Movies Released August 21, 2009

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Mar. 31, 2010

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"X Games 3D: The Movie" captures the drama and spectacle that play out every year at the X Games events, highlighting the behind-the-scenes stories of the featured athletes and the sacrifices they make in pursuit of glory and the advancement of their sports on the biggest stage in action sports.

Steve Lawrence, Greg Jennings, Bob Burnquist, Ricky Carmichael, Kyle Loza

PG Sports Documentary 1 hr, 32 mins

93%

  • 4
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Eternal optimist Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) has the most brutal of wake-up calls when she graduates from college and can't find a job, forcing her back home to live with her oddball family. Frustrated and confused about how her life is supposed to turn out, she soon realizes that her longtime platonic best friend is the only one who makes everything in her crazy life make sense.

Vicky Jenson, Zach Gilford, Kelley Fremon, Alexis Bledel, Michael Keaton, Carol Burnett, Rodrigo Santoro, Angel Oquendo

PG-13 Comedy Teen 1 hr, 29 mins

88%

  • 3.4
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"Shorts" is set in the suburb of Black Falls, where all the houses look the same and everyone works for BLACK BOX Unlimited Worldwide Industries Incorporated, whose Mr. Black's BLACK BOX is the ultimate communication and do-it-all gadget that's sweeping the nation. Other than keeping his parents employed, however, Mr. Black's BLACK BOX has done nothing for 11-year-old Toe Thompson, who just wants to make a few friends...until a mysterious rainbow-colored rock falls from the sky, hits him in the head and changes everything. The Rainbow Rock does Mr. Black's BLACK BOX one better: it grants wishes to anyone who holds it. Before long, wishes-gone-wrong have left the neighborhood swarming with tiny spaceships, crocodile armies, giant boogers...and outrageous magical mayhem around every corner. But it's not until the grown-ups get their hands on the Rock that the trouble really starts. Now Toe and his newfound friends must join forces to save their town from itself, discovering along the way that what you wish for is not always what you want.

Leslie Mann, William H. Macy, Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Jon Cryer, James Spader, Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings

PG Adventure Comedy Family 1 hr, 29 mins

85%

  • 3.9
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A group of disgraced men in World War II manage to escape the execution squad by going on a daring mission to help the Allies in the fight against the Nazis.

Nastassja Kinski, Lawrence Bender, Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, David Krumholtz, B.J. Novak, Maggie Cheung, Erica Steinberg

R Action Adventure War Remake 2 hrs, 32 mins

89%

  • 4.2
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Two men struggle to come to terms with the murder of a fellow 19-year-old Catholic soldier years after the conflict that raged between Republican and Loyalist paramilitary groups, the British Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

James Nesbitt, Liam Neeson, Oliver Hirschbiegel, Eoin O'Callaghan, Stephen Wright, Guy Hibbert

R Drama 1 hr, 30 mins

59%

  • 3.7
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A comedy based on the childhood of actor George Hamilton.

Mark Rendall, Norton Herrick, Renée Zellweger, Nick Stahl, Kevin Bacon, Richard Loncraine, Aaron Ryder, Vicki Dee Rock

PG-13 Comedy

73%

  • 4.9
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The comedy stars Jason Schwartzman as Marc Pease, a man 10 years out of high school and still living in the past, when he was the star in his high school's musicals. Ben Stiller will play his former teacher/mentor, Mr. Gribble while Anna Kendrick will play a high school senior romantically involved with both of their characters.

Todd Louiso, Michael London, Bruna Papandrea, David Rubin, Jacob Koskoff, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller, Anna Kendrick

PG-13 Comedy 1 hr, 24 mins

90%

  • 4.5
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Four ambitious and beautiful young women. From four very different corners of Mexico. Just like hundreds of others, they are caught up in the frenzy that sweeps the nation when Alejandro Mateos (Julio Bracho), one of the country's most powerful producers, dreams up a nationwide talent search to cast the lead in his next big movie.

Issa Lopez

PG-13 Comedy Musical 1 hr, 47 mins

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The project stars A.J. Cook (CBS' "Criminal Minds") as a religious conservative who receives a message from God telling her to act as a surrogate mother for two gay men desiring to raise a child.

David Moscow, Ron Satlof, Ira Pearlstein, A.J. Cook

NR Drama Comedy 1 hr, 35 mins

47%

  • 2.5
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The work and wisdom of some of the people who've profoundly impacted culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising's "creative revolution" of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney and others featured in the film were responsible for "Just Do It," "I Love NY," "Where's the Beef?," "Got Milk," "Think Different," and brilliant campaigns for everything from cars to presidents. They managed to grab the attention of millions and truly move them. Visually interwoven with their stories, TV satellites are launched, billboards are erected, and the social and cultural impact of their ads are brought to light in this dynamic exploration of art, commerce, and human emotion.

Doug Pray

NR Documentary 1 hr, 29 mins

62%

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Lance Clayton is a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only managed to make it as a high school poetry teacher. His only son Kyle is an insufferable jackass who won't give his father the time of day. He is dating Claire, the school's adorable art teacher, but she doesn't want to get serious -- or even acknowledge publicly that they are dating. Then, in the wake of a freak accident, Lance suffers the worst tragedy and greatest opportunity of his life. He is suddenly faced with the possibility of all the fame, fortune and popularity he ever dreamed of, if he can only live with the knowledge of how he got there.

Ted Hamm, Bob Goldthwait, Richard Kelly, Sean McKittrick, Tim Perell

R Comedy

63%

  • 3.5
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Sikandar Raza dreams of a better life for his family by realizing his football talent, but he is a loner at school and an easy target for the school bullies. One day on his way home from a school football match, Sikandar finds a gun lying on the path.

Piyush Jha

NR Thriller 1 hr, 50 mins

67%

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