The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Stars:
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner
Storyline

The Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks.

The Rum Diary (2011)

The Rum Diary (2011)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Stars:
Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi and Aaron Eckhart
Storyline

Paul Kemp is a freelance journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean. Paul is challenged on many levels as he tries to carve out a more secure niche for himself amidst a group of lost souls all bent on self-destruction.

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011)

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011)
Comedy
Stars:
Kal Penn, John Cho and Neil Patrick Harris
Storyline

Six years have elapsed since Guantanemo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But when Kumar arrives on Harold's doorstep during the holiday season with a mysterious package in hand, he inadvertently burns down Harold's father-in-law's beloved Christmas tree. To fix the problem, Harold and Kumar embark on a mission through New York City to find the perfect Christmas tree, once again stumbling into trouble at every single turn.

The Artist (2011)

The Artist (2011)
Romance | Comedy | Drama
Stars:
Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo and John Goodman
Storyline

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Stars:
Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara and Christopher Plummer
Storyline

This English-language adaptation of the Swedish novel by Stieg Larsson follows a disgraced journalist, Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig), as he investigates the disappearance of a wealthy patriarch's niece from 40 years ago. He is aided by the pierced, tattooed, punk computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara). As they work together in the investigation, Blomkvist and Salander uncover immense corruption beyond anything they have ever imagined.

Seeking Justice (2011)

Seeking Justice (2011)
Action | Drama | Thriller
Stars:
Nicolas Cage, January Jones and Guy Pearce
Storyline

After his wife is assaulted, a husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him settle the score.

Happy Feet Two (2011)

Happy Feet Two (2011)
Animation | Comedy | Family
Stars:
Elijah Wood, Robin Williams and Pink
Storyline

Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters The Mighty Sven, a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful forces, causing him to brings together the penguin nations and their allies to set things right.

The Double (I)(2011)

The Double (I)(2011)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Stars:
Richard Gere, Topher Grace and Martin Sheen
Storyline

Story kicks off with the mysterious murder of a senator bearing the marks of a Soviet assassin, who was long thought to be dead. To hunt down the killer, a retired CIA operative, who spent his career going toe-to-toe with his Soviet nemesis, is teamed with a young FBI agent.

Immortals (2011)

Immortals (2011)
Action | Drama | Fantasy
Stars:
Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke and John Hurt
Storyline

Eons after the Gods won their mythic struggle against the Titans, a new evil threatens the land. Mad with power, King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) has declared war against humanity. Amassing a bloodthirsty army of soldiers disfigured by his own hand, Hyperion has scorched Greece in search of the legendary Epirus Bow, a weapon of unimaginable power forged in the heavens by Ares. Only he who possesses this bow can unleash the Titans, who have been imprisoned deep within the walls of Mount Tartaros since the dawn of time and thirst for revenge. In the king's hands, the bow would rain destruction upon mankind and annihilate the Gods. But ancient law dictates the Gods must not intervene in man's conflict. They remain powerless to stop Hyperion...until a peasant named Theseus (Henry Cavill) comes forth as their only hope. Secretly chosen by Zeus, Theseus must save his people from Hyperion and his hordes...

The Big Year (2011)

The Big Year (2011)
Comedy
Stars:
Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Steve Martin
Storyline

Three avid bird watchers compete to spot the rarest birds in North America at a prestigious annual event.

Abduction (2011)

Abduction (2011)
Action | Drama | Mystery
Stars:
Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins and Alfred Molina
Storyline

Nathan, a teen, along with his friend, Karen finds a website that has photos of children who are missing or believed to have been abducted. They decide to age one of the photos and discover that is of Nathan as a child. He contacts the person who placed the photo to find out what's going on. The person on the other end only wants to know info about Nathan so Nathan hangs up. The person then contacts someone in Europe and shows him a photo of the one who called. He then heads for the U.S. Nathan then wonders is it true, was he abducted. He tells his "mom" who then tells him she and his "father" will tell him. But before they can, two men claiming to be cops show up wanting to talk to Nathan, and when he isn't found they pull guns and demand Nathan be given to them. His parents fight them but are killed. Nathan runs but remembers that he asked Karen to come over...

Occupant (2011)

Occupant (2011)
Thriller
Stars:
Van Hansis, Cody Horn and Thorsten Kaye
Storyline

25 year old Danny Hill's grandmother just died giving Danny the chance to move into her enormous rent controlled apartment in Manhattan. Danny must lock himself in for twelve days before he can take over the lease. There's just one problem -- he may not be the only occupant.

TREASURE BUDDIES 2012

TREASURE BUDDIES 2012
Comedy | Family
Stars:
Tucker Albrizzi, Richard Riehle and Adam Alexi-Malle

Arthur Christmas (2011)

Arthur Christmas (2011)
Animation | Comedy | Drama
Stars:
James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent and Bill Nighy
Storyline

Arthur Christmas reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child's question: 'So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?' The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of the film is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns.

The Descendants (2011)

The Descendants (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Stars:
George Clooney, Shailene Woodley and Amara Miller
Storyline

With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront the young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.

The Three Musketeers (2011)

The Three Musketeers (2011)
Action | Adventure | Romance
Stars:
Logan Lerman, Matthew Macfadyen and Ray Stevenson
Storyline

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan along with three former legendary but now down on their luck Musketeers must unite and defeat a beautiful double agent and her villainous employer from seizing the French throne and engulfing Europe in war.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Stars:
Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and Tom Hardy
Storyline

In the early 1970s during the Cold War, the head of British Intelligence, Control, resigns after an operation in Budapest, Hungary goes badly wrong. It transpires that Control believed one of four senior figures in the service was in fact a Russian agent - a mole - and the Hungary operation was an attempt to identify which of them it was. Smiley had been forced into retirement by the departure of Control, but is asked by a senior government figure to investigate a story told to him by a rogue agent, Ricky Tarr, that there was a mole. Smiley considers that the failure of the Hungary operation and the continuing success of Operation Witchcraft (an apparent source of significant Soviet intelligence) confirms this, and takes up the task of finding him. Through the efforts of Peter Guillam, Smiley obtains information that eventually leads him to Jim Prideaux, the agent at the heart of the Hungary fiasco...

Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Johnny English Reborn (2011)
Adventure | Comedy | Thriller
Stars:
Rowan Atkinson, Rosamund Pike and Dominic West
Storyline

Rowan Atkinson returns to the role of the accidental secret agent who doesn't know fear or danger in the comedy spy-thriller Johnny English Reborn. In his latest adventure, the most unlikely intelligence officer in Her Majesty's Secret Service must stop a group of international assassins before they eliminate a world leader and cause global chaos. In the years since MI-7's top spy vanished off the grid, he has been honing his unique skills in a remote region of Asia. But when his agency superiors learn of an attempt against the Chinese premier's life, they must hunt down the highly unorthodox agent. Now that the world needs him once again, Johnny English is back in action. With one shot at redemption, he must employ the latest in hi-tech gadgets to unravel a web of conspiracy that runs throughout the KGB, CIA and even MI-7. With mere days until a heads of state conference...

Puss in Boots (2011)

Puss in Boots (2011)
Animation | Adventure | Comedy
Stars:
Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis
Storyline

Years before meeting Shrek and Donkey, the adorable but tricky Puss in Boots must clear his name from all charges making him a wanted fugitive. While trying to steal magic beans from the infamous criminals Jack and Jill, the hero crosses paths with his female match, Kitty Softpaws, who leads Puss to his old friend, but now enemy, Humpty Dumpty. Memories of friendship and betrayal enlarges Puss' doubt, but he eventually agrees to help the egg get the magic beans. Together, the three plan to steal the beans, get to the Giant's castle, nab the golden goose, and clear Puss' name.

War Horse (2011)

War Horse (2011)
Drama | History | War
Stars:
Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson and David Thewlis
Storyline

Dartmoor,1914: To his wife's dismay farmer Narracott buys a thoroughbred horse rather than a plough animal but his teenaged son Albert trains the horse and calls him Joey,the two becoming inseparable. When his harvest fails the farmer has to sell Joey to the British cavalry and he is shipped to France where,after a disastrous offensive he is captured by the Germans and changes hands twice more before he is found,caught in the barbed wire in No Man's Land four years later and freed,due to a bizarre truce. He is returned behind British lines where Albert,now a private,has been temporarily blinded by gas but still recognises his beloved Joey. However as the Armistice is declared Joey is set to be auctioned off. After all they have been through will Albert and Joey return home together?

50/50 (2011)

50/50 (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Stars:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick
Storyline

Adam is a 27 year old writer of radio programs and is diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer. With the help of his best friend, his mother, and a young therapist at the cancer center, Adam learns what and who the most important things in his life are.

Real Steel (2011)

Real Steel (2011)
Action | Drama | Sci-Fi
Stars:
Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly and Dakota Goyo
Storyline

A future-set story where robot boxing is a popular sport and centered on a struggling promoter (Jackman) who thinks he's found a champion in a discarded robot. During his hopeful rise to the top, he also discovers he has an 11-year-old son who wants to know his father.

Higher Ground (2011)

Higher Ground (2011)
Drama
Stars:
Vera Farmiga, Joshua Leonard and Dagmara Dominczyk
Storyline

Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, HIGHER GROUND, depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. Inspired by screenwriter Carolyn S. Briggs' memoir This Dark World, the film tells the story of a thoughtful woman's struggles with belief, love, and trust - in human relationships as well as in God.

Kill List (2011)

Kill List (2011)
Horror | Thriller
Stars:
Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring and Harry Simpson
Storyline

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness.

A Lonely Place to Die (2011)

A Lonely Place to Die (2011)
Adventure | Crime | Thriller
Stars:
Melissa George, Ed Speleers and Eamonn Walker
Storyline

A group of five mountaineers are hiking and climbing in the Scottish Highlands when they discover a young Serbian girl buried in a small chamber in the wilderness. They become caught up in a terrifying game of cat and mouse with the kidnappers as they try to get the girl to safety.

Friends with Kids (2011)

Friends with Kids (2011)
Comedy
Stars:
Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott and Maya Rudolph-
Storyline

Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic, so they can avoid the toll kids can take on romantic relationships

In Time (2011)

In Time (2011)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Stars:
Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried and Cillian Murphy-
Storyline

In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who comes into a fortune of time, though too late to help his mother from dying. He ends up on the run from a police force known as 'time keepers'.

Angels Crest (2011)

Angels Crest (2011)
Drama
Stars:
Thomas Dekker, Lynn Collins and Elizabeth McGovern
Storyline

During the first snow of the year 3 year-old Nate Denton wanders away from his father's truck and disappears. The fevered search for him ends with the devastating discover of his tiny, frozen body. Nate's death throws the small foothills community of Angel's Crest into disarray. The inhabitants confront what Nate's death means to them and in the face of that struggle they deal with their own concepts of right and wrong.

Perfect Sense (2011)

Perfect Sense (2011)
Drama | Romance
Stars:
Ewan McGregor, Eva Green and Connie Nielsen
Storyline

A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.

Carnage (2011)

Carnage (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Stars:
Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz
Storyline

In Brooklyn Bridge Park, eleven year old Zachary Cowan strikes his eleven year old classmate Ethan Longstreet across the face with a stick after an argument. Among the more serious of Ethan's injuries is a permanently missing tooth and the possibility of a second tooth also being lost. Their respective parents learn of the altercation through Ethan's parents questioning him about his injuries. The Longstreet parents invite the Cowan parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner. They are: Penelope Longstreet, whose idea it was to invite the Cowans, she whose priorities in life include human rights and justice; Michael Longstreet, who tries to be as accommodating as possible to retain civility in any situation; Nancy Cowan, a nervous and emotionally stressed woman; and Alan Cowan, who is married more to his work as evidenced by the attachment he has to his cell phone and taking work calls at the most inopportune times...

The Ides of March (2011)

The Ides of March (2011)
Drama
Stars:
Paul Giamatti, George Clooney and Philip Seymour Hoffman-
Storyline

Stephen Meyers is an idealist who's brilliant at communications: he's second in command of Governor Mike Morris's presidential campaign, and he's a true believer. In the middle of the Ohio primary, the campaign manager of Morris's opponent asks Meyers to meet: he offers him a job. At the same time, Morris's negotiations for the endorsement of the man in third place, a South Carolina Senator, hit a snag. A young campaign intern, Molly Stearns, gets Stephen's romantic attention. Republicans have a trick up their sleeves, Stephen may be too trusting, and Molly has a secret. What's most important: career, victory, or virtue?

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)
Comedy
Stars:
Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Bibb and Tyler Labine-
Storyline

A group of 30-year-olds who have been friends since high school attempt to throw an end-of-summer orgy.

Courageous (2011)

Courageous (2011)
Drama
Stars:
Alex Kendrick, Ken Bevel and Kevin Downes
Storyline

Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, they face danger every day. Yet when tragedy strikes close to home, these fathers are left wrestling with their hopes, their fears, and their faith. From this struggle will come a decision that changes all of their lives. With action, drama, and humor, the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures embraces God's promise to "turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers." Souls will be stirred, and hearts will be challenged to be ... courageous!

Moneyball (2011)

Moneyball (2011)
Biography | Drama | Sport
Stars:
Brad Pitt, Robin Wright and Jonah Hill-
Storyline

Oakland A's GM Billy Beane is handicapped with the lowest salary constraint in baseball. If he ever wants to win the World Series, Billy must find a competitive advantage. Billy is about to turn baseball on its ear when he uses statistical data to analyze and place value on the players he picks for the team.

Drive (2011)

Drive (2011)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
Stars:
Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan and Bryan Cranston
Storyline

A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.

Dream House (2011)

Dream House (2011)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Stars:
Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz and Naomi Watts-
Storyline

Some say that all houses have memories. For one man, his home is the place he would kill to forget. A family unknowingly moves into a home where several grisly murders were committed...only to find themselves the killer's next target. Successful publisher Will Atenton (Craig) quit a job in New York City to relocate his wife, Libby (Weisz), and two girls to a quaint New England town. But as they settle into their new life, they discover their perfect home was the murder scene of a mother and her children. And the entire city believes it was at the hands of the husband who survived. When Will investigates the tragedy, his only lead comes from Ann Paterson (Watts), a neighbor who was close to the family that died. As Will and Ann piece together the disturbing puzzle, they discover that the story of the last man to leave Will's dream house will be just as horrifying to the one who came next.

Contagion (2011)

Contagion (2011)
Drama | Thriller
Stars:
Matt Damon, Kate Winslet and Jude Law-
Storyline

Soon after her return from a business trip to Hong Kong, Beth Emhoff dies from what is a flu or some other type of infection. Her young son dies later the same day. Her husband Mitch however seems immune. Thus begins the spread of a deadly infection. For doctors and administrators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, several days pass before anyone realizes the extent or gravity of this new infection. They must first identify the type of virus in question and then find a means of combating it, a process that will likely take several months. As the contagion spreads to millions of people worldwide, societal order begins to break down as people panic.

Super 8 (2011)

Super 8 (2011)
Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Stars:
Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka and Kyle Chandler-
Storyline

In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth - something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined.

Dolphin Tale (2011)

Dolphin Tale (2011)
Drama | Family
Stars:
Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Harry Connick Jr.-
Storyline

A lonely and friendless boy finds and untangles a hurt dolphin that is caught in a crab trap. He becomes very attached to the dolphin when the tail must be taken off to save the dolphin's life. The boy believes the dolphin would be able to swim normally if it was given a prosthetic tail.

The Debt -2011

The Debt -2011
Drama | Thriller
Stars:
Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington and Tom Wilkinson-
Storyline

The espionage thriller begins in 1997, as shocking news reaches retired Mossad secret agents Rachel (Helen Mirren) and Stefan (Tom Wilkinson) about their former colleague David (Ciarán Hinds). All three have been venerated for decades by their country because of the mission that they undertook back in 1965, when the trio (portrayed, respectively, by Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas, and Sam Worthington) tracked down Nazi war criminal Vogel (Jesper Christensen) in East Berlin. At great risk, and at considerable personal cost, the team's mission was accomplished - or was it? The suspense builds in and across two different time periods, with startling action and surprising revelations.

Restless (2011)

Restless (2011)
Drama-
Stars:
Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper and Ryo Kase-
Storyline

The story of a terminally ill teenage girl who falls for a boy who likes to attend funerals and their encounters with the ghost of a Japanese kamikaze pilot from WWII.

Warrior (2011)

Warrior (2011)
Action | Drama | Sport
Stars:
Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte and Joel Edgerton-
Storyline

The youngest son (Hardy) of an alcoholic former boxer (Nolte) returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament -- a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother (Edgerton).

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Animation | Short
Stars:
Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Denis Leary-
Storyline

When Sid accidentally destroys Manny's heirloom Christmas rock and ends up on Santa's naughty list, he leads a hilarious quest to the North Pole to make things right and ends up making things much worse. Now it's up to Manny and his prehistoric posse to band together and save Christmas for the entire world.

Tomboy (2011)

Tomboy (2011)
Drama-
Stars:
Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana and Jeanne Disson-
Storyline

Laure is moving into a new neighborhood with her little sister Jeanne. Because she is in need of new friends and does not know anybody, Laure decides to dress and act as a boy. She becomes close to Lisa, who does not know her new best friend is not a boy.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
Stars:
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint-
Storyline

The final chapter begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their quest of finding and destroying the Dark Lord's three remaining Horcruxes, the magical items responsible for his immortality. But as the mystical Deathly Hallows are uncovered, and Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.

The Thing (2011)

The Thing (2011)
Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Stars:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton and Ulrich Thomsen-
Storyline

At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson. While Dr. Halvorson keeps to his research, Kate partners with Sam Carter, a helicopter pilot, to pursue the alien life form.

Fright Night (2011)

Fright Night (2011)
Comedy | Horror
Stars:
Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell and David Tennant-
Storyline

A remake of the 1985 original, teenager Charley Brewster (Yelchin) guesses that his new neighbor Jerry Dandrige (Farrell) is a vampire responsible for a string of recent deaths. When no one he knows believes him, he enlists Peter Vincent (Tennant), a self proclaimed vampire killer and Las Vegas magician, to help him take down Jerry.

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)

Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Stars:
Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde-
Storyline

The Old West.. where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world. 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been...

One Day (2011)

One Day (2011)
Drama | Romance-
Stars:
Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess and Patricia Clarkson-
Storyline

Emma and Dexter meet on the night of their university graduation. We see them every year on the anniversary of that date - July 15th. Emma is smart but success doesn't come quickly for her, whereas for Dexter, success and women come very easily. Through the years they grow apart as their lives take different directions and they meet other people. But as they grow apart from those other people and their lives start taking opposite directions again, Emma and Dexter find that they belong with each other.

The Help (2011)

The Help (2011)-
Drama-
Stars:
Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer-
Storyline

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times.