Drive

Driver is a Los Angeles wheelman for hire, stunt driving for movie productions by day and steering getaway vehicles for armed heists by night. Though a loner by nature, he can't help falling in love with his beautiful neighbor, Irene, a vulnerable young mother dragged into a dangerous underworld by the return of her ex-con husband, Standard. After a heist goes unpredictably wrong, Irene and her young son are put in danger and only Driver can save them from her ex and the gangsters to whom Standard owes money.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn. Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Kaden Leos, James Biberi, Russ Tamblyn, Tiara Parker. 2011, 100 mins., action.

The Double

A retired CIA operative is paired with a young FBI agent to unravel the mystery of a senator's murder, with all signs pointing to a Soviet assassin.

Director: Michael Brandt. Stars: Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Stana Katic, Odette Annable, Martin Sheen, Stephen Moyer, Chris Marquette, Tamer Hassan, Jeffrey Pierce, Nicole Forester. 2011, 98 mins., mystery.

Dream House

Successful publisher Will Atenton quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby, and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was the murder scene of a mother and her children. The entire city believes it was at the hands of the husband, who survived. When Will investigates the tragedy, his only lead comes from Ann Paterson, a neighbour who was close to the family that died. As Will and Ann piece together the disturbing puzzle, they discover that the story of the last man to leave Will's dream house will be just as horrifying to the one who came next.

Director: Jim Sheridan. Stars: Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Marton Csokas, Claire Geare, Taylor Geare, Rachel G. Fox, Mark Wilson, Jonathan Potts, Lynne Griffin, Elias Koteas. 2011, 92 mins., horror.

In Time

When Will Salas is falsely accused of murder, he must figure out a way to bring down a system where time is money -- literally -- enabling the wealthy to live forever while the poor, like Will, have to beg, borrow, and steal enough minutes to make it through another day.

Director: Andrew Niccol. Stars: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Olivia Wilde, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Galecki, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Bomer, Vincent Kartheiser, Elena Satine, Devaughn Walter Nixon, Yaya DaCosta. 2011, 109 mins., sci-fi/fantasy.

The Thing

Paleontologist Kate Lloyd has traveled to the desolate region for the expedition of her lifetime. Joining a Norwegian scientific team that has stumbled across an extraterrestrial ship buried in the ice, she discovers an organism that seems to have died in the crash eons ago. But it is about to wake up. When a simple experiment frees the alien from its frozen prison, Kate must join the crew's pilot, Carter, to keep it from killing them off one at a time. And in this vast, intense land, a parasite that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish.

Director: Matthjs van Heljningen Jr. Stars: Joel Edgerton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen, Kim Bubbs, Stig Henrik Hoff, Jonathan Walker, Trond Espen Seim, Kristofer Hivju. 2011, 103 mins., horror.

The Big Year

Three men are at a crossroads -- one is experiencing a mid-life crisis, another a late-life crisis, and the third, a far-from-ordinary, no-life crisis. Tired of being ruled by obligations and responsibilities, they dedicate a year of their lives to following their dreams. Their big year takes them on a cross-country journey of wild and life-changing adventures.

Director: David Frankel. Stars: Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Rashida Jones, Rosamund Pike, Anjelica Huston, Joel McHale, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Anderson, Kevin Pollak, Corbin Bernsen. 2011, 100 mins., comedy.