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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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July 5

Hobo with a Shotgun [2011] [NR] - 5.10.10
A homeless man (Rutger Hauer) rides a freight train and gets off in a new town. The town boss (Brian Downey) oppresses the residents with help from his evil sons (Nick Bateman and Gregory Smith), controls crime and has the police in his pocket. The homeless man befriends a prostitute and uses a shotgun to mete out justice and rid the town of its oppressors. Also with Molly Dunsworth, Peter Sima, Jeremy Akerman, Glen Matthews, Drew O'Hara, Robb Wells and David Brunt. Directed by Jason Eisener. [1:24]

Of Gods and Men [2011] [PG-13] - 1.6.5
After terrorists threaten a remote, impoverished city in the Algerian countryside, a group of Trappist monks must decide if they want to stay and face the violence or leave their community behind. With Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale, Olivier Rabourdin and Philippe Laudenbach. Directed by Xavier Beauvois. In Arabic and French with English subtitles (original title: "Des Hommes et des Dieux.") [2:02]

July 12

Insidious [2011] [PG-13] - 2.7.5
A family moves into an old house after the birth of their third child. Soon afterward, the parents (Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne) find that spirits have possessed the house and possibly affected their older son (Ty Simpkins), who has fallen inexplicably into a coma. The family packs up and moves again, but something still haunts them and they decide to call in a crew of professional ghost hunters. Also with Barbara Hershey, Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Andrew Astor, Chelsea Tavares, J. LaRose and Heather Tocquigny. Directed by James Wan. [1:42]

The Lincoln Lawyer [2011] [R] - 6.7.5
When a lawyer (Matthew McConaughey) takes on a millionaire client (Ryan Phillippe), he and his investigator (William H. Macy) uncover more than just the crime. The lawyer then realizes that he has to ensure that he and his family (Marisa Tomei) are safe, while also protecting his law license. Also with Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Peña and Bob Gunton. Directed by Brad Furman. [1:59]

July 15

Arthur [2011] [PG-13] - 6.5.4
When a perpetually inebriated millionaire playboy (Russell Brand) is forced by his mother (Geraldine James) to either marry a woman he does not love (Jennifer Garner) or lose his fortune, he finds himself in a difficult situation that is made worse when he falls in love with another woman (Greta Gerwig). A remake of the eponymous 1981 film. Also with Helen Mirren, Luis Guzman and Nick Nolte. Directed by Jason Winer. [1:50]

Rango [2011] [PG] - 3.4.3
The Nevada desert town Dirt, plagued by water rustlers, needs a new sheriff and a lost chameleon (voiced by Johnny Depp) fills the bill. He's always played heroes on his terrarium stage, but doesn't like the look of the Boot Hill cemetery that's filled with sheriffs. Also with the voices of Isla Fisher, Alfred Molina, Ned Beatty, Stephen Root, Harry Dean Stanton, Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Breslin, Bill Nighy and James Byrkit. Directed by Gore Verbinski. [1:47]

July 19

Limitless [2011] [PG-13] - 6.7.5
Bradley Cooper stars as a man down-on-his luck and experiencing a prolonged writer's block, who runs into an old acquaintance, accepts a designer pill and suddenly he can concentrate and focus like nobody else. He becomes successful overnight, but when the drug wears off he's back to his old, ordinary self. He now must choose between the side effects of continuing to take the drug or losing everything. Also with Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish, Andrew Howard, Anna Friel and Johnny Whitworth. Directed by Neil Burger. [1:45]

Take Me Home Tonight [2011] [R] - 8.4.10
It is the late 1980s and a recent MIT graduate (Topher Grace) is disgruntled with life after college since he finds himself working at a local mall, his best friend (Dan Fogler) has just lost his job and his twin sister (Anna Faris) is marrying her selfish boyfriend (Chris Pratt). But when his high school crush (Teresa Palmer) comes back into the picture, he thinks his luck may be turning around. Also with Michael Biehn, Michelle Trachtenberg, Demetri Martin, Michael Ian Black and Bob Odenkirk. Directed by Michael Dowse. [1:54]

July 26

Dylan Dog: Dead of Night [2011] [PG-13] - 5.8.4
Based on the Italian horror comic book, a paranormal investigator (Brandon Routh) is living in New Orleans, and after years of distancing himself from the supernatural he resumes his activities when his assistant (Sam Huntington) is murdered and later reincarnated. Also with Anita Briem, Peter Stormare, Taye Diggs and Kurt Angle. Directed by Kevin Munroe. [1:47]

Source Code [2011] [PG-13] - 1.5.5
A soldier (Jake Gyllenhaal) finds himself in the body of someone that he does not recognize and slowly becomes aware that he is on a mission to find the person responsible for bombing a passenger train. Also with Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden, Cas Anvar, Brent Skagford and Gordon Masten. Directed by Duncan Jones. [1:34]

Trust [2011] [R] - 7.6.7
A 14-year-old girl (Liana Liberato) befriends someone she thinks is a boy her age while chatting on the Internet. When it turns out that he is not 14 but much older, things get out of hand and she becomes embroiled in a situation that engulfs her entire family and changes her life forever. Also with Clive Owen, Catherine Keener, Viola Davis, Brandon Molale and Chris Henry Coffey. Directed by David Schwimmer. [1:37]