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Epic Movie (2007)

In the spirit of "Scary Movie" and "Date Movie, a parody that spoofs recent mega-blockbusters. The comedy centers itself around four orphans who visit a chocolate factory and are transported to the wonderful land of Gnarnia, after stumbling upon an enchanted wardrobe. There they battle pirates, encounter earnest wizards and attempt to defeat Gnarnia's dastardly White Bitch.

Release Date: January 26th, 2007 (wide)

Distributors: 20th Century Fox Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Kal Penn, Adam Campbell, Jennifer Coolidge, Jayma Mays, Faune Chambers
Directed by: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

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The Invisible (2007)

Nick, is a high school senior with a bright future until, in a tragic case of mistaken identity, he is brutally attacked by a troubled girl, Annie, and his body is left for dead. Now in limbo, not quite dead but invisible to the living, his spirit can only watch as his mother and the police search frantically for him, unaware that he is only hours away from truly perishing.

Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller and Remake

Release Date: January 26th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, criminality, sensuality and language - all involving teens.

Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher Marquette, Michelle Harrison
Directed by: David S. Goyer
Produced by: Peter Possne, William Beasley, Neal Edelstein

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Smokin' Aces (2007)

Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel--a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn state's evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down big-target Sparazza, places Aces into protective custody-under the supervision of two agents dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When word of the price on Aces' head spreads...

Genres: Action/Adventure and Comedy

Release Date: January 26th, 2007 (wide)

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

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Ben Affleck, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys
Directed by: Joe Carnahan
Produced by: Liza Chasin, Robert Graf (II), Tim Bevan

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Because I Said So (2007)

A well-intentioned but over-zealous mother goes on a mission to find Mister Right for her youngest and unmarried daughter.

Genres: Comedy

Release Date: February 2nd, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, some mature thematic material and partial nudity.

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Diane Keaton, Mandy Moore, Gabriel Macht, Tom Everett Scott, Lauren Graham
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Produced by: Norm Waitt, Scott Niemeyer, Paul Brooks

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Tears of the Black Tiger (2007)

The tale of the ill-fated love affair between the bandit Black Tiger and the well-born lady Rumpoey. They have known each other since childhood, but her father has engaged her to marry Police Captain Kumjorn--who is charged with destroying the gang of which Black Tiger is a member. At one point Black Tiger very sportingly saves Kumjorn's life. As the wedding day approaches, will Kumjorn be man enough...

Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance and Western

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

Release Date: January 12, 2007 (limited)

Cast and Credits

Starring: Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Suppakorn Kitsuwan, Arawat Ruangvuth, Sombatl Medhanee
Directed by: Wisit Sasanatieng, Wisit Sasantieng
Produced by: Pracha Maleenont, Brian L. Marcar, Adirek Watleela

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The Messengers (2007)

A family moves into a run-down sunflower farm. As the farm begins to revive after years of disrepair, the family begins to notice uncomfortable and alarming changes in their father's behavior.

Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy and Suspense/Horror

Release Date: February 2nd, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic material, disturbing violence and terror.

Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing

Cast and Credits

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Dylan McDermott, Penelope Ann Miller, John Corbett
Directed by: Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
Produced by: Joe Drake, Nathan Kahane, William Sherak

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Gray Matters (2007)

A woman named Gray and her brother both fall in love with the same woman.

Genres: Comedy

Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

Release Date: February 16th, 2007 (limited)

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Distributors: Yari Film Group

Cast and Credits

Starring: Heather Graham, Alan Cumming, Sissy Spacek, James Marsden, Alejandro Abellan
Directed by: Sue Kramer
Produced by: Alexander Payne, Margaret Riley (II), Ted Liebowitz

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Hannibal Rising (2007)

Thriller follows serial killer Hannibal Lecter from his childhood in Lithuania through a period in Paris in his teens to his arrival in the United States.

Release Date: February 9th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong grisly violent content and some language/sexual references.

Distributors: MGM Distribution Company

Cast and Credits

Starring: Gong Li, Gaspard Ulliel, Ivan Marevich, Aaron Thomas (II), Rhys Ifans
Directed by: Peter Webber
Produced by: Tarak Ben Ammar, Dino de Laurentiis, Martha de Laurentiis

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Norbit (2007)

A meek guy is pressed into marrying a monstrous woman. When he subsequently meets the woman of his dreams, he has to figure out a way to be with her.

Genres: Comedy

Release Date: February 9th, 2007 (wide)

Distributors: DreamWorks SKG

Cast and Credits

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Produced by: John Davis, Michael Tollin, Eddie Murphy

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The Lives of Others (2007)

East Berlin, November 1984. Five years before its downfall, the former East-German government ensured its claim to power with a ruthless system of control and surveillance. Party-loyalist Captain Gerd Wiesler hopes to boost his career when given the job of collecting evidence against the playwright Georg Dreyman and his girlfriend, the celebrated theater actress Christa-Maria Sieland. After all, the...

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

Running Time: 2 hrs. 17 min.

Release Date: February 9th, 2007 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for sexuality/nudity.

Cast and Credits

Starring: Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Muehe, Sebastian Koch, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme
Directed by: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Produced by: Quirin Berg, Max Wiedemann, Dirk Hamm

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Primeval (2007)

A news producer and a reporter are dispatched to South Africa to track down the legendary thirty foot long crocodile Gustave and bring him home alive. However, their quarry proves far more elusive and deadly than they had anticipated, and their situation turns even more perilous when a feared warlord targets them and their colleagues for death.

Genres: Action/Adventure and Drama

Release Date: January 12th, 2007 (wide)

MPAA Rating: R for strong graphic violence, brutality, terror and language.

Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Dominic Purcell, Orlando Jones, Brooke Langton
Directed by: Michael Katleman (II)
Produced by: Jamie Tarses, Sue baden-Powell, Gavin Polone

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Breach (2007)

Eric O'Neill (Ryan Phillippe) is promoted to a job inside FBI headquarters working for respected agent Robet Hanssen (Chris Cooper). Then O'Neill learns his true mission: finding proof that Hanssen has been selling American secrets to the Soviet Union for years.

Genres: Drama, Thriller and Biopic

Release Date: February 16th, 2007 (wide)

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

Distributors: Universal Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney, Dennis Haysbert, Aaron Abrams
Directed by: Billy Ray
Produced by: Scott Kroopf, Adam Merims, Scott Strauss

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Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

An 11-year-old boy has his life changed forever when he befriends the class outsider, a girl. Together they create the world of Terabithia, an imaginary kingdom filled with giants, trolls and other magical beings.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation

Release Date: February 16th, 2007

MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements including bullying, some peril and mild language.

Distributors: Buena Vista Pictures Distribution

Cast and Credits

Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Josh Hutcherson, Zooey Deschanel, Lauren Clinton, Bailee Madison
Directed by: Gabor Csupo
Produced by: Lauren A. Levine, David Paterson (II), Hal Lieberman

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Absolute Wilson (2006)

A chronicles of the epic life, times and creative genius of Robert Wilson, intimately revealing one of the most controversial, rule-breaking and downright mysterious artists of our era. The story explores the transformative power of creativity itself through the inspirational tale of a boy, the son of the mayor of Waco, who grew up as a troubled and learning-disabled outsider in a segregated, fundamentalist...

Genres: Art/Foreign, Documentary and Biopic

Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Distributors: New Yorker Films

Cast and Credits

Starring: Robert Wilson (III), David Byrne, Susan Sontag, Tom Waits, Suzanne Wilson
Directed by: Katharina Otto
Produced by: Katharina Otto, Penny CM Stankiewicz

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The Architect (2006)

Leo Waters is an idealistic architect and patriarch of an affluent, suburban Chicago family. Tonya Neeley is a pragmatic activist who is trying to keep her family together while living in one of the city's most drug and crime-infested public housing projects. As part of her ongoing campaign to have the projects torn down and decent housing built in its place, Tonya decides that the one signature she...

Genres: Drama

Running Time: 1 hr. 21 min.

Release Date: December 1st, 2006 (limited)

MPAA Rating: R for language and some sexual content.

Distributors: Magnolia Pictures

Cast and Credits

Starring: Anthony LaPaglia, Viola Davis, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere, Sebastian Stan
Directed by: Matt Tauber
Produced by: Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban, Anthony LaPaglia