Fighting crime

These films are now in German cinemas.

Sherlock HolmesStarring: Robert Downey Jr., Rachel McAdams
Opens: 28 January

The world’s most famous detective is back in a new film by British director Guy Ritchie. Robert Downey Jr is Sherlock Holmes, the brilliant but eccentric crime fighter in London during the 1890s. Jude Law is his friend and partner, Dr Watson. In 1891, the dark magician Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) seems mysteriously to have returned from the dead. Can Holmes and Watson stop him before he destroys Britain?

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Starring: Bill Hader, Anna Faris (voices)
Opens: 28 January

Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader) has always wanted to invent something that will make a difference to people’s lives. But so far all of his creations have ended in disaster. When Flint invents a machine that makes delicious food fall from the sky, he becomes the town hero! Things change when the food starts to mutate, and a food storm threatens to destroy the world. (Photo: Sony Pictures 2010)

New York, I Love You

Starring: Natalie Portman, Blake Lively
Opens: 28 January

This collection of short films by 11 young directors looks at people in love in “the city that never sleeps”. New York, I Love You shows love in all its varieties with New York as the backdrop. Each story is set in a different part of the city. The cast of top actors includes Orlando Bloom, Shia LeBeouf and Natalie Portman, who also makes her debut here as a director. (Photo: Concorde 2010)