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Best Bets
Movies rated three-stars or higher
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A Beirut hair salon is the focal point for several women and their romantic entanglements in this subtle and charming movie. Subtitled; 96 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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The wit and warmth of Seuss' trusty elephant, protecting the microscopic Whos of Whoville, is well rendered in this computer-animated tale. 88 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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Christina Ricci is charming as a young woman looking for love and independence, in spite of being cursed with a pig's nose, in this fairy-tale. 90 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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A forger (Karl Markovics) is imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp, forced to print fake currency, in this riveting morality story from Austria. Subtitled; 98 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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A professor (Richard Jenkins) finds two undocumented aliens in his Manhattan apartment, in this moving drama about disparate people coming together. 108 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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A 10-year-old boy in Sao Paulo, circa 1970, is separated from his parents in this tender coming-of-age drama. Subtitled; 104 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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The band looks and sounds even bigger in 3D, in a concert movie filmed on the South American leg of the "Vertigo" tour. 85 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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A Mexican boy (Adrian Alonso) makes a harrowing journey across the border to be with his mother (Kate del Castillo) in a warmly moving drama. Subtitled; 109 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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An MIT student (Jim Sturgess) joins a group of card-counting classmates planning to break the Vegas casinos. Interesting drama, though it falls apart at the end. 123 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are funnier than their material in this formulaic comedy about a woman hiring a surrogate to carry her baby. 102 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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Ryan Reynolds juggles three women in this romantic comedy, but it's his character’s daughter (Abigail Breslin) who wins your heart. 110 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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A schlub (Jason Segel, who wrote it) tries to forget his break-up with a Hawaiian vacation, but runs into his ex (Kristen Bell) in this raucous comedy. 110 minutes (S.P.M.)
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Ron Williams' personal documentary about drug addiction in Utah is emotionally moving, particularly when exploring the death of a Draper teen. 90 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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Martin McDonagh's gangster drama, about hitmen hiding out in a Belgian town, boasts razor-sharp dialogue and a soulful performance by Brendan Gleeson. 107 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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Robert Downey Jr.'s bad-boy performance enlivens this comic-book saga, detailing the origins of Marvel's armor-plated superhero. 126 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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George Clooney directs this light farce, about pro football's rambunctious early days. Clooney's banter with Renee Zellweger is sparkling, but too brief. 114 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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Simon Pegg (who co-wrote) is gently funny as a slacker who enters a marathon to win back the woman (Thandie Newton) he left pregnant at the altar. 100 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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Intrigue and romance among Henry VIII (Eric Bana), Anne Boleyn (Natalie Portman) and her sister Mary (Scarlett Johansson) dominate this well-made drama. 115 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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A boy (Freddie Highmore) discovers a world of goblins and fairies, in a fantasy tale that’s exciting but too scary for younger kids. 92 minutes. (V.H.)
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A presidential assassination is seen from several points of view, in a thriller that starts cool but gets implausible toward the end. Dennis Quaid stars. 90 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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This documentary, about a choir of senior citizens singing rock songs, is a bit condescending - but the subjects are too fascinating and charming to be denied. 107 minutes. (S.P.M.)
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