Movie Releases by Genre

Pride

Pride

March 23, 2007 | PG
Based on true events, Pride tells the inspiring story of Jim Ellis (Howard), a charismatic schoolteacher in the 1970s who changed lives forever when he founded an African-American swim team in one of Philadelphia's roughest neighborhoods. (Lionsgate)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
6.5
Zodiac

Zodiac

March 2, 2007 | R
Based on the actual case files of one of the most intriguing unsolved crimes in the nation's history, Zodiac is a thriller from David Fincher, director of "Seven" and "Fight Club." As a serial killer terrifies the San Francisco Bay Area and taunts police with his ciphers and letters, investigators in four jurisdictions search for the murderer. The case will become an obsession for four men as their lives and careers are built and destroyed by the endless trail of clues. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.4
Reno 911!: Miami

Reno 911!: Miami

February 23, 2007 | R
While visiting Miami Beach for a national police convention, the bumbling cops of Comedy Central's "Reno 911!" must leap into action when the convention center is attacked by bioterrorists.
Metascore:
47
User Score:
5.1
Breach

Breach

February 16, 2007 | PG-13
Inspired by true events, Breach is a dramatic thriller set inside the halls of the FBI -- the gatekeeper of the nation's most sensitive and potentially volatile secrets. Following his success with the electrifying and acclaimed "Shattered Glass," co-writer/director Billy Ray explores more deeply the disillusionment and questionable moral mentorship of a young idealist. [Universal Pictures]
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.3
Antibodies

Antibodies

February 16, 2007
Tormented, small town German cop Michael Martens is obsessed with trying to solve the mystery of the murder of his son's girl friend. When a notorious serial killer is captured, Martens goes to Berlin in search of answers, convinced that the serial killer is behind the murder he is investigating. (Slowhand Releasing)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.2
Hannibal Rising

Hannibal Rising

February 9, 2007 | R
In "Red Dragon" we learned who he was. In "Silence of the Lambs" we learned how he did it. Now comes the most chilling chapter in the life of Hannibal Lecter -- the one that answers the most elusive question of all -- why? (MGM)
Metascore:
35
User Score:
4.9
Black Friday

Black Friday

February 9, 2007
Based on a book by Hussain Zaidi, Black Friday is the story of the 1993 bomb blasts that killed 257 people in Mumbai.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.4
Tazza: The High Rollers

Tazza: The High Rollers

February 2, 2007
This Korean gangster thriller follows a young man who gets drawn into the dangerous world of high-stakes betting after taking up with an older mentor.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
6.8
Smokin' Aces

Smokin' Aces

January 26, 2007 | R
In a series of interlocking tales of high stakes and low lifes, Mob boss Primo Sparazza has taken out a hefty contract on Buddy "Aces" Israel (Piven) -- a sleazy magician who has agreed to turn states evidence against the Vegas mob. The FBI, sensing a chance to use this small-time con to bring down big-target Sparazza, places Aces into protective custody under the supervision of two agents (Reynolds and Liotta) dispatched to Aces' Lake Tahoe hideout. When word of the price on Ace's head spreads into the community of ex-cons and cons-to-be, it entices bounty hunters, thugs-for-hire, smokin' hot vixens and double-crossing mobsters to join in the hunt. With all eyes on Tahoe, this rogues' gallery collides in a comic race to hit the jackpot and tub out Aces. (Universal)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.2
The Hitcher

The Hitcher

January 19, 2007 | R
An update of the 1986 film of the same name.
Metascore:
28
User Score:
6.1
Mafioso [re-release]

Mafioso [re-release]

January 19, 2007
This re-release of the 1962 classic mob comedy stars award winning Italian cultural icon and actor Albert Sordi. Mafioso explores the regionalisms, preconceptions, and ethnic stereotypes of Italian culture in a witty and often uproarious manner when a slightly foolish factory worker (Sordi) takes his wife on a trip to Italy to meet his Sicilian family.
Metascore:
88
User Score:
7.3
Alone with Her

Alone with Her

January 17, 2007 | Not Rated
This film is shot through the eyes and camera lenses of a young man (Hanks) who begins to stalk a beautiful woman (Talancon). He watches her every action and slowly manipulates her into a relationship. Chilling and creepy, writer/director Eric Nicholas has created a psychological look into an obsessive love-affair and its destructive effects. (IFC First Take)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
6.1
Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog

January 12, 2007 | R
Versatile filmmaker Nick Cassavetes directs an impressive group of both young and veteran performers in Alpha Dog, inspired by actual events, a film that follows three fateful days when the lives of a group of Southern California teens suddenly dead-ended. (Universal)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.2
Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story

Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story

January 12, 2007
Japan, 1977. A dark, lonely road leads to the windswept shores. This is the remarkable story of a 13-year-old Japanese girl abducted on her way home from school by North Korean spies. For 20 years, her parents had no idea what had happened to her or if she was even alive. Then, one day the whole world learned the shocking truth. (Safari Media)
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers

January 5, 2007 | PG-13
Based on a true story and the diaries of real Long Beach teenagers after the L.A. riots, Freedom Writers is an inspirational tale and testimony to courage hope and the human spirit's triumph over intolerance. (Paramount)
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.8
Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner

January 5, 2007 | PG-13
In this fast-paced action comedy, Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants. When he finds himself unexpectedly entangled in a high-level government conspiracy, Jake and his pursuers begin to believe that he is an undercover agent who subconsciously holds a key piece of information that could expose an arms deal involving the CIA and the FBI. (New Line Cinema)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
4.4
Let's Go to Prison

Let's Go to Prison

November 17, 2006 | R
Based on a non-fiction novel by an ex-convict about how to stay out of jail (and/or survive it once you know you're headed upriver), Let's Go To Prison is an uncompromising, no-hold-barred revenge comedy. This prison movie takes a fresh, probing look at our penal system -- rife with plenty of sweet, cloistered, man love. (Universal)
Metascore:
27
User Score:
6.0
The Aura

The Aura

November 17, 2006 | Unrated
On his first ever hunting trip, in the calm of the Patagonian forest, a shy, epileptic taxidermist who secretly dreams of executing the perfect robbery stumbles upon an opportunity to make his dreams come true. (IFC First Take Films)
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.0
Harsh Times

Harsh Times

November 10, 2006 | R
From the writer of "Training Day," Harsh Times is a gritty look at friendship, loyalty and ambition on the extremely rough streets of south central Los Angeles. (MGM)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
7.7
Volver

Volver

November 3, 2006 | R
Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitality. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
84
User Score:
8.4
Shottas

Shottas

November 3, 2006 | R
In the tradition of "Scarface" and "The Harder They Come," Shottas is an unapologetic raw urban drama about two young men who grow up together on the tough and dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the U.S., where they begin a ruthless climb from the bottom to the glittering top of a criminal enterprise in a Miami filled with fast cars and gorgeous women. The two men remain fiercely bound by their shottas loyalty as they aggressively take control of the Jamaican underworld. (Sony)
Metascore:
36
User Score:
8.4
Unknown

Unknown

November 3, 2006 | Not Rated
Unknown unfolds in the style of "Memento," a story told in reverse with an unforeseeable ending. Five men wake up trapped in a chemical warehouse with no memory of who they are or how they got there. They are forced to try to figure out who is good and evil before it's too late. (The Weinstein Co.)
Metascore:
44
User Score:
8.4
Saw III

Saw III

October 27, 2006 | NC-17
With his new apprentice Amanda (Smith), Jigsaw, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police, has once again eluded capture and vanished. While two city detectives scramble to locate him, they are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard. (Lionsgate)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
7.3
Death of a President

Death of a President

October 27, 2006 | R
Death of a President follows the investigation of the fictional assassination of President George W. Bush in October 2007. Combining real archival footage with a credible but fictional story, this film presents a fascinating and thought-provoking political thriller. (Newmarket Films)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
6.2
Cocaine Cowboys

Cocaine Cowboys

October 27, 2006 | R
This documentary paints a dazzling portrait of the emergence of cocaine and the accompanying cultural explosion that still echoes as Hollywood myth. (Magnolia Pictures)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
7.6
Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

October 13, 2006 | Not Rated
This controversial documentary is the story of Father Oliver O'Grady, the most notorious pedophile in the history of the modern Catholic Church.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.0
Infamous

Infamous

October 13, 2006 | R
Infamous follows the dangerous quest for artistic greatness chosen by Truman Capote (Jones) as he travels to Kansas to investigate the brutal murder of the Clutter family, accompanied by lifelong friend and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Nelle Harper Lee (Bullock). (Warner Independent Pictures)
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.1
The Departed

The Departed

October 6, 2006 | R
This gritty crime drama from director Martin Scorsese takes us into the lives of two cops: Colin Sullivan (Matt Damon), smart and unabashedly ambitious, appears to be on the fast track in the Massachusetts State Police Department's elite Special Investigations Unit, whose prime target is powerful Irish mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). Billy Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), street-smart and tough, is purported to have a violent temper that costs him his badge and eventually lands him back on the rough streets of South Boston, where he is recruited into Costello's ranks. But neither man is what he seems and, as they work at cross purposes, they are plunged into a dangerous game of cat and mouse in which the stakes could not be higher. [Warner Bros.]
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.0
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

September 29, 2006 | R
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is writer/director Dito Montiel's candid debut capturing his youth in the mid-1980s in the toughest neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. Exuding the rawness and authenticity of such classic urban dramas as "Kids," "Mean Streets," "Do the Right Thing" and "Saturday Night Fever," the film is based on Montiel's memoir of the same name. (First Look Pictures)
Metascore:
67
User Score:
6.9
The Black Dahlia

The Black Dahlia

September 15, 2006 | R
The Black Dahlia weaves a fictionalized tale of obsession, love, corruption, greed and depravity around the brutal murder of a fledgling Hollywood starlet that shocked and fascinated the nation in 1947 and remains unsolved today. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
2.8
Gridiron Gang

Gridiron Gang

September 15, 2006 | PG-13
Gridiron Gang tells the gritty and powerfully emotional story of juvenile detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (The Rock), who, along with another officer, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit), turns a group of hardcore teenage felons into a high school football team in four weeks. Confronted with gang rivalries and bitter hatred between his teammates, Porter teaches some hard lessons (and learns a few himself) as the kids gain a sense of self-respect and responsibility. (Sony)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
7.7
Haven

Haven

September 15, 2006 | R
Written and directed by native Caymanian Frank E. Flowers, and filmed entirely in the 100-square mile West Indies paradise, Haven is an edgy, suspenseful, viscerally gripping ensemble film in which unconnected lives intersect and ignite a violent chain of events that turns tranquility into chaos. In an instant, greed collides with innocence and passion goes up against those who forbid it, and all at once an idyllic tropical refuge becomes anything but safe. (Yari Film Group Releasing)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
5.8
Keeping Mum

Keeping Mum

September 15, 2006 | R
Walter Goodfellow (Atkinson) is the well-meaning vicar of the parish of Little Wallop. So obsessed with writing the perfect sermon, he's oblivious to his wife Gloria's (Thomas) dalliance with her brash golf instructor Lance (Swayze), has trouble keeping track of his daughter Holly's parade of new boyfriends, and neglects his young son Petey. Enter the charming and discreet new housekeeper Grace (Smith), the answer to the family's prayers. Problems solved only lead to more problems created in this story of good intentions run amok. (ThinkFilm)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.3
Hollywoodland

Hollywoodland

September 8, 2006 | R
Hollywoodland is a uniquely compelling exploration of fame and identity, inspired by one of Hollywood's most infamous real-life mysteries. (Focus Features)
Metascore:
62
User Score:
5.9
The Protector

The Protector

September 8, 2006 | R
The Protector is the highly anticipated full bodied martial arts epic starring international superstar Tony Jaa. His world shaped by ancient traditions, a young Thai fighter (Jaa) is called upon to defend his people and their honor after outsiders invade their home and destroy all that is sacred. Fueled by desire to protect a way of life and avenge the wrong done to his family, he will bring fight to their city. (The Weinstein Company)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
8.2
Le petit lieutenant

Le petit lieutenant

September 8, 2006 | Unrated
A gripping police noir, Le Petit Lieutenant tells the story of Antoine, an ambitious young cop from the provinces who joins a plainclothes crime unit in Paris. Antoine spends his days eagerly awaiting his first assignment, drinking with his fellow detectives, and developing and unlikely relationship with his superior, a veteran policewoman with a troubled past. But when the body of a drifter is found murdered along the Seine, a seemingly routine investigation suddenly turns violent and forever changes all their lives. (Cinema Guild)
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.9
Crank

Crank

September 1, 2006 | R
Chev Chelios (Statham) is about to begin his morning with an unexpected wake-up call. Groggy, practically unable to move and with a heart that's barely beating, he hears the voice of thug Ricky Verona, who reveals Chev has been poisoned in his sleep and only has an hour to live. As it turns out, Chev is a hit man who freelances for a major West Coast syndicate. A run of the mill job the night before instead went awry: he let his target slip away in an effort to quit professional killing and start a new life with his girlfriend Eve. Now, Chev must keep moving to stay alive: the only way to prolong the poison from stopping his heart is to keep his adrenaline flowing. As the clock ticks, Chelios cuts a swath through the streets of Los Angeles, wreaking havoc on those who dare stand in his way. He must rescue Eve from danger, stay two steps ahead of his nemeses and search for an antidote to save his own life. (Lionsgate)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
4.7
Idlewild

Idlewild

August 25, 2006 | R
Set against the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, Idlewild explores the lives of Percival (Benjamin), the club's shy piano player, and Rooster (Patton), the club's showy lead performer and manager. Idlewild synthesizes drama, music, cinema and style to bring the tale of struggling singers to life. (Universal)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
7.9
Pusher II: With Blood On My Hands

Pusher II: With Blood On My Hands

August 18, 2006 | Not Rated
Pusher II tells the story of Tonny, a crook from the Copenhagen underworld whose previous run-in with a baseball bat has left his mind addled and unreliable. Having just been released from prison, Tonny tries to bring order to his life and gain the respect of his father, the Duke, a notorious gangster who appears to have nothing but contempt for his son. Tonny soon learns that nothing in this new life comes easy. Trying to repay a debt held over from prison, he makes misstep after misstep, running further afoul of the Duke. On top of it all, Tonny must contribute to the upbringing of a baby boy which may or may not be his own. Battling the scorn of all around him as well as his own drug-fueled delirium, Tonny must forge a path toward some form of redemption, or perish in the attempt. [Magnolia Pictures]
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.7
10th & Wolf

10th & Wolf

August 18, 2006 | R
A Philadelphia mob war is the backdrop of 10th and Wolf, a mythic story that tests the boundaries of loyalty versus betrayal, good versus evil, innocence versus corruption. (ThinkFilm)
Metascore:
36
User Score:
6.4
Pusher III: I'm the Angel of Death

Pusher III: I'm the Angel of Death

August 18, 2006 | Not Rated
PUSHER III takes place over the course of a single day, with the now middle-aged Milo struggling to prepare his daughter’s 25th birthday party. As Milo fights his own personal demons in the form a smack addiction he’s trying to kick, his business day proves equally challenging once a shipment of ecstasy arrives in place of the heroin he was expecting. Milo is forced to contend with a new order of young hoods in order to move this designer drug he knows little about. Now feeling the squeeze he himself had put on so many before him, Milo must find a way to maintain his place of dominance atop the Copenhagen underworld. To do so he will have to survive one of the most harrowing episodes of his long, illustrious career. [Magnolia Pictures]
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.4
Step Up

Step Up

August 11, 2006 | PG-13
Everyone deserves a chance to follow their dreams, but some people only get one shot. Tyler Gage is a rebel from the wrong side of Baltimore's tracks -- and the only thing that stands between him and an unfulfilled life are his dreams of one day making it out of there. Nora is a privileged ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts -- and the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. When trouble with the law lands Tyler with a community service gig at Maryland School of the Arts, he arrives as an angry outsider, until his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora's attention. Now, as sparks fly between them, both on and off stage, Tyler realizes he has just one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined. (Touchstone Pictures)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
7.3
Shock to the System

Shock to the System

August 4, 2006 | R
When hard boiled private eye Donald Strachey (Allen) finds his latest client dead, an apparent suicide, Albany's favorite gay detective smells a rat and decides to take matters into his own hands. (Regent Entertainment)
Metascore:
54
User Score:
tbd
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

July 28, 2006 | R
The cocaine cowboys of the 80's are gone, but Miami's Casablanca allure, the undercover cops and the attitudes of Michael Mann's culturally influential television series have been enhanced by time in the feature film version of Miami Vice. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
5.6
13 Tzameti

13 Tzameti

July 28, 2006 | Not Rated
In the middle of nowhere, Sebastien (Babluani), a 22-year-old man, is repairing the house of old Jean- François Godon (Passon). But the elderly man dies without having paid his employee. Sebastien finds an envelope belonging to Godon and containing a strange invitation: a ticket train and a hotel reservation. Sebastien decides to steal Godon's identity and to get into the train. So begins a strange game. The young man discovers a terrifying world where men bet on other men's lives. (Film Forum)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.4
Shadowboxer

Shadowboxer

July 21, 2006 | R
Shadowboxer is an emotionally-charged, full-throttle noir, which delves deep into the harsh underworld of organized crime and uncovers the complex lives of trained assassins, Mikey (Gooding Jr.) and Rose (Mirren). (Teton Films)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
5.8
My Super Ex-Girlfriend

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

July 21, 2006 | PG-13
Breaking up is hard to do, especially when you unwittingly dump a super hero.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
8.4
Little Man

Little Man

July 14, 2006 | PG-13
Darryl Edwards (Shawn Wayans) is so eager to become a father that he mistakes a short, baby-faced thief (Marlon Wayans) on the lam for an abandoned toddler. He and his wife take the "baby" into their home while the thief's partner (Morgan) tries to help him recover a stolen diamond. (Sony Pictures)
Metascore:
26
User Score:
4.9
Mini's First Time

Mini's First Time

July 14, 2006 | R
An irreverent, scandalous, edgy black comedy proves that having it all comes at a steep price. (First Independent Pictures)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
7.8
A Scanner Darkly

A Scanner Darkly

July 7, 2006 | R
Based on legendary science-fiction author Philip K. Dick’s own experiences, A Scanner Darkly tells the darkly comedic, caustic, but deeply tragic tale of drug use in the modern world. The film plays like a graphic novel come to life with live-action photography overlaid with an advanced animation process -- a method known as interpolated rotoscoping, first employed in writer/director Richard Linklater’s 2001 film "Waking Life" -- to create a haunting version of America, seven years from now. [Warner Independent Pictures]
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.7
Waist Deep

Waist Deep

June 23, 2006 | R
In the urban action thriller Waist Deep, director Vondie Curtis Hall takes audiences on a ride through contemporary Los Angeles -- where a sexy 21st-century Bonnie and Clyde hit the streets. (Rogue Pictures)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
7.5
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

June 16, 2006 | PG-13
Set in the sexy and colorful underground world of Japanese drift racing, the newest and fastest customized rides go head-to head on some of the most perilous courses in the world. [Universal]
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.5
Autumn

Autumn

June 9, 2006 | Unrated
Jean-Pierre (Lucas) is a troubled hit man starting to realize he has too much conscience to kill. Having recently rekindled his relationship with his childhood soul mate Michelle (Jacob), he sees their love as a way out. But when he learns that she has stolen a mysterious briefcase, Jean-Pierre is forced to walk a fine line between protecting the woman he loves and falling back into the world of crime he just left -- a task that soon unravels in ways that he can neither imagine nor control. (Truly Indie)
Metascore:
46
User Score:
tbd
District B13

District B13

June 2, 2006 | R
Paris, 2010. An isolation wall surrounds the ghetto cities. Without effective law enforcement, with these walls, gang rule is absolute. [Magnolia Pictures]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.1
See No Evil

See No Evil

May 19, 2006 | R
Seven feet tall. Four hundred pounds. A rusty steel plate screwed into his skull and razor-sharp fingernails that pluck out his victims' eyes. Reclusive psychopath Jacob Goodnight (Kane) is holed up in the long-abandoned and rotting Blackwell Hotel, alone with his nightmares until eight petty criminals show up for community service along with the cop who put a bullet in Jacob's head four years ago. (Lionsgate)
Metascore:
17
User Score:
6.0
Dead Man's Shoes

Dead Man's Shoes

May 12, 2006
A genre-defying film blending horror, supernatural elements, comedy, and social realism. Set in a Midlands village, it explores the underbelly of contemporary rural Britain in communities where crime is unchecked and drugs, intimidation, and power games are blandly accepted as the fabric of daily life. (Magnolia Pictures)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
7.8
The Proposition

The Proposition

May 5, 2006 | R
Set against the harsh and unforgiving landscape of the 1880s Australian outback, The Proposition is a visually stunning tale of loyalty, revenge and the quest for justice in a land without rule. (First Look Pictures Releasing)
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.0
United 93

United 93

April 28, 2006 | R
Acclaimed filmmaker Paul Greengrass writes and directs an unflinching drama that tells the story of the passengers and crew, their families on the ground and the flight controllers who watched in dawning horror as United Flight 93 became the fourth hijacked plane on the day of the worst terrorist attacks on American soil: September 11, 2001. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
90
User Score:
7.5
Lady Vengeance

Lady Vengeance

April 28, 2006 | R
Lady Vengeance is the third film from Park Chanwook's revenge trilogy following "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance" and "Oldboy". Lee Geum-Ja, at the age of 19, goes to prison for the murder and abduction of a child on behalf of her accomplice Mr. Baek, only to find out that she is betrayed. While in prison, she carefully prepares for her revenge by winning the hearts of her fellow inmates with her kindness, thus earning herself the nickname 'kind Ms. Geum-Ja.' Upon her release from prison after thirteen years, she finally sets out to seek revenge on Baek, with the help of her former prison mates. (Tartan USA)
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.0
Police Beat

Police Beat

April 28, 2006
Police Beat is both a strikingly poetic examination of displacement and a gently surreal compendium of criminal behavior. Z, a young Senegalese and Muslim man, experiences his adopted city of Seattle through his job as a bicycle cop, leading him to encounters with all manner of strange and troubled people. Z himself, however, is less concerned with his job than with the possibility that his American girlfriend may be cheating on him while on a camping trip with a male friend. (Director's Statement)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

April 21, 2006 | PG-13
Special Agent Pete Garrison is convinced that a Neo-Nazi Aryan Disciple has managed to infiltrate the White House. When a White House Agent is murdered, Garrison is framed and blackmailed over an affair with the First Lady. Garrison is relieved of his duties, but he won't stop trying to prove his innocence, or giving his all to save the life of the President.
Metascore:
49
User Score:
6.2
Lucky Number Slevin

Lucky Number Slevin

April 7, 2006 | R
Lucky Number Slevin is a thriller that twists and turns its way through an underworld of crime and revenge. Set in New York City, a case of mistaken identity lands Slevin (Hartnett) into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses. (The Weinstein Company)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
8.5
Basic Instinct 2

Basic Instinct 2

March 31, 2006 | R
A slick psychological thriller, Basic Instinct 2 explores what happens when the darker side of human nature is uncovered. Has the intelligent, seductive and manipulative Catherine Tramell (Stone) finally met her match? (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Metascore:
26
User Score:
2.9
ATL

ATL

March 31, 2006 | PG-13
Loosely based on the childhoods of Dallas Austin and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, TLC tells the story of a close knit group of working-class teens in Atlanta whose lives revolve around hip-hop music and roller skating.
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.4
Brick

Brick

March 31, 2006 | R
Brick, while taking its cues and its verbal style from the novels of Dashiell Hammett, also honors the rich cinematic tradition of the hard-boiled noir mystery, here wittily and bracingly immersed in fresh territory – a modern-day Southern California neighborhood and high school. (Focus Features)
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.1
Iowa

Iowa

March 31, 2006
A cautionary tale of love, crime, fantasy, and addiction, Iowa follows two young lovers who decide to go into the "batch" business -- cooking their own methamphetamine -- only to watch it burn a jagged hole in their lives. (Full Fathom 5)
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
Inside Man

Inside Man

March 24, 2006 | R
The perfect bank robbery quickly spirals into an unstable and deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a criminal mastermind (Clive Owen), a determined detective (Denzel Washington), and a power broker with a hidden agenda (Jodie Foster). As the minutes tick by and the situation becomes increasingly tense, one wrong move could mean disaster for any one of them.
Metascore:
76
User Score:
7.3
L'Enfant (The Child)

L'Enfant (The Child)

March 24, 2006 | R
Dispossessed twenty-year old Bruno lives with his eighteen-year-old girlfriend Sonia in Seraing, an eastern Belgian steel town. They live off Sonia's unemployment benefits and the panhandling and petty theft committed by Bruno and his gang. Their lives change forever when Sonia gives birth to their child, Jimmy. [Sony Pictures Classics]
Metascore:
87
User Score:
8.3
Find Me Guilty

Find Me Guilty

March 17, 2006 | R
This film is based on the true story of Giacomo "Jackie Dee" DiNorscio. After years of federal investigation, 20 members of the New Jersey Lucchese crime family are brought to court on 76 charges of various crimes. Already in the midst of serving a 30-year sentence, Jackie is offered an opportunity to shorten his time by testifying against many of his closest friends. But Jackie refuses to betray his "family," and goes so far as to defend himself in what will ultimately become the longest criminal trial of its time. [Freestyle Releasing]
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.4
The Zodiac

The Zodiac

March 17, 2006 | R
Based on true events‚ The Zodiac is a psychological thriller detailing a string of gruesome murders in the Bay Area in the late 1960s and the impact on the victims‚ their families and the wider community. (ThinkFilm)
Metascore:
21
User Score:
5.5
Hate Crime

Hate Crime

March 16, 2006 | R
A suspense drama with a social conscience, Hate Crime is the story of Robbie and Trey, a gay couple whose quiet life together is shattered when Trey is brutally beaten while walking the dog. The prime suspect is their neighbor Chris, a fundamentalist preacher’s son whose bigotry is no secret. When Chris and Robbie become the prime suspects, Robbie receives help from some unlikely sources to execute a dangerous plan that will expose many secrets. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)
Metascore:
41
User Score:
5.6
16 Blocks

16 Blocks

March 3, 2006 | PG-13
The story of how two men change -- and change each other -- during a tense 16 block struggle between life and death. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.8
In Cold Blood (re-release)

In Cold Blood (re-release)

March 3, 2006 | Approved
Originally released in 1967, In Cold Blood is the powerful, true story of a callous murder, based upon the best-selling novel by Truman Capote. (Sony)
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.0
Tsotsi

Tsotsi

February 24, 2006 | R
Set amidst the bustling townships of Johannesburg and infused with the pumping high-energy Kwaito music of the top South African artist Zola, Tsotsi is an extraordinary portrait of the choices we make in life and the personal triumph that comes from choosing love over rage. (Miramax Films)
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.7
Running Scared

Running Scared

February 24, 2006 | R
In order to save his family, a low-level mobster (Paul Walker) must recover a gun used in a mob hit before it's found by his bosses or the cops. [New Line Cinema]
Metascore:
41
User Score:
8.2
Dirty

Dirty

February 24, 2006 | R
In a city ravaged by violent crime, the police department's anti-gang task force uses any means at its disposal to get the bad guys off the streets, with cops often acting as judge, jury and executioner. AS the unit's self-justifying brutality and corruption spiral further out of control, gang member turned cop Armando Sancho (Collins Jr.) begins to question the life he and his partner (Gooding Jr.) have chosen. (Silver Nitrate)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
5.1
Little Fish

Little Fish

February 24, 2006 | R
How do you learn to love again when the pain of the past won't let you go? When you're 32 with a troubled history and a doubtful future, it’s a question that isn't so easy to answer. And for Tracy Heart (Blanchett), it's a question she can no longer ignore. (First Look Features)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.2
Freedomland

Freedomland

February 17, 2006 | R
A criminal investigation into an alleged kidnapping of a child by a suspect who is presumed to be a local from the projects ignites long-simmering racial tension between two neighboring New Jersey towns. (Sony Pictures)
Metascore:
43
User Score:
5.1
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

February 17, 2006
The true story of Germany's most famous anti-Nazi heroine is brought to thrilling life in Germany's official Foreign Language Film selection for the 2005 Academy Awards. Sophie Scholl stars Julia Jentsch in a luminous performance as the young coed-turned-fearless activist. Armed with long-buried historical records of her incarceration, director Marc Rothemund expertly re-creates the last six days of Sophie Scholl's life: a heart-stopping journey from arrest to interrogation, trial and sentence. (Zeitgeist Films)
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.2
Firewall

Firewall

February 10, 2006 | PG-13
A bank security expert (Ford) and his family find themselves in jeopardy when a ruthless criminal mastermind (Bettany) attempts to infiltrate the bank’s computer system.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
7.2
The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

February 10, 2006 | PG
In this action-packed comedy, the bumbling Inspector Closeau (Martin) takes on his most important case ever. (Sony)
Metascore:
38
User Score:
6.1
La scorta (re-release)

La scorta (re-release)

February 2, 2006
Originally released in 1993, La Scorta is a thriller about a magistrate sent from Northern Italy to clean up the Mafia stronghold of Trapani, Sicily.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.6
Bubble

Bubble

January 27, 2006 | R
In this unique cinematic experiment from acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh, an unlikely love triangle is born at a doll factory in a small midwestern town fallen on hard times. (Magnolia Pictures)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.2
Dai si gin

Dai si gin

January 27, 2006
In this fast-moving action drama, a highly televised police bust of a Hong Kong bank heist end with the criminals getting away and a lot of cops getting killed. In an effort to save face with the public, the police arrange to broadcast the pursuit and capture of the crooks. However, things get more complicated when the bank robbers contact the media with their own version of events. (Palm Pictures)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
4.0
Tau man ji D

Tau man ji D

December 30, 2005
Adapted from the hit Manga series, this film focuses on teenage boys and fast cars.
Metascore:
48
User Score:
5.7
Match Point

Match Point

December 28, 2005 | R
Match Point is a drama about ambition and obsession, the seduction of wealth, and the often discordant relationship between love and sexual passion. Perhaps most importantly, however, the story reveals the huge part luck plays in the events of our lives, refuting the comforting misconception that more of life is under our control than really is. (Dream Works Pictures)
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.4
The Matador

The Matador

December 23, 2005 | R
An offbeat comedy about a chance meeting between two middle-aged men (a hitman and a salesman).
Metascore:
65
User Score:
8.4
Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

December 21, 2005 | PG-13
A simple tale of two people who lose their minds while trying to hold on to the elusive American dream. (Sony Pictures)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
5.5
The Big White

The Big White

December 16, 2005 | R
A destitute Alaskan travel agent with a deranged wife finds the answer to his financial problems in the form of a get rich quick insurance scam involving a frozen body in the dumpster behind his office. Just a few things stand in his way -- a determined insurance investigator, an irate sibling and two would be gangsters. (Ascendant Pictures)
Metascore:
31
User Score:
6.3
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

December 16, 2005 | R
A man is shot and quickly buried in the high desert of West Texas. The body is found and reburied in Van Horn's town cemetery. Peter Perkins (Jones), a local ranch foreman kidnaps a Border Patrolman and forces him to disinter the body. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, Pete undertakes a dangerous and quixotic journey into Mexico. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.6
Hoodwinked!

Hoodwinked!

December 16, 2005 | PG
An updated, satirical re-telling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Little Red Riding Hood."
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.9
Mrs Henderson Presents

Mrs Henderson Presents

December 9, 2005 | R
Mrs. Laura Henderson (Dench) may be a widow but she is by no means going to spend the rest of her days playing bridge. The Windmill Theater becomes ger game and the infamous showman Vivian Van Dam (Hoskins) becomes her partner and fiercest opponent. The Germans are bombing London but the roar of the Windmill is all that can be heard as Laura convinces Lord Cromer (Guest) to allow her actresses to be the one thing no one could ever imagine: Nude. Brought to its knees by war, what Mrs. Henderson Presents brings a nation to its feet in applause. (The Weinstein Company)
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.2
The Ice Harvest

The Ice Harvest

November 23, 2005 | R
A wickedly funny thriller about thick thieves and thin ice. (Focus Features)
Metascore:
62
User Score:
8.4
In the Mix

In the Mix

November 23, 2005 | PG-13
When New York's hottest nightclub deejay Darrell (Usher) saves a mob boss's life (Palminteri), he is rewarded for his bravery with the job of watching over the Don's beautiful daughter Dolly (Chriqui). (Lions Gate Films)
Metascore:
31
User Score:
2.0
The Big Risk

The Big Risk

November 18, 2005
Bridging argot-rich 50s masterworks like "Rififi" and "Touchez-pas au Grisbi" with Jean-Pierre Melville's pared-down thrillers of the 60s, Classe Tous Risques (1960) (the title refers to a type of insurance policy, à la "Double Indemnity," but is also a pun on "tourist class") is a penetrating study of the underworld tough guy at the end of his rope, drawn from screenwriter José Giovanni's first-hand knowledge of the post-war French underworld. (Film Forum)
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.3
Get Rich or Die Tryin'

Get Rich or Die Tryin'

November 9, 2005 | R
This hard-hitting drama stars 50 Cent as an orphaned street kid who makes his mark in the drug trade but finally dares to leave the violence behind and become the rap artist he was meant to be. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
5.2
Paradise Now

Paradise Now

October 28, 2005 | PG-13
Paradise Now is the story of two young Palestinian men as they embark upon what may be the last 48 hours of their lives. (Warner Independent Pictures)
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.8
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

October 21, 2005 | R
A petty thief (Robert Downey Jr.) posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl (Michelle Monaghan) and a detective (Val Kilmer) who's been training him for his upcoming role.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.5
Rooms for Tourists

Rooms for Tourists

October 20, 2005
When five city girls miss their train connection, they are forced to spend the night in San Ramón, a small town west of Buenos Aires, where they get to know the dark side of local hospitality.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.5
Domino

Domino

October 14, 2005 | R
Smart. Daring. Defiant and dangerous. As well as beautiful. This is Domino Harvey and this is her real life story...well, sort of. [New Line Cinema]
Metascore:
37
User Score:
5.1
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