Ruby (Emayatzy Corinealdi, right) visits her husband Derek (Omari Hardwick) in prison in the drama "Middle of Nowhere." Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul play married alcoholics in "Smashed." Oana Marian | Sony Pictures Classics Helen Hunt and John Hawkes star in "The Sessions," originally titled "The Surrogate," which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures Brit Marling (left) and Richard Gere star in the financial thriller "Arbitrage." Myles Aronowitz | Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions Isla Fisher, Kirsten Dunst and Lizzy Caplan (from left) star in the comedy "Bachelorette." Elizabeth Olsen and Josh Radnor in "Liberal Arts." Courtesy Jacob Hutchings (Photo illustration by Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) This is the season when the tone turns serious, as Hollywood aims to appeal to teen moviegoers as well as the tastes of Oscar voters. Robert Pattinson (left) and Kristen Stewart star in "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2." Logan Lerman (left) and Emma Watson star in the teen drama "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Ralph (right) and other videogame villains head back to their games in a scene from the animated film "Wreck-It Ralph." This film image released by IFC Films shows, from left, Sam Riley, Kristen Stewart, and Garrett Hedlund in a scene from "On the Road." (AP Photo/IFC Films, Gregory Smith) This film image released by The Weinstein Company shows Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a scene from "The Master." (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company)