With Valentine's Day approaching, the studios are hoping for big numbers at the box office. Screen Gems' romantic drama The Vow is clearly aiming for couples this weekend, while Universal's action thriller Safe House is also looking to get heart rates up, and New Line's Journey to the Center of the Earth sequel Journey 2: The Mysterious Island will be just right for families looking for adventure.
Quite a few films will open in limited release this weekend, including the Woody Harrelson film Rampart and Liza Johnson's Return. Ewan McGregor and Eva Green's sci-fi romance The Perfect Sense also opens this weekend, as do the foreign language films In Darkness and The Turin Horse, and Oscar nominee Chico & Rita.
Safe House
Directed by: Daniel Espinosa
Starring: Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Vera Farmiga
Synopsis: A young CIA agent must guard a fugitive, but when the safe house is attacked, they both end up on the run.
Rated: R
The Vow
Directed by: Michael Sucsy
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange, Sam Neill
Synopsis: After a car accident, a young woman can't remember the last five years of her life, including her husband.
Rated: PG-13
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Directed by: Brad Peyton
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine
Synopsis: A young man's search for his grandfather leads him to a mythical island that no one thought existed.
Rated: PG
Rampart (Limited Release)
Directed by: Oren Moverman
Starring: Woody Harrelson, Ben Foster, Sigourney Weaver
Synopsis: A veteran police officer struggles to provide for his family in 1999 Los Angeles.
Rated: R
In Darkness (Limited Release)
Directed by: Agnieszka Hollans
Starring: Robert Wieckiewicz, Benno Furmann
Synopsis: Leopold Soha risks his life to save Jewish refugees in Nazi-occupied Poland.
Rated: R
The Perfect Sense (Limited Release)
Directed by: David Mackenzie
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Stephen Dillane, Connie Nielsen
Synopsis: A dangerous epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.
Rated: NR
The Turin Horse (Limited Release)
Directed by: Bela Tarr, Agnes Hranitzky
Starring: Janos Derzsi, Erika Bok, Mihaly Kormos
Synopsis: A rural farmer's existence centers around the survival of his horse.
Rated: NR
Chico & Rita (Limited Release)
Directed by: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba
Starring: Ema Xor Ona, Limara Meneses, Mario Guerra
Synopsis: A pianist and a singer are united by music and romance even as heartache threatens.
Rated: NR
Return (Limited Release)
Directed by: Liza Johnson
Starring: Linda Cardellini, Michael Shannon, John Slattery
Synopsis: A solder returns to her family after a tour of duty and struggles to regain her former life.
Rated: NR
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