Movies Released May 17, 2013

Released Friday, May 17th

77%

4.5 / 5

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Star Trek Into Darkness

Theaters

The sequel to the 2009 hit movie Star Trek.

Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anton Yelchin, Zachary Quinto, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, David Ellison

PG-13 Action Adventure 2 hrs, 9 mins

77% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

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86%

3.5 / 5

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When ex-CIA agent Ben Logan (Eckhart) discovers that he and his daughter have been marked for termination as part of a wide-reaching international conspiracy, a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse ensues as Logan tries to outsmart his hunters and uncover the truth.

Arash Amel, Olga Kurylenko, Aaron Eckhart, Alexander Fehling, Philipp Stölzl, Liana Liberato, Neil Napier

R Action Thriller 1 hr, 44 mins

86% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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68%

3 / 5

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Augustine

Limited

In Belle Epoque Paris, 19-year-old kitchen maid Augustine suffers an inexplicable seizure that leaves her partially paralyzed and is shipped off to an all-female psychiatric hospital specializing in the then-fashionable ailment of 'hysteria'. Augustine captures the attention of renowned neurologist Dr. Charcot (Vincent Lindon) after she has another attack that appears to give her intense physical pleasure. Intrigued, he begins using her as his principal subject, hypnotizing her in front of his fellow doctors. As Augustine displays her spectacular fits in lecture halls, the lines between doctor and patient become blurred, radically impacting the course of both of their lives.

Alice Winocour, Vincent Lindon, Soko

Drama Biography 1 hr, 41 mins

68% WILL SEE

3 / 5

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76%

3.4 / 5

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The English Teacher

Limited

Julianne Moore plays a beloved English teacher whose repressed personal life exists in stark contrast to the passion she brings to the classroom. Her routine is upended when a former star pupil returns to her small town after failing miserably as a playwright.

Michael Angarano, Lily Collins, Nikki Blonsky, Julianne Moore, Naomi Despres, Robert Salerno, Jessica Hecht, Dan Chariton

R Comedy 1 hr, 33 mins

76% WILL SEE

3.4 / 5

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44%

Pieta

Limited

In this intense and haunting story, a loan shark living an isolated and lonely existence uses brutality to threaten and collect paybacks from desperate borrowers for his moneylender boss. He proficiently and mercilessly collects the debts without regard to the pain he causes his countless victims. One day, a mysterious woman appears in front of him claiming to be his long-lost mother. After coldly rejecting her at first, he gradually accepts her in his life and decides to quit his cruel job and seek a decent, redemptive life. However, he soon discovers a dark secret stemming from his past and realizes it may be too late to escape the horrific consequences already set in motion from his previous life.

Kim-Ki-Duk, Lee Jung-jin

Drama 1 hr, 44 mins

44% WILL SEE

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54%

5 / 5

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Stories We Tell

Limited

Written and directed by Sarah Polley, the documentary weaves together home movies, interviews and narration to examine the repercussions of her family's long-held secrets that finally are coming to light.

Sarah Polley

PG-13 Documentary 1 hr, 48 mins

54% WILL SEE

5 / 5

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An Oversimplification of Her Beauty Poster

38%

4.7 / 5

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An Oversimplification of Her...

Documents the relationship between Terence and a lovely young woman (Namik Minter) as it teeters on the divide between platonic and romantic.

Terence Nance

NR Comedy Romance 1 hr, 33 mins

38% WILL SEE

4.7 / 5

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30%

3.3 / 5

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Frances Ha

Limited

Frances (Gerwig) lives in New York, but she doesn’t really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, butshe’s not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, butthey aren’t really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness.

Noah Baumbach, Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver, Mickey Sumner, Michael Zegen

R Comedy 1 hr, 35 mins

30% WILL SEE

3.3 / 5

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20%

4 / 5

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State 194

NYC/LA

In 2009, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad launched a plan to demonstrate that his people were deserving of statehood, inspiring them to change their destiny and seek UN membership. Since then, they’ve made remarkable progress, but the political quagmire threatens to destroy the most promising opportunity for peace in years.

Dan Setton

PG Documentary 1 hr, 38 mins

20% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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79%

33 Postcards

Limited

For 10 years Mei Mei (Zhu Lin), a 16 yr old Chinese orphan, dreams of meeting her Australian sponsor Dean Randall (Guy Pearce) and his ‘perfect family’. When her orphanage travels to Australia to attend the Australian Choir Festival Mei Mei takes the opportunity to look him up. What she finds, however, is far from the idyllic life he depicted in his postcards. Initially mismatched and disconnected the two begin a journey in search of belonging, family, redemption, love and acceptance.

Guy Pearce, Claudia Karvan, Pauline Chan, Elaine Jin, Zhu Lin

Drama Music 1 hr, 37 mins

79% WILL SEE

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60%

3.1 / 5

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Black Rock

Limited

Follows three female friends who set aside their personal issues and organize a girls getaway weekend on a remote island on the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns into another as there is a deadly fight for survival.

Jay Duplass, Lake Bell, Mark Duplass, Katie Aselton, Adele Romanski, Kate Bosworth, Jay Paulson, Will Bouvier

R Thriller Horror

60% WILL SEE

3.1 / 5

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