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With Kate Winslet Hugh Jackman Andy Serkis Ian McKellen Henry Anderson Peter Lord Dick Clement Bill Nighy Sam Fell David Bowers Ian LaFrenais

Roddy is a decidedly upper-crust society rat who makes his home in a posh Kensington flat, complete with two hamster butlers named Gilbert and Sullivan. When a common sewer rat named Syd comes spewing out of the sink and decides he's hit the jackpot, Roddy schemes to rid himself of the pest by luring him into the whirlpool. Syd may be an ignorant slob, but he s no fool, so it is Roddy who winds up being flushed away into the bustling sewer world of Ratropolis. There Roddy meets Rita, an enterprising scavenger who works the sewers in her faithful boat, the Jammy Dodger. Roddy immediately wants out, or rather, up; Rita wants to be paid for her trouble; and, speaking of trouble, the villainous Toad who royally despises all rodents wants them iced literally. The Toad dispatches his two hapless hench-rats, Spike and Whitey, to get the job done. When they fail, the Toad has no choice but to send to France for his cousin that dreaded mercenary, Le Frog.

PG Comedy
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With Sacha Baron Cohen Pamela Anderson Peter Baynham Anthony Hines Ken Davitian Larry Charles Dan Mazer

Kazakhstani TV personality Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the "greatest country in the world." With a documentary crew in tow, Borat becomes more interested in locating and marrying Pamela Anderson than on his assignment.

R Comedy
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With Gwyneth Paltrow Daniel Craig Sigourney Weaver Hope Davis Toby Jones Jeff Daniels Isabella Rossellini Juliet Stevenson Peter Bogdonovich Doug McGrath John Wells

Based on the true story of young Truman Capote and his investigation into the 1959 murders of a wealthy Kansas family of four. What starts out as a journey with his childhood friend Harper Lee to figure out "whodunit," turns into something unexpected: an intense and complex bond with one of the murderers that inspired his greatest work, 'In Cold Blood.'

R Drama
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With Martin Short Tim Allen Liliana Mumy Elizabeth Mitchell Brigham Taylor Spencer Breslin Ann-Margret Judge Reinhold Eric Lloyd Robert F. Newmyer Rob Greenberg Wendy Crewson Michael Lembeck Jeffrey Silver Karen Glass Ed Decter John Strauss

Holiday magic mixes with comical chaos at the North Pole in "The Santa Clause 3". Tim Allen reprises his role of Scott Calvin - AKA Santa - as he juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost (Martin Short), who is trying to take over the "big guy's" holiday.

At the risk of giving away the secret location of the North Pole, Scott invites his in-laws (Ann-Margret & Alan Arkin) to share in the holiday festivities, and upcoming birth of baby Claus with expectant wife, Carol, - AKA Mrs. Claus (Elizabeth Mitchell).

Along for the adventure are Scott's extended family, son Charlie (Eric Lloyd), ex-wife Laura Miller (Wendy Crewson), her husband, Neil Miller (Judge Reinhold) and their daughter, Lucy (Liliana Mumy) who, together with head elf Curtis (Spencer Breslin), foil Jack Frost's crafty scheme to control the North Pole.

G Comedy
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With Gerard Butler Stellan Skarsgard Eva Mendes Anna Faris Imelda Staunton Kathy Bates Charlie Sheen Julie Delpy George Augusto

R Drama 1 hr, 33 mins
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With Paul Feig Wilmer Valderrama Rob Riggle Tony Hale Lauren Shuler Donner Rob Corddry Nick Thune David Koechner Tyler James Williams Jacob Meszaros Brett Kelly Jessica Walter Michael Aguilar Donny Osmond Dyllan Christopher Al Roker Teri Garr BJ Novak Dave Gruber Allen Julie Snyder Ira Glass Kate Kondell Mya Stark

It's Christmas Eve and five kids have just been snowed in at the airport -- and there isn't a parent in sight. "Unaccompanied Minors" follows awkward Spencer (Dyllan Christopher), rich-girl Grace (Gina Mantegna), tomboy Donna (Quinn Shephard), geeky Charlie (Tyler James Williams) and bashful Beef (Brett Kelly) as they try to outwit a disgruntled airport official (Lewis Black) and reunite with their families. Using "borrowed" golf-carts, a canoe on a snow hill and the help of a reluctant flight attendant (Wilmer Valderrama), these kids are about to prove the holidays aren't about where you are, but who you're with.

PG Drama
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With Kate Winslet Jack Black Jude Law Cameron Diaz Jon Prescott Nancy Meyers Shannyn Sossamon

In writer/director Nancy Meyers' "The Holiday", two women on opposite sides of the globe, Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz) and Iris Simpkins (Kate Winslet) find themselves in a similar predicament. Desperate for a change of scenery, the two women meet on the internet and swap houses for the Christmas holiday discovering that a change of address really can change your life. In addition to Diaz and Winslet, "The Holiday" also stars Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns and Rufus Sewell.

PG-13 Comedy
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With Mel Gibson Rudy Youngblood Bruce Davey Mayra Serbulo Gerardo Taracena Raoul Trujillo

From Academy Award winning filmmaker Mel Gibson, comes "Apocalypto" a heart stopping mythic action-adventure set against the turbulent end times of the once great Mayan civilization. When his idyllic existence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, a man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.

R Drama
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With Leonardo DiCaprio Djimon Hounsou Jennifer Connelly Charles Leavitt Stephen Collins Ed Zwick Paula Weinstein Len Amato Gillian Gorfil Darrell Roodt Marshall Herskovitz

Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, Blood Diamond is the story of Danny Archer (Leonardo DiCaprio) - a South African mercenary - and Solomon Vandy (Djimon Hounsou) - a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon - who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields - has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen (Jennifer Connelly), an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.

R Drama
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With Martin Freeman Jude Law Vera Farmiga Anthony Minghella Ray Winstone Sydney Pollack Mark Benton

A story about theft, both criminal and emotional, "Breaking and Entering" follows a disparate group of long-term Londoners and new arrivals whose lives intersect in the inner-city area of King's Cross. "Breaking and Entering" tells the story of a series of thefts - some criminal, some emotional - set against the backdrop of a changing London whose geographical and cultural landscape is in flux. The central character, Will (Jude Law), is a successful landscape architect. His young, vibrant company, which he runs with business partner, Sandy (Martin Freeman), has recently relocated to King's Cross, the centre of the most ambitious urban regeneration site in Europe. Their state-of-the-art office immediately attracts the attention of a local group of thieves. After one of the break-ins, Will follows 15-year-old freerunner Miro (Rafi Gavron) back to the apartment he shares with his mother, Amira (Juliette Binoche) - a refugee from Bosnia. With his relationship to Liv (Robin Wright Penn) - his beautiful Swedish partner - already in crisis, Will embarks on a passionate journey into both the wilder side of himself and the city in which he lives.

R Drama
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With Miho Ninagawa Shun Sugata Kazuhiro Nakahara Tomomi Miyashita Shinya Tsukamoto Takashi Shimizu Tatsuhiko Hirata Chiaki Konaka

Masuoka is a cameraman possessed by the craving to understand fear--what it is and where it ultimately leads. He wanders the Tokyo streets, a voyeur, hungrily looking for clues. Obsessing over the haunted expressions of the faces he has captured in his daily filming, in particular a man who committed a grisly suicide on the metro. He returns to the scene to better comprehend the dead man's reasoning. Following his final gaze leads Masuoka to a door, an entry into a bizarre, cavernous underworld. Here among the ghosts and the subterranean robots called DERO's he finds a beautiful young girl chained to a rock. Saving her from her imprisonment, he takes her home. But watching her from his web-cam at work each day he begins suspect there is something truly inhuman about this girl with sharp teeth and who walks on all fours. When he begins to uncover her horrifying secrets Masuoka realises that he has found the key to gaining the terrible knowledge he so craves.

R Suspense 1 hr, 32 mins
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With Russell Crowe Ridley Scott Marc Klein Aaron Eckhart Marion Cotillard Albert Finney Didier Bourdon Lisa Ellzey Julie Payne

Based on the novel by Peter Mayle, the film is about failed London banker Max Skinner (Crowe) who moves to Provence to tend a vineyard he inherited from his uncle, played by Albert Finney. There he encounters Cotillard's character, a beautiful California woman who says she is a long-lost cousin and lays claim to the property.

PG-13 Drama
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With Will Ferrell Emma Thompson Queen Latifah Dustin Hoffman Kristin Chenoweth Tony Hale Maggie Gyllenhaal Lindsay Doran Marc Forster Zach Helm Tom Hulce Joe Drake Eric Kopeloff

"Stranger Than Fiction" is an inventive comedy about a novelist (Emma Thompson) struggling to complete her latest, and potentially finest, book — she only has to find a way to kill off her main character, Harold Crick, and she'll be done. Little does she know that Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) is inexplicably alive and well in the real world and suddenly aware of her words. Fiction and reality collide when the bewildered and hilariously resistant Harold hears what she has in mind and realizes he must find a way to change her (and his) ending.

PG-13 Comedy
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With Christian Bale Eva Longoria David Ayer Freddy Rodriguez Andrea Sperling

Jim Davis (Christian Bale) is an ex-Army Ranger recently discharged from the military, yet still haunted by nightmares of his former occupation. While seeking a position with the LAPD that will allow him to marry his Mexican girlfriend and bring her to the United States, Jim kills time chilling with his best friend, Mike (Freddy Rodriguez). Mike is feeling the heat from his longtime girlfriend, Sylvia (Eva Longoria): either get a job or get out. But the love of a beautiful woman can't compare to the bonds of friendship, and Jim and Mike are soon cruising the streets of South Central, slipping back into a deceitful life of drugs, violence and petty crime, just like when they were kids.

R Drama
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With Robert Downey Jr. Nicole Kidman Ty Burrell Harris Yulin Vincent Farrell Erin Cressida Wilson Genevieve McCarthy Boris McGiver Steven Shainberg Edward R. Pressman Bonnie Timmermann Michael Roban

A biopic about the life of photographer Diane Arbus, considered one of the most mysterious, enigmatic, and frighteningly bold artists of the 20th century. Most known for her obsession with 'freak' subject-matter, her haunting work emerged from a deeply private place. Arbus' death was as mysteriously tragic as was the aura surrounding some of her most piercing portraits.

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With Nicole Kidman George Miller Robin Williams Elijah Wood Bruce Berman Carlos Alazraqui John Collee Judy Morris Brittany Murphy Denise Blasor Khamani Griffin Graham Burke Alyssa Shafer Doug Mitchell Warren Coleman

"Happy Feet" is set deep in Antarctica. Into the land of Emperor Penguins, where each needs a heart song to attract a soul mate, a penguin is born who cannot sing. Our hero Mumble, son of Memphis and Norma Jean, is the worst singer in the world...however, as it happens, he is a brilliant tap dancer!

G Musical
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With Mads Mikkelsen Daniel Craig Eva Green Jeffrey Wright Robert Wade Judi Dench Caterina Murino Martin Campbell Paul Haggis Barbara Broccoli Neal Purvis John Cleese Michael Wilson

"Casino Royale" introduces James Bond before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to '00' status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Uganda where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka. Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios and his girlfriend, Solange. He learns that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorist organizations. Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy his organization. 'M' places Bond under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together and even torture at the hands of Le Chiffre. In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with Mathis MI6's local field agent, and Felix Leiter who is representing the interests of the CIA. The marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a terrifying climax.

PG-13 Drama
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With Ethan Hawke Luis Guzman Wilmer Valderrama Lou Taylor Pucci Esai Morales Bobby Cannavale Richard Linklater Greg Kinnear Kris Kristofferson Patricia Arquette Avril Lavigne Ed Saxon Ricky Strauss Ashley Johnson Ana Claudia Talancon Malcolm McLaren Jeff Skoll Chris Salvaterra David M. Thompson Eric Schlosser Peter Watson

Are we what we eat? To a degree both engrossing and alarming, the story of fast food is the story of postwar Amerca. Though created by a handful of mavericks, the fast food industry has triggered the homogenization of our society.

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With Danny Trejo Ernie Hudson Billy Dee Williams Snoop Dogg Tim Sullivan Method Man Lamar Odom Tayshaun Prince Teyo Johnson Justin Fargas Glenn Cadrez Stacy Title Jacob Hair Chris Kobin Jonathan McHugh

Welcome to the Hood of Horror, where revenge is a dish best served cold... in a 40 oz. The Hound of Hell (Snoop Dogg) is your guide through three tales from this nefarious neighborhood and its depraved denizens, including a tagger who finds out that not all gangstas die hard, a spoiled heir to a Texas oil dynasty who murders for money but can't pay to stay alive, and a major rap star who discovers he's got a few skeletons in his dressing room... and they're kicking down the door.

R Thriller
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With Shia LaBeouf Laurence Fishburne Heather Graham Anthony Hopkins Ashton Kutcher Demi Moore Christian Slater William H. Macy Elijah Wood Sharon Stone Helen Hunt Emilio Estevez Holly Wiersma Harry Belafonte Joshua Jackson Martin Sheen Nick Cannon Lindsay Lohan Gary Michael Walters Freddy Rodriguez Michel Litvak Edward Bass Dan Grodn

"Bobby" revisits the night Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down at the Ambassador Hotel in 1968. Story is about how the lives of those at the hotel that evening intersected. Movie will take place against the backdrop of the cultural issues gripping the country at the time, including racism, sexual inequality and class differences.

R Drama
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With James Corden Stephen Campbell Moore Dominic Cooper Clive Merrison Frances de la Tour Richard Griffiths Nicholas Hytner Alan Bennett Sacha Dhawan Samuel Anderson Andrew Knott Samuel Barnett Russell Tovey Jamie Parker Kevin Loader Damian Jones

"The History Boys" tells the story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master (Richard Griffiths), a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grossly out-numbered history teacher (Frances de la Tour), and a headmaster obsessed with results (Clive Merrison), the boys attempt to sift through it all to pass the daunting university admissions process. Their journey becomes as much about how education works, as it is about where education leads.

R Drama
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With Denzel Washington Jim Caviezel Tony Scott Val Kilmer Terry Rossio Ted Elliott Adam Goldberg Chad Oman Mike Stenson Bill Marsilii

A ferry filled with crewmen from the USS Nimitz and their families was blown up in New Orleans on Mardi Gras. BATF Doug Carlin is brought in to assist in the massive investigation, and gets attached to an experimental FBI surveillance unit, one that uses spacefolding technology to directly look back a little over four days into the past. While tracking down the bomber, Carlin gets an idea in his head: could they use the device to actually travel back in time and not only prevent the bombing but also the murder of a local woman whose truck was used in the bombing? .

PG-13 Thriller
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With Danny DeVito Kristin Chenoweth Matthew Broderick Alia Shawkat Kristin Davis Sabrina Aldridge Kelly Aldridge John Whitesell Michael Costigan Don Rhymer

A family comedy about one-upsmanship, jealousy, clashing neighbors, home decoration...and the true spirit of the holidays. Steve (Matthew Broderick), a suburban dad and Christmas enthusiast, leads a well-ordered, well-planned, and well-organized life. His new neighbor, Danny (Danny DeVito), is Steve's polar opposite: a big personality with big dreams, which have yet to materialize. But Danny's latest dream - to create the biggest holiday light display in the world, visible from outer space - is turning Steve's disciplined world into a chaotic nightmare. As Danny's home explodes with festive lights of incredible design, increasing complexity, and exponentially-growing wattage, Steve becomes a man on a mission. At any cost, he will thwart Danny - or top him.

PG Comedy
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With Darren Aronofsky Ellen Burstyn Sean Patrick Thomas Nick Wechsler Arnon Milchan Eric Watson Iain Smith Hugh Jackson Rachel Weiz Sean Gullete Donna Murphy

"The Fountain" is an odyssey about one man's thousand-year struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th century Spain, where conquistador Tomas Creo (Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Tree of Life, the legendary entity believed to grant eternal life to those who drink of its sap. As modern-day scientist Tommy Creo, he desperately struggles to find a cure for the cancer that is killing his beloved wife Isabel (Rachel Weisz). Traveling through deep space as a 26th century astronaut, Tom begins to grasp the mysteries of life that have consumed him for more than a century.

PG-13 Drama
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With Jack Black Will Ferrell Ben Stiller Jason Reed Kyle Gass Liam Lynch

In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB (Black) bonds with local slacker KG (Glass) and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers -- a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

R Comedy
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With Bob Odenkirk Will Arnett Thomas Lennon Michael Shannon Dax Shepard Robert Ben Garant Tom Werner David Koechner Chi McBride Dylan Baker Steve Dahl Marc Abraham Paul Young Armyan Bernstein Matt Berenson Marcy Carsey Michael Patrick Jann

In this outrageous and very adult comedy, a small-time career criminal (Dax Shepard) has spent most of his life in prison, sentenced each time by the same hard-ass judge. Suddenly free, he sets out to take revenge on the judge, only to learn that the old man has died. Unwilling to forgive and forget, he sets his sights on the judge's son (Will Arnett), manipulating events so that the innocent man is sent to prison. The two become cellmates, and the ultimate game of comeuppance - big house-style - begins.

R Comedy
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With Matthew McConaughey Ian McShane Kate Mara Anthony Mackie David Strathairn Basil Iwanyk McG Matthew Fox Arlen Escarpeta Jamie Linden

The movie revolves around the events following the 1970 plane crash that killed members of the West Virginia-based Marshall football team, along with most of its coaching staff, sports commentators and many of its local boosters.

PG Drama
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With Angelina Jolie Matt Damon Robert De Niro Alec Baldwin Lee Pace John Turturro Eddie Redmayne Joe Pesci Gabriel Macht Timothy Hutton Billy Crudup Jane Rosenthal Eric Roth Tammy Blanchard William Hurt Michael Gambon Keir Dullea Graham King Francis Ford Cappola Richard Schwatz

Starring in this epic drama set in the high stakes world of espionage, Matt Damon plays Edward Wilson, an exceptionally bright and talented son of privilege who is recruited from the campus of Yale University to join the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA, at the beginning of World War II. Wilson's acute mind, spotless reputation and sincere belief in American values render him a prime candidate for a career in intelligence, as do his deeply embedded commitment to honor and quite secretive nature. As Wilson becomes a veteran operative in counter-intelligence during the Cold War, not even his wife Clover, played by Angelina Jolie, nor his beloved son Edward Jr., can divert him from a path that will force him to sacrifice everything in service to his country.

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With Ben Stiller Shawn Levy Paul Rudd Rami Malek Robin Williams Owen Wilson Carla Gugino Steve Coogan Thomas Lennon Chris Columbus Ricky Gervais Robert Ben Garant Bill Cobbs Michael Barnathan Dick Van Dyke Emma Watts Mickey Rooney Kim Raver

Good-hearted dreamer Larry Daley (Ben Stiller), despite being perpetually down on his luck, thinks he's destined for something big. But even he could never have imagined how "big," when he accepts what appears to be a menial job as a graveyard-shift night watchman at a museum of natural history. But during Larry's watch, something extraordinary happens: the museum's exhibits magically come to life. A fearsome T-Rex insists on a game of fetch (with one of his own skeleton bones); Mayans, Roman Gladiators, and cowboys emerge from their diorama to wage epic battles; and a wax figure of Teddy Roosevelt gives Larry important advice while harboring a crush for an Indian princess. As things spiral wildly out of control, Larry must find a way to control the magic to stop a nefarious plot and save the museum.

PG Comedy
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With Cate Blanchett Juno Temple Richard Eyre Scott Rudin Judi Dench Patrick Marber Bill Nighy Robert Fox

Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench) is a veteran and cynical schoolteacher who is close to retirement. She is barely tolerated by her less brilliant and acerbic colleagues who know nothing about her private life which consists mainly of taking care of Portia, her aging cat, and spending countless hours alone. The only means she has found to take the edge off her desperate loneliness is writing in her journal. When Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett), a younger, attractive woman, joins the faculty as an art teacher, Barbara watches her from afar and has nothing but caustic things to say in her diary about her clothing and her care-free manner. Despite her disdain for this woman, Barbara finds herself reaching out to her. Sheba responds by inviting her to dinner at her house to meet Sheba's lecturer husband (Bill Nighy), who is twenty years her senior, and their two children, a sexy and rebellious 16-year-old daughter and a younger boy with Downs Syndrome. Instead of opening herself to these people, Barbara immediately sees them as competition to be beaten in the battle for Sheba's attention. Later, when Barbara discovers her new friend in a classroom having sex with Steven (Andrew Simpson), a 15-year-old from the school who has artistic talent; she realizes that knowledge of this secret gives her power over Sheba which she can use for her own purposes. Barbara promises to not tell anyone but insists that the affair must end immediately. Sheba says she will but finds herself drawn back to the boy again and again. Sheba seems uneasy with Barbara's friendship and is appalled when she discovers the older woman might have a sexual interest in her. The tenuous relationship between the two women reaches a crisis point when Barbara's cat is dying and she asks Sheba to go with her to the vet. She chooses to go with her family to see their son in a play instead. In revenge, Barbara sets in motion the scandal that will rock both their lives in ways they never imagined.

R Drama
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With Jamie Foxx Beyonce Knowles Eddie Murphy Danny Glover Bill Condon Jennifer Hudson Patricia Whitcher Anika Noni Rose Keith Robinson Laurence Mark

Set in the turbulent late 1960s and early '70s, "Dreamgirls" follows the rise of a trio of women)—Effie (Jennifer Hudson), Deena (Beyonce Knowles) and Lorrell (Anika Noni Rose)—who have formed a promising girl group called The Dreamettes. At a talent competition, they are discovered by an ambitious manager named Curtis Taylor, Jr. (Jamie Foxx), who offers them the opportunity of a lifetime: to become the back-up singers for headliner James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). Curtis gradually takes control of the girls' look and sound, eventually giving them their own shot in the spotlight as The Dreams. That spotlight, however, begins to narrow in on Deena, finally pushing the less attractive Effie out altogether. Though the Dreams become a cross-over phenomenon, they soon realize that the cost of fame and fortune may be higher than they ever imagined.

PG-13 Drama
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With Sylvester Stallone Milo Ventimiglia Burt Young Max Kellerman William Chartoff Antonio Tarver Jim Lampley Larry Merchant Irwin Winkler Charles Winkler David Winkler Robert Chartoff

"Rocky Balboa" is the next story in the saga of Philadelphia boxer Rocky Balboa, one of Hollywood's most beloved characters.

Long since retired, and with his beloved Adrian passed away and his grown son too busy to spend time with him, Philadelphia's favorite boxer is a lonely man. Running a small restaurant in his old neighborhood, Rocky passes the time by recounting stories of his glory days to his patrons.

To keep himself busy and in shape, he decides to step back into the ring against a few small-time boxers in local gyms. When an ESPN sports show runs a simulated fight between Balboa and the current champ, Mason "The Line" Dixon, Balboa wins, prompting a resurgence of interest in his illustrious career.

Presented with the opportunity to fight one last exhibition fight, Rocky accepts the challenge, despite the protests of his friends and family. Facing a powerful champion, personal tragedy and ultimately his own doubts, Rocky steps into the ring one last time to prove that he still has the heart of a champion.

PG Drama
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With Morgan Freeman John Cusack John Darrouzet Bruce Beresford Stephen Katz

Ray Keene (Cusack), a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son, is trying to bring Cordell (Freeman), a world-class assassin to justice. All the while, he must protect his son and evade the assassin's team who are methodically hunting them down in the wilderness.

R Drama
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With Ciaran Hinds Oscar Isaac Catherine Hardwicke Shohreh Aghdashloo Keisha Castle-Hughes Mike Rich Shaun Toub

The story centers on the two-year period of Mary and Joseph's life, culminating in their leaving Nazareth and journeying 100 miles to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus. Key characters and events such as King Herod, John the Baptist's parents (Zachariah and Elizabeth), the shepherds who were witness to Jesus' birth; and the arrival of the three kings from the Orient will be fleshed out.

PG Drama
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With Kal Penn Mort Nathan Shobu Kapoor Dan Percival Holly Davidson Anthony Cozens David Drew Gallagher

The story will focus on Taj (Kal Penn), Van Wilder's sidekick and protégé from the first film, as he arrives at Oxford University to show the stuffy Brits how to party.

R Comedy
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With Olivia Wilde Josh Duhamel Mark Cuban Scott Steindorff Melissa George Todd Wagner Scott Lastaiti Bo Zenga Michael Ross

Six college students, while backpacking across Brazil, get stranded in the jungles and imprisoned by a military group.

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With Will Smith Jaden Smith Steve Conrad James Lassiter Steve Tisch Gabriele Muccino Todd Black Dan Castellaneta Jason Blumenthal Teddy Zee

Based on the life of Chris Gardner, a self-made millionaire, this untitled project will star Will Smith as a man who finds himself jobless and homeless at age 30, living in a San Francisco train station with his infant son. Determined to beat the odds, he finds work as a trainee at a brokerage and climbs the corporate ladder, eventually becoming partner and owner of his own Chicago-based firm.

PG-13 Drama
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With Cate Blanchett George Clooney Tobey Maguire Steven Soderbergh Paul Attanasio

A U.S. journalist returns to Berlin after the second World War to find his mistress, only to become embroiled in a murder.

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With Djimon Hounsou Jeremy Irons John Malkovich John Davis Ed Speleers Sienna Guillory Peter Buchman Robert Carlyle Stefen Fangmeier Wyck Godfrey

Based on the best-selling novel, this is an epic fantasy-adventure about a young farm boy named Eragon whose destiny is revealed with the help of a dragon. Eragon, now a Dragon Rider, is swept into a world of magic and power, discovering that he can save – or destroy – an Empire.

PG Action
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With Michael Sheen Helen Mirren Helen McCrory Stephen Frears Tracey Seaward Peter Morgan James Cromwell Sylvia Syms Andy Harries Christine Langan

The story of the death of Princess Diana of Wales and the relationship between British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the British Royal Family upon hearing of her death.

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With Dakota Fanning Julia Roberts Jennifer Garner Steve Buscemi Kathy Bates Andre Benjamin Karey Kirkpatrick Jordan Kerner Robert Redford Cedric the Entertainer Oprah Winfrey Karen Rosenfelt Thomas Haden Church Reba McEntire Bernard Williams John Cleese Gary Winick Susannah Grant Julia Pistor Paul Neesan Edgar Bronfman Sr.

The classic story of loyalty, trust, and sacrifice comes to life in this live-action adaptation. Fern (Dakota Fanning) is one of only two living beings who sees that Wilbur is a special animal as she raises him, the runt of the litter, into a terrific and radiant pig. As Wilbur moves into a new barn, he begins a second profound friendship with the most unlikely of creatures—a spider named Charlotte—and their bond inspires the animals around them to come together as a family. When the word gets out that Wilbur's days are numbered, it seems that only a miracle will save his life. A determined Charlotte—who sees miracles in the ordinary—spins words into her web in an effort to convince the farmer that Wilbur is "some pig" and worth saving.

G Drama
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With Charlie Hunnam Julianne Moore Gary Oldman Clive Owen Michael Caine Chiwetel Ejiofor Eric Newman Alfonso Cuarón Iain Smith David Arata Marc Abraham Hilary Shor P.D. James Timothy J. Sexton Thomas A. Bliss

"Children of Men" envisages a world one generation from now that has fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the population. The world's youngest citizen has just died at 18, and humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction.

Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic sects, Children of Men follows disillusioned bureaucrat Theo (Owen) as he becomes an unlikely champion of Earth's survival. When the planet's last remaining hope is threatened, this reluctant activist is forced to face his own demons and protect her from certain peril.

R Drama
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With Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mark Cuban Katie Cassidy Oliver Hudson Scott Nemes Jessica Harmon Marc Butan Michelle Trachtenberg Andrea Martin Lacey Chabert James Wong Glen Morgan Todd Wagner Marty Adelstein Steve Hoban Satsuki Mitchell Bob Clark Noah Segal

"Black Christmas" is about a killer who terrorizes a sorority house with phone calls before he begins to murder various sorority sisters during the holiday break.

R Thriller
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With James Franco Josh Brolin Kerry Washington Rose Byrne Toni Collette Marcia Gay Harden Giovanni Ribisi Mary Steenburgen Tom Rosenberg Gary Lucchesi Brittany Murphy Henry Winterstern Mary Beth Hurt Karen Moncrieff

The project centers on the dark mystery surrounding a young woman's death, which is gradually revealed when the lives of seemingly uninvolved people intersect.

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With Brian Cox Billy Boyd Laura Fraser Jonny Lee Miller Declan Hughes Morven Christie Douglas MacKinnon Alan Kaplan John Brown

The true story of celebrated Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree, a former world champion who broke the world one-hour record on a bike of his own design, made partly out of sections of a washing machine. It follows his life's victories as well as his debilitating battles with mental health problems.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 36 mins
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