By Amy Renner Dec. 29, 2012
Best DVD & Blu-rays Released June 2011
Sanctum
Lord of the Dance 3D
Bloodworth
The Housemaid
The Concert
Haunted 3D
Sucker Punch
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Released Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Undertow
A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.
Javier Fuentes-León
Drama
4 / 5
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Released Tuesday, June 7, 2011
True Grit PG-13
A 14-year-old girl along with an aging U.S. marshal and another lawman, tracks her father's killer in hostile Indian territory.
Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Adam Goodman, Ethan Coen, Scott Rudin, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Steven Spielberg
Drama Western Remake
4 / 5
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Just Go With It PG-13
After telling his girlfriend that he's married so that he never has to fully commit to their relationship, a plastic surgeon must recruit a fake family to prove his honesty.
Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker, Heather Parry, Nicole Kidman, Dennis Dugan, Jack Giarraputo, Kevin Nealon
Comedy Romance
3 / 5
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Sanctum R
A father and son lead a diving team to uncharted depths and a life-threatening crisis occurs.
James Cameron, Rhys Wakefield, Ben Browning, Alister Grierson, Andrew Wight, John Garvin, Richard Roxburgh, Alice Parkinson
Drama Adventure Epic 3D Shot-In-3D
3 / 5
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Blue Crush 2 PG-13
Haunted by the memory of her deceased mother, Dana leaves Malibu behind and heads to South Africa to fulfill her mother’s dream of surfing Jeffery’s Bay.
Gideon Emery, Randall McCormick, Mike Elliott, Sharni Vinson, Elizabeth Mathis, Ben Milliken, Patrick Lyster, Sasha Jackson
Drama Action Sequel Sports
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If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle NR
Romania's official selection for the 2011 Academy Award centers around an 18-year-old about to be released from a juvenile detention center.
Catalin Mitulescu, Florin Serban, Pistireanu George, Ada Condeescu, Mihai Constantin
Drama
3 / 5
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Carancho
This love story begins the night Lujan and Sosa meet, on the street. She is fighting to save a car accident victim's life. He wants the victim to be his client. Together they will try to change the course of their lives, but Sosa's turbulent past will come up against them.
Pablo Trapero
Drama Romance Crime
5 / 5
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Salt of This Sea
A Brooklyn-born woman follows her Palestinian roots back to Israel, where she attempts to recover the funds from a family bank account that was frozen and seized in 1948.
Annemarie Jacir
Drama
5 / 5
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American: The Bill Hicks Story
An animated documentary drama on the legendary Texas outlaw comic Bill Hicks.
Matt Harlock, Paul Thomas
Biography Documentary
4 / 5
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Guilty Hearts R
The film which follows the lives of nine strangers living worlds apart as they look for love, happiness, success, and friendship against all odds. Carrying the burden of guilt, they must escape their pasts before they can move forward.
Gerard Butler, Kathy Bates, Eva Mendes, Anna Faris, Stellan Skarsgard, George Augusto, Charlie Sheen, Julie Delpy
Drama
4 / 5
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Rubber R
The unlikely story of a murderous tire with terrifying telepathic powers.
Quentin Dupieux, Thomas F. Duffy
Suspense Horror
2 / 5
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The Housemaid NR
A man's affair with his family's housemaid leads to a dark consequences.
Im Sang-soo, Jeon Do-yeon
Thriller Romance Remake
3 / 5
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The Company Men R
The impact of a corporate downsizing on both its casualties and survivors.
Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Chris Cooper, John Wells, Paula Weinstein, Claire Polstein, Matt Lane
Drama
3 / 5
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Another Year PG-13
No plot details are available at this time.
Stuart McQuarrie, Mike Leigh, Georgina Lowe, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, David Bradley, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen
Drama
3 / 5
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Go for It!
Carmen, a young woman living in Chicago, struggles to overcome her fears and follow her dream to be a dancer.
Carmen Marron, Aimee Garcia, Al Bandiero, Jossara Jinaro, Gina Rodriguez
Drama Dance
4 / 5
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The Wild Hunt
A medieval reenactment game turns into a Shakespearean tragedy when a non-player crashes the event to win back his girlfriend.
Alexandre Franchi
Thriller
3 / 5
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Released Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Hall Pass R
A married couple find themselves going through the motions. The wife gives her husband a "hall pass," which means permission to engage in extracurriculars. Complications ensue.
Alexandra Daddario, Christina Applegate, Richard Jenkins, Bradley Thomas, Pete Jones, Owen Wilson, Toby Emmerich, Peter Farrelly
Comedy
3 / 5
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Red Riding Hood PG-13
A Gothic reimagining of "Little Red Riding Hood." The classic tale of a young girl traveling alone through the forest to her grandmother's house.
Amanda Seyfried, Leonardo DiCaprio, Julie Yorn, Julie Christie, Virginia Madsen, Catherine Hardwicke, Jennifer Davisson, David Leslie Johnson
Fantasy Thriller Suspense Horror Romance
3 / 5
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Battle: Los Angeles PG-13
The story follows one Marine platoon's encounter in the battle against an alien invasion on the streets of Los Angeles.
Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Peña, Neal H. Moritz, Jonathan Liebesman, Ori Marmur, Chris Bertolini, Scott Silver
Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi
4 / 5
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Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son PG-13
Continuing adventures of Big Momma (as played by Martin Lawrence).
Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Matthew Fogel, Portia Doubleday, John Whitesell, Randi Mayem Singer, Don Rhymer, Jessica Lucas
Comedy Sequel
3 / 5
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Fall Down Dead R
Police are on the trail of a serial killer – following clues that are as barbaric as they are "artistic". They have called the criminal the "Picasso Killer": death is his inspiration, the carved bodies of his victims are his works of art.
Jon Keeyes, Dominique Swain, Mehmet Gunsur, Udo Kier, David Carradine, R. Keith Harris
Thriller Horror
4 / 5
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Immigration Tango R
An American couple and a foreign couple test the limits of friendship and love when they switch partners and get married for green cards.
David Burton Morris, Elika Portnoy
Comedy
3 / 5
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Kill the Irishman R
Chronicles the rise and fall of gangster Danny Greene, who muscled in on the Italian mob in 1970s Cleveland and set off a turf war that ravaged the streets of Cleveland and led to the collapse of the Mafia in a number of U.S. cities, including Kansas City and Los Angeles.
Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Vincent D'Onofrio, Laura Ramsey, Paul Sorvino, Jonathan Hensleigh, Al Corley, Linda Cardellini
Action Crime Gangster
4 / 5
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The Chaperone PG-13
An ex-con tries to rekindle his relationship with his daughter by being a chaperone on her class trip.
Ariel Winter, Stephen Herek, Michael Pavone, S.J. Roth, Paul Levesque, Billy Slaughter, Jake Austin Walker, Kevin Corrigan
Drama
3 / 5
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Monogamy
A young couple's relationship and its trials in New York.
Chris Messina, Dana Adam Shapiro, Jeff Mandel, Randy Manis, Evan Wiener, Rashida Jones
Comedy
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Korkoro
In a small French town, a mayor and a schoolteacher try to help a tribe of Gypsies who are persecuted by both the Nazis and the French.
Marie-Josee Croze, Tony Gatlif
Drama War
5 / 5
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MOOZ-lum
A young Muslim man enrolls in college against the politically charged 9/11 backdrop, with deep personal and familial traumas to overcome.
Danny Glover, Nia Long, Qasim Basir, Dana Offenbach, Summer Bishil, Evan Ross
Drama
3 / 5
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N-Secure R
The downfall of a successful man that leads to a series of troubled romantic relationships, betrayal and murder.
David M. Matthews
Drama
3 / 5
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The Concert PG-13
Thirty years ago, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a mere cleaning man at the Bolshoi, he learns that the Châtelet Theater in Paris has invited the Bolshoi orchestra to play. He decides to gather his former musicians and perform in Paris in the place of the current Bolshoi orchestra.
Mélanie Laurent, Radu Mihaileanu, Matthew Robbins, Alexei Guskov, Francois Berléand
Comedy
3 / 5
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Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen R
Seven years after the apparent death of Chen Zhen, a mysterious stranger arrives from overseas and befriends a local mafia boss. That man is a disguised Chen Zhen, who intends to infiltrate the mob when they form an alliance with the Japanese. Disguising himself as a caped fighter by night, Chen intends to take out everyone involved as well as get his hands on an assassination list prepared by the Japanese.
Shu Qi, Donnie Yen, Andrew Lau
Drama Action Foreign
4 / 5
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Released Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Unknown PG-13
After a car accident, a doctor awakes from a coma to discover that another man has assumed his identity.
Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Jaume Collet-Serra, Andrew Rona, Stephen Cornwell, Steve Richards, Joel Silver, Leonard Goldberg
Thriller Suspense
3 / 5
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The Adjustment Bureau PG-13
A man discovers that his reality is, in effect, a giant sound stage controlled and manipulated by mysterious guardians.
Anthony Mackie, Matt Damon, Daniel Dae Kim, Emily Blunt, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Michael Kelly, Chris Moore, Michael Hackett
Action Romance Sci-Fi
4 / 5
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules PG
"Rodrick Rules," which will be based on the second book in the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, follows middle school student Greg Heffley, his older brother Rodrick, and the school talent show.
Nina Jacobson, Robert Capron, Devon Bostick, Gabe Sachs, Steve Zahn, Peyton List, David Bowers, Jeff Judah
Comedy Sequel Adaptation Family
4 / 5
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The Eagle PG-13
The story revolves around a wounded Roman soldier and his loyal Celtic slave try to solve the mystery of the Ninth Legion, a brigade of Roman soldiers that vanished after heading into the untamed Highlands of Scotland 15 years earlier.
Duncan Kenworthy, Jamie Bell, Channing Tatum, Kevin Macdonald, Jeremy Brock, Mark Strong, Donald Sutherland, Paul Ritter
Drama War
3 / 5
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Cedar Rapids R
A wholesome and naive small-town Wisconsin insurance agent goes to an industry convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to try to save the jobs of his colleagues.
John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Root, Phil Johnston, Ed Helms, Miguel Arteta, Alexander Payne
Comedy
3 / 5
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Elektra Luxx R
The film is a sequel to "Women in Trouble", an ensemble comedy about one day in the lives of 10 Los Angeles women that has yet to find distribution. "Elektra Luxx" picks up the travails of the characters a month later, again covering a full day.
Adrianne Palicki, Carla Gugino, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marley Shelton, Kathleen Quinlan, Sebastian Gutierrez, Timothy Olyphant, Justin Kirk
Comedy Provocative
3 / 5
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Ceremony R
The comedy follows a young man (Eisenberg) who falls hard for an older woman about to be married. The infatuation prompts him to take along his unwitting friend (Angarano) to a beach town in an effort to break up the wedding. Upon arriving, the young men quickly realize just how out of place they are among the stately British groom-to-be and his guests.
Uma Thurman, Max Winkler, Darlene Caamano Loquet, Emilio Diez Barroso, Polly Cohen, Matt Spicer, Michael Angarano, Jesse Eisenberg
Comedy
3 / 5
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Happythankyoumoreplease R
Young people who are on the cusp of truly growing up. Tiring of their reflexive cynicism and struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved.
Kate Mara, Zoe Kazan, Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman
Comedy
2 / 5
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Haunted 3D
Rehan visits Glen Manor to complete its sale, which his father had initiated, but he realizes that certain mysterious occurrences in the manor may jeopardise the sale.
Vikram Bhatt
Horror
4 / 5
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Released Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Beastly PG-13
A modern-day teacher turns into a beast, complete with fangs and claws, after a student in his class puts him under a spell.
Vanessa Hudgens, Dakota Johnson, Susan Cartsonis, Daniel Barnz, Mary Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris, Alex Pettyfer, LisaGay Hamilton
Fantasy Horror Teen Supernatural
4 / 5
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Sucker Punch PG-13
A girl is confined to a mental institution by her evil stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. While there, she imagines an alternative reality to hide her from the pain, and in that world, she begins planning her escape, needing to steal five objects to help get her out before she is deflowered by a vile man.
Vanessa Hudgens, Jon Hamm, Carla Gugino, Greg Silverman, Thomas Tull, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Steve Shibuya
Drama Action Fantasy Thriller
3 / 5
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The Warrior's Way R
A master warrior attempts to escape his past by traveling to America and settling in a small town.
Kate Bosworth, Michael Peyser, Tony Cox, Sngmoo Lee, Ryan Kavanaugh, Barrie Osborne, Jooick Lee, Geoffrey Rush
Action Fantasy Western Martial Arts
3 / 5
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Season of the Witch PG-13
In 14th century France, a group of knights in 14th century France must transport a woman accused of witchcraft to a mountain abbey, where the monks will seek to understand and destroy her powers, believed to be the source of the Black Plague.
Nicolas Cage, Alex Gartner, Robbie Sheehan, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Karnowski, Dominic Sena, Ryan Kavanaugh, Charles Roven
Action Adventure Fantasy Supernatural
3 / 5
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Lebanon, Pa. PG-13
Will, a charming 35-year-old Philadelphia ad man, heads to Lebanon, Pa. to bury his recently deceased father. He forms an unexpected friendship with CJ, his bright, newly pregnant 17-year-old cousin. As Will becomes interested in CJ's married teacher and CJ confronts her conflicted father, both struggle with formidable decisions about the path their lives will take.
Samantha Mathis, Ben Hickernell
Drama
3 / 5
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Lord of the Dance 3D G
A 3D movie version of Michael Flatley's Irish dance production.
Marcus Viner, Michael Flatley
Musical 3D
3 / 5
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Bloodworth R
It's been 40 years since E.F. Bloodworth (Kris Kristofferson) abandoned his loving wife and sons for a life on the road. Now at the end of the line, Bloodworth reappears, forced to reckon with the stale aftermath of his departure. With his ex-wife Julia (Frances Conroy) mentally destroyed, his three sons; Warren (Val Kilmer), Boyd (Dwight Yoakam) and Brady (W. Earl Brown) soured by years of anger, Bloodworth's only solace is a budding relationship with Fleming, the grandson he never knew. But when Fleming meets Raven (Hilary Duff), the woman of his dreams, will Bloodworth's presence force history to repeat itself?
Hilary Duff, Val Kilmer, Dwight Yoakam, W. Earl Brown, Shane Dax Taylor, Kris Kristofferson, Reece Thompson, Frances Conroy
Drama Romance
3 / 5
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Barney's Version R
A man leads a reckless life highlighted by three marriages, two children and being a "person of interest" in the mysterious disappearance of his bosom buddy.
Dustin Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Richard Lewis, Robert Lantos, Domenico Procacci, Lyse Lafontaine, Richard J. Lewis
Drama
3 / 5
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Rammbock: Berlin Undead R
Just when Michael arrives in Berlin to visit his ex-girlfriend Gabi, a terrible virus starts spreading across the city at a rapid pace, turning people into mindless homicidal maniacs. Much to Michael's concern, Gabi's not home; instead, he meets Harper, a teenage plumber's apprentice at work in her apartment block. Together, they manage to barricade themselves when raging hordes of infected people swarm the building. Surrounded by these thirsty zombies, Michael and Harper have their hands full to survive - and it will take all of their ingenuity to make their way out to try and find Gabi.
Marvin Kren, Benjamin Hessler, Michael Fuith, Theo Trebs, Anka Graczyk, Brigitte Kren, Emily Cox
Horror Foreign Zombies
4 / 5
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