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Unlike the MPAA we do not assign one inscrutable rating based on age, but 3 objective ratings for SEX/NUDITY, VIOLENCE/GORE and PROFANITY on a scale of 0 to 10, from lowest to highest, depending on quantity and context.

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April 6

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans [2009] [R] - 8.8.10
A police detective (Nicolas Cage) serving in post-Katrina New Orleans becomes addicted to prescription pain medication after being injured in the line of duty, and quickly starts using street drugs. As he investigates the murder of a family of Senegalese immigrants, he's compromised by his addictions to drugs and gambling, and his criminal associations. Also with Eva Mendes, Val Kilmer, Brad Dourif and Xzibit. Directed by Werner Herzog. [2:01]

The Collector [2009] [R] - 6.10.6
A handyman and ex-con (Josh Stewart) attempts to burglarize his employer's home, but instead encounters a house full of deadly traps. Becoming a reluctant hero, he has to save the family he planned to rob. Also with Madeline Zima, Michael Reilly Burke, Andrea Roth, Juan Fernandez and Robert Wisdom. Directed by Marcus Dunstan. [1:26]

April 13

Pirate Radio [2009] [R] - 7.3.8
A young man (Tom Sturridge) is sent by his mother to live with his godfather (Bill Nighy), who also happens to run a pirate radio station aboard a ship in the North Sea, blasting outlawed rock music to 1960's Britain. Also with Kenneth Branagh, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Nick Frost. Directed by Richard Curtis. [2:14]

April 20

Crazy Heart [2009] [R] - 6.3.6
An alcoholic, lonesome, road-weary country singer (Jeff Bridges) meets a journalist (Maggie Gyllenhaal) while on tour and learns why a lifetime of narcissism can leave you empty-handed and heartbroken. Also with Robert Duvall, Colin Farrell, Jack Nation and James Keane. Directed by Scott Cooper. [1:51]

The Lovely Bones [2009] [PG-13] - 4.7.5
A 14-year-old girl is murdered by her neighbor, but her spirit continues to move amongst her family and friends unseen and unheard by most. She relates her own story, while trying to get someone to find her hidden body. Based on the novel by Alice Sebold. Also with Rachel Weisz, Mark Wahlberg, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, Saoirse Ronan, Rose McIver, Carolyn Dando and Nikki SooHoo. Directed by Peter Jackson. [2:15]

April 22

Avatar [2009] [PG-13] - 5.7.4
Sci-fi epic set in the year 2154: Humanity has exhausted the Earth and are now mining planet Pandora, which has its own humanoid species, the peaceful Na'vi. A paraplegic war veteran (Sam Worthington) accepts as his mission to infiltrate the native population by assuming a genetically engineered Na'vi avatar, and soon finds his loyalty to his own species challenged. Also with Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi and Joel David Moore. Directed by James Cameron. [2:41]

April 27

The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus [2009] [PG-13] - 6.5.5
Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) conducts a traveling show where he helps members of the audience indulge their imagination. Centuries earlier he made a deal with the Devil to become immortal, on the condition that when his daughter (Lily Cole) reached her 16th birthday he would have to surrender her. On the eve of her birthday, they find a man (Heath Ledger) hanging by the neck under a bridge and after saving him, a series of events are set in motion that brings unexpected results. Also with Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Tom Waits, Andrew Garfield and Verne Troyer. Directed by Terry Gilliam. [2:02]

It's Complicated [2009] [R] - 7.2.4
After being divorced for ten years, a woman (Meryl Streep) has an affair with her now married (Alec Baldwin) former husband. This has repercussions for the budding romance with her architect (Steve Martin), as well as for her three grown children, and she has to sort through confusing emotions. Also with John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Hunter Parrish, Mary Kay Place, Rita Wilson and Zoe Kazan. Directed by Nancy Meyers. [1:58]