Movies Released October 16, 2009

Friday, October 16

99 mins

Paranormal Activity R

A young couple move in together, but the woman is convinced that she's been haunted all of her life. The presence that's watched over her has apparently followed her everywhere, including this new house, and the apparition that resides with them seems to have a fond interest in her. Her vain and selfish boyfriend seeks to document the spectacle with his camera & equipment and purposely ignores her pleas to respect the paranormal presence and refrain from taunting it. But as the nights pass, the events in the house become much more harrowing.
Jason Blum, Katie Featherston, Steven Schneider, Micah Sloat, Ashley Brooks, Oren Peli, Mark Friedrichs, Amber Armstrong
Suspense Horror
101 mins

The Stepfather PG-13

The story centers on the perfect stepfather's impact on the family dynamic.
Amber Heard, Nelson McCormick, Amy Israel, Brian Burns, Chad Hamilton, Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward
Thriller Horror
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94 mins

Where the Wild Things Are PG

The adventures of a young boy named Max who, after being sent to bed for misbehaving, imagines that he sails away to where the wild things are. Max is loved by the wild creatures who make him their King, though he soon longs to be back home with his family.
Michael Berry, Tom Hanks, Spike Jonze, Forest Whitaker, Gary Goetzman, Tom Noonan, Lynn Harris, John Carls
Drama Action Adventure Fantasy Family Kids
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122 mins

Law Abiding Citizen R

The psychological thriller will find Gerard Butler starring as a successful assistant D.A. who finds himself at the center of a vigilante plot hatched by a traumatized victim of the legal system.
Gerard Butler, David Ayer, Alan Siegel, Lucas Foster, Regina Hall, Sheldon Turner, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Gambon
Thriller Suspense
110 mins

New York, I Love You R

12 separate segments will comprise this new feature film, which is being produced by Emmanuel Benbihy ("Paris, je t'aime") and Marina Grasic ("Crash," "Smart People") with the cooperation of Marianne Maddalena ("Scream," "Red Eye"). In "New York, I Love You," the 12 segments will be connected together via transitional linking sequences. New York City is the main unifying character and the Film will show the city as a living, breathing and loving whole. In the end, the audience will not only understand each individual story, but they will also see the integrated whole of chance encounters through these unique transitions.
Bradley Cooper, Ethan Hawke, Shia LaBeouf, Chris Cooper, Kevin Bacon, Marianne Maddalena, Drea de Matteo, Justin Bartha
Drama
115 mins

The Maid NR

A maid tries to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.
Sebastián Silva, Pedro Peirano
Drama

Black Dynamite R

A campy story of drugs, violence and a powerful, mysterious figure who goes by the name Black Dynamite.
Michael Jai White, Arsenio Hall, Scott Sanders, Jenny Wiener Steingart, Jon Steingart, Miguel Nunez
Comedy

The Janky Promoters R

Two music promoters get the chance to book a top-tier hip-hop artist into a midsized California venue. The pair are ill equipped for such a task and everything goes wrong.
Terry Crews, Mike Epps, Marcus Raboy, Matt Alvarez, Ice Cube, Darris Love, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Juanita Jennings
Comedy
88 mins

The Little Traitor NR

The film revolves around a British sargeant stationed in Palestine after World War II and his relationship with an 11-year-old, who wants the British to leave his land.
Alfred Molina, Lynn Roth, Eitan Evan, Ido Port
Drama

The Ministers R

A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
Franc Reyes, John Leguizamo, Harvey Keitel, Diane Venora
Drama Crime
89 mins

Adventures of Power PG-13

In his quest to become the world's greatest air-drummer, a small-town mine-worker must overcome obstacles and ridicule to save the day.
Michael McKean, Christopher Woodrow, Jane Lynch, Adrian Grenier, Ari Gold, Andrea Sperling, Gill Holland
Comedy

Friday, October 16