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Shutter Island - Action/Adventure, Thriller and Adaptation – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo – directed by Martin Scorsese – 2 hrs 15 min - Two U.S. marshals, Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule, are summoned to a remote and barren island off the coast of Massachusetts to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a murderess from the island's fortress-like hospital for the criminally insane. MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity.

 

Cop Out - Action/Adventure and Comedy – Starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan – 1hr 45 min - Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Jimmy is the veteran detective whose missing collectible is his only hope to pay for his daughter's upcoming wedding, and Paul is his "partner-against-crime" whose preoccupation with his wife's alleged infidelity makes it hard for him to keep his eye on the ball. MPAA Rating: R for language

Crazy Heart - Drama, Musical/Performing Arts and Adaptation – Starring Jeff Bridges – 1 hr 50 min - Bad Blake is a broken-down, hard-living country music singer who's had way too many marriages, far too many years on the road and one too many drinks way too many times. And yet, Bad can't help but reach for salvation with the help of Jean, a journalist who discovers the real man behind the musician. As he struggles down the road of redemption, Bad learns the hard way just how tough life can be on one man's crazy heart. MPAA Rating: R for language and brief sexuality.

 

Our Family Wedding - Comedy, Kids/Family and Romance – Starring Forest Whitaker, America Ferrera, Carlos Mencia – 1 hr 40 min - "Our marriage, their wedding." It's lesson number one for any newly engaged couple, and Lucia and Marcus are no exception. They learn the hard way that the path to saying "I do" can be rife with familial strife. When they return from college and too suddenly announce their marriage plans, they soon discover that their fathers - two highly competitive over-the-top egos - can wreak a major amount of havoc on their special day. With insults flying and tempers running high, it's anyone's guess if the alpha dads will survive to make it down the aisle in one piece. Lucia's mother is busy planning the wedding of "her" dreams and the only levelheaded one in the bunch is Angela, the groom's father's best friend and lawyer, who manages to keep her cool when the madness reaches a crescendo. With only weeks to plan their wedding, Lucia and Marcus soon discover the true meaning of love and find there is truth to the saying - that when you marry someone, you marry their entire family. MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sexual content and brief strong language.

 

Remember Me - Drama and Romance – Starring Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper – 1 hr 50 min - Tyler, a rebellious young man in New York City, has a strained relationship with his father ever since tragedy separated their family. Tyler didn't think anyone could possibly understand what he was going through until the day he met Ally through an unusual twist of fate. Love was the last thing on his mind, but as her spirit unexpectedly heals and inspires him, he begins to fall for her. Through their love, he begins to find happiness and meaning in his life. But soon, hidden secrets are revealed, and the circumstances that brought them together slowly threaten to tear them apart. Remember Me is an unforgettable story about the power of love, the strength of family, and the importance of living passionately and treasuring every day of one's life. MPAA Rating: PG13 for violence, sexual content, language and smoking.