Plot

A story set in the former Yugoslavia and centered on a guy who returns to Herzegovina from Germany with plenty of cash and hopes for a good new life.

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 7.3/10 (788 voted)

Critic's Score: 63/100

Director:
Danis Tanovic

Stars: Miki Manojlovic, Mira Furlan, Boris Ler

Storyline
A story set in the former Yugoslavia and centered on a guy who returns to Herzegovina from Germany with plenty of cash and hopes for a good new life.

Writers: Danis Tanovic, Ivica Djikic

Cast:

Miki Manojlovic
–

Divko Buntic

Mira Furlan
–

Lucija

Boris Ler
–

Martin

Jelena Stupljanin
–

Azra

Milan Strljic
–

Ranko Ivanda

Mario Knezovic
–

Pivac

Svetislav Goncic
–

Savo

Almir Mehic
–

Bili

Mirza Tanovic
–

Antisa

Miralem Zupcevic
–

Leon Dilber

Mirsad Tuka
–

Dragan

Ermin Bravo
–

Fra Ante Gudelj

Slaven Knezovic
–

Miro

Izudin Bajrovic
–

Major Kostelic

Sead Bejtovic
–

Staklar

Release Date: 7 January 2011

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

User Review

Bonny the lucky cat: looking for a lost pet or hunting for happiness

Rating: 8/10


Danis Tanović, a well deserving Academy Award winner in the category of
Foreign Language Film with his very first feature movie, after two
respectable international attempts–L'enfer (2005) and Triage
(2009)–both dealing with certain universal subjects, geographically
located outside the country of his origin (Bosnia and Herzegovina), in
his fourth movie comes back home and scores again.

Anyone slightly interested in global politics already knows the sad
story of a certain Balkan super state, which was in a "good ol' days"
thriving to considerable extent on worldwide–basically, American (and
its post WWII interested allies)-Russian (and its willy-nilly
'satellites')–polarization and then, at the end of the Cold War,
"allowed" by the same global powers to violently fall apart and
dissolve.

Particular time and place provide the setting for Tanović's latest
movie, Cirkus Columbia (2010), based on the novel written by Ivica
Đikić, telling the story of Divko Buntić (who, in his own self-ironic
words, rather than just gone mad, has always been mad), descending from
the family on the losing side of WWII, whose uneasy life among
privileged descendants of WWII winners forced him to emigrate. He
managed to make a good living abroad, but, after 20 years in exile,
couldn't wait more to come back.

His chance to return comes at the beginning of 1990's, after decline of
previous, rather totalitarian system and opening for democratic
changes. Coming back to Herzegovina, to his birthplace where he's spent
his childhood and teenage years, he flaunts his wealth, showing off
with his expensive car and young wife, willing to get even with whoever
might have done him wrong in the past. He immediately dislodges his
estranged wife Lucija and his son Martin from the reclaimed property
and, initially, it looks like he's winning and that money can fix
everything. But, can it really make the world go round? Answer comes
later.

Without giving too much away, it is enough to repeat an advice that he
gives at the very highpoint of the movie. Offering a big bunch of money
to his son, who is following in his father's footsteps, getting ready
to emigrate as well, Divko bitterly admits his life lessons learned in
a reminder "with this you can buy everything, but you cannot have
everything"… Ultimately, in deserted premises of the used-to-be
circus from the title line, finally daring to be honest to their true
feelings, reunited couple literally makes the world merry-go-round.
Against all chaos-approaching odds, at least for a fleeting moment,
their world becomes a better place… A moment amplified during the end
credits by a beautiful period song "We could've done it all" ("Sve smo
mogli mi"), Valerijan Žujo's versified lament over the life's
oh-so-ephemeral opportunities lost, in Slobodan Kovačević Bodo's
atmospheric arrangement, interpreted in a calm, soothing voice of
Jadranka Stojaković.

Tanović continues to make interesting movies. For a number of reasons
my favourite one is still his first, No Man's Land (2001), certainly
not the least being the fact that I'm Danis's former fellow
countryman–well, former, because, apparently, we both (temporarily or
not?) moved out of the country, after it has been struck by our common,
well known tragedy–so I have been either personally, or as a
participant in the closest collective experience, through those times
and situations described.

On a more impartial level, it is pleasure to notice that, in both his
domestically inspired movies equally, Tanović depicts a fluent story
about common people, though, eventually, in not so common
circumstances, distinguished by standouts in leading roles (here, well
established actors Miki Manojlović and Mira Furlan and promising Boris
Ler), good work with supporting actors and his skillful direction, that
all adds up to (a) very attractive movie(s). Though, it might work well
just for viewers who do not look necessarily for bigger-than-life
themes, who do not seek only for stories with intriguing details or
unexpected twists, ergo unusual narratives that, once "consumed", often
lose their attraction, while appeal found in commonness allows for even
repeated viewing, almost without any significant loss of interest. (
Davor Blažević, currently in the South of Lebanon.)

Plot

A drama focused on five months in the life of pedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 7.5/10 (293 voted)

Critic's Score: 59/100

Director:
Markus Schleinzer

Stars: Michael Fuith, David Rauchenberger, Christine Kain

Storyline
A drama focused on five months in the life of pedophile who keeps a 10-year-old boy locked in his basement.

Cast:

Michael Fuith
–

Michael

David Rauchenberger
–

Wolfgang

Christine Kain
–

Mother

Ursula Strauss
–

Sister

Victor Tremmel
–

Brother-in-law

Xaver Winkler
–

Nephew 1

Thomas Pfalzmann
–

Nephew 2

Gisella Salcher
–

Christa

(as Gisela Salcher)

Isolde Wagner
–

Bürokollegin 1

Markus Hochholdinger
–

Kollege Kantine

Susanne Rachler
–

Bürokollegin 2

David Oberkogler
–

Mag. Ehrnsberger

Katrin Thurm
–

Bürokollegin 3

Martin Schwehla
–

Bürokollege

Olivier Beaurepaire
–

Mann Begegnung Tierpark

Details

Official Website:
Official site [de, en, fr] |

Release Date: 15 February 2012

User Review

Outstanding and original piece of work.

Rating: 8/10


This film is an incredible, original and totally unexpected piece of
work. Given the subject matter audiences may assume that this would be
pure exploitation or self-consciously 'dark' or 'edgy' but the film is
full of ambiguity and subtlety and the director does an amazing job of
keeping distant and matter-of-fact about the characters without leering
or over-dramatics. Recently there have been a number of films which
attempt (sometimes desperately) to be disturbing or provocative with
degrees of explicitness , the originality of Michael is it's lack of
explicitness or exploitation (if it was any other form of relationship
it would be rated PG) which gives it a unique and unsettling tone. The
film is full of little details and memorable moments which linger and
is closed by an unexpected ending which moves from tense to calm then
back to tense, all with a subtlety and pace alien to Hollywood.

Plot

A young cattle farmer is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 7.5/10 (3,194 voted)

Critic's Score: 65/100

Director:
Michael R. Roskam

Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy

Storyline
The young Limburg cattle farmer Jacky Vanmarsenille is approached by an unscrupulous veterinarian to make a shady deal with a notorious West-Flemish beef trader. But the assassination of a federal policeman, and an unexpected confrontation with a mysterious secret from Jacky's past, set in motion a chain of events with farreaching consequences. BULLHEAD is an exciting tragedy about fate, lost innocence and friendship, about crime and punishment, but also about conflicting desires and the irreversibility of a man's destiny.

Cast:

Matthias Schoenaerts
–

Jacky Vanmarsenille

Jeroen Perceval
–

Diederik Maes

Jeanne Dandoy
–

Lucia Schepers

Barbara Sarafian
–

Eva Forrestier

Tibo Vandenborre
–

Antony De Greef

Frank Lammers
–

Sam Raymond

(as Frank Lamers)

Sam Louwyck
–

Marc Decuyper

Robin Valvekens
–

Jonge Jacky Vanmarsenille

Baudoin Wolwertz
–

Jonge Diederik Maes

David Murgia
–

Jonge Bruno Schepers

Erico Salamone
–

Christian Filippini

Philippe Grand'Henry
–

David Filippini

Kris Cuppens
–

Jean Vanmarsenille

Sofie Sente
–

Irene Vanmarsenille

Kristof Renson
–

Stieve Vanmarsenille

Details

Official Website:
Official site [Belgium] |

Release Date: 17 February 2012

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

>Matthias Schoenaerts had to cultivate 27 kilograms of muscle mass to apply himself to the role of Jacky Vanmarsenille.

User Review

dark and unsettling crime-drama

Rating: 8/10


Matthias Schoenaerts – the actor who plays the lead character Jacky
went through a major physical transformation for his role. He gained 27
kilos in pure muscle weight to portray the troubled, testosterone
driven cattle farmer who gets dragged into hell when he lets himself in
with the wrong people.

This very dark story (spoken in various regional dialects) about the
Belgian hormone mafia takes its time to set the scene – but once you
understand the reason why Jacky is who he is (expect to get queasy!)
the film grips you and doesn't let go until the credits. The
cinematography is clean cut and simple but brilliant at the same time.
The country side has never looked so menacing. Even the grass blowing
in the wind makes you feel uneasy.

It may not be perfect in keeping up its dark tone (some comic relief
scenes seem a bit out of place), but it's damn near close to
perfection. A tense psychological drama with strong crime/thriller
notes – I recommend it!

Plot

In Barrow, Alaska, teenagers Qalli and Aivaaq find their bond tested when a seal-hunting trip goes wrong, resulting in the death of their friend.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 6.8/10 (144 voted)

Director:
Andrew Okpeaha MacLean

Stars: Josiah Patkotak, Frank Qutuq Irelan, John Miller

Storyline
In the isolated, frozen town of Barrow, Alaska, Iñupiaq teenagers Qalli and Aivaaq have grown up like brothers in a tight-knit community defined as much by ancient traditions as by hip-hop and snowmobiles. Early one morning, on a seal hunt with their friend James, a tussle turns violent, and James is killed. Panic stricken, terrified, and with no one to blame but themselves, Qalli and Aivaaq lie and declare the death a tragic accident. As Barrow roils with grief and his protective father becomes suspicious, Qalli stumbles through guilt-filled days, wrestling with his part in the death. For the first time in his life, he's treading alone on existential ice.

Cast:

Frank Qutuq Irelan
–

Aivaaq

Adamina Kerr
–

Michelle

John Miller
–

James

Josiah Patkotak
–

Qalli

Rosabelle Kunnanna Rexford
–

Sierra Jade Sampson
–

Uvlu

Teddy Kyle Smith
–

Egasak

Allison Warden
–

Sigvaun

Details

Official Website:
Official site |

Release Date: 14 December 2011

Filming Locations: Barrow, Alaska, USA

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Plot

An insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid Wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare violin that belongs to a retired farmer.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 6.5/10 (123 voted)

Director:
Jill Sprecher

Stars: Greg Kinnear, Billy Crudup, Alan Arkin

Storyline
An insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid Wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare violin that belongs to a retired farmer.

Writers: Jill Sprecher, Karen Sprecher

Cast:

Greg Kinnear
–

Mickey Prohaska

John Paul Gamoke
–

Man at Coffee Shop

David Harbour
–

Bob Egan

Jennifer Edwards-Hughes
–

Sherri

(as Jennifer M. Edwards)

Scott Crouch
–

Casino Emcee

Peter Moore
–

Phil Peters

Michelle Hutchison
–

Judy Vandenhoevel

James Detmar
–

Glen Vandenhoevel

Michael Paul Levin
–

Chuck Stankel

Kathryn Lawrey
–

Hotel Clerk

Joe Minjares
–

Hotel Manager

Michelle Arthur
–

Karla Gruenke

Peter Thoemke
–

Frank Richie

Alan Arkin
–

Gorvy Hauer

Lea Thompson
–

Jo Ann Prohaska

Taglines:
Greetings from Kenosha, WI! Where Ordinary Folks Can Make a Killing.

Details

Official Website:
ATO Pictures [United States] |

Release Date: 3 Jan 2011

Filming Locations: Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

User Review

What genre movie is this? I'm not sure, but watch it for the acting

Rating: 7/10


This is a flawed but still watchable film that seems to steal
characters and plot from the Coen Brothers' Fargo, yet manages to
succeed. At least to an extent.

The problem may be – as we were told at our cinema previewing club -
that the director lost final cut here, and found herself with a movie
she no longer can even comment on, with 15 minutes cut, the film
re-edited, and a score she never intended – and one that doesn't work
well.

The result is a somewhat uneven, too dark black comedy. Or is it a
drama? Or perhaps a "caper" movie? I'm not quite sure.

When it comes to the acting, though, this is a great film. Greg Kinnear
plays a character too reminiscent of Wm. H. Macy's turn in Fargo, but
he makes the most of it, though – team player that he is – he's
outshone by more spectacular performances. Alan Arkin, for one, who
also did it to Kinnear in Little Miss Sunshine. But the "steal the
show" performance is by Billy Crudup, always sexy (my wife says he's
"hot") and interesting to watch, and here at his very best. Bob Balaban
is spot on as a violin dealer, and the rest of the cast is excellent.

Worth seeing for many, but mostly for those performances.

Plot

The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their daughter, Arrietty, is discovered.

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 7.7/10 (6,810 voted)

Critic's Score: 85/100

Director:
Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Stars: Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett

Storyline
14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items that they borrow from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.

Writers: Mary Norton, Hayao Miyazaki

Cast:

Saoirse Ronan
–

Arrietty

(voice: UK version)

Mark Strong
–

Pod

(voice: UK version)

Will Arnett
–

Pod

(voice: US version)

Bridgit Mendler
–

Arrietty

(voice: US version)

David Henrie
–

Shawn

(voice: US version)

Amy Poehler
–

Homily

(voice: US version)

Olivia Colman
–

Homily

(voice: UK version)

Moises Arias
–

Spiller

(voice: US version)

Carol Burnett
–

Hara

(voice: US version)

Geraldine McEwan
–

Haru

(voice: UK version)

Phyllida Law
–

Sadako

(voice: UK version)

Peter Jason
–

Additional Voices

(voice: US version)

Frank Marshall
–

Additional Voices

(voice: US version)

Tatsuya Fujiwara
–

Spiller

(voice)

Mirai Shida
–

Arrietty

(voice)

Taglines:
Ningen ni mirare te wa ikenai. Sore ga yukashita no kodomo-tachi no okite datta. (Do not be seen by humans. That's been the law of children of the underfloor.)

Details

Official Website:
Disney [United States] |
Official Facebook [United Kingdom] |

Release Date: 17 February 2012

Opening Weekend: ¥884,725,940
(Japan)
(18 July 2010)
(447 Screens)

Gross: HKD 9,693,716
(Hong Kong)
(3 January 2011)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

French singer >Cécile Corbel, a big fan of Studio Ghibli's films, had sent the studio her second album as a gift back in 2009. >Toshio Suzuki listened to it, was seduced and thus decided to hire her to compose the film's score.

Goofs:

Continuity:
Haru locks Shô's bedroom door while Shô is inside. Arietty enters through the window. Shô finds out the door is locked, so he escapes with Arietty out the window and re-enters the house via the adjacent room's window. Shô later returns to his bedroom (plausibly again via the other room) but he hasn't been seen taking any keys nor did he appear to have had the opportunity to take the keys, so the door should still be locked. When Haru and Sadako later go to the bedroom, they open the door without having to unlock it.

Quotes:

>Shô:
You came back. Wait, don't go.

>Arietty:
Please, leave us alone. I wanted to tell you that.

>Shô:
I want to talk to you.

>Arietty:
Human beings are dangerous. If we're seen, we have to leave. My parents said so.

User Review

Another Classic

Rating: 10/10

Now, unless you live in Japan and actually made it to one of the
opening showings, I'm probably the only person reading this who has
watched Arrittey so far. As such, I'm going to try my best to review
the movie without giving any real spoilers away. And the first thing I
have to say is, I thought Arrietty the Borrower was a wonderful movie.
The entire film had this amazing feeling of being both unique from
other Ghibli movies while still maintaining the parts that make almost
all of the Studio's films so great. On the one hand, it had the huge
imagination and fully realized and fantastically detailed world of a
Miyazaki movie. On the other hand, it had a unique feeling of
bittersweet melancholy and wonderful character interactions somehow
unlike most of the films that have come before it.

While Miyazaki's screen writing clearly had some great effects on the
movie, I could really feel the new directorial style of Yonebashi
shining through. And it was so hard to believe this was his first film;
I often feel like I should give Miyazaki Goro some slack for Earthsea
because it was his first movie, but Arrietty just seemed so well
thought-out and put together comparatively. This really makes me beyond
excited to see what Yonebashi does in the future. There are many
aspects of the film that deserve mention for how damn well-done they
were; the beautiful animation, the strong voice-work, the great
characters, the fantastic music. What is easily one of the standout
points of the movie was how incredibly immersive the tiny world of the
Borrowers was. Every part of their home, located beneath a pile of
unused bricks stored under the human house, is made of small everyday
items we hardly think about forgot junk that the Borrowers used so well
as tools, furniture, decoration, everything. The sheer size of
everything in comparison to them is striking, creating a strange world
of adventure and dangers that are really just the most common, ignored
of things to us humans. Perhaps my favorite scene is one where, very
mild spoilers here, Arrietty's father takes her borrowing for the first
time. They walk nimbly across nails sticking out from the foundations
of the building, use construction staples as ladders, bouldering over
the (to them) boulder sized junk lost between the walls of the house.
Far bellow a few mice, the size of lions, scurry in the gloom, their
eyes burning red. When Arrietty and her father final exit from between
the walls into the darkened kitchen at night, the sheer enormity of the
room, the intense sound of the looming and massive refrigerator, the
sheer walls that compromise the sides of cabinets, they all take the
breath out of both Arrietty and the viewer. That entire scene, where
they use ingeniously use tiny household items to scale the counters to
raid for sugar cubes a third their size, is simply amazing to watch. So
many magical scenes like this made up the entire movie, but that was
perhaps the best of them all. The characters are for the most part
wonderful as well, though in some ways more subdued than Miyazaki tends
to make his own. Arrietty is another in the long line of string Ghibli
heroines, but like all of them manages somehow to be unique and
wonderful all by herself. She's a young girl who's confident, kind, and
capable, but is still unsure of herself at time. Sho, the young human
she meets and the other main character, is a very strong character as
well, his weak body and strong spirit in conflict, with a air or both
peace and melancholy about him (like much of the movie, really).
Another one of my favorites was Arrietty's father, who was both strong
and quite, but in his own gruff way very kind and a great father. The
rest of the cast is very good, though not quite as memorable.

As for the music for by Cécile Corbel, I'll admit that at first I was a
little skeptical, but in the end the music fit the movie incredibly
well and became another fantastic Ghibli soundtrack (which says
something when you're included in the ranks among Hisaishi Joe). I love
Celtic music myself, but those without that bias (the other 10 people I
went with) all thought the music was one of the high points in a movie
with a lot of really good points to discuss.

This really was an amazing first outing for Yonebashi as a director,
and really one hell of a movie. My only complaints are that perhaps at
times it seemed to slow down during the second half, but in the end it
turned out so well I can hardly fault it for that. The movie had a sort
of bittersweet feel that I really can't think of another Ghibli movie
to compare to. Sad, joyous, and beautiful, Arrietty the Borrower is the
newest Ghibli classic.

Plot

A documentary on an underdog football team who look to reverse their fortunes with coach Bill Courtney.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 5.3/10 (220 voted)

Critic's Score: 64/100

Director:
Daniel Lindsay

Stars: Bill Courtney, O.C. Brown, Montrail 'Money' Brown

Storyline
A documentary that follows the Manassas Tigers football team, a severely underfunded and underprivileged football — who were even hired out as a practice team for more successful schools — as they reverse their fortunes thanks to coach Bill Courtney.

Cast:

Montrail 'Money' Brown
–

Himself

O.C. Brown
–

Himself

Bill Courtney
–

Himself

Chavis Daniels
–

Himself

Details

Official Website:
Official site |

Release Date: 3 Jan 2011

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

User Review

An Inspiring Film about the Struggles of an Inner City High School Football Team

Rating: 9/10


Undefeated which premiered at Austin's SXSW Film Festival this week
fits into a long line of inspiring sports films. It is very much in the
tradition of Steve James's Hoop Dreams in its exploration of the
struggles of inner city African-American youths to overcome great odds
using athletics as a means to escape poverty and deprivation. The
filmmaker tells the story of Memphis's Manassas Tigers focusing in on
the coach and three of his players as they attempt to produce a special
season at a school that has had a long history of football futility.
Coach Bill Courtney is an inspiring coach who devotes himself to this
football team, even at a cost to the time he can spend with his own
family. He makes the team into a family and focuses on character. He
and his coaches go above-and-beyond the call of duty raising money for
the team and making sure the students also focus on their academics.
Despite the reality that the coaches are white and their students are
black, issues of race seem to play very little role in their story.

The filmmakers tell the story in mostly chronological with no narration
and only very limited input from outside observers. Perhaps the most
remarkable element of the film is that the filmmakers were with the
team for the entire season and were able to disappear into the
background and become part of the team. In so doing, they were often
able to capture real emotion and conflict that participants are often
afraid to put on film. The honesty of the film is powerful. The music
is excellent and complements the storytelling nicely. While Undefeated
is powerful and inspiring, it is probably a little too long and could
use some more editing.

Plot

Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

Release Year: 2012

Critic's Score: 25/100

Director:
McG

Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy

Storyline
Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

Writers: Timothy Dowling, Simon Kinberg

Cast:

Reese Witherspoon
–

Lauren

Chris Pine
–

FDR Foster

Tom Hardy
–

Tuck

Til Schweiger
–

Heinrich

Chelsea Handler
–

Trish

John Paul Ruttan
–

Joe

Abigail Spencer
–

Katie

(as Abigail Leigh Spencer)

Angela Bassett
–

Collins

Rosemary Harris
–

Nana Foster

George Touliatos
–

Grandpa Foster

Clint Carleton
–

Jonas

Warren Christie
–

Steve

Leela Savasta
–

Kelly

Natassia Malthe
–

Xenia

Laura Vandervoort
–

Britta

Taglines:
It's SPY against SPY.

Details

Official Website:
20th Century Fox [United States] |
Official site [Spain] |

Release Date: 17 February 2012

Filming Locations: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

When the film was submitted to the Motion Picture Association of America, the film was given an "R" rating due to some racy dialogue spoken by >Chelsea Handler's character. It was later edited and given a "PG-13" rating.

Quotes:

>Lauren:
Oh, I think I'm going to hell

>Trish:
Don't worry. If you're going to hell, I'll just come pick you up.

User Review

Funny fun time. Entertaining valentines release.

Rating: 7/10


I almost started off hating this movie before I had seen it; I thought
the trailer looked like crap, with horrible comedic dialog and
premises, but I took the chance on free screening tickets, figuring I
could make fun at worst. The film opens with shooting at the hip action
and stays pretty entertaining in comedy and delivery. Witherspoon's
character's sister (Chelsea Handler) and their interactions are lots of
fun. Chris Pine does a good job being semi-typecast and the movie
doesn't take itself too seriously. It's way better than expected and I
wouldn't have been upset had I paid full price for it. Like a review I
read said, it's a romantic movie that guys won't have to be dragged to.
Is it a great movie? No. Is it a fun valentines movie? Yes.

Plot

As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 6.1/10 (2,076 voted)

Director:
Mark Neveldine

Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba

Storyline
As Johnny Blaze hides out in Eastern Europe, he is called upon to stop the devil, who is trying to take human form.

Writers: Scott M. Gimple, Seth Hoffman

Cast:

Nicolas Cage
–

Johnny Blaze
/
Ghost Rider

Violante Placido
–

Nadya

Ciarán Hinds
–

Roarke

Idris Elba
–

Moreau

Johnny Whitworth
–

Ray Carrigan

Fergus Riordan
–

Danny

Spencer Wilding
–

Grannik

Sorin Tofan
–

Kurdish

Jacek Koman
–

Terrokov

Anthony Head
–

Benedict

Cristian Iacob
–

Vasil

Christopher Lambert
–

Methodius

Jai Stefan
–

Krakchev

Vincent Regan
–

Toma Nikasevic

Ionut Cristian Lefter
–

Young Johnny Blaze

Details

Official Website:
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Release Date: 17 February 2012

Filming Locations: Bucharest, Romania

Box Office Details

Budget: $75,000,000

(estimated)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Did You Know?

Trivia:

The Ghost Rider's skull has been redesigned for this sequel. The new skull appears to be black and charred, indicating that the skull is actually on fire as apposed to the clean fleshless skull simply cloaked in fire in the previous film.

Quotes:

[from trailer]

>Nadya:
I'm not afraid of you.

>Johnny Blaze:
You should be.

Plot

A soldier returns to her family, friends, and old job after a tour of duty, though she finds herself struggling to find her place in her everyday life.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 6.0/10 (77 voted)

Critic's Score: 63/100

Director:
Liza Johnson

Stars: Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon, John Slattery

Storyline
Back from a tour of duty, Kelli can't wait to rejoin her old life in the rust belt town she's always lived in. She's ready to experience the old feelings of everyday life- the carpet under her bare feet, a cold beer in front of the television, the smell of her baby's head. Slowly, though, she realizes that her everyday life doesn't resemble the one she left. Struggling to find her place in her family and the rust-belt town she no longer recognizes, what can she reclaim of her share of the way of life she's been fighting to protect?

Cast:

Linda Cardellini
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Kelli

Michael Shannon
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Mike

John Slattery
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Bud

Talia Balsam
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Julie

Emma Rayne Lyle
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Jackie

Paul Sparks
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Ed

Louisa Krause
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Shannon

Rosie Benton
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Brooke

James Murtaugh
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Mr. Miller

Rutanya Alda
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Mrs. Miller

Bonnie Swencionis
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Cara Lee

Brendan Griffin
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Steve

Wayne Pyle
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Franklin

Roetta Collins
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Clerk

Edward Crawford
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Travis

Release Date: 10 February 2012

Filming Locations: Beacon, New York, USA

Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: 97 min