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THE BOOK OF ELI
Genre: Sci-fi Action
Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson and Jennifer Beals
Synopsis: A lone hero must fight his way across the wasteland of post-apocalyptic America to protect a sacred book that holds the key to saving the future of humanity.
Rated: "R" for some brutal violence and language
Length: 118 minutes
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DAYBREAKERS
Genre: Sci-fi Horror
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, JayLaga'aia, Isabel Lucas, Claudia Karvan and Michael Dorman
Synopsis: In the near future with the world overrun by vampires, their food supply, human blood, is dwindling and without a way to save the humans, the vampires face extinction as well.
Rated: "R" for strong bloody violence, language and brief nudity
Length: 98 minutes
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DEAR JOHN
Genre: Romantic Drama
Cast: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas and D.J. Cotrona
Synopsis: While home on leave, a soldier falls for a conservative college girl but after the attacks of 9/11 occur, he reenlists. Can love overcome time, distance and war?
Rated: "PG-13" for some sensuality and violence
Length: 109 minutes
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EDGE OF DARKNESS
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic and Shawn Roberts
Synopsis: As homicide detective investigates the death of his activist daughter, he uncovers not only her secret life, but a corporate cover-up and government collusion that attracts an agent tasked with cleaning up the evidence.
Rated: "R" for strong bloody violence and language
Length: 117 minutes
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EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES
Genre: Drama
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Harrison Ford, Keri Russell, Jared Harris and Meredith Droeger
Synopsis: After their children are diagnosed with a rare fatal disease, the parents search and finally find a brilliant but unconventional scientist who will bypass the medical system to find a cure.
Rated: "PG" for thematic material, language, and a mild suggestive moment
Length: 109 minutes
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FROM PARIS WITH LOVE
Genre: Action Thriller
Cast: John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Kasia Smutniak and Richard Durden
Synopsis: A low-ranking intelligence operative takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking U.S. agent who's been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack.
Rated: "R" for strong bloody violence throughout, drug content, pervasive language and brief sexuality
Length: 95 minutes
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LEAP YEAR
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cast: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, John Lithgow and Noel O’Donovan
Synopsis: Following an Irish tradition in which a man must say yes if proposed to on a leap day, a woman travels to Dublin to propose to her boyfriend.
Rated: "PG" for sensuality and language
Length: 100 minutes
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LEGION
Genre: Sci-fi Thriller
Cast: Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki, Denis Quaid, Kate Walsh, Willa Holland, Jon Tenny, Kevin Durand and Charles S. Dutton
Synopsis: When God loses faith in humanity, He sends His legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael.
Rated: "R" for strong bloody violence, and language
Length: 100 minutes
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THE LOVELY BONES
Genre: Fantasy Thriller
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Saoirse Ronan and Michael Imperioli
Synopsis: After being murdered, a young girl watches over her family and killer from above and must decide between vengeance against the killer or healing her family. Nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe
Rated: "PG-13" for mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some language
Length: 135 minutes
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NINE
Genre: Musical
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Stacy Ferguson (Fergie) and Rick Tognazzi
Synopsis: Famous film director Guido Contini reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion while balancing the numerous women in his life. Nominated for four Oscars and five Golden Globes
Rated: "PG-13" for sexual content and smoking
Length: 110 minutes
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SHERLOCK HOLMES
Genre: Crime Drama/Action Adventure
Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Rachel McAdams, Jude Law, Mark Strong, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, James Fox.
Synopsis: Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Nominated for two Oscars and won a Golden Globe.
Rated: "PG-13" for intense sequences of violence and action, some startling images and a scene of suggestive material
Length: 120 minutes
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THE SPY NEXT DOOR
Genre: Action/Thriller/Comedy
Cast: Jackie Chan, Madeline Carroll, Alina Foley, George Lopez and Billy Ray Cyrus
Synopsis: A former CIA spy has to win the approval of his girlfriend's kids who have not warmed up to him at all.
Rated: "PG" for sequences of action violence and some mild rude humor
Length: 92 minutes
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UP IN THE AIR
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, Sam Elliot, Zach Galifianakis and Danny McBride
Synopsis: Enjoying his life as a corporate downsizing expert, a man closing in on ten million frequent flyer miles suddenly finds his lifestyle threatened when his boss hires another transition counselor. Nominated for six Oscars; won one Golden Globe and nominated for four more.
Rated: "R" for language and some sexual content
Length: 109 minutes
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WHEN IN ROME
Genre: Romantic comedy
Cast: Kristen Bell, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, Josh Duhamel, Peggy Lipton and Anjelica Huston
Synopsis: After stealing coins from an Italian fountain, a young American woman receives visits from numerous strangers who, having previously thrown coins into the fountain, are now in love with her.
Rated: "PG-13" for some suggestive content
Length: 91 minutes
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YOUTH IN REVOLT
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Jean Smart, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Long, Ray Liotta, Fred Willard, Steve Buscemi, M. Emmet Walsh and Erik Knudsen
Synopsis: A nerdy high school senior uses a suave and sophisticated alter ego to lose his virginity to the girl of his dreams.
Rated: "R" for sexual content, language and drug use
Length: 90 minutes
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