Here’s an offering of the best Hollywood has to offer this year.
Release dates of the film are subject to change:
February
“Beautiful Creatures” — A Southern teen (Alden Ehrenreich) finds love with a mysterious newcomer (Alice Englert) in the adaptation of the best-selling supernatural romance.
“Bullet to the Head” — Sylvester Stallone plays a hit man teamed with a cop as they seek to avenge their respective partners’ deaths.
“Dark Skies” — Keri Russell stars in a supernatural thriller about a family terrorized by an evil force.
“A Good Day to Die Hard” — Bruce Willis and son try to foil a nuke heist in Moscow in the fifth chapter in the “Die Hard” franchise.
“Identity Thief” — Jason Bateman’s desperate to get his good name restored after a woman (Melissa McCarthy) appropriates his identity.
“Snitch” — Dwayne Johnson’s a dad who goes undercover with a drug cartel to clear his son on a narcotics charge.
March
“Top Gun” — Tom Cruise takes to the air again with a 3-D reissue of his 1986 smash, playing a limited run at IMAX theaters.
“Admission” — Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in the story of a straight-laced college admissions officer bending the rules for an unusual teen.
“The Croods” — Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds lead the voice cast in an animated comedy about prehistoric cave dwellers in search of a new home.
“G.I. Joe: Retaliation” — Bruce Willis and Dwayne Johnson join with Channing Tatum as the team battles its old enemy Cobra and new foes — their own government forces.
“Jack the Giant Slayer” — The fairy-tale beanstalk climber (Nicholas Hoult) is hurled into battle against a race of giants.
“The Incredible Burt Wonderstone” — Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi are star Vegas magicians fending off an upstart (Jim Carrey).
“The Last Exorcism: Part II” — Seems that last exorcism was only next to last as Ashley Bell returns as a teen terrorized by an evil force.
“Oz the Great and Powerful” — Sam Raimi spins the story of how a certain wizard (James Franco) came to the land of Oz.
“Tyler Perry’s Temptation” — The prolific filmmaker tells a dark drama about a married woman and a dashing billionaire.
April
“The Big Wedding” — Family farce rules in a nuptial comedy featuring Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl, Amanda Seyfried and Robin Williams.
“Evil Dead” — Sam Raimi and original star Bruce Campbell produce a new take on their horror tale about friends who unleash demons at a cabin in the woods.
“42” — Harrison Ford plays Brooklyn Dodgers boss Branch Rickey as he signs Major League baseball’s first black player, Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman).
“The Heat” — An uptight FBI agent (Sandra Bullock) teams up with a trash-talking cop (Melissa McCarthy) to take down a drug lord.
“Jurassic Park” — Dinosaurs roam the screen world with a 3-D reissue of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster.
“Oblivion” — Tom Cruise is a repair guy of the future caught in a fight with aliens on a devastated Earth.
“Pain & Gain” — Three bodybuilders (Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie) concoct a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.
“Scary Movie 5” — The fright-flick lampoon franchise returns to spoof another rush of recent Hollywood hits.
May
“About Time” — A time traveler (Domhnall Gleeson) gets continual do-overs to re-arrange his romantic life with the woman of his dreams (Rachel McAdams).
“Epic” — Colin Farrell and Amanda Seyfried lead the voice cast in the animated story of a girl transported to a magical forest where a battle rages between good and evil.
“Fast and Furious 6” — Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson put on more speed in the follow-up to the franchise’s rejuvenating fifth installment.
“The Great Gatsby” — Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan star in Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic.
“The Hangover Part III” — Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis find more morning-after trouble, this time without even a bachelor party to blame.
“Iron Man 3” — Robert Downey Jr. gets into heavy-metal mode again as the superhero finds his privileged life uprooted by a villain.
“The Purge” — A couple (Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey) fights to survive a government-sanctioned night when all crime — even murder — is legal.
“Star Trek: Into Darkness” — Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the starship Enterprise warps into action in J.J. Abrams’ sci-fi sequel.
“We the Peeples” — A man (Craig Robinson) finds dysfunction galore when he crashes a family reunion to propose to his girlfriend (Kerry Washington).
June
“After Earth” — Will Smith and real-life son Jaden play a dad and his boy stranded on Earth 1,000 years after humans have fled the planet.
“The Internship” — “Wedding Crashers” buddies Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson reteam as down-and-out salesmen battling smart, young prospects for jobs at Google.
“Kick-Ass 2” — Joined by Jim Carrey as a new vigilante, Aaron Taylor- Johnson and Chloe Grace Moretz return to battle newly minted super-villain Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
“Man of Steel” — It’s a fresh start for the kid from Krypton, with Henry Cavill as the boy who falls to Earth and becomes its protector as Superman.
“Monsters University” — The prequel to “Monsters, Inc.” chronicles the college days of the lovable beasties voiced by Billy Crystal and John Goodman.
“This Is the End” — Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and other celebrities cope with the apocalypse while partying it up at James Franco’s house.
“White House Down” — Jamie Foxx is president and Channing Tatum’s the Secret Service guy protecting him when a paramilitary group invades.
“World War Z” — Brad Pitt’s a United Nations guy racing to stop a zombie outbreak that could wipe out humanity.
July
“The Conjuring”— Paranormal investigators (Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson) face demonic terror at a secluded farmhouse.
“Despicable Me 2” — Steve Carell returns to voice the reformed super-villain in the animated sequel.
“Grown Ups 2” — Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock and David Spade have some more maturing to do in their comedy sequel.
“The Lone Ranger” — Johnny Depp is spirit warrior Tonto to Armie Hammer’s masked lawman as they hit the dusty trail in the Old West.
“Pacific Rim” — Two pilots (Charlie Hunnam and Rinko Kikuchi) controlling a giant robot join a last-ditch battle against colossal sea creatures.
“R.I.P.D.” — Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges are undead cops dispatched from the great beyond to fight supernatural baddies trying to take over.
“The Smurfs 2” — The little blue folks return in another live-action and animation combo.
“Turbo” — Ryan Reynolds heads the voice cast in the animated story of a snail with amazing speed who takes on the Indianapolis 500.
“The Wolverine” — Hugh Jackman bares his metal claws again as he continues his “X-Men” superhero spinoff.
August
“Elysium” — On a blighted future Earth, Matt Damon’s a have-not battling to reach an orbiting paradise where the rich live in splendor.
“Getaway” — A race driver (Ethan Hawke) enlists a computer hacker (Selena Gomez) to help find his kidnapped wife.
“Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters” — Sea god Poseidon’s son (Logan Lerman) returns in search of the mythical Golden Fleece.
“300: Rise of an Empire” — It’s outnumbered Greeks against invading Persians again in the follow-up to the ancient-world hit.
“2 Guns” — Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg partner up as feuding feds onthe run in an undercover drug operation.
“We’re the Millers” — A nightclub stripper (Jennifer Aniston) and a pot dealer (Jason Sudeikis) pose as vacationing parents to smuggle marijuana from Mexico.
September
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2” — The machine that turns water into food now is creating strange animal hybrids in the animated sequel.
“I, Frankenstein” — Aaron Eckhart’s the creature made from spare parts, now caught in a war between immortal clans.
“The Little Mermaid” — The animated underwater musical returns in a 3-D re-release.
“Prisoners” — A desperate dad (Hugh Jackman) goes to extremes to retrieve his abducted daughter.
“Riddick” — Vin Diesel’s back as an escaped con fighting aliens and mercenaries in a follow-up to “Pitch Black” and “The Chronicles of Riddick.”
“Runner Runner” — An online gambling whiz (Justin Timberlake) tries to turn the tables on his devious mentor (Ben Affleck).
“Rush” — Ron Howard’s Grand Prix tale stars Chris Hemsworth as British driver James Hunt and Daniel Bruhl as Austrian rival Niki Lauda.
October
“Captain Phillips” — Tom Hanks stars in the true-life story of a U.S. cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates.
“Carrie” — High school’s deadliest wallflower returns in a new take on Stephen King’s horror story, with Chloe Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore.
“Delivery Man” — An underachieving sperm donor (Vince Vaughn) learns he fathered 533 children 20 years earlier.
“Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For — Graphic novelist Miller and Robert Rodriguez direct a follow-up to their stylish crime saga “Sin City.”
“Seventh Son” — A knight (Jeff Bridges) trains his apprentice (Ben Barnes) to fight an evil witch (Julianne Moore).
November
“Ender’s Game” — Harrison Ford’s a future military leader training youths to fight against invading aliens.
“Frozen” — Kristen Bell voices a spirited hero aiming to save a kingdom trapped in eternal winter in an animated adventure.
“The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” — Jennifer Lawrence is pressed back into the deadly televised competition in part two of the post-apocalyptic series.
“Mr. Peabody & Sherman” — The TV cartoon hits the big-screen as a genius dog and his human pal travel in time to repair history.
“Thor: The Dark World” — Chris Hemsworth’s Norse god goes solo again after “The Avengers” to battle an ancient race of evil.
December
“Anchorman II” — This just in, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell and Paul Rudd return for more newsroom laughs.
“47 Ronin” — Keanu Reeves leads outcast samurai on a mission of vengeance against the overlord who killed their master.
“The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” — Peter Jackson continues his second Middle-earth trilogy as Bilbo Baggins and his dwarf pals head into dragon country.
“Jack Ryan” — Tom Clancy’s CIA hero gets new life in an action update starring Chris Pine as the agency analyst.
“Last Vegas” — Old guys rule as Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline relive their youth on a bachelor-party bash.
“The Monuments Men” — George Clooney directs and stars in the World War II story of art experts sent into Germany to recover masterpieces stolen by the Nazis.
“Saving Mr. Banks” — Tom Hanks is Walt Disney as he tries to win the film rights to “Mary Poppins” from reluctant author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson).
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