March 2011 Movie Releases: 15 Films You Should Know

Directed by: George Nolfi | Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackey

Based off of a short story by Philip K. Dick, The Adjustment Bureau focuses on politician David Norris (Damon), who is granted a glimpse of what his future holds-and does not like what he sees. In order to have the future he wants, with the woman he wants to share it with, he must battle Fate itself to take control of his own destiny. [March 4, 2011]

Beastly [Rated PG-13]

Directed by: Daniel Barnz | Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer, Neil Patrick Harris

In this modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Alex Pettyfer stars as Kyle, a young man who is cruel to those around him. When he shows his true colors to the wrong person, he is transformed into everything that he hates - and will stay that way, unless he can learn to love, and be loved in return. [March 4]

HappyThankYouMorePlease [Rated R]

Directed by: Josh Radnor | Starring: Josh Radnor, Kate Mara, Malin Akerman

When Sam Wexler (Radnor) finds young foster child Rasheen all alone on the subway, he decides to let the boy stay with him for a few days. Through his growing friendship with Rasheen, Sam discovers that he needs to go after what he wants in life, not simply wait for life to come to him. [March 4, 2011; Limited]

Rango [Rated PG]

Directed by: Gore Verbinski | Starring: (the voices of) Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin

In this animated film, Johnny Depp voices a chameleon that wants to be a swashbuckling hero-and finds himself forced to take the role on, when he arrives in a town beset by bandits. [March 4, 2011]

Take Me Home Tonight [Rated R]

Directed by: Michael Dowse | Starring: Topher Grace, Anna Faris

The year is 1988 and recent MIT grad Matt Franklin (Grace) has opted to protest maturity by taking a job at a video store rather than entering the Fortune 500 rat race. When his former high school crush invites him to an end of summer party, Matt, his sister, and his best friend prepare to have the best night ever. [March 4, 2011]

Battle: Los Angeles [Not Yet Rated]

Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman | Starring Aaron Eckhart, Michell Rodriguez

After years of UFO sightings, Earth is attacked by an unknown force from outer space. As the world's largest cities fall one by one, Los Angeles becomes the location of mankind's last stand. [March 11, 2011]

The Black Death [Not Yet Rated]

Directed by: Chris Smith | Starring: Sean Bean, John Lynch

Sean Bean stars as a soldier for the church who is sent to the stamp out paganism in a town that has miraculously not been touched by the Black Plague. [March 11, 2011; Limited]

Jane Eyre [Not Yet Rated]

Directed by: Cary Fukunaga | Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Sally Hawkins

In this new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's classic story, Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) stars as Jane Eyre, governess for the wealthy Edward Rochester (Fassbender).

Mars Needs Moms [Rated PG]

Directed by: Simon Wells | Starring: (the voices of) Seth Green, Dan Folger, Joan Cusack

When Milo's mother is kidnapped by Martians, who want to steal her motherly nature for their own children, Milo will do whatever he needs to do to get his mom back, even if it means taking on an entire alien race. [March 11, 2011]

Red Riding Hood [Not Yet Rated]

Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke | Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman

In this gothic retelling of the classic fable, Amanda Seyfried plays Valerie, a young woman caught between two men. When the werewolf that lives in the woods begins killing those in Valerie's village, she must come to grips with the fact that the wolf may be someone she loves. [March 11, 2011]

Limitless [Not Yet Rated]

Directed by: Nell Burger | Starring: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish

Bradley Cooper stars as Eddie Morra, a writer who takes an experimental drug known as MDT, which allows him to recall everything that he's ever read, seen, or heard. He uses the drug to rise to the top of the financial world, and becomes the focus of shady businessmen and hit men, all of whom want his success for themselves. [March 18, 2011]

The Lincoln Lawyer [Not Yet Rated]

Directed by: Brad Furman | Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy

Mickey Haller (McConaughey) practices law out of the back of his Lincoln Continental - defending the sort of clientele one might expect a lawyer practicing out of his car to defend. When he lands the case of the lifetime, however, and his hired to defend a Beverly Hills playboy accused of murder, he enters a game of lies and deceit that will leave him fighting for his own survival. [March 18, 2011]

Paul [Rated R]

Directed by: Greg Mottola | Starring: Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, Seth Rogen, Jason Bateman

The team behind Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead reunite in this film about two geeks who decide to help Paul, an alien, return to his mother ship, and end up on the run from federal agents and others. [March 18, 2011]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules [Not Yet Rated]

Directed by: David Bowers | Starring: Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron

In this second film based off of the best selling Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, Greg Heffley and his older brother Rodrick are forced by their parents to try to bond. The brothers are not amused.

Sucker Punch [Not Yet Rated]

Directed by: Zack Snyder | Starring Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jenna Malone

Held against her will, and with the power to lose herself in her imagination-a world where anything is possible-Babydoll bands together with four other young women to fight everything from samurai to serpents on their quest for freedom. [March 25, 2011]

Sources:

- Coming Soon [dot] net

- The Internet Movie Database