Race tells the story of track-and-field superstar Jesse Owens (Stephan James) prepares to compete in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The trailer gives a glimpse at some of the complex social and racial struggles the United States was going through during the period. Race is in theaters February 19th, 2016.
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A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency.
Now that Mac (Rogen) and Kelly Radner (Byrne) have a second baby on the way, they are ready to make the final move into adulthood: the suburbs. But just as they thought they’d reclaimed the neighborhood and were safe to sell, they learn that the new occupants next door are a sorority even more out of control than Teddy (Efron) and his brothers ever dreamed of being.
Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele star in this comedy where Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen cat by posing as drug dealers for a street gang.
The untold true story behind the meeting between the King of Rock 'n Roll and President Nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.
The sequel no one asked for. In the original movie Independence Day (1996) aliens invaded an unprepared earth. Now they’re back.
While the movie doesn't have Harry Potter in it, it is still an amazing story set in the same world. Think 1920's American Wizards meet some folks from Hogwarts. Release date: November 18, 2016 (USA)
Professor X and Raven lead a team of young X-Men to stop the immortal mutant Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) from destroying mankind.
We don’t know much about the story of this TMNT sequel. In the trailer we do see Beebop, Rocksteady, KC Jones, Shredder, some alien invasion ships, and of course Megan Fox returns as April O’Neill. The CGI Ninja Turtles come back to theaters June 3, 2016
Warcraft is an animated feature based on the world created by Blizzard Entertainment and Legendary Pictures. You’ll likely recognize characters from their video game series Warcraft and their MMO World of Warcraft. Watch the amazing new teaser for Warcraft out June 2016.
In the movie Sally Field plays this quirky, adorable, sixty-something looking to get the attention of a younger co-worker. You might think the premise is weird, and it is a little, but it works. Watch the trailer and be enchanted by the characters.
A mild-mannered radio executive (Will Ferrell) competes for the affection of his stepchildren when their freewheeling and freeloading father (Mark Wahlberg) shows up. In theaters Dec. 25th.
Premiered during Monday Night Football, this is the latest official Star Wars The Force Awakens trailer. Enjoy all the Star Wars goodness.
What happens when you put Zac Efron and Robert De Niro on a sex comedy road trip? Possibly the best De Niro movie in the last decade. In theaters Jan. 22nd 2016.
Race tells the story of track-and-field superstar Jesse Owens (Stephan James) prepares to compete in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
Based on Colm Tóibín's novel of the same name, Brooklyn tells the heartbreaking tale of a young Irish immigrant Eilis Lacey (Saoirse Ronan) navigates her way through 1950s Brooklyn.
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies is an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. The film is described as a horror romantic comedy and is in theaters February 5th 2016.
Based on the bestselling series of novels by Adriana Trigiani, Big Stone Gap is a small town nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and is the story of its self-proclaimed spinster, Ave Maria Mulligan (Ashely Judd). Described by critics as Americana Chicken for the Soul. Starring: Ashely Judd, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Wilson, and more. The film is out now.
Based on a real life social science experiment, this movie asks why people obey authority and tests the limits of social training. Watch the trailer to see what we mean. In theaters October 16th, 2015.
The Good Dinosaur seems to a mash up of Lassie and The Land Before Time, in a good way. Watch the trailer to get a feel for this adorable animated film. In theaters November 25th, 2015.
Every wonder how Peter Pan got to Neverland? Well, wonder no more. The movie Pan fills in the back story of the world’s most beloved flying child. In theaters now.
Who doesn’t love a good dysfunctional family Christmas movie? Love the Coopers looks to get the holiday season off in this funny comedy. In theaters November 13th, 2015.
Watch Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) fight the Capital one last time in the last movie in the Hunger Games series. The movie is out November 20, 2015
Based on the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, The Choice looks to be a great date movie. In Theaters February 5, 2016. Starring Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer, Tom Welling, Tom Wilkinson, Alexandra Daddario, and Maggie Grace.
You might recognize Natalie Dormer from her role on The Hunger Games, Game of Thrones, or Elementary. Now you can see her as the lead character in what can best be described as a psychological folktale horror film. The movie references the Aokigahara Forest, a real place in Japan associated with demons in Japanese folk lore. It’s also a place where about 100 people go to commit suicide every year. The trailer plays heavily on this history and creeps us the heck out.
Sarah Silverman is following the tradition of very funny people taking on dramatic roles. There seems to be a common connection between tragedy and comedy that lets great comedians do both. Watch Sarah Silverman in I Smile Back. In theaters October 23, 2015.