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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall (2011)
Plot Summary:
A disfigured musical genius, hidden away in the Paris Opera House, terrorises the opera company for the unwitting benefit of a young protégée whom he trains and loves. The 25th anniversary of the first public performance of Phantom of the Opera was celebrated with a grand performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London
Duration: 137 min
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Plot tags: unfulfilled love, theater, obsession, disfigurement, destructive relationship, opera singer, musician, singer, love and romance, tragic hero, couples, tragic love, danger, lifestyle, musician's life, woman in danger, performer's life, dancing, live performance, stage musical, love triangle, opera, phantom of the opera, kidnapping, backstage
The Intouchables (2011)
Plot Summary:
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 909000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Plot tags: disability, friendship, friendship between men, unlikely friendships, life philosophy, disabled person, lifestyle change, handicapped, human relationship, culture clash, friends, interracial friendship, class differences, redemption, loneliness, caregiver, starting over, odd couple, paralysis, bonding, social differences, quadriplegic, blacks and whites, millionaire, hopes
Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (2011)
Plot Summary:
Recorded November 10th, 2011 as part of the New York Comedy Festival, and only available for purchase online, Louis C.K. follows up his 2010 concert film Hilarious with a new hour’s worth of shrewdly observed and periodically profane material. He starts with making his own kind of please-turn-off-your-cell-phone announcement, as well as a warning not to text or tweet during the show: “Just live your life,” he asks. Whether he’s talking about a unique way to drop a rental car off at an airport or describing why a man in his 40s should not smoke dope, it’s terrific, humane, carried-to-crazed-extremes stuff
Duration: 63 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: stand up comedy, dark humor, lifestyle, social problems, artists and showbiz, death, comedian, talk show, concert, stand up comedian, one-man show, theater, profanity, society, politically correct, children, marijuana, racism, masturbation, necrophilia, sex talk, drug, sexual perversion, catastrophe, superhero
A Separation (2011)
Plot Summary:
A married couple are faced with a difficult decision - to improve the life of their child by moving to another country or to stay in Iran and look after a deteriorating parent who has Alzheimer's disease
Duration: 123 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 255000
Genere: Drama
Country: Iran, France, Australia
Plot tags: poverty, divorce, muslim, alzheimer's disease, justice, religion, islam, marriage, parenthood, court, dysfunctional family, marital problem, family problems, relationships, family drama, culture clash, marital separation, iranian, maid, visceral, character study, courtroom drama, pregnancy, girl, society
You Don't Get Life a Second Time (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mumbai-based Kabir Dhiman, who comes from a wealthy building construction family, proposes to his long-time girlfriend, Natasha, much to the delight of both their respective families. He then gets together with one of two of his close friends, Imran Habib, a writer by profession, and they contact their London-based financial broker friend, Arjun, to remind him of a pact of traveling to Spain. The trio commence their long overdue trip not fully realizing that Arjun has still not forgiven Imran for his break-up with Sunani, while he himself regrets being dumped by Rohini, and must also compete with Imran for the affections of gorgeous Deep Sea Diving Instructor, Laila; Kabir struggles to accept life as Natasha's husband; and Imran must ready himself to meet his biological father, Salman, who had abandoned him at birth
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 84000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India, Spain
Plot tags: friendship, adolescence vs adulthood, extreme sport, travel, friends, friendship between men, hindu, obsessive quest, free spirited, self discovery, fall in love, youth, wedding preparations and rituals, escapades, young man, buddies, engaged, male bonding, road trip, vacation, painter, fiance fiancee relationship, on the road, poet, absent father
The Help (2011)
Plot Summary:
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines
Duration: 146 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 484000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA, India
Plot tags: racism, friendship, discrimination, civil rights, writers, women, maid, master and servant, human spirit, life is a bitch, racial segregation, racial issues, social relations, african american, storytelling, strong female lead, hopes, blacks and whites, society, ambitious, interracial relations, black woman, newspaper columnist, exploitation, southern belle
Warrior (2011)
Plot Summary:
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine with a tragic past
Duration: 140 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 491000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: martial arts, mixed martial arts, boxing, courage, brother brother relationship, fight scenes, underdog, muscleman, teacher, brothers, estrangement, father son relationship, athlete and trainer, warrior, tournament, martial arts training, boxer, mentor, training, martial arts tournament, athlete's life, alcoholic, family drama, character study, brutality
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills
Duration: 130 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 928000
Genere: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: magic, magical, witch, supernatural, sorcerer, teenager, imaginary, dragon, chosen one, wizards and magicians, friendship, harry potter, good versus evil, artifact, magic wand, young heroes, supernatural ability, friends, snake, castle, teacher, death, fear, hereditary gift of witchcraft, curses spells and rituals
Silenced (2011)
Plot Summary:
Based on actual events that took place at Gwangju Inhwa School for the hearing-impaired, where young deaf students were the victims of repeated sexual assaults by faculty members over a period of five years in the early 2000s
Duration: 125 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: sex crime, child abuse, rape, deaf mute, disability, mute or deaf, sign language, punishment, school, life is a bitch, deaf, youth, society, social activist, power relations, misfit, teachers and students, death, single father, chaos, protest, courtroom, fight, drawing, evidence
My Grandfather's People (2011)
Plot Summary:
A feature film that tells the story of the director's grandfather who was forced to leave Crete in the 1920s during the Greek-Turkish population exchange
Duration: 126 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, History
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: grandparent grandchild relationship, kids and family, family relations, immigration, lifestyle, immigrant family, immigrant, turk, world war one, cemetery, suicide, greek, coup d'etat, funeral, heart attack, political corruption, message in a bottle, town, barter, grandfather grandson relationship, city, turkish, family, immigrants
Beauty Spot (2011)
Plot Summary:
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 247000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Plot tags: hollywood, filmmaking, actor, movie star, ambition, showbiz, love and romance, dog, actor's life, actress, fame, love, art, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, film industry, movie studio, love story, european, movie business, destiny, glamour, cinema, twists and turns, terrier
Drive (2011)
Plot Summary:
A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman for criminals discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 690000
Genere: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: car chase, heist, mechanic, danger, lone wolves, tough heroes, organized crime, revenge, loner, chases and races, robbery, character study, auto mechanic, violent, love, loneliness, neighbor, unfulfillment, car, criminal's revenge, very little dialogue, jacket, psychopath, selflessness, brutality
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Plot Summary:
This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist, as he investigates the disappearance of a weary patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander. As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined
Duration: 158 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 487000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Sweden, Norway
Plot tags: serial killer, hacker, investigation, rape, murder mystery, sexual abuse, missing person, twists and turns, journalist, strong female character, murder investigation, uncover truth, sadism, murder, journalism, danger, hacking, vengeance, revenge, lesbian, family secret, strong female lead, bisexual woman, suspicion, peril
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Plot Summary:
In the rural area around the Anatolian town of Keskin, the local prosecutor, police commissar, and doctor lead a search for a victim of a murder to whom a suspect named Kenan and his mentally challenged brother confessed. However, the search is proving more difficult than expected as Kenan is fuzzy as to the body's exact location. As the group continues looking, its members can't help but chat among themselves about both trivia and their deepest concerns in an investigation that is proving more trying than any of them expected
Duration: 157 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Plot tags: police investigation, murder, forensic, brutality, isolation, road trip, character study, forensics, law enforcement, everyday life, introspection, existentialism, european, survival, journey, twists and turns, minimalism, nature, winter, police officer, doctor, muslim, lonely, society, kurd
To the Forest of Firefly Lights (2011)
Plot Summary:
One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.8/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Plot tags: spirit, friendship, childhood, slice of life, love, forest, magic, supernatural, folklore, nature, little girl, relationships, summer, countryside, fall in love, forces of nature, mysticism, friends, wildlife, japanese mythology, coming of age, woods, life changing, thoughtful, amor
The Turin Horse (2011)
Plot Summary:
A monumental windstorm and an abused horse's refusal to work or eat signals the beginning of the end for a poor farmer and his daughter
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama
Country: Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland
Plot tags: horse, poverty, survival, nihilism, desperation, family relations, destiny, everyday life, human nature, philosopher, life is a bitch, farm, isolation, society, dying, tragic hero, encounter, human existence, philosophy, minimalism, grief, minimal dialogue, darkness, nature, winter
Rockstar (2011)
Plot Summary:
An uninhibited youth woos the hottest about-to-be-married college girl. He rises to become a rock-star - then self-destructs
Duration: 159 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 48000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: India
Plot tags: terminal illness, love, lovers, love and romance, fall in love, musician's life, artists and showbiz, rebellious youth, singer, rock star, loneliness, tragic love, music, passion, meaning of life, love story, heartbreak, couples, motorcycle, journalist, death, hospital, coma, anger, advice
Detachment (2011)
Plot Summary:
A chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting modes of knowledge, but never staying long enough to form any semblance of sentient attachment
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 96000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: teacher, depression, suicide, teachers and students, dedicated educator, school, unhappy, social problems, life is a bitch, human relationship, society, social decay, teen angst, psychology, suicidal, animal abuse, high school life, social relations, bullying, death, mentor, grandfather, youth, education, teaching
Always (2011)
Plot Summary:
Cheol-Min, a man with a dark, picks up a part-time night job as a parking lot attendant. He sits in the tiny pay booth in the parking lot and stares at the small television. A woman named Jung-Hwa walks into the booth. Cheol-Min realizes the woman is blind and she is confusing him for the parking attendant who worked there previously. Nevertheless, the woman comes back on another night to watch the same television drama series. Cheol-Min starts becoming attached to Jung-Hwa and they find out they are connected by the same incident in the past
Duration: 108 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Plot tags: true love, blindness, love and romance, attraction, couples, love affair, blind man, love story, boxing, twists and turns, disability, haunted by the past, estrangement, couple relations, asian, misfit, blind character, opposites attract, breakup, love, strong female lead, illness, tragedy, happy ending, tragic love
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Plot Summary:
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known
Duration: 131 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 715000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: superhero, mutant, supernatural ability, supernatural power, superhuman powers, vengeance, vigilante, x men, superhuman, supernatural, comic book, genetics, cold war, female spy, teenage superhero, danger, tough guy, super villain, team, good versus evil, escapades, stripper, friendship, comic hero, alternate history
Mankatha (2011)
Plot Summary:
Vinayak and his 4 team members rob a booty of 500 crores INR. Trouble starts when two of the team betrays them
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: heist, gambling, betrayal, faked death, law enforcement, bookies, gang, chases and races, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, bad cop, pretense, murder, undercover, anti hero, cricket, police, plot twist, money laundering, genius, villain, cop, profanity, urban, fixed match
Oslo, August 31st (2011)
Plot Summary:
Anders is a recovering drug addict in an Oslo rehab clinic. On the 30th August, he is given a day’s leave to attend a job interview in the city centre
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 29000
Genere: Drama
Country: Norway, Denmark, Sweden
Plot tags: suicide attempt, drug addict, suicide, addiction, loneliness, depression, drug addiction, job interview, old friend, complex characters, unlikely friendships, life is a bitch, rehabilitation, starting over, hopes, introspection, identity crisis, thirtysomething life, dialogue, solitude, nordic, love, mental illness, european, hard life
You Are the Apple of My Eye (2011)
Plot Summary:
Adolescence is like a heavy rain. Even though you catch a cold from it, you still look forward to experiencing it once again. Ko-Teng has several close friends who had a crush on Shen Chia-Yi. Those friends of Ko's thus moved in unison from Ching Chengs junior high school straight into the senior high school division in pursuit of her. Naughty in nature, Ko was ordered by their homeroom teacher to sit in front of honor student Shen for her to keep close tabs on him. The two hadn't hit it off at first but Ko gradually fell for Shen, who was always pressuring him to study hard. On the other hand, Shen became impressed by the contrasting values Ko represented. Ko started pursuing Shen but Shen remained hesitant
Duration: 109 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Plot tags: high school, coming of age, first love, teenager, love story, unrequited love, asian, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fight, graduation, high school friends, teenage love, love triangle, romantic rivalry, romantic triangle, twists and turns, relationships, romantic relationship, love and romance, grownups, fall in love, in love, love affair, teenage life
50/50 (2011)
Plot Summary:
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 341000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: cancer, terminal illness, friendship, chemotherapy, relationships, weed, meaning of life, doctor, patient, coming of age, best friend, life, justice, happy ending, hopes, depression, illness, parent child relationship, introspection, therapist, fighting illness, love, hospital, destiny, hipster
Midnight in Paris (2011)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 444000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Spain, USA, France
Plot tags: time travel, magic realism, painter, literature, art history, fall in love, bohemian life, love and romance, writers, artist, nostalgia, writer's life, love story, back in time, art, imaginary, love, painting, weirdo, obsession, time traveler, life philosophy, couples, relationships, time machine
Weekend (2011)
Plot Summary:
After a drunken house party with his straight mates, Russell heads out to a gay club. Just before closing time he picks up Glen but what's expected to be just a one-night stand becomes something else, something special
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Plot tags: gay, lgbt, gay love, homosexual, gay relationship, gay club, gay couple, one night stand, homosexuality, gay interest, gay romance, male nudity, gay sex, friendship, intimacy, nudity, weekend, gays and lesbians, relationships, love, friendship between men, oral sex, nightclub, fear of commitment, lgbtq
Moneyball (2011)
Plot Summary:
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players
Duration: 133 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 455000
Genere: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Plot tags: baseball, mathematics, underdog, success, rise to the top, strategy, entrepreneur, business, entrepreneurship, coach, finance, unconventional method, biopic, economics, obsession, motivation, statistics, ambition, meaning of life, teamwork, team, marketing, leadership, career, overcoming
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Plot Summary:
Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer's, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects – especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 551000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Plot tags: ape, planet of the apes, gorilla, rebelliousness, rebellion, chimpanzee, animal testing, imaginary, animal, dystopia, virus, monkey, animal cruelty, end of the world, experiment gone awry, intelligence, distopia, freedom, apocalypse, society, genetic engineering, earth, survival, humanity, mythology
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Plot Summary:
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 163000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Spain, USA
Plot tags: obsession, twists and turns, kidnapping, rape, skin, abuse, revenge, isolation, insanity, sexual perversion, gender bending, plastic surgery, gender, mad scientist, transsexual, secrets, vengeance, doctor, life is a bitch, suicide, psychological torture, face mask, human experiment, plot twist, transgender
The Raid (2011)
Plot Summary:
Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums lies an impenetrable safe house for the world's most dangerous killers and gangsters. Until now, the run-down apartment block has been considered untouchable to even the bravest of police. Cloaked under the cover of pre-dawn darkness and silence, an elite swat team is tasked with raiding the safe house in order to take down the notorious drug lord that runs it. But when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights are cut and all the exits blocked. Stranded on the sixth floor with no way out, the unit must fight their way through the city's worst to survive their mission. Starring Indonesian martial arts sensation Iko Uwais
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 214000
Genere: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia, France, USA
Plot tags: martial arts, fight, swat, survival, trapped, kung fu, fistfight, death, gunfight, warrior, brutality, gang, swat team, violence, gangster, violent, fighting crime, team, strong violent content, drug lord, organized crime, shooting, deathtrap, betrayal, fight scenes