Movies Released January 23, 2015

Friday, January 23

Mortdecai

Charles Mortdecai, a debonair art dealer and part-time rogue, must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. He also has to juggle angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist.
David Koepp, Ewan McGregor, Johnny Depp, Andrew Lazar, Paul Bettany, Eric Aronson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Michael Byrne
Crime Dark Comedy
99 mins

Strange Magic PG

A madcap fairy tale musical inspired by 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream.' Popular songs from the past six decades help tell the tale of a colorful cast of goblins, elves, fairies and imps, and their hilarious misadventures sparked by the battle over a powerful potion.
George Lucas, Maya Rudolph, Alfred Molina, Gary Rydstrom, David Berenbaum, Irene Mecchi, Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth
Fantasy Musical Family Animation

Black Sea R

A submarine captain is laid off by a salvage company and makes a deal with a shadowy backer to look for a storied sunken submarine reputed to be loaded with gold at the bottom of the Black Sea. Since this find would get him even with his ex-bosses, he puts together a crew of English and Russian sailors for the task, taking off to uncharted depths with his motley crew. The closer they get to the prize, the riskier it becomes to trust one another.
Jude Law, Charles Steel, Scoot McNairy, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Sergey Kolesnikov, David Threlfall, Kevin Macdonald, Dennis Kelly
Adventure Thriller
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The Boy Next Door R

A single mom becomes attracted to the teenage boy who moves in next door and befriends her son. She starts and ends the romance, but he doesn’t let go so easily.
Jennifer Lopez, John Corbett, Ryan Guzman, Bailey Chase, Ian Nelson, Rob Cohen, Barbara Curry, Kristin Chenoweth
Suspense Romance Psychological
108 mins

Son of a Gun R

Story follows the relationship between Australia’s public enemy number one and his young protege.
Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Ewan McGregor, John Collee, Julius Avery, Jacek Koman
Thriller Crime
102 mins

Cake R

Acerbic, hilarious Claire Simmons becomes fascinated by the suicide of Nina, a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband, Claire also grapples with her own very raw personal tragedy.
William H. Macy, Mark Canton, Adriana Barraza, Anna Kendrick, Sam Worthington, Jennifer Aniston, Daniel Barnz, Patrick Tobin
Drama Comedy
88 mins

Song One

Story centers on a young woman who returns home after her brother is injured, only to meet and romantically connect with his favorite musician, who draws inspiration from the siblings.
Christopher Woodrow, Marc Platt, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Bowers, Johnny Flynn, Kate Barker-Froyland, Adam Shulman, Jonathan Demme
Drama

The Duke of Burgundy

A woman who studies butterflies and moths tests the limits of her relationship with her lover.
Peter Strickland, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Chiara D’Anna
Drama Romance Mystery

Red Army

Red Army is a feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy. From the USSR to Russia, the film examines how sport mirrors social and cultural movements and parallels the rise and fall of the Red Army team with the Soviet Union.
Gabe Polsky
Documentary
99 mins

Against the Sun PG

In one of the most harrowing true stories of World War II, three US Navy airmen crash land their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific and find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. No food. No water. No hope of rescue. Against incredible odds, these three virtual strangers must survive storms, sharks, starvation - and each other - as they try to sail more than a thousand miles to safety.
Mark David Keegan, Tom Felton, Brian Falk, Garett Dillahunt, Jake Abel
Action War Historical True Story

The Humbling

A famous stage actor in decline is revived when he retires to his upstate New York farmhouse and takes up with a much younger woman.
Avi Lerner, Al Pacino, Barry Levinson, Buck Henry
Drama Romance
139 mins

Mommy R

A passionate widowed single mom (Anne Dorval) finds herself burdened with the full-time custody of her unpredictable 15-year-old ADHD son (Antoine Olivier Pilon). As they struggle to make ends meet, Kyla (Suzanne Clément), the peculiar new neighbor across the street, offers her help. Together, they strive for a new sense of balance.
Xavier Dolan
Drama

Friday, January 23