A Christmas Carol
The Dickens, you say! Jim Carrey plays another grinch, Ebenezer Scrooge (and the three Christmas spirits), in this 3-D, motion-capture version of the ghostly classic.
Nov. 6
The Box
Don't open your door to strangers—it could be creepy Frank Langella with an indecent proposal! Here he offers couple Cameron Diaz and James Marsden $1 million to press a button that will kill another person. Why doesn't he just propose sex with Diaz instead? So much easier.
Nov. 6
Precious
Get used to "Oscar" and "Mo'Nique" in the same sentence. Really. The comedian/gab-show host has generated awards buzz for her turn as the abusive mom to obese Harlem teen Precious (Gabourey Sidibe). With a very un-Glittery Mariah Carey.
Nov. 6
2012
Earth goes kablooey in this ultimate disaster extravaganza! See, the Mayans predicted the world would end in...aw heck, who needs a reason? Just blow stuff up! And 2012 does, as John Cusack tries to save his fam from the apocalypse.
Nov. 13
Fantastic Mr. Fox
How fantastic is this foxy cast? George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Jason Schwartzman voice a sly family of foxes who, well, outfox local farmers. Bill Murray and Owen Wilson also pop out of their holes as director Wes Anderson tackles the Roald Dahl children's book.
Nov. 13
The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Hear that? It's the bloodcurdling screams of fevered fans thirsting for this fangtastic sequel! There's plenty to howl about as Kristen Stewart, ditched by vampire Robert Pattinson, bonds with a mooning werewolf, Taylor Lautner.
Nov. 20
The Blind Side
Sandra Bullock suits up for this season's inspirational sports movie. She and wealthy hubby Tim McGraw (yes, that Tim McGraw) take in a homeless teen (Quinton Aaron) who turns out to be a football prodigy. Games are won and lessons learned.
Nov. 20
Planet 51
In this animated comedy, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays an astronaut who lands on another rock, a planet of little green people in white-picket-fence suburbs. Their biggest fear? Invaders from space! Galactic wackiness ensues.
Nov. 20
Broken Embraces
Sure, actress Lena (Penélope Cruz) can blind men with her beauty, but it's a car crash that takes the sight of her lover, Mateo (Lluís Homar). In total Cruz control, the caliente Oscar winner should earn accolades for this latest pic with director Pedro Almodóvar.
Nov. 20
The Princess and the Frog
Disney reimagines the Grimms' warts-and-all fairy tale with a musical set in 1920s New Orleans. Anika Noni Rose smooches the cursed amphibian and becomes one, too, in the studio's first movie in years that's not all computer-generated and in 3-D. Pucker up, toadies!
Nov. 25
Old Dogs
John Travolta and Robin Williams—unleashed! The two comedy vets play business partners whose lives go to the dogs when they have to care for 7-year-old twins. The fur will, like, totally fly! With Seth Green.
Nov. 25
The Road
Forget sugarplums—visions of cannibals will be dancing in your head. In this long-delayed adaptation of the best-seller, a father (Viggo Mortensen) and son journey through a postapocalyptic world fending off sugarplums, er, flesh eaters. With Charlize Theron.
Nov. 25
Ninja Assassin
There's a 100 percent chance of Rain...kicking ass! The Korean pop star gets wet and wild as a lethal hit man seeking revenge on the secret society that trained him to be a killer. Produced by the Matrix series' Wachowski brothers, the box-office forecast looks bright.
Nov. 25
Me and Orson Welles
High School Musical's Zac Efron graduates to dramatic roles as a stagestruck teen in 1937 New York. Cast in a play directed by wunderkind Welles (Christian McKay), the kid gets a real education in theater—and women. Claire Danes costars.
Nov. 25
Everybody's Fine
You bonding with me? You bonding with me?! Robert De Niro plays a widowed factory worker who takes an impromptu road trip to reconnect with his grown kids—Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore—and their little Fockers.
Dec. 4
Brothers
He ain't heavy, he's my wife's lover. When Marine Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) is presumed dead in Afghanistan, his wife (Natalie Portman) gets "comforted" by his younger bro (Jake Gyllenhaal). Then Sam suddenly returns, and things get awkward!
Dec. 4
Serious Moonlight
A battle of the sexes—with duct tape as weapon. Things really get sticky when lawyer Louise (Meg Ryan) tapes her philandering husband (Timothy Hutton) to the toilet and insists he love her again. Hey, it's cheaper than couples counseling!
Dec. 4
Up in the Air
Eyes to the sky! Look, it's George Clooney as a plane-hopping exec who downsizes companies all across the country, trying to rack up his millionth mile. But then this single jet-setter falls for another frequent flier, Vera Farmiga. Fasten your seat belts.
Opens December 4
Invictus
That's Latin for "undefeated," punk. Clint Eastwood directs Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, who strives to unite post-apartheid South Africa during his first presidential term. With Matt Damon.
Dec. 11
The Lovely Bones
After FX-heavy epics with hobbits and apes, Peter Jackson helms this bare-Bones drama, based on Alice Sebold's popular novel. Saoirse Ronan stars as a murdered teen who watches from heaven while her parents (Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz) search for her killer.
Dec. 11
Avatar
Unsinkable Titanic director James Cameron has poured bazillions into this 3-D sci-fi epic, set on a planet of Smurf-blue humanoids. Early buzz says Avatar will avert disaster to be a huge hit—and our hearts will go on. Sam Worthington stars.
Dec. 18
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
A fish-out-of-water tale—or rather, a snobs-out-of-Manhattan tale. After a rich, estranged couple (Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker) witness a murder, the Witness Protection Program relocates them to a home on the range—small-town Wyoming. Yee-haw!
Dec. 18
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel
The crooning rodents return for an encore! This go-round, songwriter Dave (Jason Lee) enrolls the chipper 'munks in high school, where they take on rival songsters, a trio of bushy-tailed babes called the Chipettes.
Dec. 25
Nine
Ready for razzle-dazzle? Chicago director Rob Marshall jazzes up another Broadway musical, this one based on Fellini's 8½. Daniel Day-Lewis plays filmmaker Guido, who struggles with creative and personal issues—i.e., the ladies! With Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard.
Dec. 25