Movies Released December 16, 2011

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Apr. 6, 2012

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A thirtysomething, divorced, young-adult fiction writer in Minneapolis returns to her hometown to chase the ex-boyfriend, who’s now married with a kid, that got away.

Mary Lee, Charlize Theron, Beth Kono, Jason Reitman, Mason Novick, Russell Smith, Diablo Cody, Patton Oswalt

R Drama Comedy Romance

77%

  • 3.8
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More adventures with Alvin and the Chimpunks. And this time in 3-D!

David Cross, Jenny Slate, Justin Long, Christina Applegate, Karen Rosenfelt, Jesse McCartney, Mike Mitchell, Ross Bagdasarian

G Comedy Sequel Family Animation 3D Shot-In-3D Live-Action/CGI

73%

  • 4.1
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Robert Downey stars as Sherlock Holmes; Jude Law plays protege Watson, and Rachel McAdams stars as love interest Irene Adler.

Rachel McAdams, Jude Law, Eddie Marsan, Lionel Wigram, Robert Downey Jr., Kelly Reilly, Guy Ritchie, Joel Silver

PG-13 Action Adventure Sequel Mystery

88%

  • 4.4
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The return of Ethan Hunt. Plot details are being kept under a lid of secrecy. Said to be a globe-trotting adventure, as production is scheduled to take place in Prague, Dubai and Vancouver.

Tom Cruise, Andre Nemec, Ving Rhames, Brad Bird, J.J. Abrams, Paula Wagner, Josh Applebaum, Simon Pegg

PG-13 Action Adventure Sequel IMAX

82%

  • 4.6
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An absentee father returns home to a small town in East Texas and discovers a household of crystal meth addicts.

Anson Mount, David Pomes, Xander Berkeley, Ryan Donowho

Drama

71%

  • 3.7
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Two sets of parents meet after their sons are involved in a schoolyard fight. The meeting goes disastrously wrong when each pair attacks the other’s parenting skills before turning on each other about problems in their own marriages.

Christoph Waltz, Roman Polanski, Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, Matt Dillon, John C. Reilly

R Drama

62%

  • 3.7
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This documentary chronicles how Hollywood writer-director producer Roger Corman created his cult film empire, one low-budget success at a time, capitalizing on undiscovered talent, and pushing the boundaries of independent filmmaking.

Alex Stapleton

Documentary 1 hr, 30 mins

60%

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