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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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January 1

Cosmopolis [2012] [R] - 7.7.5
When a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager (Robert Pattinson) decides to drive across Manhattan for a haircut, his entire world comes apart. Also with Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon, Jay Baruchel and Kevin Durand. Directed by David Cronenberg. [1:48]

January 8

Compliance [2012] [R] - 7.3.6
Based on the true story of a fast-food worker (Dreama Walker) that was strip-searched and sexually violated after an unknown caller tells one of her colleagues (Ann Dowd) that he is a police officer and needs her help in a police investigation. Also with Pat Healy, Bill Camp and James McCaffrey. Directed by Craig Zobel. [1:30]

Dredd 3D [2012] [R] - 5.8.9
In the latest reboot of the British comic book franchise, the futuristic one-man judge, jury, and executioner Judge Dredd (Karl Urban) and his mind-reading rookie partner (Olivia Thirlby) are called to a 200-story tenement after three people fall to their deaths. But they find themselves trapped inside by a drug queenpin (Lena Headey) bent on killing them. Also with Rakie Ayola, Jason Cope and Rachel Wood. Directed by Pete Travis. [1:36]

Frankenweenie [2012] [PG] - 1.4.2
A young boy scientist in a small-town (voiced by Charlie Tahan) loses his best friend when his dog Sparky (Frank Welker) dies. The boy finds an electrifying way to bring Sparky back, but when the townspeople find out, a pet cemetery releases its dead and chaos ensues. Also with the voices of Martin Landau, Martin Short, Atticus Schaffer, Robert Capron, Wynona Ryder and Catherine O'Hara. Directed by Tim Burton. [1:30]

Hit & Run [2012] [R] - 8.6.10
A man (Dax Shepard) in the witness protection program decides to take a chance and escort his fiancée (Kristen Bell) to LA to pursue the job of her dreams. Chased by his bumbling bodyguard (Tom Arnold) and the man (Bradley Cooper) he testified against, it turns into a race against time. Also with David Koechner and Kristin Chenoweth. Directed by Dax Shepard & David Palmer. [1:35]

House at the End of the Street [2012] [PG-13] - 3.6.4
When a woman and her 17-year-old daughter (Elisabeth Shue and Jennifer Lawrence, respectively) move into a new home in order to try to reconnect with each other, they realize that the house next door is where a husband and wife were murdered by their daughter. Also with Max Thieriot, Nolan Funk and Gil Bellows. Directed by Mark Tonderai. [1:41]

The Inbetweeners Movie [2012] [R] - 9.5.10
Based on the popular British show, four misfit teens band together for an epic vacation abroad after graduating from high school. With Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas and Emily Head. Directed by Ben Palmer. [1:37]

Jack and Diane [2012] [R] - 8.7.7
When two teen girls (Juno Temple and Riley Keough) fall in love over the summer, they are both overwhelmed with the new emotions. Also with Kylie Minogue and Cara Seymour. Directed by Bradley Rust Gray. [1:50]

January 15

The Intouchables [2012] [R] - 4.4.6
A film based on the true story of a wealthy French businessman (Francois Cluzet), who after becoming paralyzed hires an unlikely helper (Omar Sy). Also with Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Mollet and Anne Le Ny. Directed by Olivier Nakache, Eric Toledano. In French with English subtitles. [1:53]

The Possession [2012] [PG-13] - 3.7.3
A young girl (Natasha Calis) purchases an engraved Hebrew box at a yard sale, and she tries to open it, but her dad (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) tells her it was perhaps designed not to open. Meanwhile, in the aftermath of her parents' divorce, she adopts increasingly strange and violent behavior and the box may be the cause. Also with Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport, Grant Show and Matisyahu. Directed by Ole Bornedal. [1:32]

Taken 2 [2012] [PG-13] - 3.7.4
Liam Neeson returns as the former government security agent who rescued his daughter from a sex slave operation in 2009's "Taken." This time, in Istanbul, men seeking revenge for the people he killed are determined to kill him, as well as his ex-wife (Famke Janssen) and daughter (Maggie Grace). Also with Rade Serbedzija. Directed by Olivier Megaton. [1:32]

To Rome With Love [2012] [R] - 6.3.5
Woody Allen's newest movie is a series of vignettes that all take place in Rome: from a young architect's (Jesse Eisenberg) adventures, to a touring American's (Alison Pill) whirlwind engagement to a Roman and to a newly married Italian couple (Alessandro Tiberi and Alessandra Mastronardi), we see their stories intertwine. Also with Alec Baldwin, Woody Allen, Lynn Swanson, Judy Davis, Flavio Parenti, and Roberto Benigni. [1:42]

Won't Back Down [2012] [PG] - 1.2.3
Inspired by actual events: When a woman (Maggie Gyllenhaal) believes that her young daughter is being left behind at a failing elementary school, she takes matters into her own hands to try to rebuild the school and give her daughter a brighter future. Also with Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac, Holly Hunter, Rosie Perez and Lance Reddick. Directed by Daniel Barnz. [2:01]

January 22

End of Watch [2012] [R] - 5.8.10
The story follows the lives of two young police officers (Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena) that are targeted for assassination after a run-in with a Mexican drug cartel. Also with Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, America Ferrera, Frank Grillo and David Harbour. Directed by David Ayer. [1:49]

For a Good Time, Call… [2012] [R] - 9.4.8
College rivals (Lauren Miller and Ari Graynor) move in together when they find a fancy Gramercy Park apartment available. One of them runs a phone sex line and when the other loses her job, the women go into the business together. But as they add a website and film a commercial, they run into humorous ramifications. Also with Seth Rogen, Justin Long, Mimi Rogers, Nia Vardalos, Mark Webber and James Wolk. Directed by Jamie Travis. [1:26]

Nobody Walks [2012] [R] - 7.2.6
When the daughter of a family friend (Olivia Thirlby) comes to stay at the Los Angeles home of a couple (Rosemarie DeWitt and John Krasinski), their laid-back lifestyle is threatened by her presence. Also with Jane Levy, Rhys Wakefield, India Ennenga and Dylan McDermott. Directed by Ry Russo-Young. [1:23]

The Paperboy [2012] [R] - 8.7.10
A big-time reporter (Matthew McConaughey) returns to his hometown to investigate a case involving a death-row inmate (John Cusack), who may have been wrongfully convicted. Also with Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, David Oyelowo and Macy Gray. Directed by Lee Oliver. [1:47]

January 29

The Awakening [2012] [R] - 6.7.2
After the end of WWI, a woman (Rebecca Hall) is motivated by grief to try and debunk sightings of a child ghost at a boarding school. But her life starts unraveling when an apparition becomes evident. Also with Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and Cal Macaninch. Directed by Nick Murphy. [1:47]

The Cold Light of Day [2012] [PG-13] - 2.6.5
The family of a CIA agent (Bruce Willis) is taken hostage because a briefcase containing intelligence has gone missing. The situation quickly falls to the eldest son (Henry Cavill) to put things right before they are all killed. Also with Verónica Echegui, Sigourney Weaver, Joseph Mawle, Caroline Goodall, Rafi Gavron and Emma Hamilton. Directed by Mabrouk El Mechri. [1:33]

Hotel Transylvania [2012] [PG] - 2.4.2
Count Dracula (voiced by Adam Sandler) has opened a fine five-stake rated hotel in his hometown of Transylvania. One of its guests is a backpacking human boy (Andy Samberg) who stumbles upon the hotel and falls in love with Dracula's daughter (Selena Gomez) at her 118th birthday party. Also with the voices of Steve Buscemi, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Jon Lovitz, Cee Lo Green, Molly Shannon and David Spade. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. [1:31]

Paranormal Activity 4 [2012] [R] - 2.6.6
In this fourth installment it is five years after the disappearance of Katie (Katie Featherston) and her son (Brady Allen). Suddenly, the two show up in a new town, where they move into a suburban housing development and a family across the street witnesses strange events. Also with Kathryn Newton & Matt Shively. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. [1:28]

Seven Psychopaths [2012] [R] - 7.9.10
An alcoholic screenwriter (Colin Farrell) struggles with inspiration until his best friend (Sam Rockwell) comes up with some unique ideas that include an unusual collection of psychopaths. Also with Christopher Walken, Woody Harrelson, Tom Waits and Olga Kurylenko. Directed by Martin McDonagh. [1:49]