• 2011
• US
• 87 min
• U

• Directed by: Mike Mitchell
• Written by: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
• Cast: Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Andy Buckley, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Alan Tudyk, Jesse McCartney, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler

The singing chipmunk trio and their friends the Chipettes find themselves marooned on a desert island.

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• 2011
• France
• 100 min
• PG

• Directed by: Michel Hazanavicius
• Written by: Michel Hazanavicius
• Cast: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo

This joyous, impeccably crafted crowdpleaser about the advent of the talkies melds the tried and tested plot of A Star Is Born to the comic exuberance of Singin' In The Rain, with the result that it is almost impossible not to fall for its charms.

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• 2012
• US
• 83 min
• 12A

• Directed by: Josh Trank
• Cast: Michael B Jordan, Michael Kelly, Alex Russell

Three high school friends develop superhuman powers after a discovery in a mysterious craters. However, their lives spiral out of control when one of them decides to test his dark side.

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• 2011
• US
• 115 min
• 15

• Directed by: Alexander Payne
• Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Judy Greer, Beau Bridges

When his wife is seriously injured during a boating trip with her lover, a Hawaiian land baron takes his daughters on a trip to confront her beau.

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• 2011
• Australia
• 103 min
• U

• Directed by: George Miller
• Written by: George Miller, Gary Eck, Warren Coleman, Paul Livingston
• Cast: Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Pink, Sofía Vergara, Common, Hugo Weaving, Richard Carter, Magda Szubanski, Anthony LaPaglia

This sequel to the original sugary penguin animation follows Mumble's son, Erik, as he tries to make his mark in the world.

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• 2011
• UK
• 105 min
• 12A

• Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
• Written by: Abi Morgan
• Cast: Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Anthony Head, Richard E Grant

Lloyd's biopic features a brilliantly convincing lead performance from Streep, assisted by terrific work from the make-up and prosthetics departments, and makes some interesting observations about old age and the cost of power, but offers no significant insights on the lady of the title.

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• 2012
• US
• 94 min
• PG

• Directed by: Brad Peyton
• Cast: Josh Hutcherson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine

Action, adventure and angry lizards in this sort-of sequel to 2008's Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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• 2011
• France
• 90 min
• U

• Directed by: Bibo Bergeron
• Cast: Vanessa Paradis, Matthieu Chedid

In 1910 Paris, a shy film projectionist and an inventor join forces with an eclectic band of misfits to embark on the hunt for a monster that is terrifying the locals.

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• 2011
• US
• 103 min
• U

• Directed by: James Bobin
• Written by: Jason Segel, Nicholas Stoller
• Cast: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones

When Muppet fans Gary (Segel), his girlfriend Mary (Adams) and brother Walter (a puppet) learn that oil millionaire Tex Richman (Cooper) plans to demolish the Muppet theatre, it's time to reunite the original cast. If the plot could be fresher, the well-chosen guest stars, self-referential humour and old-school bonhomie should raise a smile.

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• 2011
• US
• 90 min
• U

• Directed by: Chris Miller
• Written by: Tom Wheeler, David H Steinberg, Brian Lynch
• Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Zeus Mendoza, Constance Marie, Guillermo del Toro, Bob Joles

Puss (Banderas) and Humpty Dumpty (Galifianakis) attempt to steal magic beans from Jack and Jill, with Hayek as feline accomplice Kitty Softpaws. Given the slackening quality of the Shrek franchise, the surprise is that this imaginative romp was one of the 2011's best animated family films.

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• 2012
• US
• 12A

• Directed by: McG
• Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy

Action comedy as two CIA agents (Pine and Hardy) realise they are dating the same woman (Witherspoon).

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• 2011
• US
• 146 min
• 12A

• Directed by: Steven Spielberg
• Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, Peter Mullan, David Thewlis, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Eddie Marsan, Toby Kebbell, Niels Arestrup

When Albert's horse, Joey, is sent to the trenches of World War One, their bond is torn apart. Although too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to rescue his friend.

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• 2012
• UK/Canada/Sweden
• 95 min
• 12A

• Directed by: James Watkins
• Written by: Jane Goldman, Susan Hill
• Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Ciaran Hinds, Janet McTeer

A young lawyer (Radcliffe) arrives at a remote English village to conclude the estate of a dead woman; cue lots of shoogly windows, creaky floorboards and slamming doors. Despite smart production choices of screenwriter and director, and a commendable performance by Radcliffe, the movie is dull, old-fashioned and decidedly short on terror.

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