2012 : Movies Must See
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- StarsVanessa WilliamsHenry SimmonsChris BrownWith the NBA playoffs right around the corner, the press learns that the league's new hotshot player -- a young man who went pro after high school -- is the illegitimate son of an aging NBA star.
- DirectorJohn DahlStarsAmy SmartGigi RiceJaime PresslyFollows the ins-and-outs of a group of unlikely women in a federal prison: a scandalous female warden, her new protégé and a host of inmates - some mothers, some friends-who struggle with loyalties to people on the inside and the outside.
- DirectorJames MatherSteve Saint LegerStarsGuy PearceMaggie GracePeter StormareA man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the President's daughter from an outer-space prison taken over by violent inmates.
- DirectorJames McTeigueStarsJohn CusackAlice EveLuke EvansWhen a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsJared GilmanKara HaywardBruce WillisTwo 12-year-olds, who live on an island, fall in love with each other and elope into the wilderness. While people set out on a search mission, a violent storm approaching them catches their attention.
- DirectorDaniel EspinosaStarsJoel KinnamanMatias VarelaDragomir MrsicWhen JW becomes a drug runner in order to maintain his double life, his fate becomes tied to two other men: Jorge, a fugitive on the run from both the Serbian mafia and the police, and mafia enforcer Mrado, who is on the hunt for Jorge.
- DirectorAndrew DominikStarsBrad PittRay LiottaRichard JenkinsJackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
- DirectorMark TonderaiStarsJennifer LawrenceElisabeth ShueMax ThieriotAfter moving with her mother to a small town, a teenager finds that an accident happened in the house at the end of the street. Things get more complicated when she befriends a boy. A double murder is not an accident.
- DirectorDaniel BarnzStarsViola DavisMaggie GyllenhaalHolly HunterTwo determined mothers, one a teacher, look to transform their children's failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children.
- DirectorRuben FleischerStarsSean PennRyan GoslingEmma StoneIt's 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.
- DirectorMichael AptedCurtis HansonStarsJonny WestonGerard ButlerElisabeth ShueWhen young Jay Moriarity discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on Earth, exists just miles from his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson to train him to survive it.
- DirectorJosh SchwartzStarsVictoria JusticeJohnny KnoxvilleChelsea HandlerWren's Halloween plans go awry when she's made to babysit her brother, who disappears into a sea of trick-or-treaters. With her best friend and two nerds at her side, she needs to find her brother before her mom finds out he's missing.
- DirectorAnne FletcherStarsBarbra StreisandSeth RogenJulene ReneeAs inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom's house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride.
- DirectorPeter RamseyStarsHugh JackmanAlec BaldwinIsla FisherWhen the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world.
- DirectorRoger MichellStarsBill MurrayLaura LinneyOlivia WilliamsThe story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
- DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsGerard ButlerJessica BielDennis QuaidA former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's football team as a way to get his life together. His attempts to become an adult are met with challenges from the attractive football moms who pursue him at every turn.
- DirectorPaul WeitzStarsPaul DanoRobert De NiroJulianne MooreWorking in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.
- DirectorPaul D. HannahStarsChris BoltonCiarra CarterKesha EalyWill Austin enjoys being a successful executive and enjoys an endless supply of women until he meets one that stands out from the rest.
- DirectorKenny LeonStarsQueen LatifahAlfre WoodardPhylicia RashadSix Louisiana women (Queen Latifah, Phylicia Rashad, Adepero Oduye, Condola Rashad, Jill Scott, Alfre Woodard) gather at a beauty salon for their daily dose of female bonding.
- DirectorJohn GulagerStarsDanielle PanabakerVing RhamesDavid HasselhoffAfter the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.
- StarsMaya DunbarRockmond DunbarLeToya LuckettAfter four years of marriage, Aubrey and Kya's relationship undergoes upheaval when Aubrey loses his six-figure job. Kya resents the change in her standard of living and the fact that she is now the breadwinner.
- DirectorLeigh ScottStarsPaulie RojasEliza SwensonBilly BoydDorothy Gale discovers that her best selling novels are actually based on suppressed childhood memories of her time in Oz, and that she may be in danger of experiencing it all over again.
- DirectorJohn BevilacquaStarsTom PayneKeeley HazellPippa BlackWhen love continues to elude a newly single, young writer, he turns to what he does best and writes the girl of his dreams into his life. Zander is struggling to find both love and himself but everything changes when he meets Zoe. Launching his master plan he employs Zoe to work with him on a new script but gets caught between the "real" world and the "reel" world. My Funny Valentine is a modern-day take on love and friendship and the blurred lines in between.
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsKislyck 'Kissy' HalseyTony HightowerAlexis JonesTyler Perry's, "I Don't Want to Do Wrong"
- DirectorTodor ChapkanovStarsAndrew Lee PottsHeida ReedClaudia BassolsSet in a not-too-distant future in which a synthetic blood substitute, dispensed by the Romanian government, allows humans and vampires to potentially co-exist.
- DirectorDarnell MartinStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Q'orianka KilcherDeWanda WiseA group of young inmates are given the opportunity to turn their lives around by becoming volunteer firefighters .
- DirectorRichard Bates Jr.StarsAnnaLynne McCordRoger BartAriel WinterA disturbed, delusional high-school student with aspirations of a career in medicine goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother.
- DirectorBrandon CronenbergStarsCaleb Landry JonesLisa BerrySarah GadonIn a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery.
- DirectorColin TrevorrowStarsAubrey PlazaMark DuplassJake JohnsonThree magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified advertisement seeking a companion for time travel.
- DirectorTom O'BrienStarsChris MessinaRich SommerTom O'BrienDave returns to his hometown on the Massachusetts coast for his father's funeral, where his reunion with two old friends provides a healthy dose of reality.
- DirectorMatt RossStarsMarin IrelandChris MessinaRobert DeamerA novelist and an accountant meet while they are traveling for work, and though they both are in relationships, their one-night stand could become something more.
- DirectorStuart BlumbergStarsMark RuffaloTim RobbinsGwyneth PaltrowA romantic comedy that brings together three disparate characters who are learning to face a challenging and often confusing world as they struggle together against a common demon: sex addiction.
- DirectorLawrence RoeckStarsLauren BacallJosh HutchersonAlfred MolinaA teenager wanders into Carmel, California, where he is soon introduced to the art-forgery community.
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBen AffleckOlga KurylenkoJavier BardemAfter falling in love in Paris, Marina and Neil come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Their church's Spanish-born pastor struggles with his faith, while Neil encounters a woman from his childhood.
- DirectorSkot BrightRoss ClarkeHattie DaltonStarsKirsten DunstTom HardyChris HemsworthSix different stories about crooks, misfits, heroes and their determination to overcome the destiny. Stories about intolerance, despair, hopelessness, betrayal and the quite unpredictable.
- DirectorFisher StevensStarsAl PacinoChristopher WalkenAlan ArkinA pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment - to kill his comrade.
- DirectorDamian LeeStarsAndy GarciaKim CoatesDeborah Kara UngerA former CIA operative turned political talk show host is hired by a disaffected corporate shareholder to expose her company's cover-up of an incident and deaths in an Ecuadorian village.
- DirectorLarry CharlesStarsSacha Baron CohenAnna FarisJohn C. ReillyThe heroic story of a dictator who risked his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
- DirectorMax GiwaDania PasquiniStarsFalk HentschelSofia BoutellaGeorge SampsonAfter suffering humiliation by the crew Invincible, street dancer Ash (Hentschel) looks to gather the best dancers from around the world for a rematch.
- DirectorRuba NaddaStarsAlexander SiddigJoshua JacksonMarisa TomeiYears after he left Damascus under suspicious circumstances, Adib Abdel Kareem must confront what he left behind when his daughter goes missing.
- DirectorStephen FrearsStarsRebecca HallBruce WillisVince VaughnEx-private dancer Beth aspires to be a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, when she falls in with Dink, a sports gambler. Sparks fly as she proves to be something of a gambling prodigy--much to the ire of Dink's wife, Tulip.
- DirectorJordan RobertsStarsCharlie HunnamChris O'DowdLizzy CaplanFrank Bartlett has been tortured, embarrassed, and humiliated by his brother Bruce -- usually on film -- his entire life. Now that Bruce is finally off drugs and has turned his life around, things should be different. They are not.
- DirectorFranck KhalfounStarsElijah WoodNora ArnezederAmerica OlivoAs he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop's deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface.
- DirectorRamin BahraniStarsDennis QuaidZac EfronKim DickensA farming family's business is threatened by an unexpected crisis, further testing the relationship between a father and his rebellious son.
- DirectorJosh BooneStarsGreg KinnearJennifer ConnellyLily CollinsAn acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
- DirectorDevyn WaittStarsVanessa RayMegan GuinanLynn CohenLeaving small-town life in her dust, Adele moves wide-eyed to New York City, and her best friend Sara is stuck in their boring hometown. Separate for the first time in their lives, the film charts their new relationships, while beautiful background music sequences capture fleeting emotions as their lives move in unexpected directions. "Not Waving But Drowning" opens with the short film, "The Most Girl Part of You."
- DirectorPaul DeAngeloTed A. BohusStarsRick AielloAmir BayyanWillow ClaySix high school graduates learn about the value of friendship, the inconsistencies of life and what it takes to make it in the music industry.
- DirectorJason HewittStarsDavid AtwoodDenise BoutteBrianna DufreneTen year-old Abigail (Brianna Dufrene) has written to the North Pole and asked for something very special this year - something she's kept secret from her mother.
- DirectorDavid BetonJames NunnStarsSheridan SmithJamie Thomas KingJack O'ConnellSeveral months after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.
- DirectorJohn StockwellPaulette Victor LiftonStarsCam GigandetJenny GabrielleAnson MountA group of Navy SEALs comes to learn the identity of their target: Osama bin Laden.
- DirectorErnie BarbarashStarsJean-Claude Van DammeJoe FlaniganAnna-Louise PlowmanAn ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
- DirectorErnesto Díaz EspinozaStarsFernanda UrrejolaMatías OviedoJorge AlísTimid, video game-loving DJ Santiago seemingly digs his own grave when he agrees to bring a violent criminal kingpin the head of Machine Gun Woman.
- DirectorShinji AramakiSteven FosterStarsLuci ChristianDavid MatrangaJustin DoranA black op has gone terribly wrong. Now, Captain Carmen Ibanez and a hardcore trooper famed as Major Henry "Hero" Varro must lead a team of battle-weary troopers to find the missing ship and discover what went wrong.
- DirectorJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsPeter CilellaVinny CurranEmily MontagueA man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.
- DirectorTodd LouisoStarsMelanie LynskeyChristopher AbbottBlythe DannerCircumstances force a young divorcée to move back in with her parents in suburban Connecticut, where an affair with a younger guy rejuvenates her passion for life
- DirectorHany Abu-AssadStarsJeffrey Dean MorganJosie HoTil SchweigerA specialist carrier is hired to deliver a mysterious case to the underworld's most dangerous hitman.
- DirectorNir PaniryStarsSasha RoizJenny MollenDominic BogartA scientist who has invented a technology to construct virtual realities from people's memories finds himself in a perilous situation, after he reluctantly allows it to be used for a purpose he never imagined.
- DirectorEdna Luise BiesoldSarah-Violet BlissGabrielle DemeestereStarsJames FrancoMila KunisJessica ChastainA poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life.
- DirectorBen LewinStarsJohn HawkesHelen HuntWilliam H. MacyA man in an iron lung who wishes to lose his virginity contacts a professional sex surrogate with the help of his therapist and priest.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsMartin FreemanIan McKellenRichard ArmitageA reluctant Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, sets out to the Lonely Mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home and the gold within it from the dragon Smaug.
- DirectorNicholas JareckiStarsRichard GereSusan SarandonBrit MarlingA troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.
- DirectorPascal LaugierStarsJessica BielJodelle FerlandWilliam B. DavisWhen her child goes missing, a mother looks to unravel the legend of the Tall Man, an entity who allegedly abducts children.
- DirectorStephen ElliottStarsAshley HinshawJames FrancoHeather GrahamA troubled young woman moves to San Francisco where she becomes involved in pornography and aligns herself with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.
- DirectorKeoni WaxmanStarsSteven SeagalSteve AustinMichael ParéTwo former black ops operatives are required to transfer two female convicts to a prison. While on their way, unknown assailants attack them.
- DirectorJake SchreierStarsPeter SarsgaardFrank LangellaSusan SarandonIn the near future, an ex-jewel thief receives a gift from his son: a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team.
- DirectorKat CoiroStarsKate BosworthIddo GoldbergJamie BlackleyWhile working on a writing project on the island of Ischia, a married woman (Bosworth) enters into an affair with a younger man.
- DirectorJuan SolanasStarsJim SturgessKirsten DunstTimothy SpallAdam and Eden fell in love as teens despite the fact that they live on twinned worlds with gravities that pull in opposite directions. Ten years after a forced separation, Adam sets out on a dangerous quest to reconnect with his love.
- DirectorDante AriolaStarsColin FirthEmily BluntAnne HecheA story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.
- DirectorAlejo Mo-SunStarsWes BentleyJessica SzohrAngus MacfadyenA reluctant samurai with a dark past sets off on a mission to fulfill his destiny.
- DirectorNicolás LópezStarsEli RothAriel LevyNicolás MartínezIn Chile, a group of travelers who are in an underground nightclub when a massive earthquake hits quickly learn that reaching the surface is just the beginning of their nightmare.
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsNicole KidmanClive OwenDavid StrathairnA drama centered on the romance between Ernest Hemingway and World War II correspondent Martha Gellhorn, Hemingway's inspiration for For Whom the Bell Tolls, and the only woman who ever asked for a divorce from the writer.
- DirectorDavid DeCoteauStarsBrinke StevensLinnea QuigleyMichelle BauerRufus, Darwin, and Coopersmith are three nerdy, but hunky young college students who score themselves a dream summer job working at a swanky mansion owned by wealthy and sexy middle-aged babes Clara, Victoria, and Edwina. However, the gals turn out to be a coven of deadly witches who transform into flesh-eating cougars who need fresh young man meat in order to live forever.
- DirectorTed KolandStarsJustin LongJess WeixlerTyler LabineA newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.