The Shipping News
An emotionally-beaten man with his young daughter moves to his ancestral home in Newfoundland to reclaim his life.
Director: Lasse Hallström
Stars: Cate Blanchett Gordon Pinsent Jason Behr Judi Dench Julianne Moore Katherine Moennig Kevin Spacey Pete Postlethwaite Rhys Ifans Scott Glenn
She Hate Me
Fired from his job, a former executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit.
Director: Spike Lee
Stars: Anthony Mackie Bai Ling Brian Dennehy Ellen Barkin Jamel Debbouze Jim Brown John Turturro Kerry Washington Monica Bellucci Woody Harrelson
Rocket Science
Hal, a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem.
Director: Jeffrey Blitz
Stars: Aaron Yoo Anna Kendrick Denis O'Hare Jonah Hill Margo Martindale Nicholas D'Agosto Reece Thompson Vincent Piazza
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
Director: Matt Reeves
Stars: Andy Serkis Gary Oldman Jason Clarke Judy Greer Karin Konoval Keri Russell Kirk Acevedo Kodi Smit-McPhee Terry Notary Toby Kebbell
The Ring Two
Rachel Keller must prevent evil Samara from taking possession of her son's soul.
Director: Hideo Nakata
Stars: David Dorfman Elizabeth Perkins Emily VanCamp Gary Cole James Lesure Kelly Overton Naomi Watts Ryan Merriman Simon Baker Sissy Spacek
Reversal of Fortune
Wealthy Sunny von Bülow lies brain-dead, husband Claus guilty of attempted murder; but he says he's innocent and hires Alan Dershowitz for his appeal.
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Stars: Annabella Sciorra Christine Baranski Felicity Huffman Fisher Stevens Glenn Close Jack Gilpin Jeremy Irons Julie Hagerty Ron Silver Uta Hagen