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Last modified: Oct. 11, 2011

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With Jennifer Lawrence Kevin Bacon January Jones Caleb Landry Jones James McAvoy Michael Fassbender Rose Byrne Nicholas Hoult Bryan Singer Simon Kinberg Oliver Platt Matthew Vaughn Jamie Moss Zoe Kravitz Lucas Till Zack Stentz Ashley E. Miller Edi Gathegi Morgan Lily Jane Goldman Bill Milner Jason Flemyng Ray Wise Lauren Shuler-Donner Kyle Franke

The film, following the classic Marvel mythology, charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto’s Brotherhood and Professor X’s X-Men.

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 12 mins
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With Ryan Reynolds Blake Lively Jay O. Sanders Angela Bassett Taika Waititi Peter Sarsgaard Tim Robbins Temuera Morrison Geoffrey Rush Mark Strong Greg Berlanti Donald De Line Jon Tenney Martin Campbell Marc Guggenheim Michael Green Gregory Noveck

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds). Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris (Blake Lively), if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax…he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.

PG-13 Action 1 hr, 45 mins
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With Shia LaBeouf Josh Duhamel Michael Bay Tyrese Gibson Ken Jeong John Malkovich Patrick Dempsey Steven Spielberg Alex Kurtzman Kevin Dunn Frances McDormand Julie White Ehren Kruger Alan Tudyk Lorenzo di Bonaventura Tom DeSanto Leonard Nimoy Roberto Orci James Avery Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

"Transformers 3" features Sam Witwicky (LaBeouf) taking his first tenuous steps into adulthood while remaining a reluctant human ally of Optimus Prime. The film centers around the space race between the U.S.S.R. and the USA, suggesting there was a hidden Transformers role in it all that remains one of the planet's most dangerous secrets. The villain of the third film will be Shockwave.

PG-13 Action 2 hrs, 37 mins
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon

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