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Movies playing in town this week

The Adjustment Bureau (PG-13, 111 minutes) Matt Damon stars as an young politician who, through the wiles of a beautiful woman, finds himself running from a ancient, shadowy council bent on determining the future. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Beastly (PG-13, 95 minutes) A modern retelling of the "Beauty and the Beast" tale, in which a smug and callous Manhattan teenager is cursed with ugliness, banished to Brooklyn and charged to find someone who loves him for his inner beauty. Carmike Cinema 6

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (PG-13, 107 minutes) FBI agent Malcolm Turner is back, and this time, he and his stepson go undercover at an all-girls performing arts school after they witness a murder. Carmike Cinema 6

Biutiful (R, 148 minutes) Alejandro González Iñárritu’s story of a cancer-ridden single father (Javier Bardem) and his attempts to come to grips with his past in the dangerous underworld of modern Barcelona. Read the full C-VILLE review here. Vinegar Hill Theatre

Drive Angry (R, 104 minutes) A vengeful father (Nicholas Cage) escapes from hell and chases the cult members who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter. Regal Seminole Square 4

The Eagle (PG-13, 114 minutes) In second-century Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his late father’s memory by taking on an obsessive quest. Carmike Cinema 6

The Fighter (R, 114 minutes) Mark Wahlberg plays "Irish" Mickey Ward and Christian Bale plays his crack-addicted brother who helps launch him into the realm of true contenders, in this Oscar-contender from director David O. Russell. Carmike Cinema 6

Gnomeo and Juliet (G, 84 minutes) A pair of star-crossed gnomes pursue one another in the midst of a feud between neighbors. Carmike Cinema 6

The Grace Card (PG-13, 102 minutes) A Memphis police officer finds Christianity and learns to overcome the tragedy that has shadowed his life. Regal Seminole Square 4

Hall Pass (R, 105 minutes) A few married men (Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis) are granted a week off from marriage by their wives in an attempt to quell their wandering desires. While the husbands find they’re not the ladykillers that they used to be, the wives start granting themselves a little leeway. Regal Downtown Mall 6

I Am Number Four (PG-13, 104 minutes) Three of his kind have already been murdered. John is the fourth, and must hide his real identity from the forces bent on destroying him. Carmike Cinema 6

Just Go With It (PG-13, 116 minutes) During a Hawaiian vacation, a plastic surgeon (Adam Sandler) convinces his assistant (Jennifer Aniston) to pose as his ex-wife in order to cover up a careless lie he told to his new girlfriend. Carmike Cinema 6

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (G, 105 minutes) The true story of Bieber’s rise to fame, from Youtube to Madison Square Garden. Regal Seminole 4

The King’s Speech (R, 111 minutes) Colin Firth plays Bertie, the song of King George V who tries to overcome a debilitating speech impediment to lead England through a time of war. Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and Guy Pearce also star. Regal Downtown Mall

Rango (PG, 107 minutes) Johnny Depp is the voice of the eponymous chameleon, who escapes a pleasant terrarium and, fancying himself a gunslinger, becomes the sheriff of a rough-and-tumble town in the Mohave desert. Carmike Cinema 6

Somewhere (R, 97 minutes) In Sofia Coppola’s latest drama, an actor recuperates from a minor injury at the Chateau Marmont and is forced to re-examine his life after a surprise visit from his daughter. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Take Me Home Tonight (R, 103 minutes) A retro comedy from the writers of that ’70s show staring Topher Grace as a college grad with no direction. Carmike Cinema 6

Tangled (PG, 100 minutes) Disney rewrites the story of Rapunzel in this well-received CGI comedy, with the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi. Regal Downtown Mall 6

True Grit (PG-13, 110 minutes) The Coen Brothers remake the story that was first a Charles Portis novel, and then a movie that won John Wayne his only Oscar, wherein a young girl hires a U.S. Marshal to track down her father’s killer. Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin and Matt Damon star. Regal Downtown Mall 6

Unknown (PG-13, 113 minutes) Liam Neeson wakes up from a coma to find that his identity has been stolen, and attempts to set the record straight by any means necessary. Read the full C-VILLE review here. Regal Seminole Square 4

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