The Master

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(2012)

Genre: Drama

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson

Producers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi, Ted Schipper, JoAnne Sellar, Adam Somner

   

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Synopsis: A striking portrait of drifters and seekers in post World War II America, Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master unfolds the journey of a Naval veteran (Joaquin Phoenix) who arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by The Cause and its charismatic leader (Philip Seymour Hoffman). -- (Written by The Weinstein Company)

Cast:

• Joaquin Phoenix
• Philip Seymour Hoffman
• Amy Adams
• Laura Dern

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The Impossible

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(2012)

Genre: Drama/History

Director: Juan Antonio Bayona

Writers: Sergio G. Sánchez, María Belón

Producers: Belén Atienza, Álvaro Augustín, Ghislain Barrois, Sandra Hermida, Enrique López Lavigne, Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano, Javier Ugarte

  

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Synopsis: Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand, looking forward to a few days in tropical paradise. But on the morning of December 26th, as the family relaxes around the pool after their Christmas festivities the night before, a terrifying roar rises up from the center of the earth. As Maria freezes in fear, a huge wall of black water races across the hotel grounds toward her. -- (Written by Lionsgate Films)

Cast:

• Naomi Watts
• Ewan McGregor
• Tom Holland
• Samuel Joslin
• Oaklee Pendergast

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The Paperboy

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(2012)

Genre: Thriller

Director: Lee Daniels

Writers: Lee Daniels, Peter Dexter

Producers: Michael Benaroya, Ed Cathell III, Lee Daniels, Cassian Elwes, Asger Hussain, Simone Sheffield, Hilary Shor

 

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Synopsis: A sexually and racially charged film noir from Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious), The Paperboy takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, as investigative reporter Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) and his partner Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo) chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward's younger brother Jack (Zac Efron) and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless (Nicole Kidman), the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. Based on the provocative bestselling novel by Pete Dexter (Mulholland Falls, Rush), The Paperboy peels back a sleepy small town's decades-old façade of Southern gentility to reveal a quagmire of evil as dark as a Florida bayou. -- (Written by Millenium Films)

Cast:

• Zac Efron
• Nicole Kidman
• Matthew McConaughey
• John Cusack
• David Oyelowo
• Macy Gray

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Zero Dark Thirty

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(2012)

Genre: Drama/Thriller/History

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Writer: Mark Boal

Producers: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Matthew Budman, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Leven, Tabrez Noorani, Pravesh Sahni, Ted Schipper, Greg Shapiro, David Ticotin, Colin Wilson

   

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Synopsis: For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. Zero Dark Thirty reunites the Oscar winning team of director-producer Kathryn Bigelow and writer-producer Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker) for the story of history's greatest manhunt for the world's most dangerous man. -- (Written by Columbia Pictures)

Cast:

• Jessica Chastain
• Joel Edgerton
• Chris Pratt
• Jason Clarke
• Jennifer Ehle

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Silver Linings Playbook

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(2012)

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Director: David O. Russell

Writers: David O. Russell, Matthew Quick

Producers: Bruce Cohen, Bradley Cooper, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon, Mark Kamine, George Parra, Michelle Raimo, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Renee Witt

   

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Synopsis: Life doesn't always go according to plan. Pat Solatano (Bradley Cooper) has lost everything -- his house, his job, and his wife. He now finds himself living back with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight months is a state institution on a plea bargain. Pat is determined to rebuild his life, remain positive and reunite with his wife, despite the challenging circumstances of their separation. All Pat's parents want is for him to get back on his feet-and to share their family's obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles football team. When Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a mysterious girl with problems of her own, things get complicated. Tiffany offers to help Pat reconnect with his wife, but only if he'll do something very important for her in return. As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives. -- (Written by The Weinstein Company)

Cast:

• Bradley Cooper
• Jennifer Lawrence
• Robert De Niro
• Jacki Weaver
• Chris Tucker
• Julia Stiles

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Flight

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(2012)

Genre: Drama

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Writer: John Gatins

Producers: Heather Kelton, Laurie MacDonald, Cherylanne Martin, Walter F. Parkes, Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis

  

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Synopsis: In this action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award winner, Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, a seasoned airline pilot, who miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every soul on board. After the crash, Whip is hailed as a hero, but as more is learned, more questions than answers arise as to who or what was really at fault and what really happened on that plane? -- (Written by Paramount Pictures)

Cast:

• Denzel Washington
• Don Cheadle
• John Goodman
• Melissa Leo
• Kelly Reilly
• Tamara Tunie
• Bruce Greenwood

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Hitchcock

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(2012)

Genre: Biography/Drama

Director: Sacha Gervasi

Writer: John J. McLaughlin, Stephen Rebello

Producers: Alan Barnette, Ali Bell, Joe Medjuck, Richard Middleton, Tom Pollock, Ivan Reitman, John Schneider, Tom Thayer

   

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Synopsis: A love story between influential filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho in 1959. -- (Written by IMDb Editors)

Cast:

• Anthony Hopkins
• Helen Mirren
• Scarlett Johansson
• Toni Collette
• Danny Huston
• Jessica Biel
• James D'Arcy
• Michael Wincott

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Life of Pi

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(2012)

Genre: Adventure/Drama

Director: Ang Lee

Writers: David Magee, Yann Martel

Producers: Kevin Richard Buxbaum, William M. Connor, Dean Georgaris, Ang Lee, David Lee, Michael J. Malone, Gil Netter, Tabrez Noorani, Jesse Prupas, Pravesh Sahni, David Womark

    

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Synopsis: Director Ang Lee creates a groundbreaking movie event about a young man who survives a disaster at sea and is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an amazing and unexpected connection with another survivor...a fearsome Bengal tiger. -- (Written by 20th Century Fox)     

Cast:

• Suraj Sharma
• Irfan Khan

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