Movies Released December 25, 2003

Thursday, December 25

The Company PG-13

This ensemble drama portraits the life of several dancers of a Chicago troupe, focusing on a young dancer who's on the verge of becoming a principal dancer, but finds herself distracted by other interests.
James Franco, Neve Campbell, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, Joshua Astrachan, Robert Altman, Barbara Turner, Malcolm McDowell
Drama

Paycheck PG-13

Based on the short story by Philip K. Dick, "Paycheck" is about world famous genius Michael Jennings (Ben Affleck), who does specialized projects for high-tech corporations. Once a job is complete, his memory is erased so as not to divulge any company secrets. Highly paid for his work, Jennings expects to earn $4.4 billion for his latest 5-year project, but upon completion of the job, instead of a big paycheck, he is given an envelope full of random objects and told that he has agreed to forfeit all payment. With his memory erased per usual, Jennings has no defense, until he discovers that the objects are clues to his past. Now, with the help of Rachel (Uma Thurman), the woman he has worked with and loved for the last three years, Jennings is in a race against time to put the pieces of his past together before the people he once worked for have him killed.
Ben Affleck, John Davis, James Gray, Kathryn Morris, John Woo, Dean Georgaris, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart
Action Adventure Thriller Suspense

Cold Mountain R

Directed by Academy Award®-winner Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient", "The Talented Mr. Ripley") and based on Charles Frazier's best-selling Civil War novel of the same name, "Cold Mountain" tells the story of Inman (Jude Law), a wounded confederate soldier who is on a perilous journey home to his mountain community, hoping to reunite with his pre-war sweetheart, Ada (Nicole Kidman). In his absence, Ada struggles to survive, and revive her father's farm with the help of intrepid young drifter Ruby (Renee Zellweger).
Nicole Kidman, Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Anthony Minghella, Renée Zellweger, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Historical Romance
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Cheaper by the Dozen PG

When Tom Baker (Steve Martin) gets a job offer to coach football at Northwestern University in Chicago, he and his wife, Mary, move to the big city, which is a big change for them and their 12 children, who range from preschool-age twins Kyle and Nigel all the way up to 22-year-old Anne who has already left home. With the recent publication of her long-in-the-works book, Mary feels demands outside the home taking away as much time as Tom's new job does, so the two are forced to try to find new ways of parenting their massive tribe, but they find their parenting styles aren't always completely compatible...
Shawn Levy, Ashton Kutcher, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Welling, Robert Simonds, Chris Columbus, Sam Harper, Richard Jenkins
Comedy Family Kids

Peter Pan PG

Peter Pan is the boy who won't age, who lives in Neverland with other ageless kids, the Lost Boys. Tinkerbelle, a fairy, gives three children: Wendy, John, and Michael Darling the ability to fly; and soon they're off to Neverland, where they're soon in battle with the evil Captain Hook and his band of pirates.
Olivia Williams, Lucy Fisher, J.M. Barrie, Jason Isaacs, Ludivine Sagnier, Harry Newell, P.J. Hogan, Patrick McCormick
Action Adventure Fantasy Family Kids

Thursday, December 25