list of american films of 2012
Table:
Title
Director
Cast (Subject of documentary)
Genre
Notes
Release date

21 Jump Street
Phil Lord and Chris Miller
Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson, Ice Cube, Ellie Kemper, Dave Franco, Rob Riggle, Johnny Depp
Action comedy
Columbia Pictures, MGM Pictures
Based on the TV series of the same name
March 16

3,2,1... Frankie Go Boom
Jordan Roberts
Charlie Hunnam, Chris O'Dowd, Lizzy Caplan, Nora Dunn, Whitney Cummings, Ron Perlman and Chris Noth
Comedy
Variance Films
October 12

40 Point Plan
EW
Dave Nemeth, Tisha Rivera, Joe Comino, Nathan Kotzur, Christianne Christiensen
Solution-mentary
40 Point Productions
July 27

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Timur Bekmambetov
Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, Marton Csokas
Horror, Supernatural thriller]
20th Century Fox
Based on the novel of the same name by Seth Grahame-Smith
June 22

Act of Valor
Scott Waugh, Mike McCoy
Active Duty U.S. Navy SEALs, Roselyn Sánchez, Jason Cottle, Alex Veadov, Nestor Serrano, Emilio Rivera
Action
Relativity Media
February 24

Alex Cross
Rob Cohen
Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Jean Reno, Giancarlo Esposito, Edward Burns, John C. McGinley, Cicely Tyson, Chad Lindberg, Carmen Ejogo, Stephanie Jacobsen, Yara Shahidi
Crime thriller]
Summit Entertainment
Based on Cross by James Patterson
October 19

Allegiance
Michael Connors
Bow Wow
War, Drama
Produced by Sandra Bullock
June 8

The Amazing Spider-Man
Marc Webb
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field, Chris Zylka
Superhero
Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment, Relativity Media
Based on the comic book of the same name by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
July 3

American Reunion
Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg
Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Seann William Scott, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Tara Reid, Shannon Elizabeth, Natasha Lyonne, Mena Suvari, Chris Owen, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge, John Cho, Katrina Bowden, Jay Harrington
Comedy
Universal Pictures
Preceded by American Wedding (2003)
April 6

The Apparition
Todd Lincoln
Ashley Greene, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Julianna Guill, Luke Pasqualino, Suzanne Ford
Supernatural thriller
Warner Bros. Pictures
Dark Castle Entertainment
August 24

Arbitrage
Nicholas Jarecki
Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling, Laetitia Casta, Nate Parker
Drama
Lionsgate
September 14

Argo
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Kyle Chandler, Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Clea DuVall, Michael Parks, Tom Lenk, Christopher Stanley, Taylor Schilling, Ashley Wood, Chris Messina, Richard Kind, Titus Welliver, Rory Cochrane, Devansh Mehta, Omid Abtahi, Scoot McNairy, Kerry Bishé, Christopher Denham, Bob Gunton, Philip Baker Hall, Adrienne Barbeau, Fouad Hajji
Thriller
Warner Bros. Pictures
Based on The Master of Disguise by Antonio J. Mendez and The Great Escape by Joshuah Bearman
October 12

Atlas Shrugged: Part II
John Putch
Samantha Mathis, Jason Beghe, Esai Morales, Patrick Fabian, Kim Rhodes, Richard T. Jones, D. B. Sweeney, Paul McCrane, John Rubinstein, Robert Picardo, Ray Wise, Diedrich Bader, Bug Hall, Arye Gross, Rex Linn, Larisa Oleynik, Thomas F. Wilson, Teller, Sean Hannity, Juan Williams, Bob Beckel, Tamara Holder
Drama, Mystery
Atlas Distribution Company, Either Or Productions
Based on the novel of the same name by Ayn Rand
Preceded by Atlas Shrugged: Part I (2011)
October 12

The Avengers
Joss Whedon
Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, with Stellan Skarsgård and Samuel L. Jackson
Superhero
Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios
Based on the comic book of the same name by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
May 4

Bachelorette
Leslye Headland
Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, Lizzy Caplan, James Marsden, Kyle Bornheimer, Rebel Wilson and Adam Scott
Comedy

RADius-TWC, Gary Sanchez Productions
September 7

Bad Ass
Craig Moss
Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton, Ron Perlman, Shalim Ortiz, Jillian Murray, Winter Ave Zoli, Richard Riehle
Action
Samuel Goldwyn Films, 20th Century Fox
April 13

Battlefield America
Chris Stokes
Marques Houston, Mekia Cox, Lynn Whitfield, Christopher Michael Jones, JoJo Wright, introducing Tristen Carter, Valarie Pettiford, Gary Anthony Sturgis, Kida Burns, Zach Balandres, Carmen Bicondova, Edward Mandell, Kyle Brooks
Dance, Drama
Brian & Barrett Pictures, Cinedigm
June 1

Battleship
Peter Berg
Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano, Hamish Linklater, Jesse Plemons, John Tui, Gregory D. Gadson, Adam Godley, Peter MacNicol
Action, Science fiction
Universal Pictures, Bluegrass Films, Hasbro Studios
Based on the board game of the same name by Hasbro
May 18

BearCity 2: The Proposal
Doug Langway
Gerald McCullouch, Joe Conti, Stephen Guarino, Kathy Najimy
Comedy-drama]
Preceded by BearCity (2010)
September 28

Beasts of the Southern Wild
Benh Zeitlin
Quvenzhané Wallis, Dwight Henry, Jonshel Alexander, Marilyn Barbarin, Kaliana Brower, Nicholas Clark, Henry D. Coleman, Levy Easterly, Philip B. Lawrence
Drama, Fantasy
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Journeyman Pictures, Cinereach, Court 13 Pictures
June 27

Beauty and the Beast 3D
Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Angela Lansbury, Bradley Pierce, Rex Everhart, Jesse Corti, Hal Smith, Jo Anne Worley
Family, Animated, Fantasy
Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
January 13

Being Flynn
Paul Weitz
Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Olivia Thirlby, Lili Taylor and Julianne Moore
Comedy-drama
Focus Features
Based on the memoir Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn
March 2

Bending the Rules
Artie Mandelberg
Adam "Edge" Copeland, Jamie Kennedy, Jennifer Esposito, Alicia Witt, Kevin Weisman, with Philip Baker Hall and Jessica Walter
Buddy cop, Comedy
WWE Studios
March 9

Bernie
Richard Linklater
Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Matthew McConaughey
Black comedy
Millennium Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment
Based on the 1998 Texas Monthly magazine article Midnight in the Garden of East Texas by Skip Hollandsworth
April 27

Big Miracle
Ken Kwapis
Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Kristen Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Tim Blake Nelson, Vinessa Shaw and Ted Danson, Stephen Root, Rob Riggle, Michael Gaston, Megan Angela Smith
Family, Romantic drama
Universal Pictures
Based on Freeing the Whales by Tom Rose
February 3

The Bourne Legacy
Tony Gilroy
Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Joan Allen, Albert Finney, Scott Glenn, Stacy Keach, Oscar Isaac, David Strathairn
Action, Spy film
Universal Pictures
Preceded by The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
August 3

Branded
Jamie Bradshaw and Aleksandr Dulerayn
Ed Stoppard, Leelee Sobieski, Jeffrey Tambor, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė and Max von Sydow
Science fiction
Roadside Attractions
September 7

Brave
Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, Steve Purcell (co-director)
Kelly Macdonald, Julie Walters, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Robbie Coltrane
Adventure, Animated, Fantasy
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar
June 22

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Bill Condon
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Julia Jones, Booboo Stewart, Billy Burke, Sarah Clarke, MyAnna Buring, Maggie Grace, Casey LaBow, Michael Sheen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Christopher Heyerdahl, Chaske Spencer, Christian Camargo, Mía Maestro, Mackenzie Foy, Dakota Fanning, Cameron Bright, Charlie Bewley, Daniel Cudmore, Noel Fisher, Guri Weinberg, Lee Pace, Joe Anderson, Judi Shekoni, Tracey Huggins, J. D. Pardo, Rami Malek
Fantasy romance
Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment
Based on Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
Preceded by The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
November 16

Bully
Lee Hirsch
Bullying in U.S. schools.
Documentary
The Weinstein Company
March 30

Butter
Jim Field Smith
Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Rob Corddry, Ashley Greene, Alicia Silverstone, with Yara Shahidi and Hugh Jackman
Comedy
RADius-TWC
October 5

The Cabin in the Woods
Drew Goddard
Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford, Brian J. White, Amy Acker, Tom Lenk
Horror-thriller
Lionsgate
April 13

Call Me Kuchu
Malika Zouhall-Worrall and Katherine Fairfax Wright
Exploring the struggles of the LGBT community in Uganda, focusing in part on the 2011 murder of LGBT activist David Kato.
Documentary

November 2

The Campaign
Jay Roach
Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Katherine LaNasa, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox
Comedy
Warner Bros. Pictures
August 10

Casa de Mi Padre
Matt Piedmont
Will Ferrell, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, introducing Génesis Rodríguez, with Pedro Armendáriz and Nick Offerman, Efren Ramirez, Adrian Martinez, Héctor Jiménez
Comedy
Pantelion Films, Gary Sanchez Productions, NALA Films
March 16

Celeste and Jesse Forever
Lee Toland Krieger
Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Chris Messina, Ari Graynor, Eric Christian Olsen, Will McCormack, with Elijah Wood and Emma Roberts, Rich Sommer, Rafi Gavron, Matthew Del Negro
Romantic comedy
Sony Pictures Classics
August 3

Chasing Mavericks
Curtis Hanson and Michael Apted
Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer, Leven Rambin, Taylor Handley, Scott Eastwood, Greg Long, Peter Mel, Zach Wormhoudt
Biography, Drama
Fox 2000 Pictures, Walden Media
October 26

Chernobyl Diaries
Bradley Parker
Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski, Devin Kelley, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Nathan Phillips, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Dimitri Diatchenko
Horror
Warner Bros., Alcon Entertainment
Based on The Diary of Lawson Oxford by Oren Peli
May 25

Chimpanzee
Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield
A young chimpanzee named Oscar finds himself alone in the African forests until he is adopted by another chimpanzee. Narrated by Tim Allen.
Nature documentary
Disneynature
April 20

Chronicle
Josh Trank
Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan, Alex Russell, Michael Kelly, Ashley Hinshaw, Anna Wood, Joe Vaz
Science fiction
20th Century Fox, Davis Entertainment
February 3

Cloud Atlas
Lana and Andy Wachowski and Tom Tykwer
Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D'Arcy, Zhou Xun, Keith David, David Gyasi, with Susan Sarandon and Hugh Grant
Adventure, Drama, Epic
Warner Bros. Pictures
Based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell
October 26

The Cold Light of Day
Mabrouk El Mechri
Henry Cavill, Sigourney Weaver and Bruce Willis, Verónica Echegui, Roschdy Zem, Oscar Jaenada, Joseph Mawle, Caroline Goodall, Rafi Gavron, Emma Hamilton, Michael Budd, Jim Piddock, Paloma Bloyd, Colm Meaney
Action thriller
Summit Entertainment
September 7

The Comedy
Rick Alverson
Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Kate Lyn Sheil, Alexia Rasmussen, Gregg Turkington, James Murphy
Black comedy
Tribeca Film, Glass Eye Pix
November 9

Compliance
Craig Zobel
Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp, Ashlie Atkinson, Phillip Ettinger, James McCaffrey
Drama
Magnolia Pictures
August 17

Contraband
Baltasar Kormákur
Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Giovanni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Lukas Haas, Diego Luna and J. K. Simmons
Action thriller
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media
Remake of the Icelandic 2008 film Reykjavik-Rotterdam by Arnaldur Indriðason and Óskar Jónasson
January 13

Crooked Arrows
Steve Rash
Brandon Routh, Crystal Allen, Chelsea Ricketts, Dennis Ambriz, Michael Hudson, with Gil Birmingham and introducing Tyler Hill
Drama, Sports
Marker Entertainment
May 18

Damsels in Distress
Whit Stillman
Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Carrie MacLemore, Hugo Becker, Billy Magnussen, Ryan Metcalf, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Jermaine Crawford, Aubrey Plaza, Zach Woods, Taylor Nichols, Carolyn Farina
Dramedy
Sony Pictures Classics
April 6

The Dark Knight Rises
Christopher Nolan
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Morgan Freeman
Crime drama, Superhero
Warner Bros. Pictures
Preceded by The Dark Knight (2008)
July 20

Dark Shadows
Tim Burton
Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Bella Heathcote, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jonny Lee Miller, Gulliver McGrath
Horror comedy
Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures
Based on the gothic soap opera of the same name by Dan Curtis
May 11

Darling Companion
Lawrence Kasdan
Mark Duplass, Richard Jenkins, Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Elisabeth Moss, Sam Shepard, Dianne Wiest, Ayelet Zurer
Comedy
Sony Pictures Classics
April 20

Detachment
Tony Kaye
Adrien Brody, Marcia Gay Harden, Christina Hendricks, William Petersen, Bryan Cranston, Tim Blake Nelson, Betty Kaye, introducing Sami Gayle, with Lucy Liu, Blythe Danner and James Caan
Drama
Tribeca Film
February 24

The Devil Inside
William Brent Bell
Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman, Evan Helmuth, Ionut Grama, Suzan Crowley, Bonnie Morgan, Brian Johnson, Preston James Hillier, D. T. Carney
Supernatural horror
Paramount Pictures
January 6

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
David Bowers
Zachary Gordon, Steve Zahn, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Connor Fielding, Owen Fielding, Peyton List, Karan Brar, Melissa Roxburgh, Grayson Russell, Laine MacNeil, Sachin Tyler Sadachcharan
Comedy
20th Century Fox, Color Force
Based on The Last Straw and the book of the same name by Jeff Kinney
August 3

The Dictator
Larry Charles
Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, Jason Mantzoukas, John C. Reilly, Megan Fox, B. J. Novak, Bobby Lee, Kevin Corrigan, J. B. Smoove, Adeel Akhtar, Fred Melamed
Comedy
Paramount Pictures
Based on Zabibah and the King by Saddam Hussein
May 16

Django Unchained
Quentin Tarantino
Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson, Walton Goggins, Dennis Christopher, James Remar, Michael Parks and Don Johnson, Laura Cayouette, James Russo, Tom Wopat, Misty Upham, Rex Linn, Cooper Huckabee, Doc Duhame, M. C. Gainey, Bruce Dern, Ned Bellamy, Franco Nero, Jonah Hill, Robert Carradine, James Parks, Tom Savini, Quentin Tarantino
Western
The Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures
December 25

End of Watch
David Ayer
Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, Frank Grillo, David Harbour
Crime drama
Open Road Films, Exclusive Media
September 28

The Expendables 2
Simon West
Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, also Jean-Claude Van Damme, with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, Scott Adkins, Yu Nan, Amanda Ooms, Novak Djokovic
Action
Lionsgate, Millennium Films, Nu Image
Preceded by The Expendables (2010)
August 17

Finding Nemo 3D
Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich (co-director)
Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould, Willem Dafoe, Barry Humphries, Eric Bana, Bruce Spence, Allison Janney, Elizabeth Perkins, Geoffrey Rush, Brad Garrett, Austin Pendleton, Stephen Root, Vicki Lewis
Adventure, Animated
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar
September 14

The Five-Year Engagement
Nicholas Stoller
Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Alison Brie, Rhys Ifans, Chris Pratt, Kevin Hart, Mindy Kaling, Chris Parnell, Dakota Johnson, David Paymer, Mimi Kennedy, Brian Posehn, Jacki Weaver
Romantic comedy
Universal Pictures
April 27

Flight
Robert Zemeckis
Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood and Melissa Leo, Tamara Tunie, Nadine Velazquez
Drama
Paramount Pictures
November 2

For a Good Time, Call...
Jamie Travis
Ari Graynor, Lauren Miller, Mark Webber and Justin Long, Seth Rogen, Mimi Rogers, Nia Vardalos, James Wolk
Comedy
Focus Features
August 31

Frankenweenie
Tim Burton
Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer and Winona Ryder, Robert Capron, Conchata Ferrell
Animated, Horror comedy
Walt Disney Pictures
October 5

Friends with Kids
Jennifer Westfeldt
Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Fox and Edward Burns
Comedy
Lionsgate
March 9

Fun Size
Josh Schwartz
Victoria Justice, Thomas Mann, Jane Levy and Chelsea Handler, Thomas McDonell, Osric Chau, Jackson Nicoll, Josh Pence, Johnny Knoxville (uncredited), Thomas Middleditch, Ana Gasteyer, Holmes Osborne, James Pumphrey, Willam Belli, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo
Comedy, Teen
Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies
October 26

Gayby
Jonathan Lisecki
Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas
Comedy
Hubbhobb, Wolfe Video
March 12

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
Neveldine/Taylor
Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth, Christopher Lambert and Idris Elba
Superhero
Columbia Pictures, Hyde Park Entertainment
Based on the comic book of the same name by Roy Thomas, Gary Friedrich and Mike Ploog
Preceded by Ghost Rider (2007)
February 17

Girl in Progress
Patricia Riggen
Eva Mendes, Matthew Modine, introducing Cierra Ramirez, with Patricia Arquette and Eugenio Derbez
Comedy-drama
Lionsgate, Pantelion Films
May 11

God Bless America
Bobcat Goldthwait
Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Melinda Page Hamilton
Comedy
Magnolia Pictures
May 11

Gone
Heitor Dhalia
Amanda Seyfried, Daniel Sunjata, Jennifer Carpenter, Sebastian Stan, Wes Bentley
Thriller
Summit Entertainment, Lakeshore Entertainment, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
February 24

Good Deeds
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton, Brian J. White, Eddie Cibrian, Rebecca Romijn, Jamie Kennedy, with Phylicia Rashād and Gabrielle Union
Romantic drama
Lionsgate, Tyler Perry Studios
February 24

The Grey
Joe Carnahan
Liam Neeson, Frank Grillo, Dermot Mulroney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson, Nonso Anozie with James Badge Dale
Action thriller, Adventure drama
Open Road Films, Scott Free Productions
Based on the short story Ghost Walker by Ian MacKenzie Jeffers
January 27

The Guilt Trip
Anne Fletcher
Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen
Comedy
Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions
December 19

Haywire
Steven Soderbergh
Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton, Channing Tatum, Mathieu Kassovitz, Michael Angarano, with Antonio Banderas and Michael Douglas
Action-thriller
Relativity
January 20

Hello I Must Be Going
Todd Louiso
Melanie Lynskey, Blythe Danner, Christopher Abbott, John Rubinstein, Dan Futterman and Julie White
Dramedy, Romance
Oscilloscope Laboratories
September 7

Here Comes the Boom
Frank Coraci
Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Charice Pempengco, Bas Rutten, Reggie Lee, Joe Rogan, Mike Goldberg, Greg Germann, Jason Miller, Melissa Peterman, Bruce Buffer, Krzysztof Soszynski
Comedy, Sports
Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions
October 12

Hick
Derick Martini
Chloë Grace Moretz, Eddie Redmayne, Ray McKinnon, Rory Culkin, Juliette Lewis, with Blake Lively and Alec Baldwin
Drama
Phase 4 Films
Based on the novel of the same name by Andrea Portes
May 11

High School
John Stalberg, Jr.
Adrien Brody, Sean Marquette, Matt Bush, Colin Hanks, Adhir Kalyan and Michael Chiklis, Robert Bailey, Jr., Mykelti Williamson, Andrew Wilson
Comedy
Anchor Bay Films, Parallel Media
June 1

Hit and Run
Dax Shepard, David Palmer
Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Tom Arnold, Kristin Chenoweth, Michael Rosenbaum, Joy Bryant, Ryan Hansen, Beau Bridges
Action comedy
Open Road Films
August 24

Hope Springs
David Frankel
Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell
Comedy
Columbia Pictures, Mandate Pictures, MGM Pictures
August 10

Hotel Transylvania
Genndy Tartakovsky
Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, Cee Lo Green
Animated, Comedy
Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation
September 28

House at the End of the Street
Mark Tonderai
Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, Gil Bellows and Elisabeth Shue, Nolan Gerard Funk, James Thomas, Allie MacDonald, Jonathan Malen, Jon McLaren, Eva Link
Horror thriller
Relativity Media
September 21

The Hunger Games
Gary Ross
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, with Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland, Willow Shields, Paula Malcomson, Amandla Stenberg, Alexander Ludwig, Dayo Okeniyi, Isabelle Fuhrman, Jacqueline Emerson, Leven Rambin, Jack Quaid, Toby Jones, Wes Bentley, Latarsha Rose
Action drama, Science fiction
Lionsgate
Based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins
March 23

I Do
Glenn Gaylord
David W. Ross, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Grant Bowler, Alicia Witt
Drama
Festival premiere; entered general release in 2013.
July 18

Ice Age: Continental Drift
Steve Martino, Mike Thurmeier
Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Chris Wedge, Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, Aziz Ansari, Drake, Jeremy Renner, Wanda Sykes, Matt Bennett, Nicki Minaj, Ester Dean, Rebel Wilson, Joy Behar, Nick Frost, J. B. Smoove, Heather Morris, Josh Gad, Alan Tudyk, Kunal Nayyar, Alain Chabat
Animated, Family
20th Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios
Preceded by Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
July 13

Jack Reacher
Christopher McQuarrie
Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, Werner Herzog, David Oyelowo and Robert Duvall
Crime drama
Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions
Based on One Shot by Lee Child
December 21

Jeff, Who Lives at Home
Jay and Mark Duplass
Jason Segel, Ed Helms and Susan Sarandon, Judy Greer, Rae Dawn Chong
Comedy
Paramount Vantage
March 16

John Carter
Andrew Stanton
Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Mark Strong, Ciarán Hinds, Dominic West, James Purefoy and Willem Dafoe, Bryan Cranston, Polly Walker, Daryl Sabara
Action, Science fiction
Walt Disney Pictures
Based on A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
March 9

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Brad Peyton
Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luis Guzmán and Kristin Davis
Action-adventure, Family
New Line Cinema
Preceded by Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
February 10

Joyful Noise
Todd Graff
Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Courtney B. Vance and Kris Kristofferson
Comedy, Musical
Alcon Entertainment
January 13

Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D
Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz
Chronicling the life and career of global pop-singing sensation Katy Perry. Scenes are taken from the 2011 California Dreams Tour at Staples Center, Los Angeles
Concert, Documentary
Paramount Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, MTV Films, Insurge Pictures
July 5

Keep the Lights On
Ira Sachs
Thure Lindhardt, Zachary Booth, David Anzuelo, Maria Dizzia, Julianne Nicholson, Souléymane Sy Savané and Paprika Steen
Drama
Music Box Films, Alarum Pictures, Parts and Labor, Tiny Dancer Films
September 7

Killer Joe
William Friedkin
Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, Thomas Haden Church, Marc Macaulay
Crime thriller, Dark comedy
LD Entertainment
July 27

A Late Quartet
Yaron Zilberman
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Mark Ivanir, Catherine Keener, Christopher Walken, Imogen Poots, Liraz Charhi, Wallace Shawn
Drama
Entertainment One, RKO Pictures
November 2

Lawless
John Hillcoat
Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Dane DeHaan, Jason Clarke and Guy Pearce
Drama, Gangster
The Weinstein Company
Based on The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant
August 29

Liberal Arts
Josh Radnor
Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins, Allison Janney, John Magaro and Elizabeth Reaser, Zac Efron
Comedy-drama
IFC Films, Tom Sawyer Entertainment
September 14

Life of Pi
Ang Lee
Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Rafe Spall and Gérard Depardieu
Action-adventure, Drama
20th Century Fox
Fox 2000 Pictures
Rhythm and Hues
Based on the novel of the same name by Yann Martel
November 21

Lincoln
Steven Spielberg
Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones
Bio-pic, Political drama
Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media
Based in part on Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
November 9

A Little Bit of Heaven
Nicole Kassell
Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, Lucy Punch, Romany Malco, Treat Williams, with Whoopi Goldberg and Kathy Bates
Romantic comedy
The Film Department, Millennium Entertainment
May 4

Lockout
James Mather and Stephen St. Leger
Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James and Peter Stormare
Action, Science fiction
FilmDistrict, Open Road Films
April 13

Lola Versus
Daryl Wein
Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman, Zoe Lister-Jones, Bill Pullman and Debra Winger, Hamish Linklater, Cheyenne Jackson
Romance
Fox Searchlight Pictures
June 8

The Loneliest Planet
Julia Loktev
Gael García Bernal, Hani Furstenberg, Bidzina Gujabidze
Thriller
Sundance Selects
Based on Expensive Trips Nowhere by Tom Bissell
October 26

Looper
Rian Johnson
Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano, Qing Xu, Noah Segan, Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo, Garret Dillahunt
Science fiction
TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict
September 28

Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Ed Helms, Rob Riggle, Betty White, Jenny Slate
Animated, Family
Universal Pictures, Illumination Entertainment
Based on the children's book of the same name by Dr. Seuss
March 2

The Lucky One
Scott Hicks
Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Jay R. Ferguson and Blythe Danner
Romantic drama
Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures
Based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks
April 20

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, Conrad Vernon
Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Frances McDormand, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bryan Cranston, Jessica Chastain, Martin Short, Paz Vega, Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, John DiMaggio, Conrad Vernon
Animated, Family
Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Pacific Data Images
Preceded by Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
June 8

Madea's Witness Protection
Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Doris Roberts, Romeo Miller, Tom Arnold, John Amos, Marla Gibbs, Danielle Campbell, Devan Leos, Jeff Joslin
Comedy
Lionsgate, Tyler Perry Studios
June 29

Magic Mike
Steven Soderbergh
Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn, Matt Bomer, Riley Keough, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash, Adam Rodríguez, Gabriel Iglesias
Comedy-drama
Warner Bros. Pictures
June 29

The Magic of Belle Isle
Rob Reiner
Morgan Freeman, Virginia Madsen, Kenan Thompson
Drama
Magnolia Pictures
July 6

Man on a Ledge
Asger Leth
Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Ed Burns, Titus Welliver, Génesis Rodríguez, Kyra Sedgwick and Ed Harris
Thriller
Summit Entertainment
January 27

The Man with the Iron Fists
RZA
Russell Crowe, Cung Le, Lucy Liu, Byron Mann, RZA, Rick Yune, David Bautista, Jamie Chung
Martial arts
Universal Pictures, Strike Entertainment
November 2

Marley
Kevin Macdonald
The life of reggae singer Bob Marley.
Biographical, Documentary
Magnolia Pictures, Shangri-La Entertainment
April 20

The Master
Paul Thomas Anderson
Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Drama
The Weinstein Company
September 14

Men in Black 3
Barry Sonnenfeld
Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Rip Torn, Emma Thompson, Alice Eve, Nicole Scherzinger, Jemaine Clement, Bill Hader, Keone Young, Yuri Lowenthal (voice)
Sci-fi comedy
Columbia Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Preceded by Men in Black II (2002)
May 25

Mirror Mirror
Tarsem Singh
Julia Roberts, Lily Collins, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Sean Bean, Mare Winningham, Michael Lerner, Robert Emms, Mark Povinelli, Danny Woodburn, Jordan Prentice, Ronald Lee Clark, Sebastian Saraceno, Martin Klebba, Joe Gnoffo, Bonnie Bentley, Nadia Verrucci
Comedy, Fantasy
Relativity Media
Based on Snow White by the Brothers Grimm
March 30

Monsters, Inc. 3D
Pete Docter, Lee Unkrich, David Silverman (co-directors)
John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Jennifer Tilly, Frank Oz
Family, Animated
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar
December 19

Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson
Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban, Harvey Keitel, Marc Rizzo, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward
Drama
Focus Features
May 25

Nobody Walks
Ry Russo-Young
John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, India Ennenga, Justin Kirk
Comedy-drama
Magnolia Pictures
October 12

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Peter Hedges
Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Ron Livingston, Dianne Wiest, Odeya Rush, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael Arden, Lois Smith, David Morse, Common, Rhoda Griffis, Sharon Morris, Jason Davis, Cullen Moss
Dramedy, Fantasy
Walt Disney Pictures
August 15

One for the Money
Julie Anne Robinson
Katherine Heigl, Jason O'Mara, Daniel Sunjata, John Leguizamo, Sherri Shepherd and Debbie Reynolds
Action comedy
Lionsgate, Lakeshore Entertainment
Based on the novel of the same name by Janet Evanovich
January 27

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Matthew Diamond
Toni Braxton, Cloris Leachman, Christopher Lloyd, Chazz Palminteri, Cary Elwes and Jaime Pressly, Maya Stange
Family, Musical
Kenn Viselman Presents
August 29

The Oranges
Julian Farino
Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener, Oliver Platt, Allison Janney, Alia Shawkat, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester
Romantic comedy
ATO Pictures, Likely Story, Olympic Pictures
October 5

The Paperboy
Lee Daniels
Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, John Cusack and Nicole Kidman, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray (narrator), Scott Glenn, Nikolette Noel, Ned Bellamy
Drama
Millennium Films, Nu Image Films
Based on the novel of the same name by Pete Dexter
October 5

Paranormal Activity 4
Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively, Brady Allen, Aiden Lovekamp, Stephen Dunham, Alexondra Lee
Supernatural horror
Paramount Pictures
Preceded by Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
October 19

ParaNorman
Sam Fell, Chris Butler
Kodi Smit-McPhee, Casey Affleck, Tempestt Bledsoe, John Goodman, Jeff Garlin, Bernard Hill, Anna Kendrick, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Elaine Stritch, Tucker Albrizzi, Alex Borstein, Jodelle Ferland
Animated, Horror comedy, Thriller
Focus Features, Laika
August 17

Parental Guidance
Andy Fickman
Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Marisa Tomei, Tom Everett Scott, Bailee Madison, Joshua Rush
Comedy, Family
20th Century Fox, Walden Media, Chernin Entertainment
December 25

Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding
Bruce Beresford
Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chace Crawford, Elizabeth Olsen, Nat Wolff, with Rosanna Arquette and Kyle MacLachlan
Dramedy
IFC Films
June 8

People Like Us
Alex Kurtzman
Chris Pine, Elizabeth Banks, Olivia Wilde, Michael Hall D'Addario, Mark Duplass, Philip Baker Hall, Jon Favreau and Michelle Pfeiffer
Drama
Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment
June 29

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, with Joan Cusack and Paul Rudd
Dramedy, Teen
Summit Entertainment
Based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky
September 21

Piranha 3DD
John Gulager
Danielle Panabaker, Matt Bush, David Koechner, Chris Zylka, Katrina Bowden, with Gary Busey and Christopher Lloyd, David Hasselhoff, Ving Rhames, Paul Scheer, Meagan Tandy, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Clu Gulager, Paul James Jordan, Adrian Martinez, Shanica Knowles
Horror comedy
Dimension Films
June 1

Pitch Perfect
Jason Moore
Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Rebel Wilson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Skylar Astin, Freddie Stroma, Alexis Knapp, Adam DeVine, Ester Dean, Brock Kelly, Elizabeth Banks, John Michael Higgins
Comedy, Musical
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Gold Circle Films
Based on the novel of the same name by Mickey Rapkin
September 28

The Possession
Ole Bornedal
Natasha Callis, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport, Grant Show, Matisyahu
Supernatural horror
Lionsgate, Ghost House Pictures
August 31

Premium Rush
David Koepp
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Shannon, Dania Ramirez, Jamie Chung
Action
Columbia Pictures
August 24

Price Check
Michael Walker
Parker Posey, Eric Mabius, Annie Parisse, with Josh Pais and Edward Herrmann, Remy Auberjonois, Jayce Bartók, Samrat Chakrabarti, Cheyenne Jackson, Stephen Kunken, Amy Schumer, Matt Servitto, Mackenzie Smith, Melinda Page Hamilton
Comedy
IFC Films
November 16

Project X
Nima Nourizadeh
Thomas Mann, Oliver Cooper, Jonathan Daniel Brown, Alexis Knapp, Nichole Bloom, Dax Flame, Miles Teller, Kirby Bliss Blanton
Comedy
Warner Bros., Silver Pictures
March 2

Prometheus
Ridley Scott
Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron
Action, Horror, Science fiction
20th Century Fox
June 8

Puppet Master X: Axis Rising
Charles Band
Kip Canyon, Jean Louise O'Sullivan, Oto Brezina, Scott Anthony King, Stephanie Sanditz, Brad Potts, Ian Roberts
Horror
Full Moon Features
October 9

The Queen of Versailles
Lauren Greenfield
The "riches to rags" trajectory of high-living former model Jackie Siegel and her attempt to build a Florida version of France's Palace of Versailles.
Documentary
Magnolia Pictures
July 20

Rampart
Oren Moverman
Woody Harrelson, Ned Beatty, Ben Foster, Anne Heche, Ice Cube, Cynthia Nixon, Sigourney Weaver, Robert Wisdom, Robin Wright and Steve Buscemi
Crime drama
Millennium Entertainment
February 10

The Raven
James McTeigue
John Cusack, Alice Eve, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Luke Evans, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Pam Ferris, Sergej Trifunović, Ian Virgo, Sam Hazeldine, Brendan Coyle, M. Emmet Walsh
Thriller
Rogue, Relativity Media
April 27

Red Dawn
Dan Bradley
Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Action, War
FilmDistrict
Based on the 1984 film of the same name
November 21

Red Hook Summer
Spike Lee
Clarke Peters, Nate Parker, Thomas Jefferson Byrd, introducing Toni Lysaith and Jules Brown, Heather Simms, James Ransone, De'Adre Aziza, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Spike Lee
Dramedy
40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, Variance Films
August 10

Red Lights
Rodrigo Cortés
Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Jones, Joely Richardson, Elizabeth Olsen and Robert De Niro, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Burn Gorman, Karen David, Craig Roberts
Psychological thriller
Millennium Entertainment
July 13

Red Tails
Anthony Hemingway
Cuba Gooding, Jr., Terrence Howard, Daniela Ruah, Bryan Cranston, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Ryan Early, Method Man, Elijah Kelley, Ne-Yo, Tristan Wilds, Kevin Phillips, Robert Kazinsky, Lee Tergesen, Andre Royo, Marcus T. Paulk, Michael B. Jordan, Jazmine Sullivan, Aml Ameen, Gerald McRaney
Action drama, War
20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm
January 20

Resident Evil: Retribution
Paul W. S. Anderson
Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Kevin Durand, Sienna Guillory, Shawn Roberts, Aryana Engineer, Colin Salmon, Johann Urb, with Boris Kodjoe and Li Bingbing, Oded Fehr, Mika Nakashima
Science fiction Thriller
Screen Gems
Preceded by Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
September 14

Rise of the Guardians
Peter Ramsey, William Joyce (co-director)
Chris Pine, Isla Fisher, Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, Dakota Goyo
Action-adventure, Animated, Family
Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation
Based on The Guardians of Childhood book series by William Joyce
November 21

Robot & Frank
Jake Schreier
Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler, Jeremy Strong, Jeremy Sisto, with Peter Sarsgaard (voice) and Susan Sarandon
Dramedy
Samuel Goldwyn Films, Stage 6 Films
August 17

Rock of Ages
Adam Shankman
Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Åkerman, Mary J. Blige, with Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise
Musical, Romantic comedy
New Line Cinema
Based on the 2006 Broadway musical of the same name by Chris D'Arienzo
June 15

Ruby Sparks
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Antonio Banderas, Annette Bening, Steve Coogan, Elliott Gould, Chris Messina, Alia Shawkat, Deborah Ann Woll
Romantic comedy
Fox Searchlight Pictures
July 25

Safe
Boaz Yakin
Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Anson Mount, Robert John Burke, James Hong, Reggie Lee, Danny Hoch, Danni Lang, Igor Jijikine, David Kim
Action
Lionsgate
April 27

Safe House
Daniel Espinosa
Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Sam Shepard, Rubén Blades, Nora Arnezeder, Robert Patrick
Action thriller
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media
February 10

Safety Not Guaranteed
Colin Trevorrow
Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Jenica Bergere, Kristen Bell, Jeff Garlin, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Comedy
FilmDistrict
June 8

Samsara
Ron Fricke
Exploring the wonders of the world from the mundane to the miraculous, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience.
Documentary
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Preceded by Baraka (1992)
August 24

Savages
Oliver Stone
Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Blake Lively, Uma Thurman, Salma Hayek, Benicio del Toro, Emile Hirsch, John Travolta, Joel David Moore, Demián Bichir, Mía Maestro, Trevor Donovan, Sandra Echeverría, Gillian Zinser
Crime thriller
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media
Based on the novel of the same name by Don Winslow
July 6

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Lorene Scafaria
Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Adam Brody, Derek Luke, William Petersen, Connie Britton, Patton Oswalt, Melanie Lynskey, Rob Corddry, Melinda Dillon, Rob Huebel, Gillian Jacobs, T. J. Miller, Amy Schumer, Jim O'Heir
Comedy
Focus Features, Mandate Pictures, Indian Paintbrush
June 22

The Sessions
Ben Lewin
John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, Moon Bloodgood, Annika Marks, Rhea Perlman, with Adam Arkin and William H. Macy, W. Earl Brown, Blake Lindsley, Robin Weigert, Rusty Schwimmer, Jenni Baird
Drama
Fox Searchlight Pictures
October 26

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D
Michael J. Bassett
Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Deborah Kara Unger, Martin Donovan and Malcolm McDowell, with Carrie-Anne Moss and Sean Bean, Radha Mitchell, Heather Marks
Horror-thriller
Open Road Films
Based on Silent Hill 3 created by Konami
Preceded by Silent Hill (2006)
October 26

Silent House
Chris Kentis and Laura Lau
Elizabeth Olsen, Adam Trese, Eric Sheffer Stevens, Julia Taylor Ross, Haley Murphy
Horror
Open Road Films
Based on The Silent House by Oscar Estevez
March 9

Silver Linings Playbook
David O. Russell
Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Anupam Kher, Julia Stiles and Chris Tucker
Comedy-drama, Romance
The Weinstein Company
Based on the novel of the same name
November 21

Sinister
Scott Derrickson
Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance, Fred Thompson, James Ransone, Clare Foley, Michael Hall D'Addario, Vincent D'Onofrio
Supernatural horror
Summit Entertainment
October 12

Sleepwalk with Me
Mike Birbiglia
Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, Cristin Milioti, with James Rebhorn and Carol Kane, Marylouise Burke, Loudon Wainwright III, Aya Cash, David Wain, Marc Maron, Sondra James, Kristen Schaal, Jessi Klein, Wyatt Cenac
Comedy
IFC Films
August 24

Smashed
James Ponsoldt
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Kyle Gallner, with Mary Kay Place and Octavia Spencer, Bree Turner, Mackenzie Davis, Patti Allison, Richmond Arquette, Natalie Dreyfuss
Dramatic comedy
Sony Pictures Classics
October 12

Snow White & the Huntsman
Rupert Sanders
Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone, Nick Frost, Toby Jones, Johnny Harris, Eddie Marsan, Brian Gleeson, Lily Cole, Sam Spruell, Vincent Regan, Noah Huntley
Action, Fantasy
Universal Pictures
Based on Snow White by The Brothers Grimm
June 1

Sound of My Voice
Zal Batmanglij
Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling, Avery Pohl
Psychological thriller
Fox Searchlight Pictures
April 27

Sparkle
Salim Akil
Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter, Omari Hardwick and Cee Lo Green
Drama, Musical
TriStar Pictures
August 17

Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D
George Lucas
Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Jake Lloyd, Ahmed Best, Pernilla August, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Ray Park, Silas Carson, Sofia Coppola, Keira Knightley, Samuel L. Jackson
Sci-fi
20th Century Fox, Lucasfilm
February 10

Step Up Revolution
Scott Speer
Ryan Guzman, Kathryn McCormick, Misha Gabriel, Cleopatra Coleman, Stephen "tWitch" Boss, Adam G. Sevani, Tommy Dewey and Peter Gallagher
Dance, Drama, Romance
Summit Entertainment
Preceded by Step Up 3D (2010)
July 27

Stolen
Simon West
Nicolas Cage, Danny Huston, Malin Åkerman, Sami Gayle, Mark Valley and Josh Lucas
Action thriller
Millennium Films
September 14

The Swan Princess Christmas
Richard Rich
Yuri Lowenthal, Elle Deets, David Lodge, G. K. Bowes, Doug Stone, Brian Nissen, Clayton James Mackay, James Arrington, Joey Lotsko
Animated, Family, 3D
Preceded by The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom (1998)
Direct-to-video
November 6

Taken 2
Olivier Megaton
Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen and Rade Šerbedžija, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, D. B. Sweeney, Luke Grimes, Aclan Bates, Kevork Malikyan
Action thriller
20th Century Fox, EuropaCorp
Preceded by Taken (2008)
October 5

The Tall Man
Pascal Laugier
Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, William B. Davis, Samantha Ferris, Colleen Wheeler, Garwin Sanford, Janet Wright, Eve Harlow, John Mann, Teach Grant, Ferne Downey, introducing Jakob Davies and Stephen McHattie
Horror, Mystery
Image Entertainment
August 31

Ted
Seth MacFarlane
Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane (voice), Giovanni Ribisi, Joel McHale, Patrick Warburton, Jessica Stroup, Laura Vandervoort, Ralph Garman
Comedy, Live-action
Universal Pictures, Fuzzy Door Productions, Media Rights Capital
June 29

That's My Boy
Sean Anders
Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, Eva Amurri, Susan Sarandon, James Caan, Milo Ventimiglia, Will Forte, Colin Quinn, Todd Bridges, Vanilla Ice, Ian Ziering, Rex Ryan, Luenell, Ciara, Peggy Stewart, Tony Orlando, Alan Thicke, Dan Patrick, Blake Clark, Nick Swardson, Ana Gasteyer, Baron Davis
Comedy
Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison Productions, Relativity Media
June 15

Think Like a Man
Tim Story
Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, Romany Malco, Gabrielle Union, Steve Harvey, Gary Owen, Chris Brown, Wendy Williams, Tony Rock, La La Anthony, Sherri Shepherd, Tika Sumpter, Keri Hilson, Kelly Rowland, Jenifer Lewis
Romantic comedy
Screen Gems
Based on the self-help book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man by Steve Harvey
April 20

This Is 40
Judd Apatow
Leslie Mann, Paul Rudd, John Lithgow, Megan Fox and Albert Brooks, Iris Apatow, Maude Apatow, Melissa McCarthy, Robert Smigel, Charlyne Yi
Comedy
Universal Pictures
December 21

This Means War
McG
Tom Hardy, Chris Pine, Reese Witherspoon, Chelsea Handler, Abigail Spencer, Til Schweiger, Laura Vandervoort, Leela Savasta, Angela Bassett
Comedy, Spy film
20th Century Fox
February 17

A Thousand Words
Brian Robbins
Eddie Murphy, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, Allison Janney, Ariel Winter, Steve Little, John Witherspoon, Jack McBrayer
Comedy-drama
Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures
March 9

The Three Stooges
Farrelly brothers
Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso, Sean Hayes, Jane Lynch, Larry David, Brian Doyle-Murray, Sofía Vergara, Jennifer Hudson, Lin Shaye, Stephen Collins, Carly Craig, Craig Bierko, Kirby Heyborne, Isaiah Mustafa, Dwight Howard, Kate Upton
Comedy
20th Century Fox
Based on the original comedy shorts of the same name
April 13

Thunderstruck
John Whitesell
Kevin Durant, Taylor Gray, Brandon T. Jackson, Doc Shaw and Jim Belushi
Family, Sports comedy
Warner Premiere
August 24

Titanic 3D
James Cameron
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Francis Fisher, Gloria Stuart, Bill Paxton, Bernard Hill, David Warner, Victor Garber, Jonathan Hyde, Eric Braeden, Bernard Fox, Suzy Amis, Danny Nucci, Lewis Abernathy, Nicholas Cascone
Drama
Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment
April 4

Total Recall
Len Wiseman
Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, John Cho and Bill Nighy, Bokeem Woodbine
Action thriller, Science fiction
Columbia Pictures
Inspired by We Can Remember It for You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick
August 3

Touchback
Don Handfield
Brian Presley, Melanie Lynskey, Marc Blucas, with Kurt Russell and Christine Lahti, Sarah Wright, Sianoa Smit-McPhee, Drew Powell, Kevin Covais, Steve Turner, James Duval
Drama
Anchor Bay Films
April 13

Trouble with the Curve
Robert Lorenz
Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake and John Goodman, Matthew Lillard, Scott Eastwood
Drama, Sports
Warner Bros. Pictures
September 21

Underworld: Awakening
Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein
Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley and Charles Dance
Action, Horror
Screen Gems, Lakeshore Entertainment
Preceded by Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
January 20

V/H/S
Adam Wingard, David Bruckner, Ti West, Glenn McQuaid, Joe Swanberg, Radio Silence
A series of found-footage shorts.
Anthology, Horror
Magnolia Pictures, Magnet Releasing
October 5

Virginia
Dustin Lance Black
Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Emma Roberts, Harrison Gilbertson, Amy Madigan, Carrie Preston and Toby Jones
Dramedy
Entertainment One
May 18

The Vow
Michael Sucsy
Channing Tatum, Rachel McAdams, Sam Neill, Scott Speedman and Jessica Lange
Romantic drama
Spyglass Entertainment, Screen Gems
February 10

Wanderlust
David Wain
Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Malin Åkerman, Kathryn Hahn, Lauren Ambrose and Alan Alda
Comedy
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Apatow Productions, Alliance Films
February 24

The Watch
Akiva Schaffer
Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Nicholas Braun, Will Forte, Erin Moriarty, Billy Crudup, Doug Jones
Sci-fi comedy
20th Century Fox
July 27

What to Expect When You're Expecting
Kirk Jones
Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Elizabeth Banks, Chace Crawford, Brooklyn Decker, Anna Kendrick, Matthew Morrison, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Rodrigo Santoro
Romantic comedy
Lionsgate, Alcon Entertainment
Based on the self-help book of the same name by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel
May 18

Won't Back Down
Daniel Barnz
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Rosie Perez, Ving Rhames, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Holly Hunter
Drama
20th Century Fox, Walden Media
September 28

The Words
Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal
Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoe Saldana, Ben Barnes, Nora Arnezeder
Drama
CBS Films
September 7

Wrath of the Titans
Jonathan Liebesman
Sam Worthington, Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, with Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson
Action-adventure, Fantasy
Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures
Preceded by Clash of the Titans (2010)
March 30

Wreck-It Ralph
Rich Moore
John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Mindy Kaling, Joe Lo Truglio, Ed O'Neill, Dennis Haysbert, Adam Carolla, Horatio Sanz, and Rich Moore
Animated, Comedy, Family
Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios
November 2

Zero Dark Thirty
Kathryn Bigelow
Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Stephen Dillane, Édgar Ramírez, Harold Perrineau, Reda Kateb, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins, Mark Valley, Ricky Sekhon, John Barrowman
Action thriller
Columbia Pictures
December 21

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music.music_video_director, astronomy.astronomical_discovery, award.award_presenting_organization, organization.membership_organization, internet.website_owner, people.ethnicity, award.award_category, location.hud_county_place, music.producer, soccer.football_player, royalty.chivalric_order_member, business.brand, book.newspaper, book.periodical_publisher, american_football.football_player, book.author, music.performance_role, baseball.baseball_league, fictional_universe.fictional_character, geography.body_of_water, soccer.football_award, cricket.cricket_team, tv.tv_writer, tv.tv_series_episode, tv.tv_producer, computer.computer, soccer.football_team_manager, aviation.airport, boats.ship_type, organization.non_profit_organization, amusement_parks.park, location.in_state, business.business_operation, tennis.tennis_tournament, education.field_of_study, government.political_party, film.production_company, religion.religious_leader, chemistry.chemical_compound, location.province, 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basketball.basketball_position, military.military_person, people.family_member, american_football.football_conference, government.election_campaign, american_football.football_coach, business.defunct_company, business.customer, geography.mountain. Provide only the chosen type(s), separated by commas if multiple, within the list in this JSON: {"answer": ["ANSWER"]}.

{"answer": ["media_common.media_genre"]}