New Movie Releases May 29th, 2009

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on May 29th, 2009, including both wide and limited movie releases.

2081

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chandler Tuttle
Actors: Patricia Clarkson, James Cosmo, Julie Hagerty, Armie Hammer, Tammy Bruce, James C. Burns

The Brothers Bloom

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rian Johnson
Actors: Rachel Weisz, Mark Ruffalo, Adrien Brody, Robbie Coltrane, Rinko Kikuchi, Nora Zehetner
Plot: Two expert con men decide to take on one last job: showing a beautiful, eccentric heiress the time of her life while traveling the world.

Drag Me to Hell

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Dileep Rao, David Paymer, Adriana Barraza
Plot: An ambitious loan officer is forced to evict an old woman from her long-
time home. But the elderly, mysterious Mrs. Ganush won't go quietly: she
places a curse on her - turning her life into a literal living hell. When
it is revealed the only way to stop the curse is to pass it on to another
person, how far will she go to rid herself of the curse?

Kisses

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lance Daly
Actors: Kelly O'Neill, Shane Curry, Paul Roe, Neilí Conroy, David Bendito, Elizabeth Fuh
Plot: Two Irish youths, Dylan and Kylie leave their boring suburbans homes behind at Christmas to spend a night in inner-city Dublin.

Laila's Birthday ( Eid milad Laila )

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rashid Masharawi
Actors: Mohammed Bakri, Areen Omari, Nour Zoubi

Munyurangabo

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lee Isaac Chung
Actors: Jeff Rutagengwa, Eric Ndorunkundiye, Jean Marie Vianney Nkurikiyinka, Jean Pierre Harerimana, Narcicia Nyirabucyeye, Edouard B. Uwayo

The Overbrook Brothers

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John E. Bryant
Actors: Nathan Harlan, Mark Reeb, Laurel Whitsett, John Jones, Steve Zissis, Kerbey Smith

Partly Cloudy

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Peter Sohn
Actors: Tony Fucile, Lori Richardson

Pontypool

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bruce McDonald
Actors: Stephen McHattie, Lisa Houle, Georgina Reilly, Hrant Alianak, Rick Roberts, Boyd Banks
Plot: A small Canadian town is infected by a zombie virus that appears to be carried not by blood or bite, but rather the English language.

Street Boss

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lance Kawas
Actors: Robert Gallo, Nicholas Turturro, Edward Carnevale, Mark Bierlein, Vincent Pastore, John Brickner
Plot: Based on the true story of how the FBI brought down one of Detroit's most notorious mobsters.

Tales from the Golden Age ( Amintiri din epoca de aur )

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Comedy/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hanno Höfer, Razvan Marculescu, Cristian, Mungiu, Constantin Popescu, Ioana Uricaru
Actors: Diana Cavallioti, Radu Iacoban, Vlad Ivanov, Tania Popa, Teodor Corban, Avram Birau

Up

Theatrical Release Date: 05/29/2009
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Actors: Edward Asner, John Ratzenberger, Paul Eiding, Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo, Jordan Nagai
Plot: A 78-year-old man sets out to fulfill his dream of seeing the wilds of South America by tying thousands of balloons to his home and floating down. What he didn't count on was another eager, 8-year-old explorer to hitch a ride with him.

Make the Yuletide Gay

Theatrical Release Date: 05/28/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rob Williams
Actors: Keith Jordan, Adamo Ruggiero, Hallee Hirsh, Kelly Keaton, Derek Long, Gates McFadden

Tahaan

Theatrical Release Date: 05/28/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Santosh Sivan
Actors: Victor Banerjee, Purav Bhandare, Rahul Bose, Ankush Dubey, Rasika Dugal, Rahul Khanna

What Goes Up

Theatrical Release Date: 05/28/2009
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Glatzer
Actors: Steve Coogan, Hilary Duff, Molly Shannon, Olivia Thirlby, Josh Peck, Max Hoffman
Plot: A morally and emotionally distraught reporter heads to New Hampshire to cover a story on the Challenger launch but is side-tracked by the apparent suicide of a friend and local teacher. Trying to come to grips, he hangs out with a group of dysfunctional students and learns that life lessons can come from the most unlikely of places.

White Night Wedding ( Brúðguminn )

Theatrical Release Date: 05/28/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Actors: Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir, Laufey Elíasdóttir, Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson

Hansel & Gretel ( Henjel gwa Geuretel )

Theatrical Release Date: 05/27/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Fantasy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Pil-Sung Yim
Actors: Jeong-myeong Cheon, Shim Eun-kyung, Young-nam Jang, Ji-hee Jin, Kyeong-ik Kim, Hee-soon Park

Pressure Cooker

Theatrical Release Date: 05/27/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Becker, Jennifer Grausman
Actors: Wilma Stephenson

The Devil's Tomb

Theatrical Release Date: 05/26/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jason Connery
Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Taryn Manning, Valerie Cruz, Franky G, Henry Rollins, Ray Winstone

Fresh

Theatrical Release Date: 05/26/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ana Sofia Joanes
Actors: Joel Salatin, Will Allen, David Ball
Plot: In a world where the industrialization of the food industry has led to a myriad of problems: contamination, environmental destruction and health issues for the American public, there are those who are forward-looking to a sustainable future: farmers, activists and business men who have a different outlook on the food system.

Ghost Month

Theatrical Release Date: 05/26/2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Danny Draven
Actors: Marina Resa, Shirley To, Akiko Shima, Rick Irvin, Jerod Edington, Kierstin Cunnington

Lockjaw: Rise of the Kulev Serpent aka Carnivorous

Theatrical Release Date: 05/26/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Amir Valinia
Actors: DMX, Wes Brown, Louis Herthum, Lauren Fain, Brendan Aguillard, Lisa Arnold
Plot: Years ago, Alan discovered a powerful voodoo totem that allows him to draw
and control a snake and uses it to kill his abusive father. In the present
Alan loses his wife, Becky, to a hit-and-run by a group of obnoxious teens
and exacts his revenge by letting the monster loose once again. But
luckily DMX is here to save the day.

An Island Calling

Theatrical Release Date: 05/25/2009
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Annie Goldson
Actors: Owen Scott

Midgets Vs. Mascots

Theatrical Release Date: 05/25/2009
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ron Carlson
Actors: Richard Howland, Akie Kotabe, Mark Hapka, Brittney Powell, Paul Rae, Bob Bledsoe

Maradona by Kusturica

Theatrical Release Date: 05/24/2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Emir Kusturica
Actors: Lucas Fuica, Emir Kusturica, Diego Armando Maradona

Pop Star on Ice

Theatrical Release Date: 05/24/2009
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Barba, James Pellerito
Actors: Johnny Weir, Priscilla Hill, Paris Childers, Patti Weir, Oksana Baiul, Sasha Cohen

Raging Sun, Raging Sky ( Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo )

Theatrical Release Date: 05/24/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Julián Hernández
Actors: Jorge Becerra, Javier Oliván, Guillermo Villegas, Giovanna Zacarías, Joaquín Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Torres

Rumba

Theatrical Release Date: 05/24/2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
Actors: Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy, Philippe Martz, Clément Morel, Odile de Coligny

Welcome

Theatrical Release Date: 05/24/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Philippe Lioret
Actors: Vincent Lindon, Firat Ayverdi, Audrey Dana, Derya Ayverdi, Thierry Godard, Selim Akgul

The Strength of Water

Theatrical Release Date: 05/23/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Armagan Ballantyne
Actors: Briar Grace Smith, Richmond Patua, Denise Proctor, Pare Paseka, Wiremu McMath, Kingi Allen

Warlords, The ( Tau ming chong )

Theatrical Release Date: 05/23/2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Chan, Wai Man Yip
Actors: Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jinglei Xu, Bo Zhou, Xiaodong Guo

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