Let's Be Cops, R Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations, but they'll have to put their fake badges on the line when they become entangled in a real-life web of mobsters and dirty detectives. With Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev, James D'Arcy, Andy Garcia; directed by Luke Greenfield. Opens Wednesday
Boyhood, R Director Richard Linklater has spent 12 years filming this story of growing up as seen through the eyes of a child who literally grows up on-screen. With Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater. Aug. 15
The Discoverers, not rated A washed-up history professor hauling his begrudging teenage kids on a road trip to a conference in hopes of putting his career back on track takes a family detour when he learns his father has gone AWOL. With Dreama Walker, John C. McGinley, Cara Buono, Madeleine Martin, Griffin Dunne; directed by Justin Schwarz. Aug. 15
The Expendables 3, PG-13 Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and the rest of the team face off against the Expendables co-founder-turned-villain (Mel Gibson) by bringing in new blood: younger, faster and more tech-savvy. With Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Kellan Lutz, Kelsey Grammer; directed by Patrick Hughes. Aug. 15
The Giver, PG-13 Based on Lois Lowry's adult novel. Brenton Thwaites plays a young man who, when he begins to spend time with the sole keeper of all the community's memories (Jeff Bridges), begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his seemingly ideal and contented community's secret past. With Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Taylor Swift; directed by Phillip Noyce. Aug. 15
MovieStyle on 08/08/2014