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At area theaters 70 BAGGAGE CLAIM, PG-13 Paula Patton plays a flight attendant who racks up 30,000 miles and countless comedic encounters trying to find Mr. Right so she can get engaged before her youngest sister’s wedding - in a month. (96 minutes) 89 CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, PG-13 Tom Hanks plays the title character, Richard Phillips, the captain of the U.S. cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009 and the subject of a daring Navy rescue operation. (134 minutes) 87 CARRIE, R Not a remake but a “reimagining” of the 1976 movie based on the Stephen King tale, in which the title character (Chloe Grace Moretz), a shy outcast dominated by her uber-religious mother (Julianne Moore), unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom. With Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort; directed by Kimberly Peirce. (92 minutes) 72 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2, PG Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his most infamous invention, a machine that turned water into food, causing cheeseburger rain and spaghetti tornadoes. But now he discovers that his invention not only survived, but is now creating feral food animals. Animated. (95 minutes) 83 THE CONJURING, R A couple of world-renowned paranormal investigators (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga), called in to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse, find themselves forced to confront a powerful demonic entity. (112 minutes) 87 ENOUGH SAID, PG-13 Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a divorced single masseuse dreading the empty nest when her daughter leaves for college, for whom romance blooms when she meet a sweet, funny and like-minded man(James Gandolÿni) also facing an empty nest. Trouble surfaces when her new client and friend (Catherine Keener) constantly rags on her ex-husband (guess who?). (93 minutes) 78 ESCAPE PLAN, R One of the world’s foremost authorities on structural security (Sylvester Stallone), wrongly imprisoned, must recruit a fellow inmate (Arnold Schwarzenegger) to help devise a daring, nearly impossible plan to escape from an ultrasecret, high-tech facility called “The Tomb.” With Jim Caviezel, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Vinnie Jones, Vincent D’Onofrio, Amy Ryan; directed by Mikael Hafstrom. (116 minutes) 76 THE FAMILY, R A mob boss (Robert De Niro) who has snitched on his colleagues moves with his family (Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D’Leo) to a sleepy town in France under the witness protection program and, despite the best efforts of a federal agent (Tommy Lee Jones) to keep them in line, continually blows their cover by dealing with problems in the “family” way. (108 minutes) 84 THE FIFTH ESTATE, R Benedict Cumberbatch plays WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose platform that allows whistle-blowers to anonymously leak covert data is breaking hard news of a particularly sensitive kind. With Daniel Bruhl, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Stanley Tucci, Laura Linney; directed by Bill Condon.(124 minutes) 87 GENERATION IRON, PG-13 A documentary look at professional bodybuilding, focusing on the top seven training to compete in the Mr. Olympia competition. (106 minutes) 80 GRACE UNPLUGGED, PG A restless 18-year-old Christian singer/ songwriter links up with her rock star father’s ruthless former manager, whose promise of potential pop superstardom might mean she’d have to walk away from her faith. (102 minutes) 89 GRAVITY, PG-13 A brilliant medical engineer (Sandra Bullock) on her first shuttle mission and a veteran astronaut (George Clooney) commanding his last◊ight before retiring have a horriÿc accident during a space walk, leaving them stranded, tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness and with no apparent chance for rescue. (90 minutes)62 GROWN UPS 2, PG-13 The ÿve former high-school basketball teammates who reunited after 30 years for the ÿrst movie have reunited for a second, including Lenny (Adam Sandler), who has relocated his family back to the small town where he and his friends grew up. This time, “the grown-ups are the ones learning lessons from their kids on a day notoriously full of surprises: the last day of school.” (101 minutes) 70 I’M IN LOVE WITH A CHURCH GIRL, PG A one-time drug kingpin trying to move on - although the Drug Enforcement Administration isn’t convinced because he’s still rolling with his old friends and colleagues - meets a woman of beauty and faith. With Adrian Bustamante, Michael Madsen, Stephen Baldwin, Martin Kove, Adrienne Bailon; directed by Steve Race. (118minutes) 75 INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2, PG-13 In this sequel, the haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. (105 minutes)83 LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER, PG-13 Forest Whitaker plays a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. (132 minutes) 87 MACHETE KILLS, R Danny Trejo reprises his role as the title ex-Federale whom the U.S. president recruits for the impossible mission of taking down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer before they spread war and anarchy across the planet. (107 minutes) 85 MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, G In this Monsters Inc. prequel, college-bound Mike Wazowski (voice of Billy Crystal), in his ÿrst semester at Monsters University, ÿnds his plans to become a primo Scarer sidelined when he crosses paths with hotshot Sulley (voice of John Goodman) and discovers that the mismatched pair will have to work together, along with an odd bunch of misÿt monsters, to make it to the top. Animated. (110 minutes) 88 MUSCLE SHOALS, PG A documentary look at how MuscleShoals, Ala., became the unlikely breeding ground for some of America’s most creative and deÿant music, with interviews with Greg Allman, Bono, Clarence Carter, Mick Jagger, Etta James, Alicia Keys, Keith Richards and Percy Sledge. Directed by Greg “Freddy” Camalier. (102 minutes) 88 THE PATIENCE STONE, R Golshifteh Farahani plays an Afghan woman during the Taliban regime whose husband, who has completely dominated her for 10 years, has fallen into a coma and become her magical “patience stone,” which, according to Persian mythology, absorbs the plight of those who conÿde in it. Directed by Atiq Rahimi. (98 minutes) 73 PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS, PG Young demigod Percy Jackson and his friends embark on a treacherous odyssey through the Bermuda Triangle to ÿnd the Golden Fleece, battling terrifying creatures, an army of zombies, and an ancient evil along the way.(106 minutes) 78 PLANES, PG Above the world of Disney’s/Pixar’s Cars comes the story of a plane (voice of Dane Cook) with dreams of competing as a high-◊ying air racer who turns to a seasoned naval aviator to help him get into shape - and conquer his fear of heights - before the big championship race. Animated. (92 minutes) 78 PRISONERS, R Hugh Jackman, searching for his apparently kidnapped 6-year-old daughter and her young friend, takes matters into his own hands when the only suspect in the disappearance is released from jail, even if it means crossing the line between seeking justice and becoming a vigilante. (146 minutes) 85 RED 2, PG-13 Retired black-ops CIA agent Bruce Willis reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. (116 minutes) 70 R.I.P.D., PG-13 Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds play undead cops in the Rest in Peace Department, protecting the living from an increasingly destructive array of souls who refuse to move peacefully to the other side. (96 minutes) 78 ROMEO & JULIET, PG-13 “For never was a story of more woe / Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” Which movie makers seem to keep discovering over and over, in this case a 21st-century “reimagining” by Downton Abbey writer Julian Fellowes. (102 minutes) 73 RUNNER RUNNER, R A Princeton graduate student (Justin Timberlake) travels to Costa Rica to confront an online gambling tycoon (Ben Affleck) he believes has swindled him, then finds himself caught between his now supposed mentor and the FBI. (91 minutes) 88 RUSH, R Formula One racing rivals - a handsome English playboy (Chris Hemsworth) and a disciplined Austrian perfectionist (Daniel Bruhl) - push themselves to the breaking point, on and off the track, in this based-on-real-life story of ’70s drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. (123 minutes) 75 SEASONS OF GRAY: A MODERN DAY JOSEPH STORY, PG-13 Andrew Cheney plays the favorite son, hated and betrayed by his brothers, forced off the family ranch, who starts a new life in the big city, working his way up in a company and with a promising romance - until he’s framed for a crime he didn’t commit. With Akron Watson, Megan Parker, Jonathan Brooks; directed by Paul Stehlik Jr. (88 minutes) 67 THE SMURFS 2, PG When the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties, and learns that only Smurfette’s secret spell can turn them into real Smurfs, it’s up to the rest of the clan to rescue her from his clutches. (105 minutes) 82 THANKS FOR SHARING, R Three men get into a 12-step program to treat their addiction to sex: a recovering addict dealing with a 20-something son who is struggling with his own issues, a guy whose success in the program is threatened when he starts a relationship with the woman of his dreams, and an obnoxious young doctor whose uncontrollable addiction is ruining his medical career. With Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Joely Richardson, Patrick Fugit; directed by Stuart Blumberg. (112 minutes) 85 WE’RE THE MILLERS, R Jason Sudeikis plays a small-time pot dealer whose attempt to help out some local teens leads to a drug-smuggling trip to Mexico with a fake wife and kids in tow. (110 minutes) 86 THE WOLVERINE, PG-13 Hugh Jackman is back as the title X-Men superhero, transplanted to modern-day Japan, where, out of his depth in an unknown world, he faces a life-or-death battle against lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality. (126 minutes)

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