• 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
• US
• 92 min
• 12A

• Directed by: Mike Cahill
• Written by: Mike Cahill, Brit Marling
• Cast: William Mapother, Brit Marling

Sombre indie romance involving a planet beyond the sun which is an exact mirror of our own, even down to the lives of its inhabitants. Despite the loopy premise, the startling script by actress Marling and director Cahill is more interested in human interaction than space travel, leading to an effective double-whammy ending.

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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
• 107 min
• PG

• Directed by: Ken Kwapis
• Cast: Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell

Romantic drama 'inspired by the incredible true story' of a new reporter (John Krasinski) and his efforts to save a family of whales in Alaska.

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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
• USA
• 129 min
• 12A

• Directed by: Stephen Daldry
• Written by: Eric Roth
• Cast: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock

Oskar (Horn) is a precocious youngster whose father (Hanks) died in the 9/11 attacks; he finds a mysterious key and tries to discover where it fits. Despite radiant cinematography and a striking performance from Horn, it's a contrived tearjerker that is neither as poignant nor as profound as it might like to be.

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• 2011
• US/UAE
• 95 min
• 12A

• Directed by: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor
• Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba

Cage returns as the skull-faced motorbiking spirit of vengeance in this action packed supernatural superhero sequel.

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• 2012
• US
• 15

• Directed by: Joe Carnahan
• Cast: Liam Neeson

An oil drilling team is stranded in Alaska following a plane crash. Then a pack of hungry wolves decide to attack.

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• 2011
• US
• 91 min
• 12

• Directed by: Dennis Dugan
• Written by: Steve Koren, Adam Sandler, Ben Zook
• Cast: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Al Pacino

Advertising executive Jack (Sandler) gets Pacino (as himself) for a new cappuccino commercial, but all goes wrong when Jack's homely sister Jill (also Sandler) catches the great actor's eye and he inexplicably falls in love with her. Even dedicated Sandler fans will choke on their popcorn at this witless atrocity.

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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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• 2012
• US
• 102 min
• 12A

• Directed by: Asger Leth
• Written by: Pablo F Fenjves
• Cast: Sam Worthington, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris, Elizabeth Banks

A disgraced former cop (Worthington) threatens to jump from a Manhattan rooftop, but it becomes clear to a police psychologist (Banks) that it's a distraction from a heist across the street. Leth nicely balances action, drama and humour, and a strong cast (notably Bell) lend more quality to the film than it probably deserves.

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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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• 2011
• US
• 81 min
• 15

• Directed by: David Gordon Green
• Written by: Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka
• Cast: Jonah Hill, Ari Graynor, Max Records

A suspended college student is coaxed into babysitting next door's children and is totally unprepared for what's to come.

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• 1999
• US
• 139 min
• U

• Directed by: George Lucas
• Cast: Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman

On the surface, the plot structure of this limp prequel isn't a million light years away from the original Star Wars. At times you'd think there was more animation than live action on screen – and maybe it's this toning down of the human element that left the film lacking soul.

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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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• 2012
• US/Brazil/France/Australia/UK/Germany
• 104 min
• 12A

• Directed by: Michael Sucsy
• Cast: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill

Tatum tries to win back his wife's (McAdams) heart after she wakes up after a car crash with severe amnesia.

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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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