Movies Released December 20, 2013

Friday, December 20

Walking with Dinosaurs PG

Based on the BBC documentary series that explores the world of dinosaurs using both CGI and real-world locations.
Neil Nightingale, Pierre de Lespinois, John Collee
Action Family Animation 3D CG

Saving Mr. Banks PG-13

It takes 14 years for Walt Disney to persuade Australian author P.L. Travers to sell him the rights to make a film out of Mary Poppins. Travers is extremely reluctant because the story is highly personal, and reflects hardships in her own life and her relationship with her father, who died when she was seven years old.
Alison Owen, Emma Thompson, Paul Giamatti, John Lee Hancock, Ian Collie, Tom Hanks, Troy Lum, Philip Steuer
Drama Biography Family True Story
91 mins

The Selfish Giant

The film tells the story of two schoolmates in a struggling working-class community in Bradford, England: the scrappy, hyperactive Arbor (Conner Chapman) and the reserved, more mature Swifty (Shaun Thomas). To pick up some extra cash, Arbor and Swifty begin collecting scrap metal for Kitten (Sean Gilder), a shady local dealer with a penchant for racing horses. Arbor is eager to please, desiring the wealth that appears to come with Kitten's lifestyle. But it soon becomes evident that Swifty is the favored one, because of his talent with horses. As jealousy sets in, the fragile bond that holds Arbor to his closest mate begins to crumble away.
Clio Barnard, Conner Chapman, Shaun Thomas, Sean Gilder, Lorraine Ashbourne, Ian Burfield
Drama
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82 mins

Wrong Cops

A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
Quentin Dupieux, Eric Judor, Isabella Palmieri, Mark Burnham, Steve Little, Marilyn Manson, Grace Zabriskie, Arden Myrin
Comedy Crime

The Past

When Ahmad returns to Paris after four years in Tehran in order to finalize his divorce from his French wife, a secret from the past is revealed.
Asghar Farhadi, Berenice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa
Family

Friday, December 20