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Pineapple Express ( 2008 )

Lazy stoner Dale Denton has only one reason to visit his equally lazy dealer Saul Silver: to purchase weed, specifically, a rare new strain called Pineapple Express. But when Dale becomes the only witness to a murder by a crooked cop and the city's most dangerous drug lord, he panics and dumps his roach of Pineapple Express at the scene. Dale now has another reason to visit Saul: to find out if the...

Genres: Action/Adventure and Comedy

Release Date: August 6th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language, drug use, sexual references and violence.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits

Starring: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Craig Robinson, James Remar, Joe Lo Truglio
Directed by: David Gordon Green
Produced by: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Judd Apatow

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The X-Files: I Want to Believe ( 2008 )

In grand "X-Files" manner, the film's storyline is being kept under wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show's most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent...

Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel

Release Date: July 25th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violent and disturbing content and thematic material.

Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution


Cast and Credits

Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit , Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly
Directed by: Chris C. Carter
Produced by: Chris C. Carter, Frank Spotnitz

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Mamma Mia! (2008 )

Raised on a Greek island by a formerly rebellious mom who never disclosed the identity of her father, a bride-to-be locates three men who might be her father and invites them to her wedding.

Genres: Musical/Performing Arts and Adaptation

Release Date: July 18th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sex-related comments.

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard
Directed by: Phyllida Lloyd
Produced by: Judy Craymer, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks

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Trumbo (2008 )

Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo's remarkable journey from Hollywood royalty to blacklisted writer to Academy Award winner is told through the writer's own indelible words. Combined are performances of some of his extraordinary letters, clips from his films and archival and contemporary interviews with those who knew him best, which illustrate how one man's unerring belief in the First Amendment and the...

Genres: Documentary, Adaptation and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

Release Date: June 27th, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sex-related commentary.

Distributors: Samuel Goldwyn Films

Cast and Credits

Starring: Joan Allen, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Danny Glover, Nathan Lane
Directed by: Peter Askin
Produced by: Jim Kohlberg, Alan Hruska, Will Battersby

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Finding Amanda (2008 )

Taylor Peters is a television writer and producer working on a low-rated, little-respected half-hour sitcom. Taylor was probably destined for better things, but his compulsive gambling, recreational drug use and drinking problem (now under control) all conspired to throw his career off the rails several years back. Now all he does is play the horses, but does his best to keep his wife Lorraine in the...

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 30 min.

Release Date: June 27th, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content including graphic dialogue, pervasive language, drug content and brief nudity.

Distributors: Magnolia Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Maura Tierney, Brittany Snow, Bill Fagerbakke, Peter Facinelli
Directed by: Peter Tolan
Produced by: Wayne Rice, Mark Benton Johnson

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Postal (2008 )

Follows two days in the life of the Postal Dude, in the regrettably named town of Paradise. Just when he thinks he has hit rock bottom, things get worse. Sharing a trailer with his ever-expanding wife, Bitch, Dude is in a bad way. After a humiliating job interview and a nearly lethal trip to the welfare office, Dude finds himself on the doorstep of his Uncle Dave. Despite being the successful leader...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy and Adaptation

Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min.

Release Date: May 23rd, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for strong sexuality, graphic nudity, violence, and for pervasive language and some drug use.

Distributors: Freestyle Releasing

Cast and Credits

Starring: Gary Coleman, Vince Desiderio, Richard Kyanka, Ralph Moeller, Ron Perlman
Directed by: Uwe Boll
Produced by: Vince Desiderio, Uwe Boll, Shawn Williamson

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The Children of Huang Shi (2008 )

In war-torn 1930's China, a young English journalist, an American nurse and the leader of a Chinese partisan group who meet in desperate and unexpected circumstances. Together they rescue 60-orphaned, children leading them on an extraordinary journey, across hundreds of miles of treacherous terrain, through snow-covered mountains and an unforgiving desert. Along the way they discover the true meaning...

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 2 hrs. 5 min.

Release Date: May 23rd, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing and violent content.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Michelle Yeoh, Chow Yun-Fat, Radha Mitchell, Guang Wen Li
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Produced by: Arthur Cohn, Wieland Schulz-Keil, Peter Loehr

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The Edge of Heaven (2008 )

The fragile lives of six people connect on emotional voyages toward forgiveness and reconciliation in Germany and Turkey. Nejat disapproves of his widower father Ali's choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. But changes his mind when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter's education. Yeter's sudden death distances father and son. Nejat travels to Istanbul to find...

Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 56 min.

Release Date: May 21st, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not rated.

Distributors: Strand Releasing, Artificial Eye Film Company, Ltd.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Hanna Schygulla, Tuncel Kurtiz, Baki Davrak, Patrycia Ziolkowska, Nursel Kose
Directed by: Fatih Akin
Produced by: Andreas Thiel, Klaus Maeck (II), Fatih Akin

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Redbelt (2008 )

The story of Mike Terry, a Jiu-jitsu master who has avoided the prize fighting circuit, choosing to instead pursue a life of honor and education by operating a self-defense studio in Los Angeles. Terry's life is dramatically changed however when he is conned by a cabal of movie stars and promoters. In order to pay off his debts and regain his honor Terry must step into the ring for the first time in...

Genres: Action/Adventure and Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for strong language.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics

Cast and Credits

Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rodrigo Santoro, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga
Directed by: David Mamet
Produced by: Chrisann Verges

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Mister Lonely (2008 )

In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe. She ends up inviting him to her home in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.

Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy and Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 52 min.

Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: First Take (IFC)

Cast and Credits

Starring: Diego Luna, Samantha Morton, Werner Herzog, David Blaine, Anita Pallenberg
Directed by: Harmony Korine
Produced by: Peter Watson (III), Agnes B, Nadja Romain

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Fugitive Pieces (2008 )

Jakob Beer is a child who witnesses his family's slaughter at the hands of the Nazis. Athos Roussos, a Greek archaeologist, finds him and smuggles him out of Poland to Greece. After the war, they emigrate to Canada where Jakob eventually becomes a poet and translator. Ben, the young son of Holocaust survivors, learns of Jakob's past when he finds his diaries.

Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Adaptation and Politics/Religion

Running Time: 1 hr. 48 min.

Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for some sexuality.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Rosamund Pike, Stephen Dillane, Rade Serbedzija, Rachelle Lefevre, Larissa Laskin
Directed by: Jeremy Podeswa
Produced by: Andras Hamori, Takis Veremis, Mark Musselman

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Made of Honor (2008 )

Tom Bailey is in love with his best friend Claire. But Tom has a fear of commitment and refuses to admit the obvious--he should propose to Claire before she finds a less procrastinating suitor. When Colin, a rich Scotsman sweeps Claire off her feet and asks for her handin marriage, Tom must witness her unquestioned happiness up close and personal--because she's chosen him to be her Maid Of Honor.

Genres: Comedy

Release Date: May 2nd, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and language.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits

Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Beau Garrett, Michelle Monaghan, Sydney Pollack, Kadeem Hardison
Directed by: Paul Weiland
Produced by: Tania Landau (II), Aaron Kaplan, Sean Perrone

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Street Kings (2008 )

Tom Ludlow, a veteran LAPD Vice Detective, sets out on a quest to discover the killers of his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington. Captain Wander's, Ludlow's supervisor, duties include keeping him within the confines of the law--and out of the clutches of Internal Affairs Captain Biggs. Ludlow teams up with a young Robbery Homicide Detective to track Washington's killers through the diverse...

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Crime/Gangster

Running Time: 1 hr. 47 min.

Release Date: April 11th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong violence and pervasive language.

Distributors: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans, Jay Mohr
Directed by: David Ayer
Produced by: Avi Lerner, Michele Weisler, Bob Yari

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Prom Night (2008 )

A dark secret amongst a group of children comes back to haunt them in the form of a vengeful killer on their prom night.

Genres: Suspense/Horror and Remake

Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.

Release Date: April 11th, 2008 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and terror, some sexual material, underage drinking, and language.

Distributors: Screen Gems

Cast and Credits

Starring: Brittany Snow, Johnathon Schaech, Brianne Davis, Kelly Blatz, Jana Kramer
Directed by: Nelson McCormick
Produced by: Marc Forby (II), Glenn Gainor, J.S. Cardone

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Young@Heart (2008 )

Young@Heart, a New England Senior Citizen Chorus, delights audiences worldwide with their covers of everyone form James Brown to Coldplay.

Genres: Art/Foreign, Documentary and Musical/Performing Arts

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

Release Date: April 9th, 2008 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG for some mild language and thematic elements.

Distributors: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Bob Cilman, Young@Heart
Produced by: Jane Villiers, Sally George