Movies Released April 20th, 2012 - MovieWeb

The Lucky One

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

The Lucky One

A Marine travels to North Carolina after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war.

Think Like a Man

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Based on Steve Harveyâs best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harveyâs book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the bookâs insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own. The movie is directed by Tim Story and written by Keith Merryman & David A. Newman.

The Moth Diaries

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

The Moth Diaries

Based on the bestselling novel by Rachel Klein, The Moth Diaries is a harrowing story of the anxieties, lusts and fears of adolescence.

Going Down in LA-LA Land

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Going Down in LA-LA Land

Based on the novel by Andy Zeffer, Going Down in LA-LA Land is a riveting and uncensored look at Hollywood. It is a story that reveals how friendships sustain us and keep us going. It is a tale that reflects our celebrity-obsessed culture. It is a revealing look at some people's desire to be loved, adored, and adulated at any cost. Readers have grown to adore the flawed and imperfect, yet earnest and likable characters of Adam and Candy. Now movie audiences will have the same opportunity to follow their rocky ride through Hollywood, and all the laughs that go along with it.

Darling Companion

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Darling Companion

In Darling Companion, Beth (Diane Keaton) saves a bedraggled lost dog from the side of the freeway on a wintry day in Denver. Struggling with her distracted, self-involved husband Joseph (Kevin Kline) and an empty nest at home, Beth forms a special bond with the rescued animal. When Joseph loses the dog after a wedding at their vacation home in the Rockies, the distraught Beth enlists the help of the few remaining guests and a mysterious young woman (Ayelet Zurer) in a frantic search. Each member of the search party is affected by the adventure, which takes them in unexpected directions â comic, harrowing, and sometimes deeply emotional.

Jesus Henry Christ

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Jesus Henry Christ

Precocious doesn't even begin to describe Henry James Herman, a petri dish child who writes rabble-rousing manifestos on the nature of truthâ¦ at age 10. This boy-genius misfit's world turns upside down whenâto the dismay of the doting single mother who raised himâhe embarks on a search for his biological father.

Goodbye First Love

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Goodbye First Love

A chronicle of the romance between Camille and Sullivan, which begins during their adolescence.

My Way

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

My Way

After emerging as bitter rivals and enemies as young marathon runners, Korean native Kim Jun-shik and Japanese aristocrat Tatsuo Hasegawa both find themselves in the Japanese army, fighting the Chinese and Soviets in a bloody battle. Jun-shik is there under duress, while Tatsuo is a powerful colonel. After both are taken prisoner by the Soviets, their mutual hatred and mistrust boils over into a violence that is only stopped by the continuing horror of the war. Forced to fight for the Soviets, the two eventually rely on each other for survival, making it to Germany, where they are in turn separated and forced to fight for the Nazis. They meet again at Normandy Beach, both unlikely survivors, bonded together by history as they struggle to survive one more terrible battle as the Allies arrive on D-Day.

Bostock's Educated Chimpanzee

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Bostock's Educated Chimpanzee

In theaters Earth Day 2012, Disneynature's newest True Life Adventure introduces Oscar, a baby chimp whose playful curiosity and zest for discovery light up the African forest until a twist of fate leaves Oscar to fend for himself with a little help from an unexpected ally. -- (C) Disneynature

Chimpanzee

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Chimpanzee

The world is a playground for little Oscar and his fellow young chimps, who'd rather make mayhem than join their parents for an afternoon nap. But when Oscar's family is confronted by a rival band of chimps, he is left to fend for himself until a surprising ally steps in and changes his life forever.

Downtown Express

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Downtown Express

Grammy nominated violinist Philippe Quint stars in this New York set drama about a young Russian-American violinist who's on his way to stardom but gets sidetracked when he falls in love with a struggling singer-songwriter (played by acclaimed recording artist Nellie McKay).

Elfie Hopkins

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Elfie Hopkins

An aspiring teen detective stumbles into her first real case, when investigating the mysterious new family in her neighborhood.

Haunted Poland

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Haunted Poland

A couple travel to Poland but find themselves disturbed by an evil force when the girl returns to her home town where she once played a Ouija board.

Helpless

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Helpless

A man searches for his fiancÃ©e who vanished without a trace just before their wedding ceremony, only to discover the shocking identity of her.

Hit So Hard

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Hit So Hard

A behind-the scenes portrait of what has been dubbed the unlucky 13th Generation, told through one womanâs amazing journey.

Inside Hana's Suitcase

MovieWeb — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Inside Hana's Suitcase

INSIDE HANA'S SUITCASE A Theatrical Documentary Synopsis "Inside Hana's Suitcase", is the poignant story of two young children who grew up in pre-WWII Czechoslovakia and the terrible events that they endured just because they happened to be born Jewish. Based on the internationally acclaimed book "Hana's Suitcase" which has been translated into 40 languages, the film is an effective blend of documentary and dramatic techniques. In addition to tracing the lives of George and Hana Brady in the 1930's and 40's, "Inside Hana's Suitcase" tells the present-day story of "The Small Wings", a group of Japanese children, and how their passionate and tenacious teacher, Fumiko Ishioka, helped them solve the mystery of Hana Brady, whose name was painted on an old battered suitcase that they received from Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi death camp built in Poland. The film's plot unfolds as told through contemporary young storytellers who act as the omniscient narrators. They seamlessly transport us through 70 years of history and back and forth across three continents, and relate to us a story of unspeakable sadness and also of shining hope. For this is a Holocaust story unlike others. It provides a contemporary global perspective and lessons to be learned for a better future. Directed by award-winning filmmaker, Larry Weinstein, "Inside Hana's Suitcase" is a powerful journey full of mystery and memories, brought to life through the first-hand perspectives of Fumiko, Hana's brother George, and of Hana herself. Written by Larry Weinstein

Marley

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Marley

From Academy Award-winning director Kevin Macdonald (One Day In September, The Last King of Scotland) comes the story of a towering figure of musical history, whose music and message has transcended different cultures, languages and creeds to resonate around the world today as powerfully as when he was alive.

Murder101

MovieWeb — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Murder101

When a brilliant female law student Fiona Reid signs up for Professor Mark Sloan's criminology class, she quickly realizes she has signed on for more than what she bargained for.

One Day on Earth

MovieWeb — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

One Day on Earth

The first film made in every country of the world on the same day. We see both the challenges and hopes of humanity from a diverse group of volunteer filmmakers assembled by a participatory media experiment. The world is greatly interconnected, enormous, perilous, and wonderful.

Overnight

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Overnight

After a horrible Valentine's Day break up, a young woman shares a flight from LA to New York with a group of like-minded individuals.

Paradox Alice

MovieWeb — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Paradox Alice

In the near future, a team is sent on a dangerous mission to Europa to retrieve and bring water back to a dying Earth. Their operation unexpectedly goes awry, jeopardizing not only the lives of those on board but also on earth, resulting in the possible extinction of the human race.

The Day He Arrives

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

The Day He Arrives

Sang-Joon is a professor in the film department at a provincial university. He goes to Seoul to meet his senior, Young-Ho, who works as a film critic. Sang-Joon stays in a northern village in Seoul for 3 days.

The Last Gladiators

MovieWeb — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

The Last Gladiators

In ice hockey, no one is tougher than the goon. Those players have one mission: to protect the star players at any price.

To the Arctic 3D

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

To the Arctic 3D

An extraordinary journey to the top of the world, To The Arctic 3D is the ultimate tale of survival. The film takes audiences on a never-before-experienced journey into the lives of a mother polar bear and her two seven-month-old cubs as they navigate the changing Arctic wilderness they call home. Captivating, adventurous, and intimate footage brings moviegoers up close and personal with this family's struggle to survive in a frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls, and majestic snow-bound peaks.

Town Of Runners

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Town Of Runners

Town of Runners is a feature documentary about young runners from the Ethiopian rural town of Bekoji, home to the current Olympic and World Champions Tirunesh Dibaba and Kenenisa Bekele. The film follows three children as they move from school track to national competition and from childhood to adulthood. Written by Anonymous

Zombie Dawn

MovieWeb — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT

Zombie Dawn

A group of mercenaries led by a cynical but no-nonsense Colonel and investigative scientists head into a quarantined zone to find out more about a mysterious incident at a remote mining facility that has unleashed a zombie horde.