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'American Gangster'

Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Josh Brolin. Frank Lucas earns his living as a chauffeur to one of Harlem's leading mobsters. After his boss dies, Frank uses his own ingenuity and strict business code to rise up as one of the inner city's most powerful crime bosses. Meanwhile, veteran cop Richie Roberts senses a change in organized crime's power structure, and looks for ways to bring his opponent to justice. Rated R for violence, pervasive drug content and language, nudity and sexuality, running time 157 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Bee Movie'

Starring the voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renee Zellweger, Matthew Broderick and John Goodman. Barry B. Benson is a graduate bee fresh out of college who is disillusioned at his lone career choice: making honey. On a rare trip outside the hive, Barry's life is saved by Vanessa, a florist in New York City. As their relationship blossoms, he discovers humans are mass consumers of honey and decides to sue the human race for stealing bees' honey. Rated PG for mild suggestive humor, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Martian Child'

Starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Joan Cusack and Bobby Coleman. A recently widowed science fiction writer forms an unlikely family with a close friend and a young boy he adopts. The boy claims to be from Mars, and the new couple ignores some sage parenting advice from the widower's sister. They get more than they bargained for when a series of strange occurrences lead them to believe that the child's claim may actually be true. Rated PG for thematic elements and mild language, running time 108 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

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'30 Days of Night'

Starring Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston and Ben Foster. Rated R for violence and language, running time 115 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Assassination of Jesse James'

Starring Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Mary-Louise Parker and Paul Schneider. Rated R for some strong violence and brief sexual references, running time 160 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Bourne Ultimatum'

Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles and David Strathairn. Rated PG-13 for violence and intense sequences of action, running time 111 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'The Comebacks'

Starring David Koechner, Carl Weathers and Matthew Lawrence. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, running time 84 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Dan in Real Life'

Starring Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche and Dane Cook. Rated PG-13 for some innuendo, running time 94 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'The Game Plan'

Starring The Rock, Kyra Sedgwick, Morris Chestnut, Roselyn Sanchez and Madison Pettis. Rated PG for some mild thematic elements, running time 110 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Gone Baby Gone'

Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris and John Ashton. language, running time 115 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'Michael Clayton'

Starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack and Michael O'Keefe. Rated R for language, running time 120 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Mr. Woodcock'

Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott and Susan Sarandon. Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, language, running time 90 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Rendition'

Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Reese Witherspoon, Alan Arkin, Peter Sarsgaard and Omar Metwally. Rated R for/violence and language, running time 120 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Saw IV'

Starring Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell and Lyriq Bent. JRated R for sequences of grisly bloody violence and torture throughout, and for language, running time 108 minutes. (Town Plaza Cinema)

'We Own the Night'

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Robert Duvall and Antoni Corone. Rated R for violence, drug material, and sexual content, running time 120 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

'Why Did I get Married?'

Starring Tyler Perry, Janet Jackson, Jill Scott and Sharon Leal. Rated PG-13 for sexual references and language, running time 120 minutes. (Cape West Cine)

-- From staff reports