New Movie Releases December 18th, 2009

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on December 18th, 2009, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard ( Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Luc Besson
Actors: Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Jimmy Fallon, Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed, Robert Stanton

Avatar

Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Cameron
Actors: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, Giovanni Ribisi, Stephen Lang
Plot: In the near future Jake, a paraplegic soldier, is given the chance to walk again by participating in the Avatar program on the distant planet of Pandora. Inhabited by the Na'vi, it is home to lush jungles and creatures beautiful and deadly. As humans invade and push deeper, the Na'vi fight back, and Jake finds himself in the middle of it all.

Bodyguards and Assassins ( Shi yue wei cheng )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Teddy Chan
Actors: Donnie Yen, Leon Lai, Xueqi Wang, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Simon Yam, Nicholas Tse
Plot: Set in 1905, Sun Yat-Sen arrives in Hong Kong to meet with Tongmenghui members with the ultimate goal of overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. But when Yat-Sen learns a group of assassins have been sent after him, he assembles his own group to protect him leading to the ultimate showdown.

Fall Down Dead

Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jon Keeyes
Actors: Dominique Swain, Mehmet Günsür, Udo Kier, David Carradine, R. Keith Harris, Monica Barladeanu

The New Daughter

Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Luis Berdejo
Actors: Kevin Costner, Ivana Baquero, Gattlin Griffith, Samantha Mathis, Noah Taylor, James Gammon
Plot: A single father with a teen daughter and young son move to a rural South Carolina home. After discovering a strange mound on the property, the daughter begins to exhibit stranger and stranger behavior...

St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold

Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Oliver Parker, Barnaby Thompson
Actors: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, David Tennant, Gemma Arterton, Talulah Riley, Tamsin Egerton

Hell of '63, The ( De hel van '63 )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/17/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Dutch
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Steven de Jong
Actors: Willeke van Ammelrooy, Pierre Bokma, Cees Geel, Chava Voor in 't Holt, Chantal Janzen, Dennis Overeem

Crazy Heart

Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Scott Cooper
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Colin Farrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Beth Grant, Sarah Jane Morris
Plot: A broken down, former country music star seeks redemption through his music along with the help of a journalist.

Ricky

Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/2009
Overall Rating: 1.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: François Ozon
Actors: Alexandra Lamy, Sergi López, Mélusine Mayance, Arthur Peyret, André Wilms, Marilyne Even

Town Called Panic, A ( Panique au village )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stéphane Aubier,
Actors: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse, Véronique Dumont, Bruce Ellison

Beyond Remedy

Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gerhard Hroß
Actors: Rick Yune, Daniel Krauss, Edward Piccin, Annalena Duken, Marie Zielcke, Jaqueline Burgschat

Mental Scars

Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mischa Perez
Actors: Teresa Alexandria, John Gearries, David Lambert, Richard Myles, Dan Holmes, Chelsea McLean

Psycho Ward

Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Patrick McBrearty
Actors: Jacqueline Betts, Bobby Horvath, Liam Card, Tim Clarke, Sandy Lai, Nicole Bonin
Plot: A group of urban explorers discover a dark secret in the bowels of an abandoned mental hospital.

The People Speak

Theatrical Release Date: 12/13/2009
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Anthony Arnove, Chris Moore, Howard Zinn
Actors: Howard Zinn, Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Rosario Dawson, Sandra Oh, Viggo Mortensen

The Kings of Appletown

Theatrical Release Date: 12/12/2009
Overall Rating: 1.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Moresco
Actors: Dylan Sprouse, Cole Sprouse, Victoria Justice, R.D. Call, Kate Burton, Patrick Brennan

The U

Theatrical Release Date: 12/12/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Billy Corben, Alfred Spellman
Actors: Howard Schnellenberger, Jimmy Johnson, Dennis Erickson, Michael Irvin, Alonzo Highsmith, Benny Blades

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