Tangled (2010)
Director: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
Plot: The magically long-haired Rapunzel has spent her entire life in a tower, but now that a runaway thief has stumbled upon her, she is about to discover the world for the first time, and who she really is.
My rating: 8 / 10
Movie rating: 7.7 / 10
Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Director: Michael Apted
Plot: Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 6.3 / 10
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
127 Hours (2010)
Director: Danny Boyle
Plot: A climber goes on a hike and becomes trapped.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 7.5 / 10
Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
The Social Network (2010)
Director: David Fincher
Plot: Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, but is later sued by two brothers who claimed he stole their idea, and the cofounder who was later squeezed out of the business.
My rating: 8 / 10
Movie rating: 7.8 / 10
Biography, Drama
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Plot: A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend," escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 7.7 / 10
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Charlie St. Cloud (2010)
Director: Burr Steers
Plot: Charlie's brother, Sam dies in a car crash that Charlie survives. Charlie is given the gift of seeing his dead brother but when the girl he fell in love with's life is at risk he must choose between his girlfriend and his brother.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 6.4 / 10
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The One (2001)
Director: James Wong
Plot: A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 5.9 / 10
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
Director: P.J. Hogan
Plot: A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 5.8 / 10
Comedy, Romance
Robin Hood (2010)
Director: Ridley Scott
Plot: In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 6.6 / 10
Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
Director: Lauren Montgomery
Plot: Batman discovers a mysterious teen-aged girl with super-human powers and a connection to Superman. When the girl comes to the attention of Darkseid, the evil overlord of Apokolips, events take a decidedly dangerous turn.
My rating: 8 / 10
Movie rating: 7 / 10
Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Five Minarets in New York (2010)
Director: Mahsun Kirmizigül
Plot: Two Turkish anti-terrorist agents are sent to New York City on a mission to find and bring back the dangerous Islamic leader codenamed "Dajjal"...
My rating: 8 / 10
Movie rating: 5.7 / 10
Drama
The A-Team (2010)
Director: Joe Carnahan
Plot: A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.
My rating: 8 / 10
Movie rating: 6.7 / 10
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
The Aviator (2004)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Plot: A biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 7.5 / 10
Biography, Drama
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Director: Lee Unkrich
Plot: The toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.
My rating: 9 / 10
Movie rating: 8.3 / 10
Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Director: Jon Favreau
Plot: With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
My rating: 8 / 10
Movie rating: 6.9 / 10
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Killers (2010)
Director: Robert Luketic
Plot: A vacationing woman meets her ideal man, leading to a swift marriage. Back at home, however, their idyllic life is upset when they discover their neighbors could be assassins who have been contracted to kill the couple.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 5.4 / 10
Action, Comedy, Romance, Thriller
The Karate Kid (2010)
Director: Harald Zwart
Plot: Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 6.2 / 10
Action, Drama, Family, Sport
The Last Airbender (2010)
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Plot: Follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must master all four elements and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom.
My rating: 5 / 10
Movie rating: 4 / 10
Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
October Sky (1999)
Director: Joe Johnston
Plot: The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes.
My rating: 8 / 10
Movie rating: 7.8 / 10
Biography, Drama, Family
Kick-Ass (2010)
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Plot: Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
My rating: 9 / 10
Movie rating: 7.6 / 10
Action, Comedy
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Director: Brandon Vietti
Plot: There's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 8 / 10
Animation, Action, Crime, Thriller
Tekken (2010)
Director: Dwight H. Little
Plot: Jin Kazama witnesses the death of his mother Jun by Tekken in the slums known as Anvil. After finding a Tekken ID he decides to seek out vengeance for his mother's death.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 4.8 / 10
Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Salt (2010)
Director: Phillip Noyce
Plot: A CIA agent goes on the run after a defector accuses her of being a Russian spy.
My rating: 8 / 10
Movie rating: 6.4 / 10
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Inception (2010)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Plot: A thief who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO.
My rating: 10 / 10
Movie rating: 8.8 / 10
Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Director: Gil Junger
Plot: A new kid must find a guy to date the meanest girl in school, the older sister of the girl he has a crush on, who cannot date until her older sister does.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 7.3 / 10
Comedy, Drama, Romance
August Rush (2007)
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Plot: A drama with fairy tale elements, where an orphaned musical prodigy uses his gift as a clue to finding his birth parents.
My rating: 8 / 10
Movie rating: 7.4 / 10
Drama, Music
Repo Men (2010)
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Plot: Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 6.3 / 10
Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Umut (2009)
Director: Murat Aslan
Plot: The story of an illiterate man and his family, whose existence depends on his income as a horse cab driver. When one of his horses is killed by an automobile, and when it is clear that neither justice nor charity will prevail, the man, played by Güney, begins a slow slide into despair.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 6.3 / 10
Drama
Agora (2009)
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Plot: A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hope of pursuing freedom while falling in love with his mistress, the famous philosophy and mathematics professor Hypatia of Alexandria.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 7.1 / 10
Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Julie & Julia (2009)
Director: Nora Ephron
Plot: Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
My rating: 7 / 10
Movie rating: 7.0 / 10
Biography, Drama, Romance