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Great Gatsby, The

Great Gatsby, The

📅 Release: May 10, 2013
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Elizabeth Debicki, Gemma Ward, Callan McAuliffe, Amitabh Bachchan
📖 Synopsis: "The Great Gatsby" follows Fitzgerald-like, would-be writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922, an era of loosening morals, glittering jazz and boo...
Stories We Tell

Stories We Tell

📅 Release: May 10, 2013
🎭 Genre: Documentary
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Diana Polley, Michael Polley, Sarah Polley, Rebecca Jenkins, Peter Evans, Alex Hatz
📖 Synopsis: In this inspired, genre-twisting film, Oscar nominated writer/director Sarah Polley discovers that the truth depends on who's telling it. Polley is both filmmaker and detective as she investigates the...
Peeples

Peeples

📅 Release: May 10, 2013
🎭 Genre: ComedyDrama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier, Tyler James Williams, S. Epatha Merkerson, Ana Gasteyer, Kali Hawk, Diahann Carroll, Malcolm Barrett, Melvin Van Peebles, Emilio Delgado, Takako Haywood
📖 Synopsis: Sparks fly in the Hamptons when "regular guy" Wade Walker (Craig Robinson) crashes the preppy Peeples family reunion to ask for their precious daughter Grace's (Kerry Washington) hand in marriage. Wad...
White Frog

White Frog

📅 Release: May 10, 2013
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Booboo Stewart, Harry Shum Jr., Tyler Posey, Kelly Hu, B.D. Wong, Joan Chen, Gregg Sulkin, Manish Dayal, Justin Martin
📖 Synopsis: Navigating the isolating world of high school is challenging enough for Nick Young, a teenager with Asperger's Syndrome played by [c=Booboo Stewart]. His life revolves around the protective guidance ...
He's Way More Famous Than You

He's Way More Famous Than You

📅 Release: May 10, 2013
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Halley Feiffer, Ryan Spahn, Ashlie Atkinson, Janie Brookshire, Jesse Eisenberg, Mamie Gummer, Ralph Macchio, Ben Stiller, Natasha Lyonne, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams
📖 Synopsis: When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop she finally realizes that something in her life has got to change...she has to...
Revenge For Jolly!

Revenge For Jolly!

📅 Release: May 7, 2013
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Brian Petsos, Oscar Isaac, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Kristen Wiig, David Rasche, Kevin Corrigan, Garret Dillahunt, Bobby Moynihan, Gillian Jacobs
📖 Synopsis: Harry is having a very, very bad day. He returns home from an all-night drinking binge with his cousin Cecil to discover that his little dog Jolly-Harry's one true love and the source of light in his ...
Aftershock

Aftershock

📅 Release: May 10, 2013
🎭 Genre: Thriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Eli Roth, Ariel Levy, Selena Gomez, Nicolas Martinez, Lorenza Izzo, Natasha Yarovenko, Andrea Osvart, Miguel Asensio
📖 Synopsis: In the chilling thriller [m=Aftershock], directed by [c=Nicolas Lopez], a group of friends finds themselves in a desperate fight for survival during a catastrophic event. As the ground shakes beneath...
Greetings From Tim Buckley

Greetings From Tim Buckley

📅 Release: May 3, 2013
🎭 Genre: DramaBiography
🎬 Starring: Penn Badgley, Imogen Poots, Ben Rosenfield, Kate Nash, Norbert Leo Butz, Frank Wood, Frank Bello, William Sadler, Jessica Stone, Janine Nichols, Bill Sadler
📖 Synopsis: Set in the mid-1990s, this compelling biographical drama follows a young [c=Penn Badgley] as Jeff Buckley as he prepares for a tribute concert honoring his father, the legendary folk musician Tim Buc...
Generation Um...

Generation Um...

📅 Release: May 3, 2013
🎭 Genre: ActionDrama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Keanu Reeves, Bojana Novakovic, Adelaide Clemens, Jake Hoffman, Daniel Sunjata, Karen Olivo, Jonny Orsini, Sarita Choudhury
📖 Synopsis: In a raw and unflinching portrait of modern detachment, [c=Keanu Reeves] stars as John, a middle-aged man drifting through a haze of casual encounters and unfulfilling work as a limousine driver in N...
Kiss Of The Damned

Kiss Of The Damned

📅 Release: May 3, 2013
🎭 Genre: ThrillerHorror
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Milo Ventimiglia, Josephine de la Baume, Roxane Mesquida, Michael Rappaport, Riley Keough, Anna Mouglalis
📖 Synopsis: In the elegant, sun-drenched isolation of a country estate, a reclusive vampire named Djuna, portrayed by [c=Josephine de la Baume], finds her carefully controlled eternal life thrown into chaos. Her...
What Maisie Knew

What Maisie Knew

📅 Release: May 3, 2013
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard, Onata Aprile, Steve Coogan, Joanna Vanderham, Diana Garcia, Stephen Mailer, Samantha Buck, Joel Garland, Kate Manheim
📖 Synopsis: Drawing from classic American literature but rooted in today's New York City, "What Maisie Knew" is an affecting portrait of a family coming apart, as seen from the vantage point of a six-year-old gir...
Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

📅 Release: May 3, 2013
🎭 Genre: SuperheroActionSci-Fi
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, James Badge Dale, Paul Bettany, Ashley Hamilton, William Sadler, Jon Favreau, Stephanie Szostak, Wang Xuequi
📖 Synopsis: Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy's hands, ...
Bombay Talkies

Bombay Talkies

📅 Release: May 3, 2013
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Katrina Kaif, Rani Mukherji, Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Randeep Hooda, Saqib Saleem, Ranbir Kapoor
📖 Synopsis: Celebrating the enduring magic of Indian cinema, this unique anthology film weaves together four distinct stories from the heart of Mumbai, each directed by a master filmmaker. In one tale, a young m...
Iceman, The

Iceman, The

📅 Release: May 3, 2013
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Michael Shannon, Chris Evans, Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta, James Franco, David Schwimmer, Stephen Dorff, Garrett Kruithof, Erin Cummings, Christa Campbell, Hector Hank, Weronika Rosati, Danny A. Abeckaser
📖 Synopsis: In the gripping drama thriller "Iceman, The," directed by [c=Ariel Vromen], the chilling tale of a notorious hitman unfolds through the harrowing life of Richard Kuklinski, portrayed by [c=Michael Sh...
Pain And Gain

Pain And Gain

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: The Rock, Mark Wahlberg, Rebel Wilson, Ken Jeong, Anthony Mackie, Ed Harris, Tony Shalhoub, Rob Corddry, Peter Stormare, Bar Paly, Tony Plana, Yolanthe Cabau
📖 Synopsis: In the outrageous dark comedy "Pain and Gain," directed by [c=Michael Bay], a trio of bodybuilders in 1990s Miami find themselves entangled in a wild scheme of kidnapping and extortion. Led by the am...
Mud

Mud

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard, Sarah Paulson, Ray McKinnon, Joe Don Baker, Paul Sparks, Tye Sheridan, Stuart Greer
📖 Synopsis: In the heart of the Mississippi River, a tale of love, friendship, and self-discovery unfolds in "Mud." The film centers on two teenage boys, Ellis and Neckbone, portrayed by [c=Tye Sheridan] and [c=...
Big Wedding, The

Big Wedding, The

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: RomanceComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried, Robin Williams, Susan Sarandon, Ben Barnes, Patricia Rae, Topher Grace, Christa Campbell, Kyle Bornheimer, Christine Ebersole, David Rasche
📖 Synopsis: With an all-star cast lead by Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried and Topher Grace, "The Big Wedding" is an uproarious romantic comedy about ...
See Girl Run

See Girl Run

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: DramaRomance
🎬 Starring: Robin Tunney, Adam Scott, William Sadler, Josh Hamilton, Aubrey Dollar, Jeremy Strong, Stephanie Andujar, Larry Pine, Marylouise Burke
📖 Synopsis: When Emmie starts to think that her current relationship isn't enough, she can't stop wondering about her high school sweetheart, Jason, who stills live in their coastal hometown of Maine. On a whim, ...
Arthur Newman

Arthur Newman

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Colin Firth, Emily Blunt, Anne Heche, Kristin Lehman, Sterling Beaumon, Autumn Dial, Lucas Hedges
📖 Synopsis: Wallace Avery (Colin Firth) is tired of being a loser. Once a hot shot in the world of competitive amateur golf, Wallace failed miserably when he turned pro. Ten years after retiring from the pro tour...
At Any Price

At Any Price

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Dennis Quaid, Zac Efron, Heather Graham, Kim Dickens, Clancy Brown, Red West, Maika Monroe
📖 Synopsis: In a gripping exploration of ambition and familial ties, "At Any Price" follows the tumultuous lives of a Midwestern farming family. [c=Dennis Quaid] portrays Henry Whipple, a determined seed salesma...
Numbers Station, The

Numbers Station, The

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: ActionThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: John Cusack, Malin Akerman, Lucy Griffiths, Liam Cunningham, Hannah Murray, Richard Brake, Joey Ansah
📖 Synopsis: Deep within a remote, heavily fortified bunker, a covert government agent named Emerson (played by [c=John Cusack]) finds himself reassigned to a mundane but critical post: monitoring a "numbers stat...
Tai Chi Hero

Tai Chi Hero

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: ActionAdventureComedy
🎬 Starring: Yuan Xiaochao, Angelababy, Eddie Peng, Shu Qi, Daniel Wu, Feng Shaofeng, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Nikki Hsieh
📖 Synopsis: Lu Chan (Yuan Xiaochao) is still trying to find his place in Chen Village, the legendary town where everyone is a martial arts master...and Chen-style Tai Chi is forbidden to outsiders. But since he h...
Kon-Tiki

Kon-Tiki

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Pal Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgard, Odd Magnus Williamson, Tobias Santelmann, Jakob Oftebro, Agnes Kittelsen
📖 Synopsis: Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific ocean in a balsa wood raft in 1947, together with five men, to prove that South Americans already back in pre-Columbian times could have crossed t...
G.B.F.

G.B.F.

📅 Release: January 17, 2014
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Michael J. Willett, Paul Iacono, Sasha Pieterse, Evanna Lynch, Megan Mullally, Natasha Lyonne, JoJo, Rebecca Gayheart, Jonathan Silverman, Lendon LeMelle, Horatio Sanz
📖 Synopsis: "G.B.F." tells the story of two closeted best friends, Tanner (Michael J. Willett) and Brent (Iacono). Brent longs for the spotlight and has a plan that will make him the most popular kid in school. H...
Reluctant Fundamentalist, The

Reluctant Fundamentalist, The

📅 Release: April 26, 2013
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kate Hudson, Kiefer Sutherland, Nelsan Ellis, Martin Donovan, Victor Slezak, Clayton Landey, Cait Johnson, Christopher Nicholas Smith, Chris Smith, Om Puri, Shabana Azmi, Haluk Bilginer, Meesha Shafi
📖 Synopsis: Student demonstrations are raging in Lahore, as young Pakistani professor Changez Khan (Riz MC) and a journalist, Bobby Lincoln (Liev Schreiber), share a cup of tea and conversation. Princeton-educate...
Pawn

Pawn

📅 Release: April 19, 2013
🎭 Genre: Thriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Michael Chiklis, Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, Common, Nikki Reed, Sean Faris, Stephen Lang, Marton Csokas, Jessica Szohr, Jonathan Bennett, Ronald Guttman
📖 Synopsis: Academy Award-winner Forest Whitaker and Golden Globe-winner Michael Chiklis reunite for the first time since "The Shield" for the most gripping crime thriller of the year: An all-night diner. A cop w...
Run And Jump

Run And Jump

📅 Release: January 24, 2014
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Will Forte, Maxine Peake, Edward MacLiam, Sharon Horgan, Ruth McCabe, Joseph Kelly, Brendan Morris, Michael Harding, Ciara Gallagher, Kelby Guilfoyle, Clare Barrett, Harry Ryan, Ri Galway, Tim Landers
📖 Synopsis: Directed by Academy Award nominee Steph Green and featuring Saturday Night Live star Will Forte, this life-affirming film embraces the healing power of love and family in all of its idiosyncratic form...
Oblivion

Oblivion

📅 Release: April 19, 2013
🎭 Genre: Sci-FiAdventure
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Tom Cruise, Olga Kurylenko, Andrea Riseborough, Morgan Freeman, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Melissa Leo, Zoe Bell
📖 Synopsis: Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion, an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the director of TRON: Legacy and the producer of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On a spectacular future Earth that h...
Home Run

Home Run

📅 Release: April 19, 2013
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Scott Elrod, Dorian Brown, Robert Peters, Vivica A. Fox, Drew Waters, Charles Henry Wyson, James Devoti
📖 Synopsis: Baseball all-star Cory Brand (Scott Elrod) knows what it takes to win in the big leagues. But off the field, with memories of his past haunting him, his life is spiraling out of control.Hoping to save...