May 2009 Movies

Best Movies Released May 2009

Drama

Angels & Demons

94%

3.9 / 5

Drama

Love N' Dancing

60%

5 / 5

Adventure

87%

4.5 / 5

Action

Star Trek

92%

4.5 / 5

Drama

Powder Blue

74%

3.5 / 5

Action

Next Day Air

78%

4.7 / 5

Action

X-Men Origins: Wolveri...

94%

4.1 / 5

Comedy

Management

78%

2.3 / 5

Battle for Terra

83%

3.4 / 5

Comedy

Night at the Museum: B...

95%

4 / 5

Drama

Drag Me to Hell

86%

3.7 / 5

Drama

Julia

60%

3.8 / 5

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Hugh Jackman reprises the role that made him a superstar – as the fierce fighting machine who possesses amazing healing powers, retractable claws and a primal fury. Leading up to the events of "X-Men," "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe whose appearances in the film series have long been anticipated.

Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch, Hugh Jackman, Avi Arad, Lynn Collins, Lauren Shuler Donner, Gavin Hood, David Benioff

PG-13 Action Adventure 1 hr, 47 mins

94% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

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83%

3.4 / 5

(20)

Battle for Terra

Theaters

The story tells of a conflict between the inhabitants of a peaceful world and the human warriors who want to colonize it.

Chris Evans, Dennis Quaid, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover, Ron Perlman, Brian Cox, Danny Trejo, Evan Rachel Wood

PG Comedy Fantasy

83% WILL SEE

3.4 / 5

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89%

3.1 / 5

(9)

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

Theaters

Celebrity photographer Connor Mead loves freedom, fun and women...in that order. A committed bachelor who thinks nothing of breaking up with multiple women on a conference call, Connor's mockery of romance proves a real buzz-kill for his kid brother, Paul, and a houseful of well wishers on the eve of Paul's wedding. Just when it looks like Connor may single-handedly ruin the wedding, he is visited by the ghosts of his former jilted girlfriends, who take him on a revealing and hilarious odyssey through his failed relationships--past, present and future. Together they attempt to find out what turned Connor into such an insensitive jerk and whether there is still hope for him to find true love...or if he really is the lost cause everyone thinks he is.

Matthew McConaughey, Emma Stone, Mark Waters, Jennifer Garner, Brad Epstein, Jeff Nathanson, Robert Forster, Michael Douglas

PG-13 Comedy Romance

89% WILL SEE

3.1 / 5

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38%

4 / 5

(2)

The Limits of Control

NYC/LA

The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger (Isaach De Bankolé), whose activities remain meticulously outside the law. He is in the process of completing a job, yet he trusts no one, and his objectives are not initially divulged. The new picture from independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch is set in the striking and varied landscapes of contemporary Spain (both urban and otherwise).

Gael García Bernal, Bill Murray, Jim Jarmusch, John Hurt, Tilda Swinton, Luis Tosar, Hiam Abbass, Isaach De Bankolé

R Drama 1 hr, 56 mins

38% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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77%

3.2 / 5

(6)

The Skeptic

NYC Only

After the mysterious death of his Aunt, Bryan Becket dismisses reports that the Aunt's house is haunted and moves in.

Zoe Saldana, Tom Arnold, Tim Daly, Isen Robbins, Tennyson Bardwell, Aimee Schoof, Mary-Beth Taylor, Edward Herrmann

Thriller Horror

77% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

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1 / 5

(1)

Home

NYC Only

Life for a family in a rural town is is upended when a major highway is constructed nearby.

Olivier Gourmet, Isabelle Huppert, Denis Freyd, Ursula Meier, Denis Delcampe, Thierry Spicher, Elena Tatti

Drama

0% WILL SEE

1 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

43%

2.6 / 5

(7)

$9.99

Scope N/A

A stop-motion animated story about people living in a Syndey apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives.

Emile Sherman, Tatia Rosenthal, Amir Harel, Etgar Keret

R Animation 1 hr, 18 mins

43% WILL SEE

2.6 / 5

Buy DVD On Amazon

86%

5 / 5

(1)

Jerichow

A remake of The Postman always Rings Twice.

Christian Petzold

Drama

86% WILL SEE

5 / 5

Buy DVD On Amazon

46%

2 / 5

(1)

The Merry Gentleman

Limited

An assassin meets a young receptionist and strikes up an unlikely relationship.

Michael Keaton, Kelly MacDonald, Bobby Cannavale, Steven Jones, Ron Lazzeretti, William Dick, Tom Bastounes

R Drama 1 hr, 49 mins

46% WILL SEE

2 / 5

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57%

Revanche

Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.

Götz Spielmann

Drama Romance 2 hrs, 1 min

57% WILL SEE

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38%

1.5 / 5

(2)

A Wink and a Smile

NYC Only

Ten ordinary women learn the art of the striptease when they dive into the glamorous world of burlesque.

Deirdre Allen Timmons

NR Documentary

38% WILL SEE

1.5 / 5

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Released Friday, May 8th

92%

4.5 / 5

(186)

Star Trek

Theaters

From director J.J. Abrams and screenwriters Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci ("Transformers," "MI: III") comes a new vision of the greatest space adventure of all time, "Star Trek," featuring a young, new crew venturing boldly where no man has gone before. Star Trek explores the early Starfleet careers of future Enterprise officers Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Amanda Grayson (Winona Ryder), Uhura (Zoe Saldana), McCoy (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho), and Chekhov (Anton Yelchin). A Romulan, Nero (Eric Bana), and a much older Spock (Leonard Nimoy) are influences, as well as Captain Pike (Bruce Greenwood), the first captain of the USS Enterprise.

Tyler Perry, John Cho, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, J.J. Abrams, Chris Hemsworth, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg

PG-13 Drama Action 2 hrs, 6 mins

92% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

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78%

4.7 / 5

(7)

Next Day Air

Theaters

A dark comedy about a mis-delivered package of drugs.

Wood Harris, Lauren London, Benny Boom, Mos Def, Omari Hardwick, Donald Faison, Scott Aronson, Inny Clemons

R Action Comedy 1 hr, 24 mins

78% WILL SEE

4.7 / 5

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60%

5 / 5

(1)

Love N' Dancing

Limited

Jake and Jessica must try to elude all obstacles, romantic or otherwise, to stay focused on the goal - winning the World Title and winning each other.

Amy Smart, Betty White, Billy Zane, Robert Iscove, Tom Malloy

PG-13 Drama Romance

60% WILL SEE

5 / 5

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74%

3.5 / 5

(12)

Powder Blue

NYC/LA

The story follows four eclectic characters — a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest and a stripper — brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.

Forest Whitaker, Ray Liotta, Eddie Redmayne, Jessica Biel, Kris Kristofferson, Stephane Gauger, Timothy Linh Bui, Patrick Swayze

Drama

74% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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60%

3.8 / 5

(4)

Julia

NYC/LA

An alcoholic woman becomes involved in a nefarious ransom kidnapping scheme with a stranger from an AA meeting.

Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate Del Castillo, Erick Zonca

NR Drama 2 hrs, 24 mins

60% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

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60%

4.5 / 5

(4)

Little Ashes

Limited

The young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí.

Robert Pattinson, Jonny Persey, Philippa Goslett, Paul Morrison, Carlo Dusi, Jaume Vilalta, Javier Beltran

R Drama 1 hr, 47 mins

60% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

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40%

4 / 5

(3)

Outrage

Limited

An indictment of closeted politicians who lobby for anti-gay legislation in the U.S.

Kirby Dick

Documentary 1 hr, 30 mins

40% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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33%

1.7 / 5

(3)

Rudo y Cursi

Limited

Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.

Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Alfonso Cuarón, Carlos Cuarón

R Drama Comedy

33% WILL SEE

1.7 / 5

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38%

3.5 / 5

(4)

Adoration

NYC/LA

A high school student misrepresents himself as a figure from recent history, and draws a group of schoolmates and survivors into a community mourning a tragedy that never happened.

Simone Urdl, Scott Speedman, Atom Egoyan, Jennifer Weiss, Robert Lantos, Michele Halberstadt, Katie Boland, Arsinee Khanjian

R Drama Teen 1 hr, 41 mins

38% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

Released Friday, May 15th

94%

3.9 / 5

(22)

Angels & Demons

Theaters

The team behind the global phenomenon "The Da Vinci Code" returns for the highly anticipated "Angels & Demons," based upon the bestselling novel by Dan Brown. Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals. Ron Howard again directs the film, which is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and John Calley.

When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.

Tom Hanks, Stellan Skarsgard, Ron Howard, Akiva Goldsman, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Brian Grazer, John Calley

PG-13 Drama Thriller

94% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

78%

2.3 / 5

(23)

Management

A traveling saleswoman sells cheap art to small companies and motels. She has a fling with an aimless, underachieving assistant motel manager at one of her stops, and he pursues her all over the U.S.

Jennifer Aniston, Woody Harrelson, Marty Bowen, Stephen Belber, Steve Zahn, Wyck Godfrey, Jim Tauber, William Horberg

R Drama Comedy 1 hr, 33 mins

78% WILL SEE

2.3 / 5

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38%

Summer Hours

NYC/LA

Three kids must sell all their childhood valuables to ensure their dead mother’s wishes are granted.

Juliette Binoche, Olivier Assayas, Charles Gillibert, Nathanaël Karmitz, Marin Karmitz

Drama 1 hr, 43 mins

38% WILL SEE

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45%

3.8 / 5

(6)

The Brothers Bloom

NYC/LA

The Brothers Bloom are the best con men in the world, swindling millionaires with complex scenarios of lust, intrigue and the most complex literary-inspired setups imaginable. Now they've decided to take on one last job -- showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress named Penelope the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world -- from New Jersey to Greece to Russia and Prague -- in pursuit of priceless artifacts wanted by some of their most unsavory competitors.

Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Wendy Japhet, Rian Johnson, Rinko Kikuchi, Nora Zehetner, Ram Bergan

PG-13 Adventure Thriller 1 hr, 49 mins

45% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

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1 / 5

(1)

O' Horten

Limited

The Norwegian film "O’Horten" centers on a train driver who is stumped as to what to do when he hits retirement.

Bent Hamer, Baard Owe, Henny Moan

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 30 mins

0% WILL SEE

1 / 5

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Released Thursday, May 21st

94%

4 / 5

(118)

Terminator Salvation

Scope N/A

In the highly anticipated new installment of "The Terminator" film franchise, set in post-apocalyptic 2018, Christian Bale stars as John Connor, the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright (Sam Worthington), a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.

John Brancato, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moritz Borman, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anton Yelchin, Common, Derek Anderson

Action Adventure

94% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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Released Friday, May 22nd

91%

3.6 / 5

(14)

Dance Flick

Theaters

A rich, white girl from the suburbs finds herself on a series of misadventures when she moves to the mean streets of the inner-city.

Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, Craig Wayans, Damien Wayans

PG-13 Comedy Spoof

91% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Poster

95%

4 / 5

(68)

Night at the Museum: Battle ...

Scope N/A

It's a new "Night" and "Museum" for Ben Stiller, who is joined by several other stars from the original film, as well as new characters from history. The centerpiece of the film will be bringing to life the Smithsonian Institution, which houses the world’s largest museum complex with more than 136 million items in its collections, ranging from the plane Amelia Earhart flew on her nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic and Al Capone’s rap sheet and mug shot to Dorothy’s ruby red slippers and Archie Bunker’s lounge chair. No major film has ever shot inside the Smithsonian in Washington…until "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian".

Shawn Levy, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant, Robin Williams, Bill Hader

PG Comedy Sequel

95% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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52%

3.5 / 5

(4)

The Girlfriend Experience

A revealing look at the world of prostitution from an elite call girl's point of view.

Steven Soderbergh, Greg Jacobs, Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Sasha Grey, Chris Santos

Drama Comedy

52% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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93%

3 / 5

(1)

Easy Virtue

Limited

Based on the Noel Coward play, the film tells the story of an American divorcee (Jessica Biel) who heads to the South of France. Once there she jumps into a whirlwind romance and wedding with an English guy (Ben Barnes). Then the newly weds travel to the UK to face the music with his disapproving parents (Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas).

Colin Firth, Jessica Biel, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Barnes, Stephen Elliott

PG-13 Comedy Romance 1 hr, 33 mins

93% WILL SEE

3 / 5

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75%

5 / 5

(2)

The Boys

Limited

A documentary about Academy Award and Grammy-winning songwriters Robert B. Sherman & Richard M. Sherman.

Ben Stiller, David Permut, Jeff Sherman, Gregory V. Sherman

Documentary

75% WILL SEE

5 / 5

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Released Wednesday, May 27th

40%

Pressure Cooker

NYC Only

High school students compete for scholarships to culinary college.

Mark Becker, Jennifer Grausman

Documentary

40% WILL SEE

Rent or buy On Amazon

Released Friday, May 29th

86%

3.7 / 5

(43)

Drag Me to Hell

Theaters

A morality tale about the unwitting recipient of a supernatural curse.

Josh Donen, Rob Tapert, Justin Long, Joe Drake, Sam Raimi, Jessica Lucas, David Paymer, Nathan Kahane

PG-13 Drama Suspense

86% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

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87%

4.5 / 5

(80)

Up

Scope N/A

From the Academy Award®-nominated team of director Pete Docter ("Monsters, Inc.") and co-director Bob Peterson comes "Up," a comedic adventure taking off (and lifting spirits) in summer 2009. Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. "Up" takes audiences on a thrilling journey where the unlikely pair encounter wild terrain, unexpected villains and jungle creatures. When seeking adventure next summer -- look "Up."

John Ratzenberger, Ed Asner, Pete Docter, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Jonas Rivera

PG Adventure Comedy

87% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

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89%

1 / 5

(1)

Departures

Limited

A cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved, leaving him without a job. He decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work, finding a job in a funeral home.

Yojiro Takita, Kundo Koyama

NR Drama 2 hrs, 10 mins

89% WILL SEE

1 / 5

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What Goes Up

Limited

A reporter covering the Challenger Space Shuttle launch becomes mixed up in the lives of some local students.

Steve Coogan, Hilary Duff, Molly Shannon, Olivia Thirlby, Jonathan Glazer, Robert Lawson, R.D. Robb

R Drama 1 hr, 44 mins

0% WILL SEE

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45%

3.8 / 5

(6)

The Brothers Bloom

Scope N/A

Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Wendy Japhet, Rian Johnson, Rinko Kikuchi, Nora Zehetner, Ram Bergan

PG-13 Adventure Thriller 1 hr, 49 mins

45% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

Buy DVD On Amazon

Top May 2009 Movie Trailers

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1.	NEW	The Wild
2.	NEW	There's a Zombie Outside
3.		Creation of the Gods II: ...
4.	NEW	Silent Zone
5.	NEW	Alexander and the Terribl...
6.	NEW	William Tell
7.		Duplicity
8.	NEW	Clown in a Cornfield
9.	NEW	The Life List
10.	NEW	A Sloth Story