Action or Things To Watch Movies

G-Force -

Starring: Bill Nighy, Zach Galifianakis, Sam Rockwell, Tracy Morgan
Armed with the latest high-tech spy gear, a guinea pig named Darwin (Sam Rockwell) and his team of specially trained rodents are often the last line of defense against chaos and destruction. But when the government shuts them down and ships them off to a pet shop, Darwin and his gang will have to find a way to break out and prevent a mad billionaire (Bill Nighy) from taking over the world.

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Picture Show @ Bloomingdale

324 West Army Trail Road - Bloomingdale

Cinemark Movies 10

2601 Plainfield Road - Joliet

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra -

Starring: Channing Tatum, Dennis Quaid, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston
Armed with the latest in military and spy technology, the team of elite soldiers known as G.I. Joe travel around the globe to wherever their services are needed. In their latest assignment Gen. Hawk (Dennis Quaid), Duke (Channing Tatum) and the rest of the G.I. Joe team take on Destro (Christopher Eccleston), a corrupt arms dealer, and fight the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization.

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Bensenville 2 Theater

9 S. Center St. - Bensenville

Picture Show @ Bloomingdale

324 West Army Trail Road - Bloomingdale

Shorts -

Starring: Jon Cryer, William Macy, Leslie Mann, James Spader
In the little town of Black Falls, every house looks the same and almost everyone works for Black Box Unlimited Worldwide Industries, purveyors of a device that is sweeping the nation. Toe Johnson, 11, is unimpressed with the company and its wares; he just wants a few friends. Then, a wish-granting rock falls from the sky and changes everything. The town swarms with wishes gone amok, but the trouble really begins when adults get their hands on the rock.

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Bensenville 2 Theater

9 S. Center St. - Bensenville

Picture Show @ Bloomingdale

324 West Army Trail Road - Bloomingdale

Pandorum -

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue
Astronauts Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster) awake in a hypersleep chamber with no memory of who they are or what their mission might be. While Payton stays behind to monitor the radio transmitter, Bower ventures out of the chamber into the seemingly abandoned spaceship. The men quickly realize that they are not alone, and that the fate of mankind hinges on what they do next.

Astro Boy -

Starring: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy
In futuristic Metro City, a brilliant scientist named Tenma builds Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore), a robotic child with super strength, x-ray vision and the ability to fly. Astro Boy sets out to explore the world and find acceptance, and learns what being human is all about. Upon learning that his friends and family in Metro City are in danger, Astro Boy must utilize his incredible powers to save everyone and everything he loves.

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Kerasotes Chicago City North 14

2600 N. Western Ave. - Chicago

Logan Theatre

2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (Logan Square)

2012 -

Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt

Today's Showtimes:

Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 20 & IMAX

300 Parkway Drive - Lincolnshire

Regal Lake Zurich 12

755 S. Rand Road - Lake Zurich

Surrogates -

Starring: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe
In the near future, people live their lives free of pain, danger and complications through robotic representations of themselves, called surrogates. When the first murder in more than a decade rocks this near-perfect society, FBI Agent Greer (Bruce Willis) discovers a vast conspiracy and must abandon his own surrogate to solve the crime, risking his own life in the process.

Today's Showtimes:

AMC South Barrington 30

170 Studio Drive - South Barrington

Marcus Gurnee Cinema

6144 Grand Ave. - Gurnee

Avatar -

Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez
On a lush planet called Pandora live the Na'vi -- beings who appear primitive, but are actually highly evolved. Because Pandora's environment is poisonous, human-Na'vi hybrids, called Avatars, are linked to human minds, allowing for free movement on Pandora. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a paralyzed ex-Marine, is made whole again through one such Avatar, and falls in love with a Na'vi woman (Zoe Saldana) . As his bond with her grows, he is drawn into a battle for the survival of her world.

Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience -

Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez
On a lush planet called Pandora live the Na'vi -- beings who appear primitive, but are actually highly evolved. Because Pandora's environment is poisonous, human-Na'vi hybrids, called Avatars, are linked to human minds, allowing for free movement on Pandora. Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), a paralyzed ex-Marine, is made whole again through one such Avatar, and falls in love with a Na'vi woman (Zoe Saldana) . As his bond with her grows, he is drawn into a battle for the survival of her world.