Class, The ( Entre les murs )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Laurent Cantet
Actors: François Bégaudeau, Laura Baquela, Dalla Doucoure, Damien Gomes, Nassim Amrabt, Arthur Fogel
Plot: François Bégaudeau, teacher and novelist, plays a version of himself in this drama about a year in a racially-mixed classroom in a rough Parisian neighborhood. Both students and teacher will be tested as class, race, ethics all come into play.
Last Stop 174 ( Última Parada 174 )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bruno Barreto
Actors: Michel Gomes, Chris Vianna, Marcello Melo Junior, Gabriela Luiz, Anna Cotrim, Tay Lopez
Plot: A chronicle of a real-life bus hijacking in Rio de Janeiro that occurred on June 12, 2000.
Seven Pounds
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Actors: Will Smith, Woody Harrelson, Rosario Dawson, Madison Pettis, Barry Pepper, Sarah Jane Morris
Plot: An IRS agent with a secret sets in motion a plan to change the lives of seven strangers.
The Tale of Despereaux
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Animation
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sam Fell
Actors: Emma Watson, Kevin Kline, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy
Plot: A mouse with a bright mind and personality is banished for being too brazen. With the help of a rat looking to leave his darkened world, and a servant girl looking to improve her station, the trio will set off on an unforgettable adventure to save a princess and bring light back to the land.
Yes Man
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/2008
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peyton Reed
Actors: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Sasha Alexander, Bradley Cooper, Molly Sims, Terence Stamp
Plot: A man too used to saying no takes up the challenge to say "yes" to everything for an entire year.
Far Cry
Theatrical Release Date: 12/17/2008
Overall Rating: 1.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Uwe Boll
Actors: Til Schweiger, Emmanuelle Vaugier, Natalia Avelon, Michael Paré, Udo Kier, Craig Fairbrass
Hide
Theatrical Release Date: 12/17/2008
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: K.C. Bascombe
Actors: Rachel Miner, Christian Kane, Polly Shannon, Beth Grant, Alex Sarian
Plot: A modern day Bonnie and Clyde - with a twist - that follows two lovers down a path of destruction, mayhem, and murder as they live in a world where it is acceptable.
The Wrestler
Theatrical Release Date: 12/17/2008
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Actors: Mickey Rourke, Evan Rachel Wood, Giovanni Roselli, Wass Stevens, Marisa Tomei, Elizabeth Wood
Plot: A broken down wrestler well past his prime tries to hang onto the limelight by bouncing around indie circuits and making just enough to get by.
Baby
Theatrical Release Date: 12/16/2008
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Juwan Chung
Actors: David Huynh, Feodor Chin, Kenneth Choi, Shannon Dang, Aljarreau Galang, Kenzo Lee
Cat Dancers
Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/2008
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Harris Fishman
Actors: Joy Holiday, Ron Holiday, Chuck Lizza
Plot: Cat Dancers is a 2008 HBO documentary about Ron Holiday and Joy Holiday and their lion and tiger show.
I Am Hip Hop: The Chicago Hip Hop Documentary
Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Geoff Harkness
Sharks in Venice
Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2008
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Danny Lerner
Actors: Stephen Baldwin, Vanessa Johansson, Hilda van der Meulen, Giacomo Gonnella, Ivaylo Geraskov, Atanas Srebrev
Bleach: Fade to Black ( Gekijô ban Bleach: Fade to Black - Kimi no na o yobu )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/13/2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Noriyuki Abe
Actors: Seiichi Morita
