Drama or Things To Watch Movies

2012 -

Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt
Earth's billions of inhabitants are unaware that the planet has an expiration date. With the warnings of an American scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor), world leaders begin secret preparations for the survival of select members of society. When the global cataclysm finally occurs, failed writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) tries to lead his family to safety as the world starts falling apart.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC Crestwood 10

248 Crestwood Plaza - Saint Louis

AMC West Olive 16

12657 Olive Street - Creve Coeur

Inglourious Basterds -

Starring: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth
It is the first year of Germany's occupation of France. Allied officer Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) assembles a team of Jewish-American soldiers to commit violent acts of retribution against Nazi soldiers, including the taking of their scalps. He and his men join forces with Bridget von Hammersmark, a German actress and undercover agent, to bring down the leaders of the Third Reich. Their fates converge with theater owner Shosanna Dreyfus, who seeks to avenge Nazi execution of her family.

Today's Showtimes:

Keller Plaza 8

4572 LeMay Ferry Road - Saint Louis

Invictus -

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng

Following the fall of apartheid, newly elected President Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) faces a South Africa that is racially and economically divided. Believing he can unite his countrymen through the universal language of sport, Mandela joins forces with Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), captain of the rugby team, to rally South Africans behind a bid for the 1995 World Cup Championship.

Today's Showtimes:

Chase Park Plaza Cinemas

212 N. Kingshighway Blvd - Saint Louis

Wehrenberg St. Claire 10 Cine

50 Ludwig Dr - Fairview Heights

Me and Orson Welles -

Starring: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan
After a chance encounter, theater-loving teen Richard Samuels (Zac Efron) gets the opportunity of a lifetime when famed director Orson Welles (Christian McKay) gives him a small role in his 1937 production of ``Julius Caesar.'' Unexpectedly thrust into the heady world of the stage, Richard finds himself surrounded by ambition, clashing egos and sheer brilliance.

Today's Showtimes:

Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema

210 Plaza Frontenac - Saint Louis

Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire -

Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique , Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz
Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16-year-old Claireece ``Precious'' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) can neither read nor write and suffers constant abuse at the hands of her vicious mother (Mo'Nique ) . Precious instinctively sees a chance to turn her life around when she is offered the opportunity to transfer to an alternative school. Under the patient, firm guidance of her new teacher, Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins the journey from oppression to self-determination.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC Esquire 7

6706 Clayton Road - Saint Louis

Galleria 6 Cinemas

30 St. Louis Galleria - Saint Louis

An Education -

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David (Peter Sarsgaard), a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.

Today's Showtimes:

Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema

210 Plaza Frontenac - Saint Louis

The Road -

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall
America is a grim, gray shadow of itself after a catastrophe. A man (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) wander through this post-apocalyptic world, trying to keep the dream of civilization alive. They journey toward the sea, surviving as best they can on what they can scavenge, and try to avoid roving gangs of savage humans who will turn them into slaves, or worse.

Today's Showtimes:

Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema

210 Plaza Frontenac - Saint Louis

Wehrenberg St. Charles 18 Cine

1830 First Capitol Dr. S. - Saint Charles

Amelia -

Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston
From the time she first sits in the pilot's seat, aviatrix Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) feels destined to achieve great things. Beginning in 1928, she sets a number of aviation milestones, including numerous speed and altitude records, and was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. In 1937, Amelia undertakes her greatest challenge of all: to become the first woman to circumnavigate the globe by airplane.

Today's Showtimes:

Keller Plaza 8

4572 LeMay Ferry Road - Saint Louis

Broken Embraces -

Starring: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, Jose Luis Gomez