Zero Dark Thirty

1. Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden becomes one of the most-wanted men on the planet. The worldwide manhunt for the terrorist leader occupies the resources and attention of two U.S. presidential administrations. Ultimately, it is the work of a dedicated female operative (Jessica Chastain) that proves instrumental in finally locating bin Laden. In May 2011, Navy SEALs launch a nighttime strike, killing bin Laden in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
3. Initial release: December 19, 2012 (USA)
4. Director: Kathryn Bigelow
5. Running time: 157 minutes
6. Screenplay: Mark Boal
7. Awards: Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Gangster Squad

1. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mobster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) has 1949 Los Angeles in an iron fist, as he accumulates a fortune from drugs, prostitution and gambling. Cohen has an army of paid goons at his disposal, but he also has certain policemen and politicians in his pocket. It's enough to intimidate even the bravest cop, until Los Angeles Police Department mavericks, Sgts. John O'Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), form a secret crew to bring Cohen to justice.
3. Initial release: 2013 (USA)
4. Director: Ruben Fleischer
5. Running time: 113 minutes
6. Adapted from: Gangster Squad
7. Cinematography: Dion Beebe

Jack the Giant Slayer

1. When young farmhand Jack (Nicholas Hoult) unwittingly opens a portal between his realm and a race of giants, it rekindles an ancient war. Roaming Earth for the first time in centuries, the fearsome giants seek to reclaim the land they lost long ago. Jack has to face an army of foes that he thought existed only in legend, but through his arduous fight for the kingdom and its people, he may win the love of a brave princess, perhaps becoming a legend himself.
3. Initial release: March 1, 2013 (USA)
4. Director: Bryan Singer
5. Running time: 114 minutes
6. Initial DVD release: June 18, 2013 (USA)
7. Genres: Fantasy, Adventure Film

Valkyrie

1. Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) serves Germany with loyalty and pride but fears that Hitler will destroy his country if allowed to run unchecked. With time running out for Germany and the rest of Europe, von Stauffenberg joins a group of like-minded, high-ranking men who want to overthrow the Nazi regime from within. With everything he holds dear in the balance, von Stauffenberg becomes the trigger man in a plot to assassinate the evil dictator.
3. Initial release: December 25, 2008 (USA)
4. Director: Bryan Singer
5. Awards: BMI Film Music Award
6. Production companies: Bad Hat Harry Productions,United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Cruise/Wagner Productions
7. Genres: Political drama, Political thriller, Thriller, Historical drama, Drama, War film

Rock of Ages

1. The songs of Journey, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard and other artists underscore a tale of big dreams in Hollywood. Soon after hopping off a bus from the Midwest, aspiring singer Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) immediately finds herself in trouble. Coming to her rescue is Drew (Diego Boneta), a bar-back at the legendary club the Bourbon Room. With stars in their eyes, the young lovers chase their dreams, but a misunderstanding involving rock god Stacee Jaxx (Tom Cruise) threatens to tear them apart.
3. Initial release: June 13, 2012 (Republic of Ireland)
4. Director: Adam Shankman
5. Running time: 136 minutes
6. Music composed by: Peer Åström
7. Featured songs: Cherry Pie, Bringin' On the Heartbreak

Oblivion

1. n the year 2077, Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) works as a security repairman on an Earth left empty and devastated after a war with aliens. Jack has two weeks left before his mission ends and he joins his fellow survivors on a faraway colony. However, Jack's concept of reality comes crashing down after he rescues a beautiful stranger (Olga Kurylenko) from a downed spacecraft. The woman's arrival triggers a chain of events that culminates in Jack's nearly single-handed battle to save mankind.
3. Initial release: April 10, 2013 (Belgium)
4. Director: Joseph Kosinski
5. Running time: 124 minutes
6. Featured song: Oblivion
7. Music composed by: Joseph Trapanese, Anthony Gonzalez, M83

Abduction

1. For many years, Nathan Harper (Taylor Lautner) has had the uneasy feeling that life with his family isn't quite what it seems. His fears come true when he finds a picture of himself as a youngster on a missing-persons website, proof that the people he's called mom and dad his whole life are not his real parents. As he draws close to uncovering his true identity, Nathan becomes the target of assassins, forcing him to flee with his neighbor, Karen (Lily Collins), the only person he can now trust.
3. Initial release: August 23, 2011 (Australia)
4. Director: John Singleton
5. Music composed by: Edward Shearmur
6. Screenplay: Shawn Christensen
7. Genres: Action, Thriller, Mystery, Action Film

Sniper 2

1. The CIA recruits Thomas Beckett (Tom Berenger), a former Marine sniper who lost his trigger finger but can still fire a weapon with an unorthodox technique, to assassinate a Serbian military leader. His help includes Cole (Bokeem Woodbine), an ex-con and Army sniper, and Serbian freedom fighter Sophia (Erika Marozsán). While the killing goes as planned, the general's soldiers manage to track down the fleeing team. Cole is captured, but Beckett formulates a plan to free him.
3. Initial release: March 18, 2003
4. Director: Craig R. Baxley
5. Running time: 91 minutes
6. Initial DVD release: March 11, 2003
7. Genres: Thriller, Action Thriller, Action/Adventure, War film, Action Film

Shooter

1. A top Marine sniper, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), leaves the military after a mission goes horribly awry and disappears without a trace. Swagger is coaxed back into service after high-profile government officials convince him to help thwart a plot against the President of the United States. Swagger realizes he has been betrayed and becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt. Instead of hiding, he seeks revenge against some of the most powerful and corrupt leaders in the free world.
3. Initial release: March 8, 2007 (Westwood)
4. Director: Antoine Fuqua
5. Story by: Stephen Hunter
6. Screenplay: Jonathan Lemkin
7. Adapted from: Point of Impact