Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons website and internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in February.
Bullet to the Head
Opens: February 1
Sylvester Stallone plays an ageing old school hitman who teams with an idealistic young Korean NYPD detective (Sung Kang) to seek revenge on various New Orleans powerbrokers responsible for the two vicious murders that connect them. The cast includes Jason Mamoa, Christian Slater and Sarah Shahi.
Warm Bodies
Opens: February 1
After a zombie (Nicholas Hoult) becomes involved with the girlfriend (Teresa Palmer) of one of his victims, their romance sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world. The film also stars Dave Franco, John Malkovich and Rob Corddry.
A Glimpse Inside The Mind of Charles Swan III
Opens: February 8
Charlie Sheen plays a successful 1970s graphic designer who is irresistible to women. He soon slinks into a spiral of self-doubt and depression after being dumped, and must turn his life around. The cast includes Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Katheryn Winnick and Patricia Arquette.
Identity Thief
Opens: February 8
This film centers on a man (Jason Bateman) and the woman (Melissa McCarthy) who steals his identity. The film also stars Amanda Peet, Jon Favreau, John Cho, Morris Chestnut, Eric Stonestreet and Genesis Rodriguez.
Side Effects
Opens: February 8
This psychological thriller follows a young woman (Rooney Mara) who proceeds to mess with prescription drugs as she waits for her husband’s release from jail. The cast includes Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Channing Tatum.
A Good Day to Die Hard
Opens: February 14
In this new version of the franchise, John McClane (Bruce Willis) is heading to Moscow to find his wayward son, Jack (Jai Courtney), who turns out to be a CIA operative working to prevent a nuclear-weapons heist by a Russian crime boss. The cast includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Cole Hauser and Amaury Nolasco.
Beautiful Creatures
Opens: February 14
This film is an adaptation of the first book in the Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Caster Chronicles book series about a human boy (Alden Ehrenreich) and a girl (Alice Englert) from a family of people with special powers. The film also stars Jeremy Irons, Emma Thompson and Emmy Rossum.
Escape From Planet Earth
Opens: February 14
In this animated film, the story follows admired astronaut Scorch Supernova, a blue alien who masters in daring rescues with the help of his nerdy, by-the-rules brother. When warned of a dangerous planet named Earth, he heads there to check out the danger – only to find himself caught in a trap set by a ruthless human General at Area 51. As a result, the weakling brother has to man up to save his brother, his family and his planet. Voices will be provided by Brendan Fraser, Rob Corddry, Jessica Alba, Sarah Jessica Parker and James Gandolfini.
Safe Haven
Opens: February 14
In this adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, a young woman (Julianne Hough), with a mysterious past, lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widowed store owner (Josh Duhamel) forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. Colbie Sumlders and David Lyons also star.
Inescapable
Opens: February 22
It is late January, 2011. The Tunisian government has just fallen and protests are building in Cairo. Adib Abdel Kareem, a Syrian expatriate (Alexander Siddig), has made a successful, new life for himself in Canada; but when his daughter, Muna, goes missing in Damascus, he must return to his homeland for the first time in two decades to find her. He calls on Fatima (Marisa Tomei), a former love he had to leave behind, to help him. A Canadian embassy official (Joshua Jackson) is at first helpful, but may have an agenda of his own. The cast includes Oded Fehr.
Snitch
Opens: February 22
A father (Dwayne Johnson) goes undercover for the DEA in order to free his son who was imprisoned after being set up in drug deal. The film also stars Benjamin Bratt, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Harold Perrineau, Melina Kanakaredes and JD Pardo.
Movies coming out in March will be posted at the end of February.
Enjoy!
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