Movie Releases – Friday 10 October 2014

The Judge (2014)

Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton

Director: David Dobkin

Genre: Drama

Warner Bros., Big Kid Pictures, Team Downey

Time: 141 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Big city lawyer Hank Palmer returns to his childhood home where his father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder. Hank sets out to discover the truth and, along the way, reconnects with his estranged family.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)

Stars: Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette

Director: Miguel Arteta

Genre: Comedy/Family

Walt Disney Pictures, 21 Laps Entertainment, Jim Henson Company, The

Time: 81 min

Rating: PG

Plot

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Dracula Untold (2014)

Stars: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon, Art Parkinson

Director: Gary Shore

Genre: Action/Drama/Fantasy/Horror/War

Universal Pictures, Legendary Pictures, Michael De Luca Productions

Time: 92 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

At the turn of the century, the young lord Vlad Tepes and his young family live a peaceful life ruling over their small kingdom. However, when a ruling rival king with a growing army demands from Vlad the first born male of every family to join his army; Vlad's wife makes a terrible mistake which will change history forever. Vlad's wife, Mirenea travels to visit bloodthirsty witches in the nearby mountains. While there she sells her soul to stop the invading army- the price however is that Vlad will become a blood-thirsty monster that will hunt the ages.

Addicted (2014)

Stars: Sharon Leal, Boris Kodjoe, John Newberg, Tyson Beckford

Director: Bille Woodruff

Genre: Drama/Thriller

Codeblack Entertainment, Codeblack Films, Lionsgate

Time: 105 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

Based on the best-selling novel by Zane, ADDICTED is a sexy and provocative thriller about desire and the dangers of indiscretion. Successful businesswoman Zoe Reynard (Sharon Leal) appears to have attained it all - the dream husband she loves (Boris Kodjoe), two wonderful children and a flourishing career. As perfect as everything appears from the outside, Zoe is still drawn to temptations she cannot escape or resist. As she pursues a secretive life, Zoe finds herself risking it all when she heads down a perilous path she may not survive.

Whiplash (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser

Director: Damien Chazelle

Genre: Drama/Music

Blumhouse Productions, Bold Films, Right of Way Films

Time: 106 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

A promising young drummer enrolls at a cutthroat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.

St. Vincent (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher

Director: Theodore Melfi

Genre: Comedy

Chernin Entertainment, Crescendo Productions, Goldenlight Films

Time: 103 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

A young boy whose parents just divorced finds an unlikely friend and mentor in the misanthropic, bawdy, hedonistic, war veteran who lives next door.

Kill the Messenger (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, Robert Pralgo

Director: Michael Cuesta

Genre: Biography/Crime/Drama/Mystery/Thriller

Bluegrass Films, The Combine

Time: 112 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

A reporter becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA's role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.

One Chance (2013) - [Limited]

Stars: James Corden, Alexandra Roach, Julie Walters, Colm Meaney

Director: David Frankel

Genre: Biography/Comedy/Drama/Music

Relevant Entertainment, Syco Television

Time: 103 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

The true story of Paul Potts, a shy, bullied shop assistant by day and an amateur opera singer by night who became a phenomenon after being chosen for -- and ultimately winning -- Britain's Got Talent (2007).

I Am Ali (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Muhammad Ali, Muhammad Ali Jnr, Hana Ali, Maryum Ali

Director: Clare Lewins

Genre: Documentary/Biography/Sport

Fisheye Films, Passion Pictures

Time: 111 min

Rating: PG

Plot

An intimate and heart-warming look at the man behind the legend - as we've never seen Ali before. Told through exclusive, unprecedented access to Ali's personal archive of 'audio journals' combined with touching interviews and testimonials from his inner circle of family and friends, including his daughters, son, brother and former wife, plus legends of the boxing community including Mike Tyson, George Foreman and Gene Kilroy.

Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Vegar Hoel, Ørjan Gamst, Martin Starr, Jocelyn DeBoer

Director: Tommy Wirkola

Genre: Action/Comedy/Horror

Tappeluft Pictures, Saga Film, XYZ Films

Time: 100 min

Rating: Restricted

Plot

If the worst day of your life consisted of accidentally killing your girlfriend with an axe, chain-sawing your own arm off, and watching in horror as your closest friends were devoured by a zombified Nazi battalion, you'd have to assume that things couldn't get much worse. In Martin's case, that was only the beginning.

The Overnighters (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Jay Reinke, Keegan Edwards

Director: Jesse Moss

Genre: Documentary/Drama

Production Company: (not known)

Time: 90 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

Broken, desperate men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor risks everything to help them.

The Devil's Hand (2014) - [Limited]

Stars: Rufus Sewell, Alycia Debnam Carey, Adelaide Kane, Leah Pipes

Director: Christian E. Christiansen

Genre: Thriller

LD Entertainment

Time: 86 min

Rating: PG-13

Plot

When young girls start to go missing within a religious cult, older followers fear a long-told prophecy while the younger members suspect abusive elders are killing them off.