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The Impossible

The Impossible ( 81%)

Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few days in tropical paradise. But on the morning of December 26th, as the family relaxes around the pool after their Christmas festivities the night before, a terrifying roar rises up from the center of...

Starring:
Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor
Directed by:
Juan Antonio Bayona
Rated:
PG-13

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96% War Witch 46
95% Gimme The Loot 40
93% No 96
93% The Sapphires 120

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96% Monsters, Inc. 3D 190
96% Argo 259
94% The Central Park Five 65
93% Zero Dark Thirty 246

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This Is Not a Film

This clandestine documentary, shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France in a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, depicts the day-to-day life of acclaimed director Jafar Panahi (Offside, The Circle) during his house arrest in his… More

February 29, 2012 — Unrated, 1 hr. 15 min. - Showtimes
Monsters, Inc. 3D

After exploring the worlds of toys and bugs in the two Toy Story films and A Bug's Life, the award-winning computer animation company Pixar delves into the realm of monsters with its fourth feature. Hulking, blue-furred behemoth James P. "Sully"… More

December 19, 2012 — G, 1 hr. 32 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Argo

Argo

96%

Based on true events, Argo chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis-the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the… More

October 12, 2012 — R, 2 hr. - Showtimes - Trailer
The Central Park Five

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers were arrested and charged for brutally attacking and raping a white female jogger in Central Park. News media swarmed the case, calling it "the crime of the century." But the truth about what really happened… More

November 23, 2012 — Unrated, 2 hr. - Showtimes - Trailer
Zero Dark Thirty

For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty reunites the Oscar winning team of director-producer… More

January 11, 2013 — R, 2 hr. 37 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Skyfall

Skyfall

92%

In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. -- (C) Official Site

November 9, 2012 — PG-13, 2 hr. 25 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Holy Motors

From dawn to dusk, a few hours in the life of Monsieur Oscar, a shadowy character who journeys from one life to the next. He is, in turn, captain of industry, assassin, beggar, monster, family man... He seems to be playing roles, plunging headlong… More

October 17, 2012 — Unrated, 1 hr. 55 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Django Unchained

Set in the South two years before the Civil War, Django Unchained stars Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on… More

December 25, 2012 — R, 2 hr. 45 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
A Royal Affair

A ROYAL AFFAIR is the true story of an ordinary man who wins the queen's heart and starts a revolution. Centering on the intriguing love triangle between the ever more insane Danish King Christian VII, the royal physician who is a man of… More

November 9, 2012 — R, 2 hr. 17 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Lincoln

Lincoln

89%

Steven Spielberg directs Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln, a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to… More

November 16, 2012 — PG-13, 2 hr. 29 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Life of Pi

Director Ang Lee creates a groundbreaking movie event about a young man who survives a disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with another… More

November 21, 2012 — PG, 2 hr. 7 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Wreck-it Ralph

Ralph (John C. Reilly) is tired of being overshadowed by Fix-It Felix (Jack McBrayer), the "good guy" star of their game who always gets to save the day. But after decades doing the same thing and seeing all the glory go to Felix, Ralph decides he's… More

November 2, 2012 — PG, 1 hr. 32 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
The Master

A striking portrait of drifters and seekers in post World War II America, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master unfolds the journey of a Naval veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) who arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is… More

September 14, 2012 — R, 2 hr. 18 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Smashed

Smashed

84%

Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Charlie (Aaron Paul) are a young married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of music, laughter and drinking...especially the drinking. When Kateʼs drinking leads her to dangerous places and her job as… More

October 12, 2012 — R, 1 hr. 21 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Rust and Bone

A struggling single father helps a beautiful whale trainer recover her will to live following a terrible accident that leaves her confined to a wheelchair. Lonely and destitute, Ali (Matthias Schoenaerts) leaves the north of France for his sister's… More

November 23, 2012 — R, 2 hr. 2 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
The Impossible

Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few days in tropical paradise. But on the morning of December 26th, as the family relaxes around the pool after their Christmas festivities the night… More

December 21, 2012 — PG-13, 1 hr. 53 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Killing Them Softly

Three dumb guys who think they're smart rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the enforcer hired to track them down and restore order. Killing Them Softly also features Richard Jenkins, James… More

November 30, 2012 — R, 1 hr. 37 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
The Bay

The Bay

76%

Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been… More

November 2, 2012 — R, 1 hr. 25 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
The Intouchables

An irreverent, uplifting comedy about friendship, trust and human possibility, The Intouchables has broken box office records in its native France and across Europe. Based on a true story of friendship between a handicap millionaire (Francois Cluzet)… More

May 25, 2012 — R, 1 hr. 52 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians is an epic adventure that tells the story of a group of heroes - each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for… More

November 21, 2012 — PG, 1 hr. 37 min. - Showtimes - Trailer
Wuthering Heights

Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights is an excitingly fresh and distinct take on the classic novel by Emily Brontë. An epic love story that spans childhood well into the young adult years, the film follows Heathcliff, a boy taken in by a benevolent… More

October 5, 2012 — Unrated, 2 hr. 8 min. - Showtimes - Trailer

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