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A former soldier (Sofia Boutella) is called to gather a cadre of diverse aliens from many planets, including humanoids, human-animal hybrids, robots, and a former general (Djimon Hounsou) to defend her home world from a takeover by tyrants, who include her adoptive father (Fra Fee). Also with Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Charlie Hunnam, Staz Nair, Fra Fee, Cleopatra Coleman, Stuart Martin, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Alfonso Herrera, Cary Elwes, Rhian Rees and the voice of Anthony Hopkins. Directed by Zack Snyder. Several lines of dialogue are spoken in alien languages with English subtitles. [Running Time: 2:14] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S4 | V6 | L4
A scientist (Willem Dafoe) obsessed with reanimation, retrieves the nearly dead body of a pregnant woman (Emma Stone) and switches her brain with that of her own unborn child. After the procedure, the woman discovers how both painful and beautiful life can be, as she explores sensual pleasures with utter abandon. Also with Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Kathryn Hunter, Vicki Pepperdine, Jerrod Carmichael, Suzy Bemba and Christopher Abbott. Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. A few lines of dialogue are spoken in Portuguese without translation and others in French with and without translation. [Running Time: 2:21] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S10 | V7 | L8
Aquaman (Jason Momoa) continues his role as the King of Atlantis, although his ties to the surface dwellers make him less desirable to many Atlantians. He finds himself needing to enlist the help of his banished and imprisoned brother (Patrick Wilson) when a seemingly unbeatable foe (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) surfaces seeking revenge. Also with Amber Heard, Nicole Kidman, Randall Park, Temuera Morrison, Dolph Lundgren, Martin Short and Jani Zhao. Directed by James Wan. A few lines of dialogue are spoken in unidentified languages without translation. [Running Time: 2:04] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V5 | L5
A novelist (Jeffrey Wright) wrestling with his writing career and against big publishers that expect a certain kind of prose from him, experiments with a story that becomes wildly successful and proves his suspicions about stereotypes in fiction. Also with Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Adam Brody, Keith David, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Okieriete Onaodowan, Miriam Shor, Michael Cyril Creighton, Patrick Fischler, Neal Lerner, J.C. MacKenzie and Jenn Harris. Directed by Cord Jefferson. [Running Time: 1:57] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S3 | V5 | L9
Animated adventure about a family of mallard ducks that decides to undertake a big adventure by migrating to Jamaica for the first time, not realizing what’s in store and how their lives will be forever changed. With the voices of Kumail Nanjiani, Elizabeth Banks, Danny DeVito, Caspar Jennings, Tresi Gazal, Keegan-Michael Key, Awkwafina, Carol Kane, David Mitchell and Isabela Merced. Directed by Benjamin Renner & Guylo Homsy. [Running Time: 1:32] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V2 | L1
A widowed real estate agent (Sol Rodriguez) struggles to sell a California vineyard while parenting two young sons. During Christmas, a conglomerate vineyard owner (Eileen Davidson) sends her son (Josh Swickard) to scout out the vineyard for sale and conflicts ensue, but the magic of the season eventually prevails. Also with Omar Gooding, Carly Jibson and Annika Noell. Directed by Alex Ranarivelo. A few lines of dialogue are spoken in Spanish without translation. [Running Time: 1:40] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V2 | L3
When the chickens are kidnapped and taken to a major poultry producer to become chicken nuggets for human consumption, three island-living chickens (voiced by Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi and Bella Ramsey) start a nighttime attack to free the captive birds. Also with the voices of Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, David Bradley, Jane Harrocks, Romesh Rangana Than, Daniel Mays, Josie Sedgwick-Davies and Miranda Richardson. Directed by Sam Fell. [Running Time: 1:40] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S0 | V3 | L2
When a suburban dad’s (Mark Wahlberg) uneventful life is interrupted by colleagues from his former life as a deadly assassin, his only option is to take his unsuspecting family out of the country before they track him down and kill him. Also with Michelle Monaghan, Ciarán Hinds, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Van Crosby, Iliana Norris, Vienna Norris, Maggie Q, Joyner Lucas, Kellen Boyle, Felicia Pearson, Lateef Crowder, Miles Doleac, Jonny Coyne, Saïd Taghmaoui and Kash Abdulmalik. Directed by Simon Cellan Jones. Several lines of dialogue are spoken in French and German with English subtitles and a few lines are spoken without translation. [Running Time: 1:58] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S5 | V6 | L5
A man who just lost his job (Eddie Murphy) is determined to win a neighborhood Christmas decoration contest, but when he makes a deal with an elf (Jillian Bell) to buy magical decorations, he discovers that the transaction comes with strings attached. Also with Tracee Ellis Ross and Nick Offerman. Directed by Reginald Hudlin. [Running Time: 2:00] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V2 | L3
Soon after a couple (Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke) take their kids to a rented house on Long Island for a short vacation, a cyberattack knocks out their devices, a father and daughter (Mahershala Ali and Myha’la) arrive claiming to be the owners of the large house, and civilization may be about to collapse. Also with Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Directed by Sam Esmail. [Running Time: 2:18] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S5 | V5 | L8
When a young man’s (Timothée Chalamet) dream takes him to the city where chocolate is celebrated, his ambition is thwarted by the men that dominate the market and will do anything in their power to keep him from competing with them. Also with Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Jim Carter, Rakhee Thakrar, Tom Davis, Olivia Colman, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Hugh Grant, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson and Rich Fulcher. Directed by Paul King. [Running Time: 1:56] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V3 | L2
Animated feature about a boy devastated by the death of his mother, who moves with his father to a place with enigmatic characters that help him find a way to deal with his grief. English dubbed version with the voices of Christian Bale, Dave Bautista, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Mark Hamill, Luca Padovan, Robert Pattinson, Florence Pugh, Mamoudou Athie, Tony Revolori and Dan Stevens (the original title is “Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka”). Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. [Running Time: 2:04] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V4 | L2
A quarreling family (Ed Helms, Jennifer Garner, Emma Myers & Brady Noon) visits an observatory during a major planetary alignment, and when a huge white light flashes, the two teens take over the bodies of their parents, and vice versa. Complications ensue as the family members try to accept their new roles. Also with Rita Moreno, Matthias Schweighofer, Lincoln Sykes and Theodore Sykes. Directed by McG. A few words are spoken in German without translation. [Running Time: 1:43] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V3 | L3
A man (Ryunosuke Kamiki) racked with guilt over his war performance as a kamikaze pilot, musters the courage to attempt to take down a giant beast that he watched kill many men on a remote island, and now seems to be coming for Tokyo. Also with Minami Hamabe, Sakura Ando, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Munetaka Aoki, Sentarô Kusakabe and Miou Tanaka. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki. In Japanese with English subtitles. [Running Time: 2:04] – Why is it rated PG-13? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V6 | L3
Animated musical about an aging class pet (voiced by Adam Sandler), who decides he wants to experience new things and tries to escape to the Everglades. In the process, he inadvertently grows closer to the class of 5th graders caring for him and helps them navigate the struggles of growing up. Also with the voices of Bill Burr and Cecily Strong. Directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel & David Wachtenheim. [Running Time: 1:42] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S2 | V3 | L3
A man (Joel Kinnaman) is driven to exact brutal revenge on the people responsible for the death of his young son (Anthony Giulietti). (Editor’s Note: The dialogue in the film is primarily song lyrics and police radio dispatches.) Also with Catalina Sandino Moreno, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres, Vinny O’Brien and Yoko Hamamura. Directed by John Woo. [Running Time: 1:44] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S4 | V8 | L6
While trying to fit in with Oxford University’s elite social circle, a new attendee (Barry Keoghan) manages to attract the attention of the most popular student (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to spend a summer at Saltburn, his eccentric family’s aristocratic estate. Also with Archie Madekwe, Sadie Soverall, Richie Cotterell, Millie Kent, Richard E. Grant, Rosamund Pike, Carey Mulligan, Alison Oliver and Paul Rhys. Directed by Emerald Fennell. [Running Time: 2:11] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S7 | V3 | L10
When a professor (Nicolas Cage) leading a quiet life with his family learns that he has been appearing in other people’s dreams, even people he has never met before, the phenomenon becomes a sensation and his sudden celebrity spins his life out of control. Then, to make the situation even worse, the dreams take a menacing turn. Also with Julianne Nicholson, Lily Bird, Jessica Clement, Star Slade, Tim Meadows and Dylan Baker. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli. [Running Time: 1:42] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S6 | V7 | L7
Biopic of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte’s (Joaquin Phoenix) rise through his military campaign successes in the late 1780s through to his loss at Waterloo and ultimate exile. Also with Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Mark Bonnar, Paul Rhys, Ben Miles, Edouard Philipponnat and Miles Jupp. Directed by Ridley Scott. A couple of lines of dialogue are spoken in another language with English subtitles. [Running Time: 2:38] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S6 | V8 | L5
A grouchy professor (Paul Giamatti) at a private boy’s academy, along with a school cafeteria worker (Da’Vine Joy Randolph) who is grieving the loss of her son, must stay at the school over the winter break to care for students who have nowhere to go during the holidays. Also with Dominic Sessa. Directed by Alexander Payne. [Running Time: 2:13] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S5 | V3 | L8
A social worker (Chris “Ludacris” Bridges) rejects Christmas because of a traumatic childhood mall Santa experience, followed by his parents’ separation. When his estranged wife (Teyonah Parris) asks him to take their eight-year-old daughter (Madison Skye Validum) for Christmas Eve, the father and daughter meet a mysterious man wearing a Santa suit (Lil Rel Howery), and have a memorable adventure. Also with Ravi Patel, Gina Brillon, Sebastian Sozzi, Gaby Rosario, Noah Ayden Hernandez and David Shae. Directed by Tim Story. [Running Time: 1:30] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V3 | L2
An envious woman (Heather Graham) plans to show an old rival (Brandy Norwood) that the way she celebrates her Christmas, as well as her life overall, are both better than hers. The plan goes awry though, with the unintended consequence that it brings the two women closer. Also with Jason Biggs and Matt Dedeno. Directed by May Lambert. A few phrases are spoken in Spanish without translation. [Running Time: 1:22] – Why is it rated TV-PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S3 | V3 | L3
Animated feature about a teenage girl (voiced by Ariana DeBose) who, after being disappointed by the King (voiced by Chris Pine) of her seemingly perfect hometown, makes a wish on a star, with very unexpected results. Also with the voices of Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Harvey Guillén and Niko Vargas. Directed by Chris Buck & Fawn Veerasunthorn. [Running Time: 1:35] – Why is it rated PG? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S1 | V3 | L1
When a superstore’s Thanksgiving super sale becomes the scene of carnage in Plymouth, Massachusetts, a killing spree ensues that involves some of the survivors of the tragedy, who then become the targets of a masked killer. With Patrick Dempsey, Ty Olsson, Gina Gershon, Lynne Griffin, Karen Cliche, Nell Verlaque, Rick Hoffman, Jalen Thomas Brooks and Tomaso Sanelli. Directed by Eli Roth. [Running Time: 1:46] – Why is it rated R? Read the Review
Content Ratings: S4 | V10 | L10
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