February 2011 Movie Releases: 15 Films You Should Know

Directed by: Don Roos | Starring: Natalie Portman, Lisa Kudrow, Scott Cohen

Natalie Portman follows up her much-lauded turn in The Black Swan, with this family drama. Newlywed Emilia (Portman), a graduate of Harvard Law School, supposedly has it all: a new husband, a job in a high-powered law firm (where she met her husband, Jack - who used to be her boss), and a baby on the way. When she and Jack lose their daughter, though, she must face her grief while trying to bond with her new stepson, all while dealing with constant interference from her husband's ex-wife (Kudrow). [February 4, 2011; limited]

The Roommate (Not Yet Rated)

Directed by: Christian E. Christiansen | Starring: Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris

Leighton Meester (Gossip Girl) stars as Rebecca, a college freshman who becomes scarily obsessed with her new roommate, Sara (Kelly, Friday Night Lights). [February 4, 2011]

Sanctum (Rated R)

Directed by: Alister Grierson | Starring: Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Ioan Gruffudd

Part action-adventure, part underwater thriller, Sanctum follows a team of divers in the South Pacific, who are exploring some of the most beautiful but least accessible underwater caves in existence. When their exit is unexpectedly cut off, they must find their way back to the surface before their supplies run out. [February 4, 2011; IMAX, 3D/2D]

Cedar Rapids (Rated R)

Directed by: Miguel Arteta | Starring: Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Sigourney Weaver

Ed Helms (The Office, The Hangover) stars as a small-town man who must, unexpectedly, represent his company at a large insurance conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. [February 11, 2011; limited]

The Eagle (Rated PG-13)

Directed by: Kevin Macdonald | Starring: Channing Tatum, Jaime Bell, Donald Sutherland

A period adventure, The Eagle is set in 140 AD, and focuses on Roman soldier Marcus Aquila (Tatum) and his slave (Bell), as they venture into the highlands of Scotland to retrieve a treasured golden Eagle emblem, lost when his father's Legion marched into battle and never returned. [February 11, 2011]

Gnomeo & Juliet (Rated G)

Directed by: Kelly Asbury | Starring: (the voices of) James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine

A twist on Shakespeare's classic tale, featuring garden gnomes, pink plastic flamingoes, feuding neighbors, and lawnmower races. [February 11, 2011; 2D/3D]

Just Go With It (Not Yet Rated)

Directed by: Dennis Dugan | Starring: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker

A romantic comedy about a plastic surgeon (Sandler) who falls for a school teacher (Decker) while pretending to be married, and must convince his assistant (Aniston) to pretend to be his soon-to-be ex-wife. [February 11, 2011]

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (Not Yet Rated)

Directed by: Jon Chu | Starring: Justin Bieber

Teen sensation Justin Bieber is the focus of this combination concert film and biopic. [February 11, 2011]

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (Rated PG-13)

Directed by: John Whitesell | Starring: Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson

Martin Lawrence returns as FBI Agent Malcolm Turner, and is tasked with finding a murderer at an all-girls performing arts school. In order to find the perpetrator, he once again becomes Big Momma, but this time, however, he's joined undercover by his son Charmaine (Jackson). [February 18, 2011]

I Am Number Four (Rated PG-13)

Directed by: D.J. Caruso | Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Diana Agron

A fugitive teen with an incredible destiny, John Smith (Pettyfer) is on the run from those who were sent to assassinate him. He moves from town to town, constantly changing his identity, accepting that this is his lot in life. Until, that is, he falls in love for the first time and finds himself developing new and startling powers. [February 18, 2011]

Unknown (Rated PG-13)

Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra | Starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones

Liam Neeson stars as a doctor who wakes after an accident to find that his family doesn't remember him, another man has assumed his identity, and that assailants with a dark agenda are hunting him down. [February 18, 2011]

Drive Angry 3D (Rated R)

Directed by: Patrick Lussier | Starring: Nicholas Cage, William Fichtner, Amber Heard

Nicholas Cage stars as a felon who breaks out of prison to track down the leader of a cult, who killed his daughter and is threatening to kill his granddaughter. [February 25, 2011]

The Grace Card (Not Yet Rated)

Directed by: David G. Evans | Starring: Michael Joiner, Michael Higgenbottom, Louis Gossett, Jr.

When his son is killed in an accident, officer Mac McDonald loses everything: his family, his faith in God, his happiness. When he's partnered with a new patrolman, they are forced to overcome their differences and in doing so, help each other regain what they've lost. [February 25, 2011; limited]

Hall Pass (Not Yet Rated)

Directed by: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Starring: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis

Farrelly Brothers direct this new comedy about two friends (Wilson, Sudeikis) who, in face of an oncoming midlife crisis, are granted a 'hall pass' by their wives: a week to do whatever they want, no questions asked. [February 25, 2011]

Shelter (Not Yet Rated)

Directed by: Mans Marlind, Bjorn Stein | Starring: Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Julianne Moore stars as Dr. Cara Jessup, an expert witness who does not believe in multiple personality disorder. When she is introduced to a new, troubled patient, though, and she and her family are thrust in to danger, she begins to question all of her beliefs in science and in God. [February 25, 2011]

Sources:

- ComingSoon.net

- The Internet Movie Database