possibly the 1st of it's kind in a genre, the French/American absurdist postmodern art-house comedy horror genre? Definitely & genuinely unique, but also straight-up entertaining.
- DirectorGeorge RatliffStarsGreg KinnearPierce BrosnanMarisa TomeiSet in the world of mega-churches in which a former Deadhead-turned-born again-Christian finds himself on the run from fundamentalist members of his mega-church who will do anything to protect their larger-than-life pastor.Not bad. A born again dead-head gets framed for a crime he didn't commit. Kind of a cross between a farce, a satire, and a thriller. I wouldn't say it's a must-see, but it had it's strengths. Having grown up with evangelicals I really appreciated the movies attention to detail in recreating the world of the modern church, while at the same time taking that and pushing it out into well deserved satire. The path Pierce Brosnan's character takes as the churches Pastor had some very funny, dark humour in it.
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsEddie VedderStone GossardJeff AmentA documentary on the band Pearl Jam that marks their 20th anniversary in the year 2011.I love a good band or 'band scene' doco & this was one was pretty good. Sure, it's pretty trainspotterish but hey I listened to a fair bit of the band back in the 90's.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonChris PineRosario DawsonWith an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.Fast-paced, impressive production & minimal commitment to character & backstory. Perfect for a lazy afternoon after working an early morning shift. Fun enough.
- DirectorJack CardiffStarsShirley MacLaineYves MontandEdward G. RobinsonAn actress disguises herself as a geisha in order to land the lead role in her director husband's film version of 'Madam Butterfly'.I saw this many years ago as a teenager. It was a sunday afternoon movie on Tv that immediately got me hooked. For years I've wanted to see it again but until now didn't stumble across a copy of it, also I was worried it wouldn't be as good as I remembered.
It was still good, I enjoyed watching it again, I remember as a teenager immediately falling in love with 60's Shirley Maclaine, and I remember why now.
By todays standards this movie might have some trouble with the political-correctness police. It portrays a libidinous borderline rapey character as ultimately sweet & juvenile, it's portrayal of race in film is probably questionable and literally the movie ends on a message, the message being that a woman should put her husband before herself. Yet despite these, or for differing reasons, because of these things mentioned I would recommend this movie. A sentimental favourite for me. - DirectorPeter BergStarsBilly Bob ThorntonJay HernandezDerek LukeBased on H.G. Bissinger's book, which profiled the economically depressed town of Odessa, Texas and their heroic high school football team, The Permian High Panthers.It's hard not to like a team sports movie. I didn't mind this at all. Not original in any sense though, had every typical dynamic you've ever seen in every football movie ever made up until now. So there's that.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAyrton SennaReginaldo LemeJohn BisignanoA documentary on Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who won the F1 world championship three times before his death at age 34.I've never had any interest in Formula One, so I approached this more from an interest in a doco that got a lot of buzz. What a story. Told entirely with archival footage. The epic sense of drama, hubris, passion & excitement that was Formula One and Ayrton Senna's life is told succinctly. He was a force of nature.
- DirectorBrett SimonStarsReece ThompsonMischa BartonBruce WillisAt a Catholic high school, a sophomore newspaper reporter investigates a case of stolen SAT exams. He thinks he's nailed the suspect and managed to get the popular girl when he realises a larger conspiracy is afoot.This has got to be one of the most underrated movies of the last 5 years. Seriously, did this get any press at all? This was damn funny, one of those high school movies that transcends the genre, should have at least have been a cult hit. Clever, witty & absurd. Kind of a cross between 10 Things I Hate About You & Brick.
- DirectorGoran DukicStarsPatrick FugitShea WhighamTom WaitsA film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.A movie about what happens to ppl after they kill themselves. Very indie. So indie it had Shannyn Sossamon, Tom Waits & John Hawkes in it. Plus the lead guy was the kid from Almost Famous. I can't remember his name, I guess that movie made him almost famous.
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This for me was just straight up enjoyable & quirky. Very quirky. - DirectorJace AlexanderStarsNoah ReidStephany JacobsenJames MarstersAn average boy who resents his mundane life is struck by lightning during a particularly violent thunderstorm. When he recovers from the ordeal, he discovers that he has telekinetic powers.The concept for this struck me as funny, a 'loser' who get's a loser superpower, the ability to move things with his mind by 3 inches. It was enjoyable enough. Made for Tv, with a Tv budget.
It had Spike from Buffy in it. I haven't read anything about it but it felt like it was being shopped as a pilot for a potential Tv series.
The thing I liked about it the most was that it made a good point of how with even a simple power like the hero has, you really could do a lot with it. - DirectorRobert BiermanStarsNicolas CageMaria Conchita AlonsoJennifer BealsAfter an encounter with a neck-biter, a publishing executive thinks that he's turning into a vampire.This was an experience! It was *beep* terrible, but *beep* amazing at the same time. Nicholas Cage gives the largest performance of his career, which is really saying something.
The cinematography was beautiful, I mean this is a seriously good looking movie.
Cage's performance ultimately encapsulates the full range, from the sublime to the ridiculous. Cage's final scene 'talking' to his shrink has got to be one of the greatest scenes i've ever seen in a movie.
The problem is there's just too many things you could say about this. - DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsChanning TatumAlex PettyferOlivia MunnA male stripper teaches a younger performer how to party, pick up women, and make easy money.Surprisingly pretty good. The trailer made it look like a chick flick with buff dudes thrown in, but it is a Soderbergh movie, so that usually means there's something a bit more going on.
It had around the edges of it a gritty, indie, Saturday Night Fever feel to it, not as down & dirty & gritty as that movie necessarily, but I think it was coming from some sort of same spirit.
Tatum & McConaughey were both charismatic. It kind of lacked any strong sense of story, kind of felt a bit like just a bunch of stuff that was happening, but I didn't really notice that until the 80th minute, so I think that counts as a positive. In the end it did wrap up as a structured story though, it just felt secondary to the fact that it was mostly about dudes stripping & partying & living their lives. - DirectorOliver ParkerStarsRowan AtkinsonRosamund PikeDominic WestJohnny English goes up against international assassins hunting down Chinese Premier Xiang Ping.I saw the 1st one so I knew what to expect. They're the english versions of the Naked Gun franchise basically. Sometimes you have a couple of hours to kill before work & you just want to watch something dumb & easy. It was likeable with a couple of funny running gags.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsJamie FoxxChristoph WaltzLeonardo DiCaprioWith the help of a German bounty-hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner in Mississippi.It was awesome. Had high expectations. Had a good time.
- DirectorLorene ScafariaStarsSteve CarellKeira KnightleyMelanie LynskeyAs an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.I loved this. I think maybe I loved this more than Looper. It had a great blend of dark humour with an overly sentimentalised love story. Melancholia as a sweet comedy. I haven't truly enjoyed a rom-com for years, and I used to love the genre, so this was a great surprise.
I even fell in love with Keira Knightley a little bit and usually I can't stand her, she's too skinny and does a lot of her acting with her chin, but she was great in this. - DirectorMark NealeStarsJorge LorenzoEwan McGregorValentino RossiFastest explores the greatest feeling coupled with the greatest risk in MotoGP racing, asking the question every rider - even the greatest of all time - must face: Who's fastest now?Similar to the Senna documentary. Telling the story of Moto GP in the first decade of the 21st century. Captures all the drama, personalities & skill of one of the most difficult sports in the world.
- DirectorPeter LordJeff NewittStarsHugh GrantSalma HayekJeremy PivenPirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores of Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.I love Aardman's Curse Of The Were-Rabbit. This was nowhere near the same calibre. Had some funny moments & some great voice talents. Biggest strike against it was casting Charles Darwin as a cowardly villain, biggest thing in it's favour was the 'parrot' Polly. Hard not to love Polly.
- DirectorLynn SheltonStarsMark DuplassEmily BluntRosemarie DeWittIris invites her friend Jack to stay at her family's island getaway after his brother's death. Jack's drunken encounter with Iris' sister Hannah at their remote cabin kicks off a revealing stretch of days.Very enjoyable. It had emotional stakes you could actually get involved in that seemed very real, it feels like I don't see that in movies as much these days.
Great cast. I'm a Duplass fan from The League & how can you not be in love with Emily Blunt.
Looked great. Shot perfectly & beautifully.
Perfect ending, that's something else you don't get to say too often. - DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsAlicia SilverstoneKrysten RitterLarry WilmoreBloodsucking party girls (Alicia Silverstone, Krysten Ritter) find their destinies at stake when one falls for the son of a vampire hunter and the other encounters a long-ago love.This was a lot of fun. Obviously shot on a budget & so it's a little rough around the edges, but it was fun writing & Amy Heckerling has a knack for making likeable characters. Also Krysten Ritter is a goddess.
- DirectorBernard RoseStarsRhys IfansChloë SevignyDavid ThewlisThe life story of Howard Marks, an elite British drug smuggler.Another one shot on the cheap. I admire the directors attempt at trying to do something stylistically with this, but Howard Marks, either through Ifan's portrayal of him, or more likely just because of who he was, comes across as unlikeable to me. Instead of watching this just watch Blow again.
- DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsAubrey PlazaMark DuplassJake JohnsonThree magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.I loved this!. Quirky & fun.Plaza, Johnson & Duplass were a perfect cast.
- DirectorJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsPaul DanoZoe KazanAnnette BeningA novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence.Initially I wasn't too bothered about seeing this because of Paul Dano, who I've never really appreciated, but the trailer and the concept got under my skin and now I have to say, as it stands in Feb, this is probably my favourite movie of the year so far.
I've always been a sucker for movies about writers.
This is about a writer who manifests the 'perfect' girlfriend. Lot's of room for funny, clever humour.
Written by & starring Zoe Kazan, who's clearly very gorgeous & talented. Her boyfriend is Paul Dano. That sucks, but hey he was great in this. - DirectorJennifer WestfeldtStarsJennifer WestfeldtAdam ScottMaya RudolphTwo best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic, so they can avoid the toll kids can take on romantic relationships.I liked this, maybe because I had fairly low expectations. It's good to see Adam Scott in stuff & Kristen Wiig in anything. It fell in a strange category, half way between honest adult comedy & sentimental rom-com.
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsWill SmithTommy Lee JonesJosh BrolinAgent J travels in time to M.I.B.'s early days in 1969 to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history.More entertaining than expected. Lots of cool fun side jokes. Do people say cool anymore? Everytime I use it in a sentence I feel like I'm using an out of fashion term. Anyway this had a lot of funny 60's references including a great bit from Bill Hader as Andy Warhol. Visually fun as well & Germaine what's-his-name from Flight Of The Conchords made a good villain. Couldn't remember a lot of what happened in it a week after I saw it, that always happens with me & these big popcorn movies.
- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsBrad PittRay LiottaRichard JenkinsJackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.God I was looking forward to this & Jesus it was *beep* terrible! Why was this movie *beep* made? If you're going to make a criminal underworld movie, don't think it's arty & clever to take out all the things that people like about these kind of movies & replace them with monotonous character dialogues. Ugh. Seriously, ugh.
- DirectorLee TamahoriStarsDominic CooperLudivine SagnierRaad RawiA chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die.This had the potential to be a good movie, but it didn't hit the mark. What's interesting about this is it's based on a 'true story' that some journalists claim isn't in fact true at all. Exploring that angle would have been much more interesting, because something was definitely missing from this.
- DirectorChristopher KenneallyStarsDerek AmbrosiMichael BallhausAndrzej BartkowiakThe documentary investigates the history, process and workflow of both digital and photochemical film creation.I really enjoyed this. This is one of those doco's that I could gladly watch repeatedly. Keeanu Reeves taking a look at a moment in history, as cinema production changes forever. Some great interview subjects in this.
- DirectorFrançois OzonStarsCatherine DeneuveGérard DepardieuFabrice LuchiniA housewife and grandma takes over the family business 1977, after her husband is hurt during a strike.French farce. Not brilliant but not terrible either. If you never see it then it doesn't really matter.
- DirectorSam MendesStarsDaniel CraigJavier BardemNaomie HarrisJames Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.I think I'll have to watch this again before I make any final judgements. I was looking forward to this because I grew up with Bond movies, but to me it didn't hit the mark.
It looked amazing, seriously beautiful cinematography. - DirectorSean AndersStarsAdam SandlerAndy SambergLeighton MeesterWhile in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent until Todd's 18th birthday. Now Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding after years apart, sending the groom-to-be's world crashing down.Samberg is great casting as Sandlers son. That said, this movie mostly sucked. Credit where credit is due, it did have funny moments.
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGina CaranoEwan McGregorMichael FassbenderA black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.I failed to get the point of this, as in why it was made. I guess it was some sort of art-house/action mash up.
- DirectorMat WhitecrossMichael WinterbottomStarsJanine HuardEwen CameronNaomi KleinAn investigation of "disaster capitalism", based on Naomi Klein's proposition that neo-liberal capitalism feeds on natural disasters, war and terror to establish its dominance.Informative, and probably depressing.
- DirectorDave GrohlStarsTrent ReznorTom PettyMick FleetwoodA documentary on the fabled recording studio that was located in Van Nuys, California.This was cool, but then it was about cool people talking about obscure bits of the history of cool. How was it not going to be cool? I'd recommend this to anyone.
- DirectorSarah PolleyStarsMichelle WilliamsSeth RogenSarah SilvermanA happily married woman falls for the artist who lives across the street.This was a good movie. Not an easy movie to watch necessarily, but not all movies are meant to be. Michelle Williams as a hipster/bohemian who's dissatisfied with her life. Is she selfish, is she brave, is she both, or is she just lost? Not a date movie.
- DirectorSean McNamaraStarsAnnaSophia RobbDennis QuaidHelen HuntBethany Hamilton, a professional surfer, loses her left arm in a shark attack. Unwilling to pay attention to the gravity of her situation, Bethany decides to get back into the ocean and surf again.I started watching this ironically, and especially with all the christian themes I was looking to mock, but instead I ended up liking it. This is a true story for *beep* sake, this girl got her *beep* arm bitten off by a shark & went on to compete as a professional surfer. There's nothing to mock in that.
- DirectorGarry MarshallStarsSarah Jessica ParkerJessica BielAshton KutcherThe lives of several couples and singles in New York City intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.It's like I have amnesia, I watched this but nothing from it has stuck in my memory. Like a bland, watered down Love Actually.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsJack BlackShirley MacLaineMatthew McConaugheyIn small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.This was good. True story about a likeable guy in Texas who killed a woman & everybody still liked him. It was good to see Jack Black playing a little out of his usual 'zone.'
- DirectorDavid FrankelStarsOwen WilsonJack BlackSteve MartinTwo bird enthusiasts try to defeat the cocky, cutthroat world record holder in a year-long bird-spotting competition.I ended up really liking this. I had such low expectations. It was sentimental and mild, but it just worked. It made bird watching seem interesting.
- DirectorJoseph KahnStarsJosh HutchersonShanley CaswellSpencer LockeAs a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while serving detention.This movie made me realise i'm old enough not to understand young people anymore. Or maybe I just don't understand ADHD? This was crazy, and non-sensical and yet I couldn't look away. Seriously though, i'm pretty sure this movie made no sense what so ever.
- DirectorDover KoshashviliStarsAndrew ScottFiona GlascottTobias MenziesIn ANTON CHEKHOV'S THE DUEL, escalating animosity between two men with opposing philosophies of life is played out against the backdrop of a decaying seaside resort along the Black Sea coast. Laevsky is a dissipated romantic given to gambling and flirtation. He has run off to the sea with beautiful, emotionally empty, Nadia, another man's wife. Laevsky has now grown tired of her, but two obstacles block his route to escape: he is broke, and he faces the absolute enmity of Von Koren, an arrogant zoologist and former friend who can no longer tolerate Laevsky's irresponsibility. Soon Laevsky confronts Von Koren, accusing him of meddling in his affairs, but Von Koren maneuvers a criticism Laevsky makes of their mutual friend, Dr. Samoylenko, into a challenge to a duel. Utterly discombobulated and honor bound, Laevsky agrees to this absurdity -- a duel it shall be! A duel as comically inadvertent as it is inevitable.
- DirectorLeos CaraxStarsDenis LavantEdith ScobEva MendesA man boards a limousine to be driven to his day's work: nine mysterious "appointments."
- DirectorWalter SallesStarsSam RileyGarrett HedlundKristen StewartYoung writer Sal Paradise has his life shaken by the arrival of free-spirited Dean Moriarty and his girl, Marylou. As they travel across the country, they encounter a mix of people who each impact their journey indelibly.
- DirectorPaolo SorrentinoStarsSean PennFrances McDormandJudd HirschCheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during W.W.II.
- DirectorBennett MillerStarsBrad PittRobin WrightJonah HillOakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players.
- DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsColin FarrellWoody HarrelsonSam RockwellA struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.
- DirectorLasse HallströmStarsEwan McGregorEmily BluntAmr WakedA fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
- DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenPenélope CruzJesse EisenbergThe lives of some visitors and residents of Rome and the romances, adventures and predicaments they get into.
- DirectorPaul A. KaufmanStarsPoppy MontgomeryEmily HolmesAntonio CupoAn inspiring look at JK Rowling's rise to become one of the most influential writers-from her humble beginnings as an imaginative young girl and awkward teenager to the loss of her mother and the genesis of the Harry Potter phenomenon.
- DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsJoaquin PhoenixPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy AdamsA Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
- DirectorDavid Gordon GreenStarsJonah HillAri GraynorSam RockwellA college student on suspension is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him.
- DirectorRodney AscherStarsBill BlakemoreGeoffrey CocksJuli KearnsAn exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsBill MurrayAndie MacDowellChris ElliottA narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsRobert PattinsonJuliette BinocheSarah GadonRiding across Manhattan in a stretch limo in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's day devolves into an odyssey with a cast of characters that start to tear his world apart.
- DirectorJohn GulagerStarsDanielle PanabakerVing RhamesDavid HasselhoffAfter the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsJohn TurturroJohn GoodmanJudy DavisA renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
- DirectorWhit StillmanStarsGreta GerwigAdam BrodyLio TiptonA trio of girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsBob MarleyZiggy MarleyRita MarleyA documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKeith GordonJohn StockwellAlexandra PaulA nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMichael DouglasDeborah Kara UngerSean PennAfter a wealthy San Francisco banker is given an opportunity to participate in a mysterious game, his life is turned upside down as he begins to question if it might really be a concealed conspiracy to destroy him.
- DirectorDavid FincherStarsMorgan FreemanBrad PittKevin SpaceyTwo detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.
- DirectorMichael DowseStarsSeann William ScottJay BaruchelAlison PillLabeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.
- DirectorDan CutforthJane LipsitzStarsKaty PerryAdam MarcelloCasey HooperA look at the life, career and music of singer Katy Perry as we follow her on the California Dreams World Tour.
- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsSean PennRyan GoslingEmma StoneIt's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.
- DirectorDavid SladeStarsJosh HartnettMelissa GeorgeDanny HustonAfter an Alaskan town is plunged into darkness for a month, it is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires.
- DirectorBetty ThomasStarsShelley LongGary ColeChristine TaylorThe original 1970s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsCary ElwesMandy PatinkinRobin WrightA bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love.
- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsBradley CooperJennifer LawrenceRobert De NiroAfter a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own.
- DirectorJudd ApatowStarsPaul RuddLeslie MannMaude ApatowPete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.
- DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsSteve BuscemiThora BirchScarlett JohanssonTwo eccentric best friends graduate high school and respond to a man's romance-seeking newspaper ad as a gag, only to find their lives becoming increasingly complicated.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsAl PacinoDennis QuaidCameron DiazA behind-the-scenes look at the life-and-death struggles of modern-day gladiators and those who lead them.
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsHarrison FordGary OldmanGlenn CloseCommunist radicals hijack Air Force One with the U.S. President and his family on board. The Vice President negotiates from Washington D.C., while the President, a veteran, fights to rescue the hostages on board.
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightAfter Homer pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
- DirectorBobby FarrellyPeter FarrellyStarsCameron DiazMatt DillonBen StillerA man gets a chance to meet up with his dream girl from high school, even though his date with her back then was a complete disaster.
- DirectorBasil DeardenStarsRoger MooreHildegard NeilAlastair MackenzieHarold Pelham discovers a doppelganger is meddling with his personal and professional life in the aftermath of a car crash.
- DirectorBanksyStarsBanksyMr. BrainwashSpace InvaderFollowing the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.
- DirectorD.J. CarusoStarsMatthew McConaugheyAl PacinoRene RussoAfter suffering a career-ending knee injury, a former college football star aligns himself with one of the most renowned touts in the sports-gambling business.
- DirectorTony GilroyStarsJeremy RennerRachel WeiszEdward NortonAn expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films.
- DirectorJay DuplassMark DuplassStarsMark KellySteve ZissisJennifer LafleurTwo brothers compete in their own private 25-event Olympics.
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJulianne HoughDiego BonetaTom CruiseA small-town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
- DirectorDaryl WeinStarsGreta GerwigZoe Lister-JonesHamish LinklaterDumped by her boyfriend just three weeks before their wedding, Lola enlists her close friends for a series of adventures she hopes will help her come to terms with approaching 30 as a single woman.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGene HackmanJohn CazaleAllen GarfieldA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsTom CruiseNicole KidmanTodd FieldA Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.
- DirectorAkiva SchafferStarsBen StillerVince VaughnJonah HillFour men who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines find themselves defending the Earth from an alien invasion.
- DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsWilliam HurtAlbert BrooksHolly HunterTake two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.
- DirectorMatthew AkersJeff DupreStarsMarina AbramovicUlayKlaus BiesenbachA documentary that follows the Serbian performance artist as she prepares for a retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York.
- DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostMartin FreemanFive friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from twenty years earlier unwittingly become humanity's only hope for survival.