Admission (2013)

Based on the novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz of the same name, the story follows Portia Nathan (Tina Fey), an admissions officer at Princeton University, who gets caught off guard when she makes a visit to an experimental New Hampshire high school submitting applicants and finds out that its co-founder is her former college classmate John Pressman (Paul Rudd). When she finds out that one of Pressman's students, Jeremiah (Nat Wolff), maybe the son she had and gave up for adoption, she finds herself bending the admissions rule for Jeremiah, putting at risk the life she thought she always wanted and in the process finding the life she never dreamed of having.

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As I Lay Dying (2013)

Based on the novel of the same name by William Faulkner and directed and starring James Franco, the story is about the death of Addie Bundren and her family's quest to honor her wish to be buried in the nearby town of Jefferson. The cast includes Logan Marshall-Green, Danny McBride, Tim Blake Nelson, Ahna O'Reilly and Beth Grant.



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Baggage Claim (2013)

Based on book of the same name by David E. Talbert, about a single thirty-something flight attendant Montana Moore (Paula Patton), who fed up with being single and the only woman in her entire family never to wed goes on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition across America to find a husband and along the way she encounters a preacher, a politician and a tycoon. The cast also includes Adam Brody, Taye Diggs, Djimon Hounsou and Christina Milian.


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Beautiful Creatures (2013)

This is a supernatural love story based on the first of a five-novel series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Set in the South, Ethan Wate longs to escape his small town and meets a mysterious new girl, Lena Duchannes. Lena possesses strange powers that has long kept her at a distance from others. As Lena and Ethan get closer, their romance is threatened by their dark family secrets and the history of the town.



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Carrie (2013)

A new adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name, about a shy high school girl, Carrie, played by Chloë Grace Moretz, outcast by her peers and sheltered by her religious and conservative mother, Margaret White played by Julianne Moore. Carrie is a sweet but timid girl who unleashes her newly developed telekinetic powers when her classmates play a cruel joke on her.



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The Company You Keep (2013)

This political action thriller is based on a novel by Neil Gordon and the story centers on a former Weather Underground activist, Jim Grant, played by Robert Redford who's also directing the movie. After hiding from the FBI for over thirty years, Grant becomes a fugitive when his cover is blown by an ambitious young reporter, played by Shia LaBeouf, who discovers his identity after investigating both his past and his possible involvement in a botched robbery.

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The Congress (2013)

Based on author Stainslav Lem's "The Futurological Congress," the story follows Robin Wright as herself, an actress who agrees to a large payment by a film studio in exchange to have a full body imaging that will be digitized and utilized to create a digital actress. As part of the agreement, she will be forbidden from acting ever again and she will no longer control her likeness and the studio will then utilize the new virtual actress in any manner they see fit. The film will explore the ramifications of how the digital actress affects the future women and society as a whole. The cast also includes Harvey Keitel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Danny Huston, Sami Gayle, Michael Stahl-David and Paul Giamatti.

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Dorothy of Oz (2013)

This cartoon is based on the book of the same name by Roger Stanton Baum. The story follows Dorothy Gale (voiced by Lea Michele), who after returning to Kansas finds it devastated by the tornado that had whisked her away to Oz. Shortly after arriving Dorothy finds her way back to Oz only to find that Oz is in a state of decay and her old friends Scarecrow (voiced by Dan Aykroyd), Tin Man (voiced by Kelsey Grammer), Cowardly Lion (voiced by James Belushi) have disappeared. As she journey’s to find her friends, she meets new friends like Marshal Mallow (voiced by Hugh Dancy) and with their help they work together to get rid of The Jester (voiced by Martin Short) who wants to control Oz.

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Ender's Game (2013)

This science fiction movie is based on the novel of the same name by Orson Scott Card. Set in the future where humanity has suffered through two wars against an alien species known as the Formics ("Buggers"). In preparation for the next attack, Colonel Hyrum Graff (Harrison Ford) and the International Military are training only the best young minds to find the future International Fleet Commander. Talented pre-teen children, including Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, (Asa Butterfield), discovered by humanity's military International Fleet (IF), are sent to an advanced military school in space to prepare for a future alien invasion. When Ender is promoted to Command School by Graff, he is trained to lead his fellow soldiers into an epic battle that will determine the future of Earth. The cast includes Hailee Steinfeld, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis and Abigail Breslin.

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Epic (2013)

This animated fantasy-adventure is based on William Joyce's children book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs, and tells the story of the battle deep in the forest between the forces of good and evil. When a teenage girl finds herself transported into this secret world, she joins forces with a team of fun characters to save their world, which in turn will save the real world. It includes the voices of Beyoncé Knowles, Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson and Amanda Seyfried

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Frozen (2013)

Walt Disney Animation which is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen. When Anna (Kristen Bell) is cursed by her estranged sister, the cold-hearted Snow Queen Elsa (Idina Menzel), Anna’s only hope of reversing the curse is to survive a perilous journey across an icy and unforgiving landscape with snowy peaks and dangerous cliffs to find the legendary Snow Queen if she ever hopes to melt her frozen heart.On her journey she is joined by a rugged outdoorsman Kristoff (Jonathan Groff), his one-antlered reindeer and a hapless snowman Olaf (Josh Gad).

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The Great Gatsby (2012)

This is the latest adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel of the same name. The story is set in the 1920s and it follows would-be writer Nick Carraway, being played by Tobey Maguire, taking on the role of the book's narrator, as he leaves the Midwest and moves to New York city to chase his American dream. Soon Nick is lured into the lavish world of his mysterious, millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, being played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who pines for his lost love, Daisy Buchanan, being played by Carey Mulligan. As Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the super rich, he begins to see through the cracks of Gatsby's rich lifestyle, where only obsession, madness and tragedy await.

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2013)

Adapted from historical novel of the same name by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, tells the story of a published author, Juliet Ashton, played by Kate Winslet, who finds herself drawn to the residents of Guernsey Island in the aftermath of World War II and wants to write about their experiences during the war, where The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society was created as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island.

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Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters is the continuation of the Hansel and Gretel tale by the Brothers Grimm with Jeremy Renner playing Hansel and Gemma Arterton as Gretel. The story takes place 15 years after the incident involving the gingerbread house. The siblings are now specialized bounty hunters dedicated to exterminating witches. They are recruited to seek out and destroy the leader of a coven of evil witches.


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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

Continuation of the epic fantasy trilogy adapted from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, and it follows straight on from the first movie, An Unexpected Journey. After successfully crossing over the Misty Mountains Bilbo (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Ian McKellen) and the Dwarves led by Thorin (Richard Armitage) carry on their epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor. In order to take on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest the company must seek help from a powerful stranger and if they reach the human settlement of Lake-town it will be time for Bilbo to fulfil his contract with the dwarves. The company must then complete their journey to Lonely Mountain and Bilbo must seek out the Secret Door that will give them access to the hoard of the dragon Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch captured through motion picture).

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Horns (2013)

Dark fantasy thriller based on Joe Hill's (Joseph Hillstrom King aka Stephen King's son) novel of the same name. The story follows Ig Perrish (Daniel Radcliff), who is the suspect for the violent rape and murder of his girlfriend, Merrin (Juno Temple). After a hard night of drinking, Ig awakens to find strange horns sprouting from his temples and realizes their power makes the people he encounters a sudden compulsion to confess their darkest secrets and ugliest impulses to him. Ig then decides to use this new found power to find the man who killed his girlfriend and take his revenge.

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The Host (2013)

Adapted from the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. After parasitic aliens called 'souls' have invaded the Earth, they begin to possess the minds of humans. The story centers on Melanie Stryder, played by Saoirse Ronan, when a parasitic alien soul called 'Wanderer' is injected into her body, Wanderer refuses to fade away and instead of carrying out the aliens mission of taking over Earth she forms a bond with Melanie and starts to see Melanie's memories and sets out to find Melanie's loved ones and free them.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

The second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy based on Suzanne Collins' novel of the same name with Jennifer Lawrence reprising her role as Katniss Everdeen. After winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta Mellark, played by Josh Hutcherson return home only to leave their family and friends again to embark on a Victor’s Tour of the districts. On their journey Katniss discovers that a rebellion could be happening soon, even though President Snow, played by Donald Sutherland, is still in control of the Capitol as it prepares of the 75th Annual Hunger Games, called 'The Quarter Quell', providing even more cruelty in the games, which may change Panem forever.

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I, Frankenstein (2013)

This horror/thriller is based on the graphic novel and original screenplay of the same name by Kevin Grevioux. Dr. Frankenstein's monster, named Adam Frankenstein, played by Aaron Eckhart, finds himself caught up in an ancient battle between two immortal clans. The film also stars, Bill Nighy and Miranda Otto.

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Iron Man 3 (2013)

This superhero sequel is based on Marvel Comic’s character Iron Man. In this movie Tony Stark finds his personal life destroyed by his enemy and he embarks on a journey to China find those responsible. On his quest, Stark discovers the answers to a question which has always haunted him; does the suit define him, or does the man make the suit? Apparently the storyline is influenced by the "Iron Man" comic 'Extremis', which involved Tony Stark developing and using the Extremis virus, a nanotech version of Captain America's serum. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall and Ben Kingsley.

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Jack Ryan (2013)

Action-thriller based on the character Jack Ryan created by Tom Clancy. The film is being directed by Kenneth Branagh and the story centers on CIA analyst, Jack Ryan, played by Chris Pine, uncovering a Russian terrorist plot to crash the U.S. economy. The film also stars Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner and Kenneth Branagh.



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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

Based on the fairy tale, "Jack the Giant Killer" and "Jack and the Beanstalk", tells the story of how a young farmhand Jack (Nicholas Hoult ) unwittingly opens a gateway between the real world and a race of giants threatening the long-standing peace between men. Once unleashed onto earth the giants strive to reclaim the land they once lost and Jack is forced into battle to stop them to save the kingdom and to rescue the princess kidnapped by the giants. The movie also stars Stanley Tucci, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy and Ewan McGregor.

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John Dies at the End (2012)

Dark comedy-horror based upon the David Wong novel of the same name. It's all about the Soy Sauce, a drug that promises an out-of-body experience with each hit. Users drift across time and dimensions. But some who come back are no longer human. Suddenly a silent otherworldly invasion is underway, and mankind needs a hero. What it gets instead are a pair of college dropouts, John (Rob Mayes) and David (Chase Williamson), who can barely hold down. Can these two stop the oncoming horror in time to save humanity?!

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