December 2012 Movie Releases

Empires of the Deep

Release date

December 1

Genre

Adventure, Fantasy

Studio

Fontelysee Pictures

Director

Michael French

Starring

Olga Kurylenko, Steve Polites, Yanfei Shi, Sam Voutas

The Frozen Ground

Release date

December 1

Genre

Thriller

Studio

Amber Entertainment

Director

Scott Walker

Starring

Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Vanessa Hudgens, Radha Mitchell

Cloud Atlas

Release date

December 6

Genre

Action, Adventure

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

Starring

Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Halle Berry

Hyde Park on Hudson

Release date

December 7

Genre

Drama

Studio

Focus Features International

Director

Roger Michell

Starring

Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Williams, Samuel West

Chinese Zodiac

Release date

December 12

Genre

Action

Studio

Emperor Group

Director

Jackie Chan

Starring

Jackie Chan, Oliver Platt, Caitlin Dechelle, Steven Dasz

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Release date

December 14

Genre

Adventure, Fantasy

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Peter Jackson, Andy Serkis

Starring

Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis

1906

Release date

December 14

Genre

Adventure, Action

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Brad Bird

Les Miserables

Release date

December 14

Genre

Drama, Musical

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Tom Hooper

Starring

Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried

Zero Dark Thirty

Release date

December 19

Genre

Thriller

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

Kathryn Bigelow

Starring

Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Edgar Ramirez

One Shot

Release date

December 21

Genre

Thriller, Mystery

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Director

Christopher McQuarrie

Starring

Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, David Oyelowo, Richard Jenkins

This Is 40

Release date

December 21

Genre

Comedy

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Judd Apatow

Starring

Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Megan Fox, Jason Segel

Hunter Killer

Release date

December 21

Genre

Action

Studio

Relativity Media

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Starring

Gerard Butler

Untitled Judd Apatow Comedy

Release date

December 21

Genre

Comedy

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Judd Apatow

Starring

Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Megan Fox, John Lithgow

Cirque du Soleil Worlds Away

Release date

December 21

Genre

Fantasy

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Director

Andrew Adamson

Starring

Matt Gillanders, Jason Berrent, Dallas Barnett, Lutz Halbhubner

Parental Guidance

Release date

December 25

Genre

Comedy

Studio

20th Century Fox

Director

Andy Fickman

Starring

Marisa Tomei, Billy Crystal, Bailee Madison, Bette Midler

The Great Gatsby

Release date

December 25

Genre

Drama

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Baz Luhrmann

Starring

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher

Playing the Field

Release date

December 25

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Studio

FilmDistrict

Director

Gabriele Muccino

Starring

Gerard Butler, Uma Thurman, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid

The Guilt Trip

Release date

December 25

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Studio

Paramount Pictures

Director

Anne Fletcher

Starring

Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen, Yvonne Strahovski, Adam Scott

Django Unchained

Release date

December 25

Genre

Drama

Studio

The Weinstein Company

Director

Quentin Tarantino

Starring

Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Foxx

Searching for Sugar Man

Release date

December 27

Genre

Documentary

Studio

Sony Pictures Classics

Director

Malik Bendjelloul