Thursday, December 25
Unbroken
Based on the best-selling book, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, the story details the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic track star, who was captured by the Japanese navy during WWII.
Angelina Jolie, William Nicholson, Erwin Stoff, Ethan Coen, John Magaro, Domhnall Gleeson, Joel Coen, Jack O'Connell
Drama
The Interview
Follows a handsome talk show host and his producer (Rogen) who find themselves in way over their heads when they get involved in a plot to assassinate the prime minister of North Korea.
Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Randall Park, Evan Goldberg, Timothy Simons, Dan Sterling, James Franco
Comedy
Into the Woods
Intertwines several classic fairytale characters, including Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood, with the story of a baker and his wife’s attempt to have a family.
Lilla Crawford, Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, James Corden, Chris Pine, Emily Blunt, Rob Marshall
Fantasy Adaptation Musical
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Big Eyes
Walter Keane became a national celebrity in the 1950s by pioneering a mass production of prints of big-eyed kids and marketing them cheaply in hardware stores and gas stations across the country. Unfortunately, he claimed to be the artist when the real artist was his shy wife, Margaret Keane.
Amy Adams, Scott Alexander, Danny Huston, Tim Burton, Jason Schwartzman, Jamie Patricof, Larry Karaszewski, Christoph Waltz
Drama Biography
American Sniper
From 1999 to 2009, Texas native Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL, records the highest number of sniper kills for an American.
Steven Spielberg, Peter Morgan, Bradley Cooper, Keir O'Donnell, Luke Grimes, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner, Clint Eastwood
Drama Action War Biography
Selma
A drama about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s freedom marches in Selma, Alabama in the 1960s, and specifically the relationship between King and President Johnson, who signed the Voting Rights Act a few months later.
Dede Gardner, Ava DuVernay, Cedric the Entertainer, Brad Pitt, Dylan Baker, Andre Holland, Tessa Thompson, Jeremy Kleiner
Drama
The Gambler
A remake of the 1974 movie in which a New York English professor who inspires his students but suffers from a secret gambling addiction. The affliction causes him to extort money from his mother and convince one of his students to shave points in a basketball game.
Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, John Goodman, Sonya Walger, William Monahan, Irwin Winkler, Michael K. Williams, Richard Schiff
Drama Crime Remake Adaptation