Best DVD & Blu-rays Released November 2014
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Planes: Fire and Rescue
A sequel spin-off to 2013's Planes.
Dane Cook, Julie Bowen, Ed Harris, Regina King, Stacy Keach, Bobs Gannaway, John Lasseter, Jeffrey M. Howard
Maleficent
A live action feature based on Disney's 1959 adaptation of the fairy tale "Sleeping Beauty" from the point of view of the villain, Maleficent.
Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Miranda Richardson, Joe Roth, Lesley Manville, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, Robert Stromberg, Linda Woolverton
Hercules
The story follows Hercules, the powerful son of Zeus who, after the loss of his family, turns his back on the gods and finds his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warms to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. When the King of Thrace hires these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time, it is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen.
Antje Traue, Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Barry Levine, Brett Ratner, Aksel Hennie, Reece Ritchie, Joseph Fiennes
Frontera
Frontera is set in the dangerous area between the United States and Mexico. After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel (Pena), a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s (Harris) wife. After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife (Longoria) tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.
Michael Berry, Michael Peña, Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Luis Moulinet III, Eva Longoria, Aden Young
A Most Wanted Man
A British banker tries to help a young Muslim immigrant -- the son of a Chechen peasant and a Russian officer -- targeted by the U.S., British and German secret services after he is taken in by a Turkish family in Hamburg.
Robin Wright, Rachel McAdams, Anton Corbijn, Andrew Bovell, Willem Dafoe, Daniel Bruhl, Martin Wuttke
The Christmas Candle
Nothing out of the ordinary ever happens in the small village of Gladbury -- except at Christmas. Legend has it that every twenty-five years an angel visits the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights the Christmas Candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve But in 1890, at the dawn of the modern age, all that is about to change. With the arrival of David Richmond, a skeptical, young minister, Gladbury's humble candlemaker, Edward Haddington must fight to preserve his family's legacy. When the Christmas Candle goes missing, the miraculous and the human collide in the most astonishing Christmas the town of Gladbury has ever seen.
Lesley Manville, John Stephenson, Eric Newman II, Candace Lee, Susan Boyle, Barbara Flynn, Hans Matheson, Samantha Barks
The One I Love
A couple escapes for a weekend in pursuit of their better selves only to discover an unusual dilemma that awaits them.
Elisabeth Moss, Mark Duplass, Ted Danson, Charlie McDowell, Justin Lader
Let's Be Cops
Follows two best friends looking for a little more out of life. They impersonate cops for kicks, but when they unknowingly mess with a real mobster, the game gets real.
Nina Dobrev, Andy Garcia, Jake Johnson, James D'Arcy, Luke Greenfield, Simon Kinberg, Nick Thomas, Damon Wayans Jr.
Tammy
After a woman gets laid off from her fast-food job and finds her husband cheating, she takes a road trip of self-discovery with her foul-mouthed diabetic grandmother.
Will Ferrell, Mark Duplass, Adam McKay, Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Ben Falcone, Allison Janney, Dan Aykroyd
How to Train Your Dragon 2
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg announced a sequel to "How to Train Your Dragon" will be released in 2013. It's too early to know the plot details.
Kristen Wiig, Chris Sanders, Jay Baruchel, Jonah Hill, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Jersey Boys
Frank Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi go from blue-collar wrong side of the track origins to become American pop sensations, selling 175 million records worldwide before they are 30 years old.
Jon Favreau, Clint Eastwood, Mike Doyle, Michael Lomenda, Erica Piccininni, Tim Headington, Graham King, Rob Lorenz
36 Saints
"Seven" meets "The Da Vinci Code," when New York Police Headquarters is confronted with the horror of a serial murderer loose on the streets of Manhattan. Oblivious to the danger, a group of hip students from all over the world, who now attend school together in New York, are planning a memorial to celebrate the lives of their lost "brothers and sisters" who died suddenly in a tragic plane crash a year prior. Aspiring actress EVE, her athletic boyfriend SEBASTIAN, bad boy gone good DOMINIC, tough but sweet JOAN, hip hop mogul on the rise, VALENTINE and beautiful, carefree MARIA, soon begin to turn up dead, one by one. As more dead bodies mount, detectives JOSEPH and MICHAEL are in a race against time to stop the serial killing. The crime scenes and the way each victim was killed lead the detectives to theorize that each of the killings may be linked to the victims' ancient namesakes. Those namesakes are known to be some of the most saintly people that have graced the earth. As evidence continues to mount and more body bags are gathered, the detectives are convinced that the killer is basing his crimes on the belief that every generation has 36 righteous individuals who live among us, where, with all of them gone, the world would fall into chaos, corruption and eventual darkness. The hunt is on to find the last of the 36 Saints before the killer does.
Chris Riggi, Matthew Daddario, Eddy Duran, Joey Dedio, Jeffrey De Serrano, Tyrone Brown, Donna McKechnie, Franky G.
Monty Python Live
For the first time in over three decades, comedy legends Monty Python will be performing live on stage together at London’s famed O2 Arena. At a combined age of just 361, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin will once again perform some of their greatest hits, with modern, topical, Python-esque twists.
Happy Christmas
Anna Kendrick plays Jenny, an irresponsible 20-something who comes to Chicago to live with her older brother Jeff (Swanberg), a young filmmaker living a happy existence with his novelist wife Kelly (Lynskey) and their two-year-old son. Jenny's arrival shakes up their quiet domesticity as she and her friend Carson (Dunham) instigate an evolution in Kelly's life and career. Meanwhile, Jenny strikes up a rocky relationship with the family's baby sitter-cum-pot dealer (Webber).
Melanie Lynskey, Joe Swanberg, Anna Kendrick, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham
I Am Ali
I Am Ali is told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali’s personal archive of ‘audio journals’ combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, son, ex-wife and brother, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy.
Clare Lewins
Mood Indigo
A story set in Paris about two newlyweds, Chloe (Audrey Tautou) and Colin (Romain Duris), whose whirlwind courtship is tested when an unusual illness plagues Chloe; a flower begins to grow in her lungs.
Michel Gondry, Omar Sy, Audrey Tautou, Romain Duris, Gad Elmaleh
22 Jump Street
The ending of the 2012 film hinted at Jenko and Schmidt heading to college as undercover agents.
Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Phil Lord, Craig Roberts, Wyatt Russell, Chris Miller, Neal H. Moritz, Michael Bacall
Reclaim
After their newly adopted daughter goes missing in a small town, Steven and Shannon will stop at nothing to uncover the truth behind her disappearance and the dangerous secret behind the adoption agency they trusted. Risking their own lives, they will discover just what being a parent means and how far they will go to get their child back.
Ryan Phillippe, Alan White, John Cusack, Rachelle Lefevre, Briana Roy
If I Stay
In a single moment, everything changes... 17-year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall riding along the snow-wet Oregon road with her family. Then, in a blink, she finds herself watching as her own damaged body is taken from the wreck.
Liana Liberato, Lauren Lee Smith, Shauna Cross, Chelah Horsdal, Heitor Dhalia, Erik Feig, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos
And So It Goes
A self absorbed and eccentric realtor's life gets thrown for a loop when the daughter of his estranged son is left on his doorstep. But his neighbor pitches in to help.
Rob Reiner, Alan Greisman, Mark Damon, Mark Andrus, Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Frankie Valli
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
It's one of those hot nights, dry and windless. The kind that makes people do sweaty, secret things. Dwight's thinking of all they ways he's screwed up and what he'd give for one clear chance to wipe the slate clean, to dig his way out of the numb grey hell that is his life. And he'd give anything. Just to cut loose. Just to feel the fire. One more time.
Bruce Willis, Bob Weinstein, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephen L'Heureux, Mickey Rourke, Alexander Rodnyansky, William Monahan, Rosario Dawson
The Wind Rises
Follows Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Jennifer Grey, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, William H. Macy, Stanley Tucci, Mandy Patinkin, Martin Short
Automata
Set in the future, the story centers on Earth’s ecosystem, which is on the verge of collapse, as an insurance agent for a robotics company investigates a case of artificial intelligence manipulation.
Gabe Ibanez, Antonio Banderas, Sandra Hermida, Danny Lerner, Javier Donate, Melanie Griffith, Dylan McDermott, Robert Forster
The Expendables 3
A third installment of The Expendables franchise.
Nicolas Cage, Jason Statham, Jackie Chan, Milla Jovovich, Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, Patrick Hughes, Dolph Lundgren
Step Up All In
Revolves around a big dance-off.
Alyson Stoner, Briana Evigan, Trish Sie, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman, John Swetnam, Ryan Guzman, Izabella Miko
Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
A Christmas-themed comedy from Tyler Perry.
Anna Maria Horsford, Larry the Cable Guy, Tika Sumpter, Tyler Perry, Ozzie Areu, Matt Moore, Chad Michael Murray, Kathy Najimy
Merry Friggin' Christmas
A father forgets his son's present on Christmas Eve and has to drive through the night with his archenemy, his own father, in order to save Christmas.
Wendi McLendon-Covey, Lauren Graham, Tristram Shapeero, Joe Russo, Joel McHale, Oliver Platt, Candice Bergen, Anthony Russo
Stretch
Patrick Wilson plays a limo driver who discovers he only has one shift left to pay off a big debt, and he rolls the dice. When the chauffeur picks up a reclusive billionaire (Chris Pine) with some deviant appetites, the driver vows to fulfill the guy’s every request, no matter how weird, to score the big tip that could square him. But as the night grows stranger and the driver is pushed into some very dangerous encounters, he worries that the freak in his back seat might just be his final fare.
Brooklyn Decker, Joe Carnahan, Ed Helms, Chris Pine, Matthew Willig, Jason Blum, Patrick Wilson, Ray Liotta