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Prowl

Prowl

📅 Release: January 28, 2011
🎭 Genre: Horror
🎬 Starring: Bruce Payne, Courtney Hope, Saxon Trainor, Ruta Gedmintas, Joshua Bowman, Jamie Blackley, George Oliver
📖 Synopsis: A group of friends, including the ambitious Amber played by [c=Courtney Hope], sets out on a road trip to Chicago, hoping for a fresh start away from their small-town lives. Their journey takes a ter...
Seconds Apart

Seconds Apart

📅 Release: January 28, 2011
🎭 Genre: Horror
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Orlando Jones, Edmund Entin, Gary Entin, Courtney J. Clark, Samantha Droke, Marc Macaulay
📖 Synopsis: Seth and Jonah are murderous twins who share an evil kinship. Damned from the moment of their births, the brothers possess a gruesome talent for telekinesis - a power they use in the most horrific way...
Fertile Ground

Fertile Ground

📅 Release: January 28, 2011
🎭 Genre: Horror
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Gale Harold, Leisha Hailey, JoNell Kennedy, Jami Bassman
📖 Synopsis: Haunted by a tragic past and seeking a fresh start, a young couple relocates from bustling New York City to a sprawling, isolated farmhouse in rural Massachusetts, believing the quiet countryside wil...
Husk

Husk

📅 Release: January 28, 2011
🎭 Genre: Horror
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Wes Chatham, C.J. Thomason, Devon Graye, Tammin Sursok, Ben Easter
📖 Synopsis: A group of five college friends find themselves stranded in a remote Nebraska cornfield after a terrifying attack by a flock of crows shatters their road trip. Seeking shelter from the relentless bir...
From Prada To Nada

From Prada To Nada

📅 Release: January 28, 2011
🎭 Genre: RomanceComedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Kuno Becker, Adriana Barraza
📖 Synopsis: "From Prada to Nada", a modern twist on Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is a new romantic comedy starring Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Kuno Becker and Academy Award nominee Adrian...
Kaboom

Kaboom

📅 Release: January 28, 2011
🎭 Genre: ComedySci-Fi
🎬 Starring: Thomas Dekker, Juno Temple, Kelly Lynch, James Duval, Roxane Mesquida, Haley Bennett, Chris Zylka
📖 Synopsis: Indie veteran Gregg Araki returns to the spotlight with KABOOM, a hyper-stylized Twin Peaks for the Coachella Generation, featuring a gorgeous, super-hot young cast. The film is a wild, sex-drenched, ...
Rite, The

Rite, The

📅 Release: January 28, 2011
🎭 Genre: ThrillerSupernatural
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciaran Hinds, Toby Jones, Rutger Hauer, Chris Marquette, Franco Nero, Torrey DeVitto
📖 Synopsis: In a world where the line between faith and doubt blurs, "Rite, The" delves into the chilling realm of exorcism and the supernatural. The story follows Michael Kovak, a skeptical seminary student por...
Mechanic, The

Mechanic, The

📅 Release: January 28, 2011
🎭 Genre: ActionDrama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Jeff Chase, Christa Campbell, Liam Ferguson, J.D. Evermore, Tony Goldwyn, Mini Anden
📖 Synopsis: Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detac...
Ward, The

Ward, The

📅 Release: July 8, 2011
🎭 Genre: ThrillerHorror
🎬 Starring: Amber Heard, Lyndsy Fonseca, Danielle Panabaker, Jared Harris, Mika Boorem, Mamie Gummer, Sydney Sweeney, Laura-Leigh
📖 Synopsis: "The Ward" is an intense psychological thriller set in a mental institution where a young woman, Kristen is haunted by a mysterious and deadly ghost. As danger creeps closer, she comes to realize that...
Way Back (2011), The

Way Back (2011), The

📅 Release: January 21, 2011
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Jim Sturgess, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Dragos Bucur, Gustaf Skarsgard
📖 Synopsis: In the gripping drama [m=Way Back (2011), The], directed by [c=Peter Weir], a group of prisoners escapes from a Soviet labor camp during World War II and embarks on a harrowing journey across thousan...
Housemaid, The

Housemaid, The

📅 Release: January 21, 2011
🎭 Genre: ThrillerDrama
🎬 Starring: Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Jung Jae, Seo Woo, Yoon Yeo-jeong, Ahn Seo-hyeon, Park Ji-young
📖 Synopsis: A favorite at this year's Cannes, Toronto and Fantastic Fest film festivals, THE HOUSEMAID is a stylish, sexy thriller about an innocent young woman caught in the twisted web of a rich family's games....
No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached

📅 Release: January 21, 2011
🎭 Genre: RomanceComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Greta Gerwig, Cary Elwes, Kevin Kline, Olivia Thirlby, Lake Bell, Talia Balsam, Ophelia Lovibond, Ben Lawson, Mindy Kaling
📖 Synopsis: In the romantic comedy "No Strings Attached," directed by [c=Ivan Reitman], the complexities of modern relationships take center stage as two friends navigate the often murky waters of casual intimac...
Company Men, The

Company Men, The

📅 Release: January 21, 2011
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ben Affleck, Thomas Kee, Craig Mathers, Gary Galone, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper, Suzanne Rico, Maria Bello, Tom Kemp, Kevin Costner
📖 Synopsis: Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward (Chris Cooper) and ...
Heart Specialist, The

Heart Specialist, The

📅 Release: January 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaRomanceComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Wood Harris, Zoe Saldana, Brian J. White, Mya, Scott Paulin, David S. Lee, Richard Voigts, Tony Perez, Method Man, Jenifer Lewis, Terrence Jenkins, Leon, Edward Asner
📖 Synopsis: In this sizzling romantic comedy drama, a dedicated but perpetually single hospital intern, played by [c=Wood Harris], finds his carefully ordered life turned upside down when he becomes entangled wi...
Burning Palms

Burning Palms

📅 Release: January 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: ComedyDrama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Nick Stahl, Dylan McDermott, Rosamund Pike, Paz Vega, Zoe Saldana, Adriana Barraza, Shannen Doherty, Lake Bell, Robert Hoffman, Jamie Chung, Austin Williams, Jason Brooks, Tom Wright
📖 Synopsis: In the darkly comedic and poignant film "Burning Palms," directed by [c=Christopher B. Landon], the intertwining lives of five unique characters in Los Angeles reveal the complexities of love, betray...
Every Day

Every Day

📅 Release: January 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Helen Hunt, Liev Schreiber, Carla Gugino, Eddie Izzard, Brian Dennehy
📖 Synopsis: Ned (Liev Schreiber) is in the throes of a mid-life crisis. His work as a writer on an outrageous, semi-pornographic TV show is less than satisfying. His fifteen year old son has just told him he is g...
Somewhat Gentle Man, A

Somewhat Gentle Man, A

📅 Release: January 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: ComedyDrama
🎬 Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Bjorn Floberg, Gard B. Eidsvold, Jorunn Kjellsby, Jannike Kruse, Aksel Hennie
📖 Synopsis: Ulrik (Stellan Skarsgard) is a somewhat gentle man, as far as gangsters go. Reluctantly back on the streets following a stint in prison, Ulrik's boss greets him with open arms and a plan to settle an ...
Dilemma, The

Dilemma, The

📅 Release: January 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Talulah Riley, Chelcie Ross, Amy Morton
📖 Synopsis: Vince Vaughn and Kevin James headline an all-star comedy from director Ron Howard and producer Brian Grazer about a man who finds out that what you don't say to a friend is just as important as what y...
Green Hornet, The

Green Hornet, The

📅 Release: January 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: SuperheroActionAdventure
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Christoph Waltz, Edward James Olmos, Tom Wilkinson, David Harbour, Taylor Cole
📖 Synopsis: Britt Reid (Seth Rogen), son and heir to Los Angeles' largest newspaper fortune, is a rich, spoiled playboy who has been happy to maintain a direction-less existence. When his father James Reid (Tom W...
Barney's Version

Barney's Version

📅 Release: January 14, 2011
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Rachelle Lefevre, Scott Speedman, Bruce Greenwood, Saul Rubinek, Jake Hoffman, Anna Hopkins, Cle Bennett, Harvey Atkin, Mark Addy, Maury Chaykin, Macha Grenon
📖 Synopsis: "Barney's Version" is the warm, wise, and witty story of Barney Panofsky, (Paul Giamatti), a seemingly ordinary man who lives an extraordinary life. A candid confessional, told from Barney's point of ...
Country Strong

Country Strong

📅 Release: January 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaMusic
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester, Kayla Perkins, Sean Symons, Jim O'Rear, Jeremy Childs
📖 Synopsis: In the poignant drama "Country Strong," directed by [c=Shana Feste], the world of country music serves as both a stage and a battleground for its characters' personal struggles. The story revolves ar...
Season Of The Witch

Season Of The Witch

📅 Release: January 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: ThrillerSupernatural
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Foy, Ulrich Thomsen, Robert Sheehan, Stephen Graham, Christopher Lee, Rebekah Kennedy
📖 Synopsis: Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure, Ghost Rider) and Ron Perlman (Hellboy, Hellboy II, Sons of Anarchy) star in this supernatural action adventure about a heroic Crusader and his closest fri...
Time That Remains, The

Time That Remains, The

📅 Release: January 7, 2011
🎭 Genre: DramaHistory
🎬 Starring: Ali Suliman, Elia Suleiman, Saleh Bakri, Amer Hlehel
📖 Synopsis: Spanning from 1948 to the present day, [c=Elia Suleiman]'s poignant and semi-autobiographical drama, The Time That Remains, chronicles the life of a Palestinian family, and a nation, through moments ...
Blue Valentine

Blue Valentine

📅 Release: December 29, 2010
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams, Mike Vogel, John Doman, Maryann Plunkett, Faith Wladyka
📖 Synopsis: In the poignant drama "Blue Valentine," directed by [c=Derek Cianfrance], the complexities of love and heartbreak unfold through the lives of Dean and Cindy, portrayed by [c=Ryan Gosling] and [c=Mich...
Another Year

Another Year

📅 Release: December 29, 2010
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Imelda Staunton, David Bradley, Philip Davis, Peter Wight, Oliver Maltman, Karina Fernandez, Martin Savage
📖 Synopsis: British filmmaker Mike Leigh delivers another emotionally honest portrait of ordinary people trying to make sense of their lives in this comedy drama. Tom (Jim Broadbent) and Gerri (Ruth Sheen) are a ...
Biutiful

Biutiful

📅 Release: December 29, 2010
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Javier Bardem, Blanca Portillo, Ruben Ochandiano, Martina Garcia, Eduard Fernandez
📖 Synopsis: Biutiful is a love story between a father and his children. This is the journey of Uxbal, a conflicted man who struggles to reconcile fatherhood, love, spirituality, crime, guilt and mortality amidst ...
Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels

📅 Release: December 25, 2010
🎭 Genre: ComedyAdventure
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Jack Black, Emily Blunt, Jason Segel, Amanda Peet, T.J. Miller, Billy Connolly, James Corden, Chris O'Dowd, Catherine Tate
📖 Synopsis: In a whimsical twist on the classic tale, "Gulliver's Travels" follows the misadventures of Lemuel Gulliver, portrayed by the comedic talent of [c=Jack Black]. A restless mailroom employee in New Yor...
Little Fockers

Little Fockers

📅 Release: December 22, 2010
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Barbra Streisand, Jessica Alba, Laura Dern, Harvey Keitel, Dustin Hoffman, Daisy Tahan
📖 Synopsis: The test of wills between Jack Byrnes (Robert De Niro) and Greg Focker (Ben Stiller) escalates to new heights of comedy in the third installment of the blockbuster series - "Little Fockers." Laura Der...
True Grit

True Grit

📅 Release: December 22, 2010
🎭 Genre: AdventureDrama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Paul Rae
📖 Synopsis: In the rugged landscape of the American frontier, a fierce young girl named Mattie Ross, portrayed by the talented [c=Hailee Steinfeld], embarks on a perilous quest to avenge her father's murder. Dri...
Somewhere

Somewhere

📅 Release: December 22, 2010
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning, Michelle Monaghan, Chris Pontius, Laura Ramsey, Robert Schwartzman, Caitlin Keats, Eliza Coupe, Angela Lindvall
📖 Synopsis: In [m=Somewhere], directed and written by [c=Sofia Coppola], the story follows Johnny Marco, a once-famous Hollywood actor played by [c=Stephen Dorff], who finds himself trapped in a monotonous exist...