Movies Released October 16, 2009

Friday, October 16

94 mins

Where the Wild Things Are PG

The adventures of a young boy named Max who, after being sent to bed for misbehaving, imagines that he sails away to where the wild things are. Max is loved by the wild creatures who make him their King, though he soon longs to be back home with his family.
Tom Hanks, Spike Jonze, Michael Berry, Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener, Lynn Harris, John Carls, Maurice Sendak
Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Family Kids
101 mins

The Stepfather PG-13

The story centers on the perfect stepfather's impact on the family dynamic.
Amber Heard, Dylan Walsh, Amy Israel, Chad Hamilton, Nelson McCormick, Brian Burns, Penn Badgley, Sela Ward
Thriller Horror
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122 mins

Law Abiding Citizen R

The psychological thriller will find Gerard Butler starring as a successful assistant D.A. who finds himself at the center of a vigilante plot hatched by a traumatized victim of the legal system.
Gerard Butler, David Ayer, Lucas Foster, Regina Hall, Alan Siegel, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Gambon, Leslie Bibb
Thriller Suspense
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99 mins

Paranormal Activity R

A young couple move in together, but the woman is convinced that she's been haunted all of her life. The presence that's watched over her has apparently followed her everywhere, including this new house, and the apparition that resides with them seems to have a fond interest in her. Her vain and selfish boyfriend seeks to document the spectacle with his camera & equipment and purposely ignores her pleas to respect the paranormal presence and refrain from taunting it. But as the nights pass, the events in the house become much more harrowing.
Jason Blum, Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Oren Peli, Mark Friedrichs, Amber Armstrong, Ashley Palmer, Steven Schneider
Suspense Horror
110 mins

New York, I Love You R

12 separate segments will comprise this new feature film, which is being produced by Emmanuel Benbihy ("Paris, je t'aime") and Marina Grasic ("Crash," "Smart People") with the cooperation of Marianne Maddalena ("Scream," "Red Eye"). In "New York, I Love You," the 12 segments will be connected together via transitional linking sequences. New York City is the main unifying character and the Film will show the city as a living, breathing and loving whole. In the end, the audience will not only understand each individual story, but they will also see the integrated whole of chance encounters through these unique transitions.
Shia LaBeouf, Anton Yelchin, Bradley Cooper, Drea de Matteo, Ethan Hawke, Cloris Leachman, Blake Lively, Natalie Portman
Drama

The Janky Promoters R

Two music promoters get the chance to book a top-tier hip-hop artist into a midsized California venue. The pair are ill equipped for such a task and everything goes wrong.
Ice Cube, Marcus Raboy, Matt Alvarez, Mike Epps, Terry Crews, Darris Love, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Juanita Jennings
Comedy

Black Dynamite R

A campy story of drugs, violence and a powerful, mysterious figure who goes by the name Black Dynamite.
Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Miguel Nunez, Scott Sanders, Jenny Wiener Steingart, Jon Steingart
Comedy
88 mins

The Little Traitor NR

The film revolves around a British sargeant stationed in Palestine after World War II and his relationship with an 11-year-old, who wants the British to leave his land.
Lynn Roth, Ido Port, Eitan Evan, Alfred Molina
Drama

The Ministers R

A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
Diane Venora, John Leguizamo, Franc Reyes, Harvey Keitel
Drama Crime
89 mins

Adventures of Power PG-13

In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town mine-worker must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.
Michael McKean, Jane Lynch, Adrian Grenier, Ari Gold, Andrea Sperling, Christopher Woodrow, Gill Holland
Comedy
115 mins

The Maid NR

A maid tries to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.
Sebastián Silva, Pedro Peirano
Drama

Friday, October 16