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This live-action feature sputters haplessly on its journey to nowhere.
violence
All
About the Benjamins 
Ice Cube produced and co-wrote the flick – and then gave the best
lines to co-star Mike Epps. 
language, violence, sexuality, drugs, nudity
Mel Gibson stars in a tribute to American soldiers who found and died in the first bloody battle in Vietnam.
graphic war violence, language
Josh Hartnett stars in a sex farce based loosely on Lent.
strong sexual content, nudity, language
A supernatural story about a doctor (Kevin Costner) who believes his deceased wife is trying to contact him.
thematic material, mild sensuality
An adaptation of Anne Rice's best-selling novel, this film has the death of Aaliyah in its corner.
vampire violence
Bruce Willis is a U.S. colonel in a German POW camp who may be trying to rig a trial.
violence,language
Britney Spears plays the nice girl in this movie about three girls on a road trip.
sexual content, brief teen drinking
Peter Pan helps a young girl believe in the power of her own imagination.
suitable for all ages
Arnold Schwarzenegger is a firefighter on a vendetta against Colombian druglords whose bombs killed his wife and son.
violence,language
John Buckingham is an ordinary bloke who purchases a Russian Internet-order bride played by Nicole Kidman.
sex, nudity, language, violence
Richard Gere and Laura Linney inspect weird phenomena that may involve alien visitors in this Twilight Zone-type thriller.
terror, some sexuality, and language
Sean Penn stars as a mentally-challenged father who fights to regain custody of his 7-year-old daughter.
language 
This movie is a classic revenge saga sure to please.
violence, language, sensuality
A cynical high school stud falls for a minister's saintly daughter, only to discover that some sad truths await them. PG for thematic elements, language, and some sensual material
This film - a noble victory - is the unflinching depiction of the 1993 raid on Mogadishu, Somalia.
extreme violence and language
Is Cuba Gooding Jr.'s career going to the dogs? It comes pretty close in this film. PG for mild, crude humor
A weekend shooting party at an English country estate is filled with intrigue – and death.
violence, sex, nudity, language
Colin Hanks stars as a smart high school kid with dreams of going to Stanford. Jack Black plays his impulsive brother.
drug content, language
and sexuality
Rather good at its best and never truly bad at its worst, Charlotte Gray occupies a gray zone.
sex, language, mild violence
Gary Sinise stars in this futuristic thriller.
sci-fi violence, some sensuality and language
The wide, high IMAX aspect ratio makes everything here, including the Beast's castle, seem larger than life. Rated G for some cartoon scares.
To paraphrase a greeting card of several seasons ago, Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums finds the fun in dysfunction.
sex, nudity, drugs, language
A Beautiful Mind refers to the inner workings of real-life genius John Forbes Nash Jr., and it inspects the math wizard's state of consciousness.
dramatic intensity, sex, and brief violence
Will Smith captures the nuances of Muhammad Ali's colorful persona.
sexual content, language, violence
For several movies, Hugh Jackman has been on the brink of stardom. This movie could provide him with the step up.
language, suggested sexuality
Jimmy Neutron and friends head for another planet in an attempt to rescue their abducted parents. Rated G for mild cartoon violence
A loose update of the old Cheech and Chong movies about illegal substances.
drug use, language, sexuality, nudity, gross humor
This film is a nostalgia fest that glows intermittently while suffocating the audience with its feel-good message.
mild language and violence 
This film is like watching a smoke ring – just about the time you start to pay attention, it gets all fuzzy and floats away.
language, mild violence
The lavish first installment of the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy will appease Middle-earth fanatics and please the noninitiated.
violence
This film may be labeled the holiday's major bummer.
sex, language, nudity, violence, drugs
This lowball comedy tries to inoculate itself against the terrible tag with satiric spoofery.
crude sexual content, language, drug use
George Clooney leads a new Rat Pack in this Vegas caper flick.
language, suggested sexuality
A Navy pilot, at odds with his C.O., is shot down over enemy territory in an unidentified Eastern European country.
war violence and some language
Taut, fast-paced thriller features Robert Redford's most winning work in a decade.
language, sexuality, violence
This film is among the cheapest, laziest movies in recent memory.
language, sexuality, violence
A skin-deep collection of character sketches wastes its fun cast.
language, sexual content
An aspiring actress realizes that time is running out on her career. Not rated, sex, language
This forgettable movie about ski bums has a shopworn quality.
partial nudity, language, drug use, crude humor
The film follows the novel about as faithfully as any fan could hope for. Rated PG for scary moments and mild language.
David Mamet has crafted a caper that few will outguess.
language, violence, sex
Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black go for a canoe ride in this comedy that's all wet.
language and sexual
content
A divorced father must save his son from the kid's violent stepfather.
violence, sexuality, language
Computer-animated comedy from the creators of Toy Story. John Goodman, Billy Crystal and James Coburn provide the voices. Rated G.
Martial arts expert Jet Li plays a police officer forced to confront an evil form of himself.
violent action, language
The film strives to be a sci-fi fable with a human side.
a sequence of violent images, brief language and sensuality
Remake of a 1960 haunted-house schlocker.
nudity, language,
and violence
This is the movie with the guys from 'N Sync.
language and crude humor
Robert Redford leads a band of prisoners in a revolt against a tyrannical warden.
language and violence
Drew Barrymore plays a woman who overcomes obstacles and becomes a writer.
drugs, sex
Johnny Depp tracks Jack the Ripper in not-so-merry England.
graphic violence, nudity, sexual content, drugs, language
This film is a pleasant diversion, a crime/road movie featuring the friendliest bank robbers.
language, some violence, mild sexual content
This slapstick comedy is so archetypally awful that it presents filmgoers with a clear set of warning signs.
language, drug-
and sex-related humor
A kung-fu adventure from Hong Kong – the ultimate genre picture, no blockbuster ambitions.
violence, sexual content
This film is a pouf, but it's a sweet, pleasant pouf – a puffy, fluffy place to sit down and escape the real world. PG, sexuality, brief language
Denzel Washington, ordinarily the most righteous of good guys, proves that he makes an equally emphatic baddie.
sexual content and
drug references
Steve Zahn, Leelee Sobieski and Paul Walker are on the run after playing a prank on a trucker.
language, violence
Max
Keeble's Big Move
For kids who loved last year's Snow Day, Disney's Max Keeble's
Big Move retreads similar themes – without the snow tires. PG,
some bullying and crude humor
Based on the novel by Stephen King, this drama is about a young orphaned boy who forms a friendship with a middle-aged boarder.
violence, partial nudity, suggested sex
Ben Stiller plays Derek Zoolander, a supermodel overflowing with charisma but lacking in common sense.
sexual content
and drug references
A noted adolescent psychiatrist races to secure the freedom of his kidnapped daughter.
violence, including some gruesome images, and language
A gambler (Keanu Reeves) attempts to pay debts by coaching an inner-city little league baseball team.
language, violence, drugs
This film is a workmanlike thriller that works.
violence, language,
and drugs
D'Artagnan comes to Paris determined to wear the mantle of musketeer.
intense action, suggested sexuality
Mark Wahlberg is the star of this big-screen karaoke. Jennifer Aniston plays the girlfriend/manager.
language, nudity, sexuality, drugs
Vivica A. Fox stars as a successful advertising executive who can read the male mind like a comic book.
language, sexuality
The best that can be said for Bubble Boy is that it's a unifying force.
language, sexual humor
This film is a trifecta of bad sci-fi that would have any self-respecting little green man seeing more red than usual.
language, graphic violence, sexuality, drug use