31. 'Abduction'
© Lionsgate Films
Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Jason Isaacs, and Maria Bello
The Plot: Abduction is a thriller that focuses on a youth (Taylor Lautner) who discovers the parents who raised him aren't his real folks, a revelation that triggers events and leaves him running for his life.
Release Date: September 23, 2011
The Plot: Abduction is a thriller that focuses on a youth (Taylor Lautner) who discovers the parents who raised him aren't his real folks, a revelation that triggers events and leaves him running for his life.
Release Date: September 23, 2011
32. 'Machine Gun Preacher'
© 2011 MGP Productions, LLC.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, and Michael Shannon
The Plot: When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers (Butler) makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region’s vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experienced aide workers, Sam breaks ground for an orphanage where it’s most needed—in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces youngsters to become soldiers before they evenreach their teens.
But for Sam, it is not enough to shelter the LRA’s intended victims. Determined to save as many as possible, he leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children, restoring peace to their lives—and eventually his own.
Release Date: September 23, 2011
The Plot: When ex-biker-gang member Sam Childers (Butler) makes the life-changing decision to go to East Africa to help repair homes destroyed by civil war, he is outraged by the unspeakable horrors faced by the region’s vulnerable populace, especially the children. Ignoring the warnings of more experienced aide workers, Sam breaks ground for an orphanage where it’s most needed—in the middle of territory controlled by the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a renegade militia that forces youngsters to become soldiers before they evenreach their teens.
But for Sam, it is not enough to shelter the LRA’s intended victims. Determined to save as many as possible, he leads armed missions deep into enemy territory to retrieve kidnapped children, restoring peace to their lives—and eventually his own.
Release Date: September 23, 2011
33. 'Real Steel'
© DreamWorks Pictures
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, and Evangeline Lilly
The Plot: A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.
Release Date: October 7, 2011
The Plot: A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, Real Steel stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.
Release Date: October 7, 2011
34. 'The Three Musketeers'
© Summit Entertainment
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Orlando Bloom and Logan Lerman
The Plot: As a young man, d'Artagnan leaves home to join the King of France's best fighting force--the Musketeers.
Release Date: October 14, 2011
The Plot: As a young man, d'Artagnan leaves home to join the King of France's best fighting force--the Musketeers.
Release Date: October 14, 2011
35. 'Tower Heist'
© Universal Pictures
Starring: Ben Stiller, Casey Affleck, Eddie Murphy and Matthew Broderick
The Plot: Some average, hard-working guys lose money to a wealthy businessman who takes advantage of them with a Ponzi scheme, so they seek revenge by concocting a plan to rob his high-rise.
Release Date: November 4, 2011
The Plot: Some average, hard-working guys lose money to a wealthy businessman who takes advantage of them with a Ponzi scheme, so they seek revenge by concocting a plan to rob his high-rise.
Release Date: November 4, 2011
36. 'Immortals'
© Relativity Media
Starring: Luke Evans, Kellan Lutz, Henry Cavill, and Freida Pinto
The Plot: Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares.
Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king’s hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man’s conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion…until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope.
Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes. Rallying a band of fellow outsiders—including visionary priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and cunning slave Stavros (Stephen Dorff)—one hero will lead the uprising, or watch his homeland fall into ruin and his Gods vanish into legend.
Release Date: November 11, 2011
The Plot: Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares.
Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king’s hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man’s conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion…until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope.
Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes. Rallying a band of fellow outsiders—including visionary priestess Phaedra (Freida Pinto) and cunning slave Stavros (Stephen Dorff)—one hero will lead the uprising, or watch his homeland fall into ruin and his Gods vanish into legend.
Release Date: November 11, 2011
37. 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'
© Summit Entertainment
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner
The Plot: After their wedding, Bella and Edward travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon, where they finally give in to their passions. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal.
But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle.
Release Date: November 18, 2011
The Plot: After their wedding, Bella and Edward travel to Rio de Janeiro for their honeymoon, where they finally give in to their passions. Bella soon discovers she is pregnant, and during a nearly fatal childbirth, Edward finally fulfills her wish to become immortal.
But the arrival of their remarkable daughter, Renesmee, sets in motion a perilous chain of events that pits the Cullens and their allies against the Volturi, the fearsome council of vampire leaders, setting the stage for an all-out battle.
Release Date: November 18, 2011
38. 'Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol'
© Paramount Pictures
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner and Simon Pegg
The Plot: This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in a global terrorist, bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organization’s name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this.
Release Date: December 21, 2011
The Plot: This is not just another mission. The IMF is shut down when it’s implicated in a global terrorist, bombing plot. Ghost Protocol is initiated and Ethan Hunt and his rogue new team must go undercover to clear their organization’s name. No help, no contact, off the grid. You have never seen a mission grittier and more intense than this.
Release Date: December 21, 2011
39. 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'
© Warner Bros Pictures
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, and Noomi Rapace
The Plot: Guy Ritchie helms a new action-packed adventure, following the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.), and his longtime trusted associate, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), as they match wits with their arch-nemesis, the criminal genius Moriarty (Jared Harris).
Release Date: December 16, 2011
The Plot: Guy Ritchie helms a new action-packed adventure, following the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.), and his longtime trusted associate, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), as they match wits with their arch-nemesis, the criminal genius Moriarty (Jared Harris).
Release Date: December 16, 2011
40. 'The Darkest Hour'
© Summit Entertainment
Starring: Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, and Rachael Taylor
The Plot: The Darkest Hour finds aliens coming to earth, frying our electric grids and leaving humans unable to organize and fight back. However, a small group of tourists in Moscow band together to take on the creatures in an effort to stop the invaders from completely wiping out mankind.
Release Date: December 23, 2011
The Plot: The Darkest Hour finds aliens coming to earth, frying our electric grids and leaving humans unable to organize and fight back. However, a small group of tourists in Moscow band together to take on the creatures in an effort to stop the invaders from completely wiping out mankind.
Release Date: December 23, 2011
