List of American films of 2011
A list of American films released in 2011.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| 5 Days of War | Renny Harlin | Andy Garcia, Val Kilmer, Richard Coyle, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Rupert Friend, Johnathon Schaech, Dean Cain, Rade Šerbedžija, Antje Traue, Heather Graham | Action | RexMedia, Anchor Bay Entertainment, Media Rights Capital, Soundtrack by Trevor Rabin |
| 11-11-11 | Darren Lynn Bousman | Timothy Gibbs, Michael Landes, Wendy Glenn, Benjamin Cook, Lolo Herrero, Salome Jimenez, Brendan Price, Denis Rafter, Angela Rosal, Lluis Soler | Horror thriller | Big Air Studios, Rocket Releasing |
| 30 Minutes or Less | Ruben Fleischer | Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari, Nick Swardson, Michael Peña, Fred Ward | Adventure, Comedy | Columbia Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Media Rights Capital, Red Hour Films, MTV Films |
| 35 and Ticking | Russ Parr | Tamala Jones, Nicole Ari Parker, Keith Robinson, Darius McCrary, Dondre Whitfield, Jill Marie Jones, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Kevin Hart, Meagan Good | Romantic comedy | Image Entertainment |
| 50/50 | Jonathan Levine | Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anjelica Huston | Comedy-drama | Summit Entertainment, Mandate Pictures |
| Abduction | John Singleton | Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello, Sigourney Weaver | Action thriller | Lionsgate |
| The Adjustment Bureau | George Nolfi | Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, Shoreh Aghdashloo, John Slattery, Michael Kelly, Anthony Ruivivar, Terence Stamp | Romance, Science fiction, Thriller | Universal Pictures, Media Rights Capital Based on Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick |
| ' | Steven Spielberg | Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Tony Curran, Toby Jones, Gad Elmaleh, Mackenzie Crook, Daniel Mays, Kim Stengel, Sebastian Roché, Cary Elwes, Phillip Rhys, Ron Bottitta | Action-adventure, Fantasy | Paramount Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Nickelodeon Movies, WingNut Films Based on the comic books of the same name created by Hergé |
| African Cats | Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey | Centers around two families of lions and cheetahs who teach their cubs the ways of the wild in surviving the African savannah. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson | Nature documentary | Disneynature |
| ' | Mike Mitchell | Jason Lee, David Cross, Jenny Slate, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Christina Applegate, Anna Faris, Amy Poehler, Alan Tudyk | Family, Live-action | 20th Century Fox Preceded by ' |
| Another Earth | Mike Cahill | William Mapother, Brit Marling | Fantasy, Sci-fi drama | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Apollo 18 | Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego | Lloyd Owen, Warren Christie | Horror, Science fiction | Dimension Films |
| The Art of Getting By | Gavin Wiesen | Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards, Alicia Silverstone, Rita Wilson, Blair Underwood | Romantic comedy, Teen | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Arthur | Jason Winer | Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Nick Nolte, Luis Guzmán | Comedy | Warner Bros. Pictures Remake of the 1981 film of the same name |
| Arthur Christmas | Sarah Smith | James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen, Will Sasso, Ramona Marquez, Iain McKee, Joan Cusack, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Palin, Dominic West, Andy Serkis | Animated, Family, Fantasy | Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, Aardman Animations |
| ' | Paul Johansson | Taylor Schilling, Grant Bowler, Matthew Marsden, Edi Gathegi, Graham Beckel, Jsu Garcia, Jon Polito, Michael Lerner | Drama, Political thriller | Rocky Mountain Pictures Based on the novel of the same name by Ayn Rand |
| Bad Teacher | Jake Kasdan | Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, John Michael Higgins | Comedy | Columbia Pictures |
| ' | Jonathan Liebesman | Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Ramón Rodríguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ne-Yo and Michael Peña, Lucas Till, Joey King, Will Rothhaar, Nzinga Blake, Jim Parrack, Aisha Tyler, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Noel Fisher, Taylor Handley, Cory Hardrict | Action, Science fiction | Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media |
| Beastly | Daniel Barnz | Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer, Mary-Kate Olsen, Peter Krause, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Neil Patrick Harris | Fantasy romance | CBS Films Based on the novel of the same name by Alex Flinn |
| ' | Michael Rapaport | The life and legacy of A Tribe Called Quest, one of the most influential and groundbreaking musical groups in hip-hop history. | Documentary | Sony Pictures Classics |
| The Beaver | Jodie Foster | Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence | Black comedy | Summit Entertainment, Participant Media |
| Beginners | Mike Mills | Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Višnjić, Kai Lennox, Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos | Drama | Focus Features |
| A Better Life | Chris Weitz | Demián Bichir, José Julián | Drama | Summit Entertainment |
| ' | John Whitesell | Martin Lawrence, Brandon T. Jackson, Jessica Lucas, Tony Curran, Faizon Love, Sherri Shepherd, Portia Doubleday | Comedy, Crime | Regency Enterprises Preceded by Big Momma's House 2 |
| The Big Year | David Frankel | Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Rashida Jones, Anjelica Huston, Jim Parsons, Rosamund Pike, JoBeth Williams, Brian Dennehy, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Anderson, Tim Blake Nelson, Kevin Pollak, Joel McHale | Comedy | 20th Century Fox Based on The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik |
| Born to Be Wild 3D | David Lickley | A team of animal activists raise and rescue endangered orangutans and elephants to bring them back into the wild. Narrated by Morgan Freeman | Nature documentary | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| ' | Bill Condon | Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone, Julia Jones, Booboo Stewart, Billy Burke, Sarah Clarke, MyAnna Buring, Maggie Grace, Casey LaBow, Michael Sheen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Christopher Heyerdahl, Chaske Spencer, Christian Camargo, Mía Maestro | Fantasy romance | Summit Entertainment Based on Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer Preceded by ' |
| Bridesmaids | Paul Feig | Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O'Dowd, Jon Hamm, Matt Lucas | Comedy | Universal Pictures, Relativity Media |
| Buck | Cindy Meehl | The life, career, and philosophy of the real-life "horse whisperer" Buck Brannaman. | Documentary | Sundance Selects |
| ' | Tom Brady | Nick Swardson, Christina Ricci, Don Johnson, Stephen Dorff | Comedy | Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison |
| ' | Joe Johnston | Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, Neal McDonough, Derek Luke, Stanley Tucci, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Kenneth Choi, Toby Jones, Richard Armitage, J. J. Feild, Samuel L. Jackson | Superhero | Paramount Pictures, Marvel Studios Based on the comic book character of the same name by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon |
| Carnage | Roman Polanski | Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly | Black comedy | Sony Pictures Classics Based on God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza |
| Cars 2 | John Lasseter, Brad Lewis | Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Eddie Izzard, Jason Isaacs, Thomas Kretschmann, Joe Mantegna, Peter Jacobson, Tony Shalhoub, Guido Quaroni, Paul Dooley, John Ratzenberger, John Turturro, Jeff Gordon, Lewis Hamilton, Darrell Waltrip, Brent Musburger, David Hobbs, Bruce Campbell, John Lasseter, Franco Nero, Vanessa Redgrave, Michel Michelis, Bonnie Hunt, Cheech Marin, Jenifer Lewis, Michael Wallis, Lloyd Sherr, Sig Hansen, Jeff Garlin, Katherine Helmond | Animated, Family, Spy film | Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Preceded by Cars |
| Cedar Rapids | Miguel Arteta | Ed Helms, John C. Reilly, Anne Heche, Isiah Whitlock, Jr., Kurtwood Smith, Stephen Root, Mike O'Malley and Sigourney Weaver, Alia Shawkat, Rob Corddry, Thomas Lennon, Welker White, Steve Blackwood | Comedy | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Ceremony | Max Winkler | Michael Angarano, Uma Thurman, Reece Thompson, Lee Pace, Jake Johnson | Romantic comedy | Magnolia Pictures Premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival |
| The Change-Up | David Dobkin | Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin | Comedy | Universal Pictures, Relativity Media |
| The Chaperone | Stephen Herek | Paul "Triple H" Levesque, Ariel Winter, Kevin Corrigan, José Zúñiga, Yeardley Smith, Kevin Rankin, Enrico Colantoni | Comedy, Family | Samuel Goldwyn Films, WWE Studios |
| Colombiana | Olivier Megaton | Zoe Saldana, Jordi Mollà, Lennie James, Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis | Action | TriStar Pictures, Stage 6 Films |
| Conan the Barbarian | Marcus Nispel | Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Saïd Taghmaoui, Leo Howard, Bob Sapp, Ron Perlman, Steven O'Donnell, Nonso Anozie | Action-adventure, Fantasy | Lionsgate, Millennium Films Based on the character of the same name by Robert E. Howard |
| The Conspirator | Robert Redford | James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Evan Rachel Wood, Danny Huston, Justin Long, Colm Meaney, Tom Wilkinson | Historical drama | The American Film Company, Roadside Attractions |
| Contagion | Steven Soderbergh | Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Ehle, Sanaa Lathan, Amr Waked, John Hawkes, Demetri Martin | Action thriller | Warner Bros. Pictures, Participant Media |
| Courageous | Alex Kendrick | Alex Kendrick, Ken Bevel, Kevin Downes, Ben Davies, Renee Jewell, Elanor Brown, Robert Amaya, Angelita Nelson, David Howze, Tony "T.C." Stallings | Christian drama | TriStar Pictures, Sherwood Pictures |
| Cowboys & Aliens | Jon Favreau | Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Ana de la Reguera, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, Noah Ringer | Sci-fi western | Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg |
| Crazy, Stupid, Love. | Glenn Ficarra and John Requa | Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, John Carroll Lynch, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon, Analeigh Tipton, Liza Lapira, Joey King, Mekia Cox | Comedy | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| The Darkest Hour | Chris Gorak | Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor, Joel Kinnaman | Action thriller, Sci-fi horror | Summit Entertainment, Regency Enterprises |
| Dead Stop | Tommy Woodard | Lauren Brady, Mike Hardy, Trevor Snarr | Horror film | Image Entertainment |
| The Debt | John Madden | Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Jesper Christensen, Marton Csokas, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson | Drama, Spy thriller | Focus Features, Miramax. Remake of the 2007 Israeli film of the same name by Assaf Bernstein |
| The Descendants | Alexander Payne | George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Beau Bridges, Judy Greer, Matthew Lillard | Comedy-drama | Fox Searchlight Pictures Based on the novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings |
| The Devil's Double | Lee Tamahori | Dominic Cooper, Philip Quast, Ludivine Sagnier, Mimoun Oaïssa, Mehmet Ferda | Action drama | Lions Gate Entertainment Based on the novel of the same name by Latif Yahia |
| ' | David Bowers | Zachary Gordon, Devon Bostick, Rachael Harris, Robert Capron, Steve Zahn | Comedy, Family | 20th Century Fox Based on the by Jeff Kinney Preceded by Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
| The Dilemma | Ron Howard | Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah | Dramedy | Universal Pictures |
| Dirty Girl | Abe Sylvia | Juno Temple, Milla Jovovich, William H. Macy, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam and introducing Jeremy Dozier | Comedy | The Weinstein Company |
| Dolphin Tale | Charles Martin Smith | Harry Connick, Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehldorff, Morgan Freeman | Drama, Family | Warner Bros. Pictures, Alcon Entertainment |
| Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | Troy Nixey | Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson | Horror | FilmDistrict, Miramax Films Remake of the 1973 ABC made-for-television film of the same name |
| The Double | Michael Brandt | Richard Gere, Topher Grace, Stephen Moyer, Odette Yustman, Stana Katic, Chris Marquette, Tamer Hassan and Michael Sheen | Spy film | Hyde Park Entertainment |
| Dream House | Jim Sheridan | Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Marton Csokas, Elias Koteas, Jane Alexander, Taylor Geare, Rachel G. Fox, Mark Wilson, Jonathan Potts, Lynne Griffin, Gregory Smith, Chris Owens, Sarah Gadon | Horror | Universal Pictures, Morgan Creek Productions |
| Drive | Nicolas Winding Refn | Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman, Oscar Isaac, Albert Brooks | Action drama | FilmDistrict Based on the book of the same name by James Sallis |
| Drive Angry | Patrick Lussier | Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke, Charlotte Ross, Christa Campbell, Tom Atkins, Katy Mixon, Todd Farmer David Morse | Action thriller | Summit Entertainment |
| ' | Kevin Munroe | Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, Anita Briem, Peter Stormare, Taye Diggs | Action, Horror comedy | Freestyle Releasing, Hyde Park Entertainment, Platinum Studios, Omnilab Media Based on the Italian comic series Dylan Dog by Tiziano Sclavi |
| The Eagle | Kevin Macdonald | Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Donald Sutherland, Mark Strong | Adventure, Historical drama | Focus Features Based on The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff |
| Everything Must Go | Dan Rush | Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Michael Peña, Christopher C. J. Wallace, Glenn Howerton, Stephen Root, Laura Dern | Comedy-drama | Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions |
| Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close | Stephen Daldry | Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Thomas Horn, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, John Goodman, Jeffrey Wright, James Gandolfini | Drama | Warner Bros. Pictures Based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran Foer |
| Fast Five | Justin Lin | Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Matt Schulze, Sung Kang, Dwayne Johnson | Action thriller | Universal Pictures Preceded by Fast & Furious |
| Father of Invention | Trent Cooper | Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville, with Craig Robinson and Virginia Madsen, Michael Rosenbaum, John Stamos, Rhoda Griffis, Jack McGee, Danny Comden | Comedy-drama | Anchor Bay Films |
| Fear of a Black Republican | Kevin Williams | Documentary | Shamrock Stine Productions | |
| Final Destination 5 | Steven Quale | Nicholas D'Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Arlen Escarpeta, with David Koechner and Tony Todd, P. J. Byrne, Courtney B. Vance, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood | Supernatural horror, Thriller | New Line Cinema Preceded by The Final Destination |
| Footloose | Craig Brewer | Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid | Dance, Dramedy, Romance | Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, MTV Films Remake of the 1984 film of the same name |
| Friends with Benefits | Will Gluck | Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Bryan Greenberg, Richard Jenkins, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Nolan Gould, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Shaun White | Romantic comedy | Screen Gems |
| Fright Night | Craig Gillespie | Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Lisa Loeb, Dave Franco, Sandra Vergara | Horror comedy | Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures Remake of the 1985 Tom Holland film of the same name |
| From Prada to Nada | Angel Gracia | Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Nicholas D'Agosto, April Bowlby, Kuno Becker, Adriana Barraza | Drama, Romantic comedy | Lionsgate Based on Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen |
| The Future | Miranda July | Hamish Linklater, Miranda July, David Warshofsky, Isabella Acres, Joe Putterlik | Drama | Roadside Attractions |
| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | David Fincher | Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Berkoff, Robin Wright, Yorick van Wageningen, Joely Richardson | Drama, Thriller | Columbia Pictures, MGM Pictures Based on the Swedish novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson |
| ' | Kevin Tancharoen | Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss, Ashley Fink, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Heather Morris, Chord Overstreet, Amber Riley, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Harry Shum, Jr., Jenna Ushkowitz, Gwyneth Paltrow | Concert | 20th Century Fox |
| Gnomeo and Juliet | Kelly Asbury | James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Jason Statham, Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Stephen Merchant, Matt Lucas, Jim Cummings, Julie Walters, Richard Wilson, Ozzy Osbourne, Dolly Parton, Hulk Hogan | Animated, Family | Touchstone Pictures, Starz Animation |
| A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck | Jason Sudeikis, Leslie Bibb, Lake Bell, Michelle Borth, Nick Kroll, Tyler Labine, Angela Sarafyan, Lindsay Sloane, Martin Starr, Lucy Punch and Will Forte | Comedy | Samuel Goldwyn Films, Stage 6 Films |
| The Good Doctor | Lance Daly | Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Taraji P. Henson, Rob Morrow, Michael Peña | Thriller | Fastnet Films |
| The Greatest Movie Ever Sold | Morgan Spurlock | A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement. | Documentary | Sony Pictures Classics, Stage 6 Films |
| The Green Hornet | Michel Gondry | Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron Diaz, Edward James Olmos, David Harbour, Tom Wilkinson, Edward Furlong | Comedy, Superhero | Columbia Pictures Based on the radio series of the same name by George W. Trendle |
| Green Lantern | Martin Campbell | Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett and Tim Robbins, Temuera Morrison, Taika Waititi, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan | Superhero | Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Entertainment, De Line Pictures Based on the comic book character of the same name |
| Hall Pass | Farrelly Brothers | Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis | Comedy | New Line Cinema |
| ' | Todd Phillips | Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong, Jeffrey Tambor, with Justin Bartha and Paul Giamatti | Comedy | Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Preceded by The Hangover |
| Hanna | Joe Wright | Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Tom Hollander, Olivia Williams, Jason Flemyng and Cate Blanchett | Action thriller | Focus Features |
| Happy Feet Two | George Miller | Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Alecia Moore, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Sofía Vergara, Hugo Weaving, Richard Carter, Common, Magda Szubanski, Anthony LaPaglia | Animated, Family | Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures Preceded by Happy Feet |
| Happythankyoumoreplease | Josh Radnor | Josh Radnor, Malin Åkerman, Kate Mara, Zoe Kazan, Pablo Schreiber, Tony Hale | Romantic comedy | Anchor Bay Films |
| ' | David Yates | Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, John Hurt, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Timothy Spall, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Julie Walters | Action-adventure, Fantasy | Warner Bros. Pictures Based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling Preceded by ' |
| The Heart Specialist | Dennis Cooper | Wood Harris, Zoe Saldana, Brian White, Mýa, Method Man, Jasmine Guy, Leon, Ed Asner, Jenifer Lewis, Terrence J, Marla Gibbs, Nephew Tommy | Romantic comedy | Freestyle Releasing |
| The Help | Tate Taylor | Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Anna Camp, Dana Ivey, Leslie Jordan, Brian Kerwin, Chris Lowell, David Oyelowo, Sissy Spacek, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel | Comedy-drama | Touchstone Pictures, DreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, Participant Media Based on the novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett |
| Hesher | Spencer Susser | Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Devin Brochu, Rainn Wilson and Natalie Portman, Piper Laurie | Drama | Newmarket Films |
| Higher Ground | Vera Farmiga | Vera Farmiga, Joshua Leonard, Norbert Leo Butz, Dagmara Dominczyk, John Hawkes, Bill Irwin, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Donna Murphy | Drama | Sony Pictures Classics Based on the memoir This Dark World by Carolyn Briggs |
| Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | Mike Disa | Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close, Patrick Warburton, Joan Cusack, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler, Andy Dick, David Ogden Stiers, Cory Edwards, Martin Short, Debra Wilson, Brad Garrett, Wayne Newton, David Alan Grier, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Rob Paulsen, Heidi Klum | Animated, Family | The Weinstein Company, Blue Yonder Films Preceded by Hoodwinked! |
| Hop | Tim Hill | James Marsden, Russell Brand, Kaley Cuoco, Hank Azaria, Gary Cole, Elizabeth Perkins, David Hasselhoff, Chelsea Handler, Hugh Laurie | Family, Live action | Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Illumination Entertainment |
| Horrible Bosses | Seth Gordon | Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, with Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell, Kevin Spacey, Donald Sutherland and Jamie Foxx | Black comedy | New Line Cinema |
| Hugo | Martin Scorsese | Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone, Emily Mortimer and Jude Law, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Michael Stuhlbarg, Marco Aponte, Frances de la Tour, Richard Griffiths, Johnny Depp | Adventure, Drama | Paramount Pictures, GK Films, Infinitum Nihil Based on The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick |
| I Am Number Four | D. J. Caruso | Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Callan McAuliffe, Kevin Durand | Sci-fi, Teen | DreamWorks Pictures Based on the novel of the same name by Pittacus Lore |
| I Don't Know How She Does It | Douglas McGrath | Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Christina Hendricks, Kelsey Grammer, Seth Meyers, Olivia Munn | Comedy | The Weinstein Company Based on the novel of the same name by Allison Pearson |
| I Melt with You | Mark Pellington | Thomas Jane, Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay, Carla Gugino, Tom Bower, Arielle Kebbel, Sasha Grey | Thriller | Magnolia Pictures |
| The Ides of March | George Clooney | Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright and Evan Rachel Wood | Political drama, Political thriller | Columbia Pictures Based on Farragut North by Beau Willimon |
| Immortals | Tarsem Singh | Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Luke Evans, Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz, Freida Pinto, Mickey Rourke | Action drama, Fantasy | Relativity |
| In Time | Andrew Niccol | Amanda Seyfried, Justin Timberlake, Alex Pettyfer, Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde, Matt Bomer, Johnny Galecki, Vincent Kartheiser, Elena Satine | Science fiction, Thriller | 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises |
| Inside Out | Artie Mandelberg | Paul "Triple H" Levesque, Michael Rapaport, Parker Posey, Julie White, Michael Cudlitz and Bruce Dern | Crime drama | Samuel Goldwyn Films, WWE Studios |
| Insidious | James Wan | Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey | Horror | Filmdistrict, Stage 6 Films, Alliance Films |
| J. Edgar | Clint Eastwood | Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts, Armie Hammer, Josh Lucas and Judi Dench, Damon Herriman, Ed Westwick, Jeffrey Donovan, Ken Howard, Stephen Root, Denis O'Hare, Geoff Pierson, Lea Thompson, Gunner Wright | Biopic, Drama | Warner Bros. Pictures, Imagine Entertainment |
| Jack and Jill | Dennis Dugan | Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes and Al Pacino | Comedy | Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison |
| Janie Jones | David M. Rosenthal | Abigail Breslin, Alessandro Nivola and Elisabeth Shue, Brittany Snow, Peter Stormare, Joel Moore, Frances Fisher, Frank Whaley, Rodney Eastman | Drama, Musical | Tribeca Film |
| Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | John Schultz | Heather Graham, Parris Mosteller, Preston Bailey, Garrett Ryan, Taylar Hender, Jaleel White, Jordana Betty | Family | Relativity Based on the book series of the same name by Megan McDonald |
| Jumping the Broom | Salim Akil | Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps, Meagan Good, Tasha Smith, Julie Bowen, Romeo Miller, DeRay Davis, Valarie Pettiford | Dramedy | TriStar Pictures |
| Just Go with It | Dennis Dugan | Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Brooklyn Decker, Nick Swardson, Nicole Kidman, Dave Matthews, Bailee Madison | Romantic comedy | Columbia Pictures, Happy Madison |
| ' | Jon Chu | Chronicles the life of teen sensation Justin Bieber and his career. Shows concert footage of his 2010 My World Tour. | Concert, Documentary | Paramount Pictures, MTV Films |
| Kill the Irishman | Jonathan Hensleigh | Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer, Christopher Walken, Linda Cardellini, Fionnula Flanagan, Jason Butler Harner, Vinnie Jones, Paul Sorvino, Marcus Thomas | Crime drama | Anchor Bay Films |
| Killer Elite | Gary McKendry | Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro, Dominic Purcell, Aden Young, Yvonne Strahovski, Ben Mendelsohn, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Grant Bowler, Matthew Nable | Action | Open Road Films, Omnilab Media Based on The Feather Men by Sir Ranulph Fiennes |
| Kung Fu Panda 2 | Jennifer Yuh | Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, James Hong, Jackie Chan, Victor Garber, Michelle Yeoh, Dennis Haysbert, Gary Oldman, Danny McBride, James Woods, Jean-Claude Van Damme | Animated, Family | Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation Preceded by Kung Fu Panda |
| Larry Crowne | Tom Hanks | Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Cedric the Entertainer, Taraji P. Henson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wilmer Valderrama, Pam Grier, Rita Wilson, George Takei, Rob Riggle | Comedy-drama | Universal Pictures, Playtone |
| Life in a Day | Kevin Macdonald | Shot by filmmakers all over the world through YouTube, it serves as a time capsule to show future generations what it was like to be alive on the 24th of July 2010. | Documentary | National Geographic Films, Scott Free Productions, YouTube Films |
| Like Crazy | Drake Doremus | Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Charlie Bewley, Alex Kingston, Oliver Muirhead, Finola Hughes, Chris Messina, Ben York Jones, Jamie Thomas King | Drama | Paramount Vantage |
| Limitless | Neil Burger | Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Robert De Niro, Andrew Howard, Anna Friel | Thriller | Relativity Based on The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn |
| The Lincoln Lawyer | Brad Furman | Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Peña, Frances Fisher, Bob Gunton, Bryan Cranston, William H. Macy | Mystery, Suspense thriller | Lionsgate Based on the novel of the same name by Michael Connelly |
| Lucky | Gil Cates, Jr. | Colin Hanks, Ari Graynor, Ann-Margret, Mimi Rogers, Jeffrey Tambor | Dark comedy | Phase 4 Films, Ten/Four Pictures |
| Machine Gun Preacher | Marc Forster | Gerard Butler, Michael Shannon, Michelle Monaghan, Souléymane Sy Savané, Madeline Carroll, Kathy Baker | Action, Biopic | Relativity Media |
| Madea's Big Happy Family | Tyler Perry | Loretta Devine, Shad "Bow Wow" Moss, David Mann, Cassi Davis, Tamela Mann, Lauren London, Isaiah Mustafa, Rodney Perry, Shannon Kane and Tyler Perry | Dramedy | Lionsgate Based on the play of the same name by Tyler Perry |
| Margaret | Kenneth Lonergan | Anna Paquin, J. Smith-Cameron, Jean Reno, Jeannie Berlin, Allison Janney, Matthew Broderick, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon, Kieran Culkin, Olivia Thirlby, John Gallagher, Jr., Rosemarie DeWitt, Matt Bush | Drama | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Margin Call | J.C. Chandor | Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons, Zachary Quinto, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Mary McDonnell, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci | Drama | Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions |
| Mars Needs Moms | Simon Wells | Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Elisabeth Harnois, Mindy Sterling, Joan Cusack | Animated, Sci-fi comedy | Walt Disney Pictures, ImageMovers Digital Based on the children's book of the same name by Berkeley Breathed |
| Martha Marcy May Marlene | Sean Durkin | Elizabeth Olsen, Brady Corbet, Hugh Dancy, John Hawkes, Louisa Krause, Sarah Paulson | Thriller | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| The Mechanic | Simon West | Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland | Action | CBS Films Remake of the 1972 film of the same name |
| Midnight in Paris | Woody Allen | Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Owen Wilson | Romantic comedy | Sony Pictures Classics |
| ' | Brad Bird | Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Samuli Edelmann, Anil Kapoor, Josh Holloway, Léa Seydoux, Tom Wilkinson | Action, Spy film | Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions Preceded by ' |
| Moneyball | Bennett Miller | Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright, Chris Pratt, Casey Bond, Stephen Bishop, Royce Clayton, David Hutchinson, Kathryn Morris | Drama, Sports | Columbia Pictures Based on ' by Michael Lewis |
| Money Matters | Ryan Richmond | Aunjanue Ellis, Terri Abney, James Whalen, Victoria Wallace, Jaben Early, London K. Powell, Michael S. Wright, Antonio Lamberti | Drama | a Ryan Richmond Film |
| Monte Carlo | Thomas Bezucha | Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, Cory Monteith, Andie MacDowell, Brett Cullen, Catherine Tate, Luke Bracey, Pierre Boulanger | Romantic comedy | 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises Based on Headhunters by Jules Bass |
| Mr. Popper's Penguins | Mark Waters | Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Philip Baker Hall, Angela Lansbury, Clark Gregg, Madeline Carroll, Maxwell Perry Cotton, Ophelia Lovibond, Dominic Chianese | Family | 20th Century Fox, Davis Entertainment, Central Casting Based on the children's book of the same name by Richard and Florence Atwater |
| The Muppets | James Bobin | Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones | Comedy, Musical | Walt Disney Pictures, Mandeville Films, The Muppets Studio Based on The Muppets by Jim Henson Preceded by Muppets from Space |
| The Music Never Stopped | Jim Kohlberg | J. K. Simmons, Lou Taylor Pucci, Cara Seymour, Julia Ormond, Tammy Blanchard, Mía Maestro, Scott Adsit, James Urbaniak | Drama | Roadside Attractions Based on The Last Hippie by Oliver Sacks |
| New Year's Eve | Garry Marshall | Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi, Abigail Breslin, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Zac Efron, Héctor Elizondo, Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Seth Meyers, Lea Michele, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, Til Schweiger, Hilary Swank, Sofía Vergara | Romantic comedy | New Line Cinema |
| Newlyweds | Edward Burns | Edward Burns, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Kerry Bishé, Marsha Dietlein | Comedy drama | Marlboro Road Gang |
| No Strings Attached | Ivan Reitman | Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Cary Elwes, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Lake Bell, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges | Romantic comedy | Paramount Pictures |
| One Day | Lone Scherfig | Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Romola Garai, Rafe Spall, Ken Stott, Patricia Clarkson, Jodie Whittaker, Jamie Sives, Georgia King | Romantic drama | Focus Features Based on the novel of the same name by David Nicholls |
| Our Idiot Brother | Jesse Peretz | Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Rashida Jones, Shirley Knight, T. J. Miller, Adam Scott | Dramedy | The Weinstein Company |
| ' | Andrew Rossi | Unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom yields a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity. | Documentary | Magnolia Pictures, Participant Media |
| Paranormal Activity 3 | Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman | Katie Featherston, Sprague Grayden, Brian Boland, Lauren Bittner, Christopher Nicholas Smith, Mark Fredrichs, Chloe Cserngey, Jessica Tyler Brown | Supernatural horror | Paramount Pictures Preceded by Paranormal Activity 2 |
| Paul | Greg Mottola | Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Sigourney Weaver, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, Jane Lynch, Jeffrey Tambor | Sci-fi comedy | Universal Pictures |
| Pearl Jam Twenty | Cameron Crowe | A rockumentary based on influential rock band Pearl Jam that marks their 20th anniversary in the year 2011. | Rockumentary | Vinyl Films |
| Peep World | Barry W. Blaustein | Judy Greer, Michael C. Hall, Taraji P. Henson, Kate Mara, Ron Rifkin, Ben Schwartz, Sarah Silverman, Lesley Ann Warren, Rainn Wilson | Comedy-drama | IFC Films |
| The Perfect Host | Nick Tomnay | David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Megahn Perry and Helen Reddy | Dark comedy, Thriller | Magnolia Pictures |
| ' | Rob Marshall | Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Kevin McNally and Geoffrey Rush | Action-adventure, Family | Walt Disney Pictures Preceded by ' |
| Priest | Scott Stewart | Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Plummer | Horror | Screen Gems Based on the Korean graphic novel series of the same name by Min-Woo Hyung |
| Prom | Joe Nussbaum | Aimee Teegarden, Nicholas Braun, Dean Norris, Danielle Campbell, Cameron Monaghan, Christine Elise McCarthy, Raini Rodriguez, Jere Burns, Aimee-Lynn Chadwick, Yin Chang, Allie Trimm, Jared Kusnitz, Thomas McDonell | Romantic comedy, Teen | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Puncture | Adam and Mark Kassen | Chris Evans, Mark Kassen, Brett Cullen, Marshall Bell, Michael Biehn, Jesse L. Martin, Roxanna Hope, Tess Parker, Kate Burton, Vinessa Shaw | Legal drama | Millennium Entertainment |
| Puss in Boots | Chris Miller | Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Walt Dohrn, Zeus Mendoza, Constance Marie | Adventure, Animated | Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks Animation |
| Rango | Gore Verbinski | Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone, Timothy Olyphant | Animated, Family, Western | Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies |
| Real Steel | Shawn Levy | Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie, James Rebhorn, Rima Fakih, Rick Yune | Action drama | DreamWorks Pictures Based on Steel by Richard Matheson |
| Red Riding Hood | Catherine Hardwicke | Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Virginia Madsen, Lukas Haas, Julie Christie | Fantasy romance, Horror | Warner Bros. Pictures Based on the folk tale Little Red Riding Hood |
| Red State | Kevin Smith | Michael Angarano, Kerry Bishé, Nicholas Braun, Kyle Gallner, Ralph Garman, John Goodman, Matt L. Jones, Melissa Leo, James Parks, Michael Parks, Kevin Pollak, Haley Ramm, Stephen Root | Horror | SModcast Pictures, Lionsgate |
| Restless | Gus Van Sant | Henry Hopper, Mia Wasikowska, Schuyler Fisk, Jane Adams, Chin Han, Ryō Kase, Lusia Strus | Drama | Sony Pictures Classics, Imagine Entertainment |
| The Reunion | Michael Pavone | John Cena, Ethan Embry, Michael Rispoli, Boyd Holbrook, Gregg Henry, Lela Loren, Jack Conley, Amy Smart | Action | Samuel Goldwyn Films, WWE Studios |
| Rio | Carlos Saldanha | Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, George Lopez, Jemaine Clement, Jake T. Austin, Leslie Mann, Tracy Morgan, will.i.am, Jamie Foxx | Animated, Family | 20th Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios |
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | Rupert Wyatt | James Franco, Freida Pinto, Andy Serkis, Tom Felton, David Hewlett, Chelah Horsdal, Brian Cox, Jamie Harris, Tyler Labine, David Oyelowo, John Lithgow | Science fiction | 20th Century Fox |
| The Rite | Mikael Håfström | Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Chris Marquette, Rutger Hauer, Franco Nero | Psychological horror | Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema Based on The Rite: The Making of a Modern Exorcist by Matt Baglio |
| The Roommate | Christian E. Christiansen | Leighton Meester, Minka Kelly, Cam Gigandet, Aly Michalka, Danneel Harris, Frances Fisher, Billy Zane | Thriller | Screen Gems |
| The Rum Diary | Bruce Robinson | Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli, Amber Heard, Richard Jenkins and Giovanni Ribisi, Amaury Nolasco, Marshall Bell, Bill Smitrovich, Julian Holloway, Karen Austin, Jason Smith | Dramedy, Thriller | FilmDistrict Based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson |
| Sanctum | Alister Grierson | Richard Roxburgh, Rhys Wakefield, Alice Parkinson, Dan Wyllie, Ioan Gruffudd | Adventure, Disaster | Universal Pictures, Relativity Media |
| Scream 4 | Wes Craven | Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Anthony Anderson, Alison Brie, Adam Brody, Rory Culkin, Marielle Jaffe, Erik Knudsen, Mary McDonnell, Brittany Robertson, Marley Shelton, Aimee Teegarden, Nico Tortorella, Anna Paquin, Kristen Bell, Shenae Grimes, Lucy Hale | Horror thriller | Dimension Films Preceded by Scream 3 |
| ' | Alex Wright | Bobby Campo, Chris Olivero, Cortney Palm | Horror thriller | Grindstone Entertainment Group |
| Season of the Witch | Dominic Sena | Nicolas Cage, Ron Perlman, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Foy, Stephen Graham, Ulrich Thomsen, Robert Sheehan, Christopher Lee | Action, Fantasy | Rogue Pictures, Relativity Media |
| Seven Days in Utopia | Matthew Dean Russell | Robert Duvall, Lucas Black, Melissa Leo, Deborah Ann Woll, Brian Geraghty, Joseph Lyle Taylor, Jerry Ferrara, K. J. Choi, Kathy Baker | Drama, Sports | Utopia Pictures Based on Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia by David L. Cook |
| Shark Night 3D | David R. Ellis | Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Katharine McPhee, Alyssa Diaz, Joel David Moore, Joshua Leonard, Chris Zylka, Chris Carmack, Donal Logue | Horror thriller | Rogue |
| ' | Guy Ritchie | Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Noomi Rapace, Jared Harris, Eddie Marsan, Rachel McAdams, Stephen Fry, Geraldine James, Kelly Reilly | Action, Mystery | Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures Preceded by Sherlock Holmes |
| The Sitter | David Gordon Green | Jonah Hill, Max Records, Ari Graynor, J. B. Smoove, Sam Rockwell | Comedy | 20th Century Fox |
| Skateland | Anthony Burns | Shiloh Fernandez, Ashley Greene, Heath Freeman, Brett Cullen, James LeGros, Melinda McGraw, Taylor Handley, Haley Ramm | Drama, Teen | Freestyle Releasing |
| The Smurfs | Raja Gosnell | Neil Patrick Harris, Jayma Mays, George Lopez, Katy Perry, Hank Azaria, Sofía Vergara, Alan Cumming, Jonathan Winters, Anton Yelchin, Paul Reubens, John Oliver, Kenan Thompson, Fred Armisen, B. J. Novak, Jeff Foxworthy, Tim Gunn, Wolfgang Puck | Family, Live-action | Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Animation, The Kerner Entertainment Company Based on the comic book series by Peyo and the 1981 animated TV series of the same name Preceded by The Smurfs and the Magic Flute |
| Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | Wayne Wang | Gianna Jun, Li Bingbing, Vivian Wu, Jiang Wu, Russell Wong, Coco Chiang, Jingyu Hu, Archie Kao, Jennifer Lim, Christina Y. Jun, Hugh Jackman | Drama | Fox Searchlight Pictures Based on the novel of the same name by Lisa See |
| Something Borrowed | Luke Greenfield | Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski, Colin Egglesfield, Steve Howey | Romantic comedy | Summit Entertainment. Based on the novel of the same name by Emily Giffin |
| The Son of No One | Dito Montiel | Channing Tatum, Tracy Morgan, Katie Holmes, Ray Liotta, Juliette Binoche, Al Pacino | Action, Crime drama | Anchor Bay Films, Millennium Films |
| Soul Surfer | Sean McNamara | AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Lorraine Nicholson, Dennis Quaid, Carrie Underwood | Biopic, Drama | TriStar Pictures |
| Source Code | Duncan Jones | Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright | Science fiction, Thriller | Summit Entertainment |
| ' | Robert Rodriguez | Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook, Ricky Gervais, Jeremy Piven, Danny Trejo | Family, Spy film | Dimension Films Preceded by ' |
| Straw Dogs | Rod Lurie | James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, Dominic Purcell, Laz Alonso, Willa Holland and James Woods, Anson Mount, Walton Goggins, Rhys Coiro, Drew Powell | Thriller | Screen Gems Based on The Siege of Trencher's Farm by Gordon Williams Remake of the 1971 film of the same name by Sam Peckinpah |
| Sucker Punch | Zack Snyder | Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Oscar Isaac, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn | Action, Fantasy | Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures |
| Summer Pasture | Lynn True, Nelson Walker III | a nomadic family living in eastern Tibet, Kham | Documentary | Premiered at the 2010 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival |
| Super | James Gunn | Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Nathan Fillion, Gregg Henry, Michael Rooker, Andre Royo, Sean Gunn, Stephen Blackehart, Linda Cardellini | Dark comedy, Superhero | IFC Films |
| Super 8 | J. J. Abrams | Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Gabriel Basso, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Zach Mills, Amanda Michalka | Science fiction | Paramount Pictures, Bad Robot Productions, Amblin Entertainment |
| Take Me Home Tonight | Michael Dowse | Topher Grace, Anna Faris, Teresa Palmer, Dan Fogler, Michelle Trachtenberg, Chris Pratt, Robert Hoffman, Lucy Punch, Michael Ian Black, Lauren Conrad, Audrina Patridge, Heidi Montag, Demetri Martin | Comedy | Rogue Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Relativity Media |
| Take Shelter | Jeff Nichols | Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham, Katy Mixon, Kathy Baker, Ray McKinnon, Lisa Gay Hamilton | Drama | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Texas Killing Fields | Ami Canaan Mann | Sam Worthington, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jessica Chastain, Chloë Grace Moretz, Jason Clarke, Annabeth Gish, Sheryl Lee, Stephen Graham | Crime | Anchor Bay Films |
| That's What I Am | Michael Pavone | Ed Harris, Chase Ellison, Molly Parker, Daniel Roebuck, Randy Orton, Daniel Yelsky, Alexander Walters, Mia Rose Frampton, Amy Madigan | Dramedy, Family | Samuel Goldwyn Films, WWE Studios |
| Thin Ice | Jill Sprecher | Greg Kinnear, Alan Arkin, Billy Crudup, Lea Thompson, Bob Balaban | Crime comedy | Werc Werk Works |
| The Thing | Matthijs van Heijningen, Jr. | Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christian Olsen, Kim Bubbs, Jørgen Langhelle, Jonathan Lloyd Walker, Trond Espen Seim, Stig Henrik Hoff, Carsten Bjørnlund, Jan Gunnar Røise, Paul Braunstein | Sci-fi horror | Universal Pictures Based on Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, Jr. A prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter film of the same name |
| Thor | Kenneth Branagh | Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo, Anthony Hopkins | Superhero | Paramount Pictures, Marvel Entertainment Based on the comic book character of the same name by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby |
| The Three Musketeers | Paul W. S. Anderson | Logan Lerman, Milla Jovovich, Matthew Macfadyen, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Mads Mikkelsen, Gabriella Wilde, James Corden, Juno Temple, Freddie Fox, Til Schweiger, Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz | Action-adventure | Summit Entertainment Based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas |
| Tower Heist | Brett Ratner | Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick, Téa Leoni, Michael Peña, Gabourey Sidibe, Judd Hirsch | Comedy, Crime | Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Relativity Media |
| ' | Michael Bay | Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, John Malkovich, Frances McDormand | Science fiction | Paramount Pictures Preceded by ' |
| The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain | Drama | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Plan B Entertainment |
| Trespass | Joel Schumacher | Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman, Ben Mendelsohn, Cam Gigandet, Liana Liberato, Jordana Spiro, Dash Mihok, Emily Meade, Nico Tortorella | Psychological thriller | Millennium Films, Nu Image Films |
| Unknown | Jaume Collet-Serra | Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Frank Langella, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz | Action thriller | Warner Bros. Pictures, Dark Castle Entertainment Based on Out of My Head by Didier van Cauwelaert |
| A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | Todd Strauss-Schulson | John Cho, Kal Penn and Neil Patrick Harris | Comedy | New Line Cinema, Mandate Pictures Preceded by Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay |
| Waiting for Forever | James Keach | Rachel Bilson, Tom Sturridge, Scott Mechlowicz, Richard Jenkins, Nikki Blonsky, Matthew Davis, Jaime King, Blythe Danner | Romantic comedy | Freestyle Releasing |
| Warrior | Gavin O'Connor | Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo, Nick Nolte, Kurt Angle, Noah Emmerich, Kevin Dunn, Denzel Whitaker, Erik Apple, Vanessa Martinez, Nate Marquardt, Anthony Johnson | Action drama | Lionsgate |
| Water for Elephants | Francis Lawrence | Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz, Hal Holbrook | Drama | 20th Century Fox Based on the novel of the same name by Sara Gruen |
| The Way | Emilio Estevez | Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, Yorick van Wageningen, James Nesbitt, Tchéky Karyo, Emilio Estevez | Drama | ARC Entertainment |
| We Bought a Zoo | Cameron Crowe | Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, John Michael Higgins, Colin Ford, Stephanie Szostak, Angus Macfadyen, Carla Gallo, Peter Riegert, J. B. Smoove | Comedy-drama | 20th Century Fox Based on the memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee |
| What's Your Number? | Mark Mylod | Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor, Blythe Danner, Ed Begley, Jr., Joel McHale, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Zachary Quinto, Chris Pratt, Andy Samberg, Thomas Lennon, Mike Vogel, Martin Freeman, Anthony Mackie, Dave Annable | Romantic comedy | Regency Enterprises Based on 20 Times a Lady by Karyn Bosnak |
| Win Win | Tom McCarthy | Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey Tambor, Burt Young, Melanie Lynskey | Comedy-drama | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Winnie the Pooh | Stephen Anderson, Don Hall | Jim Cummings, Tom Kenny, Craig Ferguson, Travis Oates, Bud Luckey, Jack Boulter, Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Wyatt Dean Hall, John Cleese | Animated, Family | Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios Inspired by the Winnie the Pooh stories by A. A. Milne |
| The Woman | Lucky McKee | Sean Bridgers. Pollyanna McIntosh, Angela Bettis | Horror | Modernciné |
| ' | Matthew Vaughn | James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, Jennifer Lawrence, Oliver Platt, Ray Wise, Zoë Kravitz, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till, Edi Gathegi, Jason Flemyng | Superhero | 20th Century Fox Based on Uncanny X-Men by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Preceded by ' |
| Young Adult | Jason Reitman | Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, J. K. Simmons, Collette Wolfe, Hettienne Park | Comedy-drama | Paramount Pictures, Mandate Pictures |
| Your Highness | David Gordon Green | Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Theroux, Toby Jones, Damian Lewis, Michael Clarke Duncan | Comedy, Fantasy | Universal Pictures |
| Zookeeper | Frank Coraci | Kevin James, Rosario Dawson, Leslie Bibb, Ken Jeong, Donnie Wahlberg, Joe Rogan, Thomas Gottschalk, Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone, Nick Nolte, Don Rickles, Judd Apatow, Jon Favreau, Faizon Love, Cher, Maya Rudolph | Comedy, Family | Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |