New Movie Releases September 30th, 2011

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on September 30th, 2011, including both wide and limited movie releases.

50/50

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Levine
Actors: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Anjelica Huston, Marie Avgeropoulos
Plot: A young man is diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer and decides to fight for his life with the help his friend, mother and a young therapist.

Bunraku

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Guy Moshe
Actors: Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Kevin McKidd, Gackt
Plot: In a world without guns, a mysterious drifter bent on revenge and a samurai looking to reclaim a family heirloom form a tenuous partnership to bring down Nicola the Woodcutter - but they will have to fight through his nine greatest warriors first.

Courageous

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Alex Kendrick
Actors: Alex Kendrick, Kevin Downes, Ken Bevel, Ben Davies, Rusty Martin, Rusty Martin, Sr.
Plot: Four men put their lives on the line every day as officers of the law, balancing duty with family life. When tragedy strikes, it will bring out hope and fear and test their faith leading to a decision that will forever alter their lives.

Dream House

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jim Sheridan
Actors: Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, Marton Csokas, Claire Geare, Taylor Geare
Plot: A couple's seemingly idyllic new house is also home to a dark secret, one which the husband is keen to resolve.

Finding Joe

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Patrick Takaya Solomon, Patrick Takaya Solomon
Actors: Rashida Jones, Catherine Hardwicke, Tony Hawk, Akiva Goldsman, Deepak Chopra, Laird John Hamilton

Jacob

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Larry Wade Carrell
Actors: Grace Powell, Dylan Horne, Travis Hester, Shane Stewart, Dustin Lane, James Hampton
Plot: A man seeks revenge when his sister is killed by their drunken, abusive stepfather.

Mammuth

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gustave de Kervern, Benoît Delépine
Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Yolande Moreau, Isabelle Adjani, Miss Ming, Benoît Poelvoorde, Bouli Lanners

Margaret

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kenneth Lonergan
Actors: Anna Paquin, Matt Damon, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Kieran Culkin
Plot: A young woman witnesses a tragic bus accident and in the aftermath she tries to set things right but she's not prepared for the emotional impact it will have on her life.

Munger Road

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nicholas Smith
Actors: Bruce Davison, Randall Batinkoff, Trevor Morgan, Brooke Peoples, Lauren Storm, Hallock Beals
Plot: Two officers hunt for a serial killer who comes back just like the annual Scarecrow Festival as a group of teens goes missing on Munger Road.

The Road to Freedom

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Brendan Moriarty
Actors: Joshua Fredric Smith, Scott Maguire, Tom Proctor, Nhem Sokun, Nhem Sokunthol, Kanilen Kang
Plot: Despite the ever-present danger and taking incredible personal risk, two photojournalist put everything on the line in order to bring the horrors of war-torn Cambodia to the attention of the world.

Sarah Palin: You Betcha!

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill
Actors: Sarah Palin, Nick Broomfield, John McCain, ill O'Reilly
Plot: Documentary filmmakers Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill traverse Alaska interviewing friends, family and colleagues in an effort to uncover the "real" Sarah Palin.

Take Shelter

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jeff Nichols
Actors: Jessica Chastain, Michael Shannon, Katy Mixon, Shea Whigham, Kathy Baker, Ray McKinnon
Plot: A man's vision of an upcoming disaster causes him to take drastic action by building a shelter in his backyard. Yet this comes at a price as his work and family life is thrown into disarray and his own sanity is called into question.

Tucker & Dale vs Evil

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Eli Craig
Actors: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss, Philip Granger, Brandon Jay McLaren
Plot: Two easy-going West Virginian hillbillies looking to enjoy a weekend getaway at their run-down cabin meet a group of preppy college kids who assume they are chainsaw-wielding, inbred monsters and get into a hilarious, bloody confrontation.

Volcano ( Eldfjall )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson
Actors: Auður Drauma Bachmann, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Benedikt Erlingsson, Elma Lísa Gunnarsdóttir, Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir, Theodór Júlíusson

What's Your Number?

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2011
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mark Mylod
Actors: Chris Evans, Zachary Quinto, Anna Faris, Chris Pratt, Andy Samberg, Mike Vogel
Plot: A woman looking for her one true love thinks she may have already found it... in one of the last twenty relationships she had.

Whores' Glory

Theatrical Release Date: 09/29/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Glawogger

Free Men ( hommes libres, Les )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/28/2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ismaël Ferroukhi
Actors: Tahar Rahim, Michael Lonsdale, Mahmud Shalaby, Lubna Azabal, Christopher Buchholz, Farid Larbi
Plot: An Algerian immigrant strikes up an unlikely friendship with a Jewish man in Paris during WWII and that because of that bond, he finds himself involved with the resistance movement.

Happy Event, A ( heureux événement, Un )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/28/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Rémi Bezançon
Actors: Louise Bourgoin, Pio Marmaï, Josiane Balasko, Thierry Frémont, Gabrielle Lazure, Firmine Richard

Our Paradise ( Notre paradis )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/28/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gaël Morel
Actors: Stéphane Rideau, Dimitri Durdaine, Béatrice Dalle, Didier Flamand, Malik Issolah, Ludovic Berthillot

Herschell Gordon Lewis: The Godfather of Gore

Theatrical Release Date: 09/27/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frank Henenlotter, Jimmy Maslon
Actors: Herschell Gordon Lewis, John Waters, John Bloom, Ray Sager, Frank Henenlotter, Andy Romanoff

Quest for Zhu

Theatrical Release Date: 09/27/2011
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Bob Doucette
Actors: Jan Rabson, Shannon Chan-Kent, Sean Campbell, Erin Mathews, Ian James Corlett, Kathleen Barr

Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos

Theatrical Release Date: 09/25/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Simon, Matthew McNeil
Actors: Jeff Dunham

Alyce Kills

Theatrical Release Date: 09/24/2011
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jay Lee
Actors: Jade Dornfeld, Tamara Feldman, James Duval, Eddie Rouse, Larry Cedar, Yorgo Constantine
Plot: An accidental death leads Alyce on a downward spiral of sex, drugs and violence as the grief and guilt drive her to the edge - and over - and woe be to anyone who gets in her way.

The Fields

Theatrical Release Date: 09/24/2011
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tom Mattera, David Mazzoni
Actors: Tara Reid, Cloris Leachman, Brian Anthony Wilson, Karen Ludwig, Max Antisell, Miles Williams
Plot: Problems at home lead to a young boy being sent to his grandparents house, where he uncovers a few family secrets and is told to avoid the corn field but naturally he ignore that advice and goes exploring and uncovers something that begins harassing the family, eventually turning to violence.

Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead ( Zonbi asu )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/24/2011
Overall Rating: 3.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Actors: Arisa Nakamura, Mayu Sugano, Asana Mamoru, Yûki, Kentaro Kishi, Demo Tanaka

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