Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Affif Ben Badra Eddie Marsan Geraldine James Jared Harris Jude Law Kelly Reilly Noomi Rapace Robert Downey Jr. Stephen Fry William Houston
Sherlock Holmes
Eccentric consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Eddie Marsan Geraldine James Hans Matheson Jude Law Kelly Reilly Mark Strong Rachel McAdams Robert Downey Jr. Robert Maillet William Houston
Shark Tale
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship.
Director: Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, Rob Letterman
Stars: Angelina Jolie David P. Smith Doug E. Doug Jack Black Martin Scorsese Michael Imperioli Renée Zellweger Robert De Niro Will Smith Ziggy Marley
Scary Movie
Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Matrix, American Pie and The Blair Witch Project.
Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans
Stars: Anna Faris Carmen Electra Cheri Oteri Dave Sheridan Jon Abrahams Keenen Ivory Wayans Marlon Wayans Regina Hall Shannon Elizabeth Shawn Wayans
Matilda
An extraordinarily intelligent young girl from a cruel and uncaring family discovers she possesses telekinetic powers and is sent off to a school headed by a tyrannical principal.
Director: Danny DeVito
Stars: Brian Levinson Danny DeVito Embeth Davidtz Jimmy Karz Kiami Davael Mara Wilson Pam Ferris Paul Reubens Rhea Perlman Tracey Walter
Saving Private Ryan
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Adam Goldberg Barry Pepper Edward Burns Giovanni Ribisi Jeremy Davies Matt Damon Ted Danson Tom Hanks Tom Sizemore Vin Diesel
San Andreas
In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his estranged daughter.
Director: Brad Peyton
Stars: Alexandra Daddario Archie Panjabi Art Parkinson Carla Gugino Colton Haynes Dwayne Johnson Hugo Johnstone-Burt Ioan Gruffudd Kylie Minogue Paul Giamatti
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer's, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects – especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee.
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Stars: Andy Serkis Brian Cox David Oyelowo Freida Pinto James Franco Jamie Harris John Lithgow Tom Felton Ty Olsson Tyler Labine
Ride Along
For the past two years, high-school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he's more than just a video-game junkie who's unworthy of James' sister, Angela. When Ben finally gets accepted into the academy, he thinks he's earned the seasoned policeman's respect and asks for his blessing to marry Angela. Knowing that a ride along will demonstrate if Ben has what it takes to take care of his sister, James invites him on a shift designed to scare the hell out of the trainee. But when the wild night leads them to the most notorious criminal in the city, James will find that his new partner's rapid-fire mouth is just as dangerous as the bullets speeding at it.
Director: Tim Story
Stars: Bruce McGill Bryan Callen Gary Owen Ice Cube Jacob Latimore Jay Pharoah John Leguizamo Kevin Hart Laurence Fishburne Tika Sumpter
Rat Race
In an ensemble film about easy money, greed, manipulation and bad driving, a Las Vegas casino tycoon entertains his wealthiest high rollers -- a group that will bet on anything -- by pitting six ordinary people against each other in a wild dash for $2 million jammed into a locker hundreds of miles away. The tycoon and his wealthy friends monitor each racer's every move to keep track of their favorites. The only rule in this race is that there are no rules.
Director: Jerry Zucker
Stars: Amy Smart Breckin Meyer Cuba Gooding Jr. John Cleese Jon Lovitz Lanei Chapman Seth Green Vince Vieluf Wayne Knight Whoopi Goldberg
Ratatouille
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.
Director: Brad Bird
Stars: Brad Garrett Brian Dennehy Ian Holm Janeane Garofalo Julius Callahan Lou Romano Patton Oswalt Peter O'Toole Peter Sohn Will Arnett
Psycho
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Stars: Anthony Perkins Frank Albertson Janet Leigh John Gavin John McIntire Martin Balsam Patricia Hitchcock Simon Oakland Vaughn Taylor Vera Miles
Platoon
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Director: Oliver Stone
Stars: Charlie Sheen Forest Whitaker Francesco Quinn John C. McGinley Johnny Depp Keith David Kevin Dillon Reggie Johnson Tom Berenger Willem Dafoe
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 18th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.
Director: Gore Verbinski
Stars: Geoffrey Rush Jack Davenport Johnny Depp Jonathan Pryce Keira Knightley Kevin McNally Lee Arenberg Mackenzie Crook Orlando Bloom Zoe Saldana
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.
Director: Chris Columbus
Stars: Alexandra Daddario Brandon T. Jackson Catherine Keener Jake Abel Logan Lerman Melina Kanakaredes Pierce Brosnan Rosario Dawson Sean Bean Steve Coogan
The Patriot
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Chris Cooper Donal Logue Heath Ledger Jason Isaacs Joely Richardson Leon Rippy Lisa Brenner Mel Gibson Tchéky Karyo Tom Wilkinson
Zombieland
Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Stars: Abigail Breslin Amber Heard Bill Murray Derek Graf Emma Stone Jesse Eisenberg Justin Price Mike White Victory Van Tuyl Woody Harrelson
Pineapple Express
A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.
Director: David Gordon Green
Stars: Adam Crosby Amber Heard Craig Robinson Dana Lee Danny McBride Gary Cole James Franco Kevin Corrigan Rosie Perez Seth Rogen
Passengers
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Stars: Andy García Aurora Perrineau Chris Pratt Jennifer Lawrence Julee Cerda Kara Flowers Kristin Brock Laurence Fishburne Michael Sheen Vince Foster
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
While serving time for insanity at a state mental hospital, implacable rabble-rouser, Randle Patrick McMurphy, inspires his fellow patients to rebel against the authoritarian rule of head nurse, Mildred Ratched.
Director: Miloš Forman
Stars: Brad Dourif Christopher Lloyd Danny DeVito Dean R. Brooks Jack Nicholson Louise Fletcher Michael Berryman Scatman Crothers Will Sampson William Redfield
Over the Hedge
A scheming raccoon fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food, by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating – and learns a lesson about family himself.
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick, Tim Johnson
Stars: Allison Janney Bruce Willis Catherine O'Hara Eugene Levy Garry Shandling Nick Nolte Steve Carell Thomas Haden Church Wanda Sykes William Shatner
Overboard
A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee. A remake of the 1987 comedy.
Director: Rob Greenberg
Stars: Alyvia Alyn Lind Anna Faris Cecilia Suárez Emily Maddison Eugenio Derbez Eva Longoria Garry Chalk John Hannah Josh Segarra Swoosie Kurtz
Now You See Me
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.
Director: Louis Leterrier
Stars: Common Dave Franco Isla Fisher Jesse Eisenberg Mark Ruffalo Mélanie Laurent Michael Caine Michael Kelly Morgan Freeman Woody Harrelson
Oblivion
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Stars: Abigail Lowe Andrea Riseborough David Madison Isabelle Lowe Melissa Leo Morgan Freeman Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Olga Kurylenko Tom Cruise Zoë Bell
Moonrise Kingdom
Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. For our review on this film, lick here.
Director: Wes Anderson
Stars: Bill Murray Bob Balaban Bruce Willis Edward Norton Frances McDormand Harvey Keitel Jared Gilman Jason Schwartzman Kara Hayward Tilda Swinton
Monsters, Inc.
James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are monsters, they earn their living scaring children and are the best in the business... even though they're more afraid of the children than they are of them. When a child accidentally enters their world, James and Mike suddenly find that kids are not to be afraid of and they uncover a conspiracy that could threaten all children across the world.
Director: Pete Docter
Stars: Billy Crystal Bob Peterson Daniel Gerson Frank Oz James Coburn Jennifer Tilly John Goodman John Ratzenberger Mary Gibbs Steve Buscemi
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.
Director: Tim Burton
Stars: Allison Janney Asa Butterfield Chris O'Dowd Ella Purnell Eva Green Judi Dench Milo Parker Rupert Everett Samuel L. Jackson Terence Stamp
Slumdog Millionaire
Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
Director: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Stars: Anil Kapoor Ayush Mahesh Khedekar Dev Patel Freida Pinto Irrfan Khan Jeneva Talwar Mahesh Manjrekar Mia Drake Inderbitzin Rajendranath Zutshi Saurabh Shukla
Macbeth
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but also weak and hesitant, betrays his good king and his brothers in arms and sinks into the bloody mud of a path with no return, sown with crime and suspicion.
Director: Roman Polanski
Stars: Francesca Annis John Stride Jon Finch Martin Shaw Nicholas Selby Noel Davis Paul Shelley Richard Pearson Stephan Chase Terence Bayler
Lethal Weapon
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.
Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Damon Hines Danny Glover Darlene Love Ebonie Smith Ed O'Ross Gary Busey Lycia Naff Mel Gibson Tom Atkins Traci Wolfe
Logan
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Director: James Mangold
Stars: Boyd Holbrook Dafne Keen Elise Neal Elizabeth Rodriguez Eriq La Salle Hugh Jackman Patrick Stewart Richard E. Grant Sienna Novikov Stephen Merchant
Life of Pi
The story of an Indian boy named Pi, a zookeeper's son who finds himself in the company of a hyena, zebra, orangutan, and a Bengal tiger after a shipwreck sets them adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Adil Hussain Ayaan Khan Ayush Tandon Gautam Belur Irrfan Khan Mohd Abbas Khaleeli Rafe Spall Suraj Sharma Tabu Vibish Sivakumar
Coming to America
Prince Akeem, heir to the throne of Zamunda, leaves the tropical paradise kingdom in search of his queen. What better place than Queens, New York, to find his bride? Joined by his loyal servant and friend, Semmi, Akeem attempts to blend in as an ordinary American and begin his search.
Director: John Landis
Stars: Allison Dean Arsenio Hall Eddie Murphy Eriq La Salle Frankie Faison James Earl Jones John Amos Louie Anderson Madge Sinclair Shari Headley
Pan’s Labyrinth
Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia feels alone until she explores a decaying labyrinth guarded by a mysterious faun who claims to know her destiny. If she wishes to return to her real father, Ofelia must complete three terrifying tasks.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Stars: Álex Angulo Ariadna Gil César Vea Doug Jones Ivan Massagué Ivana Baquero Manolo Solo Maribel Verdú Roger Casamajor Sergi López
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword Excalibur from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy... whether he likes it or not.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Aidan Gillen Astrid Bergès-Frisbey Charlie Hunnam Craig McGinlay Djimon Hounsou Eric Bana Freddie Fox Jude Law Kingsley Ben-Adir Tom Wu
Knight and Day
A fugitive couple goes on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust.
Director: James Mangold
Stars: Cameron Diaz Celia Weston Dale Dye Jordi Mollà Maggie Grace Marc Blucas Paul Dano Peter Sarsgaard Tom Cruise Viola Davis
Johnny English
A lowly pencil pusher working for MI7, Johnny English is suddenly promoted to super spy after Agent One is assassinated and every other agent is blown up at his funeral. When a billionaire entrepreneur sponsors the exhibition of the Crown Jewels—and the valuable gems disappear on the opening night and on English's watch—the newly-designated agent must jump into action to find the thief and recover the missing gems.
Director: Peter Howitt
Stars: Ben Miller Douglas McFerran Greg Wise John Malkovich Kevin McNally Natalie Imbruglia Rowan Atkinson Steve Nicolson Tasha de Vasconcelos Terence Harvey
John Dies at the End
A new drug promises out-of-body experiences, but users are coming back changed forever, and an otherworldly invasion of Earth is underway.
Director: Don Coscarelli
Stars: Chase Williamson Clancy Brown Daniel Roebuck Doug Jones Fabianne Therese Glynn Turman Jimmy Wong Paul Giamatti Rob Mayes Tai Bennett
Jurassic Park
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Ariana Richards BD Wong Bob Peck Jeff Goldblum Joseph Mazzello Laura Dern Martin Ferrero Richard Attenborough Sam Neill Samuel L. Jackson
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt is a janitor with a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans and a dream to find the parents that he lost at the Grand Canyon when he was a belligerent, trailer park-raised eight-year-old. Now, blasting Van Halen in his jacked-up economy car, the irrepressibly optimistic Joe hits the road alone in search of his folks.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Stars: Adam Beach Brittany Daniel Caroline Aaron Christopher Walken David Spade Dennis Miller Erik Per Sullivan Fred Ward Jaime Pressly Kid Rock
Jaws 2
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Stars: Ann Dusenberry Barry Coe Collin Wilcox Paxton Jeffrey Kramer Joseph Mascolo Lorraine Gary Mark Gruner Murray Hamilton Roy Scheider Susan French
The Shawshank Redemption
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
Director: Frank Darabont
Stars: Bob Gunton Clancy Brown Gil Bellows James Whitmore Jeffrey DeMunn Larry Brandenburg Mark Rolston Morgan Freeman Tim Robbins William Sadler
Jaws
When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the blood-thirsty beast.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Chris Rebello Jay Mello Jeffrey Kramer Jeffrey Voorhees Lee Fierro Lorraine Gary Murray Hamilton Richard Dreyfuss Robert Shaw Roy Scheider
Jack Reacher
When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: "Get Jack Reacher!" So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Stars: Alexia Fast David Oyelowo Jai Courtney Joseph Sikora Michael Raymond-James Richard Jenkins Rosamund Pike Tom Cruise Vladimir Sizov Werner Herzog