2011 Summer Movie Guide

Thor (2011)

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Synopsis: Exiled to Earth after his arrogance fans the flames of an ancient conflict, The Mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth) of Asgard discovers the meaning of hu... [MORE]

Something Borrowed (2011)

Cast: Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, Colin Egglesfield, John Krasinski, Ashley Williams

Director: Luke Greenfield

Synopsis: Luke Greenfield's Something Borrowed stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Rachel, a 30-year-old lawyer always able to put aside what she wants for the betterm... [MORE]

Jumping the Broom (2011)

Cast: Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Meagan Good

Director: Salim Akil

Synopsis: Angela Bassett and Paula Patton headline this comedy about two vastly divergent African-American families who clash during a lavish weekend wedding... [MORE]

Bridesmaids (2011)

Cast: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper

Director: Paul Feig

Synopsis: Director Paul Feig and producer Judd Apatow team up again for this comedy that stars Kristen Wiig as Annie, a romantically unattached failed bakery... [MORE]

Priest (2011)

Cast: Paul Bettany, Maggie Q, Cam Gigandet, Lily Collins, Karl Urban

Director: Scott Stewart

Synopsis: In a world ravaged by wars between humans and vampires, a renegade priest fights to rescue his niece from the legions of bloodsuckers who seek to t... [MORE]

Hesher (2010)

Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman, Rainn Wilson, Piper Laurie, Devin Brochu

Director: Spencer Susser

Synopsis: A bullied little boy grieving the death of his mother strikes up an unlikely friendship with a Metallica-loving anarchist in this tender yet unsent... [MORE]

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)

Cast: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Geoffrey Rush, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally

Director: Rob Marshall

Synopsis: Flamboyant seafarer Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) lands himself in a bit of a bind after being lured onto Blackbeard's (Ian McShane) ship by enigmatic... [MORE]

Midnight in Paris (2011)

Cast: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni

Director: Woody Allen

Synopsis: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, and Carla Bruni star in Woody Allen's romantic comedy about a family on a business trip... [MORE]

The Hangover Part II (2011)

Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong

Director: Todd Phillips

Synopsis: A modest bachelor brunch devolves into a wild weekend in Bangkok when the gang travels to Thailand to see Stu get married. Still traumatized by mem... [MORE]

Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)

Cast: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan

Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Synopsis: The saga of Po continues in this sequel that finds the newly anointed Dragon Warrior (voice of Jack Black) teaming with The Furious Five to safegua... [MORE]

The Tree of Life (2011)

Cast: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler

Director: Terrence Malick

Synopsis: The eldest son of a 1950s-era Midwestern family sets out on an existential journey that leads him to question his faith while seeking the answers t... [MORE]

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Caleb Landry Jones, Nicholas Hoult

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Synopsis: Set in the era before Professor Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr became mortal enemies as Professor X and Magneto, respectively, director Matthew ... [MORE]

Beginners (2010)

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox

Director: Mike Mills

Synopsis: Oliver (Ewan McGregor) is an illustrator with a history of failed relationships. Growing up, he spent much of his time with his eccentric mother, G... [MORE]

Submarine (2010)

Cast: Craig Roberts, Noah Taylor, Sally Hawkins, Paddy Considine, Yasmin Paige

Director: Richard Ayoade

Synopsis: Writer/director Richard Ayoade adapts author Joe Dunthorne's acerbic coming-of-age novel to the big screen with this comedy centered on the efforts... [MORE]

Super 8 (2011)

Cast: Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney, Gabriel Basso, Noah Emmerich

Director: J.J. Abrams

Synopsis: Writer/director J.J. Abrams teams with producer Steven Spielberg for this period sci-fi thriller set in the late '70s, and centering on a mysteriou... [MORE]

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011)

Cast: Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham, Parris Mosteller, Jaleel White, Preston Bailey

Director: John Schultz

Synopsis: Megan McDonald's popular series of children's books comes to life on the big screen in this family-friendly adventure that finds mischievous third ... [MORE]

The Trip (2010)

Cast: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Margo Stilley, Rebecca Johnson

Director: Michael Winterbottom

Synopsis: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon reprise their roles from Michael Winterbottom's Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story for this tale of a restaurant cr... [MORE]

Green Lantern (2011)

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins

Director: Martin Campbell

Synopsis: A test pilot embraces his destiny as a cosmic superhero in Casino Royale director Martin Campbell's adaptation of the popular DC Comics series. Eve... [MORE]

Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)

Cast: Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, Ophelia Lovibond, Madeline Carroll

Director: Mark S. Waters

Synopsis: Adventure-loving house painter Mr. Popper (Jim Carrey) contends with the problem of having too many penguins in director Mark S. Waters' adaptation... [MORE]

The Art of Getting By (2011/I)

Cast: Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards, Jarleth Conroy, Ann Dowd, Marcus Carl Franklin, Sasha Spielberg, Rita Wilson, Blair Underwood, Alicia Silverstone, Sophie Curtis, Andrew Levitas, Dan Leonard, Maya Ri Sanchez, Ann Harada

Director: Gavin Wiesen

Synopsis: A high school slacker forges an unlikely bond with the most popular girl in his class, and becomes an apprentice to an older artist after learning ... [MORE]

Bad Teacher (2011)

Cast: Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, Phyllis Smith

Director: Jake Kasdan

Synopsis: A booze-swilling, pot-smoking, hard-swearing seventh-grade teacher rallies to get out of the classroom for good by wrangling a rich substitute teac... [MORE]

Cars 2 (2011)

Cast: Michael Caine, Bonnie Hunt, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, John Turturro

Director: John Lasseter

Synopsis: Ratatouille producer Brad Lewis steps into the director's chair for this sequel that follows racing legend Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his ... [MORE]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)

Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Director: Michael Bay

Synopsis: The interstellar war between the Autobots and Decepticons shifts into overdrive following the discovery of Sentinel Prime (voice of Leonard Nimoy) ... [MORE]

Larry Crowne (2011)

Cast: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Cedric the Entertainer, Wilmer Valderrama

Director: Tom Hanks

Synopsis: An amiable Navy veteran loses his comfortable job at a big-box store, enrolls in community college, and seeks to reinvent himself while falling for... [MORE]

Monte Carlo (2011)

Cast: Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Cory Monteith, Andie MacDowell

Director: Thomas Bezucha

Synopsis: Their dream vacation in Paris proving to be an unmitigated dud, three women find the adventure they've been searching for after one of them is mist... [MORE]

Zookeeper (2011)

Cast: Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Ken Jeong, Leslie Bibb, Donnie Wahlberg

Director: Frank Coraci

Synopsis: Beloved zookeeper Griffin Keyes (Kevin James) decides to quit his job to dive into the dating pool, and finds that his animal friends have been har... [MORE]

Horrible Bosses (2011)

Cast: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey

Director: Seth Gordon

Synopsis: Colin Farrell, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, and Charlie Day star in this workplace comedy about three frustrated employees who hatch a plan to ... [MORE]

Project Nim (2011)

Cast: Bob Angelini, Bern Cohen, Bob Ingersoll, Reagan Leonard, Dr. James Mahoney

Director: James Marsh

Synopsis: Oscar-winning director James Marsh (Man on Wire) shifts his focus from man to monkey to tell the remarkable story of Nim, a chimpanzee who managed ... [MORE]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent

Director: David Yates

Synopsis: The final adventure in the Harry Potter film series follows Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint), and Hermione (Emma Watson) as they prepar... [MORE]

Winnie the Pooh (2011)

Cast: Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson , John Cleese, Jack Boulter, Travis Oates

Director: Don Hall, Stephen J. Anderson

Synopsis: A.A. Milne's lovable bear returns to the big screen for the first time in 35 years in this animated adventure inspired by five of the author's most... [MORE]

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)

Cast: Gianna Jun, Li Bingbing, Vivian Wu, Jiang Wu, Russell Wong

Director: Wayne Wang

Synopsis: The descendants of two 19th century spiritual sisters struggle to maintain their enduring bond by exploring their ancestral connection in modern-da... [MORE]

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Cast: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones

Director: Joe Johnston

Synopsis: Meek U.S. Army soldier Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) takes part in an experimental military program that infuses him with super-human powers, and uses... [MORE]

Friends with Benefits (2011)

Cast: Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Bryan Greenberg

Director: Will Gluck

Synopsis: A New York headhunter (Mila Kunis) enters into a no-strings-attached relationship with her latest client (Justin Timberlake), but finds things gett... [MORE]

Another Earth (2011)

Cast: Brit Marling, Matthew-Lee Erlbach, DJ Flava, William Mapother, Meggan Lennon

Director: Mike Cahill

Synopsis: Director/co-writer Mike Cahill (Boxers + Ballerinas) teams with producer/co-writer Brit Marling to challenge our concepts of reality and redemption... [MORE]

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Cast: Daniel Craig, Olivia Wilde, Harrison Ford, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano

Director: Jon Favreau

Synopsis: Based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, Cowboys & Aliens is set in 1800s Arizona, where the local cowboys, headed by gunslinger Jak... [MORE]

The Smurfs (2011)

Cast: Hank Azaria, Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, Sofía Vergara, Tim Gunn

Director: Raja Gosnell

Synopsis: When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world and into ours -- in fact, smac... [MORE]

Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)

Cast: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Analeigh Tipton

Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Synopsis: Sad-sack divorcée Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) finds his second wind in life after meeting a handsome young ladies' man who teaches him how to become ... [MORE]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

Cast: James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Synopsis: The Escapist director Rupert Wyatt takes the helm for this Planet of the Apes prequel centering on genetically engineered chimp Caesar (Andy Serkis... [MORE]

The Change-Up (2011)

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin

Director: David Dobkin

Synopsis: A married father and a swinging single swap bodies after a wild night of drinking, and do their best not to throw each other's lives into complete ... [MORE]

30 Minutes or Less (2011)

Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari, Nick Swardson, Dilshad Vadsaria

Director: Ruben Fleischer

Synopsis: Small-town pizza delivery driver Nick (Jesse Eisenberg) stumbles into an elaborate crime scheme when he's abducted by a pair of ambitious criminals... [MORE]

The Help (2011)

Cast: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain

Director: Tate Taylor

Synopsis: A 1960s-era Mississippi debutante sends her community into an uproar by conducting a series of probing interviews with the black servants behind so... [MORE]

Final Destination 5 (2011)

Cast: Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Ellen Wroe, Jacqueline MacInnes-Wood

Director: Steven Quale

Synopsis: Death stalks a group of co-workers who avoid a grisly demise in a massive suspension bridge collapse after one of them experiences a terrifying pre... [MORE]

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Cast: Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Saïd Taghmaoui

Director: Marcus Nispel

Synopsis: When a powerful force of supernatural evil threatens to destroy Hyboria, legendary Cimmerian warrior Conan (Jason Momoa) raises his sword against m... [MORE]

Fright Night (2011)

Cast: Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, Toni Collette, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, David Tennant

Director: Craig Gillespie

Synopsis: A suburban teenager realizes that his new neighbor is a charismatic vampire in this remake of the 1985 horror comedy hit. After years of climbing t... [MORE]

Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D (2011)

Cast: Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Jeremy Piven, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Synopsis: A retired spy-turned-full-time homemaker attempts to stop a power-mad supervillain from taking over the planet, and gets some unexpected help from ... [MORE]

Colombiana (2011)

Cast: Zoe Saldana, Jordi Mollà, Lennie James, Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis

Director: Olivier Megaton

Synopsis: A woman becomes a professional killer in order to seek revenge against the ruthless gangster who murdered her parents in this action thriller from ... [MORE]

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

Cast: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Rashida Jones

Director: Jesse Peretz

Synopsis: Scruffy idealist Ned (Paul Rudd) wreaks havoc on the lives of his mother (Shirley Knight) and three sisters, Miranda (Elizabeth Banks), Natalie (Zo... [MORE]

The Debt (2010/I)

Cast: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Ciarán Hinds, Marton Csokas, Tom Wilkinson

Director: John Madden

Synopsis: In this gritty spy thriller, Helen Mirren plays a retired Mossad agent named Rachel. Once upon a time, Rachel was part of a celebrated trio of secr... [MORE]

Apollo 18 (2011)

Cast: Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen, Ryan Robbins

Director: Gonzalo Lopez Gallego

Synopsis: NASA's canceled trip to the moon in the 1970s is the basis for this found-footage-style picture exploring the urban legend surrounding that mission... [MORE]

Shark Night 3D (2011)

Cast: Joel David Moore, Sara Paxton, Chris Carmack, Sinqua Walls, Alyssa Diaz

Director: David R. Ellis

Synopsis: Vacationing college students fight a shiver of sharks after traveling to an island getaway and being surrounded by the ferocious man-eaters in this... [MORE]