List: Holiday Sneaks

The 2010 Holiday Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of the year. Release dates and other details, as compiled by Liesl Bradner, are subject to change.

Nov. 5

Boxing Gym

Director Frederick Wiseman’s documentary portrait of Lord’s Boxing Gym in Austin, Texas. Zipporah Films

Due Date

An expectant first-time father is forced to hitch a ride with an aspiring actor on a road trip to make it home in time for his baby’s birth. With Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Juliette Lewis and Jamie Foxx. Directed by Todd Phillips. Screenplay by Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland and Adam Sztykiel & Todd Phillips. Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures

Fair Game

The story of real-life undercover CIA officer Valerie Plame, whose career and marriage were rocked by a White House press leak. With Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Michael Kelly, Sam Shepard and Tom McCarthy. Directed by Doug Liman. Screenplay by Jez Butterworth & John Henry Butterworth. Summit Entertainment

For Colored Girls

The stories of nine women are woven together, revealing different issues that impact their lives. With Janet Jackson, Loretta Devine, Thandie Newton, Macy Gray and Whoopi Goldberg. Directed and screenplay by Tyler Perry. Lionsgate

Four Lions

A group of British jihadists push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. With Riz Ahmed, Nigel Lindsay, Adeel Akhtar. Directed by Christopher Morris. Drafthouse Films

Megamind

After finally defeating his nemesis, a super-villain must save the day when a new villain arrives. Animated with the voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey and Jonah Hill. Directed by Tom McGrath. Written by Alan J. Schoolcraft & Brent Simons. Paramount

127 Hours

Based on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s struggle to save his life by amputating his own arm after being trapped by a fallen boulder in an isolated Utah canyon. With James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn, Kate Burton. Directed by Danny Boyle. Screenplay by Boyle & Simon Beaufoy. Fox Searchlight

Red Hill

A modern-day western set in high-country Australia as a convicted murderer seeks revenge. With Ryan Kwanten. Written and directed by Patrick Hughes. Strand Releasing.

Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields

Documentary that explores the 20-year career of the musician and his friendship with his band mate and manager Claudia Gonson. Directed by Kerthy Fix and Gail O’Hara. Variance Films

Waste Land

Documentary looks at artist Vik Muniz’s transformative journey to the world’s largest garbage dump, located on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to photograph pickers of recyclable materials. Directed by Lucy Walker. Arthouse Films

Nov. 10

Morning Glory

A fledgling television producer must revive a morning show with feuding high-maintenance anchors. With Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson and Jeff Goldblum. Directed by Roger Michell. Written by Aline Brosh McKenna. Paramount

Outside the Law

A drama about Algeria’s struggle for independence from France after WWII, as seen through the eyes of three brothers. With Jamel Debbouze, Roschdy Zem and Sami Bouajila. Directed and written by Rachid Bouchareb. In French and Arabic with English subtitles. Cohen Media Group

Nov. 12

Client 9:

The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

An in-depth look at the dramatic arc of the New York governor. Written and directed by Alex Gibney. Magnolia Pictures

Cool It

Cool It

Documentary looking at global warming and alternative ways to combat its threat. Directed by Ondi Timoner. Interloper Films

The Kids Grow Up

A documentary look at father-daughter relationships, modern-day parenting, marriage and the empty nest. Directed by Doug Block. Shadow Releasing

A Marine Story

A decorated officer returns to her conservative hometown and is recruited to help a troubled teen prepare for boot camp. With Dreya Weber and Paris Pickard. Written and directed by Ned Farr. Last Battlefield Productions

Marwencol

A documentary on Mark Hogancamp, who turned art into a therapeutic tool after being brutally beaten. Directed by Jeff Malmberg. Cinema Guild

Skyline

An extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the human population off the face of the Earth by drawing them outside with strange lights. With Donald Faison, Eric Balfour, David Zayas, Scottie Thompson and Brittany Daniel. Directed by Colin & Greg Strause. Written by Joshua Cordes and Liam O’Donnell. Universal

The Taqwacores

A Pakistani engineering student moves in with a group of unorthodox Muslims in Buffalo, who introduce him to hard-core Muslim punk rock. With Bobby Naderi, Noureen DeWulf and Dominic Rains. Directed by Eyad Zahra. Screenplay by Michael Muhammad Knight & Eyad Zahra. Strand Releasing

Unstoppable

An unmanned locomotive loaded with toxic cargo must be stopped before wiping out an entire city. With Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson. Directed by Tony Scott. Written by Mark Bomback. Fox

Nov. 19

Carmo,

Hit the Road

A beautiful village girl joins a handicapped smuggler on a reckless journey across South America. With Fele Martínez and Mariana Loureiro. Written and directed by Murilo Pasta. In Portuguese and Spanish with English subtitles. First Run Features

Harry Potter

and the Deathly Hallows (Part 1)

Harry, Ron and Hermione set out to find the rest of the Horcruxes to defeat Voldemort. With Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes. Directed by David Yates. Screenplay by Steve Kloves. Warner Bros. Pictures

Made in Dagenham

Female workers in England walk out of a Ford car plant in protest against sexual discrimination in 1968. With Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson and Rosamund Pike. Directed by Nigel Cole. Written by William Ivory. Sony Pictures Classics

The Next

Three Days

A man attempts to break his wife out of prison after she is convicted of a gruesome murder she says she didn’t commit. With Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Brian Dennehy and Liam Neeson. Directed and screenplay by Paul Haggis. Lionsgate

Today’s Special

Today’s Special

An aspiring master chef must put his culinary dreams on hold to take over his family’s Indian restaurant. With Aasif Mandvi, Jess Weixler. Directed by David Kaplan. Written by Mandvi and Jonathan Bines. Reliance MediaWorks

Nov. 24

Burlesque

A small-town girl follows her dreams to a burlesque lounge in L.A. With Christina Aguilera, Cher, Eric Dane, Kristen Bell and Stanley Tucci. Written and directed by Steven Antin. Screen Gems

Faster

An ex-con seeks vengeance for his brother’s death while being tracked by a cop and a hit man. With Dwayne Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Gugino, Maggie Grace and Moon Bloodgood. Directed by George Tillman Jr. Written by Tony Gayton & Joe Gayton. CBS Films and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group

Love & Other Drugs

A pharmaceutical sales rep falls for a Parkinson’s patient. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Oliver Platt and Hank Azaria. Directed by Edward Zwick. Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Zwick & Marshall Herskovitz. Fox

Tangled

Rapunzel strikes a deal with a thief to help her escape her tower and sets off on an adventure. Animated with the voices of Mandy Moore, Ron Perlman, Jeffrey Tambor and Brad Garrett. Directed by Byron Howard & Nathan Greno. Written by Dan Fogelman. Walt Disney Pictures

Nov. 26

The King’s Speech

The man who would become King George VI develops a friendship with the speech therapist who helps him conquer his stutter when George unexpectedly must take his brother’s place on the throne when Edward abdicates. With Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush and Guy Pearce. Directed by Tom Hooper. Screenplay by David Seidler. The Weinstein Co.

Me, Too

(Yo, También)

A recent college graduate with Down syndrome falls in love on his first day at work. With Pablo Pineda. Written and directed by Alvaro Pastor & Antonio Naharro. In Spanish with English subtitles. Olive Films

Nothing Personal

Two loners resist breaking their solitary lifestyle while working closely together in Ireland. With Stephen Rea and Lotte Verbeek. Written and directed by Urszula Antoniak. Olive Films

Tiny Furniture

A recent college grad returns home to figure out what to do with her life. With Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons and Grace Dunham. Written and directed by Lena Dunham. IFC Films

White Material

White Material

In an unnamed African country, things are about to get ugly as the army looks to reestablish order and oust rebel forces. Amid the chaos, one woman, refuses to abandon her coffee harvest, putting her faith in the well-to-do mayor of the neighboring town. With Isabelle Hupert, Christopher Lambert. Directed by Claire Denis. Written by Denis and Marie N’diaye. IFC Films

Dec. 3

Barney’s Version

A seemingly ordinary man whose extraordinary life spans four decades, two continents and three wives. With Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike and Bruce Greenwood. Directed by Richard J. Lewis. Screenplay by Michael Konyves. Sony Pictures Classics

Black Swan

A young ballerina finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company. With Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassell, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Screenplay by Mark Heyman and Andres Heinz and John McLaughlin. Fox Searchlight

I Love You

Phillip Morris

A con man’s journey from small-town businessman to flamboyant white-collar criminal who repeatedly escapes from the Texas prison system, all in the name of love. With Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor, Leslie Mann and Rodrigo Santoro. Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Written by John Requa & Ficarra. Roadside Attractions

The Weinstein Co.

Night Catches Us

A young man returns to the race-torn Philadelphia neighborhood where he came of age during the Black Power movement. With Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Jamie Hector, Wendell Pierce and Amari Cheatom. Written and directed by Tanya Hamilton. Magnolia Pictures

The Warriors Way

An Asian warrior assassin is forced to hide in a small town in the American badlands. With Jang Dong Gun, Kate Bosworth, Danny Huston and Geoffrey Rush. Written and directed by Sngmoo Lee. Relativity Media

Dec. 10

All Good Things

A love story and murder mystery inspired by a real-life unsolved killing set against the backdrop of a New York real estate dynasty in the 1980s. With Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Philip Baker Hall. Directed by Andrew Jarecki. Written by Marcus Hinchey and Marc Smerling. Magnolia Pictures

The Chronicles

of Narnia:

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The third installment finds two of the Pevensie siblings sailing to mysterious islands and a reunion with Aslan. With Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Will Poulter and Tilda Swinton. Directed by Michael Apted. Screenplay by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeeley and Michael Petroni. Fox

Company Men

Corporate downsizing forces three co-workers to redefine their lives as men, husbands and fathers. With Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper and Kevin Costner. Written and directed by John Wells. The Weinstein Co.

The Fighter

Two brothers train for a historic title boxing match that will unite their fractured family and bring pride to their hard-luck town. With Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams and Melissa Leo. Directed by David O. Russell. Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson. Paramount

Hemingway’s Garden of Eden

A young American novelist travels across Europe with his erotic wife and Italian heiress friend. With Jack Huston, Mena Suvari, Richard E. Grant and Caterina Murino. Directed by John Irvin. Screenplay by James Scott Linville. Roadside Attractions

The Tempest

A gender-defying twist in this adaptation of Shakespeare’s play finds a woman reigning over a magical island. With Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina and Felicity Jones. Written and directed by Julie Taymor. Miramax

The Tourist

An American tourist visiting Italy to mend a broken heart meets a stranger, leading to a web of intrigue, romance and danger. With Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Paul Bettany and Timothy Dalton. Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. Screenplay by Von Donnersmarck and Christopher McQuarrie and Julian Fellowes. Columbia Pictures , GK Films and Spyglass Entertainment

Dec. 17

Casino Jack

Inspired by true events, a hot-shot Washington, D.C., lobbyist and his protégé go down hard as their schemes to peddle influence lead to corruption and murder. With Kevin Spacey, Barry Pepper, Kelly Preston, Jon Lovitz and Rachelle Lefevre. Directed by George Hickenlooper. Written by Norman Snider. ATO Pictures

How Do You Know

How Do You Know

A woman has a fling with a self-centered ballplayer only to realize he may be falling for her, even as she becomes attracted to a man whose life is seemingly falling apart. With Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Paul Rudd and Jack Nicholson. Written and directed by James L. Brooks. Sony Pictures

Rabbit Hole

A couple fight to save their marriage after the death of their son. With Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Giancarlo Esposito and Sandra Oh. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire. Lionsgate

Tron: Legacy

A son tries to help his father escape from a digital world where he has been trapped for 20 years. With Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, James Frain, Beau Garrett and Michael Sheen. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Screenplay by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz. Imax 3-D. Walt Disney Pictures

Yogi Bear

Yogi Bear and pal Boo-Boo join forces with their old nemesis Ranger Smith to save Jellystone Park from closing. Animated with the voices of Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Anna Faris, Tom Cavanagh and T.J. Miller. Directed by Eric Brevig. Written by Jeffrey Ventimilia & Joshua Sternin and Brad Copeland. Warner Bros. Pictures

Dec. 22

Country Strong

A singer-songwriter couple embark on a comeback tour. With Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim McGraw, Garrett Hedlund and Leighton Meester. Written and directed by Shana Feste. Screen Gems

Gulliver’s Travels

A modern telling of the classic tale sees a mailroom clerk hurtled through the Bermuda Triangle and into a fantastical new world, where he — and his tales — are taller than tall. With Jack Black, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet and Billy Connolly. Directed by Rob Letterman. Screenplay by Joe Stillman and Nicholas Stoller. Fox

Little Fockers

Another battle of wills between Greg Focker and his father-in-law at the twins’ 3rd birthday party. With Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner and Barbra Streisand. Directed by Paul Weitz. Written by John Hamburg and Larry Stuckey. Universal

Somewhere

A hard-living Hollywood actor is forced to examine his life after a surprise visit from his 11-year-old daughter. With Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning and Michelle Monaghan. Written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Focus Features

Dec. 25

The Illusionist

An aging magician meets a young fan who changes his life forever in this animated tale. Directed by and screenplay by Sylvain Chomet. In French with English subtitles. Sony Pictures Classics

True Grit

A 14-year-old girl sets out with trigger-happy, drunken U.S. Marshal Reuben J. “Rooster” Cogburn to hunt down the man who shot her father in cold blood. With Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper and Hailee Steinfeld.

Written and directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.

Paramount

Dec. 29

Another Year

The shenanigans and people that inhabit the life of a happily married couple over the course of a year. With Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville and Ruth Sheen. Written and directed by Mike Leigh. Sony Pictures Classics

Biutiful

A conflicted man struggles to reconcile fatherhood, love, remorse, spirituality guilt and mortality. With Javier Bardem. Directed by and screenplay by Alejandro González Iñárritu. In Spanish with English subtitles. Roadside Attractions

The Way Back

The Way Back

Based on a true story of prisoners at a Soviet Union labor camp who escape and begin a treacherous journey across thousands of miles of hostile terrain. Directed by Peter Weir. Screenplay by Weir and Keith Clarke. Newmarket Films / Wrekin Hill

Miramax

Dec. 31

Blue Valentine

Filled with romantic memories of their courtship, a couple face the disintegration of their marriage. With Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Written by Cianfrance, Joey Curtis & Cami Delavigne. The Weinstein Co.

Warner Bros. Pictures/Dark Castle

. Universal

Magnet Releasing