Day The Earth Stood Still, The (12A)

Remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic, starring Keanu Reeves as Klaatu, an alien who comes to earth with a warning about the survival of the planet.

Inkheart (PG)

Fantasy adventure based on the novel by Cornelia Funke, starring Brendan Fraser as a single father who has the gift to bring characters from books to life by reading aloud.

Reader, The (15)

Drama based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Bernard Schlink, starring Kate Winslet as a German woman with a shameful past who has an affair with a young boy (David Kross).

Role Models (15)

Comedy starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott as two energy drink salesmen who are assigned to a mentoring program for community service and wind up trying to help two kids: a nerdy adolescent (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and a foul-mouthed tween (Bobb'e J. Thompson).

Spirit, The (12A)

Frank Miller's adaptation of the comic by Will Eisner, starring Gabriel Macht as masked hero The Spirit and Samuel L. Jackson as his arch-nemesis The Octopus.

Tale Of Despereaux, The (U)

Animated fable, based on the best-selling book by Kate DiCamillo, about a tiny, brave, big-eared mouse (Matthew Broderick), who hungers for adventure.

Transporter 3 (15)

Threequel to the successful Transporter franchise, starring Jason Statham as mercenary driver Frank Martin, who finds himself drawn into a new job when a car crashes into his living room.

Twilight (12A)

Teen vampire thriller-slash-romance, based on the best-selling novel by Stephenie Meyer, starring Kristen Stewart as Bella, a high school girl who falls for school dreamboat Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) and then discovers he's a vampire.

Yes Man (12A)

Comedy, loosely based on the book by Danny Wallace, starring Jim Carrey as a depressed loser whose life begins to change after he attends a self-help program that persuades him to say yes to everything.