New Movies (This Week) Include 'Insurgent' and ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ [Video]

A couple of big-name franchises lead the way for this week's new releases as Insurgent and Muppets Most Wanted hit the big screen.

Insurgent

Set in a futuristic dystopia, a teenager seeks to break free from her homogeneous society that divides people based on human traits. She leaves her faction and joins a rival group, where she falls for an older man.

Directed by Neil Burger

Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet.

Muppets Most Wanted

While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.

Directed by James Bobin

Starring: Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell.

Blood Ties

Two brothers, on both sides of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn, N.Y., during the 1970s.

Directed by Guillaume Canet

Starring: Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana and Marion Cotillard.

Rob the Mob

A couple targets the Mafia for heists and stumbles upon something big at an underground club.

Directed by Raymond De Felitta

Starring: Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda and Andy Garcia.

A Birder's Guide to Everything

David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.

Directed by Rob Meyer

Starring: Ben Kingsley, Kodi Smit-McPhee and James Le Gros.

Nymphomaniac: Part One

A self-diagnosed nymphomaniac recounts her erotic experiences to the man who saved her after a beating.

Directed by Lars Von Trier

Starring: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard and Stacy Martin.

Maladies

A talented and successful actor retires at a young age due to a perceived mental illness. Now living in a small town with his deranged sister and his best friend, their maladies intertwine.

Directed by Carter

Starring: James Franco, Catherine Keener and Fallon Goodson.