January 2012 Movies

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Jan. 2, 2013

Best Movies Released January 2012

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A young communications director works for a fast-rising presidential candidate. During the course of the campaign, the idealistic young man falls prey to the backstabbing and other dirty trickery of seasoned rival politicos.

Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Beau Willimon, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Grant Heslov, Evan Rachel Wood

R Drama Political

82%

  • 3.7
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The story centers on a woman who has been led to believe her mother brutally murdered three people because she was clinically insane. After being told the murders occurred during an exorcism, she sets out to discover the truth. While documenting her experience with a film crew in Italy, she becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms.

Steven Schneider, Ionut Grama, William Brent Bell, Morris Paulson, Matthew Peterman, Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth

R Thriller Suspense Horror 1 hr, 27 mins

77%

  • 3.1
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The story of a spy-hunt within the highest echelons of the British Secret Intelligence Service.

Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciaran Hinds, Tim Bevan, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Toby Jones, John Hurt

R Action Thriller

86%

  • 3.8
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After the death of his best friend, a 15-year-old boy struggles to expose the grim secrets surrounding a haunted house.

Dennis Quaid, Devon Werkheiser, Martin Guigui, Ronnie Clemmer, Scott Mednick, Bruce Wilkinson, Aimee Teegarden, Tony Oller

R Thriller Suspense Horror Teen 1 hr, 38 mins

74%

  • 3.2
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The story centers on the loves and losses of a sensitive college boy in the 1960s who is more interested in American literature than in the era's political upheavals.

Tran Anh Hung

Drama 2 hrs, 13 mins

58%

  • 3
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After 20 years of touring, a roadie for a defunct 80s hair band returns home to live with his mother.

Jill Hennessy, Michael Cuesta, Lois Smith, David Margulies, Bobby Cannavale, Ron Eldard

R Drama

28%

  • 2.8
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New York

About a young, successful pickpocket in the New York subways living the fast, free, outlaw lifestyle until confronted with an old one-night stand who informs him that she is pregnant with his child.

Peter Facinelli, Michael Madsen, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Corrente, Chad Verdi, Glenn Ciano, Vincent Gallo, Jaimie Alexander

PG-13 Comedy Romance 1 hr, 28 mins

70%

  • 3.1
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Story centers on an unlikely partnership between two strong-minded, polar-opposites, who are forced to work together to save a small town gospel choir after budget cuts threaten to shut them down.

Michael Nathanson, Todd Graff, Joe Farrell, Catherine Paura, Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton

PG-13 Comedy Music 1 hr, 58 mins

85%

  • 4
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The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast in his castle. Despite her precarious situation, Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff -- a teapot, a candelabra and a mantel clock, among others -- and ultimately learns to see beneath the Beast's exterior to discover the heart and soul of a prince.

Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise, Don Hahn, Linda Woolverton, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers

G Family Animation 3D

87%

  • 4.4
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The plot centers on a security guard and former alcohol smuggler on the Iceland-Netherlands route who is tempted back into illicit business by a dubious friend after encountering financial problems.

Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Levinson, Caleb Landry Jones, Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Tim Bevan, Giovanni Ribisi, Lukas Haas

R Action Thriller Suspense Crime Remake 1 hr, 50 mins

92%

  • 4
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Story will focus on British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the 17 days before the Falklands War in 1982.

Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Damian Jones, Michael Hirst, Phyllida Lloyd, Abi Morgan, Anthony Head, Richard E. Grant

PG-13 Drama Biography 1 hr, 45 mins

68%

  • 4
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A young band heads to the woods to get away from their everyday lives in order to focus on writing new songs. Hoping to walk away from the trip with new tunes that will score them their big break, they instead find themselves in the middle of a nightmare beyond comprehension.

Sam Bisbee, Vincent D'Onofrio, Joe Vinciguerra, Eric Bogosian, Gwynn Galitzer, Jorgen Jorgensen, Tim Lajcik, Soomin Lee

Suspense Horror 1 hr, 47 mins

51%

  • 2.5
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A thriller that combines elements of’Assault on Precinct 13 with Lord of the Flies in a story of survival.

Karl Mueller, Xavier Gens, Ross Dinerstein, Darryn Welch, Tony Krantz, Eron Sheean, Lauren German, Milo Ventimiglia

R Action

77%

  • 3.8
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Richard Garriott's quest to become the first second-generation astronaut, from making his fortune to spending $30 million to reach the International Space Station via Russian rocket.

Mike Woolf

Documentary

50%

  • 3.6
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A documentary made over the course of 15 years telling the story of Victor DeNoble's journey from research scientist to star informant against the tobacco industry.

Charles Evans Jr

PG Documentary

67%

  • 4
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The story of Emelia Conan-Doyle (Jessica Brown Findlay), a cheeky force of nature and the 17 year old heir to the legacy of Arthur Conan Doyle. Harboring an ambition to follow in the literary footsteps of her grandfather, Emelia writes while working at a stuffy seaside hotel populated by another blocked novelist Jonathan (Sebastian Koch), his put-upon wife (Julia Ormond) and their daughter Beth (Felicity Jones). Befriending Beth, Emelia begins to inch her way into their family life before casually seducing the sexually-frustrated Jonathan, forcing all involved to confront some uncomfortable truths about their situation.

Felicity Jones, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond

Comedy Romance

48%

  • 2.9
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New York / Los Angeles

Told from Harry’s point of view, the film charts his life from a boy born in New York and raised in Jamaica, who returns to Harlem in his early teens where he discovers the American Negro Theater and the magic of performing.

Susanne Rostock, Harry Belafonte

Documentary 1 hr, 44 mins

New York

A documentary that looks behind the curtain on Le Crazy Horse de Paris, a landmark that has prided itself as "the best nude dancing show in the world" since 1951.

Frederick Wiseman

Documentary

86%

  • 3.9
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New York

Ian Cheney moves from Maine to New York City and discovers an urban sky almost completely devoid of stars. The film poses a deceptively simple question, "What do we lose, when we lose the night?" and leads viewers on a quest to understand how light pollution affects people and the planet.

Ian Cheney

Documentary

100%

  • 3.2
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No plot details have been announced. However, it is rumored this fourth installment will actually be the start of a new trilogy and that the studio, Screen Gems, is looking at reprising the story of the world’s sexiest vampire, Selene (Kate Beckinsale).

Kate Beckinsale, John Hlavin, J. Michael Straczynski, Michael Ealy, Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein, Len Wiseman, Gary Lucchesi

R Action Sequel Horror 3D 1 hr, 29 mins

96%

  • 4.2
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A girl from the wrong side of the tracks is given a second chance to use her skills for constructive purposes.

Steven Soderbergh, Lem Dobbs, Ryan Kavanaugh, Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Gregory Jacobs, Channing Tatum, Michael Angarano

R Action Thriller 1 hr, 33 mins

83%

  • 3.2
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A group of young WWII pilots overcome racism to form the Tuskegee Airmen, a distinguished group of fliers who broke the aviation color barrier to become the first African-American fighter pilots in U.S. military history.

Bryan Cranston, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, Cuba Gooding Jr., Andre Royo, Ne-Yo, Anthony Hemingway, Rick McCallum

PG-13 Drama War Historical 2 hrs, 5 mins

94%

  • 4.1
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Oskar Schell, a nine-year-old amateur inventor, jewelry designer, astrophysicist, tambourine player and pacifist, searches New York for the lock that matches a mysterious key left by his father when he was killed in the September 11 attacks.

Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Rudin, Thomas Horn, Stephen Daldry, Eric Roth, Tom Hanks

PG-13 Drama Adaptation

86%

  • 3.8
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The story of China's Nanjing Massacre, which involved Japanese troops killing thousands of Chinese citizens in what was then the nation's capital in 1937. Christian Bale will play an American priest called John who helps a great number of Chinese escape certain death.

Christian Bale, Zhang Yimou, Zhang Weiping, Liu Heng

R Action Adventure Historical

92%

  • 4.1
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Coriolanus, the hero of Rome, is manipulated and out-maneuvered by politicians and even his own mother Volumnia, resulting in his banishment. He subsequently offers himself to his sworn enemy, and together they march on Rome intending to destroy the city.

Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Gerard Butler, Eddie Marsan, Brian Cox, Gabrielle Tana, Julia Taylor-Stanley, Vanessa Redgrave

R Drama 2 hrs, 2 mins

86%

  • 3.4
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When the number one junior player in the country is injured, she begins to discover the teenage life she never got to live… and find the love she never thought she’d have.

Chandler Massey, Adam Lipsius, Leigh Dunlap, Lindsey Shaw, Keith Coulouris, Susie Abromeit, Lindsey Black, Mark Elias

PG Comedy Romance Sports Family

75%

  • 3.9
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In the lost holy land of Milos, the Elrics search for the truth behind an unknown form of alchemy.

Kazuya Murata

Action Sci-Fi Animation

87%

  • 4.4
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Chronicles the 90-year-old icon - both onstage and off...past and present. The film is both an intimate love story and a rarefied journey inside Broadway's most glamorous era.

Dori Berinstein

Documentary

22%

  • 4
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In New York City in 1980, Dexter Mitchell plays half-willing big brother to his neighbors, a trio of exchange students from the People's Republic of China.

Shimon Dotan, Ryan O'Nan

Drama Comedy 1 hr, 45 mins

75%

  • 2.2
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An aspiring beauty queen finds her dream corrupted when she unwillingly gets involved with a criminal group at war in Mexico.

Gerardo Naranjo

Drama Action

60%

  • 3.8
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The film traces the rise of one of the world’s premier architects, Norman Foster and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design. Portrayed are Foster’s origins and how his dreams and influences inspired the design of emblematic projects such as the largest building in the world Beijing Airport, the Reichstag, the Hearst Building in New York and works such as the tallest bridge ever in Millau France.

Carlos Carcas, Norberto López Amado

Biography Documentary

30%

  • 2.1
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Stephanie Plum (Katherine Heigl), an unemployed lingerie buyer, convinces her bail bondsman cousin, Vinnie (Patrick Fischler), to give her a shot as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment is to track down a former cop, Joe Morelli (Jason O'Mara), on the run for murder -- the same man who broke her heart years before. With the help of some friends and the best bounty hunter in the business, Ranger (Daniel Sunjata), she slowly learns what it takes to be a true bounty hunter.

Other cast members include John Leguizamo as Jimmy Alpha, Ana Reeder as Connie Rossoli, Ryan Michelle Bathe as Jackie and Sherri Shepherd as dual roles playing two hookers with hearts of gold. There are no details about Shepherd's dual roles but one of them is confirmed to be Lula. Grandma Mazur will be played by Debbie Reynolds.

Sherri Shepherd, Katherine Heigl, Kirsten Kiwi Smith, Jason O'Mara, Wendy Finerman, Patrick Fischler, Ana Reeder, Debra Monk

PG-13 Action Comedy Crime Adaptation Mystery 1 hr, 46 mins

97%

  • 3.7
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Story centers on a group of plane crash survivors who are stranded in the desolate forest, and are being hunted by a pack of wolves.

Liam Neeson, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, Joe Carnahan, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Ian Jeffers, Dallas Roberts

R Thriller Suspense 1 hr, 57 mins

90%

  • 3.9
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An ex-cop-turned-con (Sam Worthington) threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop. The NYPD dispatches a female police psychologist to talk him down but, unbeknownst to the cops on the scene, the suicide attempt is a cover for a massive diamond heist.

Elizabeth Banks, Anthony Mackie, Titus Welliver, Mark Vahradian, Sam Worthington, Ed Harris, Asger Leth, Lorenzo di Bonaventura

PG-13 Action Adventure Thriller Romance 1 hr, 42 mins

91%

  • 4.1
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The movie, based on Lionel Shriver's novel, tells the story of a smart, educated New York mother who does her best to raise a son she never wanted in the first place. He turns out to be extremely difficult and is at the center of the woman's marital breakdown before going on a killing spree at his high school with a crossbow.

Steven Soderbergh, Lynne Ramsay, Tilda Swinton, Rory Stewart Kinnear, Jennifer Fox, Robert Salerno, Luc Roeg, John C. Reilly

R Drama

73%

  • 3.5
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A working class boy moves to the financial capital of Brazil and becomes one the most influential politician in Brazil's history.

Marcelo Santiago, Fabio Barreto

Drama 2 hrs, 10 mins

50%

  • 3.6
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Follows a couple, their child, his illness and their battle.

Valrie Donzelli, Edouard Weil, Jeremie Elkaim

NR Drama Romance 1 hr, 50 mins

36%

  • 3.3
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Follows two evangelists from Texas who visit Scotland to spread the gospel. They encounter a local man practicing ancient magic with sinister motives.

Christopher Lee, Robin Hardy, Peter Watson-Wood, Peter Snell, Brittania Nicol, Henry Garrett, Graham McTavish

R Sequel Horror

49%

  • 3.4
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A portrait of a young immigrant woman living in Spain.

Fernando León de Aranoa

Drama

50%

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Top January 2012 Movie Trailers

Don't Go in the Woods Theatrical Trailer
The Devil Inside Theatrical Trailer
Beneath the Darkness Theatrical Trailer
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