Movies Released August 20, 2010

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Piranha 3D 2,470 theaters

Elisabeth Shue Jerry O'Connell Adam Scott Ving Rhames

From acclaimed director Alexandre Aja ("The Hills Have Eyes") comes the new action thriller "Piranha 3D", in the latest eye-popping 3D technology. A new type of terror i... mores about to be cut loose on beautiful Lake Victoria. After a sudden underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric man-eating fish, an unlikely group of strangers must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area's new razor-toothed residents. But our heroine (Elisabeth Shue) is seriously outnumbered, and with only one chance to save the lake and her family from totally being devoured, she must risk everything to destroy the aquatic carnivores herself.

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• 89 mins.

The Switch 1,700 theaters

Jennifer Aniston Jason Bateman Jeff Goldblum Patrick Wilson

A neurotic and insecure man finds out his best friend wants to have a child through artificial insemination. He surreptitiously replaces her donor's semen with his own an... mored is then forced to live with the secret that he is the child's real father.

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• 100 mins.

Lottery Ticket 1,973 theaters

Bow Wow Ice Cube Brandon T. Jackson Natari Naughton

Kevin Carson (Bow Wow), a young man living in the projects, wins $370 million in a nationwide lottery. When his opportunistic neighbors discover he has the winning ticket... more in his possession, Kevin must survive their greedy and sometimes even threatening actions over a three-day holiday weekend before he can claim his prize.

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• 95 mins.

Nanny McPhee Returns 2,782 theaters

Emma Thompson Maggie Gyllenhaal Ralph Fiennes Maggie Smith

In "Nanny McPhee 2," Oscar®-winning actress and screenwriter Emma Thompson returns to the role of the magical nanny who appears when she's needed the most and wanted the... more least in the next chapter of the hilarious and heartwarming fable that has enchanted children around the world.

In the latest installment, Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother, Mrs. Isabel Green (Maggie Gyllenhaal), who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she's arrived, Nanny McPhee discovers that Mrs. Green's children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled city cousins who have just moved in and refuse to leave.

Relying on everything from a flying motorcycle and a statue that comes to life to a tree-climbing piglet and a baby elephant who turns up in the oddest places, Nanny McPhee uses her magic to teach her mischievous charges five new lessons.

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• 109 mins.

Mao's Last Dancer

Kyle MacLachlan Bruce Greenwood Joan Chen

The true-life story of Chinese dancer Li Cunxin and his defection to the US and subsequent life in Australia.

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• 117 mins.

What If... 150 theaters

Dallas Jenkins

Fifteen years ago, Ben Walker left his girlfriend and his ministry calling for a business opportunity. Now with a high-paying career and a trophy fiancé, he is visited by... more an angel, who gives him a glimpse into what his life would look like had he followed his calling.

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• 100 mins.

The Tillman Story 4 theaters

A documentary about the coverup of the friendly-fire death of Pat Tilman, the NFL player who joined the Army Ranger after the 9/11 attacks.

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• 94 mins.

Altiplano Limited

A former war photographer and her physician husband are caught up in a riot when locals in an Andean village vent their unhappiness with contamination from a nearby mine.

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• 109 mins.

Soul Kitchen 2 theaters

Chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.

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• 99 mins.

Hiding Divya 6 theaters

As a young woman in India, Divya seemed to have it all. She was beautiful, married to a handsome man of great wealth, and was mother to their precious daughter Linny. But... more when Divya began acting erratically, and, at times, outrageously, her seemingly-perfect life fell apart. Divya's husband abandoned both Divya and their three-year-old daughter, and the family disowned her after accusing Divya of having "bad blood."Rather than remain a pariah, Divya summoned the strength to take Linny to America, where she started life anew in suburban New Jersey. She fell deeply in love with an American, John, who not only became a surrogate father to Linny, but also cared for Divya during her bipolar episodes. Yet, her untreated illness took its toll. Linny became rebellious, and eventually ran away from home, sixteen and pregnant.

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• 88 mins.