Penguins of Madagascar(2014) Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy Duration: 169 min
Synopsis:Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
Big Hero 6(2014) Genres: Animation, Action, Comedy Duration: 102 min
Synopsis: The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
The Book of Life is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated adventure musical comedy film produced by Reel FX Creative Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Co-written and directed by Jorge Gutierrez, the film stars the voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, and Channing Tatum with supporting roles by Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, and Kate del Castillo. The film was theatrically released on October 17, 2014. A bus full of children arrives at a museum, where they are taken on a secret tour by a tour guide named Mary Beth (Christina Applegate), who tells them about the famous legends and myths of Mexican folklore. She leads them to a hidden room, containing the Book of Life, which holds the story of how the ways of their world were shaped. She shows them a story that focuses on the Mexican town of San Angel and on two gods, La Muerte: Ruler of the Land of the Remembered (Kate del Castillo) where the spirits live on with their memories kept by their loved ones and Xibalba: Ruler of the Land of the Forgotten (Ron Perlman) where the forgotten souls decay into oblivion. During the Day of the Dead festival, the two spot three young children playing - Manolo and Joaquín, who are both in love with the same, free-spirited girl, María. Manolo comes from a family of bullfighters, but his real passion lies in music. Joaquín is more adventurous, hoping to avenge his father, a soldier who was killed by the sinister bandit Chakal (Dan Navarro). Disguised as peasants, the two go down into the celebration. La Muerte, as an old woman, comes to Manolo (Diego Luna) and his father Carlos (Héctor Elizondo) who are at the grave of Manolo's mother Carmen and is given a loaf of bread by Manolo. Xibalba, as an old man trades the bread for a mystical medal that will make Joaquín (Channing Tatum) invulnerable to harm. Xibalba then bets La Muerte that María (Zoe Saldana) will end up marrying Joaquín while La Muerte bets on Manolo. The winner will be allowed to rule over the Land of the Remembered. María later sets free a group of animals into the town after seeing a cute baby pig (Carlos Alazraqui) much to the chagrin of her father General Posada (Carlos Alazraqui). A wild boar comes into town and nearly gets Posada, but Manolo manages to lure the boar like a bullfighter and cause it to crash, but Posada believes it was Joaquín that saved him ignoring Manolo in favor of him. As punishment for her actions, Posada orders María to be sent to a private boarding school in Spain. Manolo gives her the baby pig that she wanted to save which Manolo names Chuy. María gives him a guitar after his old one is broken. On it is an engraving that says "Always play from your heart." Over the years, Manolo is trained by his father into becoming a skilled bullfighter while Joaquín, with the help of the magic medal manages to become the town hero ("I Will Wait"). On the day of María's return, a celebration is held in town. Manolo and Joaquín see her and are captivated by her beauty. Manolo is set to fight a bull, but he has qualms over killing it. Although he is able to make it crash into the wall, he refuses to kill it, causing the audience to jeer him, but María applauds him for his compassion ("Creep"). During a party for María, Joaquín suggests that María ought to be with him so that he can make her happy, causing María to be angry and leave. Then, Manolo serenades her with a song from his heart ("I Love You Too Much"). Joaquín later proposes to María, saying that their marriage would keep Joaquín in San Angel, and make it safe from Chakal and his bandits. Manolo arrives and fights with Joaquín over María, then later tells María to meet him at dawn. Fearing he will lose the wager, Xibalba turns his staff into a snake and sends it after Manolo. María follows a trail of candles to a tree outside town where Manolo professes his love to her, which she reciprocates ("Can't Help Falling in Love with You"). Then, the snake slithers into the area. María pushes Manolo out of the way, getting bitten by the snake. Manolo carries María's body back to San Angel, where both Joaquín and General Posada blame him for María's death. While mourning María, Xibalba appears before him and Manolo states that he will do anything to be with María again. Xibalba uses his staff to form a two-headed snake, which bites Manolo and kills him. Manolo's spirit goes down to the Land of the Remembered where he meets his ancestors including his mother Carmen (Ana de la Reguera). With the help of his family, Manolo goes to La Muerte's castle which is now run by Xibalba due to Manolo dying. He explains that the snake bite only put María in trance and Joaquín revived her with the pin. Manolo vows to expose Xialba's treachery and return to the human realm.
The film follows the exploits of Alexander Cooper (Ed Oxenbould), an ordinary 11-year old boy, and his "terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day." Alexander is left out by his family; his older brother, Anthony (Dylan Minnette), his sister, Emily (Kerris Dorsey), his mother, Kelly (Jennifer Garner), his dad, Ben (Steve Carell), and their infant baby son, Trevor (Elise/Zoey Vargas). The day before Alexander's twelfth birthday, he wakes up and finds gum in his hair, clipping it off with a pair of scissors. Anthony is trying to earn his driver's license so he can drive his girlfriend Celia (Bella Thorne) to prom, Emily is rehearsing for the title role in her school play of Peter Pan, Kelly is working for a publication company that is publishing a new children's book, and Ben, who has been unemployed for several months, has landed a job interview as a game designer for a video game company. That same morning, Alexander attends school where he experiences another series of misfortunes, as well as finding out that his friends, including his crush Becky Gibson (Sidney Fullmer), and friend Paul (Mekai Curtis), will all be attending Phillip Parker's birthday party instead of his due to his expensive items and popularity. Alexander tries to tell his family how his day has gone, but finds out that no one really even listens to what he says. That evening, Anthony upsets Celia during a phone call while yelling at Alexander saying he is a "idiot brother", and Emily rehearses her lines in Kelly's Volvo and leaves a light on to rehearse for her play. Alexander serves himself a makeshift birthday sundae and wishes for his family to experience what he does everyday. The next morning, Alexander wakes up to find his family in disarray; his parents have overslept, Emily is sick with a cold, and Anthony has found out that he and Celia have broken up. The battery in Kelly's car is dead, because Emily left the light on all evening while rehearsing, therefore Ben has to take Trevor with him to the interview, after dropping Kelly off at work. At school, Alexander is told that the other party for Phillip Parker has been cancelled due to Chicken Pox, and calls Ben and asks him to plan a party for him. Kelly is informed of a misprint in the book they are publicizing, and needs to stop Dick Van Dyke from reading the book at public reading later. Ben goes to the interview with Trevor and meets Greg (Donald Glover), although the meeting goes awry when Trevor ingests a highlighter. Kelly manages to arrive at Dick Van Dyke's reading, though she is unable to convince him of the book's misprint. Van Dyke reads the book with the inappropriate material, humiliating himself and the publishing company. Meanwhile, Ben has purchased Cough syrup for Emily's worsening symptoms and takes Anthony to the Department of Motor Vehicles, where he fails his driving test and damages the family van. Alexander tells the family of his wish and apologizes, but Ben says "Apology not accepted" because they can still have some good in it. Afterwards, they all go to Emily's play, which is inadvertently sabotaged by her impaired actions due to her overdose of the medicine. The game design firm call Ben and ask him to meet them at a Japanese hibachi restaurant for a second meeting. The family, joined by Celia, go the restaurant where Ben has a minor accident, which causes embarrassment to the employers. The whole family consoles Ben, admitting that they will overcome whatever else the day has in store for them, Alexander states "You just gotta have the bad days so you can love the good days even more", along with Anthony deciding not to go to prom with Celia, stating that his family is more important and also breaks up with Celia completely. The family returns home, and discover that Ben had hired a rental animal service to recreate an Australian petting zoo for Alexander's birthday party. The family then decide to pitch in to try and salvage the day by helping host Alexander's party. Ben and Kelly receive calls; Ben got the game design job, and Kelly has been informed that the celebrity reading went viral and has created publicity for the book. Reunited, Ben then brings out the cake, with Alexander wishing for more days like the one they shared together.
The Book of Life is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated adventure musical comedy film produced by Reel FX Creative Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Co-written and directed by Jorge Gutierrez, the film stars the voices of Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana, and Channing Tatum with supporting roles by Christina Applegate, Ice Cube, Ron Perlman, and Kate del Castillo. The film was theatrically released on October 17, 2014. A bus full of children arrives at a museum, where they are taken on a secret tour by a tour guide named Mary Beth (Christina Applegate), who tells them about the famous legends and myths of Mexican folklore. She leads them to a hidden room, containing the Book of Life, which holds the story of how the ways of their world were shaped. She shows them a story that focuses on the Mexican town of San Angel and on two gods, La Muerte: Ruler of the Land of the Remembered (Kate del Castillo) where the spirits live on with their memories kept by their loved ones and Xibalba: Ruler of the Land of the Forgotten (Ron Perlman) where the forgotten souls decay into oblivion. During the Day of the Dead festival, the two spot three young children playing - Manolo and Joaquín, who are both in love with the same, free-spirited girl, María. Manolo comes from a family of bullfighters, but his real passion lies in music. Joaquín is more adventurous, hoping to avenge his father, a soldier who was killed by the sinister bandit Chakal (Dan Navarro). Disguised as peasants, the two go down into the celebration. La Muerte, as an old woman, comes to Manolo (Diego Luna) and his father Carlos (Héctor Elizondo) who are at the grave of Manolo's mother Carmen and is given a loaf of bread by Manolo. Xibalba, as an old man trades the bread for a mystical medal that will make Joaquín (Channing Tatum) invulnerable to harm. Xibalba then bets La Muerte that María (Zoe Saldana) will end up marrying Joaquín while La Muerte bets on Manolo. The winner will be allowed to rule over the Land of the Remembered. María later sets free a group of animals into the town after seeing a cute baby pig (Carlos Alazraqui) much to the chagrin of her father General Posada (Carlos Alazraqui). A wild boar comes into town and nearly gets Posada, but Manolo manages to lure the boar like a bullfighter and cause it to crash, but Posada believes it was Joaquín that saved him ignoring Manolo in favor of him. As punishment for her actions, Posada orders María to be sent to a private boarding school in Spain. Manolo gives her the baby pig that she wanted to save which Manolo names Chuy. María gives him a guitar after his old one is broken. On it is an engraving that says "Always play from your heart." Over the years, Manolo is trained by his father into becoming a skilled bullfighter while Joaquín, with the help of the magic medal manages to become the town hero ("I Will Wait"). On the day of María's return, a celebration is held in town. Manolo and Joaquín see her and are captivated by her beauty. Manolo is set to fight a bull, but he has qualms over killing it. Although he is able to make it crash into the wall, he refuses to kill it, causing the audience to jeer him, but María applauds him for his compassion ("Creep"). During a party for María, Joaquín suggests that María ought to be with him so that he can make her happy, causing María to be angry and leave. Then, Manolo serenades her with a song from his heart ("I Love You Too Much"). Joaquín later proposes to María, saying that their marriage would keep Joaquín in San Angel, and make it safe from Chakal and his bandits. Manolo arrives and fights with Joaquín over María, then later tells María to meet him at dawn. Fearing he will lose the wager, Xibalba turns his staff into a snake and sends it after Manolo. María follows a trail of candles to a tree outside town where Manolo professes his love to her, which she reciprocates ("Can't Help Falling in Love with You"). Then, the snake slithers into the area. María pushes Manolo out of the way, getting bitten by the snake. Manolo carries María's body back to San Angel, where both Joaquín and General Posada blame him for María's death. While mourning María, Xibalba appears before him and Manolo states that he will do anything to be with María again. Xibalba uses his staff to form a two-headed snake, which bites Manolo and kills him. Manolo's spirit goes down to the Land of the Remembered where he meets his ancestors including his mother Carmen (Ana de la Reguera). With the help of his family, Manolo goes to La Muerte's castle which is now run by Xibalba due to Manolo dying. He explains that the snake bite only put María in trance and Joaquín revived her with the pin. Manolo vows to expose Xialba's treachery and return to the human realm.
The Boxtrolls is a 2014 American 3D stop motion animated fantasy-comedy film based on the novel Here Be Monsters! by Alan Snow. Produced by Laika, it was directed by Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi. The Boxtrolls Follows the adventures of Eggs, a human boy raised by trash-collecting trolls, as he attempts to save Them from Archibald Snatcher, a pest exterminator. The film stars Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Ben Kingsley, Elle Fanning, Toni Collette, Jared Harris, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade and Tracy Morgan. [5] It was released on September 26, 2014, to Generally positive reviews. In the European town of Cheesebridge, rumors abound that Subterranean trolls Known as Boxtrolls kidnap and kill young children. Archibald Snatcher strikes a deal with Lord Portley-Rind, offering to exterminate every Boxtroll in exchange for membership in the White Hats, a group of cheese-loving aristocrats led by Lord Portley-Rind that serves as the town council. The Boxtrolls prove to be peaceful creatures, wearing cardboard boxes, who emerge from underground at night to scavenge through the trash for items They can use to make inventions. A baby boy named Eggs Them our lives, cared for by a Boxtroll named Fish. As Eggs grows up over a period of ten years, he becomes dismayed over the Disappearing Boxtrolls Snatcher's due to capture of them. Lord Portley-Rind's neglected daughter Winnie grows frustrated and being ignored His white hat and throws out a window. Leaving the house to retrieve it, she sees Eggs rummaging through trash with two Boxtrolls. Snatcher and his men chase and capture the trio Fish. Devastated, Eggs puts together a disguise and sneaks back up to the surface to find him. Eggs emerges in the midst of an annual fair to commemorate the disappearance of the Trubshaw Baby eleven years earlier - presumably Kidnapped and killed by Boxtrolls. Disgusted by the town's inaccurate portrayal of the creatures, He Follows Winnie away from the fair. She recognizes him as the boy she saw the previous night and directs him to Snatcher's headquarters, an abandoned factory. Sneaking into the factory, Fish Eggs finds locked in a cage and frees him. Meanwhile, Snatcher holds a cheese tasting with His henchmen, Mr. Gristle, Mr. Trout, and Mr. Pickles, as preparation for Becoming a White Hat but, seemingly having no sense of irony, suffers a severe allergic reaction that causes grotesque swelling. Fish eggs and try to sneak out of the factory only to be caught by Mr. Gristle. Eggs Snatcher recognizes as the Trubshaw Baby and reveals that all the captured Boxtrolls are still alive and building a machine. Winnie overhears this exchange, having followed Eggs to the factory. They Both escape from Fish Snatcher and take shelter in the Boxtrolls' underground cavern. Winnie is surprised to learn the truth about the Boxtrolls, Eggs and convinces that he is not one of them. His father had given him to Them as a baby in order to keep him safe from Snatcher. Winnie agrees to help Eggs Portley-Rind tell the truth. And a ball that night, held to commemorate the purchase of a giant cheese wheel, Eggs tries to confront Portley-Rind. He narrowly avoids capture by a disguised Snatcher, but inadvertently knocks the cheese down the stairs so that it rolls into a river. Eggs announces himself to the crowd as the Trubshaw Baby, but no one believes him and Lord Portley-Rind throws him out in a fury over losing His beloved cheese. Eggs returns to the cavern and tries to persuade the remaining Boxtrolls that They need to flee for their own safety. Snatcher digs into the cavern using His machine, captures the entire group, and Takes Them back to the factory. Eggs, Imprisoned in a cage in the basement, awakens to find His real father, Herbert Trubshaw - captured years ago by Snatcher and held prisoner ever since - hanging upside down next to him. He sees the Boxtrolls stacked in a crusher and begs Them to run, but the crusher activates and flattens all the boxes. Snatcher Drives His machine to Lord Portley-Rind's house, shows him the flattened boxes as proof of the Boxtrolls' deaths, and demands Portley-Rind's white hat once he kills the last one (actually Eggs dressed up as a Boxtroll). Winnie persuades Mr. Trout and Mr. Pickles to redeem themselves by not killing Eggs. The Boxtrolls Suddenly arrive with Herbert, having sneaked out of their boxes just before the crusher activated, and free Eggs. An infuriated Snatcher tries to take Portley-Rind's hat by force, but Eggs, Herbert, and the Boxtrolls disable the machine. Snatcher and eggs are thrown clear and land on the giant cheese wheel, freshly fished out of the river. Snatcher swells into a giant and forces Hideous Lord Portley-Rind to give up His hat in exchange for Winnie's safety. Snatcher triumphantly enters the cheese tasting room, but unconcerned about His allergy, explodes after taking one bite of a rare cheese. The townspeople no longer see the Boxtrolls as monsters and come to live Peacefully with them. Winnie ŢĖŁŀŞ the tale of Snatcher's end to a crowd of people, while Fish Eggs and drive off in one of Herbert's contraptions.
A Walk Among the Tombstones is a 2014 American crime thriller film based on a novel by Lawrence Block of the same name, directed and written by Scott Frank. It stars Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens, Boyd Holbrook, and Sebastian Roché. The film was released on September 19, 2014. Box office The film was released on September 19, 2014. In its initial week of release the film saw tight competition with 20th Century Fox's The Maze Runner. It earned $428,000 from Thursday night from 1,918 theatres and $4.7 million from 2,712 theatres during its opening day.It debuted at number two at the box office on its opening weekend earning $13.1 million behind The Maze Runner ($32.5 million). Critical response A Walk Among the Tombstones has received positive reviews from critics. Critics praised the film's cast, especially Neeson's performance, and Frank's direction and screenplay. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 66%, based on 107 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10. The site's consensus reads, "A Walk Among the Tombstones doesn't entirely transcend its genre clichés, but it does offer Liam Neeson one of his more compelling roles in recent memory, and that's often enough." On Metacritic, the film has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Richard Roeper gave the film a B+ rating, calling the film "a stylish and smart thriller".
The Inbetweeners 2 is a 2014 British comedy film and sequel to The Inbetweeners Movie (2011), Which is based on the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners. It was written and directed by series creators Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The film involves four school friends who meet up again for a holiday in Australia, and stars Simon Bird, Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrison. The Inbetweeners 2 was released on 6 August 2014 in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, to positive reception from critics, although Several found the film to be misogynistic. It surpassed the record of its predecessor for the highest gross on the opening day of a comedy in the UK, with £ 2.75 million, and ended its first week with a gross of £ 12.5 million, the largest opening week of any film in 2014
Let's Be Cops is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Luke Greenfield and co-written with Nicholas Thomas. The film stars Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans, Jr. as two friends who pretend to be Los Angeles police officers. Also co-starring Andy Garcia, Nina Dobrev, Rob Riggle, Keegan-Michael Key and James D'Arcy. The film was released on August 13, 2014.
Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and Become neighborhood sensations. But when these newly-minted "heroes" get tangled in a web of real life mobsters and dirty detectives, They must put their fake badges on the line.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle - Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and The Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four brothers outcast unlikely rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April O'Neil and her wise-cracking cameraman Vernon Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder's Diabolical Plan.
Sex Tape is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Kate Angelo, Jason Segel, and Nicholas Stoller. The film stars Segel, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, and Rob Lowe. The film was released on July 18, 2014, by Columbia Pictures.
Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) are a couple who have sex at every chance They can get. After having two children, They have fewer and fewer opportunities to have sex. While the children are away one night, They try to reignite their sex life. After Jay struggles to get an erection, Annie suggests making a sex tape. They film themselves having sex in every position listed in The Joy of Sex. After Annie asks Jay to delete the tape, he ends up inadvertently synching the video to the iPad Several couples have given away over time. After struggling to get it out of the cloud, They set out to get back all of the gifted iPads,'s leading to a series of awkward encounters and close calls.
After collecting the iPads and deleting the videos, their neighbor's son threatens to upload their sex tape to YouPorn unless They give him $ 25,000. After Failing to get the money, YouPorn They break into the headquarters and begin to destroy their servers. Their plan is quickly thwarted when an alarm sounds. The owner (Jack Black) and his cronies Them confront and threaten to call the police, but agree not to do so in exchange for $ 15,000 to cover the damage. Removes He also explains that their video and They only had to email if They wanted a video taken down. After wiping all but one copy of the video, Jay and Annie decide to watch the video once themselves. They afterwards take the USB flash drive it is stored on and go outside to smash it with a hammer, burn it with fire, and bury the pieces.
Planes: Fire & Rescue is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated comedy-adventure film.
When world famous air racer Dusty Crophopper (voice of Dane Cook) that Learns His engine is damaged and he has never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of wildfire air attack. Dusty joins forces with veteran fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger (voice of Ed Harris) and his courageous air attack team, including spirited super sooper Lil 'Dipper (voice of Julie Bowen), heavy-lift helicopter Windlifter (voice of Wes Studi), ex-military transport Cabbie (voice of Dale Dye) and a lively bunch of brave all-terrain vehicles Known as The Smokejumpers (voices of Regina King, Corri English, Bryan Callen, Danny Pardo, and Matt Jones). Together, the fearless team battles a massive wildfire, and Dusty Learns what it Takes to Become a true hero.
Tammy (2014) - The movie begins in Murphysboro, Illinois, with Tammy (Melissa McCarthy) driving to work. Once she gets there, her boss, Keith (Ben Falcone), fires her for showing up late for her shift and Topper Jacks. After her car dies on the way home on Illinois Route 13, Eventually she arrives to find her husband, Greg (Nat Faxon), eating a romantic meal with their neighbor (Toni Collette). Upset, Tammy leaves and walks two doors down to her parents' house.
She ŢĖŁŀŞ her mother, Deb (Allison Janney), about her plans to leave and Takes her grandmother Pearl's (Susan Sarandon) car. Pearl joins her and Brings money. Tammy has beer with Pearl, and the next morning They wake up near a park where Pearl convinces Tammy not to go back home. Pearl decides to go to Niagara Falls.
Review: Think Like a Man Too is a American comedy film directed by Tim Story. All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their Various misadventures Get Them into some compromising Situations that threaten to derail the big event.
Review: 22 Jump Street is an American film directed by Phil Lord. It is the sequel to the 2012 film 21 Jump Street, based on the 1987 television series of the same name by Stephen J. Cannell and Patrick Hasburgh.
Review: The Fault in Our Stars is American Romantic, Comedy and Drama film directed by Josh Boone. Synopsis: Hazel and Gus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit, a disdain for the conventional, and a love that sweeps them on a journey. Their relationship is all the more miraculous given that Hazel's other constant companion is an oxygen tank, Gus jokes about his prosthetic leg, and they met and fell in love at a cancer support group.
Mr. Peabody is a talking dog who is the smartest being in the world, but when he is rejected for adoption by any human as a puppy, he devotes his life to various accomplishments and careers. When Mr. Peabody finds Sherman as an abandoned infant, he manages to legally adopt the boy and lovingly tutors him from a young age with the use of a time machine called the WABAC. In this enriching spirit, life for the dog and his son proves to be a series of wild adventures throughout time.
Eventually, Sherman has to go to school, much to Peabody's consternation at being separated. Unfortunately on his first day, Sherman innocently shows up classmate Penny Peterson in history class with his first hand knowledge. Piqued, Penny bullies and humiliates Sherman, going as far as calling him a "dog" because he is raised by one, until he is finally provoked into biting her. In the resulting visit with Principal Purdy, the bigoted Children's Services agent Ms. Grunion informs Mr. Peabody that she will reclaim Sherman if an upcoming inspection of his home is deemed by her unfit for the boy.
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Released Date: March 7, 2014 Duration: 92 minutes Director: Rob Minkoff Distributor: 20th Century Fox
The film premiered at the Pan African Film Festival on February 11, 2014. It was released in theaters on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2014. The majority of critics gave positive reviews, and most critics commended the humor between Hart and Hall. The film grossed $25.6 million on the opening weekend, ranking second after The Lego Movie, which was in its second weekend and grossed $49.8 million. As of February 26, About Last Night has grossed $39.9 million.
The official synopsis from Sony Pictures says, "A modern reimagining of the classic romantic comedy, this contemporary version closely follows new love for two couples as they journey from the bar to the bedroom and are eventually put to the test in the real world.
The story features a 17-year-old Dhampir (half-human/vampire) guardian-in-training Rose Hathaway, and her royal Moroi (the peaceful, mortal vampires) best friend Lissa Dragomir living discreetly within our world, and had escaped from their boarding school St. Vladimir's Academy two years prior to the story. They are soon dragged back to the Academy and rediscovering the dangerous hierarchy within it, along with lies, rumors and secrets. Rose starts to form an attraction to her Russian Dhampir mentor, Dimitri Belikov. The two best friends begin to realize that the threat of the Strigoi (bloodthirsty, undead vampires) is bigger than ever.
Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy Released Date: February 7, 2014 Duration: 104 minutes Director: Mark Waters Distributor: The Weinstein Company
The wizard Vitruvius attempts to protect the "Kragle", a superweapon, from the evil Lord Business. He fails to do so, but warns Lord Business of a prophecy where a person called the "Special" will find the Piece of Resistance capable of stopping the Kragle. Eight-and-a-half years later, Emmet Brickowski, an ordinary construction worker, comes across a woman, Wyldstyle, who is searching for something after hours at Emmet's construction site. When he investigates, Emmet falls into a hole and finds the Piece of Resistance. Compelled to touch it, Emmet experiences vivid visions and passes out. He awakens elsewhere with the Piece of Resistance attached to his back in the custody of Bad Cop, Lord Business' lieutenant with a split "Good Cop" personality. There, Emmet learns of Business' plans to destroy the world with the Kragle. Wyldstyle rescues Emmet and takes him to Vitruvius, explaining that he and Wyldstyle are "Master Builders" capable of building anything they need, both with great speed and without instruction manuals; when Lord Business rose to power, his disapproval of such anarchic creativity resulted in him capturing many of them. As the "Special", Emmet is destined to defeat him, yet Wyldstyle and Vitruvius are disappointed to find Emmet displays no creativity.
Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Released Date: February 7, 2014 Duration: 100 minutes Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures, Roadshow Entertaiment
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