Best DVD & Blu-rays Released October 2011
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Fast Five
No plot details have been announced.
Dwayne Johnson, Jordana Brewster, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Justin Lin, Neal H. Moritz, Tania Landau
Action Adventure Sequel
4 / 5
Play Trailer Scream 4
"Scream 4" sees the return of the three main characters, along with a group of new stars. Said to jump-start a proposed new trilogy of the franchise.
Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, Kristen Bell, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Williamson, Hayden Panettiere, Alison Brie, Neve Campbell
Sequel Thriller Suspense Horror
4 / 5
Play Trailer African Cats
A look at how three cats -- a lioness, a leopard and a cheetah -- survive in the African plains.
Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill
Documentary
4 / 5
Play Trailer Submarine
A 15-year-old boy has two objectives: To lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to stop his mother from leaving his father for her dance teacher.
Ben Stiller, Paddy Considine, Richard Ayoade, Sally Hawkins, Andy Stebbing, Craig Roberts, Noah Taylor, Mary Louise Burke
Drama
3 / 5
Play Trailer Crazy on the Outside
In the movie, Tim Allen stars as a parolee who finds life outside a prison cell to be much crazier once he enters his quirky sister's world.
Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Kelsey Grammer, Brett Gregory, Carrie-Anne Moss, Richard Baker, Brian Reilly
Comedy Crime
3 / 5
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Play Trailer The Undefeated
A documentary on Sarah Palin inspired by her book Going Rogue.
Stephen K. Bannon
Documentary
4 / 5
Play Trailer The Great Ghost Rescue
A young ghost loses his usual haunt and must search for a new one.
Jason Isaacs, Kevin McKidd, Yann Samuell, Miriam Segal, Emma Fielding
Comedy
3 / 5
Play Trailer Phase 7
Coco (Daniel Hendler) has just moved to a new apartment with his wife Pipi (Jazmin Stuart), who’s seven months pregnant. At first, they don’t seem to notice the growing chaos around them, but when authorities quarantine their building after a deadly pandemic breaks out, Coco joins forces with his off-kilter, but well-prepared and stocked next-door neighbor Horacio to defend his refrigerator and keep Pipi safe.
Steven Schneider, Nicolas Goldbart
Horror
3 / 5
Play Trailer Buck
Master horse trainer Buck Brannaman uses principles of respect and trust to tame horses and inspire their human counterparts.
Cindy Meehl, Buck Brannaman
Documentary
5 / 5
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Deep Gold
Shortly after free diver Amy Sanchez breaks a freediving record, her boyfriend, a pilot transporting millions of dollar of gold, mysteriously vanishes.
Michael Gleissner
Action 3D
4 / 5
Play Trailer Horrible Bosses
Three best friends come together and agree to kill their horrible bosses.
Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Jason Bateman, Jamie Foxx, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Julie Bowen, John Francis Daley
Comedy Crime
3 / 5
Play Trailer Zookeeper
A lonely, misguided zookeeper gets unexpected romantic help from the animals in his care.
Walt Becker, Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Jon Favreau, David Ronn, Judd Apatow
Comedy Romance
3 / 5
Play Trailer Judy Moody And The NOT Bummer Summer
While her friends all head off to exotic summer camps, bummed-out third-grader Judy Moody is is stuck in town to face a boring summer with only her friend Frank and her little brother Stink for company. However, when her Aunt Opal comes to visit, the summer takes an unexpectedly adventurous turn.
Heather Graham, Jaleel White, Megan McDonald, Gary Magness, Kathy Waugh, John Schultz, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Jordana Beatty
Adventure Comedy Family
3 / 5
Play Trailer Terri
Follows the relationship between Terri (Jacob Wysocki), an oversized teen misfit, and the garrulous but well-meaning vice principal (John C. Reilly) who takes an interest in him.
John C. Reilly, Jacob Wysocki, Azazel Jacobs, Patrick Dewitt, Creed Bratton
Comedy
3 / 5
Play Trailer The Tree of Life
No plot details have been announced.
Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, Sean Penn, Terrence Malick
Drama
3 / 5
Play Trailer Septien
Eighteen years after disappearing without a trace, Cornelius Rawlings returns to his family's farm.
Michael Tully, Robert Longstreet, Rachel Korine, John Maringouin, Mark Darby Robinson
Drama Comedy
3 / 5
Play Trailer Beautiful Boy
When an unhappily married couple learns their teenage son is the shooter in a college campus massacre, they struggle to find refuge from both the media and their mutual grief.
Alan Tudyk, Michael Armbruster, Maria Bello, Michael Sheen, Richard Gabai, Shawn Ku, Mark Moran
Drama
4 / 5
Play Trailer The Trip
Steve Coogan plays a food critic for the UK's Observer who is joined on a working road trip by his friend (Rob Brydon) who fills in at the last minute when Coogan's romantic relationship falls apart.
Steve Coogan, Andrew Eaton, Michael Winterbottom, Rob Brydon
Comedy
4 / 5
Play Trailer Arena
Story centers on a young man who is kidnapped and forced into the savage world of a modern gladiator arena, where men fight to the death for entertainment of the online masses.
Samuel L. Jackson, Nina Dobrev, Kellan Lutz, Jonah Loop, Mark Williams, Brad Krevoy, Mike Callaghan, Michael Hultquist
Action Thriller
The Princess of Montpensier
To increase his family’s prestige, the Marquis de Mézières forces Marie to marry the Prince de Montpensier, whom she has never met.
Bertrand Tavernier
Drama Action Romance
4 / 5
More Info Tibet in Song
Director Ngawang Choephel, traveled to Tibet in 1995 to make a documentary about Tibetan folk music threatened by the Chinese occupation. While there, he was accused of being a spy by the Chinese and imprisoned for an 18-year sentence, of which he served seven years before he was released under international pressure.
Ngawang Choephel
Documentary
4 / 5
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Green Lantern
Hal Jordan, a test pilo, finds a downed alien spacecraft. A dying alien passes his ring to Jordan, introducing the man to a wider world that includes an interstellar police force known as the Green Lantern Corps and its overseers, the Guardians of the Universe.
Ryan Reynolds, Angela Bassett, Blake Lively, Michael Green, Taika Waititi, Tim Robbins, Temuera Morrison, Martin Campbell
Action Adventure Superhero
4 / 5
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
No plot details have been announced.
Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Jerry Bruckheimer, Stephen Graham, Kevin McNally, Ian McShane, Rob Marshall, Ted Elliott
Action Adventure Sequel Fantasy Mystery 3D
4 / 5
Play Trailer Monte Carlo
Three Midwestern schoolteachers ditch a disappointing no-frills holiday in Paris and pose as wealthy women vacationing in Monaco.
Nicole Kidman, Selena Gomez, Andie MacDowell, Cory Monteith, Leighton Meester, Arnon Milchan, Katie Cassidy, Ron Bass
Drama Comedy Romance Teen
4 / 5
Play Trailer Grave Encounters
Lance Preston (Sean Rogerson) and the crew of "Grave Encounters", a ghost-hunting reality television show, are shooting an episode inside the abandoned Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital, where unexplained phenomena has been reported for years. All in the name of good television, they voluntarily lock themselves inside the building for the night and begin a paranormal investigation, capturing everything on camera. They quickly realize that the building is more than just haunted - it is alive - and it has no intention of ever letting them leave. They find themselves lost in a labyrinth of endless hallways and corridors, terrorized by the ghosts of the former patients. They soon begin to question their own sanity, slipping deeper and deeper into the depths of madness, ultimately discovering the truth behind the hospital's dark past... and taping what will be their final episode.
The Vicious Brothers, Ashleigh Gryzko, Sean Rogerson, Juan Riedinger, Mackenzie Gray
Suspense Horror
4 / 5
Play Trailer Bad Teacher
A foul-mouthed, gold-digging seventh-grade teacher is dumped by her sugar-daddy boyfriend and turns her attention toward a colleague, which pits her against a rival who happens to be the school's model teacher.
John Michael Higgins, Cameron Diaz, Lee Eisenberg, Michael Aguilar, Justin Timberlake, Gene Stupnitsky, Jason Segel, Jake Kasdan
Comedy
3 / 5
Play Trailer Red State
A horror film in which a group of misfits encounter fundamentalism gone to the extreme in Middle America.
John Goodman, Kevin Smith, Dermot Mulroney, Kyle Gallner, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Pollack, Michael Angarano, Melissa Leo
Drama Thriller Suspense Horror
2 / 5
More Info The Last Circus
1937, Spain is in the midst of the brutal Spanish Civil War. A "Happy" circus clown is interrupted mid-performance and forcibly recruited by a militia. Still in his costume, he is handed a machete and led into battle against National soldiers, where he single handedly massacres an entire platoon.
Alex de la Iglesia
Comedy
2 / 5
Play Trailer Beats, Rhymes and Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Documents the inner workings and behind-the-scenes drama that follow the band, A Tribe Called Quest, even today and explores what’s next for a group many claim are the pioneers of alternative rap. Having helped to pave the way for innovative hip hop artists, A Tribe Called Quest has kept a generation hungry for more of its groundbreaking music since the group’s much-publicized breakup in 1998
Michael Rapaport
Documentary Music
5 / 5
Play Trailer Bodyguard
Assigned to guard Divya, the daughter of a business tycoon, Lovely Singh accompanies Divya to her campus, but ends up rubbing her the wrong way with his over-protective nature and paranoia about security. She finds him to be a major obstacle in leading a regular campus life. To throw him off-track and get him out of the way, she plans to trap him in a fake love affair.
Siddique
Action Comedy Romance
3 / 5
Play Trailer The Last Mountain
The mining and burning of coal is at the epicenter of America's struggle to balance its energy needs and environmental concerns, so the daring solution proposed by this small Appalachian community takes on national significance when Bobby Kennedy, Jr. joins the Appalachian families to fight the extraordinary and insidious power of Big Coal.
Bill Haney, Peter Rhodes
Documentary
3 / 5
Play Trailer A Better Life
A hard-working immigrant Mexican gardener lives in Los Angeles and tries to protect his son.
Jami Gertz, Demian Bichir, Chris Weitz, Eric Eason, Erik Feig, Paul Witt, Christian McLaughlin, Jose Julian
Drama
4 / 5
Play Trailer Pearl Jam Twenty
Pearl Jam Twenty chronicles the years leading up to the band's formation, the chaos that ensued soon-after their rise to megastardom, their step back from center stage, and the creation of a trusted circle that would surround them-giving way to a work culture that would sustain them.
Cameron Crowe
Documentary Music
3 / 5
Play Trailer Captain America: The First Avenger
Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy's earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment... Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by "vita-rays." Steve Rogers emerged from the treatment with a body as perfect as a body can be and still be human. Rogers was then put through an intensive physical and tactical training program. Three months later, he was given his first assignment as Captain America. Armed with his indestructible shield and battle savvy, Captain America has continued hiswar against evil both as a sentinel of liberty and as leader of the Avengers.
Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Chris Evans, Neal McDonough, Dominic Cooper, Stanley Tucci, Hayley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones
Action Adventure Superhero 3D Post-3D
4 / 5
Play Trailer Winnie the Pooh
A hand-drawn animated "Winnie the Pooh" film, which will be released theatrically. The film will feature five previously unadapted stories from the original books.
Kath Soucie, Jim Cummings, Don Hall, Tom Kenny, Clark Spencer, Max Burkholder, Craig Ferguson, John Lasseter
Sequel Family Animated
4 / 5
Play Trailer Attack the Block
A gang of South London teenagers defends their housing project against an alien attack.
Nick Frost, Joe Cornish, Edgar Wright, John Boyega, Tessa Ross, Nira Park, Jodie Whittaker, Luke Treadaway
Comedy
3 / 5
Play Trailer Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
A young man tries to arrange a marriage for his brother, but finds himself falling in love with the chosen fiancée.
Katrina Kaif, Ali Abbas Zafar
Comedy Romance
3 / 5
Play Trailer Faces in the Crowd
A woman barely survives an attack by a serial killer and wakes up in hospital with a head injury that leaves her "face-blind." No longer able to recognize faces, she must navigate a world in which facial features change each time she loses sight of them while the killer is closing in, determined to eliminate the potential witness.
Milla Jovovich, Sarah Wayne Callies, Julian McMahon, Sylvain White, Scott Mednick, David Atrakchi, Julien Magnat, Jean-Charles Levy
Thriller Suspense
Mardi Gras: Spring Break
Three college pals, depressed with their current social situation, decide to venture to New Orleans, a magical place where a man and his beverage can walk the streets undisturbed in pursuit of the happiness that has thus far eluded them.
Regina Hall, Carmen Electra, Arielle Kebbel, Josh Gad, Josh Heald, Phil Dornfeld, Zanne Divine, Danneel Harris
Comedy
4 / 5
Play Trailer Father of Invention
A humble inventor-turned-egomaniacal billionaire loses it all when one of his inventions goes horribly awry. After eight years in federal prison, he returns bankrupt, homeless and determined to rebuild his reputation and fortune.
Heather Graham, Virginia Madsen, Craig Robinson, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti, Jonathan Krane, Camilla Belle, Johnny Knoxville
Drama Comedy
1 / 5
Play Trailer Shaolin
As feuding warlords fight to expand their power, the noble monks of the Shaolin Temple clean up the mess left behind, tending to the injured while trying their best to protect the poor and weak. General Hou (Andy Lau) has caused much of this mess with his violent and ruthless tactics that rarely discriminate between soldiers and civilians. When Hao is betrayed by fellow general Cao Man (Nicholas Tse), he is forced into hiding, and takes refuge with the monks at their hidden mountain temple. As the days pass, he finds himself more and more at ease as he learns the ways of peace, and begins to release his hatred through Martial Zen. But Cao is not far behind, and war soon reaches the temple, where the monks are ready to fight back- with their unstoppable Shaolin Kung Fu.
Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Benny Chan, Nicholas Tse, Bingbing Fan
Drama Action Martial Arts
5 / 5
Play Trailer Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
On Christmas Eve in Finland, Santa Claus is unearthed in an archaeological dig. Soon after, children start disappearing, leading a boy and his father to capture Santa.
Jalmari Helander
Action Comedy Fantasy Holiday
2 / 5
Play Trailer Atrocious
The film centers on the Spanish police’s discovery of hours of recorded evidence that shed new light on a gruesome murder investigation. The found footage documents a family’s summer holiday, where a brother and sister investigate a terrifying local urban legend. As their investigation intensifies, strange occurrences in and around the house escalate rapidly, before culminating in unspeakable atrocities.
Fernando Barreda Luna
Thriller Horror
2 / 5
Play Trailer A Little Help
A recently widowed single mom reconnects with an old flame, who happens to be her sister's husband.
Jenna Fischer, Dena Hysell, Joe Gressis, Michael J. Weithorn
Drama Comedy
2 / 5
Play Trailer Severe Clear
Based on the memoir of First Lieutenant Mike Scotti as well as video footage shot by him and other members of 1st Battalion, 4th Marines on the outset of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Kristian Fraga
Documentary
4 / 5
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