Movies Coming Out In August 2012
by shanec1983 | created - 14 Aug 2012 | updated - 20 Aug 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. The Lucky One (2012)
PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner, Riley Thomas Stewart
Votes: 113,701 | Gross: $60.46M
23rd If you liked this, you'll like: The Notebook, Water For Elephants and Dear John (Australia's Abbey Cornish was a contender for the role of Beth but lost to Taylor Schilling.)
2. Margin Call (2011)
R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
Director: J.C. Chandor | Stars: Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany
Votes: 144,077 | Gross: $5.35M
29th If you liked this, you'll like: Wall Street, Page Eight and Inside Job
3. The Devil's Double (2011)
R | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
A chilling vision of the house of Saddam. The world of Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was given a choice; either be the double for Saddam's sadistic son, or die.
Director: Lee Tamahori | Stars: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi, Philip Quast
Votes: 63,834 | Gross: $1.36M
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If you liked this, you'll like: Scarface, Miss Bala and The Last King Of Scotland
(The Devil's Double gets its lefts and rights muddled: the driver should be on the right side in Iraq, but in some shots they are depicted on the left.)
4. Passion Play (2010)
R | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.
Director: Mitch Glazer | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch
Votes: 8,656 | Gross: $0.00M
22nd If you liked this, you'll like: The Wrestler, Satin and Don't Come Knocking
5. The Rum Diary (2011)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama
American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1960s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there.
Director: Bruce Robinson | Stars: Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli
Votes: 107,987 | Gross: $13.10M
8th If you liked this, you'll like: Mr Nice, The Boat That Rocked and Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas (Producer Johnny Depp was close friends with Thompson, who called their partnership the Too Much Fun Club.) (An anachronism snuck into the 1960s setting of The Rum Diary in the form of a mobile phone tower.)
6. Wish You Were Here (I) (2012)
R | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Two Australian couples, two sisters, are on vacation in Southern Cambodia. Jeremy goes missing. What happened? Were drugs involved? Secrets are slowly revealed after the 3 return to Sydney.
Director: Kieran Darcy-Smith | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Felicity Price, Antony Starr
Votes: 6,149 | Gross: $0.05M
29th If you liked this, you'll like: The Slap, Animal Kingdom and The Interview
7. Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
R | 160 min | Action, Drama, War
Set in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller
Votes: 19,184 | Gross: $7.92M
15th If you liked this, you'll like: red Tails, Flags Of Our Fathers and The Longest Day
8. The Hunger Games (2012)
PG-13 | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Katniss Everdeen voluntarily takes her younger sister's place in the Hunger Games: a televised competition in which two teenagers from each of the twelve Districts of Panem are chosen at random to fight to the death.
Director: Gary Ross | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 1,002,695 | Gross: $408.01M
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If you liked this, you'll like: Battle Royale, Harry Potter and Twilight
(Natural blondes Lawrence and Hemsworth went brunette for their roles while Hutcherson hit the bleach.)
9. Wrath of the Titans (2012)
PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Perseus braves the treacherous underworld to rescue his father, Zeus, captured by his son, Ares, and brother Hades who unleash the ancient Titans upon the world.
Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Rosamund Pike, Ralph Fiennes
Votes: 195,469 | Gross: $83.67M
1st If you liked this, you'll like: Clash Of The Titans, Immortals and Hellboy (Sam Worthington was a finalist for the role of James Bond in Casino Royale but lost out to Daniel Craig.) (Classical history buffs would have noticed that the signum the Greeks bear in Wrath Of The Titans is actually more characteristic of the Romans.)
10. Battleship (2012)
PG-13 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Liam Neeson, Rihanna
Votes: 257,160 | Gross: $65.42M
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If you liked this, you'll like: Transformers, Independence Day and The Hunt For Red October
11. The Avengers (2012)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner
Votes: 1,458,310 | Gross: $623.28M
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If you liked this, you'll like: X/Men: First Class, The Expendables and The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
(Jeremy Renner was trained by Olympic archers for his role as Hawkeye.)
(With The Avengers having grossed an unprecedented $1 billion at the box office, we take a look at the actors who feel they missed out on the big bucks. While leading man Robert Downey Jr took home $50 million for his efforts, co-stars Samuel L Jackson and Scarlette Johansson only pocketed between $4-6 million apiece. And at the bottom of the list are Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo who only netted around $2-3 million each. Somehow we think they'll still manage to pay the bills!.)
12. The Raid: Redemption (2011)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.
Director: Gareth Evans | Stars: Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Ray Sahetapy, Donny Alamsyah
Votes: 216,893 | Gross: $4.11M
15th If you liked this, you'll like: Ong-bak, The Transporter and Assault On Precinct 13
13. The Awakening (I) (2011)
R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves.
Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Lucy Cohu
Votes: 68,858
15th If you liked this, you'll like: The Others, The Orphanage and The Devil's Backbone (Rebecca Hall was head girl at Britain's ultra-posh Rodean before dropping out of uni at Cambridge.)
14. Roadkill (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Six young friends on a road trip in Ireland run afoul of gypsies who curse them for accidentally running down an old woman. The curse takes the form of a terrifying flying creature that tries killing them all.
Director: Johannes Roberts | Stars: Keith Burke, Stephen Rea, Kacey Clarke, Roisin Murphy
Votes: 1,225
22nd If you liked this, you'll like: Breakdown, Drag Me To Hell and Jeepers Creepers 2
15. The Innkeepers (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
Director: Ti West | Stars: Sara Paxton, Pat Healy, Kelly McGillis, Alison Bartlett
Votes: 37,219 | Gross: $0.08M
23rd If you liked this, you'll like: The House Of The Devil, The City Of The Dead and The Shining
16. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011)
PG-13 | 96 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Johnny Blaze, tortured by the Ghost Rider's curse, gets a chance of redemption through protecting the Devil's son, whose father is pursuing him.
Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Ciarán Hinds, Idris Elba, Violante Placido
Votes: 126,129 | Gross: $51.77M
1st If you liked this, you'll like: Bad Lieutenant, Blade and Underworl: Evolution
17. American Reunion (2012)
R | 113 min | Comedy
Jim, Michelle, Stifler, and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.
Directors: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg | Stars: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein
Votes: 223,700 | Gross: $57.01M
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If you liked this, you'll like: American Pie, American Pie 2 and American Pie The Wedding
(Chris Klein went to dance workshops for his character Oz's Celebrity Dance-Off scene.)
(In one of the night shots in American Pie: Reunion you can see sunlight peeking through the windows of the music classroom.)
18. Joyful Noise (2012)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
Director: Todd Graff | Stars: Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan
Votes: 8,855 | Gross: $30.92M
1st If you liked this, you'll like: Glee, Country Song and Hairspray
19. Spud (2010)
TV-PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
It's South Africa 1990. Two major events are about to happen: The release of Nelson Mandela and, more importantly, it's Spud Milton's first year at an elite boys only private boarding school.
Director: Donovan Marsh | Stars: John Cleese, Troye Sivan, Jamie Royal, Sven Ruygrok
Votes: 2,850
8th If you liked this, you'll like: Submarine, Cemetery Junction and Charlie Bartlett
20. 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
9th If you liked this, you'll like: The Cabin In The Woods, Jennifer's Body and DeadHeads
21. This Must Be the Place (2011)
R | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Cheyenne, a retired rock star living off his royalties in Dublin, returns to New York City to find the man responsible for a humiliation suffered by his recently deceased father during W.W.II.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson
Votes: 36,956 | Gross: $0.14M
8th If you liked this, you'll like: Life Is Beautiful, Mystic River and Almost Famous (Sean Penn flew to Haiti on 21 January 2010 to help the relief effort after the earthquake there.)
22. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realize a sheik's vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Amr Waked, Kristin Scott Thomas
Votes: 67,087 | Gross: $9.03M
16th If you liked this, you'll like: The Full Monty, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours
23. Goon (2011)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
Labeled an outcast by his brainy family, a bouncer overcomes long odds to lead a team of under performing misfits to semi-pro hockey glory, beating the crap out of everything that stands in his way.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Alison Pill, Eugene Levy
Votes: 90,741 | Gross: $4.17M
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If you liked this, you'll like: Moneyball, Dodgeball and Win Win
24. Le Havre (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Kati Outinen
Votes: 23,531 | Gross: $0.61M
15th If you liked this, you'll like: Man Oncle, Drifting Clouds and Amelie
25. Falling Skies (2011–2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Survivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back.
Stars: Noah Wyle, Drew Roy, Maxim Knight, Will Patton
Votes: 92,973
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Falling Skies S1 29th
Spartacus: Vengeance 29th
Downtown Abbey S2 1st
Mrs. Brown's Boys S1 1st
The Office S7 Part 1 22nd
Sons Of Anarchy S3 22nd
The Good Wife S3 29th
(SEASON 5 SONS OF ANARCHY - It looks though Disney protege Ashley Tisdale is looking to shed her squeaky-clean image - starting with a role on blood and lust bikie drama Sons Of Anarchy. The former High School Musical star has been cast in the forthcoming Season 5 as Emma Jean, a high-priced escort. Also riding into Charming will be Lost's Harold Perrineau as new villain Damon Pope, with Dexter's Billy Brown as his right-hand man. Jimmy Smits also stars as a gang member who might just replace Clay (Ron Pearlman) as the father figure in Jax's (Charlie Hunnam) life.)
26. The Lorax (2012)
PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
Directors: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda | Stars: Zac Efron, Taylor Swift, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms
Votes: 129,618 | Gross: $214.03M
1st If you liked this, you'll like: Despicable Me, Rango and Dr Seuss; Horton Hears A Who! (The Lorax premiered on March 2, 2012, the date of Theodor Geisel's (Dr Seuss) 108th birthday.)
27. Top Cat (2011)
PG | 90 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
Top Cat and the gang face a new police chief, who is not at all happy with the poor Officer Dibble's performance trying to prevent Top Cat's scams.
Director: Alberto Mar | Stars: Jason Harris, Chris Edgerly, Bill Lobley, Ben Diskin
Votes: 1,943
22nd If you liked this, you'll like: Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear and The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle
28. The Stray (2012)
88 min | Family
Summer school, what a bummer! That is what Mason, Aidan, Maddie, Melinda and Luke are thinking on the first day of school. Bored, the five of them are daydreaming about what they might be ... See full summary »
Director: John Rhode | Stars: Mason Johnson, Dunham Stewart, Trey Loney, Hayley Bensmiller
Votes: 103
29. Seven Days in Utopia (2011)
G | 100 min | Drama, Sport
After a disastrous debut on the pro circuit, a young golfer finds himself unexpectedly stranded in Utopia, Texas and welcomed by an eccentric rancher.
Director: Matthew Dean Russell | Stars: Lucas Black, Robert Duvall, Melissa Leo, Deborah Ann Woll
Votes: 4,135 | Gross: $18.00M
22nd If you liked this, you'll like: The Blindside, Moneyball and A Warrior's Heart
30. In the Name of the King: Two Worlds (2011)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
An ex-Special Forces soldier gets thrown back to medieval times to fulfill an ancient prophecy and ends up finding redemption for his own battlefield experiences.
Director: Uwe Boll | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Lochlyn Munro, Natassia Malthe, Christina Jastrzembska
Votes: 5,288
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31. USS Seaviper (2012)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Drama, War
The German U-Boat, U-234, from the Port of Kiel is trading cargo with the Japanese. USS Seaviper must locate and stop this dangerous exchange. The Captain of USS Seaviper must go ashore to ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph A. Villani | Stars: Tim Large, Jeremy King, Robb Maus, Steve Roth
Votes: 976
20th
32. We Are the Night (2010)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
In Berlin, a cop closes in on an all-female vampire trio who just took in a new member, Lena.
Director: Dennis Gansel | Stars: Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss, Jennifer Ulrich, Anna Fischer
Votes: 8,842
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33. Behemoth (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Scientists discover a giant creature under the Earth that is wrapped around the entire planet. When the creature wakes all grumpy, it causes worldwide destruction.
Director: W.D. Hogan | Stars: Ed Quinn, Pascale Hutton, Cindy Busby, Jessica Parker Kennedy
Votes: 1,730
20th
34. The Ledge (2011)
R | 101 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A police officer looks to talk down a young man lured by his lover's husband to the ledge of a high rise, where he has one hour to contemplate a fateful decision.
Director: Matthew Chapman | Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Terrence Howard, Patrick Wilson, Liv Tyler
Votes: 20,386 | Gross: $0.01M
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35. Psych:9 (2010)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Working alone at night in a recently closed hospital, an unstable woman witnesses events that may be connected to a string of murders.
Director: Andrew Shortell | Stars: Cary Elwes, Sara Foster, Michael Biehn, Colleen Camp
Votes: 2,362
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36. One in the Chamber (2012)
R | 91 min | Action, Thriller
An assassin playing both sides in a Russian gang war becomes the target of an unknown enemy.
Director: William Kaufman | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Dolph Lundgren, Claudia Bassols, Andrew Bicknell
Votes: 5,004
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37. Almost Kings (2010)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
Wanting a closer connection with his older brother, freshman Ted Wheeler seeks initiation into a group called "The Kings". But, as the corruption of The Kings is revealed, Ted must expose the ugly truth about the brother he once idolized.
Director: Philip G. Flores | Stars: Billy Campbell, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Greer Grammer
Votes: 318
22nd
38. Fast Lane (2010)
R | 74 min | Action, Drama
A high-speed accident on the freeways of Los Angeles reveals a turf war between two competing car-theft rings of sexy all-girl crews. Streetwise young cop Brandy Martinezis assigned by ... See full summary »
Director: David Betances | Stars: Melina Lizette, Kenyetta Lethridge, Steven Bauer, Olivia Brown
Votes: 506
22nd
39. The Amityville Haunting (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 86 min | Horror
In disregard of the shocking DeFeo murders, an unsuspecting family moves into the infamous house on 112 Ocean Avenue. Now, ghostly apparitions start to appear in their video surveillance system. Can they survive the Amityville haunting?
Director: Geoff Meed | Stars: Jason Williams, Amy Van Horne, Devin Clark, Nadine Crocker
Votes: 2,497
22nd
40. Fairfield Road (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Drama
Noah McManus is leaving his job with the Boston mayor's office for a dream gig in Washington, D.C. But in a single day, he finds out his new boss in Washington can no longer employ him and ... See full summary »
Director: David Weaver | Stars: Jesse Metcalfe, Natalie Lisinska, Derek McGrath, Chick Reid
Votes: 910
22nd
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