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Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (ANIKA NONI ROSE), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG marks the return to hand-drawn animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Oscar®-winning composer Randy Newman (“Monsters, Inc.,” “Cars,” “Toy Story”).

The Princess And The Frog

Parents BBFC Classification: U
Running time: 97 mins
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Astro Boy is an all new feature film full of action, adventure, humour and heart brought to life on the big screening in breathtaking CGI animation.

Astro Boy

Parents BBFC Classification: PG
Running time: 94 mins (Contains mild fantasy violence.)
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From director Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman stars as Nelson Mandela in the inspiring true story of how a divided nation was united by sport.

Invictus

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 133 mins (Contains infrequent strong language)
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Michael Cera stars in this comedy about a teenage nerd who takes drastic action to win the girl of his dreams.

Youth In Revolt

Classification: 15
Running time: 89 mins (Contains strong language, sex references and drug use.)
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AVATAR is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet called Pandora, filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar--a human mind in an alien body--he finds himself torn between two worlds in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of its indigenous people, the Na’vi. More than 14 years since the story’s inception and four years in the making, AVATAR marks James Cameron's return to feature directing since helming 1997's Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars® including Best Picture. WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic 3D imagery that will transport the audience into a world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters. AVATAR will break new ground in delivering a fully immersive, emotional story which promises to reinvent the movie-going experience.

Avatar 3D

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 161 mins (Contains moderate violence and intense battle scenes. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 3D PRESENTATION.)
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AVATAR is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet called Pandora, filled with exotic life forms. As an Avatar--a human mind in an alien body--he finds himself torn between two worlds in a desperate fight for his own survival and that of its indigenous people, the Na’vi. More than 14 years since the story’s inception and four years in the making, AVATAR marks James Cameron's return to feature directing since helming 1997's Titanic, the highest grossing film of all time and winner of eleven Oscars® including Best Picture. WETA Digital, renowned for its work in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and King Kong, will incorporate new intuitive CGI technologies to transform the environments and characters into photorealistic imagery that will transport the audience into a world rich with imaginative vistas, creatures and characters. AVATAR will break new ground in delivering a fully immersive, emotional story which promises to reinvent the movie-going experience.

Avatar 2D

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 162 mins (Contains moderate violence and intense battle scenes. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 2D PRESENTATION.)
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Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” brings back our favorite furry brothers, Alvin, Simon and Theodore. Because of a freak accident involving Alvin and Dave Seville, they go to live with Dave Seville’s cool cousin Toby and must enroll in school just like every other kid. School presents new challenges to these rock stars, like dealing with peer pressure, school sports and of course, girls! By “girls” we mean the Chipettes who are managed by Ian Hawke, the Chipmunks greedy former manager who wants to turn them into the next big thing. At the outset, there is a rivalry between the Chipettes and The Chipmunks but in the end they realize that they make great friends and a great musical team!

Alvin And The Chipmunks 2 - The Squeakquel

Parents BBFC Classification: U
Running time: 88 mins (Contains very mild language.)
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Immortal vampires and their human prey are locked in a struggle for supremacy - and survival - in a world that's rapidly running out of blood.

Daybreakers

Classification: 15
Running time: 98 mins (Contains strong bloody violence and horror.)
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Meryl and Paul Morgan (Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant) are a highly successful Manhattan couple whose almost-perfect lives have only one notable failure—their dissolving marriage. But the turmoil of their romantic lives is nothing compared to what they are about to experience: they witness a murder and become targets of a contract killer. The Feds, protecting their witnesses, whisk away the Morgans from their beloved New York to a tiny town in Wyoming, and a relationship that was on the rocks threatens to end completely in the Rockies... unless, in their new BlackBerry-free lives, the Morgans can slow down the pace and rekindle the passion.

Did You Hear About The Morgans

Parents BBFC Classification: PG
Running time: 103 mins (Contains mild sex references, language and violence.)
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Based on the classic novel by Oscar Wilde, DORIAN GRAY tells the story of a strikingly beautiful young man named Dorian (Ben Barnes - THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA).He arrives in Victorian London and is swept into a social whirlwind by the charismatic Henry Wotton (Colin Firth - MAMMA MIA), who introduces Dorian to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. When a portrait of Dorian is unveiled, such is it’s beauty that he makes a pledge: he would give anything to stay as he is in the picture - even his soul. DORIAN GRAY examines the destructive power of beauty, the blind pursuit of pleasure and the darkness that can result.

Dorian Gray

Classification: 15
Running time: 112 mins (Contains strong bloody violence, sex and drug use.)
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EDGE OF DARKNESS is an emotionally charged thriller set at the intersection of politics and big business. Thomas Craven (Mel Gibson) is a veteran homicide detective for the Boston Police Department and a single father. When his only child, twenty-four year old Emma (Bojana Novakovic), is murdered on the steps of his home, everyone assumes that he was the target. But he soon suspects otherwise, and embarks on a mission to find out about his daughter’s secret life and her murder. His investigation leads him into a dangerous looking-glass world of corporate cover-ups, government collusion and murder -- and to CIA operative Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone) who has been sent in to clean up the evidence. Craven’s solitary search for answers about his daughter’s death transforms into an odyssey of emotional discovery and redemption.

Edge Of Darkness

Classification: 15
Running time: 116 mins
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A refreshingly grown-up comedy about a couple who strike up an affair - years after their divorce.

It's Complicated

Classification: 15
Running time: 120 mins (Contains soft drug use and moderate sex references.)
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A refreshingly grown-up comedy about a couple who strike up an affair - years after their divorce.

It's Complicated

Classification: 15
Running time: 120 mins (Contains soft drug use and moderate sex references.)
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Set in 1987, it is the story of Claireece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old girl born into a life no one would want. She’s pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother (Mo’Nique), a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious is offered the chance to transfer to an alternative school, Each One/Teach One. In the literacy workshop taught by the patient yet firm Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins a journey that will lead her from darkness, pain and powerlessness to light, love and self-determination.

Precious

Classification: 15
Running time: 110 mins (Contains strong language and sexual abuse references.)
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Set in 1987, it is the story of Claireece “Precious” Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-year-old girl born into a life no one would want. She’s pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother (Mo’Nique), a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious is offered the chance to transfer to an alternative school, Each One/Teach One. In the literacy workshop taught by the patient yet firm Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins a journey that will lead her from darkness, pain and powerlessness to light, love and self-determination.

Precious

Classification: 15
Running time: 110 mins (Contains strong language and sexual abuse references.)
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Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll is the 2009 film of the IAN DURY story starring Andy Serkis in the role of the punk legend. The film follows the rise to fame of IAN DURY following a personal battle with the debilitating disease polio, and the after effects of fame on his relationships . The title of the film is derived from the classic 1977 hit the phrase that it spawned - "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll".

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

Classification: 15
Running time: 115 mins (Contains very strong language, strong sex and drug use.)
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In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle‘s most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sees Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country.

Sherlock Holmes

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 128 mins (Contains moderate violence.)
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"The Book of Eli" revolves around a lone warrior (Denzel Washington) who must fight to bring society the knowledge that could be the key to its redemption. Meanwhile Gary Oldman plays the local despot of a small makeshift town determined to take possession of the book Eli‘s guarding. Eli would however rish his own life to protect the secrets contained within its pages.

The Book Of Eli

Classification: 15
Running time: 118 mins (Contains strong violence and language.)
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Oscar winner Benicio Del Toro stars as Lawrence Talbot, a haunted nobleman lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father (Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins), Talbot sets out to find his brother…and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Lawrence Talbot‘s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother‘s fiancee, Gwen Conliffe (Emily Blunt), tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline (Hugo Weaving) has come to investigate. As he pieces together the gory puzzle, he hears of an ancient curse that turns the afflicted into werewolves when the moon is full. Now, if he has any chance at ending the slaughter and protecting the woman he has grown to love, Talbot must destroy the vicious creature in the woods surrounding Blackmoor. But as he hunts for the nightmarish beast, a simple man with a tortured past will uncover a primal side to himself…one he never imagined existed.

The Wolfman

Classification: 15
Running time: 102 mins (Contains strong violence and horror.)
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From Jason Reitman, the Oscar® nominated director of "Juno," comes a comedy called "Up in the Air" starring Oscar® winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget. He is required to spend more time at home just as he is on the cusp of a goal he's worked toward for years: reaching five million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.

Up In The Air

Classification: 15
Running time: 109 mins (Contains strong language.)
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Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief

Parents BBFC LV Streetwise Classification: PG
Running time: 119 mins (Contains moderate fantasy violence and threat.)
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Valentine's Day

Parents BBFC Classification: 12A
Running time: 124 mins (Contains moderate sex references.)
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Ponyo

Parents BBFC Classification: U
Running time: 103 mins (Contains very mild threat.)
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Battle For Terra 3D

Parents BBFC Classification: PG
Running time: 79 mins (Contains mild violence and threat.)
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St. Trinians 2 & The Legend Of Fritton's Gold

Parents BBFC Classification: PG
Running time: 106 mins (Contains mild language, sex references and violence.)
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Imagine That

Parents BBFC Classification: PG
Running time: 107 mins
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UP (2D)

Parents BBFC Classification: U
Running time: 102 mins (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 2D PRESENTATION.)
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Solomon Kane

Classification: 15
Running time: 104 mins (Contains strong violence.)
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