February 2012 Movies - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Best Movies Released February 2012
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Movies Released Friday, February 3, 2012
Chronicle PG-13
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
Josh Trank, Max Landis, Adam Schroeder, Ashley Hinshaw, Dane DeHaan, Anna Wood, Joe Vaz, Luke Tyler
Drama Fantasy Teen
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Big Miracle PG
The tale of a small town news reporter (John Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Drew Barrymore) who are joined by rival world superpowers to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle. Local newsman Adam Carlson (Krasinski) can’t wait to escape the northern tip of Alaska for a bigger market. But just when the story of his career breaks, the world comes chasing it, too. With an oil tycoon, heads of state and hungry journalists descending upon the frigid outpost, the one who worries Adam the most is Rachel Kramer (Barrymore). Not only is she an outspoken environmentalist, she’s also his ex-girlfriend. With time running out, Rachel and Adam must rally an unlikely coalition of Inuit natives, oil companies and Russian and American military to set aside their differences and free the whales. As the world’s attention turns to the top of the globe, saving these endangered animals becomes a shared cause for nations entrenched against one another and leads to a momentary thaw in the Cold War.
Tim Blake Nelson, John Krasinski, Eric Fellner, Kristen Bell, Drew Barrymore, Steve Golin, Tim Bevan, Ted Danson
Drama Romance True Story
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
The Woman in Black PG-13
A young lawyer (Daniel Radcliffe) travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorner woman is terrorizing the locals.
Roy Lee, Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Jane Goldman, Nigel Sinclair, Richard Jackson, Janet McTeer, Doug Davison
Thriller Suspense Adaptation
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
W.E. R
The year is 1998, and Manhattan is abuzz with anticipation about the upcoming auction of the estate of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. But the auction is far more than a diversion for Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish), a transplanted Southerner trapped in an unhappy and abusive marriage. Transfixed by the exquisite artifacts of the Windsors' lives, Wally becomes obsessed with the love story of Wallis Simspon (Andrea Riseborough), the chic, charismatic American who captured the heart of King Edward VIII (James D'Arcy). As she learns more about the sacrifices Wallis made in choosing to be with Edward, Wally finds the courage to follow her own heart and create her own happiness.
Natalie Dormer, Oscar Isaac, Abbie Cornish, James D'Arcy, James Fox, Richard Coyle, Madonna, Scott Franklin
Drama Biography Romance
Where to Watch:
Limited Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Kill List
A group of soldiers, working as contractors, target a group of devil-worshippers.
Amy Jump, Michael Smiley, Ben Wheatley, Neil Maskell
Horror
Where to Watch:
New York Theaters
User Rated:
3 / 5
The Innkeepers R
After over one hundred years of service, The Yankee Pedlar Inn is shutting its doors for good. The last remaining employees -Claire (Sara Paxton) and Luke (Pat Healy) - are determined to uncover proof of what many believe to be one of New England's most haunted hotels. As the Inn’s final days draw near, odd guests check in as the pair of minimum wage “ghost hunters” begin to experience strange and alarming events that may ultimately cause them to be mere footnotes in the hotel’s long unexplained history.
Peter Phok, Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Ti West, Derek Curl, Larry Fessenden
Thriller Horror
Where to Watch:
Limited Theaters
User Rated:
3 / 5
Windfall
The people of Meredith, in upstate New York, deal with a wind developer that promised to supplement the rural farm town's failing economy with 40 industrial wind turbines.
Documentary
Movies Released Thursday, February 9, 2012
I Am Bruce Lee
Features interviews with people who knew Bruce intimately, along with a broad array of international icons from the entertainment and athletic fields combined with rarely seen archival footage and classic photos.
Documentary
Movies Released Friday, February 10, 2012
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island PG
The new journey begins when Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist — a place of strange life forms, mountains of gold, deadly volcanoes, and more than one astonishing secret. The secret is rumored to involve Sean's missing grandfather, Alexander Anderson (Michael Caine). Unable to stop him from going, Sean's new stepfather (Dwayne Johnson) joins the quest. Together with a helicopter pilot (Luis Guzman) and his beautiful, strong-willed daughter (Vanessa Hudgens), they set out to find the island, rescue its lone inhabitant and escape before seismic shockwaves force the island under the sea and bury its treasures forever.
Dwayne Johnson, Vanessa Hudgens, Beau Flynn, Brad Peyton, Josh Hutcherson, Charlotte Huggins, Tripp Vinson, Brian Gunn
Drama Action Adventure
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
3 / 5
The Vow PG-13
A newlywed couple recovers from a car accident that puts the wife in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, her husband endeavors to win her heart again.
Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange, Sam Neill, Rachel McAdams, Tony Gayton, Scott Speedman, Dara Weintraub, Martin Shafer
Comedy Romance
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Safe House R
Legendary spy Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA’s ever trained, the brilliant ex-intelligence officer has betrayed assets and sold military codes to enemies of the state since he turned. From aiding splinter cells to trading incendiary secrets to the highest bidder, the damage he’s done to the U.S. is immeasurable. Now, Frost is back on the grid with the most explosive intel he’s ever gotten his hands on. For the past year, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A “housekeeper” who aspires to be a full-fledged case officer, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he’s had proves to be the most dangerous operative he will ever cross, Weston readies for duty. As soon as Frost is brought in for debriefing, mercenaries in brutal pursuit of Frost come and level Weston’s safe house. Barely escaping, the veteran spy and untested captor must discover whether their attackers were sent by terrorists or by someone on the inside. With only hours left to get Frost to the next safe house, Weston must figure out who he can trust before he and the world’s most skillful assassin are both eliminated.
Ryan Reynolds, Denzel Washington, Joel Kinnaman, Scott Stuber, Vera Farmiga, Tim McGraw, Adam Kolbrenner, Terry George
Action Thriller Suspense
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace PG
The Trade Federation begins an embargo around the planet Naboo. The Galactic Senate sends Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi to settle the issue, but events don't go according to the plan.
Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Frank Oz, Anthony Daniels, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August
Action Adventure Fantasy
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Rampart R
The story centers on the widespread corruption in the Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums (or CRASH) anti-gang unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Rampart Division in the late 1990s. More than 70 police officers were implicated in varied misconduct.
Clark Peterson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Ice Cube, Oren Moverman, Steve Buscemi, Sigourney Weaver
Drama Crime Gangster
Where to Watch:
New York / Los Angeles Theaters
User Rated:
3 / 5
Return
When Kelli returns home from war, she expected to slowly but surely settle back into her life with her husband and kids in the small town she grew up in. But she gradually realizes that the life she left behind is no longer there waiting for her.
Tim Blake Nelson, Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon, Liza Johnson, Noah Harlan, John Slattery, Paul Sparks, Talia Balsam
Drama
Where to Watch:
Limited Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Perfect Sense R
A story about two people who fall in love just as their worlds start falling apart.
Eva Green, Ewan McGregor, Connie Nielsen, David MacKenzie, Kim Fupz Aakeson, Ewen Bremner, Stephen Dillane
Romance Sci-Fi
Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
Rahul Kapoor (Imran Khan), 26, is on his way to become a carbon copy of his parents when he suddenly loses his job as an architect in Vegas. Afraid that he has let his parents down, Rahul decides to hide the truth and find another job. When by a twist of fate, he meets Riana Braganza, a quick-witted hairstylist, who is everything he isn't. A series of events lead them to meet on Christmas eve over a few drinks… but like always, it's never a 'few'. Following this night of debauchery, they wake up to discover that they've gotten married. Now, Rahul has more than just his job loss to hide from his parents.
Comedy Romance
Where to Watch:
Limited Theaters
User Rated:
2 / 5
In Darkness R
In Nazi-occupied Poland, a sewer worker and petty thief begin sheltering Jews in underground tunnels for profit.
Drama
Chico & Rita
Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase their dreams and each other from Havana to New York to Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas.
Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba
Romance Animated
Movies Released Tuesday, February 14, 2012
This Means War PG-13
The world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever - each other.
Tom Hardy, Reese Witherspoon, Til Schweiger, Will Smith, Chris Pine, Robert Simonds, Angela Bassett, McG
Action Adventure Comedy
Where to Watch:
Sneak Preview
User Rated:
4 / 5
Movies Released Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Deadline PG-13
the story of the murder of an African American youth in rural Alabama that has gone uninvestigated, unsolved and unpunished for almost twenty years. But that changes when Nashville Times reporter Matt Harper meets an idealistic young blueblood bent on discovering the truth. Harper undertakes the investigation despite the opposition of his publisher, violent threats from mysterious forces, a break-up with his fiancée and his father's cancer diagnosis. Deadline is a story of murder, family, race, and of redemption for a small Southern town and for Matt Harper.
Eric Roberts, Curt Hahn, Steve Talley
Drama
Where to Watch:
Limited Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Michael
The last five months of a 10-year-old boy’s life under the control of a man who keeps him locked away in a room in a basement.
Markus Schleinzer, Michael Fuith, David Rauchenberger, Christine Kain
Drama
I Am Bruce Lee
Features interviews with people who knew Bruce intimately, along with a broad array of international icons from the entertainment and athletic fields combined with rarely seen archival footage and classic photos.
Documentary
Movies Released Friday, February 17, 2012
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance PG-13
The story sees Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider (Nicholas Cage), hiding out in remote Eastern Europe and struggling to repress his curse. Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on The Devil (Ciaran Hinds), who wants to take over his mortal son’s body on the kid’s birthday. Idris Elba plays an alcoholic warrior monk tasked with finding Ghost Rider. Johnny Whitworth plays a criminal who is recruited by The Devil to find the boy and is later turned into a demonic creature.
Nicolas Cage, Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor, Avi Arad, David S. Goyer, Idris Elba, Michael De Luca, Ciaran Hinds
Action Adventure Sequel
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
3 / 5
The Secret World of Arrietty G
Arrietty (voice of Bridgit Mendler), a tiny, but tenacious 14-year-old, lives with her parents (voices of Will Arnett and Amy Poehler) in the recesses of a suburban garden home, unbeknownst to the homeowner and her housekeeper (voice of Carol Burnett). Like all little people, Arrietty (AIR-ee-ett-ee) remains hidden from view, except during occasional covert ventures beyond the floorboards to “borrow” scrap supplies like sugar cubes from her human hosts. But when 12-year-old Shawn (voice of David Henrie), a human boy who comes to stay in the home, discovers his mysterious housemate one evening, a secret friendship blossoms. If discovered, their relationship could drive Arrietty’s family from the home and straight into danger.
Kathleen Kennedy, David Henrie, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Hiromasa Yonebayashi, Gary Rydstrom, Frank Marshall, Karey Kirkpatrick
Fantasy Animated Re-Release
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
This Means War PG-13
The world's deadliest CIA operatives are inseparable partners and best friends until they fall for the same woman. Having once helped bring down entire enemy nations, they are now employing their incomparable skills and an endless array of high-tech gadgetry against their greatest nemesis ever - each other.
Tom Hardy, Reese Witherspoon, Til Schweiger, Will Smith, Chris Pine, Robert Simonds, Angela Bassett, McG
Action Adventure Comedy
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Putin's Kiss
Nashi is an increasingly popular political youth organization with direct ties to The Kremlin. Officially, its goal is to support the current political system by creating a future elite among the brightest and most loyal Russian teenagers. But their agenda is also to keep the political opposition from spreading their views among the Russians.
Documentary
Thin Ice R
Mickey Prohaska (Greg Kinnear) is a small-time insurance agent looking for a way to jump-start his business, reunite with his estranged wife (Lea Thompson) and escape the frigid Wisconsin weather. This self-proclaimed master of spin believes that salesmanship is about selling a story -- all he needs is a sucker willing to buy it. He hits pay dirt with a lonely retired farmer (Alan Arkin) who is sitting on something much bigger than an insurance commission. But Mickey's attempt to con the old man spins out of control when a nosy, unstable locksmith (Billy Crudup) with a volatile temper dramatically ups the stakes, trapping him in a madcap spiral of danger, deceit and double-crossing.
Lea Thompson, Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, Jill Sprecher, Karen Sprecher, Bob Balaban, David Harbour
Comedy
Bullhead R
For Jacky, a young man working on his family’s cattle farm in eastern Belgium, the crime ring surrounding the use of banned growth hormones represents both a financial opportunity and the possible exposure of his own troubled past. With an old friend urging him to agree to an illegal deal, Jacky finds himself drawn into a dangerous web that has already resulted in the death of a policeman investigating the ring.
Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael R. Roskam, Jeroen Perceval, Barbara Sarafian
Drama Crime
Deep in the Heart PG-13
An alcoholic man refocuses himself on putting kids through college via 4H and FFA scholarship donations.
Val Kilmer, Christopher Cain, Jon Gries, Scott Duthie
Drama
Undefeated
Set in the inner-city of Memphis, Undefeated chronicles the Manassas Tigers' 2009 football season, on and off-the-field, as they strive to win the first playoff game in the high school's 110-year history. A perennial whipping boy, in recent decades Manassas had gone so far as to sell their home games to the highest bidder, but that all changed in the spring of 2004 when Bill Courtney, a former high school football coach turned lumber salesman, volunteered to lend a hand. When he arrived, the team consisted of 17 players, some timeworn equipment and a patch of grass masquerading as a practice field. Focusing more on winning young men than football games, the football program nevertheless began resurrecting itself and, in 2009, features the most talented team Manassas has ever fielded; a team that seems poised to end the playoff jinx that has plagued the school since time immemorial.
Documentary
Where to Watch:
Limited Theaters
User Rated:
2 / 5
On the Ice
In the remote Alaskan town of Barrow, two Iñupiaq teenagers get in over their heads when a sealhunting trip in the snow-packed landscape leads to a quarrel and a fatal accident.
Adamina Kerr, Andrew Okpeaha MacLean, Frank Qutuq Irelan, John Miller, Josiah Patkotak, Sierra Jade Sampson
Drama Thriller
Movies Released Friday, February 24, 2012
Gone PG-13
Jill Parrish (Amanda Seyfried) comes home from a night shift to discover her sister Molly has been abducted. Jill, having escaped from a kidnapping a year before, is convinced that the same serial killer has come back and taken Molly. Since the killer leaves no trace, the police don't have any evidence and can't help her. Afraid that Molly will be dead by sunrise, Jill sets out alone on a nail-biting chase to come face-to-face with the killer. Will she have enough time to find and outwit him, expose his secrets and save her sister?
Amanda Seyfried, Sebastian Stan, Tom Rosenberg, Sidney Kimmel, Gary Lucchesi, Allison Burnett, Wes Bentley, Heitor Dhalia
Thriller Suspense
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
3 / 5
Act of Valor R
A Navy Seal squad goes on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent, and, in the process, takes down a complex web of terrorist cells determined to strike America at all costs.
Scott Waugh, Mike McCoy, Thomas Tull, Kurt Johnstad, Roselyn Sanchez, Emilio Rivera
Action War Thriller
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Wanderlust R
George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) are an overextended, stressed out Manhattan couple. After George is downsized out of his job, they find themselves with only one option: to move in with George's awful brother in Atlanta. On the way there, George and Linda stumble upon Elysium, an idyllic community populated by colorful characters who embrace a different way of looking at things.
Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, Kathryn Hahn, Justin Theroux, Dick Vane, Judd Apatow, Alan Alda
Comedy
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
2 / 5
Good Deeds PG-13
A successful, wealthy businessman, Wesley Deeds (Tyler Perry) has always done what’s expected of him, whether it’s assuming the helm of his father’s company, tolerating his brother’s misbehavior at the office or planning to marry his beautiful but restless fiancée, Natalie (Gabrielle Union). But Wesley is jolted out of his predictable routine when he meets Lindsey (Thandie Newton), a down-on-her-luck single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building. When he offers to help her get back on her feet, the chance encounter with someone so far outside his usual circle ignites something in Wesley. This one good deed may finally spark his courage to exchange the life that’s expected of him for the life he’s always really wanted.
Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Thandiwe Newton, Eddie Cibrian, Rebecca Romijn, Phylicia Rashad, Jamie Kennedy, Brian J. White
Drama Comedy Romance
Where to Watch:
In Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Tomorrow, When the War Began R
A band of Aussie teenagers fight off an enemy invasion and occupation of their homeland.
Stuart Beattie, Rachel Hurd-Wood
Adventure Sci-Fi Family
Where to Watch:
Limited Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Where to Watch:
Limited Theaters
User Rated:
4 / 5
Jodi Breakers
A romantic comedy musical which takes a peek-a-boo into dysfunctional romantic relationships that eventually lead to breakups.
Ashwini Chaudhary, Bipasha Basu
Comedy Romance Musical
The Fairy
A hotel clerk searches all over Le Havre for the fairy who made two of his three wishes come true before disappearing.
Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Drama Comedy
Where to Watch:
Limited Theaters
User Rated:
3 / 5
The Forgiveness of Blood
An Albanian family caught up in a blood feud. Nik (Tristan Halilaj) is a carefree teenager in a small town with a crush on the school beauty and ambitions to start his own small internet business. His world is suddenly up-ended when his father becomes entangled in a dispute that leaves a fellow villager murdered. According to a centuries-old code of law known as the Kanun, Nik's family owes a life in return. Nik finds himself the prime target and becomes confined to home while his younger sister Rudina (Sindi Lacej) is forced to leave school and take over their father's business.
Drama