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Table for Three
Release Date: 06/23/2009
A single guy suffering from a bad case of heartache invites an outwardly ideal couple to share his stylish apartment, only to second-guess his decision when the couple proves clueless about personal boundaries. Suddenly single after being dumped by his girlfriend during his marriage proposal and left in a lonely apartment when his roommate moves thousands of miles away, Scott (Brandon Routh) invites amiable strangers Ryan (Jessee Bradford) and Mary (Sophia Bush) to move in. When Ryan and Mary begin i ...
Actor(s): Brandon Routh, Jesse Bradford, Sophia Bush
Director(s): Michael Samonek
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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Taken
Release Date: 05/12/2009
An ex-soldier (Liam Neeson) traveling through Europe embarks on a frantic quest to rescue his daughter (Maggie Grace) after the young girl is abducted by slave traders in District B13 director Pierre Morel's contemporary thriller Taken. Robert Mark Kamen joins the screenwriting team, which also includes Morel and longtime collaborator Luc Besson, who also produces. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen
Director(s): Pierre Morel
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Thriller, Feature
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Terminator Salvation
Release Date: 12/01/2009
The fourth installment of the Terminator series follows an adult John Connor (played by Christian Bale) as he attempts to organize a human resistance force which could prove to be mankind's last true hope in the war against the machines. Opening in the year 2018, Terminator Salvation finds John Connor's certainty about the future shaken by the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger named Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), whose last memory is of sitting on death row and awaiting execution. Unable t ...
Actor(s): Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin
Director(s): McG
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Science Fiction, Feature
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The Art of War III: Retribution
Release Date: 08/11/2009
When international diplomacy fails, it's up to one covert agent to prevent North Korean terrorists from obtaining the ultimate weapon of mass destruction. Caught in the crossfire after the deal turns deadly, Shaw (Treach) races to save a beautiful facilitator and winds of getting framed for murder. Pursued by the authorities with only his new partner and mysterious facilitator to aid him, Shaw uses his stealth and his martial arts skills to prevent the terrorists from detonating a nuclear bomb at a U ...
Actor(s): Anthony "Treach" Criss
Director(s): Gerry Lively
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Action, Feature
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The Brothers Bloom
Release Date: 09/29/2009
When the younger of two notorious sibling con artists announces a plan to go legit, his brother implores him to carry out one last swindle in the eagerly anticipated sophomore feature from Brick writer/director Rian Johnson. Tired of a life on the run, a confidence man who has dedicated his life to the art of the grift decides to call it quits. Despite his plans to leave his criminal past behind, however, the reluctant scammer finds that his brother has masterminded one last scheme to claim the wealt ...
Actor(s): Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo
Director(s): Rian Johnson
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Burning Plain
Release Date: 01/12/2010
Charlize Theron top-lines the romantic ensemble The Burning Plain, written and directed by Babel screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga. 2929 Production's film tells the tale of a web of interconnecting love stories, with Theron playing Sylvia, a woman with a troubled past who tries to reconcile with her parents. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Joaquim de Almeida
Director(s): Guillermo Arriaga
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Butcher
Release Date: 07/14/2009
A mob enforcer is set up to take the fall for a multi-million dollar heist involving a rival gang boss. Merle (Eric Roberts) is a gambler stuck on a twenty-year losing streak, but his luck is about to change. Surviving a trap that was intended to kill him, Merle makes away with a beautiful woman and a piece of the take. Most men in that position would have been content to simply walk away with their lives, but Merle has been loyal for twenty years. Realizing he's been betrayed, something inside snaps ...
Actor(s): Eric Roberts
Director(s): Jesse Johnson
MPAA Rating:
Genres: Action, Feature
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The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations
Release Date: 03/31/2009
A man with the ability to leap back and forth though time attempts to help a childhood friend solve her sister's murder, in the process breaking his own golden rule and creating an evil that didn't exist previously. Sam uses his gift to help solve the crimes that leave detectives cold. Though it pains him to know that he can never intervene directly during his leaps, he knows that the consequences could be terrible if he does. Approached by his old friend Elizabeth to help track down her sister's mur ...
Actor(s): Chris Carmack, Rachel Miner, Melissa Jones
Director(s): Seth Grossman
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Horror, Feature
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The Christmas Clause
Release Date: 11/10/2009
A stressed-out mother makes a Christmas wish for a different life, only to realize that the sweet life doesn't come without its fair share of cavities in this uplifting holiday fantasy starring Lea Thompson. Between maintaining her career as a high-powered lawyer, tending to her three kids, and maintaining her relationship with her loving husband, Sophie Kelly (Thompson) never has a spare minute to herself. When Sophie takes her kids to the mall and Santa asks her what she wants for Christmas, she im ...
Actor(s): Lea Thompson, Andrew Airlie, Laura Mennell
Director(s): George Erschbamer
MPAA Rating: NR
Genres: Fantasy
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The Code
Release Date: 06/23/2009
An experienced robber (Morgan Freeman) heavily in debt with the Russian mob engages a novice thief (Antonio Banderas) to pull off one last heist in this crime drama from director Mimi Leder (Deep Impact). Radha Mitchell (Silent Hill) co-stars in the Millennium Films production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas, Radha Mitchell
Director(s): Mimi Leder
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Release Date: 05/05/2009
David Fincher's The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's story, re-teams the director with Brad Pitt, who takes on the title role. What makes Button such a curious case is that when he is born in New Orleans just after World War I, he is already in his eighties, and proceeds to live his life aging in reverse. This sweeping film follows the character's unusual life into the 21st century as he experiences joy and sadness, loves lost and found, and the meaning of timel ...
Actor(s): Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson
Director(s): David Fincher
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Release Date: 04/07/2009
Keanu Reeves tops this adaptation of the seminal 1951 sci-fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still with this 20th Century Fox production. Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) helms the story of an alien traveler, Klaatu (Reeves), who heads to Earth along with his bodyguard robot, Gort, to deliver a warning of planetary destruction if the people of the world fail to stop laying waste to the environment. Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates co-star in the David Scarpa-penned film. ~ Jerem ...
Actor(s): Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm
Director(s): Scott Derrickson
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Science Fiction, Feature
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The Dog Who Saved Christmas
Release Date: 12/08/2009
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Actor(s): Dean Cain, Adrienne Barbeau, Mindy Sterling
Director(s): Michael Feifer
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Children's/Family, Feature
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The Education of Charlie Banks
Release Date: 06/30/2009
A young man is faced with a dilemma when a threatening figure from his past returns in this drama, the directorial debut from Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst. Charlie Banks (Jesse Eisenberg) and his best friend, Danny (Chris Marquette), grew up in a rough section of New York, where they both knew Mick (Jason Ritter), a kid whose was much admired for his cool and equally feared for his talent for violence. When Mick got into a fight that left two teens nearly dead, Charlie was a witness, and when he w ...
Actor(s): Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri
Director(s): Fred Durst
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Final Destination
Release Date: 01/05/2010
The Final Destination series gets a kick-start with this fourth outing, headed up by the production team behind the second film -- director David R. Ellis and writer Eric Bress. The New Line franchise will be presented for the first time in 3-D with this installment focusing on a teenager that dodges a trip to the grave at a racetrack, only to find that death has a way of equaling the playing field after the fact. Shantel VanSanten, Bobby Campo, and Hayley Webb star in the sequel. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, A ...
Actor(s): Bobby Campo, Shantel VanSanten, Nick Zano
Director(s): David R. Ellis
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Horror, Feature
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The Grudge 3
Release Date: 05/12/2009
The ghosts of Kayako and Toshio return to spread terror as the Grudge saga continues in this sequel featuring Saw star Shawnee Smith. Jake (Matthew Knight) may have survived the previous supernatural onslaught, though the sheer terror of his harrowing ordeal has rendered him nearly insane. Hospitalized, Jake is haunted by visions of his ghostly attackers as his caretaker Dr. Sullivan (Smith) sets out to investigate his incredible tales. In the midst of exploring Jake's Chicago home, Dr. Sullivan disc ...
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Director(s): Toby Wilkins
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Horror, Feature
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The Hangover
Release Date: 12/15/2009
A blowout Las Vegas bachelor party turns into a race against time when three hung-over groomsmen awaken after a night of drunken debauchery to find that the groom has gone missing, and attempt to get him to the alter in time for his wedding. In 48 hours, Doug is scheduled to walk down the aisle, effectively ending his reign as a rowdy bachelor. Realizing that this is their last blowout with their best friend, Doug's groomsmen organize a Sin City bachelor bash he'll never forget. The next morning, the ...
Actor(s): Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis
Director(s): Todd Phillips
MPAA Rating:
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Haunted Airman
Release Date: 10/13/2009
A wounded military aviator (Robert Pattinson) convalescing in a remote Wales mansion attempts to discern whether he's actually losing his mind or his psychiatrist is attempting to crack his fragile psyche. Shadowed by his darkened past and plagued with horrific visions, the airman clings to sanity as his reality becomes warped beyond recognition. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Robert Pattinson, Julian Sands, Rachael Stirling
Director(s):
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Thriller, Feature
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The Haunting in Connecticut
Release Date: 07/14/2009
Inspired by the frightening true-life tale of a family that moved into a converted funeral home and subsequently fell under supernatural attack, director Peter Cornwell's The Haunting in Connecticut follows the quest of a desperate mother to free her family from the grip of an evil beyond human comprehension. Sara (Virginia Madsen) and Peter Campbell (Martin Donovan) have just moved to Connecticut with their young son, Matt, when the young boy experiences a series of disturbing events that lead him t ...
Actor(s): Virginia Madsen, Martin Donovan, Kyle Gallner
Director(s): Peter Cornwell
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Thriller, Feature
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The Horsemen
Release Date: 07/14/2009
Emotionally distanced form his two young sons following the untimely death of his devoted wife, a troubled detective investigates a series of murders that seem to be based on the Biblical prophecies concerning the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in a dark psychological thriller starring Dennis Quaid and Zhang Ziyi. Patrick Fugit, Clifton Collins Jr., Neil McDonough, and Peter Stormare co-star in a film by Spun director Jonas +ckerlund and Doom screenwriter Dave Callaham. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie G ...
Actor(s): Dennis Quaid, Zhang Ziyi, Clifton Collins, Jr.
Director(s): Jonas +kerlund
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Thriller, Feature
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The Human Contract
Release Date: 06/30/2009
Actress Jada Pinkett-Smith makes her feature directorial debut with this drama about a tormented businessman (Jason Clarke) whose life crumbles to ruins when he meets a free spirited temptress (Paz Vega) who lures him towards a dangerous existence of reckless abandon. Ted Danson and Idris Elba co-star in a film penned by director Pinkett-Smith, and executive produced by her husband Will Smith. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Jason Clarke, Paz Vega, Ted Danson
Director(s): Jada Pinkett Smith
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Hurt Locker
Release Date: 01/12/2010
Based on the personal wartime experiences of journalist Mark Boal (who adapted his experiences with a bomb squad into a fact-based, yet fictional story), director Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq War-set action thriller The Hurt Locker presents the conflict in the Middle East from the perspective of those who witnessed the fighting firsthand -- the soldiers. As an elite Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team tactfully navigates the streets of present-day Iraq, they face the constant threat of death from incomin ...
Actor(s): Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty
Director(s): Kathryn Bigelow
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: War, Feature
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The Informant!
Release Date: 02/23/2010
A rising star in the agricultural industry suddenly turns whistleblower in hopes of gaining a lucrative promotion and becoming a hero of the common people, inadvertently revealing his penchant for helping himself to the corporate coffers and ultimately threatening to derail the very investigation he helped to launch in this offbeat comedy from Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh. Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon) was fast rising through the ranks at agri-industry powerhouse Archer Daniels Midla ...
Actor(s): Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale
Director(s): Steven Soderbergh
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy Drama, Feature
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The Inglorious Bastards
Release Date: 07/29/2008
The Inglorious Bastards was the alternate title for the Italian adventure yarn Counterfeit Commandos. The main characters are five soldiers facing court-martial in World War II France. The quintet consists of Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter Hooten, Michael Pergolami, and Jackie Basehart. The men escape, heading to the safety of the Swiss border; along the way, they pull off several random acts of above-and-beyond heroism. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Peter Hooten
Director(s): Enzo G. Castellari
MPAA Rating: NR
Genres: War, Feature
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The International
Release Date: 06/09/2009
Clive Owen and Naomi Watts star in Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer's action thriller concerning an ambitious Interpol agent who targets corruption at the top levels of the world's largest banking institutions. The world's most powerful banks have become hopelessly corrupt, prompting Interpol agent Louis Salinger (Owen) and Manhattan assistant district attorney Eleanor Whitman (Watts) to follow a dangerous money trail from Berlin to Milan to New York and Istanbul. But as determined as Agent Salinger ...
Actor(s): Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Director(s): Tom Tykwer
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Thriller, Feature
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The Invention of Lying
Release Date: 01/19/2010
Ricky Gervais directs himself in The Invention of Lying, a comedy in which everyone in the world tells the truth except for one misfit in the film industry, who after discovering the act of lying, milks it to become the world's most phenomenal performer. Matthew Robinson will co-direct from his own script, which he and Gervais collaborated on. Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, and Louis C.K. co-star in the Media Rights Capital production, with John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, and Jeffr ...
Actor(s): Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K.
Director(s): Matthew Robinson
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Last Resort
Release Date: 08/11/2009
It all begins so promisingly when a close-knit group of girls heads out on a vacation in the tropics to blow off some steam. But, after a day of sun and a night of drinks and dancing, a terrible accident sets off a series of events that leaves the girls robbed and abandoned in an old, seemingly empty resort. But a supernatural surprise lays in wait that's about to make the atrocities of the real world seem like Disneyland. ~ Jonathan Frey, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): America Olivo, Paulie Rojas, Marissa Tait
Director(s): Brandon Nutt
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Horror, Feature
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The Open Road
Release Date: 11/17/2009
Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, and Mary Steenburgen star in writer/director Michael Meredith's tale of a young man looking to reconnect with his long-lost father -- a famous athlete -- and bring him back to the bedside of his ailing mother. Lyle Lovett, Harry Dean Stanton, and Kate Mara fill out the supporting cast in the Perfect Weekend production. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, Mary Steenburgen
Director(s): Michael Meredith
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Other Man
Release Date: 12/15/2009
Rainmark and Gotham Films present this tale of a scorned husband who seeks out the man he thinks is involved with his wife in Richard Eyre's adaptation of Bernhard Schlink's novel The Other Man. Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Antonio Banderas, and Romola Garai star in the joint U.K./U.S.A. production. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas, Laura Linney
Director(s): Richard Eyre
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Pink Panther 2
Release Date: 06/23/2009
Hollywood funnyman Steve Martin returns to the role made famous by Peter Sellers in this high-concept sequel to the 2006 comedy hit The Pink Panther. The world's most valuable treasures are being stolen. The legendary Pink Panther Diamond is the latest to disappear, and Chief Inspector Dreyfus (John Cleese taking over acting duties from Kevin Kline) is assembling a team of international experts and detectives to track down the thief and recover the missing artifacts. The latest addition to the crack ...
Actor(s): Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer
Director(s): Harald Zwart
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Poker Club
Release Date: 04/21/2009
Four friends are swept up in a treacherous game of intrigue and betrayal during a Monday night poker game gone terribly awry. Every Monday night, Aaron Tyler (Johnathon Schaech) and his friends get together for a friendly game of poker. They've had the same routine for years, and it's always been a low-key affair. But tonight's game of poker will be anything but routine, because after accidentally killing a burglar who was sneaking into Aaron's house, the boys attempt to cover up the crime by quietly ...
Actor(s): Johnathon Schaech, Judy Reyes, Johnny Messner
Director(s): Tim McCann
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Thriller, Feature
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The Proposal
Release Date: 10/13/2009
Sandra Bullock stars in the romantic comedy The Proposal, as a Canadian immigrant who creates a demanding and difficult work environment for her subordinates at the office. When the news arrives that she's about to be deported to the Great White North, she rushes into a marriage of convenience with her young assistant (played by Ryan Reynolds) to prevent such a catastrophe from occurring. 27 Dresses' Anne Fletcher directs from a script by Peter Chiarelli for Touchstone Pictures. ~ Nathan Southern, Al ...
Actor(s): Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen
Director(s): Anne Fletcher
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Ramen Girl
Release Date: 05/26/2009
Abandoned by her boyfriend after following him to Tokyo, an American slacker adrift in a foreign culture witnesses the healing power of food and determines to become a ramen chef. When Abby (Brittany Murphy) arrived in Tokyo, she assumed she was starting a new life with her boyfriend. But that future fades when Abby's boyfriend disappears, leaving her to fend for herself in a city she doesn't understand. In desperate need of a little consolation, the floundering American begins frequenting her neighb ...
Actor(s): Brittany Murphy, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tammy Blanchard
Director(s): Robert Allan Ackerman
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Reader
Release Date: 04/14/2009
Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes star in The Hours director Stephen Daldry's haunting period drama concerning the relationship between a 15-year-old German boy and a mysterious woman twice his age, and the way that it grows doubly complex when the man reencounters the woman years later and discovers a shocking truth about her past. Based on author Bernhard Schlink's best-selling novel of the same name, the film opens on the character of Michael Berg (Ralph Fiennes) in middle age -- cold, remote, and em ...
Actor(s): Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross
Director(s): Stephen Daldry
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Soloist
Release Date: 08/04/2009
Academy Award-nominated Atonement director Joe Wright teams with screenwriter Susannah Grant to tell the true-life story of Nathaniel Ayers, a former cello prodigy whose bouts with schizophrenia landed him on the streets after two years of schooling at Juilliard. Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) is a disenchanted journalist stuck in a dead-end job. His marriage to a fellow journalist having recently come to an end, Steve is wandering through Los Angeles' Skid Row when he notices a bedraggled figure pl ...
Actor(s): Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Catherine Keener
Director(s): Joe Wright
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Spirit
Release Date: 04/14/2009
A resurrected cop does battle with a villain whose quest for immortality threatens an entire metropolis in Sin City creator Frank Miller's adaptation of Will Eisner's acclaimed graphic novel. When a rookie cop is brutally killed and mysteriously brought back to life, he assumes the guise of The Spirit (Gabriel Macht) -- a masked crime fighter who prowls the shadows of Central City on a supernatural mission to keep the urban landscape safe. Upon discovering that his arch nemesis, The Octopus (Samuel L ...
Actor(s): Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson
Director(s): Frank Miller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Crime, Feature
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The Stepfather
Release Date: 02/09/2010
When a teenage boy (Penn Badgley) begins to suspect that his new stepfather (Dylan Walsh) is a notorious serial killer who preys on broken families, he races to gather the evidence that will back up his radical claim before it's too late. The 1987 thriller that shot Lost star Terry O'Quinn to cult stardom serves as inspiration for this remake penned by J.S. Cardone and directed by Nelson McCormick. Sela Ward, Jon Tenney, and Amber Heard co-star in a Screen Gems release. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Gu ...
Actor(s): Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley
Director(s): Nelson McCormick
MPAA Rating:
Genres: Thriller, Feature
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Release Date: 11/03/2009
A New York City subway dispatcher draws on his extensive knowledge of the subway system in order to outsmart a dangerous criminal mastermind who's hijacked a subway train in this remake of the 1974 thriller inspired by John Godey's best-selling book. Walter Garber (Denzel Washington) is drifting through his daily routine when he receives word that a heavily armed gang of four has hijacked a subway train and is holding all of the passengers hostage. Led by cunning master thief Ryder (John Travolta), t ...
Actor(s): Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini
Director(s): Tony Scott
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Thriller, Feature
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The Tale of Despereaux
Release Date: 04/07/2009
A diminutive mouse strives to make a mammoth change in his troubled kingdom in this adaptation of author Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal-winning children's book. A long time ago, in the distant kingdom of Dor, a horrible accident broke the heart of the king, left a beautiful princess crestfallen, and filled the townspeople with despair. As the sun disappeared from the sky and the flowers were drained of color, the laughter slowly ceased in this once-magical land. It was into this darkened world that a ...
Actor(s): Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy
Director(s): Sam Fell
MPAA Rating: G
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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The Thaw
Release Date: 10/06/2009
A team of ecology students led by a famous environmental advocate discovers that some secrets are better left buried when they unearth the perfectly preserved remains of a frozen wooly mammoth and discover that an ancient parasite has been incubating inside the beast for centuries. Dr. David Krupien (Val Kilmer) is examining a melting ice cap in the Arctic when he unearths a prehistoric specimen the likes of which researchers have never seen. Elated by the possibilities of such a remarkable find, Dr. ...
Actor(s): Val Kilmer, Martha MacIsaac, Aaron Ashmore
Director(s): Mark A. Lewis
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Horror, Feature
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The Time Traveler's Wife
Release Date: 02/09/2010
A Chicago librarian suffers from a rare genetic disorder that sends him hurtling through time whenever he is under extreme duress; despite the fact that he vanishes at inordinately frequent and lengthy intervals, he attempts to build a stable future with the beautiful young heiress he loves. Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams star in this dramatic fantasy, which is directed by Robert Schwentke and based on the best-selling book by author Audrey Niffenegger. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard
Director(s): Robert Schwentke
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Drama, Feature
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The Ugly Truth
Release Date: 11/10/2009
Katherine Heigl stars as a lovelorn television producer who's made to run a gauntlet of romantic exploits by a pig-headed morning-show host (played by Gerard Butler) as a way to prove whose romantic methods are more accurate. Legally Blonde's Robert Luketic directs from a script by Karen McCullah Lutz, Kirsten Smith, and Nicole Eastman. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner
Director(s): Robert Luketic
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Comedy, Feature
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The Uninvited
Release Date: 04/28/2009
Filmmaking duo Thomas and Charles Guard make their feature directorial debuts as the co-directors of this remake of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters. Produced by Asian horror remake king Roy Lee, The Uninvited tells the story of a young girl named Anna (Emily Browning), who was admitted into a mental hospital following the death of her biological mother. Returning home some time later, Anna is shocked to discover that her father (David Strathairn) has recently gotten engaged to R ...
Actor(s): Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel
Director(s): Thomas Guard
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Horror, Feature
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The Wild Stallion
Release Date: 10/06/2009
Nickelodeon network favorite Miranda Cosgrove stars in this horse-driven drama. When Hannah Mills takes on a school project photographing horses in the wild, she has no idea they are about to become her passion. Their graceful movements and flowing manes captivate her and soon the mustangs are her reason for living as she falls in with the ranch lifestyle. But what she's about to discover is going to put her and the ranchers in danger, because somebody else has their eyes on the horses. This is a sto ...
Actor(s): Miranda Cosgrove, Danielle Chuchran, Fred Ward
Director(s): Craig Clyde
MPAA Rating: PG
Genres: Children's/Family, Feature
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The Wrestler
Release Date: 04/21/2009
His sense of identity fading into nothingness after the spotlights dim and he experiences a close brush with mortality, a retired wrestler begins to evaluate his life while considering the comeback that could very well kill him in director Darren Aronofsky's poignant portrait of an introspective former superstar in the twilight of his career. Back in his heyday, wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) was an icon in the ring. His image immortalized in action figures and video games, he woul ...
Actor(s): Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
Director(s): Darren Aronofsky
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Release Date: 10/27/2009
This animated adventure follows the tiny pixie from Peter Pan Tinker Bell as she bands together with her fairy friends to create the famous Fall Scepter - a magical and important task, that will restore the world's supply of fairy dust, and set things right in Pixie Hollow for another year. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide ...
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Director(s): Klay Hall
MPAA Rating: G
Genres: Children's/Family, Animated
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Release Date: 10/20/2009
Michael Bay returns to helm the sequel to the highly successful big-screen adaptation of the Transformers toy line for DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures. Much of the original cast returns for the second installment, including Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, and John Turturro, with Rainn Wilson joining in the fun as a college professor. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel
Director(s): Michael Bay
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Science Fiction, Feature
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Triangle
Release Date: 02/02/2010
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Actor(s): Melissa George, Michael Dorman, Rachael Carpani
Director(s): Christopher Smith
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Horror, Feature
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Tropical Rainforest
Release Date: 03/16/1999
Though there is a great deal of research that is being conducted in the rainforests, these wild and ancient lands are not accommodating to your average tourist. Most of us have had to rely on the tenacity and bravery of others in order to learn about and see what happens in the rainforests. Tropical Rainforest is a film that will definitely make you feel as if you were in the middle of the action. Originally filmed in the IMAX format, this bold look into the daily happenings of the rainforest will th ...
Actor(s):
Director(s): Ben Shedd
MPAA Rating:
Genres: Nature , Documentary
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Trucker
Release Date: 01/05/2010
Michelle Monaghan stars as a self-reliant trucker forced to take on the responsibility of caring for her 11-year-old son when his father (Benjamin Bratt) ends up in the hospital in this independent drama from Plum Pictures. James Mottern directs from his own script, with Nathan Fillion, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jimmy Bennett set to co-star. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Michelle Monaghan, Nathan Fillion, Benjamin Bratt
Director(s): James Mottern
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Drama, Feature
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Twilight
Release Date: 03/21/2009
When Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) reluctantly moved to the perpetually overcast town of Forks, WA, and set out to carve a niche for herself, she assumed it would be one similar to the low-profile social position she held back in Phoenix. First on the list of surprises was the unfamiliar attention from the male population of her new high school; second, the attention from one male in particular: Edward Cullen, Vampire (Robert Pattinson). Before long, the unlikely soul mates find themselves in a passio ...
Actor(s): Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke
Director(s): Catherine Hardwicke
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Fantasy, Feature
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Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself
Release Date: 01/12/2010
A hard-living nightclub singer discovers the importance of family with the help of a handsome Mexican immigrant in this inspirational comedy drama from writer/director Tyler Perry. When pistol-packing granny Madea (Perry) awakens to the sound of her home being ransacked by wayward teen Jennifer (Hope Olaide Wilson) and her two younger brothers, she promptly marches the troubled kids over their aunt April's house. But despite being the only relative the kids can turn to, April (Taraji P. Henson) is ha ...
Actor(s): Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, Tyler Perry
Director(s): Tyler Perry
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Comedy Drama, Feature
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Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
Release Date: 06/16/2009
Tyler Perry transitions another one of his hit plays to the big screen with this adaptation of Madea Goes to Jail. The successful filmmaker stars once again as the mischief-prone older woman whose exploits this time lead her to jail, where she befriends and reforms a prostitute named Candy (The Cosby Show's Keshia Knight Pulliam). ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide ...
Actor(s): Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke
Director(s): Tyler Perry
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Genres: Comedy Drama, Feature
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Tyson
Release Date: 08/18/2009
Assembled from over 30 hours of interviews with the controversial heavyweight champion, director James Toback takes the helm for a feature-length documentary exploring the life and career of self-destructive pugilist Mike Tyson. From his early years under the wing of famed boxing promoter Don King to his notorious match against Evander Holyfield and his conviction on sexual assault charges, Tyson's turbulent life is explored in the kind of comprehensive manner that could only have been made possible ...
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Director(s): James Toback
MPAA Rating: R
Genres: Sports & Recreati, Documentary
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