Now Playing Synopsis: A top detective uncovers a massive conspiracy while pursuing an elusive criminal in this glossy action thriller from director Eran Creevy and executive producer Ridley Scott. Three years ago, notorious thief Jacob Sternwood (Mark Strong) slipped through Detective Max Lewinski's fingers. To this day, Lewinski (James McAvoy) remains haunted by his failure to put Sternwood behind bars. When Sternwood's son is admitted to a London hospital with a gunshot wound, however, Lewinski knows the boy's father will show up to spring him. Now, as Lewinski probes deeper into Sternwood's past than ever before, it quickly becomes apparent he's just a minor cog in a much bigger machine. Peter Mullan and David Morrissey co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: James McAvoy, Mark Strong, Andrea Riseborough, Peter Mullan Movie Details Play Trailer
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Now Playing Synopsis: A thieving art auctioneer seeks the help of an alluring hypnotherapist in order to repair his damaged memory and recover the treasured Goya painting that he stashed following a brazen heist in this kinetic thriller reteaming Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle with Trainspotting and Shallow Grave screenwriter John Hodge. Adapted from the 2001 made-for-television feature by writer/director Joe Ahearne (who collaborated with Hodge on the screenplay), Trance finds prominent art auctioneer Simon (James McAvoy) dealing with brain damage after he teams with crime boss Franck (Vincent Cassel) to steal a Goya from an auction, then tries unsuccessfully to double-cross his fierce accomplice. In response, Franck knocks Simon unconscious with a vicious blow to the skull, wiping out any memory concerning the whereabouts of the prized painting. When Simon claims to have no recollection of where he hid the stolen masterpiece, Franck and his crew grudgingly agree to let powerful hypnotherapist Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson) try and pinpoint its location. Now, the deeper Elizabeth probes into Simon's subconscious, the more complex the mystery seems to grow. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson Movie Details Play Trailer
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Now Playing Synopsis: A thieving art auctioneer seeks the help of an alluring hypnotherapist in order to repair his damaged memory and recover the treasured Goya painting that he stashed following a brazen heist in this kinetic thriller reteaming Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle with Trainspotting and Shallow Grave screenwriter John Hodge. Adapted from the 2001 made-for-television feature by writer/director Joe Ahearne (who collaborated with Hodge on the screenplay), Trance finds prominent art auctioneer Simon (James McAvoy) dealing with brain damage after he teams with crime boss Franck (Vincent Cassel) to steal a Goya from an auction, then tries unsuccessfully to double-cross his fierce accomplice. In response, Franck knocks Simon unconscious with a vicious blow to the skull, wiping out any memory concerning the whereabouts of the prized painting. When Simon claims to have no recollection of where he hid the stolen masterpiece, Franck and his crew grudgingly agree to let talented hypnotherapist Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson) try and pinpoint its location. Now, the deeper Elizabeth probes into Simon's subconscious, the more complex the mystery seems to grow. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson Movie Details Play Trailer
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Now Playing Synopsis: A thieving art auctioneer seeks the help of an alluring hypnotherapist in order to repair his damaged memory and recover the treasured Goya painting that he stashed following a brazen heist in this kinetic thriller reteaming Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle with Trainspotting and Shallow Grave screenwriter John Hodge. Adapted from the 2001 made-for-television feature by writer/director Joe Ahearne (who collaborated with Hodge on the screenplay), Trance finds prominent art auctioneer Simon (James McAvoy) dealing with brain damage after he teams with crime boss Franck (Vincent Cassel) to steal a Goya from an auction, then tries unsuccessfully to double-cross his fierce accomplice. In response, Franck knocks Simon unconscious with a vicious blow to the skull, wiping out any memory concerning the whereabouts of the prized painting. When Simon claims to have no recollection of where he hid the stolen masterpiece, Franck and his crew grudgingly agree to let talented hypnotherapist Elizabeth (Rosario Dawson) try and pinpoint its location. Now, the deeper Elizabeth probes into Simon's subconscious, the more complex the mystery seems to grow. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi Cast: James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, Rosario Dawson Movie Details Play Trailer
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...book. It is kind of nice to know the futures of the characters you're seeing on screen. We know Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) won't be running around on those legs forever. We know he won't always have that head of hair. The former means...
'Wanted: 2-Disc Special Edition' Cube rat and lifelong doormat Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is actually an inhumanly gifted assassin. He just doesn't know it yet. "Wanted" explains the how and why of Wesley's...
...But the Tallis household is more enlightened than that. The lord of the manor has decided that Robbie the gardener (James McAvoy) has the makings of a doctor, and has arranged for his higher education. The daughters of the house are fond of him...
Opens Friday, Jul 18, 2014 Synopsis: The early days of the X-Men are continued in this Marvel Studios production once again following the exploits of Marvel's favorite mutants. Bryan Singer returns to the series to direct from a script by Matthew Vaughn. X-Men: First Class' James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicholas Hoult are joined by returning franchise cast members Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, and Hugh Jackman in this 20th Century Fox production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman Movie Details
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...red muck are not the most graphic of the bloody moments in "Wanted." That honor goes to the sequence that features James McAvoy's Wesley Gibson running through a room firing his gun while said gun is lodged firmly into the skull of a bad guy...
...75% (take the family!) "Wanted" (June 27th) "I want you to curve the bullet," says Morgan Freeman to James McAvoy. So, yes, there will be bullets curving and hitting targets anyway. Basically, this will be the most ridiculous...
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