New Movie Releases April 22nd, 2011

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on April 22nd, 2011, including both wide and limited movie releases.

African Cats: Kingdom of Courage

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson
Plot: Documentary that two African cat families as they raise their cubs and teach them to survive the wild.

Angels Crest

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gaby Dellal
Actors: Colin A. Campbell, Ameko Eks Mass Carroll, Rachel Clentworth, Lynn Collins, Thomas Dekker, Kate Walsh
Plot: A young boy wanders away from his fathers truck during the first snow at Angels Crest and a frantic search uncovers his frozen body. Following the tragedy, the town is divided as the prosecutor goes after the father.

Attenberg

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari
Actors: Ariane Labed, Giorgos Lanthimos, Vangelis Mourikis, Evangelia Randou
Plot: Marina's life in a drab factory town revolves around caring for her ailing father and hanging out with her one and only friend, promiscuous Bella. The arrival of a visiting engineer may be the spark Marina needs in her life in order to escape and talk on the challenges of adulthood.

The Bang Bang Club

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steven Silver
Actors: Malin Akerman, Ryan Phillippe, Taylor Kitsch, Patrick Lyster, Frank Rautenbach, Neels Van Jaarsveld
Plot: Based on true events: four combat photographers capture and live the experience of the final days of apartheid in South Africa.

Beyond the Black Rainbow

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Panos Cosmatos
Actors: Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry, Rondel Reynoldson, Chris Gauthier
Plot: A woman under constant sedation makes it her mission to escape from Arboria - part prison, part commune, where she is being held.

Cougar Hunting

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robin Blazak
Actors: Matt Prokop, Randy Wayne, Jillian Murray, Robin Blazak, Lara Flynn Boyle, Vanessa Angel

Grave Encounters

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: The Vicious Brothers
Actors: Sean Rogerson, Juan Riedinger, Ashleigh Gryzko, Mackenzie Gray, Bob Rathie, Ben Wilkinson
Plot: The members of a ghost-hunting reality program get more than they bargained for when they're locked in for the night at Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital - where the ghosts are very real and have no intention of letting the crew leave.

I'm Glad My Mother is Alive ( Je suis heureux que ma mère soit vivante )

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 1.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Miller, Nathan Miller
Actors: Vincent Rottiers, Sophie Cattani, Christine Citti, Yves Verhoeven, Maxime Renard, Olivier Guéritée
Plot: A troubled teen who was given up for adoption starts on a quest to find his birth mother. When he succeeds in tracking her down, the years of emptiness and loneliness eventually drive him to an act of madness.

Incendies

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Actors: Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette, Rémy Girard, Abdelghafour Elaaziz, Allen Altman
Plot: Based on the play by Wajdi Mouawad, a mother's dying wish sends twins Jeanne and Simon to the Middle East to uncover their roots - where the find answers that span the depths of hatred, war and overcoming it all for love.

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen ( Jing mo fung wan: Chen Zhen )

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wai-keung Lau
Actors: Donnie Yen, Qi Shu, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Yasuaki Kurata, Karl Dominik, Ryu Kohata
Plot: Seven years ago Chen Zhen was shot after discovering who was behind his teacher's murder in Shanghai. Yet he did not die and returns to infiltrate the local mob while fighting crime by night as a caped fighter. He will not stop until everyone responsible has been dealt with.

Madea's Big Happy Family

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Tyler Perry
Actors: Bow Wow, Loretta Devine, Tyler Perry, Lauren London, Isaiah Mustafa, Natalie Desselle
Plot: It's up to Madea and Aunt Bam to bring a fractured family together when Shirley learns her health is fading.

The Ones You Love

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Daniel Burress
Actors: Monica Bojko, Daniel Burress, Avia Bushyhead, Jonathan Chang, Dan Colman, Michael Epp

Place in Between, The ( Notre étrangère )

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sarah Bouyain
Actors: Dorylia Calmel, Assita Ouédraogo, Nathalie Richard, Blandine Yaméogo, Nadine Kambou Yéri

Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Morgan Spurlock
Actors: Morgan Spurlock
Plot: Morgan Spurlock, using the power of advertising, branding and product placement, makes a documentary about the ways that advertising, branding and product placement is now taken as a part of life and how movies, television and every other available media slips it in however they can.

The Reunion

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jeff Stewart
Actors: Kirk Ponton, Michael Chase Toretto, Ronnie Armani, Raine Brown, Danny Pennacchi, Robert Werner

Rid of Me

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Westby
Actors: Katie O'Grady, John Keyser, Storm Large, Melik Malkasian, Betty Moyer, Geno Romo

Stake Land

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jim Mickle
Actors: Danielle Harris, Kelly McGillis, Connor Paolo, Michael Cerveris, Bonnie Dennison, Adam Scarimbolo
Plot: In a dark future, vampire-like creatures are making their way north across America, devouring everything in their path. A hunter and an orphan are trying to make it to New Eden, a monster-free zone, while battling the creatures - and cults - that stand in their way.

The Swell Season

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins, Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Actors: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová
Plot: Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová found fame after their collaboration in the film Once ended with an Oscar win. Yet their romance will be tested by a grueling two-year tour and they will have to learn how to balance their love with the turmoil of being on the road.

Textuality

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Warren P. Sonoda
Actors: Jason Lewis, Carly Pope, Eric McCormack, Liam Card, Kris Holden-Ried, Kristen Hager

TT3D: Closer to the Edge

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard De Aragues
Actors: Guy Martin, Ian Hutchinson, John McGuinness, Michael Dunlop, Keith Amor, Bruce Anstey
Plot: The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is the ultimate, and most deadly, motorcycle race in the world. It tests a rider mentally and physically - and some cannot take the toll. This documentary examines both legends and the current crop of riders who brave this test and their reasons behind riding.

Underwater Love ( Onna no kappa )

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Fantasy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shinji Imaoka
Actors: Mutsuo Yoshioka, Emi Nishimura, Sawa Masaki, Yoshirô Umezawa, Fumio Moriya, Ai Narita
Plot: An erotic musical that features a woman in a listless relationship who comes across a mythical Kappa - who she realizes is a young man she knew before he drowned. Hiding him, she finds herself attracted to him and engages in a passionate affair.

Water for Elephants

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Francis Lawrence
Actors: Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, James Frain, Hal Holbrook, Paul Schneider
Plot: After the death of his parents a veterinary student gives up on school and joins a traveling circus as their personal vet.

When Harry Tries to Marry

Theatrical Release Date: 04/22/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nayan Padrai
Actors: Rahul Rai, Stefanie Estes, Freishia Bomanbehram, Osvaldo Hernandez, Caitlin Gold, Grant Kretchik
Plot: After his parents divorce, Harry is determined not to be trapped in a relationship bound for divorce. He seeks advice from his match-making uncle, who sets him on a path towards a traditional arranged marriage, but when he starts to fall for his friend Theresa, he must decide which relationship he will stick with.

Hideaways

Theatrical Release Date: 04/21/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Agnès Merlet
Actors: Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Treadaway, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Susan Lynch, Stuart Graham, Kate O'Toole
Plot: Two young people, one boy with powers and a girl with an incurable disease, take refuge
in a forest to avoid the rest of the world and understand what´s happening with them.

Semper Fi: Always Faithful

Theatrical Release Date: 04/21/2011
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tony Hardmon, Rachel Libert
Actors: Jerry Ensminger

The Bleeding House

Theatrical Release Date: 04/20/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Philip Gelatt
Actors: Patrick Breen, Alexandra Chando, Betsy Aidem, Richard Bekins, Charlie Hewson, Nina Lisandrello
Plot: A stranger enters a secluded country house with bad intentions and gets more than he bargained for when the family turns out to be far more dangerous than him.

Marathon Boy

Theatrical Release Date: 04/20/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Gemma Atwal
Actors: Budhia Singh, Biranchi Das

The Rude, the Mad, and the Funny

Theatrical Release Date: 04/20/2011
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David J. Garfield
Actors: Arthur Wahlberg, Jon Brandi, Ned Scannell, Susan Garibotto, Emma Gruttadauria, Sam Pannier

The Union

Theatrical Release Date: 04/20/2011
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Cameron Crowe
Actors: T-Bone Burnett, Elton John, Leon Russell

Close-Up

Theatrical Release Date: 04/19/2011
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jose E. Cruz Jr.
Actors: Shaun Paul Costello, Valentina Mohle, Alan Ruck, Ryan Dunn, Brian Anthony Wilson, Jacqui Schneider

Hyenas

Theatrical Release Date: 04/19/2011
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Eric Weston
Actors: Christa Campbell, Costas Mandylor, Costas Mandylor, Joshua Alba, Andrew James Allen, Bar Paly

Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure

Theatrical Release Date: 04/19/2011
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Michael Lembeck
Actors: Ashley Tisdale, Austin Butler, Cameron Goodman, Bradley Steven Perry, Alec Mapa, Jack Plotnick

Skew

Theatrical Release Date: 04/19/2011
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sevé Schelenz
Actors: Rob Scattergood, Amber Lewis, Richard Olak, Taneal Cutting, David MacAulay, Chadderton W. Thornton

Blood Canvas

Theatrical Release Date: 04/17/2011
Overall Rating: 1.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sridhar Ranganath
Actors: Brien Perry, Karin Duseva, Sarah Agor, Jaime Zevallos, Tiffany Pulvino, Christian Anderson

A Good Man

Theatrical Release Date: 04/17/2011
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bob Hercules, Gordon Quinn
Actors: Bill T. Jones, Nana Amoah, Lindsay Jones

Zokkomon

Theatrical Release Date: 04/17/2011
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Satyajit Bhatkal
Actors: Darsheel Safary, Anupam Kher, Manjari Fadnis, Akhil Mishra, Sheeba Chaddha, Tinnu Anand
Plot: An orphan neglected and forgotten is left for dead only to return - people regard him at first as a ghost and then as a superhero.

Beautiful Lies ( De vrais mensonges )

Theatrical Release Date: 04/16/2011
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Actors: Audrey Tautou, Nathalie Baye, Sami Bouajila, Stéphanie Lagarde, Judith Chemla, Cécile Boland

Big in Bollywood

Theatrical Release Date: 04/16/2011
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bill Bowles, Kenny Meehan
Actors: Omi Vaidya, Aamir Khan, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhay Vaidya, Bharati Vaidya

Big Picture, The ( homme qui voulait vivre sa vie, L' )

Theatrical Release Date: 04/16/2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Eric Lartigau
Actors: Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup, Branka Katic, Catherine Deneuve, Eric Ruf
Plot: A man has the seemingly perfect life: a cushy law firm job, the perfect family - wealth, success, glamor - but everything comes crashing down when he discovers his wife is having an affair with a local photographer. His jealousy erupts in a burst of rage - and, knowing his life as he knows it is over - he takes a new identity sets about reinventing his life.

Crushed Velvet

Theatrical Release Date: 04/16/2011
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Brian Skiba
Actors: Laurie Love, Nicola Victoria Buck, Noel Casler, Bivas Biswas, Rochelle Bohn, Gino Calabro

Pig

Theatrical Release Date: 04/16/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Henry Barrial
Actors: Rudolf Martin, Heather Ankeny, Keith Diamond, Ines Dali, Patrick Fabian, Steve Tom
Plot: A man awakens in the desert with no memory of his former life other than a nametag. After being nursed back to health he makes his way to L.A., determined to learn the truth - but he may not like what he finds.

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