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Father Of Invention

Father Of Invention

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Craig Robinson, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville, Virginia Madsen, Michael Rosenbaum, John Stamos, Jack McGee
πŸ“– Synopsis: Millionaire infomercial guru, Robert Axle (Kevin Spacey) loses everything when one of his inventions has a design flaw that accidentally chops off the fingers of thousands of customers. After serving ...
Retreat

Retreat

πŸ“… Release: October 21, 2011
🎭 Genre: ThrillerDrama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, Thandie Newton, Jimmy Yuill
πŸ“– Synopsis: On a remote, windswept Scottish island, a couple’s desperate attempt to escape the chaos of modern life turns into a nightmare in this taut psychological thriller. [c=Cillian Murphy] stars as Marti...
Skin I Live In, The

Skin I Live In, The

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Blanca Suarez, Jan Cornet, Roberto Alamo, Eduard Fernandez, Jose Luis Gomez, Barbara Lennie, Susi Sanchez, Fernando Cayo, Teresa Manresa
πŸ“– Synopsis: Ever since his wife was burned in a car crash, Dr. Robert Ledgard, an eminent plastic surgeon, has been interested in creating a new skin with which he could have saved her. After twelve years, he man...
Fireflies In The Garden

Fireflies In The Garden

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Julia Roberts, Carrie-Anne Moss, Ryan Reynolds, Emily Watson, Willem Dafoe, Hayden Panettiere, Shannon Lucio, Ioan Gruffudd, George Newbern
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Fireflies in the Garden" is a portrait of a family, at once bound together and torn apart by an unexpected tragedy.Michael Taylor (Ryan Reynolds) is an author who has channeled his painful childhood ...
Trespass

Trespass

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Liana Liberato, Jordana Spiro, Cam Gigandet, Ben Mendelsohn, Dash Mihok, Nico Tortorella
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a private, wealthy community, priority is placed on security and no exception is made for the Miller family's estate. Behind their pristine walls and manicured gardens, Kyle (Nicolas Cage), a fast-...
Texas Killing Fields

Texas Killing Fields

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: ThrillerAction
🎬 Starring: Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chloe Moretz, Jason Clarke, Stephen Graham, Annabeth Gish, Sheryl Lee
πŸ“– Synopsis: Inspired by true events, this tense and haunting thriller follows Detective Souder (Sam Worthington), a homicide detective in a small Texan town, and his partner, transplanted New York City cop Detect...
Thing, The

Thing, The

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: Horror
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs
πŸ“– Synopsis: Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is un...
Chalet Girl

Chalet Girl

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Felicity Jones, Ed Westwick, Bill Nighy, Sophia Bush, Brooke Shields, Tamsin Egerton, Nicholas Braun, Georgia King, Bill Bailey, Abbie Dunn
πŸ“– Synopsis: Pretty tomboy Kim (Felicity Jones) used to be a champion skateboarder, but now she flips burgers to support herself and her dad. Opportunity comes knocking when she flukes a winter-long catering job i...
Answer This!

Answer This!

πŸ“… Release: October 13, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Christopher Gorham, Arielle Kebbel, Chris Parnell, Kip Pardue, Evan Jones, Nelson Franklin, Kali Hawk, Frank Zieger
πŸ“– Synopsis: A brilliant trivia whiz, Paul Tarson is great at answering little questions, but horrible at answering the big ones - like what's he going to do with his life after grad school?Now he and his friends ...
Footloose

Footloose

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: MusicalDramaComedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell, Miles Teller, Ray McKinnon, Ziah Colon
πŸ“– Synopsis: Writer/Director Craig Brewer ("Hustle & Flow," "Black Snake Moan") delivers a new take of the beloved 1984 classic film, "Footloose." Ren MacCormack (played by newcomer Kenny Wormald) is transplanted ...
Howling: Reborn, The

Howling: Reborn, The

πŸ“… Release: October 18, 2011
🎭 Genre: HorrorMysteryThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Landon Liboiron, Lindsey Shaw, Ivana Milicevic, Erin Agostino
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the shadowy halls of a seemingly ordinary high school, a young man's life is about to transform into a waking nightmare. [c=Landon Liboiron] stars as Will Kidman, a senior whose world is upended w...
Master Harold... And The Boys

Master Harold... And The Boys

πŸ“… Release: March 17, 2010
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Ving Rhames, Freddie Highmore, Patrick Mofokeng, Justin Stein
πŸ“– Synopsis: Freddie Highmore ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory") and Golden Globe winner Ving Rhames ("Pulp Fiction") are unforgettable in Athol Fugard's searing coming of age masterpiece set in apartheid-era S...
Arena

Arena

πŸ“… Release: October 11, 2011
🎭 Genre: ActionThrillerDrama
🎬 Starring: Kellan Lutz, Samuel L. Jackson, Nina Dobrev, Daniel Dae Kim, James Remar, Derek Mears, Johnny Messner, Mayra Leal
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the brutal, high-stakes world of underground fighting, a desperate man is forced to fight for his family’s survival. [c=Kellan Lutz] stars as David Lord, a struggling husband and father who is k...
Miss Bala

Miss Bala

πŸ“… Release: October 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: ActionDrama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Stephanie Sigman, Irene Azuela, James Russo, Jose Yenque, Miguel Couturier
πŸ“– Synopsis: One of the most exciting young talents around, the Mexican director Gerardo Naranjo approaches the hot-button topic of drug violence through the perspective of an unlikely, unwitting heroine: a Tijuan...
Monster In Paris, A

Monster In Paris, A

πŸ“… Release: October 11, 2011
🎭 Genre: Animation
🎬 Starring: Vanessa Paradis, Adam Goldberg, Jay Harrington, Bob Balaban, Catherine O'Hara, Gad Elmaleh, Danny Huston, Matthew Geczy
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the enchanting world of animated cinema, "Monster in Paris" captivates audiences with a whimsical tale set in the backdrop of 1910 Paris. The story follows a timid but inventive deliveryman named ...
Five

Five

πŸ“… Release: October 10, 2011
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Rosario Dawson, Lyndsy Fonseca, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Holloway, Taylor Kinney, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Morrison, Bob Newhart, Annie Potts, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tony Shalhoub, Jeffrey Tambor, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Josh Dallas, Alan Ruc
πŸ“– Synopsis: In [m=Five], an evocative drama helmed by a powerhouse team of directors including [c=Jennifer Aniston], [c=Patty Jenkins], [c=Demi Moore], [c=Alicia Keys], and [c=Penelope Spheeris], five women from...
Courageous

Courageous

πŸ“… Release: September 30, 2011
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Alex Kendrick, Kevin Downes, Ben Davies, Matt Hardwick, Ken Bevel, T.C. Stallings, Rusty Martin
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a gripping exploration of faith and fatherhood, "Courageous" follows four law enforcement officers, each grappling with personal struggles as they strive to uphold justice in their community while...
Way, The

Way, The

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Deborah Kara Unger, Spencer Garrett, James Nesbitt
πŸ“– Synopsis: Martin Sheen plays Tom, an American doctor who comes to St Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son, killed in the Pyrenees in a storm while walking The Camino de Santiago, al...
1911

1911

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaHistoricalEpic
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Jackie Chan, Li Bingbing, Zhao Wen Xuan, Joan Chen, Jaycee Chan, Winston Chao
πŸ“– Synopsis: At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis. The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not be...
Blackthorn

Blackthorn

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaWestern
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Sam Shepard, Eduardo Noriega, Stephen Rea, Magaly Solier, Padraic Delaney, Dominique McElligott
πŸ“– Synopsis: It's been said (but unsubstantiated) that Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in a standoff with the Bolivian military in 1908. In BLACKTHORN, Cassidy (Shepard) survived, and is quietly liv...
Dirty Girl

Dirty Girl

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, William H. Macy, Dwight Yoakam, Mary Steenburgen, Tim McGraw, Nicholas D'Agosto
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the provocative drama "Dirty Girl," directed by [c=Abe Sylvia], audiences are introduced to the rebellious and free-spirited Danielle, portrayed by [c=Juno Temple]. Set in the 1980s, Danielle navi...
Real Steel

Real Steel

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: ActionSci-FiDrama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Hope Davis, Anthony Mackie, James Rebhorn, Olga Fonda, Kevin Durand, Karl Yune
πŸ“– Synopsis: A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future where the sport of boxing has gone high-tech, "Real Steel" stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at ...
Ides Of March, The

Ides Of March, The

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Max Minghella, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Ehle
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the high-stakes world of political campaigning, ambition and integrity collide in "Ides of March, The." Set against the backdrop of a fierce presidential primary, the film follows the idealistic a...
George Harrison: Living In The Material World

George Harrison: Living In The Material World

πŸ“… Release: October 5, 2011
🎭 Genre: DocumentaryMusic
🎬 Starring: George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Phil Spector, Tom Petty, Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono
πŸ“– Synopsis: Directed by [c=Martin Scorsese], this expansive documentary offers an intimate and revealing portrait of the quiet Beatle, exploring the spiritual journey and creative genius of [c=George Harrison]. ...
Toast

Toast

πŸ“… Release: September 23, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
🎬 Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Freddie Highmore, Matthew McNulty, Victoria Hamilton, Clare Higgins, Ken Stott, Selina Cadell, Ben Aldridge
πŸ“– Synopsis: Nigel's mother (Victoria Hamilton) appears to have been the world's worst cook, boiling unopened cans of food to a soggy pulp and nervously refusing young Nigel's (Oscar Kennedy) suggestions that she ...
Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), The

Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), The

πŸ“… Release: October 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: HorrorDrama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ashlynn Yennie, Laurence R. Harvey, Dominic Borrelli, Georgia Goodrick, Lucas Hansen, Emma Lock, Dan Burman, Bill Hutchens
πŸ“– Synopsis: The story of a man who becomes sexually obsessed with a DVD recording of the first film in the series," The Human Centipede", and uses sandpaper to pleasure himself whilst watching the film. He decide...
Caller, The

Caller, The

πŸ“… Release: August 26, 2011
🎭 Genre: Thriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Rachelle Lefevre, Stephen Moyer, Luis Guzman, Lorna Raver, Ed Quinn, Marise Alvarez, Cordelia Gonzalez, Brian Tester, Alfredo De Quesada
πŸ“– Synopsis: When troubled divorcee, Mary Kee, sets up home in her new apartment, she stumbles across an old telephone which she quickly falls in love with. Struck by it's antique charm, she gives it pride of plac...
Breakaway

Breakaway

πŸ“… Release: September 30, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaComedyRomance
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Vinay Virmani, Camilla Belle, Russell Peters, Noureen DeWulf, Akshay Kumar, Rob Lowe, Anupam Kher, Sakina Jaffrey
πŸ“– Synopsis: RAJVEER SINGH is a 21 year old young man dreaming of a professional hockey career. We open with him dreaming of scoring a game winning goal, followed by a moment of bliss as beautiful girls surround h...
What's Your Number?

What's Your Number?

πŸ“… Release: September 30, 2011
🎭 Genre: ComedyRomance
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Joel McHale, Zachary Quinto, Dave Annable, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Chris Pratt, Ivana Milicevic, Eliza Coupe, Mike Vogel, Martin Freeman, Aziz Ansari, Blythe Danner, Thomas Lennon
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the romantic comedy "What's Your Number?", the charming and relatable Ally Darling, portrayed by [c=Anna Faris], finds herself at a crossroads in her love life after reading an article that sugges...
Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

πŸ“… Release: September 30, 2011
🎭 Genre: Documentary
🎬 Starring: Nick Broomfield, John McCain, Bill O'Reilly, John Bitney, Mike Wooten, Sarah Palin
πŸ“– Synopsis: Nick Broomfield, has quietly been interviewing Palin confidantes and is close to finishing his film about the former Alaska governor. Many of those people, describe her not as the likable repository o...