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Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin

Rated R Opens 11/25/09
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Ninja Assassin

  • Action/Adventure

The story: Rain plays one of the deadliest assassins in the world who seeks revenge for the death of his best friend against the very criminal clan that raised him.

The Road

The Road

Rated R Opens 11/25/09
* In limited release
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The Road

  • Action/Adventure, Drama

The story: John Hillcoat directs this adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cormac McCarthy novel, about a father and son surviving in a post-apocalyptic world.

Armored

Armored

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/04/09

Armored

  • Action/Adventure

The story: An armored transport crew plots the ultimate inside job.

Brothers

Brothers

Rated R Opens 12/04/09

Brothers

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:50

The story: When a Marine goes missing in Afghanistan, his ne'er-do-well brother takes care of his wife and family, with cataclysmic results.

Glenn Beck's Christmas Sweater: A Return to Redemption ENCORE
Larger Than Life...in 3D: Dave Matthews Band
Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/11/09

Me and Orson Welles

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:54

The story: In 1937 a young, unproven director stages "Julius Caesar" in a revolutionary production at his new Mercury Theater.

Inside Doctors Without Borders: Live With Elizabeth Vargas
Avatar 3D

Avatar 3D

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/18/09

Avatar 3D

  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Running Time: 2:40

The story: A wheelchair-bound veteran travels to a distant moon to enlist a race of "avatars" in extracting precious ore for corporate interests.

The Metropolitan Opera: Les Contes d'Hoffmann
Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

Rated R Opens 12/25/09

Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos)

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:45

The story: A screenwriter retreats into his alter ego after his wife is killed in an accident, which also takes away his sight.

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/30/09

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:42

Youth in Revolt

Youth in Revolt

Rated R Opens 01/08/10

Youth in Revolt

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:30

Wonderful World

Wonderful World

Rated R Opens 01/08/10

Wonderful World

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:29

Book of Eli

Book of Eli

Rated R Opens 01/15/10

Book of Eli

  • Action/Adventure

The Last Station

The Last Station

Rated R Opens 01/15/10

The Last Station

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:52

To Save a Life

To Save a Life

Rated PG-13 Opens 01/22/10
Rajneeti (Affairs of State)
After Dark Horrorfest: The Graves
District 13: Ultimatum (Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum)
I Love You Phillip Morris

I Love You Phillip Morris

Rated R Opens 02/05/10

I Love You Phillip Morris

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:40

Valentine's Day
The Metropolitan Opera: Simon Boccanegra Encore
A Couple of Dicks

A Couple of Dicks

Rated NR Opens 02/26/10
Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

Rated R Opens 03/05/10

Brooklyn's Finest

  • Action/Adventure
  • Running Time: 2:05

Old Dogs

Old Dogs

Rated PG Opens 11/25/09
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Old Dogs

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:28

The story: Two old, very different friends find themselves taking care of twins, with unexpected results.

Glenn Beck's Christmas Sweater: A Return to Redemption LIVE
Serious Moonlight

Serious Moonlight

Rated R Opens 12/04/09

Serious Moonlight

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:24

The story: Meg Ryan plays a high-powered Manhattan lawyer whose life takes a radical turn when her husband announces he's leaving her for a younger woman.

Everybody's Fine

Everybody's Fine

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/04/09

Everybody's Fine

  • Drama

The story: A widower takes to the road to check in with his adult children, who aren't doing as well as he'd thought.

Hook Ya Crook (By Hook or Crook)
We Live in Public

We Live in Public

Rated NR Opens 12/11/09

We Live in Public

  • Documentary
  • Running Time: 1:30

The story: This documentary chronicles the life and ultimate breakdown of Josh Harris, a pioneer of the Internet whose early endeavors anticipated MySpace, Facebook and YouTube, and whose experiments with the limits of privacy led to his collapse.

The Slammin' Salmon

The Slammin' Salmon

Rated R Opens 12/11/09

The Slammin' Salmon

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:33

The story: Michael Clarke Duncan stars as a former heavyweight champion who now owns a restaurant and challenges his wait staff to sell more food than they ever have.

RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts - Stravaganza!
Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience

Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/18/09
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Avatar: An IMAX 3D Experience

  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Running Time: 2:40

The story: A wheelchair-bound veteran travels to a distant moon to enlist a race of "avatars" in extracting precious ore for corporate interests.

Nine

Nine

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/25/09

Nine

  • Musical

The story: Day-Lewis plays a film director coming to terms with the women in his life, from his wife and lover to his longtime collaborator and mother.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Rated PG Opens 12/25/09

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

  • Comedy, Family

The story: The helium-voiced rodents are threatened when another group vies for their place as pop sensations.

The White Ribbon (Das weisse Band)
Daybreakers

Daybreakers

Rated NR Opens 01/08/10

Daybreakers

  • Action/Adventure
  • Running Time: 1:17

Crazy on the Outside

Crazy on the Outside

Rated PG-13 Opens 01/08/10

Crazy on the Outside

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:36

The Spy Next Door

The Spy Next Door

Rated PG Opens 01/15/10
The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen
Creation

Creation

Rated PG-13 Opens 01/22/10

Creation

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:48

Chance Pe Dance

Chance Pe Dance

Rated NR Opens 01/22/10
For My Father (Sof Shavua B'Tel Aviv)
From Paris With Love

From Paris With Love

Rated NR Opens 02/05/10
The Metropolitan Opera: Simon Boccanegra
My Name Is Khan

My Name Is Khan

Rated NR Opens 02/12/10
Takers

Takers

Rated PG-13 Opens 02/26/10

Takers

  • Action/Adventure

Paan Singh Tomar

Paan Singh Tomar

Rated NR Opens 02/26/10
Mother

Mother

Rated NR Opens 03/12/10

Mother

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 2:08

Red Cliff

Red Cliff

Rated R Opens 11/25/09

Red Cliff

  • Action/Adventure
  • Running Time: 2:28

The story: Warlords and a power-mad prime minister duke it out for control of 3rd-century China as the Han Dynasty comes to an end.

Transylmania

Transylmania

Rated R Opens 12/04/09

Transylmania

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:32

The story: A group of college students travel to Romania, where they're educated in the ways of bloodsucking and preying on the defenseless - and no, it's not a business school.

Paa

Paa

Rated NR Opens 12/04/09

Paa

  • Family
  • Running Time: 2:13

The Wiggles Christmas 2008
The Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog

Rated G Opens 12/11/09

The Princess and the Frog

  • Animated
  • Running Time: 1:35

The story: A beautiful girl named Tiana crosses paths with a frog prince, who needs a kiss to become human.

Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year
Mayerling: The Royal Ballet
Ricky

Ricky

Rated NR Opens 12/16/09

Ricky

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:30

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

Rated NR Opens 12/18/09

Did You Hear About the Morgans?

  • Comedy

The story: A Manhattan couple with a troubled marriage find a new bond after they witness a murder and are moved by the feds to Wyoming.

Up in the Air

Up in the Air

Rated R Opens 12/25/09

Up in the Air

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:49

The story: A corporate 'road warrior' tires of his life living on planes and in and out of suitcases, then finds himself unmoored when he's downsized.

A Single Man

A Single Man

Rated NR Opens 12/25/09

A Single Man

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 1:39

The story: After the sudden death of his partner, an English professor tries to resume his day-to-day life in Los Angeles.

Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings

Rated NR Opens 12/31/09
The Paranoids (Los paranoicos)

The Paranoids (Los paranoicos)

Rated NR Opens 01/08/10

The Paranoids (Los paranoicos)

  • Comedy
  • Running Time: 1:38

Waiting for Armageddon

Waiting for Armageddon

Rated NR Opens 01/08/10

Waiting for Armageddon

  • Documentary
  • Running Time: 1:14

Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
The Wiggles Christmas 2009
Legion

Legion

Rated NR Opens 01/22/10
Extraordinary Measures
National Theatre Live: Nation
Dear John

Dear John

Rated NR Opens 02/05/10
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Peter Gaya Kaam Se (Peter's So Screwed!)
The Art of the Steal

The Art of the Steal

Rated NR Opens 02/26/10

The Art of the Steal

  • Documentary
  • Running Time: 1:41

Alice in Wonderland in Disney Digital 3D
Green Zone

Green Zone

Rated R Opens 03/12/10
Fantastic Mr. Fox

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Rated PG Opens 11/25/09
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Fantastic Mr. Fox

  • Running Time: 1:27

The story: Staid family man Mr. Fox (voiced by Clooney) indulges his wild side by returning to a life of chicken-stealing, alarming his wife, son and nephew in this animated adaptation of the Roald Dahl book.

35 Shots of Rum

35 Shots of Rum

Rated NR Opens 12/04/09

35 Shots of Rum

  • Foreign

The story: A metro conductor and his daughter have lived together all her life but must navigate a new existence when they each meet someone.

Until the Light Takes Us

Until the Light Takes Us

Rated NR Opens 12/04/09

Until the Light Takes Us

  • Documentary
  • Running Time: 1:33

Laugh Out Loud for Charity
Invictus

Invictus

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/11/09

Invictus

  • Drama

The story: Freeman plays Nelson Mandela in this true story of a rugby coach (Damon) who works with the legendary South African president to forge a new sense of national identity during the 1995 World Cup.

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/11/09

The Lovely Bones

  • Drama

The story: A murdered girl observes her family and killer from the afterlife, where she weighs the benefits of revenge or allowing her relatives to resume their lives.

Nutcracker, The: The Royal Ballet
RiffTrax: Christmas Shorts - Stravaganza! Encore
Avatar

Avatar

Rated PG-13 Opens 12/18/09

Avatar

  • Science Fiction/Fantasy
  • Running Time: 2:40

The story: A wheelchair-bound veteran travels to a distant moon to enlist a race of "avatars" in extracting precious ore for corporate interests.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Rated NR Opens 12/25/09

Sherlock Holmes

  • Action/Adventure

The story: Literary detective Sherlock Holmes and his trusted friend Watson solve yet another crime, which this time calls for as much muscle as mental capacity.

It's Complicated

It's Complicated

Rated R Opens 12/25/09

It's Complicated

  • Comedy

The story: Meryl Streep plays a woman torn between her ex-husband (Alec Baldwin) and a friend (Steve Martin) in this romantic comedy from Nancy Meyers ("Something's Gotta Give").

The Metropolitan Opera: Les Contes d'Hoffmann Encore
Pyaar Impossible

Pyaar Impossible

Rated NR Opens 01/08/10
The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier
Fish Tank

Fish Tank

Rated NR Opens 01/15/10

Fish Tank

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 2:02

Don Carlo: Royal Opera House
The Tooth Fairy

The Tooth Fairy

Rated PG Opens 01/22/10
The Metropolitan Opera: Der Rosenkavalier Encore
The Metropolitan Opera: Carmen Encore
Red Riding Trilogy
The Wolfman

The Wolfman

Rated NR Opens 02/12/10
Max's Mardi Gras

Max's Mardi Gras

Rated NR Opens 02/19/10
A Prophet (Un prophete)

A Prophet (Un prophete)

Rated R Opens 02/26/10

A Prophet (Un prophete)

  • Drama
  • Running Time: 2:30

Alice in Wonderland: An IMAX 3D Experience
Remember Me

Remember Me

Rated NR Opens 03/12/10
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