A deal with the devil

These films are in German cinemas in January.

The Imaginarium of Dr. ParnassusStarring: Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits
Opens: 7 January

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the most amazing travelling theatre in the world. But the man who owns it, 1,000-year-old Doctor Parnassus, has a big problem. When he was younger, he agreed to give his oldest child to the devil on her 16th birthday so he could be young forever. But now that the time has come to give the devil his teenage daughter, Valentina, he will do anything to save her. 

Surrogates

Starring: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell
Opens: 21 January

Wouldn’t it be great to have a second you – one that could do all the hard work while you’re safe at home? In the future, people have created robots, called Surrogates, which act as their other selves. But when someone starts killing the Surrogates and the real people, FBI agent Tom Greer (Bruce Willis) uncovers the dark side of the new Utopia. (Photo: Stephen Vaughan, Touchstone Pictures/Disney Pictures 2010)

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant

Starring: Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly
Opens: 7 January

Bored by his quiet life in suburbia, 16-year-old Darren (Chris Massoglia) discovers a travelling freak show complete with a wolfman, a snakeboy and a bearded lady (Salma Hayak). When the freak show leader (John C. Reilly) offers to make Darren into a blood-sucker like him, Darren immediately accepts. But then the teenager accidentally breaks a truce between the vampires and their worst enemies – and Darren is now in serious danger.