Movies opening the week of Dec. 18

December 17, 2011 at 11:08PM
Rooney Mara is riveting as a hacker who teams up with a journalist to uncover a serial killer in David Fincher's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
Rooney Mara stars in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

TUESDAY

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (R) Stieg Larsson's bestseller gets the Hollywood treatment. Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara star, David Fincher directs.

WEDNESDAY

The Adventures of Tintin (PG) The Belgian comic-book hero comes to the big screen in Steven Spielberg's animation debut.

FRIDAY

The Artist (PG-13) This French homage to black-and-white silent movies mirrors the plot of "A Star Is Born," as an aging star courts a young performer.

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (R) Gary Oldman plays British spook George Smiley in this adaptation of John le Carré's Cold War thriller.

We Bought a Zoo (PG) Cameron Crowe directs this real-life tale of a widower (Matt Damon) who moves his family to a zoo to get a fresh start.

SUNDAY 12/25

The Darkest Hour (PG-13) Four young people are stranded in Moscow in the wake of an alien attack.

War Horse (PG-13) Spielberg adapts the novel and play about a horse that has a profound effect on a series of owners during World War I.

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