Jin ling shi san chai (AKA: The Flowers of War)

IMDB: 7.5/10

An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

IMDB: 7.8/10

Benjamin Button, born in 1918 with the physical state of an elderly man, ages in reverse. He experiences love and break-ups, ecstasy and sorrow, and timelessness by the time he dies in 2003 as a baby.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop

IMDB: 5.3/10

When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.

Vantage Point

IMDB: 6.6/10

The attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.

The Day the Earth Stood Still

IMDB: 5.5/10

A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.

City Lights

IMDB: 8.5/10

With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

IMDB: 7.0/10

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet Agent within MI6.

Marley & Me

IMDB: 7.0/10

A family learns important life lessons from their adorable, but naughty and neurotic dog.