The King's Speech (2010)

Release Date:
10 December 2010

Director:
Tom Hooper

Genres:
Drama/History

Plot:
The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.

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Life as We Know It (2010)

Release Date:
8 October 2010

Director:
Greg Berlanti

Genres:
Comedy/Drama

Plot:
Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.

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Unstoppable (2010)

Release Date:
12 November 2010

Director:
Tony Scott

Genres:
Action/Drama/Thriller

Plot:
With an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.

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A Christmas Carol (2009)

Release Date:
6 November 2009

Writers:
Charles Dickens (novel), Robert Zemeckis (screenplay)

Genres:
Animation/Drama/Family/Fantasy

Plot:
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

Release Date:
17 November 2000

Director:
Ron Howard

Genres:
Comedy/Family/Fantasy

Plot:
Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a creature intent on stealing Christmas.