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- DirectorLee Toland KriegerStarsBlake LivelyMichiel HuismanHarrison FordA young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.Rated PG-13 for a suggestive comment
- DirectorJan de BontStarsHelen HuntBill PaxtonCary ElwesTwo storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather
- DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsRick MoranisEd O'NeillShawna WaldronMisfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother.Rated PG for kids rude language and pranks, hahaha
- DirectorDanny DeVitoStarsDanny DeVitoRhea PerlmanMara WilsonA girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.Rated PG for exaggerated meanness and ridicule, and for mild language
- DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsSanaa LathanLance HenriksenRaoul BovaDuring an archaeological expedition on Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica, a team of archaeologists and other scientists find themselves caught up in a battle between the two legends. Soon, the team realize that only one species can win.Rated PG-13 for violence, language, horror images, slime, and gore
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterNineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.Rated PG for fantasty action/violence including scary images and situations, and for a smoking caterpillar
- DirectorAlan TaylorStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJason ClarkeEmilia ClarkeWhen John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action violence and gunplay throughout, partial nudity, and brief language
- DirectorAndrew DavisStarsHarrison FordTommy Lee JonesSela WardDr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.Rated PG-13 a murder and other action sequences in an adventure setting
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneElle RussPopular Broadway actor Gary Johnston is recruited by the elite counter-terrorism organization Team America: World Police. As the world begins to crumble around him, he must battle with terrorists, celebrities and falling in love.Rated R for graphic crude and sexual humour, violent images, and strong language-all involving puppets
- DirectorRyû MurakamiStarsMiho NikaidoYayoi KusamaSayoko AmanoA submissive hooker goes about her trade, suffering abuse at the hands of Japanese salarymen and Yakuza types. She's unhappy about her work, and is apparently trying to find some sort of appeasement for the fact that her lover has married.Rated NC-17 for strong,explicit,sado-masochistic sexuality
- DirectorThomas SchlammeStarsMike MyersNancy TravisAnthony LaPagliaA San Francisco poet who fears commitment suspects his girlfriend may have a knack for killing off her significant others.Rated PG-13 for nudity, language, and mock terror
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsChevy ChaseJack PalanceDianne WiestA counterfeiter with a habit of "eliminating" the competition moves in next door to the Robbersons. Two cops move in with the Robbersons for a stakeout.Rated PG for mild violence, language, and some comic nudity
- DirectorCarroll BallardStarsJeff DanielsAnna PaquinDana DelanyA father and daughter decide to attempt to lead a flock of orphaned Canada Geese south by air.Rated PG for an opening accident scene and some mild language
- DirectorMick JacksonStarsTommy Lee JonesAnne HecheGaby HoffmannA volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of urban disaster and related injuries
- DirectorRichard PearceStarsRobert DuvallJames Earl JonesMichael BeachWhen an old woman dies, she leaves a note for her apparent son (Robert Duvall) which tells him that his biological mother died giving birth to him. She begs him to make peace with his half-brother (James Earl Jones) living in Chicago.Rated PG-13 for some strong language, brief violence, and a childbirth scene
- DirectorYves SimoneauStarsJamie Lee CurtisPeter GallagherJoanne WhalleyJude Madigan abandons her husband Robert and her three sons without any explanation. Three years later Jude inexplicably returns to reunite her family. However Robert and his new lover Callie see Jude for the true psychopath she is and try their best to protect their sons. Jude embarks on a non stop stalking and harassment campaign against the family, and even seduces her eldest son Kess into committing her acts of violence.Rated R for language and a mother's sociopathic behavior
- DirectorMark A.Z. DippéStarsMichael Jai WhiteJohn LeguizamoMartin SheenAn elite mercenary is killed, but comes back from Hell as a reluctant soldier of the Devil.Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving the demonic underworld, violence, intense fantasy action, and crude humour
- DirectorEric LouzilStarsBrick BronskyLisa StarJohn TallmanTaking place after the events of part two, where Roger Smith's twin sons Adlai and Dick are born; one of them is suddenly kidnapped and taught to be evil while Adlai is determined to foil the fiendish plot and save Tromaville.Rated R for gross presentation of sex, language, and gore
- DirectorRachel TalalayStarsKaren AllenChris MulkeyTed MarcouxAn electric surge causes a serial killer's soul to end up in a computer system.Rated R for high-tech horror violence
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsChris FarleyNicollette SheridanRobin ShouA man tries to rescue a woman with a little help from his half brother.Rated PG-13 for sex related humour, martial arts violence, and a humerous drug related scene
- DirectorBilly WeberStarsJacob TierneyNoah FleissMartha PlimptonAfter their parent's divorce, 12-year-old Josh and 7-year-old Sam decide to go on an underage road trip. Sick of being ferried between their distant mother and remarried father, Josh and his brother steal a car and set out for Canada.Rated PG-13 for kids in jeopardy
- DirectorGeorge MillerWarren ColemanJudy MorrisStarsElijah WoodBrittany MurphyHugh JackmanInto the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!Rated PG for some mild peirl and rude humour
- DirectorKazuki ÔmoriKoji HashimotoKenjirô OhmoriStarsKunihiko MitamuraYoshiko TanakaMasanobu TakashimaDesolate by the loss of his daughter, a geneticist creates a monstrous new mutation.Rated PG for traditional Godzilla violence
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTimothy BalmeDiana PeñalverElizabeth MoodyA young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.Rated R for an abundance of outrageous gore
- DirectorMartin WoodStarsRobin DunneMac FyfeJames KeeBill, a high school student and avid horror movie fan, witnesses a UFO flying over his town. When the ship lands the next day, Bill and a team from SETI discover that the alien is a strange vampire creature who wants to cast the Earth into darkness so that he and his people can colonize it for themselves. Will Bill and the others be able to keep the Sun shining?Rated PG for mild alien vampire violence