Movies Released January 23, 2009

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Nov. 16, 2010

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The prequel story traces the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Sonja (Mitra), in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra, Patrick Tatopoulos, Steven Mackintosh, Henry Winterstern, Len Wiseman, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi

R Action Adventure Fantasy Thriller Horror Sci-Fi Prequel 1 hr, 32 mins

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"Inkheart" is a thrilling adventure that stars Brendan Fraser as Mo Folchart, a father who possesses a secret ability to bring characters from books to life when he reads them aloud. But when Mo accidentally brings a power-hungry villain from a rare children's fable to life, the villain kidnaps Mo's daughter and demands Mo bring other evil fictional characters to life. In an attempt to rescue his daughter, Mo assembles a disparate group of friends - both real and magic - and embarks on a journey to save her and set things right.

Jim Broadbent, Paul Bettany, Andy Serkis, Diana Pokorny, Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren, Mark Ordesky, Iain Softley

PG Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi Family Kids 1 hr, 46 mins

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  • 3.3
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Set in the 1950's, a happy suburban couple with two children find themselves caught between their true desires and the pressure to conform -- with explosive consequences.

Michael Shannon, Kate Winslet, Sam Mendes, Scott Rudin, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bobby Cohen, Zoe Kazan, John N. Hart

R Drama 1 hr, 59 mins

43%

  • 3.3
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Batman (Christian Bale) raises the stakes in his war on crime in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight." With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker (Heath Ledger).

Christian Bale, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Aaron Eckhart, Eric Roberts, Nestor Carbonell

PG-13 Action Adventure Sequel Crime Superhero Gangster 2 hrs, 32 mins

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  • 4.6
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In the thriller, based on the Elmore Leonard novel, a woman and her blue-collar husband become the targets of two killers after they stumble on an extortion plot hatched by the bad guys. Carmen (Lane) saw the scam and now she and Wayne (Jane), her ironworker husband, have to pay.

Blackbird (Rourke) kills smart and deadly. Richie kills stupid and crazy. Both are out to erase any living evidence--and when these lethal partners take up the chase, a safe place from killing is awfully hard to find.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mickey Rourke, Lawrence Bender, Hossein Amini, Rosario Dawson, John Madden, Quentin Tarantino, RIchard Gladstein

R Action Adventure Thriller Suspense Crime 1 hr, 24 mins

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  • 2.8
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"Outlander" begins when a space craft crashes into the majestic fjords of ancient Norway and into the time of the Vikings. From the wreckage emerge two bitter enemies: a soldier from another world – Kainan – and a bloodthirsty creature known as the Moorwen. Man and monster both seeking revenge for violence committed against them. As the Moorwen ravages the Viking world, killing everything in its path, Kainan forms an unlikely alliance with the primitive but fierce warriors. Combining his advanced technology with ancient Iron Age weapons, the hero leads a desperate attempt to kill the monster - before it destroys them all.

Jack Huston, Chris Roberts, Andreas Schmid, Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Howard McCain, Christopher Eberts, Kia Jam

R Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi 1 hr, 55 mins

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  • 4.2
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A woman's life turns surreal after an automobile accident leaves both her husband Ryan and her brother-in-law Roman in a coma. Things take an even darker turn when Roman wakes believing that he is Ryan. As Jess tries to deal with these increasingly disturbing events, she also struggles with the possibility that either the spirit of her husband has returned to her or that something very sinister is at work.

Joel Bergvall, Alex Brunner, Sonny Mallhi, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Lee Pace, Chelah Horsdal, Nigel Sinclair, Won-mi Byun

PG-13 Thriller Suspense Remake Supernatural 1 hr, 26 mins

63%

  • 4.3
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Things go drastically wrong for a group of British holidaymakers in Spain.

Angus Lamont, Nichola Burley, Oliver Blackburn, Robin Gutch, Mark Herbert, David Bloom

R Thriller 1 hr, 39 mins

63%

  • 1
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