Things To Watch Listings

The Blind Side -

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron, Jae Head
A homeless black teenager, Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron) has drifted in and out of the school system for years. Then Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) and her husband, Sean (Tim McGraw), take him in, transforming Michael's life and theirs. With help from his new-found family, tutors and coaches, he realizes his potential as a student and football player.

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Ford Wyoming Drive-In

10400 Ford Road - Dearborn

AMC Star Fairlane 21

18900 Michigan Avenue - Dearborn

2012 -

Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt
Unbeknownst to its billions of inhabitants, the Earth has an expiration date. Thanks to the warnings of an American scientist (Chiwetel Ejiofor), world leaders begin secret preparations for the survival of select members of society. When the global cataclysm finally occurs, failed writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) tries to lead his family to safety as the world literally falls apart around them.

Today's Showtimes:

Ford Wyoming Drive-In

10400 Ford Road - Dearborn

AMC Star Fairlane 21

18900 Michigan Avenue - Dearborn

The Road -

Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall
America is a grim, gray shadow of itself after a catastrophe. A man (Viggo Mortensen) and his young son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) wander through this post-apocalyptic world, trying to keep the dream of civilization alive. They journey toward the sea, surviving as best they can on what they can scavenge, and try to avoid roving gangs of savage humans who will turn them into slaves, or worse.

Today's Showtimes:

Main Art Theatre

118 N. Main St. - Royal Oak (Downtown Royal Oak)

Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire -

Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique , Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz
Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16-year-old Claireece ``Precious'' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) can neither read nor write and suffers constant abuse at the hands of her vicious mother (Mo'Nique ) . Precious instinctively sees a chance to turn her life around when she is offered the opportunity to transfer to an alternative school. Under the patient, firm guidance of her new teacher, Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins the journey from oppression to self-determination.

Today's Showtimes:

Ford Wyoming Drive-In

10400 Ford Road - Dearborn

AMC Star Fairlane 21

18900 Michigan Avenue - Dearborn

Fantastic Mr. Fox -

Starring: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray
After 12 years of bucolic bliss, Mr. Fox (George Clooney) breaks a promise to his wife (Meryl Streep) and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. Giving in to his animal instincts endangers not only his marriage but also the lives of his family and their animal friends. When the farmers force Mr. Fox and company deep underground, he has to resort to his natural craftiness to rise above the opposition.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC Star Fairlane 21

18900 Michigan Avenue - Dearborn

MJR Southgate Digital Cinema 20

15651 Trenton Road - Southgate

An Education -

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David (Peter Sarsgaard), a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.

Today's Showtimes:

Maple Art Theatre

4135 W. Maple Rd. - Bloomfield Hills

Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor

4100 Carpenter Road - Ypsilanti

Inglourious Basterds -

Starring: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth
It is the first year of Germany's occupation of France. Allied officer Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) assembles a team of Jewish-American soldiers to commit violent acts of retribution against Nazi soldiers, including the taking of their scalps. He and his men join forces with Bridget von Hammersmark, a German actress and undercover agent, to bring down the leaders of the Third Reich. Their fates converge with theater owner Shosanna Dreyfus, who seeks to avenge Nazi execution of her family.

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Cinemark Movies 16 Warren

28600 Dequindre Rd #1050 - Warren

Dollar Movies at Briarwood Mall

I-94 & South State Street - Ann Arbor

The Final Destination -

Starring: Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano, Haley Webb
While enjoying a day at the track, Nick O'Bannon (Bobby Campo) has a horrific premonition of his friends and him all dying in a freak accident involving many racecars. Mere seconds before the vision comes true, he manages to convince them to leave. Although they cheat death then, the survivors each begin to meet a grisly end, and Nick tries to figure a way to escape a similar fate.

Today's Showtimes:

Cinemark Movies 16 Warren

28600 Dequindre Rd #1050 - Warren

Disney's A Christmas Carol 3D -

Starring: Jim Carrey, Robin Wright Penn, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth
Though London awaits the joyful arrival of Christmas, miserly Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) thinks it's all humbug, berating his faithful clerk and cheerful nephew for their view. Later, Scrooge encounters the ghost of his late business partner, who warns that three spirits will visit him this night. The ghosts take Scrooge on a journey through his past, present and future in the hope of transforming his bitterness.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC Star Fairlane 21

18900 Michigan Avenue - Dearborn

MJR Southgate Digital Cinema 20

15651 Trenton Road - Southgate