The Croods (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481499/

Plot:
The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world’s first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures — and their outlook is changed forever.

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 from 39,752 users Metascore: 55/100
Directed by: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone

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2013, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family,

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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1408101

Plot:
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10 from 150,343 users Metascore: 72/100
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana

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2013, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi,

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Oblivion (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1483013

Plot:
One of the few remaining drone repairmen assigned to Earth, its surface devastated after decades of war with the alien Scavs, discovers a crashed spacecraft with contents that bring into question everything he believed about the war, and may even put the fate of mankind in his hands.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10 from 100,801 users Metascore: 54/100
Directed by: Joseph Kosinski
Starring: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough

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2013, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller,

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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623205

Plot:
Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. At first he thinks he’s hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity-and even a bit of wizardry-Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.

Genre: Adventure | Family | Fantasy
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10 from 62,069 users Metascore: 44/100
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz

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2013, Adventure, Family, Fantasy,

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Epic (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0848537

Plot:
Young Mary Katherine (M.K.) returns to her eccentric scientist father’s home, but his all-consuming quest to discover a tiny civilization in the neighboring forest drives them apart. However, M.K. soon finds herself shrunken down by Queen Tara of that forest, mortally wounded by the putrefying Boggans, and charged to deliver a pod bearing the new Queen to safety. Together with a veteran Leafman warrior, two goofy mollusks and a young maverick, M.K. agrees to help. As the villainous Boggan leader, Mandrake closes in, M.K. and her new friends must draw on the best of themselves together and discover what they have to save their world.

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 from 14,457 users Metascore: 52/100
Directed by: Chris Wedge
Starring: Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Beyoncé Knowles

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2013, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy,

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Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1351685

Plot:
Sent to the market by his uncle to sell their horse and buy thatch for their roof, Jack meets the beautiful Princess Isabelle whom he rescues her from ruffians. He returns home only with a handful of beads given to him by a monk who claimed they were sacred but that does little to impress his uncle who tosses them away. In the night the Princess arrives having run off to keep from marrying Roderick who is clearly only interested in becoming king. Soon the beans take root with a giant stalk carrying away the princess and Jack’s house. He soon sets off on an adventure with the king’s guards to rescue the princess only to find that a mythical land filled with giants really exists.

Genre: Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10 from 16,314 users Metascore: 51/100
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Stanley Tucci, Ewan McGregor

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2013, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy,

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Welcome to the Punch (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1684233

Plot:
Former criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London from his Icelandic hideaway when his son is involved in a heist gone wrong. This gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to catch the man he has always been after. As they face off, they start to uncover a deeper conspiracy they both need to solve in order to survive.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 6.1/10 from 9,320 users Metascore: 49/100
Directed by: Eran Creevy
Starring: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough

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2013, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller,

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1583421

Plot:
Framed for crimes against the country, the G.I. Joe team is terminated by the President’s order, and the surviving team members face off against Zartan, his accomplices, and the world leaders he has under his influence.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 5.9/10 from 54,635 users Metascore: 41/100
Directed by: Jon M. Chu
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Byung-hun Lee, Adrianne Palicki

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2013, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller,

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The Host (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517260

Plot:
When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over their bodies and erasing their memories, Melanie will risk everything to protect the people she cares most about, proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new world.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10 from 30,092 users Metascore: 35/100
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel

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2013, Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller,

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Escape from Planet Earth (2013)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765446

Plot:
The story takes place on planet Baab where admired astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) is a national hero to the blue alien population. A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy brother, Gary (Rob Corddry), head of mission control at BASA.

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi
IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 from 2,789 users Metascore: 35/100
Directed by: Cal Brunker
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba

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2013, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi,

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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1345836

Plot:
Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent’s crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane’s plans to destroy the city.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 8.8/10 from 416,216 users
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine and Gary Oldman

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2012, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller,

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Life of Pi (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454876

Plot:
Based on the best-selling novel by Yann Martel, is a magical adventure story centering on Pi Patel, the precocious son of a zoo keeper. Dwellers in Pondicherry, India, the family decides to move to Canada, hitching a ride on a huge freighter. After a shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean on a 26-foot lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, all fighting for survival.

Genre: Adventure | Drama
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10 from 120,469 users Metascore: 79/100
Directed by: Ang Lee
Starring: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan and Adil Hussain

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2012, Adventure, Drama,

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Skyfall (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1074638

Plot:
When Bond’s latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows – aided only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) – following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Crime | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10 from 213,282 users Metascore: 81/100
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Naomie Harris

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2012, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller,

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Brave (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1217209

Plot:
Set in Scotland in a rugged and mythical time, “Brave” features Merida, an aspiring archer and impetuous daughter of royalty. Merida makes a reckless choice that unleashes unintended peril and forces her to spring into action to set things right.

Genre: Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 from 50,441 users
Directed by: Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman
Starring: Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson

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2012, Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy,

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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0948470

Plot:
Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy, and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr Curt Connors, his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 from 132,712 users
Directed by: Marc Webb
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans

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2012, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller,

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Prometheus (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446714

Plot:
A team of scientists travels through the universe on the spaceship “Prometheus” on a voyage to investigate Alien life forms. The team of scientists becomes stranded on an Alien world, and as they struggle to survive it becomes clear that the horrors they experience are not just a threat to themselves, but to all of mankind.

Genre: Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 from 161,757 users
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Starring: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green and Michael Fassbender

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2012, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller,

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The Expendables 2 (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764651

Plot:
Barney Ross is approached by CIA man Church, who wants him and his guns for hire to go to the former Soviet Union to retrieve something that was on a plane that crashed. Church doesn’t tell him what he is getting. And Church sends a woman, Maggie with him to make sure he gets it. They find the plane and get the thing but some men take one of Barney’s people hostage and the leader tells him to give him what they got or he’ll kill his hostage. The give it to him but he kills his hostage anyway. Barney asks Maggie what was so important about that thing. She says that it showed the location of a Russian plutonium storage mine. Barney decides to track the man down and deal with him. They track them down and discover that the man they seek is Vilain who leads a group known as The Sangs and that they have taken all the men from the surrounding villages to work the mine.

Genre: Action | Adventure
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10 from 75,656 users
Directed by: Simon West
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Liam Hemsworth and Randy Couture

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2012, Action, Adventure,

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Rise of the Guardians (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1446192

Plot:
Rise of the Guardians is an epic adventure that tells the story of a group of heroes – each with extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Family
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10 from 17,628 users Metascore: 57/100
Directed by: Peter Ramsey
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Alec Baldwin and Isla Fisher

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2012, Adventure, Animation, Family,

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The Hunger Games (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/

Plot:
In a dystopian future, the totalitarian nation of Panem is divided between 12 districts and the Capitol. Each year two young representatives from each district are selected by lottery to participate in The Hunger Games. Part entertainment, part brutal retribution for a past rebellion, the televised games are broadcast throughout Panem. The 24 participants are forced to eliminate their competitors while the citizens of Panem are required to watch. When 16-year-old Katniss’s young sister, Prim, is selected as District 12′s female representative, Katniss volunteers to take her place. She and her male counterpart Peeta, are pitted against bigger, stronger representatives, some of whom have trained for this their whole lives.

Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10 from 193,100 users
Directed by: Gary Ross
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth

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2012, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi,

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ParaNorman (2012)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1623288/

Plot:
In the town of Blithe Hollow, Norman Babcock is a boy who can speak to the dead, but no one besides his eccentric new friend, Neil, believes his ability is real. One day, Norman’s estranged eccentric uncle tells him of an important annual ritual must he take up to protect the town from an curse cast by a witch it condemned centuries ago. Eventually, Norman decides to cooperate, but things don’t go according to plan. Now, a magic storm of the witch threatens Blithe Hollow as the accursed dead rise. Together with unexpected new companions, Norman struggles to save his town, only to discover the horrific truth of the curse. With that insight, Norman must resolve the crisis for good as only he can.

Genre: Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 from 10,324 users
Directed by: Chris Butler, Sam Fell
Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick and Christopher Mintz-Plasse

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2012, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror,

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