Silver Lining Playbook
To open Feb. 14
Comedy. Romance. Directed by David O. Russel. Life is not rosy for Pat Solitano, Jr. (Bradley Cooper). He has lost his house, job and his wife. Now he is living with his mother (Jacki Weaver) and father (Robert DeNiro) after spending eight months in a mental health facility for bipolar disorder. Pat is determined to get his life back, to become positive and reconcile with his wife Nikki (Brea Bee). When Nikki sees how much he has changed, Pat meets Tiffany Maxwell (Jennifer Lawrence), an eccentric young widow recovering from sex addiction. Tiffany offers to help Pat get back his wife. However, both Pat and Tiffany help each other out and change each other’s lives in ways they never imagined.
How to Use Guys with Secret Tips
To open Feb. 14
Comedy. Directed by Lee Won-suk. Assistant commercial director Choi Bo-na (Lee Si-young) is hard-working, but she sorely lacks in social skills, self-confidence, fashion sense, and aesthetic polish. Thanks to her indecisive personality, she does all the hard work. Battered with her late-night duties, Bo-na has developed dark circles under her eyes and a stringy, oily mess of hair. Always ignored by men, Bo-na has not dated in a long time; in fact she does not even remember when her last date was. One day, after she finishes shooting an outdoor scene, she happens to come across a “Male Instruction Manual” videotape. She follows the instructions given by Dr. Swalski (Park Yeong-gu) in the video and not only do men on the streets turn to look at her but top hallyu star Lee Seung-jae (Oh Jung-se) falls head over heels in love.
Henry’s Crime
Opened Jan. 31
Romance. Comedy. Action. Directed by Malcolm Venville. After serving three years in prison for a bank robbery he did not commit, Henry (Keanu Reeves) decides to rob a bank for real. Since he’s already a convicted bank robber, Henry figures he may as well try his hand at the criminal lifestyle. Discovering a long-forgotten bootlegger’s tunnel that runs from the bank to an adjacent theater, he convinces Max (James Caan) to help him execute the perfect robbery. Posing as an actor, Henry lands the lead role in the theater’s production and begins working with Max to dig their way into the bank’s vault. However his scheme gets complicated when he finds himself slowly falling for his capricious co-star Julie (Vera Farmiga).
Gift from Room 7
Opened Jan 23
Comedy. Drama. Directed by Lee Hwan-gyeong. Yong-gu (Ryoo Seung-ryong) a mentally challenged man with a mind of a 6-year old child is single-handedly raising his 7 year-old daughter Ye-seung (Gal So-won), when he is false charged with child rape and murder. Imprisoned, Yong-gu is detained in Room 7 where different kinds of violent criminals are gathered. The prison is a one-way stream -- those who go in do not go out. When Yong-gu steps into Room 7, his jail inmates respond with discomfort and annoyance, however soon attached to Yong-gu, the criminals in Room 7 embark on a mission to protect Yong-gu and his daughter who can never stay apart for a single moment.
Jack Reacher (U.S.)
Opened Jan. 17
Action. Mystery. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. The film begins in the middle of the street, when a mysterious lone gunman fires six shots that leave five dead in front of PNC Park in Pittsburgh during rush hour. The city is thrown into a state of horror and within hours cops gather around the crime scene to gather evidence. The evidence leads police to a former U.S. Army sniper, James Barr (Joseph Sikora). But the accused man says, “You got the wrong guy, get Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise).” Soon, Jack Reacher who has also seen the news report turns up in the crime scene, where he is startled when Barr spills out more of a story than he bargained for. With the help of Helen (Rosamund Pike) James’ lawyer, Jack tries to unravel the truth behind the atrocity.
