IMDb - Now Playing in the U.S.

Show movies for:

Now | May 16 | May 23 | May 30 | Jun 06

MAY 16th:

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Reprise

How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer

Expanded in production information for over 2,500 film and TV projects on IMDbPro.com.
Click here for a free trial!

MAY 23rd:

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

War, Inc.

Postal

MAY 30th:

Sex and the City: The Movie

The Strangers

The Foot Fist Way

JUNE 6th:

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Mongol

Kung Fu Panda

Leatherheads

Director: George Clooney
Stars: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski (Full Cast)
Studio: Universal Pictures

The Plot: An aging football legend (Clooney) and the hot college star he's drafted for his pro team (Krasinski) fight for the heart of an intrepid up-and-coming journalist (Zellweger). Oh, it all takes place in 1925.

THE BUZZ: His Girl Friday meets Any Given Sunday as Clooney attempts to put an old-style screwball comedy spin on the then-nascent sport of professional football. Assuming you can get over the titular headgear (can Clooney even make this look good?) it all sounds perky enough, and hopefully Clooney can translate his quirky sense of humor to the director's chair. Zellweger also makes a canny move back to comedy (though dial down the squinting, please!), and we're happy that Krasinski finally gets a chance to crack his Office persona. (Only a chance, mind you.)

Message Boards: parental advisory? | With out animation--Most movies don't have a chance

Shine a Light

Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards (Full Cast)
Studio: Paramount Vantage

The Plot: A look at the legendary rock band The Rolling Stones through the ages, as they blast through their 2006 "Big Bang Tour".

THE BUZZ: Scorsese isn't exactly breaking new ground here. He's rocked the music world before (No Direction Home, The Last Waltz) and the Stones have also had their share of documentaries (Gimme Shelter, Sympathy for the Devil) these past few decades. So, what's with all the backstage drama on this film's release getting pushed back from last year? Who knows? It's only rock and roll, but we like it. Besides, if anyone's proven that they get better with age, it's these guys.

Message Boards: how packed was your theater?? | Is it me or did I see Bruce Willis in the audience?

Nim's Island

Director: Jennifer Flackett Mark Levin
Stars: Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Abigail Breslin (Full Cast)
Studio: Fox-Walden

The Plot: A popular author (Foster) teams up the adventure-loving Alex Rover (Butler) in order to help her number-one fan (Breslin), a young girl who lives on a secret island where her father has gone missing. Two problems the author faces: her crippling fear of leaving her house, and the fact that Alex is merely the main character in her best-selling novels.

THE BUZZ: Finally, there's an Indiana Jones for girls, and who better to star in it (and receive top billing) than little miss Abigail Breslin, last seen being a touch too dreary in No Reservations. One peek at Nim's trailer reveals a promising springtime family adventure, with Jodie Foster taking a much-needed timeout from high-drama roles in order to showcase her comedic talents (truly, she's a major spazz and looks great with a smile on her face). Meanwhile, Gerard Butler looks to expand his appeal with a goofy/sweet performance as Nim's dad and Alex's life coach. P.S. Don't squint your eyes or you will think you see Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman.

Message Boards: The caged chickens never fail!!!! | Missed the first few minutes

The Ruins

Director: Carter Smith
Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker (Full Cast)
Studio: DreamWorks SKG

The Plot: A Mexican vacation takes a turn for the worse for a group of Americans when they head into the jungle to look for the missing brother of a fellow traveler. A foreboding encounter with a couple locals is only a hint of the evil that awaits them on a patch of secluded hillside.

THE BUZZ: If you have the Sundance Channel, chances are you've caught director Carter Smith's Bugcrush, a creepy short film that helped earn him a his chance to take a crack at feature filmmaking. In terms of the played-out horror genre, you actually could ask for worse source material than this popular book by Scott B. Smith (he wrote the novel A Simple Plan); come to think of it, three of the four principals here are solid in their own right. Laura Ramsey rounds out the cast - you may remember from another Cancun misadventure.

Message Boards: SPOILER ...BOOK VS MOVIE | I haven't seen this...

My Blueberry Nights [limited]

Director: Kar Wai Wong
Stars: Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman (Full Cast)
Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

The Plot: Elizabeth (Jones) takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of offbeat characters on her route.

THE BUZZ: Oh, Harvey Weinstein, we kinda love that you are back to your old ways -- promising us the best art-house presentations your money can buy, only to delay their releases by putting your meaty hands all over completed works and refashioning them into something miles away from the director's final cut. It's too bad that you are married ...

We can expect a wildy different Blueberry from the version Cannes shrugged at last year. We keep hearing that the story's well-worn themes are obscured by Natalie Portman and Rachel Weisz's performances, and that maybe -- just maybe -- Jude Law's role should have recast and that Ms. Jones' should stick to the recording booth ...

Message Boards: HORRIFIC VOMIT | why did they keep playing cat power over and over?

Meet Bill [limited]

Director: Bernie Goldmann Melisa Wallack
Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Logan Lerman (Full Cast)
Studio: First Look International

The Plot: Bill (Eckhart), a listless, unhappily married human resources executive, is roped into mentoring a rebellious teen (Lerman). After a hesitant start, the fledgling relationship causes Bill himself to re-examine his existence and to go for what he really wants out of life.

THE BUZZ: Originally, Lindsay Lohan was cast alongside Aaron Eckhart as a smiley salesgirl who becomes the target of Bill's mentee's affection, but then, you know, things got a little out of control with Lindsay and the role eventually went to Jessica Alba. Turns out LL dodged another career-slaying bullet, since Meet Bill has been called labeled a seriously unfunny comedy by nearly every major critic who saw it on the festival circuit. Good thing Eckhart is the face of the best marketing campaign of the year or else I'd start falling out of love with him.

Message Boards: song help | australia