SUCKER PUNCH
(Warner Brothers) Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Scott Glenn, Jon Hamm, Oscar Isaac. Directed by Zach Snyder
A young girl is sent to an asylum against her will and discovers that in a few short days she will be lobotomized. She and a group of her friends mean to escape, but there seems to be no way. They enter a dream world where the keys to their salvation may lie.
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Release formats: Standard, IMAX
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: PG-13 (for thematic material involving sexuality, violence and combat sequences, and for language)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
(20th Century Fox) Steve Zahn, Rachael Harris, Devon Bostick, Zachary Gordon. As Greg enters the 7th grade, he and his nemesis (his brother Rodrick) are thrust together by their parents in a misguided attempt to force the brothers to bond. Superglue couldn’t bond these guys together.
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Release formats: Standard
Genre: Family Comedy
Rating: PG (for some mild rude humor and mischief)
The Fifth Quarter
(Rocky Mountain) Ryan Merriman, Aidan Quinn, Andie MacDowell, Andrea Powell. Star Wake Forest football player Jon Abbate dedicates his season to his younger brother, who passed away tragically in a car crash. The rest of the team is inspired by Jon’s dedication and devotion and the team makes one of the most memorable turnarounds in college football history.
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Release formats: Standard
Genre: True Sports Drama
Rating: PG-13 (for some thematic elements)
Happythankyoumoreplease
(Anchor Bay) Josh Radnor, Malin Ackerman, Kate Mara, Zoe Kazan. When an aspiring writer finds an orphaned boy on a subway platform and agrees to care for him for a couple of days, his life is turned upside-down as is that of his friends. This friendship with a young boy however may bring to him a new level of maturity as he begins to see life with a different perspective.
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Release formats: Standard
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Rating: R (for language)