From up on Poppy Hill (2012)

In Brief: A young girl, Umi (Masami Nagasawa) helps her Grandmother run a board house while her mother finishes her Studies in America. Amoung her morning activities are preparing breakfast for the houses tennants, prepping lunch for her sibling and raising a signal flag for her deceased father. During a school demonstration to save the students existing and decaying club house, she makes a connection with the enthusiastic Shun(Junichi Okada). The two are undeniably attracted to one another, but soon find they're relationship may be more complicated then it seems.

Cloud Atlas (2012), Life of Pi (2012)

Cloud Atlas, In Brief : An old, Scarred man (Tom Hanks) Speaks around a Camp fire, about connected lives. A Engaged Lawyer (Jim Sturgess) writes to his Fiance on a Boat. A young Composer (Ben Whishaw) finishes composing a letter to his lover, and gets in to the bathtub to shoot himself. A Female Journalist (Halle Berry) Drives away from what might yet be the story of her life. A Book Editor(Jim Broadbent) struggles with one of his writers. A Genetically Engineered Waitress (Doona Bae) goes about her meticulously planned life.
Life of Pi, In Brief : A Indian Man, Pi (Irrfan Kahn), is interviewed by a Canadian writer(Rafe Spall) about his Life, and how he came to, as a young man (Suraj Sharma), Survive a  with a ship wreck on a life boat with a full grown Bengal Tiger.

Love Story (2011)

In Brief: Florain Habitch, a New Zealand film maker, spots a woman, Masha Yakovenko, carrying a Cake at the train station near Cony Island. He goes to ask her out, and she challenges him. Take the train to the next stop, turn around and walk towards the current one, and if they meet, she'll spend the day with him. Only, this is part of a story, that Florain is directing. And he's not sure what direction to take it, so, he takes the question to the Streets of New York.

Rurouni Kenshin (2012)

In Brief: Based on the Manga/Anime of the same name, The story follows Himura Kenshin (Takeru Satō), A wandering Samurai, who carries a revered blade so's not to kill his opponent. He finds his way to a town, where a killer known as Battōsai is terrorizing the town, a Drug lord trying to buy up real estate to expand his empire, and a old adversary is the law. On his way through town, Kenshin is mistaken for Battōsai the Killer by local Dojo owner Kaoru (Emi Takei), and the two connect by her fathers moto, a sword is used to bring life.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

In Brief: Charlie (Logan Lerman) sits at home, writing a letter, to no one in particular. He's about to start his first day of High School, and he's nervous. He doesn't have friends, and his day doesn't go very well, except for a senior student Patrick(Ezra Miller) lightening the mood in wood shop. As the week goes by, a chance encounter with Patrick outside of school introduces him to Sam(Emma Watson), another Senior and Patrick sister, and then Charlie falls in with the other 'misfit toys'. But Charlie isn't well, and struggles with his new found friendships.

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

In Brief: Marty(Colin Farrel) is a screenwriter in LA, struggling with his latest script, Seven Psychopaths, but his having trouble getting past the title. He doesn't want to write a story about violence with huge gun battles, he wants something more akin to a love story. Marty's friend, Billy (Sam Rockwell, not dancing), tries to be supportive, while keeping his occupation of Dog Napping with associate Hans(Christopher Walken), but when he grabs the dog of known gangster, Charlie(Woody Harrelson), things get complicated.

The Thieves(2012), The Intouchables (2011)

The Thieves, In Brief:
Two bands of thieves, one from Korea lead by Popeye (Jung-jae Lee), the other from China lead by Chen (Simon Yam), are brought together by a former cohort, Macau Park(Yun-suk Kim), to perform a job in Macau that could set them all up for the future, steal the 'tear of the sun'. But tension among the group are high as past and present relationships put strain on the present job, and double crossing ensures.

Intouchables, In Brief:
A grumpy quadriplegic aristocrat, Philippe ( François Cluzet) is looking for a new live in caretaker, and in among the usual educated applicants is Dess (Omar Sy), a man recently released from prison, looking to get a signature so he can get his benefits from the government. Philippe puts Dess on a two week trial, betting that he won't last any longer then the rest.