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Films & DVDs - Ratings - PG-13

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PG-13 | 2007 | John Cusack, Samuel L, Jackson | Critics: 8-9-7-7-9-5

A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel.

Bourne Ultimatum

PG-13 | 2007 | Matt Damon, David Strathairn | Critics: 7-9-6

Bourne races to discover the final mysteries of his past while a government agent tries to track him down after a shootout in Moscow.

Freedom Writers

PG-13 | 2007 | Hilary Swank, April Hernandez | Critics: 6-7-8-5

A California high school teacher attempts to transform her troubled students' lives though the power of writing.

Living in 1850's Appalachia, 10-year-old Cadi Forbes is wracked with guilt over the death of her sister. To allay her guilt, she asks for help from a man known as The Sin Eater, but in the process of finding redemption, Cadi uncovers secrets that could tear apart both her family and her community.

16 Blocks

PG-13 | 2006 | Bruce Willis, Mos Def | Critics: 8-7-7-5

A tough New York policeman and a witness go sixteen blocks in the face of deadly obstacles.

Amazing Grace

PG-13 | 2006 | Ioan Gruffud, Albert Finney | Critics: 9-5-8-6

True story of 18th-century British MP William Wilberforce, who tirelessly fought to end Britain's involvement in the slave trade.

Catch A Fire

PG-13 | 2006 | Derek Luke, Tim Robbins | Critics: 5-7-9-8-7

After being wrongly tortured and detained, a South African father leaves his family to battle apartheid in South Africa.

Fearless

PG-13 | 2006 | Jet Li, Dong Yong | Critics: 9-5-7-4

A martial arts master faces personal tragedy at the beginning of the 20th century.

Firewall

PG-13 | 2006 | Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany | Critics: 8-7-4-5-4

Harrison Ford is back, this time playing a security specialist forced to rob a bank to pay off the criminal mastermind who has kidnapped his family.

Looking For Comedy in the Muslim World

PG-13 | 2006 | Albert Brooks, Sheetal Sheth | Critics: 7-6-5-4

In an effort to create better relations with Muslim countries, the US government sends comedian Albert Brooks on a fact-finding mission to discover what makes Muslim people laugh.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

PG-13 | 2006 | Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom | Critics: 6-9-6-6

Captain Jack Sparrow is back and this time, he owes an unpaid debt to Davey Jones, captain of the Flying Dutchman. If doesn't pay it off, he faces eternal damnation, which threatens Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann's wedding plans.

Sentinel, The

PG-13 | 2006 | Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland | Critics: 8-7-6-4-5

A Secret Service agent is framed for trying to kill the president. He tried to clear his name and save his boss.

Superman Returns

PG-13 | 2006 | Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth | Critics: 5-7-6-6-6

The Man of Steel returns to the job but finds that his critics have grown louder and his girl has a new beau.

When a Stranger Calls

PG-13 | 2006 | Camilla Belle, Tommy Flanagan | Critics: 5-2

A teenage babysitter receives nuisance calls from inside the house.

World Trade Center

PG-13 | 2006 | Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena | Critics: 8-8-6-8-7

The true story of two policemen who rushed into the World Trade Center on September 11 to rescue people but became victims themselves when the building collapsed.

Batman Begins

PG-13 | 2005 | Christian Bale, Liam Neeson | Critics: 9-10-8-9-7

This prequel tells how millionaire Bruce Wayne became the Caped Crusader. Lots of explosions and car chases..

Bewitched

PG-13 | 2005 | Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell

A producer who wants to remake Bewitched, the quintessential 1960s sitcom, unknowingly casts an actual witch in the lead role.

Brothers Grimm, The

PG-13 | 2005 | Matt Damon, Heath Ledger | Critics: 6-5-3-2-4

Brothers Will and Jake Grimm are a couple of travelling con-artists who investigate the disappearance of two girls. While trying to solve the mystery, they encounter an evil sorceress.

Cave, The

PG-13 | 2005 | Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut | Critics: 5-2

Deep-sea divers trapped in a cave are preyed upon by vicious creatures out for blood.

Cinderella Man

PG-13 | 2005 | Russell Crowe, Rene Zellweger | Critics: 9-9-5-4-8

Set during the Depression, this is the story of boxer Jim Braddock, an American folk hero who went a memorable 15 rounds in a 1935 fight with heavyweight champ Max Baer.

Dark Water

PG-13 | 2005 | Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade | Critics: 8-7-4-9-5

A single mother and her daughter move into a run-down apartment building that is haunted by the ghost of a former resident. Based on the Japanese cult horror film.

Dear Frankie

PG-13 | 2005 | Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone | Critics: 9-8-6-6

A loving mother makes up fairy stories for her deaf son about his long, lost dad. In truth, the guy left them high and dry and hasn't been heard from since. Lovely and sentimental.

Exorcism of Emily Rose, The

PG-13 | 2005 | Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson | Critics: 8-5-4-5-5

A lawyer takes on a negligent-homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young woman. This resulted in the woman's death, and now the priest who performed it is in prison.

First Descent

PG-13 | 2005 | Documentary | Critics: 5

Snapshot: A look at snowboarding and some of those who participate in the sport.

Flightplan

PG-13 | 2005 | Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard | Critics: 9-5-6-6

An emotionally devastated widow and her daughter embark on a transatlantic flight from Berlin to New York. When the girl vanishes without a trace, all evidence indicates that her daughter was never on board which results in paranoia and doubt among the passengers and crew of the plane.

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