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Film Finder Currently in Theaters
MC=Metacritic, RT=Rotten Tomatoes, ME=My ranking, 1-10 (blanks mean no ratings available) This chart is sorted alphabetically, current week releases are highlighted
Title
Where? MC RT
Me Genre
Release Length Director
Actors
Blurb(s)
The American
Wide
62
61%
7
Action Suspense Drama
9/1/10
105
Anton Corbijn
George Clooney Paolo Bonacelli Thekla Reuten
Dutch director, largely non-American cast A spy thriller but not a typical Clooney film Contemplative, I found time to let the movie sink in, others might find it boring
Buried
Limited
63
83%
Mystery Suspense
9/24/10
94
Rodrigo Cortés
Ryan Reynolds I have to reveal the premise to this one: it's about someone Ivana Miño buried alive trying to find a way out Stephen Tobolowsky Not for me but if the premise sounds interesting, sounds like the film is well executed Emma Stone Penn Badgley Amanda Bynes Julia Roberts Javier Bardem A witty, wiser than expected high school movie Loosely based on the Scarlet Letter
Easy A
Wide
72
84%
Romance Comedy
9/17/10
92
Will Gluck
Eat Pray Love
Wide
51
38%
7
Drama Romance
8/13/10
133
Ryan Murphy
Travelogue meets self help, better than expected All about Julia Roberts character, others actors are supporting. Director Noe (Irreversible) known as an excting artist This film is non linear, psychedelic, love or hate RT users gave it lower marks than RT Reviewers Note the running time of 163 minutes Based on a true story of a 1930's Tennessee hermit Character study, Duval's exceptional
Enter the Void
NY/LA
64
74%
Drama Thriller French
9/24/10
163
Gaspar Noé
Nathaniel Brown Paz de la Huerta Cyril Roy
Get Low
NY
78
89%
8
Romance Mystery Drama Comedy Romance
7/30/10
100
Aaron Schneider
Robert Duvall Sissy Spacek Bill Murray Romain Duris Vanessa Paradis
Heartbreaker
Limited
63
79%
9/10/10
105
Pascal Chaumeil
Slightly intelligent French Rom Com Big hit in France featuring 2 big French stars Light, fun entertainment Story about Allen Ginsberg's famous poem and life Part biopic, part documentary, with elements of fiction it's sort of a hybrid of all the above RT score seems oddly low, RT users rating is higher
Howl
Limited
61
48%
Drama
9/24/10
86
Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman
James Franco Jon Hamm Jeff Daniels David Strathairn Mary-Louise Parker Tilda Swinton Flavio Parenti Edoardo Gabbriellini
I Am Love
NY
78
81%
9
Drama 6/18/10 Italian English Subtitles Mystery SciFi/Thriller Suspense 7/16/10
120
Luca Guadagnino
Italian family dynamics, great character work Philosophical & moral exploration Lovely milieu
Inception
Wide
74
87%
7
148
Christopher Nolan
Leonardo DiCaprio I don't like sci fi, this is sci fi, even I found it watchable Joseph Gordon-Levitt It's an intricate puzzle, you'll have to think throughout Ellen Page 8.2 out of 10 based on 768 metacritic users Narrated by Matt Damon, it details the 2008 financial meltdown in the U.S. If you want a credible explanation of how it happened, don't miss this film. Keir Gilchrist Zach Galifianakis Emma Roberts This co-directing team has also done Half Nelson (which was very solid), and Sugar. A smart comedy, not too heavy but not just silly either.
Inside Job
NY
89
87%
Documentary 10/8/10
120
Charles Ferguson
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Limited
63
59%
Comedy Drama
10/8/10
101
Anna Boden Ryan Fleck
Jack Goes Boating
Limited
65
68%
10
Drama Romance Comedy
9/17/10
89
Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Based on a Robert Glaudini play John Ortiz 4 Characters lives intersect, this film details what it feels Amy Ryan like for those characters giving the viewer the chance Daphne Rubin-Vega to experience these things as though they were happening in our own lives. Most of the audience I saw it with clapped at the end! D.A. Pennebaker Chris Hegedus Jacquy Pfeiffer Nicolas Sarkozy Tells the story behind the Meillieurs Ouvriers de France which is France's highest honor for a Pattiserie Directors are well known having made The War Room to Elaine Stritch: At Liberty and much in between
Kings of Pastry
NY/LA
63
78%
Documentary 9/15/10
87
Last Train Home
NY
82
100%
Documentary 9/3/10 Drama
85
Lixin Fan
Suqin Chen Changhua Zhan Qin Zhang Kristin Scott Thomas Respected french film maker, very french subject matter Sergi López Metacritic score is based on only 8 reviews, my sense is Yvan Attal this will be good for french film buffs. Chloe Moretz Kodi Smit-McPhee Richard Jenkins Cara Buono Danny Trejo Robert De Niro Jessica Alba Steven Seagal Bruce Greenwood Kyle MacLachlan Joan Chen Amanda Schull Vincent Cassel Ludivine Sagnier Mathieu Amalric Remake of respected 2008 Swedish film, Let the Right One In. Reviews suggest this is a very credible remake. I tend not to enjoy sci-fi or horror so I'm going to pass for those who like the genre, sounds worth seeing. Violent, grindhouse film, not for me but if you like this style of film, user reviews are positive and critical reviews are positive.
Leaving (Partir)
NY
52
77%
Drama Romance
10/1/10
85
Catherine Corsini
Let Me In
Wide
78
85%
Romance Drama SciFi Horror Action Mystery
10/1/10
115
Matt Reeves
Machete
Wide
59
73%
105
Ethan Maniquis Robert Rodriguez
Mao's Last Dancer
Limited
58
59%
Drama Musical & Performing Arts 8 Action Drama Biography
8/20/10
127
Bruce Beresford
Period piece, political/personal drama Beresford directed Tender Mercies & Driving Miss Daisy 2nd tier choice for me
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
NY
70
80%
8/27/10
113
Jean-François Richet
French gangster film based on a real person This is part 2, Part 1 isn't available on DVD in the U.S. Part 1 also isn't necessary to enjoy the film Violent, but ultimately it's a very solid character study
Nowhere Boy
NY/LA
62
80%
Biography Drama Music 8 Action Adventure Comedy Romance Drama Sports Family
10/8/10
100
Sam Taylor-Wood
Aaron Johnson John Lennon biopic Kristin Scott Thomas Appears to be well crafted, many reviewers say interest in Lennon/Beatles is not needed to enjoy this coming of age Michael Cera Based on cult comic book series Mary Elizabeth Winstead Context, trappings are aimed at 20 somethings Kieran Culkin But the story and underpinnings are well enough done Chris Evans that anyone can enjoy this. Diane Lane John Malkovich Scott Glenn James Cromwell Jesse Eisenberg Andrew Garfield Justin Timberlake Based on the true story, it's on my list as a film the entire family can see. It's an amazing story with charismatic actors Don't expect new cinematic ground to be broken but it'll be solid Simultaneously timely and timeless Well enough done to engage the art film crowd, appealing enough that it ought to find a large audience One of the rare films I'd recommend to almost anyone Based on Posy Simmonds graphic novel which was based on a Thomas Hardy novel, this is a solidly British production Frears directed Dangerous Liasons and The Queen, that's enough credibility for me to see whatever he does Very solid cops & robbers, largely authentic, interesting Avoids most of the easy stereotypes Would seem to have very broad appeal, has elements of action, romance as well as compelling acting Director Guggenheim has directed An Inconvenient Truth and It Might Get Loud among other docs & episodic TV Film is a great conversation starter about what needs to be done to improve our public school system and it's interesting in the process Worthy follow up to Wall Street (1987) Some might find it long but the story's solid and it's probably worth the price of admission for the acting alone
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Wide
68
83%
8/13/10
113
Edgar Wright
Secretariat
Wide
60
64%
10/8/10
116
Randall Wallace
The Social Network
Wide
98
98%
8
Drama
10/1/10
120
David Fincher
'Tamara Drewe'
NY/LA
65
74%
Comedy Drama
10/8/10
107
Stephen Frears
Gemma Arterton Roger Allam Bill Camp Dominic Cooper Ben Affleck Rebecca Hall Jon Hamm Jeremy Renner Michelle Rhee Geoffrey Canada
The Town
Wide
74
94%
8
Romance Mystery Drama
9/17/10
123
Ben Affleck
Waiting for 'Superman'
Limited
85
93%
9
Documentary 9/24/10 Education
102
Davis Guggenheim
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wide
59
55%
8
Drama
9/24/10
127
Oliver Stone
Michael Douglas Shia LaBeouf Josh Brolin Carey Mulligan Susan Sarandon Frank Langella Anthony Hopkins Naomi Watts Josh Brolin Gemma Jones Antonio Banderas
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger NY, LA
57
49%
7
Comedy Romance
9/22/10
98
Woody Allen
Not sure why reviews are so mixed, this is middle of the road Woody, it's not wacky, it's not classic but it's still smart and the human condition is still well chronicled. It's largely the same turf Woody's been working on forever, just in London instead of New York but the actors are all fun to watch.
MC=Metacritic, RT=Rotten Tomatoes, ME=My ranking, 1-10 (blanks mean no ratings available) This chart is sorted alphabetically, current week releases are highlighted
Title
Where? MC RT
Me Genre
Release Length Director
Actors
Blurb(s)
The American
Wide
62
61%
7
Action Suspense Drama
9/1/10
105
Anton Corbijn
George Clooney Paolo Bonacelli Thekla Reuten
Dutch director, largely non-American cast A spy thriller but not a typical Clooney film Contemplative, I found time to let the movie sink in, others might find it boring
Buried
Limited
63
83%
Mystery Suspense
9/24/10
94
Rodrigo Cortés
Ryan Reynolds I have to reveal the premise to this one: it's about someone Ivana Miño buried alive trying to find a way out Stephen Tobolowsky Not for me but if the premise sounds interesting, sounds like the film is well executed Emma Stone Penn Badgley Amanda Bynes Julia Roberts Javier Bardem A witty, wiser than expected high school movie Loosely based on the Scarlet Letter
Easy A
Wide
72
84%
Romance Comedy
9/17/10
92
Will Gluck
Eat Pray Love
Wide
51
38%
7
Drama Romance
8/13/10
133
Ryan Murphy
Travelogue meets self help, better than expected All about Julia Roberts character, others actors are supporting. Director Noe (Irreversible) known as an excting artist This film is non linear, psychedelic, love or hate RT users gave it lower marks than RT Reviewers Note the running time of 163 minutes Based on a true story of a 1930's Tennessee hermit Character study, Duval's exceptional
Enter the Void
NY/LA
64
74%
Drama Thriller French
9/24/10
163
Gaspar Noé
Nathaniel Brown Paz de la Huerta Cyril Roy
Get Low
NY
78
89%
8
Romance Mystery Drama Comedy Romance
7/30/10
100
Aaron Schneider
Robert Duvall Sissy Spacek Bill Murray Romain Duris Vanessa Paradis
Heartbreaker
Limited
63
79%
9/10/10
105
Pascal Chaumeil
Slightly intelligent French Rom Com Big hit in France featuring 2 big French stars Light, fun entertainment Story about Allen Ginsberg's famous poem and life Part biopic, part documentary, with elements of fiction it's sort of a hybrid of all the above RT score seems oddly low, RT users rating is higher
Howl
Limited
61
48%
Drama
9/24/10
86
Rob Epstein Jeffrey Friedman
James Franco Jon Hamm Jeff Daniels David Strathairn Mary-Louise Parker Tilda Swinton Flavio Parenti Edoardo Gabbriellini
I Am Love
NY
78
81%
9
Drama 6/18/10 Italian English Subtitles Mystery SciFi/Thriller Suspense 7/16/10
120
Luca Guadagnino
Italian family dynamics, great character work Philosophical & moral exploration Lovely milieu
Inception
Wide
74
87%
7
148
Christopher Nolan
Leonardo DiCaprio I don't like sci fi, this is sci fi, even I found it watchable Joseph Gordon-Levitt It's an intricate puzzle, you'll have to think throughout Ellen Page 8.2 out of 10 based on 768 metacritic users Narrated by Matt Damon, it details the 2008 financial meltdown in the U.S. If you want a credible explanation of how it happened, don't miss this film. Keir Gilchrist Zach Galifianakis Emma Roberts This co-directing team has also done Half Nelson (which was very solid), and Sugar. A smart comedy, not too heavy but not just silly either.
Inside Job
NY
89
87%
Documentary 10/8/10
120
Charles Ferguson
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Limited
63
59%
Comedy Drama
10/8/10
101
Anna Boden Ryan Fleck
Jack Goes Boating
Limited
65
68%
10
Drama Romance Comedy
9/17/10
89
Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman Based on a Robert Glaudini play John Ortiz 4 Characters lives intersect, this film details what it feels Amy Ryan like for those characters giving the viewer the chance Daphne Rubin-Vega to experience these things as though they were happening in our own lives. Most of the audience I saw it with clapped at the end! D.A. Pennebaker Chris Hegedus Jacquy Pfeiffer Nicolas Sarkozy Tells the story behind the Meillieurs Ouvriers de France which is France's highest honor for a Pattiserie Directors are well known having made The War Room to Elaine Stritch: At Liberty and much in between
Kings of Pastry
NY/LA
63
78%
Documentary 9/15/10
87
Last Train Home
NY
82
100%
Documentary 9/3/10 Drama
85
Lixin Fan
Suqin Chen Changhua Zhan Qin Zhang Kristin Scott Thomas Respected french film maker, very french subject matter Sergi López Metacritic score is based on only 8 reviews, my sense is Yvan Attal this will be good for french film buffs. Chloe Moretz Kodi Smit-McPhee Richard Jenkins Cara Buono Danny Trejo Robert De Niro Jessica Alba Steven Seagal Bruce Greenwood Kyle MacLachlan Joan Chen Amanda Schull Vincent Cassel Ludivine Sagnier Mathieu Amalric Remake of respected 2008 Swedish film, Let the Right One In. Reviews suggest this is a very credible remake. I tend not to enjoy sci-fi or horror so I'm going to pass for those who like the genre, sounds worth seeing. Violent, grindhouse film, not for me but if you like this style of film, user reviews are positive and critical reviews are positive.
Leaving (Partir)
NY
52
77%
Drama Romance
10/1/10
85
Catherine Corsini
Let Me In
Wide
78
85%
Romance Drama SciFi Horror Action Mystery
10/1/10
115
Matt Reeves
Machete
Wide
59
73%
105
Ethan Maniquis Robert Rodriguez
Mao's Last Dancer
Limited
58
59%
Drama Musical & Performing Arts 8 Action Drama Biography
8/20/10
127
Bruce Beresford
Period piece, political/personal drama Beresford directed Tender Mercies & Driving Miss Daisy 2nd tier choice for me
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
NY
70
80%
8/27/10
113
Jean-François Richet
French gangster film based on a real person This is part 2, Part 1 isn't available on DVD in the U.S. Part 1 also isn't necessary to enjoy the film Violent, but ultimately it's a very solid character study
Nowhere Boy
NY/LA
62
80%
Biography Drama Music 8 Action Adventure Comedy Romance Drama Sports Family
10/8/10
100
Sam Taylor-Wood
Aaron Johnson John Lennon biopic Kristin Scott Thomas Appears to be well crafted, many reviewers say interest in Lennon/Beatles is not needed to enjoy this coming of age Michael Cera Based on cult comic book series Mary Elizabeth Winstead Context, trappings are aimed at 20 somethings Kieran Culkin But the story and underpinnings are well enough done Chris Evans that anyone can enjoy this. Diane Lane John Malkovich Scott Glenn James Cromwell Jesse Eisenberg Andrew Garfield Justin Timberlake Based on the true story, it's on my list as a film the entire family can see. It's an amazing story with charismatic actors Don't expect new cinematic ground to be broken but it'll be solid Simultaneously timely and timeless Well enough done to engage the art film crowd, appealing enough that it ought to find a large audience One of the rare films I'd recommend to almost anyone Based on Posy Simmonds graphic novel which was based on a Thomas Hardy novel, this is a solidly British production Frears directed Dangerous Liasons and The Queen, that's enough credibility for me to see whatever he does Very solid cops & robbers, largely authentic, interesting Avoids most of the easy stereotypes Would seem to have very broad appeal, has elements of action, romance as well as compelling acting Director Guggenheim has directed An Inconvenient Truth and It Might Get Loud among other docs & episodic TV Film is a great conversation starter about what needs to be done to improve our public school system and it's interesting in the process Worthy follow up to Wall Street (1987) Some might find it long but the story's solid and it's probably worth the price of admission for the acting alone
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Wide
68
83%
8/13/10
113
Edgar Wright
Secretariat
Wide
60
64%
10/8/10
116
Randall Wallace
The Social Network
Wide
98
98%
8
Drama
10/1/10
120
David Fincher
'Tamara Drewe'
NY/LA
65
74%
Comedy Drama
10/8/10
107
Stephen Frears
Gemma Arterton Roger Allam Bill Camp Dominic Cooper Ben Affleck Rebecca Hall Jon Hamm Jeremy Renner Michelle Rhee Geoffrey Canada
The Town
Wide
74
94%
8
Romance Mystery Drama
9/17/10
123
Ben Affleck
Waiting for 'Superman'
Limited
85
93%
9
Documentary 9/24/10 Education
102
Davis Guggenheim
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Wide
59
55%
8
Drama
9/24/10
127
Oliver Stone
Michael Douglas Shia LaBeouf Josh Brolin Carey Mulligan Susan Sarandon Frank Langella Anthony Hopkins Naomi Watts Josh Brolin Gemma Jones Antonio Banderas
You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger NY, LA
57
49%
7
Comedy Romance
9/22/10
98
Woody Allen
Not sure why reviews are so mixed, this is middle of the road Woody, it's not wacky, it's not classic but it's still smart and the human condition is still well chronicled. It's largely the same turf Woody's been working on forever, just in London instead of New York but the actors are all fun to watch.
