Director(s):Roger Donaldson

Cast(s):Anthony Hopkins,Betty Sun,Yong Dong,Hee Ching Paw,Jet Li,Yun Qu,Nathan Jones,Brandon Rhea,Anthony De Longis,Jean Claude Leuyer,Mike Leeder,Jon T. Benn,John Paisley,Collin Chou,Masato Harada,Ellen Barkin,Leonardo DiCaprio,Jonah Blechman,Eliza Dushku,Chris Cooper,Carla Gugino,Zachary Ansley,Tracey Ellis,Kathy Kinney,Robert Zameroski,Tobey Maguire,Tristan Tait,Travis MacDonald,Richard Liss,Colin Hanks,Toby Jones,Dennis Boutsikaris,Jeffrey Wright,Thandie Newton,Scott Glenn,Richard Dreyfuss,Bruce McGill,Wes Chatham,Jesse Bradford,Sean Stone,Ben Mayer,James Cromwell,Juan Gabriel Pareja,Andrea Riseborough,Jaime Winstone,Lorraine Stanley,Nicola Duffett,Geraldine James,Bob Hoskins,Matthew Aubrey,Daniel Mays,Roger Lloyd-Pack,Phil Cornwell,Karen Seacombe,Thomas Arnold,Sian Scott,Robbie Kay,Siu-Wong Fan,Sammo Hung Kam-Bo,Huang Yi,Rose Chan,Ip Chun,Hins Cheung,Chen Zhi Hui,Suet Lam,Sire Ma,Kenya Sawada,Andy Taylor,Biao Yuen,Julia Ormond,David Strathairn,Catherine O'Hara,Stephanie Faracy,Barry Tubb,Melissa Farman,Steve Shearer,Richard Dillard,Jenna Hughes,Michael Crabtree,Charles Baker,David Born,Rutherford Cravens,Matthew Posey,Rodrigo De la Serna,Mercedes Morán,Jean Pierre Noher,Lucas Oro,Marina Glezer,Sofia Bertolotto,Franco Solazzi,Ricardo Díaz Mourelle,Sergio Boris,Daniel Cargieman,Diego Giorzi,Facundo Espinosa,Matias Gomez,Diego Treu,Cécile De France,Gérard Depardieu,Gilles Lellouche,Roy Dupuis,Elena Anaya,Florence Thomassin,Michel Duchaussoy,Myriam Boyer,Abdelhafid Metalsi,Gilbert Sicotte,Deano Clavet,Ludivine Sagnier,Mustapha Abourachid,Sofiane Benrazzak,Madisen Beaty,David Clayton Rogers,Max Ehrich,James McCaffrey,Camryn Manheim,Nancy Travis,Michelle DeFraites,Jenna Leigh Hall,Kelly Heyer,Tim Powell,Alexandre Lemonier,Karen Beyer,Douglas M. Griffin,Libby Whittemore,Benoît Poelvoorde,Alessandro Nivola,Marie Gillain,Emmanuelle Devos,Régis Royer,Etienne Bartholomeus,Yan Duffas,Fabien Béhar,Roch Leibovici,Jean-Yves Chatelais,Pierre Diot,Vincent Nemeth,Bruno Abraham-Kremer,Lisa Cohen,Maria Bello,Connor Paolo,Anthony Piccininni,Alexa Gerasimovich,Morgan Flynn,Michael Peña,Armando Riesco,Jay Hernandez,Joe Starr,Jon Bernthal,William Jimeno,Nick Damici,Jude Ciccolella,Martin Pfefferkorn,Brenda Vaccaro,John Goodman,Deirdre O'Connell,Todd Susman,Adam Lubarsky,Jennifer Mudge,Jeremy Bobb,Rutanya Alda,James Urbaniak,Henny Russell,Henry Strozier,Sandra Seacat,Neil Brooks Cunningham,Susan Sarandon,Honglei Sun,Khulan Chuluun,Aliya,Ba Sen,Amadu Mamadakov,He Qi,Ben Hon Sun,Ji Ri Mu Tu,You Er,Batu Huntun,Deng Ba Te Er,Bao Di,Su Ya La Su Rong,Sai Xing Ga,Tony Leung Ka Fai,Frédérique Meininger,Arnaud Giovaninetti,Melvil Poupaud,Lisa Faulkner,Xiem Mang,Philippe Le Dem,Ann Schaufuss,Quach Van An,Tania Torrens,Raymonde Heudeline,Yvonne Wingerter,Do Minh Vien,Hélène Patarot,Iain Rea,Tessa Mitchell,Aaron Murphy,Tim Shadbolt,Annie Whittle,Greg Johnson,Antony Starr,Kate Sullivan,Craig Hall,Jim Bowman,Alison Bruce,Phoebe Falconer,Charles Pierard,Barry Ryan

Plot:For 25 years in Invercargill at the south end of New Zealand, Burt Munro (1899-1978) has been working on increasing the speed of his motorcycle, a 1920 Indian. He dreams of taking it to the Bonneville Salt Flats to see how fast it will go. By the early 1960s, heart disease threatens his life, so he mortgages his house and takes a boat to Los Angeles, buys an old car, builds a makeshift trailer, gets the Indian through customs, and heads for Utah. Along the way, people he meets are charmed by his open, direct friendliness. If he makes it to Bonneville, will they let an old guy on the flats with makeshift tires, no brakes, and no chute? And will the Indian actually respond?

Director(s):Ronny Yu

Cast(s):Shidô Nakamura,Betty Sun,Yong Dong,Hee Ching Paw,Jet Li,Yun Qu,Nathan Jones,Brandon Rhea,Anthony De Longis,Jean Claude Leuyer,Mike Leeder,Jon T. Benn,John Paisley,Collin Chou,Masato Harada

Plot:Martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia became the most famous fighter in all of China at the turn of the 20th Century. Huo faced personal tragedy but ultimately fought his way out of darkness and into history, defining the true spirit of martial arts. His self-discovery, and the choices he made, inspired his nation. The son of a great fighter who did not wish for his child to follow in his footsteps, the bullied Huo Yuanjia resolves to teach himself how to fight – and win. Years of training enable him to ace match after match in his home region of Tianjin. But as his fame as a martial arts master grows, so does his pride. After an ill-advised fight leads to another master's death, members of Huo's family are slain in revenge. Grieving and ashamed, Huo wanders the country in shock. Near death, he is rescued by women from an idyllic village, and is offered simple kindness and generosity that help him heal and regain his equilibrium over a period of several years…

Director(s):Curt Morgan

Cast(s):Jake Blauvelt,Ryan Dunn,Bam Margera,Steve-O,Dave England,Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña,Andy Bell,Mat Hoffman,Preston Lacy,Ehren McGhehey,Jesse Merlin,Brandon Novak,Tommy Passemante,Chris Pontius,Manny Puig,John Jackson,Jeremy Jones,Scotty Lago,Mark Landvik,Pat Moore,Nicolas Muller,Eero Niemela,David Carrier Porcheron,Travis Rice

Plot:Two years in the making, "The Art of FLIGHT" gives iconic snowboarder Travis Rice and friends the opportunity to redefine what is possible in the mountains. Experience the highs, as new tricks are landed and new zones opened, alongside the lows, where avalanches, accidents, and wrong-turns strike.

Director(s):Asif Kapadia

Cast(s):Ayrton Senna,James Franco,Sarah Jessica Parker,Juno Temple,Wes Bentley,Sharon Stone,Hank Azaria,Peter Sarsgaard,Chloë Sevigny,Eric Roberts,Adam Brody,Robert Patrick,Chris Noth,Debi Mazar,Cory Hardrict,Emraan Hashmi,Tusshar Kapoor,Imran Hasnee,Mangala Kenkre,Anju Mahendru,Naseeruddin Shah,Rajesh Sharma,Shivani Tanksale,Daniel Day-Lewis,Tommy Lee Jones,John Hawkes,Jared Harris,David Oyelowo,James Spader,Jackie Earle Haley,Sally Field,Walton Goggins,Lee Pace,David Strathairn,Tim Blake Nelson,Michael Stuhlbarg,Hal Holbrook,Helen Hunt,Dennis Quaid,Lorraine Nicholson,Kevin Sorbo,Carrie Underwood,Ross Thomas,Chris Brochu,Sonya Balmores,Jeremy Sumpter,Craig T. Nelson,Branscombe Richmond,Cody Gomes,Titus Kinimaka,John Philbin,Michelle Monaghan,Kathy Baker,Michael Shannon,Madeline Carroll,Souleymane Sy Savane,Grant R. Krause,Reavis Graham,Peter Carey,Barbara Coven,Misty Mills,Nicole Michele Sobchack,Sidi Henderson,Mike Litaker,Judy Stepanian,Vincent D'Onofrio,Val Kilmer,Christopher Walken,Linda Cardellini,Tony Darrow,Robert Davi,Fionnula Flanagan,Bob Gunton,Jason Butler Harner,Vinnie Jones,Tony Lo Bianco,Laura Ramsey,Steve Schirripa,Paul Sorvino,Emmanuelle Seigner,Marie-Josée Croze,Anne Consigny,Patrick Chesnais,Niels Arestrup,Olatz López Garmendia,Jean-Pierre Cassel,Marina Hands,Max von Sydow,Gérard Watkins,Théo Sampaio,Fiorella Campanella,Talina Boyaci,Isaach De Bankolé,Sam Rockwell,Thomas D. Mahard,Owen Campbell,Conor Donovan,Laurie Brown,John Pyper-Ferguson,Minnie Driver,Ele Bardha,Melissa Leo,Rusty Mewha,Marc Macaulay,Bailee Madison,Tobias Campbell,Frank Zieger,Alain Prost,Frank Williams,Ron Dennis,Viviane Senna,Milton da Silva,Neide Senna,Jackie Stewart,Sid Watkins,Galvão Bueno,Reginaldo Leme,Gerhard Berger,Nelson Piquet,Nigel Mansell,Jean-Marie Balestre

Plot:The story of the monumental life and tragic death of legendary Brazilian motor-racing Champion, Ayrton Senna. Spanning the decade from his arrival in Formula One in the mid 80's, the film follows Senna's struggles both on track against his nemesis, French World Champion Alain Prost, and off it, against the politics which infest the sport. Sublime, spiritual yet, on occasion, ruthless – Senna conquers and transcends Formula One to become a global superstar. Privately, he is humble, almost shy, and fiercely patriotic, donating millions to his native Brasil and contemplating a life beyond motor-racing. Yet he is struck down in his prime on the blackest weekend in the history of the sport, watched live on television by 300 million people. Years on he is revered in Formula One as the greatest motor racing driver of all time – and in Brasil as a Saint.

Director(s):Sean McNamara

Writer(s):Sean McNamara (screenplay),Deborah Schwartz (screenplay)

Cast(s):AnnaSophia Robb,James Franco,Sarah Jessica Parker,Juno Temple,Wes Bentley,Sharon Stone,Hank Azaria,Peter Sarsgaard,Chloë Sevigny,Eric Roberts,Adam Brody,Robert Patrick,Chris Noth,Debi Mazar,Cory Hardrict,Emraan Hashmi,Tusshar Kapoor,Imran Hasnee,Mangala Kenkre,Anju Mahendru,Naseeruddin Shah,Rajesh Sharma,Shivani Tanksale,Daniel Day-Lewis,Tommy Lee Jones,John Hawkes,Jared Harris,David Oyelowo,James Spader,Jackie Earle Haley,Sally Field,Walton Goggins,Lee Pace,David Strathairn,Tim Blake Nelson,Michael Stuhlbarg,Hal Holbrook,Helen Hunt,Dennis Quaid,Lorraine Nicholson,Kevin Sorbo,Carrie Underwood,Ross Thomas,Chris Brochu,Sonya Balmores,Jeremy Sumpter,Craig T. Nelson,Branscombe Richmond,Cody Gomes,Titus Kinimaka,John Philbin

Plot:13 year-old Bethany Hamilton is a champion surfer who was born to be in the water. But after a fun night out night surfing and what should be a fun day in the water, she is attacked by a shark and loses her arm. Rushed to the hospital, she remains calm, and maintains her faith in God. Now she has to re-learn how to do everything with only one arm – including how to surf. It will take her friends, family, and her Christian faith to get her back into the water, but if that is where she is meant to be, she will find a way to get there.

Cast(s):James Lafferty,Tom Hardy,Nick Nolte,Jennifer Morrison,Frank Grillo,Kevin Dunn,Maximiliano Hernández,Bryan Callen,Sam Sheridan,Fernando Chien,Jake McLaughlin,Vanessa Martinez,Denzel Whitaker,Carlos Miranda,Nick Lehane,Bethany Joy Galeotti,Sophia Bush,Lee Norris,Paul Johansson,Chad Michael Murray,Hilarie Burton,Barbara Alyn Woods,Antwon Tanner,Barry Corbin,Moira Kelly,Jackson Brundage,Lisa Goldstein

Plot:This series follows the eventful lives of some high-school kids in Tree Hill, a small but not too quiet town in North Carolina, where the greatest source of pride is the high school basketball team, the Ravens, since living memory coached by old Whitey Durham. Its greatest talent ever was Dan Scott, who now runs a successful car dealership. The present talents are his two sons, Nathan Scott, a beautiful and popular athlete, the absolute star, who was molded and stifled by his proud dad, ambitious Dan Scott, who pushes him harder then even the coach approves of, but rather neglected by his spoiled, impulsive mother Deb, an alcoholic, and Lucas, abandoned at birth with his devoted mother, hard-working café-owner Karen Roe, who grew up with Dan's older but poor brother Keith as substitute father as a social reject, only playing hoops on a public yard in the park with street-kids, his passion being reading; when an incident forces the coach to replace suspended players…

Director(s):Gavin O'Connor

Writer(s):Gavin O'Connor (screenplay),Anthony Tambakis (screenplay)

Cast(s):Joel Edgerton,Tom Hardy,Nick Nolte,Jennifer Morrison,Frank Grillo,Kevin Dunn,Maximiliano Hernández,Bryan Callen,Sam Sheridan,Fernando Chien,Jake McLaughlin,Vanessa Martinez,Denzel Whitaker,Carlos Miranda,Nick Lehane

Plot:The youngest son (Hardy) of an alcoholic former boxer (Nolte) returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament — a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother (Edgerton).

While there’s much to like about The Fighter it has a deep problem at its center in Mark Wahlberg, a perfectly likable actor who’s over his head trying to play Micky, whose gentleness and passivity require a more dynamic actor to bring out more subtle shades. Growing up in blue-collar Lowell, Massachusetts, Micky has trained as a boxer mostly because he’s decent at it, his older brother Dicky (Christian Bale– more on him later) is a former champ who can coach him, and his mother (Melissa Leo) has jumped on Micky’s boxing career as her meal ticket. Despite his burgeoning fame he’s really just a yes-man to the people around him, to the point that he agrees to a drastically unfair fight just so everyone else can get their payday from the bout.

It’s no surprise that Micky has no faith in his own value, though– he grew up surrounded not just by seven domineering sisters (played somewhat unkindly for comedy by Russell), but by his half-brother Dicky, a charismatic dynamo who remains a beloved son of Lowell even while nursing a raging crack habit. When Micky meets a sharp-tongued local bartender (Amy Adams) who signs on to manage his career and point him in a better direction, Micky takes steps to get out from under the thumb of his mother and brother, and the tension in the film comes not from whether or not he can win the big fight, but how this family will work out their significant issues. It’s familial drama disguised as a sports biopic, and far from feeling like a bait-and-switch, the dual focus on the bouts between Micky and his sisters and the bouts in the ring gives the The Fighter significant added depth.

Even burdened by Wahlberg’s aforementioned blank good-guy demeanor, The Fighter’s cast turns nearly every scene into something complicated and rich, squabbling with each other and bringing up old grudges with quick wits and often brutal force. Bale, who has turned in a series of bland heroic performances in major blockbusters over the last few years, is practically reborn here, playing both the jangly crack-addled Dicky early in the film and a more centered, sober version later on, with intensity but true likability. It’s one thing to play a drug addict but another entirely to play a funny, endearing one, and someone who comes around the other side of addiction maintaining every bit of that vibrant personality. Best of all, Bale’s tremendous performance only boosts his co-stars; Wahlberg livens up when Bale is with him, and both Leo and Adams– each fierce and dynamic in their own rights– spar gladly with Bale in their own scenes. One scene between Bale and Adams in particular is the best in the movie, crackling with outright aggression and a grim determination to work together on behalf of the man they both love.

As it turns out the dullest parts of this film about boxing are all the boxing scenes, which Russell shoots with film stock that mimics the look of real old HBO boxing broadcasts, but otherwise he shows little interest in the mechanics and strategies of the sport. Between the lackluster fight scenes and the narrative that sputters a few times before picking up some momentum in the second half, The Fighter isn’t quite as successful as it could have been, but relying as it does on its characters and the stupendous actors who embody most of them, it works quite well in overcoming its flaws. After so many decades of movies about prizefighters and their stories, it really is possible to make an original one simply by sticking to the strange, indelible truth of a life like Micky Ward’s.