Films I saw at SXSW 2011
by seattlefilmblog | created - 24 Mar 2011 | updated - 24 Mar 2011 | PublicA list of films I saw at SXSW 2011. You can read my thoughts on most of them at http://www.randomwalkthroughfilm.com
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1. Paul (2011)
R | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.
Director: Greg Mottola | Stars: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Mia Stallard
Votes: 265,942 | Gross: $37.41M
2. Inside America (2010)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
A blunt view into America's soul, found somewhere between plasma TVs and food stamps.
Director: Barbara Eder | Stars: Patty Barrera, Carlos Benavides, Edward K. Bravo, Luis De Los Santos
Votes: 73
3. Wasted on the Young (I) (2010)
R | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
When a high school party goes dangerously off the rails, one teenager finds that revenge is just a computer click away.
Director: Ben C. Lucas | Stars: Oliver Ackland, Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell, Patrick Cullen
Votes: 2,585
4. Sound of My Voice (2011)
R | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Two documentary filmmakers attempt to penetrate a cult who worships a woman who claims to be from the future.
Director: Zal Batmanglij | Stars: Christopher Denham, Nicole Vicius, Brit Marling, Davenia McFadden
Votes: 22,954 | Gross: $0.41M
5. Turkey Bowl (2011)
TV-MA | 62 min | Comedy, Sport
A group of friends gather to play an annual game of touch football.
Director: Kyle Smith | Stars: Morgan Beck, Adam Benic, Kerry Bishé, Troy Buchanan
Votes: 132
6. A Bag of Hammers (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama
Ben and Alan, two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, find direction for their lives by taking in an abandoned child and creating the family they've always needed.
Director: Brian Crano | Stars: Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall
Votes: 3,135
7. Tonight You're Mine (2011)
R | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Two feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.
Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Luke Treadaway, Natalia Tena, Rebecca Benson, Mathew Baynton
Votes: 4,821 | Gross: $0.01M
8. 96 Minutes (2011)
R | 93 min | Drama, Thriller
The story of 4 lives slammed together in a shocking moment. Intercutting between a carjacking and the separate stories of the 4 kids in Atlanta, we watch as they hurtle toward a life-changing end.
Director: Aimee Lagos | Stars: Brittany Snow, Evan Ross, Sharon Conley, Justin Martin
Votes: 3,400
9. Bellflower (2011)
R | 106 min | Action, Drama, Romance
Two friends spend all their free time building flame-throwers and weapons of mass destruction in hopes that a global apocalypse will occur and clear the runway for their imaginary gang "Mother Medusa".
Director: Evan Glodell | Stars: Evan Glodell, Tyler Dawson, Jessie Wiseman, Rebekah Brandes
Votes: 8,087 | Gross: $0.17M
10. Little Deaths (2011)
Not Rated | 94 min | Horror
Composed of three disturbingly sensual and terrifying short narratives, unified by the twin themes of sex and death.
Directors: Sean Hogan, Andrew Parkinson, Simon Rumley | Stars: Luke de Lacey, Holly Lucas, Siubhan Harrison, James Oliver Wheatley
Votes: 3,347
11. Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
G | 90 min | Documentary, History
Werner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Jean Clottes, Julien Monney, Jean-Michel Geneste
Votes: 17,770 | Gross: $5.23M
12. Detention (2011)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
As a copycat killer named after movie villain Cinderhella stalks the student body at Grizzly Lake High School, a group of co-eds band together to survive while serving detention.
Director: Joseph Kahn | Stars: Josh Hutcherson, Shanley Caswell, Spencer Locke, Dane Cook
Votes: 16,505
13. Hesher (2010)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Director: Spencer Susser | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Devin Brochu, Natalie Portman, Rainn Wilson
Votes: 54,075 | Gross: $0.38M
14. Attack the Block (2011)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion.
Director: Joe Cornish | Stars: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones
Votes: 111,378 | Gross: $1.02M
15. The Dish & the Spoon (2011)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Reeling from her husband's affair, Rose collides with a marooned teenager in a boarded-up Delaware beach town.
Director: Alison Bagnall | Stars: Greta Gerwig, Olly Alexander, Eleonore Hendricks, Amy Seimetz
Votes: 1,322
16. Another Earth (2011)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.
Director: Mike Cahill | Stars: Brit Marling, William Mapother, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, DJ Flava
Votes: 99,953 | Gross: $1.32M
17. Win Win (2011)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.
Director: Tom McCarthy | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor, Bobby Cannavale
Votes: 55,239 | Gross: $10.18M
18. The FP (2011)
R | 82 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
In a post apocalyptic future, two rival gangs fight for control of Frazier Park by playing "Beat Beat Revelation", a deadly version of Dance, Dance, Revolution(TM).
Directors: Brandon Trost, Jason Trost | Stars: Jason Trost, Lee Valmassy, Art Hsu, Caitlyn Folley
Votes: 1,826 | Gross: $0.04M
19. The Key Man (2011)
Not Rated | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An insurance salesman gets mixed up with two gangsters in effort to make more money and provide for his family, but things don't go as he planned.
Director: Peter Himmelstein | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Brian Cox, Jack Davenport, Judy Greer
Votes: 391
20. Caught Inside (2010)
R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
Surfing charters are meant to be a trip to Paradise. With six male surfers stuck on a boat, there's bound to be some friction. When two of the surf crew are replaced at the last minute with... See full summary »
Director: Adam Blaiklock | Stars: Ben Oxenbould, Daisy Betts, Sam Lyndon, Simon Lyndon
Votes: 932
21. My Sucky Teen Romance (2011)
Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
In this witty comedy from teen director Emily Hagins, young Kate visits a local comic convention and falls for good-hearted vampire Paul, but her friends are worried when she suddenly starts displaying eerie, undead qualities of her own.
Director: Emily Hagins | Stars: Elaine Hurt, Patrick Delgado, Santiago Dietche, Lauren Lee
Votes: 496
22. Beats of Freedom (2010)
73 min | Documentary, Music
A history of Polish rock and independence.
Directors: Leszek Gnoinski, Wojciech Slota | Stars: Robert Brylewski, Walter Chelstowski, Krzysztof Cugowski, Krzysztof Grabowski
Votes: 346
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