PopCorn & HeadPhones: Movies In 2011 (March)

As I mentioned in the previous month, I'll be informing you on the upcoming movies coming out in respective months. This month, being March. Plenty of great movies are premiering this month especially one of the most anticipated movies ever. The following are the movies coming out in the month of March. Enjoy!

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU

Director: George Nolfi

Cast: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, Terence Stamp, John Slattery, Michael Kelly

Genre: Romance / Thriller

Running Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes

Rated: 18

Release Date: 3rd March 2011

IMDb Rating: N/A

Synopsis: On the brink of winning a U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) , a woman like none he's ever known. But just as he realises he's falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself - the mean of The Adjustment Bureau - who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together. In the face of the overwhelming odds, he must either let her go and accept a predetermined path or risk everything to defy Fate and be with her.

TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN

Director: Stuart Beattie

Cast: Caitlin Stasey, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Lincoln Lewis, Deniz Akdeniz, Phoebe Tonkin, Chris Pang

Genre: Action / Adventure / Drama / Romance / War

Running Time: 1 Hour 32 Minutes

Rated: PG13

Release Date: 3rd March 2011

IMDb Rating: 6.4 / 10

Synopsis: "Tomorrow When The War Began" sees seven Australian teenage friends from a small town go on a camping trip to be with nature. During their trip, they see military aircrafts fly above them. Little did they know that their lives will be suddenly and violently upended when their country is being invaded by an unexpected enemy. Upon returning home, they soon discover that they are at war. Without any training, the group of friends band together against the hostile military force.

127 HOURS

Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: James Franco, Lizzy Caplan, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Mara

Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller

Running Time: 1 Hour 45 Minutes

Rated: 18

Release Date: 3rd March 2011

IMDb Rating: 8.0 / 10

Synopsis: "127 Hours" is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days, Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65-foot wall and hike over eight miles to seek help. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers (Clemence Poesy), a family, and the two hikers (Amber Tamblyn) (Kate Mara) he met before his accident. Will they be the last two people he ever had the chance to meet?

THE FIGHTER

Director: David O'Russel
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo
Genre: Biography / Drama / Sport

Running Time: 1 Hour 56 Minutes

Rated: 18

Release Date: 3rd March 2011

IMDb Rating: 8.1 / 10

Synopsis: "The Fighter" is a drama about boxer 'Irish' Micky Wards (Mark Wahlberg) unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky Ecklund (Christian Bale), a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after having his life destroyed by drugs and crime.

BEASTLY

Director: Daniel Barnz
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Mary-Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris, Lisa Gay Hamilton
Genre: Drama / Fantasy / Romance
Running Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Rated: N/A
Release Date: 5th March 2011

IMDb Rating: N/A

Synopsis: In this modern "Beauty And The Beast" reupdate, Kyle Kingson (Alex Pettyfer) has all the looks, intelligence and wealth but he has a crucial streak. Prone to mocking 'aggressively unattractive' classmates, he zeroes in on Goth classmate Kendra Hilferty (Mary-Kate Olsen), inviting her to the school's environmental bash. Kendra accepts, and, true to form, Kyle blows her off in savage fashion. She cast a spell that only solution to the curse is to find someone that will love him as he is. Repulsed by his appearance, Kyle's father (Peter Krause) banishes him to Brooklyn with a sympathetic housekeeper (Lisa Gay Hamilton) and blind tutor (Neil Patrick Harris). There, he chances upon a drug addict in the act of killing a threatening dealer. Seizing the opportunity, Kyle promises the addict freedom and safety for his daughter, Linda Taylor (Vanessa Hudgens) if she will consent to live in his home.

MARS NEEDS MOMS

Director: Simon Wells

Cast: Joan Cussack, Seth Green, Elisabeth Harnois, Dan Fogler, Mindy Sterling

Genre: Animation / Adventure / Comedy / Family / Science-fiction

Running Time: 1 Hour 31 Minutes

Rated: PG13

Release Date: 10th March 2011

IMDb Rating: N/A
Synopsis: "Mars Needs Mom" follows a boy name Milo (Seth Green). He's just starting on his summer break but his mother gives him plenty of chores and task which include weeding the garden and eating up all his vegetables. After an argument with his mother, Milo goes into his room. He falls asleep and doesn't hear the roar of a rocket landing outside. Martians have entered Milo's house to take away his mother and Milo now realises that he has to rescue her!

RANGO

Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Abigail Breslin, Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina, Timothy Olyphant
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Action / Comedy / Family
Running Time: N/A
Rated: N/A
Release Date: 10th March 2011
IMDb Rating: N/A

Synopsis: A chameleon (Johnny Depp) that inspires to be a swashbuckling hero finds himself in a Western town plagued by bandits and is forced to literally play the role in order to protect it.

UNKNOWN

Director: Jaume Collet-Sera

Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Frank Lagella, Aidan Quinn
Genre: Action / Drama / Mystery/ Thriller

Running Time: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
Rated: 18

Release Date: 10th March 2011

IMDb Rating: 7.5 / 10

Synopsis: Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson), who awakens after a car incident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly does not recognise him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired, and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Dianne Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.

BIG MOMMAS HOUSE: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

Director: John Whitsell
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson,

Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes
Rated: PG13
Release Date: 10th March 2011

IMDb Rating: 2.6 / 10

Synopsis: FBI Agent Malcolm Turner (Martin Lawrence) returns to portray the character of Big Momma after his son Trent Pierce (Brandon T. Jackson) witness a murder. Forcing Malcolm Turner to return to his role as Big Momma whilst his son masquerades as Charmine to go undercover in an all-girls performing arts school. Both need to find the murderer before the murderer finds both of them.

THE WARD

Director: John Carpenter
Cast: Amber Heard, Lyndsy Fonseca, Danielle Panabaker, Jared Harris
Genre: Horror / Thriller

Running Time: 1 Hour 28 Minutes
Release Date: 10th March 2011
Rated: N/A
IMDb Rating: 6.9 / 10
Synopsis: When an old farmhouse is set ablaze by Kristen (Amber Heard), a distraught young woman, she is taken taken to North Bend Psychiatric Hospital. She awakens in a special ward with four similarly unbalanced and wayward girls: Sarah (Danielle Panabaker), a flirty and sass-talking know it all; Iris (Lyndsy Fonseca), a sensitive and talented artist who tries to make her feel welcome; Emily (Mamie Gummer), a reckless but playful outcast; and Zoey (Laura-Leigh), who hides behind a childlike persona and her beloved stuff bunny. Kristen's therapist, Dr. Stringer (Jared Harris), tries uncover to the root cause of her breakdown, but despite his calm and understanding manner, she resist any attempts at help and rehabilitation. Unfortunately, the hospital is the not the sanctuary it seems to be. Kristen begins to have strange run-ins with a shadow phantom who roams the halls when the ward is locked down at night. Persistent and inquisitive, she goes digging for information about former patients and soon becomes convinced that no one ever leaves the ward alive.

THE RESIDENT

Director: Antti Jokinen
Cast: Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Christopher Lee, Lee Pace
Genre: Drama / Horror / Thriller
Running Time: 1 Hour 31 Minutes
Rated: N/A
Release Date: 10th March 2011
IMDb Rating: 5.4 / 10

Synopsis: "The Resident" tells the story of the beautiful Dr. Juliet Dermer (Hilary Swank) who begins a new life in Brooklyn after separating from her husband. Her stunning and spacious loft seems too good to be true, and when mysterious occurrences lead her to believe she's not alone, she discovers the unthinkable that someone is actually watching her.

THE DILEMMA

Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Channing Tatum, Kevin James, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Queen Latifah

Genre: Comedy / Drama
Running Time: 1 Hour 51 Minutes
Rated: N/A
Release Date: 17th March 2011
IMDb Rating: 4.9 / 10
Synopsis: A man finds out what you don't say to a friend is just as important as what you do is this story of how far you can bend a brotherly bond before it snaps. Since college, confirmed bachelor Ronny Valentine (Vince Vaughn) and happily married Nick Brannen (Kevin James) have been through thick and thin. Now partners in an auto-design firm, the two pals are vying to land a dream project that would launch their company. Ronny's girlfriend, Beth (Jennifer Connelly), and Nick's wife, Geneva (Winona Ryder), are by their sides. But Ronny's world is turned upside down when inadvertently sees Geneva out with another man (Channing Tatum) and makes it his mission to get answers. As the amateur investigation dissolves into mayhem, he learns that Nick has a few secrets of his own. Now, with the clock ticking and pressure mounting on the biggest presentation of their careers, Ronny must decide what will happen if he reveals the biggest truth to his best friend.

BATTLE: LOS ANGELES

Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Ramon Rodriguez, Ne-Yo, Bridget Moynahan
Genre: Action / Science-fiction / Thriller

Running Time: 1 Hour 56 Minutes
Rated: PG13
Release Date: 17th March 2011
IMDb Rating: N/A
Synopsis: For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world - Bueno Aires, Seoul, France, Germany, China. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's greatest cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergent (Aaron Eckhart) and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've encountered before.

THE EAGLE

Director: Kevin Macdonald
Cast: Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Running Time: 1 Hour 54 Minutes
Rated: N/A
Release Date: 24th March 2011
IMDb Rating: 6.3 / 10
Synopsis: Marcus Aquila (Channing Tatum) is wounded Roman soldier living in Britain during the 2nd century A. D. Along with his Celtic slave, Esca (Jamie Bell), Marcus undertakes on a perilous journey into the wilds of the north in an attempt to retrive the Eagle emblem of the vanishes Ninth Legion, which was lost under Marcus father's command ten years before.

MORNING GLORY

Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Jeff Goldblum, Diane Keaton
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Running Time: 1 Hour 47 Minutes
Rated: N/A
Release Date: 24th March 2011
IMDb Rating: 6.7 / 10
Synopsis: When hard-working TV producer Becky Fuller (Rachel McAdams) is fired from a local news program, her career begins to look as bleek as her hapless love life. Stumbling into a job at 'Daybreak' (the last-place national morning show), Becky decides to revitalise the show by bringing on legendary TV anchor Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford). Unfortunately, Pomeroy refuses to cover morning show staples, let alone work with his new co-host, Colleen Peck (Dianne Keaton). As Mike and Colleen clash, Becky's blossoming love affair with fellow producer, Adam Bennet (Patrick Wilson) begins to unravel and soon Becky is struggling to save everything.

SUCKER PUNCH

Director: Zach Snyder
Cast: Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Jon Hamm
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Thriller
Running Time: N/A
Rated: N/A
Release Date: 24th March 2011
IMDb Rating: N/A
Synopsis: Set in the 1950's, "Sucker Punch" tells the story of Baby Doll (Emily Browning), who is trying to hide from the pain caused by her evil stepfather and lobotomy. She ends up in a mental institution in Brattleboro, Vermont, where she starts to imagine an alternate reality. She plans to escape from that imaginary world but to do that, she needs to steal five objects before being lobotomised. To cope with the situation, she enters the hyper-real world of her imagination, and the lines between reality and dream begin to blur. She is joined with friends who are inmates from the institution. Lessons learned in the said fantasy world could help the girls escape their real-world fate.

JUST GO WITH IT

Director: Dennis Dugan
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Bailee Madison, Heidi Montag
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Running Time: 1 Hour 57 Minutes
Rated: N/A
Release Date: 31st March 2011
IMDb Rating: 6.1 / 10
Synopsis: Danny (Adam Sandler) has a unique approach to picking up women - in order to break the ice and gain their sympathy, he pretends to be stuck in an unhappy marriage. The instant he brandishes his wedding ring, the deal is all but cinched. But when Danny finally meets a woman (Brooklyn Decker) that he really would want to marry, he abandons his usual approach for something more subtle. Incredibly, it works. But when she discovers the wedding band that he used to use as a pick-up prop, Danny attempts to cover his tracks by falling back on his tried-and-true divorce line. Unfortunately, the plan backfires when his new girlfriend asks to meet his future ex. Desperate, Danny recruits his office manager, Katherine (Jennifer Aniston), to validate his ruse by posing as his current wife. Before long, the lies are snowballing, and by the time Katherine's kids get involved and everyone comes together for a trip to Hawaii, it's not a matter of time if Danny will fall through, but when.

HOP

Director: Tim Hill
Cast: Russel Brand, Kaley Cuoco, James Marsden, Hugh Laurie, Elizabeth Perkins
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: N/A
Rated: N/A
Release Date: 31st March 2011
IMDb Rating: N/A
Synopsis: "Hop" tells the comic tale of Fred (James Marsden), an out-of-work slacker who accidentally injures the Easter Bunny (Russel Brand) and must take him in as he recovers. As Fred struggles with the world's worst house guest, both will learn what it takes to finally grow up.