Movies Released March 23, 2012

Friday, March 23

142 mins

The Hunger Games PG-13

Katniss Everdeen, a 16-year old from a poor territory that was once Appalachia, becomes a gladiator in a reality-show that is a battle to the death against other teens from the 12 districts of the former United States.
Elizabeth Banks, Alli Shearmur, Billy Ray, Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci, Gary Ross
Action Thriller Suspense Teen
98 mins

The Deep Blue Sea R

A woman leaves her husband, a high court judge, and falls in love with a pilot traumatized from the war.
Terance Davies, Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale
Drama Comedy
New York / Los Angeles
3 / 5
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101 mins

The Raid: Redemption

As a rookie member of an elite special-forces team, Rama (Iko Uwais) is instructed to hang back during a covert mission involving the extraction of a brutal crime lord from a rundown fifteen-story apartment block. But when a spotter blows their cover, boss Tama (Ray Sahetaphy) offers lifelong sanctuary to every killer, rapist and thief in the building in exchange fortheir heads. Now Rama must stand in for the team's fallen leader (Joe Taslim) and use every iota of his fighting strength - winding through every floor and every room to complete the mission and escape with his life.
Gareth Evans, Iko Uwais, Doni Alamsyah, Joe Taslim
Action Thriller Crime
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100 mins

Musical Chairs PG-13

Set against the backdrop of competitive ballroom dancing, Musical Chairs is about Armando a Bronx-bred Latino who aspires to be a dancer but whose only way in is as handyman at a Manhattan dance studio, and Mia, an Upper East Side princess who is the studio's star performer.
Priscilla Lopez, Jaime Tirelli, Susan Seidelman, Leah Pipes, E.J. Bonilla, Laverne Cox
Drama Comedy Romance

October Baby

A beautiful and naive college freshman discovers that her entire life is a lie and sets out on a road trip to discover herself and the answers she craves.
Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
Drama
92 mins

Brake R

Jeremy Reins (Stephen Dorff) is about to have a very bad day. He wakes up in total darkness, confused and disoriented. The only light comes from the blood-red digital numbers ticking away above his head. Jeremy quickly realizes he's in trouble. It's hard to breath. He can barely move. And no one will answer his cries for help. Then, he hears the sound of an engine and it all becomes clear...he's trapped in the trunk of a moving car. As his captors reveal themselves and their motives, Jeremy realizes he won't be set free until he gives up the whereabouts of "Roulette," a secret location where the U.S. President is taken in the event of a terrorist attack.
Gabe Torres, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Mannion, Chyler Leigh, JR Bourne, Tom Berenger
Action Thriller
97 mins

The Trouble With Bliss PG-13

Tells the story of 35-year-old Morris Bliss (Michael C. Hall), who is clamped firmly in the jaws of New York City inertia. He wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; and he still shares an apartment with his widowed father (Peter Fonda), who treats Morris with a mix of disdain and exasperation. When he finds himself juggling a bizarre relationship with the sexually precocious 18-year-old daughter (Brie Larson) of a former classmate and the advances of his very forward neighbor (Lucy Liu), Morris realizes that even though his life is unraveling, it's also opening up in ways that are long overdue.
Brie Larson, Michael C. Hall, Michael Knowles, Lucy Liu, Sarah Shahi, Peter Fonda, Rhea Perlman, Chris Messina
Comedy
85 mins

4:44 Last Day On Earth R

In a large apartment high above the city lives our couple. They're in love. She's a painter, he's a successful actor. Just a normal afternoon - except that this isn't a normal afternoon, for them or anyone else. Because tomorrow, at 4:44 am, give or take a few seconds, the world will come to an end far more rapidly than even the worst doomsayer could have imagined.
Abel Ferrara, Willem Dafoe, Natasha Lyonne, Paul Hipp
Drama Sci-Fi
New York / Los Angeles
2 / 5
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Friday, March 23