At the movies - September 17-23

Here are some of the movies playing this week at Midway Mall Cinema 9. For complete information, log onto www.midwaycinema9.com.

Straw Dogs

Thriller – Rated R

L.A. screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.

• Directed by: Rod Lurie.

• Cast: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsgård, Dominic Purcell, Las Alonso, Willa Holland and James Woods.

• This film is rated R for strong brutal violence including a sexual attack, menace, some sexual content, and pervasive language.

Drive

Action/Crime/Drama – Rated R

A Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.

• Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn.

• Cast: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, Christina Hendricks, Oscar Isaac, Albert Brooks.

• This film is rated R for strong brutal bloody violence, language and some nudity.

Lion King 3-D

Animation/Adventure/Comedy – Rated G

Tricked into thinking he killed his father, a guilt ridden lion cub flees into exile and abandons his identity as the future king.

• Directed by: Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff.

• Cast: Voice talents of: Matthew Broderick, Niketa Calame, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Rowan Atkinson, James Earl Jones.

• This film is rated G for intense thematic elements.

I Don’t Know How She Does It

Comedy – Rated PG-13

A comedy centered on the life of Kate Reddy, a finance executive who is the breadwinner for her husband and two kids.

• Directed by: Douglas McGrath.

• Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Greg Kinnear, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Munn, Christina Hendricks.

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