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Gangster Squad

An elite police squad fights to save the city of Los Angeles from a power-hungry East Coast mobster in this gritty police-detective film set in the 1940s based on Paul Lieberman’s seven-part Los Angeles Times series “Tales From the Gangster Squad.”


Killing Them Softly

A professional enforcer investigates the brazen robbery of a high-stakes mob poker game in this crime thriller  adapted from a novel by George V. Higgins. Livid over the fact that three low-level thieves have crashed the entire underworld economy, the mob’s top brass hires Jackie Cogan to see that the bandits pay for their crime.

Hope Springs

An aging couple strive to conquer their sexual hang-ups and save their 30-year marriage from going stale by visiting a renowned couple’s therapist in this comedy.

Les Miserables

Academy-award winning director Tom Hooper’s adaptation of the beloved musical Les Miserables makes no major changes to the original’s plot. The story follows former prisoner Jean Valjean, who, after being released from the watchful eye of police officer Javert, is unable to find work because of his status as an ex-convict.

Seven Psycopaths

Three friends incur the wrath of a violent L.A. gangster by kidnapping his prized shih tzu in this black comedy from In Bruges director Martin McDonagh. Aspiring screenwriter Marty has a brilliant screenplay called Seven Psychopaths floating around in his head; unfortunately he’s usually too hungover to make any real progress on it.

Oz the Great and Powerful

In a sort of prequel to Dorathy from Kansas meets the wicked witch of the west, a mischievous magician gains the wisdom to become a powerful ruler after being swept away to a land of magic and mystery in a further exploration of the genesis of author L. Frank Baum’s enduring tales.

Flight

A seasoned airline pilot with a substance-abuse problem, miraculously crash lands his plane after a mid-air catastrophe, saving nearly every one of the 102 passengers on board.