2011

Hugo 2011

Hugo is an orphan boy living in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. He learned to fix clocks and other gadgets from his father and uncle which he puts to use keeping the train station clocks running. The only thing that he has left that connects him to his dead father is an automaton (mechanical man) that doesn't work without a special key. Hugo needs to find the key to unlock the secret he believes it contains. On his adventures, he meets George Melies, a shopkeeper, who works in the train station, and his adventure-seeking god-daughter. Hugo finds that they have a surprising connection to his father and the automaton, and he discovers it unlocks some memories the old man has buried inside regarding his past.

Category: Adventure, Drama, Family, Kids

Stars: Ben Kingsley,Sacha Baron Cohen,Asa Butterfield,Chloë Grace Moretz

7.5 IMDB Rating 8,518 Views
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 2011

When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world.

Category: Animation, Christmas, Kids

Stars: Ray Romano,John Leguizamo,Denis Leary,Queen Latifah

6.5 IMDB Rating 7,963 Views
Hanna 2011

Hanna (Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the skills of a soldier; these come from being raised by her father (Bana), an ex-CIA man, in the wilds of Finland. Living a life unlike any other teenager, her upbringing and training have been one and the same, all geared to making her the perfect assassin. The turning point in her adolescence is a sharp one; sent into the world by her father on a mission, Hanna journeys stealthily across Europe while eluding agents dispatched after her by a ruthless intelligence operative with secrets of her own (Blanchett). As she nears her ultimate target, Hanna faces startling revelations about her existence and unexpected questions about her humanity.

Category: Action, Drama, Thriller

Stars: Saoirse Ronan,Eric Bana,Vicky Krieps,Cate Blanchett

6.8 IMDB Rating 9,819 Views
Final Destination 5 2011

In this latest installment to the horror franchise, Sam and his friends manages to escape a ill-fated bridge, thanks to a premonition Sam obtained. However, when two of his friends died in a mysterious way, Sam must use his memories from the premonition to save his friends, before death hunts him down.

Category: Horror, Thriller

Stars: Nicholas D'Agosto,Emma Bell,Miles Fisher,Ellen Wroe

5.9 IMDB Rating 10,974 Views
Another Earth 2011

SPOILER: Seventeen year-old Rhoda Williams receives an acceptance letter from MIT and she celebrates with her friends. On the same night, a planet similar and close to Earth is discovered and called Earth 2. Rhoda drives her car looking at Earth 2 and crashes with composer John Burroughs, killing his pregnant wife and his baby son. Rhoda goes to prison and four years later she is released and moves to her parents' house. She finds a job as high-school janitor, but tries to commit suicide. She survives, however, and submits an essay to a contest where the prize is a ticket to travel to Earth 2. Meanwhile the scientists discover that Earth 2 is a mirror of Earth and the synchronicity between the dwellers was interrupted when the planets were seen by each other. One day, Rhoda decides to visit John Burroughs, whose life was destroyed after the death of his family, to admit to him that she had killed his family. However she does not have the nerve to tell him the truth. So she lies and tells him he has won a free cleaning service of his home. Rhoda wins the writing contest, but meanwhile John and she have fallen in love with each other. Rhoda has to take a decision whether she goes or stays, but she wants to tell John the truth first.

Category: Drama, Romantic, Sci-Fi

Stars: William Mapother,Brit Marling,Matthew-Lee Erlbach,DJ Flava

7.0 IMDB Rating 6,842 Views
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 2011

Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his longtime trusted associate, Doctor Watson (Jude Law), take on their arch-nemesis, Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris), with the help of Holmes' older brother Mycroft Holmes (Stephen Fry) and a gypsy named Simza (Noomi Rapace).

Category: Action, Adventure, Crime

Stars: Robert Downey Jr.,Jude Law,Noomi Rapace,Rachel McAdams

7.5 IMDB Rating 12,812 Views
Melancholia 2011

On the night of her wedding, Justine is struggling to be happy even though it should be the happiest day of her life. It was an extravagant wedding paid for by her sister and brother-in-law who are trying to keep the bride and all the guests in line. Meanwhile, Melancholia, a blue planet, is hurtling towards the Earth. Claire, Justine's sister, is struggling to maintain composure with fear of the impending disaster.

Category: Drama, Sci-Fi

Stars: Kirsten Dunst,Charlotte Gainsbourg,Alexander Skarsgård,Brady Corbet

7.1 IMDB Rating 5,746 Views
Quarantine 2: Terminal 2011

In Los Angeles, the police put a residential building in quarantine. Meanwhile, the flight attendants of Trans Sky Air, Jenny and Paula, are welcoming the passengers of flight TS Air 318 from Los Angeles to Kansas City with Captain Forrest and Co-Pilot Wilsy. Teacher Henry brings a cage of hamsters to the cabin, but Jenny tells him that it should be transported in the cargo hold. However, one hamster bites the fingertip of the fat passenger Ralph. Soon, Ralph vomits and becomes aggressive, attacking Paula. The male passengers help Jenny and lock Ralph in the bathroom while Captain Forrest requests an emergency landing. When they land in the airport, they find all the gates closed and the Captain heads the plane to an abandoned terminal. Employee Ed helps the crew and passengers to reach the exit, but they find that they are closed. Soon they discover that the place is in quarantine and there is no way out.

Category: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Stars: Mercedes Masöhn,Josh Cooke,Mattie Liptak,Ignacio Serricchio,Noree Victoria,Bre Blair,Lamar Stewart,George Back,Phillip DeVona,Julie Gribble,Erin Aine Smith,Lynn Cole,Tom Thon,Sandra Ellis Lafferty,Tyler Kunkle

5.2 IMDB Rating 5,977 Views
Arthur Christmas 2011

Arthur Christmas reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: 'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of the film is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids

Stars: James McAvoy,Hugh Laurie,Bill Nighy,Jim Broadbent

7.1 IMDB Rating 5,692 Views
Masha’s Tales 2011

Category: Animation, Family, Kids

Stars: Franciska Friede

6,6 IMDB Rating 6,521 Views
Jesus Henry Christ 2011

At the age of ten, Henry James Herman, a boy who was conceived in a petri-dish and raised by his feminist mother, follows a string of Post-It notes in hopes of finding his biological father.

Category: Comedy

Stars: Jason Spevack, Toni Collette, Michael Sheen

6.4 IMDB Rating 4,455 Views
Twixt 2011

A struggling horror writer visiting a small town on a book tour gets caught up in a murder mystery involving a young girl. That night in a dream, he is approached by a mysterious young ghost named V.

Category: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Stars: Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning

4.7 IMDB Rating 4,692 Views
Dark Horse 2011

Romance blooms between two tricenarians in arrested development: an avid toy collector who is the dark horse of his family and a depressed woman on the rebound.

Category: Comedy, Drama

Stars: Jordan Gelber, Selma Blair, Christopher Walken

5,9 IMDB Rating 3,153 Views
CNBC Special Report: Disaster in Japan 2011

National Geographic presents a powerful firsthand look at the historic catastrophe through the eyes of those who experienced it.

Category: News

Stars: Melissa Francis, Bill Griffeth

8,4 IMDB Rating 2,891 Views
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011

Journalist Mikael Blomkvist is aided in his search for a woman who has been missing for 40 years by young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander.

Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer

7.8 IMDB Rating 10,132 Views
The Beaver 2011

Walter Black ('Mel Gibson') is depressed and sleeps most of the day. It's driving his family crazy, and his wife Meredith (Jodie Foster) kicks him out. Walter starts carrying a beaver puppet and tries to commit suicide (unsuccessfully). He uses the puppet to talk to himself, trying to bolster his spirits, and is trying to rebuild his life. Through the beaver, the family begins to learn about Walter's history and problems, and as he continues rebuilding, the beaver shows us all a way to cope.

Category: Drama

Stars: Mel Gibson,Cherry Jones,Jodie Foster,Anton Yelchin

6.7 IMDB Rating 4,576 Views
Mr. Popper’s Penguins 2011

Tom Popper grew up having very little interaction with his father who was off exploring the world. When he grows up he spends most of time on his work and ignores his children. One day his father sends him an unusual gift: a penguin. Popper can't help but wonder why his father would send him a penguin. He tries to get rid of it, but accidentally orders five more. When his children and ex-wife show up to celebrate his son's birthday, the kids are taken with the penguins. And Popper finally gets to connect with his kids while his work suffers.

Category: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Kids

Stars: Jim Carrey,Carla Gugino,Angela Lansbury,Ophelia Lovibond

6.0 IMDB Rating 7,448 Views
Cars 2 2011

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

Category: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Kids, Sport

Stars: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine

6.2 IMDB Rating 18,202 Views
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2011

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

Category: Comedy, Drama

Stars: Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith

7.2 IMDB Rating 4,489 Views
Something Borrowed 2011

Rachel is a lawyer. When she was in law school she fell for another student, Dex, who comes from an affluent family, but she was too shy to say anything. When Dex meets her best friend Darcy, who sometimes treats her like dirt, Darcy makes a move on Dex and gets him. Eventually, they get engaged and Darcy asks Rachel to be her Maid of Honor. However, Rachel still has feelings for Dex and still can't say anything. Darcy throws her a birthday party and Dex is there. When she and Dex are alone she blurts out that she had a thing for him in college which surprised him, and after drinking a little they spend the night together. They try to forget the whole thing and agree that it means nothing. Ethan, Rachel's close friend, tells her that she'll spend her entire life regretting that if she does nothing.

Category: Comedy, Drama, Romantic

Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin,Kate Hudson,Colin Egglesfield,John Krasinski

5.9 IMDB Rating 9,225 Views