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Blind Side


Critics' Consensus: Perhaps too pat, but with a strong performance from Bullock.

Synopsis: Drama. "The Blind Side" depicts the remarkable true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American youngster from a broken home, taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher'… [More...]

Rated: PG-13
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Wide)
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, [More..]

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N/A

Ninja Assassin


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless exe… [More...]

Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 25, 2009 (Wide)
Directed by: James McTeigue
Starring: Rain, Naomie Harris, [More..]

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Old Dogs


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Two best friends -- one unlucky-in-love divorcee (ROBIN WILLIAMS) and the other a fun-loving bachelor (JOHN TRAVOLTA) -- have their lives turned upside down when they’re unexpectedly charged with the care of six-year-old twins while on the ve… [More...]

Rated: PG
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 25, 2009 (Wide)
Directed by: Walt Becker
Starring: John Travolta, Robin Williams, [More..]

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Planet 51


Critics' Consensus: Planet 51 squanders an interesting premise with an overly familiar storyline, stock characters, and humor that alternates between curious and potentially offensive.

Synopsis: The tables are turned in this animated sci-fi adventure featuring the voices of Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman, and John Cleese. In PLANET 51, an astronaut arrives on a distant planet, but he's not… [More...]

Rated: PG
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Wide)
Directed by: Jorge Blanco
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, [More..]

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N/A

Princess and the Frog


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin" comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 25, 2009 (Wide)
Directed by: John Musker
Starring: Anika Noni Rose, John Goodman, [More..]

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Road


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: After the Oscar-winning success of the adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, another of the author's works arrives on screen. Viggo Mortensen stars in THE ROAD, a thriller that is set in a bare, post-apocalyptic Amer… [More...]

Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 25, 2009 (Wide)
Directed by: John Hillcoat
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi McPhee, [More..]

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Twilight Saga: New Moon


Critics' Consensus: Outsiders are likely to be turned off by its slow pace.

Synopsis: In the second installment of Stephenie Meyer’s TWILIGHT series, the romance between mortal and vampire soars to a new level as BELLA SWAN (Kristen Stewart) delves deeper into the mysteries of the supernatural world she yearns to become part o… [More...]

Rated: PG-13
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Wide)
Directed by: Chris Weitz
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, [More..]

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Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans


Critics' Consensus: benefits from a delightfully unhinged Nicolas Cage in the title role.

Synopsis: In Werner Herzog’s new film “The Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans,” Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs -- while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as oft… [More...]

Rated: R
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Werner Herzog
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, [More..]

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Broken Embraces


Critics' Consensus: Almodovar brings his signature visual brilliance to this noirish tale.

Synopsis: A man writes, lives and loves in darkness. Fourteen years before, he was in a brutal car rash on the island of Lanzarote. In the accident, he not only lost his sight, he also lost , thef his life. Lena love o This man uses two na… [More...]

Rated: R
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Lluis Homar, [More..]

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Defamation


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: What is anti-Semitism today, two generations after the Holocaust? In his continuing exploration of modern Israeli life, director Yoav Shamir (Checkpoint, 5 Days, Flipping Out) travels the world in search of the most modern manifestations of t… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Yoav Shamir
Starring: N/A

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Mammoth


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Mammoth revolves around successful New York couple Leo (Gael Garcia Bernal) and Ellen (Michelle Williams). Leo is the creator of a booming website, and has stumbled into a world of money and big decisions. Ellen is a dedicated emergency surge… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Lukas Moodysson
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Michelle Williams, [More..]

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Me and Orson Welles


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: ME AND ORSON WELLES, Richard Linklater's new coming of age feature set in 1937 stars Disney teen throb Zac Efron, star of High School Musical, who stretches himself as an actor playing the young aspiring actor Richard who lands a job with Ors… [More...]

Rated: PG-13
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 25, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Starring: Zac Efron, Christian McKay, [More..]

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Missing Person


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Premiering at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, THE MISSING PERSON is a present-day film noir where there isn’t necessarily a bad guy or good guy but more of an internal fight of good and evil. What happens when your world has been blown up… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Noah Buschel
Starring: Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, [More..]

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Mr. Sadman


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: 1990, Baghdad: Mounir, an impressionable and sheltered Saddam Hussein body-double, is blissfully unaware of the impending events that vow to unravel his life. When an angry dissenter attacks him and leaves behind an unsightly facial scar, Mou… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Patrick Epino
Starring: Al No'mani, Scoot McNairy, [More..]

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My Dear Enemy


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Heui-Su shows up unexpectedly at the betting haunt of her former boyfriend and demands that he pay up the 3.5 million won (about $2,600) that he owes her from more than a year ago. This beautifully crafted film teases out the intricacies of m… [More...]

Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: Yoon-jin Kim
Starring: Do-yeon Jeon, Ha Jung-Woo, [More..]

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Staten Island


Critics' Consensus: N/A

Synopsis: Ethan Hawke reteams with his ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 screenwriter James DeMonaco for the latter's directing debut with this independent drama focusing on three New Yorkers (Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Seymour Cassel) whose lives intersect in… [More...]

Rated: R
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Release Date: Nov 20, 2009 (Limited)
Directed by: James DeMonaco
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, [More..]

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