Eleanor Rigby

James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain star in "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby," directed by Ned Benson.

The Railway Man

Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman star in "The Railway Man."

In Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master," Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) struggles to adapt to post World War II society and joins a philosophical movement called “The Cause.”

Pictured are Rob Corddry as Ethan Emmett and Alicia Silverstone as Jill Emmett in “Butter.”

Alex Libby, a twelve-year-old boy, is the focal point of Lee Hirsch’s “Bully,” a documentary that follows various families which have been affected by the horrors of bullying.

Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish) walks through a rainy New York City dreaming of her idol, Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough) in Madonna’s new film, “W.E.”

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (Meryl Streep) confers with her cabinet ministers in the biographical film, “The Iron Lady,” directed by Phyllida Lloyd.

Michelle Williams plays the world-famous blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe in Simon Curtis’ new period piece “My Week with Marilyn."

Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams) and Arthur Miller (Dougray Scott) walk the streets of Britain in Simon Curtis’s “My Week with Marilyn.”

Kate Reddy (Sarah Jessica Parker) juggles family and work in Douglas McGrath’s new film, “I Don’t Know How She Does It.”