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  THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN  

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
Genre:
Kids/Family, Action/Adventure, Animation and Adaption
Cast: Voices of Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Toby Jones.
Synopsis: The intrepid young reporter, Tintin, in a pursuit of a good story thrusts himself into a world of high adventure as him and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor.
(Nominated for an Oscar and won a Golden Globe for "Best Animated Feature Film)

Rated: "PG" for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking
Length: 107 minutes

 
  ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED  

ALVIN & THE CHIPMUNKS: CHIPWRECKED
Genre: Animation, Adaptation, Kids/Family, Comedy and Sequel
Cast: Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Michael P. Northey with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, Alan Tudyk and Christina Applegate.
Synopsis: The Chipmunks and The Chipettes go on a cruise trip, turning the ship into their personal playground, causing trouble and running amuck. But, their chaotic behavior gets them ship wrecked on the Isles of Scilly.
Rated: "G" for all audiences
Length: 85 minutes

 
  THE DARKEST HOUR  

THE DARKEST HOUR
Genre:
Thriller, Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, Joel Kinnaman and Veronika Ozerova
Synopsis: Five young people find themselves stranded in Moscow, leading the charge against an alien race that has attacked Earth via our power supply.
Rated: "PG-13" for sci-fi action violence and some language
Length: 89 minutes

 
  THE DEVIL INSIDE   

THE DEVIL INSIDE
Genre:
Horror, Thriller
Cast: Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Ionut Grama, Suzan Crowley, Bonnie Morgan, Brian Johnson, Preston James Hillier and D.T. Carney
Synopsis: Maria Rossi's daughter seeks to understand the truth about what happened the night of her mother's exorcism, and in the process becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms.
Rated: "R" for disturbing violent content and grisly images, and for language including some sexual references
Length: 87 minutes

 
  THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO  

THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
Genre:
Adaptation, Drama and Thriller
Cast: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgard, Matthew Wolf, Geraldine James and Donald Sumpter.
Synopsis: A journalist-turned-detective and a young computer hacker get tangled up in the underworld when he is hired to write the saga of a powerful family.
(Nominated for five Oscars and two Golden Globes)

Rated: "R"
Length: 158 minutes

 
  HUGO  

HUGO
Genre:
Drama, Adaptation and Kids/Family
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jude Law, Ed Sanders and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Synopsis: An orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is on a quest to unlock a secret left to him by his father. This secret will transform him, all those around him, and reveal a safe and loving place he can call home. Directed by Martin Scorsese.
(Nominated for 11 Oscars, won a Golden Globe for "Best Director - Motion Picture" and nominated for another Golden Globe)
Rated: "PG" for mild thematic material, some action/peril, and smoking
Length: 121 minutes

 
  MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCAL  

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: GHOST PROTOCAL
Genre:
Action/Adventure, Adaption, Sequel and Thriller
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nygvist and Vladimir Mashkov
Synopsis: Being implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, the IMF is shut down causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name. 
Rated: "PG-13" for sequences of intense action and violence
Length: 133 minutes

 
  NEW YEAR'S EVE  

NEW YEAR'S EVE
Genre:
Romance and Comedy
Cast: Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Hilary Swank, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jon Bon Jovi, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Cary Elwes, Alyssa Milano, Common, Seth Meyers, Sarah Paulson, Katherine Heigl, Sofia Vergara, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele, James Belushi, Abigail Breslin, Jake T. Austin, Penny Marshall, Ludacris, Drena De Nero, Hector Elizondo, Michael Bloomberg, Matthew Broderick, John Lithgow and Ryan Seacrest.
Synopsis: The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve. (Can you spot all the stars?)
Rated: "PG-13" for language, including some sexual references
Length:
117 minutes

 
  SHERLOCK HOLMES 2  

SHERLOCK HOLMES 2
Genre:
Adaptation, Action/Adventure and Sequel
Cast: Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry, Jared Harris, Michael Webber, William Houston, Wolf Kahler, Patricia Slater and Robert Downey Jr.
Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes and his sideckick, Dr. Watson join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty. Their investigation leads them out of London and across Europe. 
Rated: "PG-13" for language and intense action
Length: 129 minutes

 
  THE SITTER  

THE SITTER
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor, J.B. Smoove, Sam Rockwell and Method Man.
Synopsis: Noah, a suspended college student, is coaxed into babysitting the kids next door, though he is fully unprepared for the wild night ahead of him.
Rated: "R" for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug material and some violence
Length: 82 minutes

 
  WAR HORSE  

WAR HORSE
Genre:
Drama, War
Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis
Synopsis: Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.
(Nominated for six Oscars and two Golden Globes)

Rated: "PG-13" for intense sequences of war violence
Length: 120 minutes

 
  WE BOUGHT A ZOO  

WE BOUGHT A ZOO
Genre:
Adaptation and Drama
Cast: Matt Damon, Colin Ford, Thomas Haden Church, Scarlett Johansson, Patrick Fugit, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Elle Fanning and John Michael Higgins.
Synopsis: A recently-widowed father moves his young family to the countryside, to an estate that is also a dilapidated zoo replete with 200 animals. The Mee family set out to rebuild and refurbish the zoo to its former glory, making new friends along the way.
Rated: PG for language and some thematic elements
Length: 126 minutes

 

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