New Movies In Theaters Opening This Week - November 1 Enders Game (2013) Certificate PG-13 114 min - Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi Metascore: 58/100 (12 reviews) The International Military seek out a leader who can save the human race from an alien attack. Ender Wiggin, a brilliant young mind, is recruited and trained to lead his fellow soldiers into a battle that will determine the future of Earth. Director: Gavin Hood Stars: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin THE BUZZ: Ender Wiggins initial fate in the hands of Gavin Hood makes us want to question that people who decided to put the future of a potential franchise in the hands of the guy who directed The Wolverine. Though in the mix there are a couple savvy veteran producer types and one experienced cinematographer, a position where some people can literally call the shots. People we trust who have seen the movie -- including a handful of people who are vehemently against author Orson Scott Cards outspoken feelings on the gay community and marriage equality -- admit that Hood has done well by the source material. Last Vegas (2013) Certificate PG-13 105 min - Comedy Metascore: 46/100 (10 reviews) Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal. Director: Jon Turteltaub Stars: Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline THE BUZZ: Instantly labelled as The Geriatric Hangover, the most surprising thing about Jon Turteltaubs latest is to realize that Kevin Kline is officially old. Free Birds (2013) Certificate PG 91 min - Animation | Comedy Metascore: 41/100 (8 reviews) Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history - and get turkey off the holiday menu for good. Director: Jimmy Hayward Stars: Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson, Dan Fogler, Amy Poehler THE BUZZ: Making a movie about talking turkeys on a mission to revise holiday history, with Woody Harrelson in the voice-over booth, is one of the best, most-baked movie ideas weve heard in a while. But we bet this one is barely in theaters come Thanksgiving. About Time (2013) - [Limited] Certificate R 123 min - Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi Metascore: 56/100 (14 reviews) At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think. Director: Richard Curtis Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, Lydia Wilson THE BUZZ: Anna Karenina seems to have put Domhnall Gleeson on the minds of studio casting agents; the young Irishman has vaulted to the top of the pile of actors who are testing for this, testing for that ... In terms of the latest from Richard Curtis (Love Actually), well see how Gleeson and co-star Rachel McAdams handle a story that makes us wonder if Nicholas Sparks has a sibling who is a mystical, sci-fi lover. Dallas Buyers Club (2013) - [Limited] Certificate R 117 min - Drama Metascore: 82/100 (16 reviews) The story of Texas electrician Ron Woodroof and his battle with the medical establishment and pharmaceutical companies after being diagnosed as HIV-positive in 1986, and his search for alternative treatments that helped established a way in which fellow HIV-positive people could join for access to his supplies. Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn THE BUZZ: Can we now say that Matthew McConaugheys renaissance is merely an admirable career in which he segues from major to indie projects either as a leading man of part of an ensemble? Here, his partnership with Jean-Marc Vallee, who made The Young Victoria and the even better C.R.A.Z.Y., first made headlines for its subject matter, then McConaugheys dramatic weight loss in order to play the highly unlikeable Ron Woodroof in the late stages of his life. Diana (2013) - [Limited] Certificate PG-13 113 min - Biography | Drama | Romance Metascore: 35/100 (9 reviews) During the last two years of her life, Princess Diana embarks on a final rite of passage: a secret love affair with Pakistani heart surgeon Hasnat Khan. Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel Stars: Naomi Watts, Naveen Andrews, Douglas Hodge, Geraldine James THE BUZZ: Oliver Hirschbiegel (Downfall, The Experiment has weathered his first critical drubbing with his Princess Diana biography, but we imagine audiences will flock to Watts-as-Di over the first couple release weekends. Still, the thematic shift is a surprise from the director, and its also a rare occasion where you dont read glowing reviews of a Naomi Watts performance. Mr. Nobody (2009) - [Limited] Certificate R 141 min - Drama | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi Metascore: 54/100 (7 reviews) A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? An infinity of possibilities rise from this decision. As long as he doesnt choose, anything is possible. Director: Jaco Van Dormael Stars: Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh Dan Pham THE BUZZ: We will see how writer/director Jaco Van Dormaels slightly aged sci-fi concept holds up some four years after its original screenings. Timed to take advantage of the praise star Jared Leto is receiving for his supporting role in Dallas Buyers Club, this is a case where the smaller film is way less compelling than its more mainstream counterpart. The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) - [Limited] 111 min - Drama Metascore: 67/100 (10 reviews) Elise and Didier fall in love at first sight, in spite of their differences. He talks, she listens. Hes a romantic atheist, shes a religious realist. When their daughter becomes seriously ill, their love is put on trial. Director: Felix Van Groeningen Stars: Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh, Nell Cattrysse, Geert Van Rampelberg THE BUZZ: Belgian director Felix Van Groeningens profile might raise Stateside as his latest work has become his countrys official selection for the Best Foreign Language Oscar race. Veerle Baetenss performance and the screenplay have received accolades from the film-festival circuit. Big Sur (2013) - [Limited] Certificate R 100 min - Drama Metascore: 42/100 (7 reviews) A recounting of Jack Kerouacs (here known by the name of his fictional alter-ego Jack Duluoz) three sojourns to the cabin in Big Sur, owned by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Director: Michael Polish Stars: Jean-Marc Barr, Kate Bosworth, Josh Lucas, Radha Mitchell THE BUZZ: The indie-film worlds recent obsession with the Beat Generation finds its probable end point with director Michael Polishs solo venture (its a rare thing to find him working without his brother Mark), a chronicle of Jack Kerouacs mental breakdown co-starring Polishs wife, Kate Bosworth. Welcome back to the American art house, Jean-Marc Barr. In Theaters Now - Box Office Top Ten Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013) Certificate R 92 min - Comedy 7/10 Metascore: 54/100 (29 reviews) 86-year-old Irving Zisman takes a trip from Nebraska to North Carolina to take his 8 year-old grandson, Billy, back to his real father. Director: Jeff Tremaine Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll, Greg Harris, Georgina Cates Box Office: Weekend: $32.06M, Gross: $32.06M Gravity (2013) Certificate PG-13 91 min - Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller 8.6/10 Metascore: 96/100 (48 reviews) A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. Director: Alfonso Cuarón Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen Box Office: Weekend: $20.14M, Gross: $199.65M Captain Phillips (2013) Certificate PG-13 134 min - Action | Adventure | Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller 8.1/10 Metascore: 83/100 (48 reviews) The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. Director: Paul Greengrass Stars: Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman, Faysal Ahmed Box Office: Weekend: $11.64M, Gross: $69.92M The Counselor (2013) Certificate R 117 min - Crime | Drama | Thriller 6.1/10 Metascore: 49/100 (40 reviews) A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking. Director: Ridley Scott Stars: Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem Box Office: Weekend: $7.84M, Gross: $7.84M Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) Certificate PG 95 min - Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi 6.5/10 Metascore: 59/100 (30 reviews) Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But hes forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids. Directors: Cody Cameron | Kris Pearn Stars: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Will Forte, Neil Patrick Harris Box Office: Weekend: $6.28M, Gross: $100.79M Carrie (2013) Certificate R 100 min - Drama | Horror 6.4/10 Metascore: 52/100 (31 reviews) A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. Director: Kimberly Peirce Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday Box Office: Weekend: $5.99M, Gross: $26.11M Escape Plan (2013) Certificate R 115 min - Action | Mystery | Thriller 7.2/10 Metascore: 49/100 (33 reviews) When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the worlds most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from the inside. Director: Mikael Håfström Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Vincent DOnofrio Box Office: Weekend: $4.56M, Gross: $17.64M 12 Years a Slave (2013) Certificate R 134 min - Biography | Drama | History 8.2/10 Metascore: 96/100 (38 reviews) In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Director: Steve McQueen Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael K. Williams, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt Box Office: Weekend: $2.13M, Gross: $3.39M Enough Said (2013) Certificate PG-13 93 min - Comedy 7.5/10 Metascore: 79/100 (45 reviews) A divorced woman who decides to pursue the man shes interested in learns hes her new friends ex-husband. Director: Nicole Holofcener Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini, Catherine Keener, Toni Collette Box Office: Weekend: $1.59M, Gross: $13.05M Prisoners (2013) Certificate R 153 min - Crime | Drama | Thriller 8.1/10 Metascore: 74/100 (46 reviews) When Keller Dovers daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family? Director: Denis Villeneuve Stars: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo Box Office: Weekend: $1.07M, Gross: $59.13M
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