New Movie Releases October 2nd, 2009

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on October 2nd, 2009, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Acid Factory

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Suparn Verma
Actors: Fardeen Khan, Aftab Shivdasani, Dino Morea, Diya Mirza, Danny Denzongpa, Manoj Bajpai

As Seen Through These Eyes

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hilary Helstein
Actors: Maya Angelou

Capitalism: A Love Story

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Moore
Actors: Michael Moore, William Black, Bernie Sanders, Steve Moore, Wallace Shawn, Elizabeth Warren
Plot: Michael Moore tackles America's love affair with capitalism and how the American Dream has turned into America's Nightmare. From middle class homes to Wall Street to Washington D.C., Moore searches for the truth behind the financial mess in the U.S.

Chelsea on the Rocks

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Abel Ferrara
Actors: Giancarlo Esposito, Ethan Hawke, Dennis Hopper, Bijou Phillips, Gaby Hoffmann, Adam Goldberg

Dreams and Shadows

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tamarat Makonnen
Actors: James Russo, Shawn-Caulin Young, Londale Theus, Julie Clark, Yoshi Ando, Joseph Darden

More Than a Game

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Kristopher Belman
Actors: LeBron James, Dru Joyce, Romeo Travis, Sian Cotton, Willie McGee
Plot: The story of a close-knit high school basketball team.

Nobody

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rob Perez
Actors: Sam Rosen, Mark Margolis, Helena Mattsson, Beth Riesgraf, Bonnie Somerville, Lindsey Broad

A Serious Man

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Actors: Adam Arkin, Richard Kind, George Wyner, Fyvush Finkel, Katherine Borowitz, Michael Stuhlbarg
Plot: A Midwestern professor struggle to fit in with life in 1967. His wife is threatening to leave, his kids cause him trouble, his job may be in danger and his neighbor sunbathes nude. Can he bring normality to his life?

Tied to a Chair

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Bergmann
Actors: Bonnie Loren, Mario Van Peebles, Robert Gossett, Garry Pastore, Pamela Shaw, Alfredo Narciso

Wake Up Sid

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ayan Mukherjee
Actors: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Khanna, Kashmira Shah, Supriya Pathak, Anupam Kher

Whip It!

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Drew Barrymore
Actors: Elliot Page, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Wiig, Zoe Bell, Marcia Gay Harden
Plot: An outcast in the small town of Bodeen, Texas finds an outlet for herself when she joins a roller derby team in Austin.

Zombieland

Theatrical Release Date: 10/02/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Actors: Emma Stone, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, Amber Heard, Bill Murray
Plot: In a land overrun by zombies, two men - the weak-willed yet determined-to-live Columbus and one-man, zombie-killing army Tallahassee team up to survive, and track down the world's last Twinkie. When they meet up with two female survivors, Wichita and Little Rock, they have to decide which is worse: getting along or joining the undead.

An American Journey

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Philippe Seclier

Bronson

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Actors: Tom Hardy, Terry Stone, Matt King, Hugh Ross, Kelly Adams, Edward Bennett-Coles
Plot: Bronson follows the life of notorious prisoner Michael Gordon Peterson, who was re-named Charles Bronson by his fight promoter. Born into a respectable middle-class family, Peterson would nevertheless become one of the UK's most dangerous criminals, and is known for having spent almost his entire adult life in solitary confinement.

The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Matthew Aeberhard, Leander Ward
Actors: Zabou Breitman

Deep in the Valley

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christian Forte
Actors: Chris Pratt, Brendan Hines, Scott Caan, Rachel Specter, Kate Albrecht, Denise Richards

Evil - In the Time of Heroes ( To kako - Stin epohi ton iroon )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Greek
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yorgos Noussias
Actors: Andreas Kontopoulos, Argiris Thanasoulas, Meletis Georgiadis, Pepi Moschovakou, Ioanna Pappa, Billy Zane

Forbidden Fruit ( Kielletty hedelmä )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Finnish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dome Karukoski
Actors: Marjut Maristo, Amanda Pilke, Malla Malmivaara, Joel Mäkinen, Jarkko Niemi, Olavi Uusivirta
Plot: Two teen girls from a very restrictive Conservative Laestadian faith
community, go alone to Helsinki for the first time.Two 18-year-old
girlfriends from a a very restrictive Conservative Laestadian Faith
Community, go alone to Helsinki for the first time. They are going to
experience those things at home strictly prohibited: with boys, watching
TV, dance to modern music, drink alcohol and wear makeup. Mary wants to
explore the world but her friend Raakel is less adventurous and would
only allow that Mary returns safely. The travel changes the life of the
girls forever. Especially for one of them...

The Heretics

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joan Braderman
Actors: Joan Braderman, Su Friedrich, Miriam Schapiro, Susana Torre, Lucy Lippard, Elizabeth Hess

House of the Wolf Man

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Eben McGarr
Actors: Dustin Fitzsimons, Sara Raftery, Cheryl Rodes, Jim Thalman, John McGarr, Billy Bussey

The Little Traitor

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lynn Roth
Actors: Ido Port, Alfred Molina, Jake Barker, Rami Heuberger, Levana Finkelstein, Gilya Stern

Max Manus

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Norwegian
Genre: Action/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
Actors: Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Ken Duken, Christian Rubeck, Viktoria Winge
Plot: After fighting the Soviets as a volunteer during the Winter War in Finland, Max Manus returns to Norway, finding it occupied by the Nazis. He joins with the Norwegian resistance movement in their fight against the Germans but is arrested. He manages to escape to Scotland where he receives the British Commando training before being sent back to Norway to carry out sabotage missions against the occupying forces. Returning to Norway with his friend Gregers Gram, his first mission is an attack on German supply ships. He is spectacularly successful, and soon he becomes a special target for the local Gestapo chief Siegfried Fehmer. Manus, however, avoids capture, and with Gram and Gunnar Sønsteby he forms the so-called "Oslo Gang".

My Words, My Lies - My Love ( Lila, Lila )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alain Gsponer
Actors: Daniel Brühl, Hannah Herzsprung, Henry Hübchen, Kirsten Block, Peter Schneider, Peter Schneider

Opposite Day

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: R. Michael Givens
Actors: French Stewart, Billy Unger, Ariel Winter, Pauly Shore, Colleen Crabtree, Dick Van Patten

Rabbit à la Berlin ( Królik po berlinsku )

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bartosz Konopka

Uncertainty

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Actors: Lynn Collins, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Assumpta Serna, Nelson Landrieu, Manoel Felciano, Giana Luca

Universal Soldier: Regeneration

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Hyams
Actors: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Andrei Arlovski, Mike Pyle, Corey Johnson, Garry Cooper
Plot: When a Chechen Islamic extremist threatens the world with another nuclear disaster centered in Chernobyl, Ukraine, futuristic supersoldier Luc Deveraux leads a team to recapture the power plant and disarm the madman. But when the terrorist turns a clone of Deveraux's old sergeant against him, the hero must first take out his old pal.

Van Diemen's Land

Theatrical Release Date: 10/01/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jonathan Auf Der Heide
Actors: Oscar Redding, Arthur Angel, Paul Ashcroft, Mark Leonard Winter, Torquil Neilson, Greg Stone

Cherrybomb

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Actors: Rupert Grint, Robert Sheehan, James Nesbitt, Niamh Quinn, Paul Kennedy, Conor MacNeill

The Horse Boy

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michel O. Scott
Actors: Simon Baron-Cohen, Temple Grandin, Roy Richard Grinker, Rowan Isaacson, Rupert Isaacson, Kristin Neff

Little Nicholas ( petit Nicolas, Le )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/30/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Laurent Tirard
Actors: Maxime Godart, Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad, Sandrine Kiberlain, François-Xavier Demaison, Michel Duchaussoy

The Art of the Steal

Theatrical Release Date: 09/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Don Argott
Actors: Julian Bond, Christopher Knight, John F. Street, David D'Arcy, Richard Feigen, Richard H. Glanton

Haunting of Winchester House

Theatrical Release Date: 09/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mark Atkins
Actors: Lira Kellerman, Michael Holmes, Tomas Boykin, Kimberly Ables Jindra, Patty Roberts, Jennifer Smart

Lies & Illusions

Theatrical Release Date: 09/29/2009
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tibor Takács
Actors: Christian Slater, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Ann Schultz, Christa Campbell, Robert Giardina, Al Madrigal

The Shortcut

Theatrical Release Date: 09/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nicholaus Goossen
Actors: Andrew Seeley, Shannon Woodward, Dave Franco, Katrina Bowden, Raymond J. Barry, Wendy Anderson
Plot: Two brothers come upon a rarely used shortcut in their new town.

Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

Theatrical Release Date: 09/29/2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sam Liu
Actors: Clancy Brown, Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, Xander Berkeley, Corey Burton, Allison Mack
Plot: In the ultimate play for power, megalomaniacal villain Lex Luthor pits Superman and Batman against the public by stripping away their hard-earned superhero status and re-branding them as rogue outcasts who can't be trusted.

The Invention of Lying

Theatrical Release Date: 09/28/2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ricky Gervais, Matthew Robinson
Actors: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Jeffrey Tambor, Rob Lowe, Louis C.K.
Plot: In a world where no one has ever lied, a writer discovers how to deceive and uses it for personal gain.

Wheat ( Mai tian )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/28/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ping He
Actors: Bingbing Fan, Jue Huang, Jiayi Du, Xueqi Wang, Zhiwen Wang, Ji Wang

Kanikôsen

Theatrical Release Date: 09/27/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hiroyuki Tanaka
Actors: Ryuhei Matsuda, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Mitsuki Tanimura, Shun Sugata, Ippei Sasaki, Ren Ôsugi

MGS: Philanthropy ( Metal Gear Solid: Philanthropy )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/27/2009
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Giacomo Talamini
Actors: Giacomo Talamini, Phillip Sacramento, Patrizia Liccardi, Laura Post, Nicola Cecconi, Lucien Dodge

Rampage

Theatrical Release Date: 09/27/2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Uwe Boll
Actors: Brendan Fletcher, Shaun Sipos, Lynda Boyd, Robert Clarke, Michael Paré, Malcolm Stewart
Plot: A man with a thirst for revenge builds a full body armor from Kevlar and goes on a killing spree.

Don't Look Up

Theatrical Release Date: 09/26/2009
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fruit Chan
Actors: Eli Roth, Henry Thomas, Kevin Corrigan, Daniela Sea, Zelda Williams, David Dayan Fisher

Eccentricities of a Blonde-haired Girl ( Singularidades de uma Rapariga Loura )

Theatrical Release Date: 09/26/2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Actors: Ricardo Trêpa, Catarina Wallenstein, Diogo Dória, Júlia Buisel, Leonor Silveira, Filipe Vargas

The Revenant

Theatrical Release Date: 09/26/2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: D. Kerry Prior
Actors: Annie Abbott, Senyo Amoaku, David Anders, Anne Arles, Suzan Averitt, Mark Elias
Plot: The Revenant is a dark comedy about Bart, (David Anders) that comes back from the dead. After climbing out of this coffin he seeks out his best friend Joey, (Chris Wylde) for help. First order of business is to figure out what Bart is. After figuring out that Bart is a Revenant the two best friends begins an insane adventure to get the blood Bart needs to keep from decomposing.

Sweetgrass

Theatrical Release Date: 09/26/2009
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Plot: Documentary about sheep herders on a final trek through the Montana mountains.

Under the Mountain

Theatrical Release Date: 09/26/2009
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jonathan King
Actors: Tom Cameron, Matthew Chamberlain, Oliver Driver, Sam Neill, Matt Gillanders, Bruce Hopkins

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