List of movies opening in theaters this week: December 12 – December 16
Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Rachel McAdams and Jared Harris, opens in theaters Friday, December 16. The action film follows detective Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Mr. Watson as they set out on a mission to stop their greatest adversary yet, criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty. Runtime: 2 hr 9 min Rated: PG 13
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked, starring Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Justin Long and Matthew Gray Gubler, opens in theaters Friday, December 16. The animated family film tells the story of how Alvin and his friends must find their way home after being marooned on a remote tropical island. The group discovers the island is not as deserted as it first appeared. Runtime: 1 hr 27 min Rated: G
The Iron Lady, starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Iain Glen, Harry Llyod and Anthony Head, opens in theaters Friday, December 16. The drama takes an intimate look at the life and work of Margaret Thatcher, the U.K.’s first and only female Prime Minister. Runtime: 1 hr 45 min Rated: PG 13
Carnage, starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly and Elvis Polanski, opens in theaters Friday, December 16. The comedy/drama centers on two sets of parents who resort to childish behavior and verbal warfare while trying to work out a playground fight between their respective sons. Runtime: 1 hr 20 min Rated: R
The Flowers of War, starring Christian Bale, Paul Schneider, Shigeo Kobayashi and Junichi Kajioka, opens in theaters Friday, December 16. The film follows an American who poses as a priest during Japan’s 1937 raid of Nanking, China. He plots to escape the war torn area with a group of schoolgirls and 13 courtesans. Runtime: 2 hr 21 min Not Rated
Footprints, starring Noel Jones, Shelli Boon, Sybil Temtchine, HM Wynant and Pippa Scott , opens in theaters Friday, December 16. The mystery film tells the story of a young woman who wakes up lying face down on the footprints of Graumans Chinese Theater. She wanders around Hollywood Boulevard trying to find out who she is and why she woke at the theaters. Runtime: 1 hr 20 min Not Rated
The Italian Key, starring Gwendolyn Anslow, Joana Cartocci, Leo Vertunni, Moose Ali Khan and Mikko Leppilampi, opens in theaters Friday, December 16. The romantic drama centers on a young woman who inherits an old Italian villa that will help her uncover the secrets of her family history. Runtime: 1 hr 32 min Not Rated
Cook Country, starring Anson Mount, Xander Berkeley, Ryan Donowho, Polly Cole and Rutherford Cravens, opens in theaters Friday, December 16. The drama follows a former inmate who returns home in hopes of repairing his relationship with his teenage son and starting a new life. Instead, he finds his son addicted to meth and his brother cooking meth in their home. Runtime: 1 hr 33 min Rated: R
Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, starring Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Jack Nicholson and Ron Howard, opens in theaters Friday, December 16. The documentary explores the work of highly successful independent filmmaker Roger Corman. Corman helped launched the careers of Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron and numerous other successful stars. Runtime: 1 hr 30 min Rated: R
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