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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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September 7

Killers [2010] [PG-13] - 6.6.5
After three years of marriage, a wife's (Katherine Heigl) idyllic suburban life is turned upside down when she discovers that her husband (Ashton Kutcher) used to be a trained assassin before they met. When the couple discovers that someone in their neighborhood has been contracted to kill them, they must work together to save their lives and their marriage. Also with Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara, Kevin Sussman and Katheryn Winnick. Directed by Robert Luketic. [1:40]

MacGruber [2010] [R] - 8.9.8
Based on the SNL skit about former Special Agent MacGruber (Will Forte) who, at the request of the US Army, reunites with a member of his old Special Ops team (Kristen Wiig) and a new companion (Ryan Phillippe) to combat his archenemy, Dieter von Cunth (Val Kilmer), who is planning on firing a nuclear warhead at the White House and sending the USA into a nuclear winter. Also with Maya Rudolph. Directed by Jorma Taccone. [1:38]

September 14

Just Wright [2010] [PG] - 4.1.3
A thirty-something, single woman (Queen Latifah) is frustrated by losing men to beautiful women who have little besides looks to share with them. While she advances in her career as a physical therapist and lands a job with an injured NBA star player (Common), she's convinced that eventually she'll meet the right man. Spending their time together during his recovery, they both realize that their feelings are more than professional, but his pretty ex-fiancée (Paula Patton) returns and that changes everything. Also with Michael Landes and Pam Grier. Directed by Sanaa Hamri. [1:51]

Letters to Juliet [2010] [PG] - 3.1.2
When an American girl (Amanda Seyfried) finds herself in the hometown of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," she stumbles upon a heartbreaking "Letter to Juliet" written more than fifty years ago. When she responds, she uncovers more than just one love story. Also with Gael Garcia Bernal, Christopher Egan and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Gary Winick. [1:44]

Me and Orson Welles [2009] [PG-13] - 3.3.4
When a teenager (Zac Efron) happens upon a role in Orson Welles' (Christian McKay) Mercury Theatre opening of "Julius Caesar" during a whirlwind week in 1937, he learns that not all is fair in love and theater. Also with Claire Danes, Zoe Kazan and Ben Chaplin. Directed by Richard Linklater. [1:54]

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [2010] [PG-13] - 3.7.2
Inspired by the eponymous video game: Jake Gyllenhaal stars as an adopted son of the King of Persia, who ends up teaming up with a mysterious princess and Persia's rival (Gemma Arterton) in order to prevent a vengeful leader from destroying the world by transforming everyone into fierce demons. Also with Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina and Steve Toussaint. Directed by Mike Newell. [1:56]

September 21

Robin Hood [2010] [PG-13] - 4.7.3
In late 12th century England, a humble archer (Russell Crowe) returns from the Third Crusades and poses as a deceased knight, Sir Robin of Loxley. The Loxley family and the widowed Lady Marian (Cate Blanchett) welcome the deception, since it will allow them to keep their property. The new Sir Robin then goes on to protect Nottingham and England from despotic rulers and foreign conspiracies, and to do so he eventually becomes an outlaw and sets up his band of Merry Men in Sherwood Forest. Also with Mark Addy, Max von Sydow, Oscar Isaac, William Hurt and Mark Strong. Directed by Ridley Scott. [2:28]

The Secret in Their Eyes [2010] [R] - 8.7.7
Argentinean drama, set in 1999: A retired justice (Ricardo Darin) sets out to write a novel based on a 1974 rape and murder case he had investigated. In flashbacks, he meets the victim's husband (Pablo Rago) and agrees to help him find the murderer, with help from a former colleague (Guillermo Francella) and a court official (Soledad Villamil). Also with Carla Quevedo, Javier Godino and Mario Alarcon. Directed by Juan Campanella. In Spanish with English subtitles. [2:07]

September 28

Babies [2010] [PG] - 5.2.0
A documentary journey through the lives of four babies as they experience their first year. The children are Ponijao, who lives with her family near Opuwo, Namibia, Bayarjargal, who lives with his family in Mongolia, Mari, who lives with her family in Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie, who lives with her family stateside in San Francisco. Directed by Thomas Balmès. [1:19]

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky [2010] [R] - 8.2.3
Igor Stravinsky (Mads Mikkelsen) attends the debut of his ballet "The Rite of Spring" in 1913 Paris, and Coco Chanel (Anna Mouglalis) attends in her latest dress creation, wishing to liberate women's fashion as much as Stravinsky wants to free music from government interference. The audience is less than approving, and that's when Chanel invites the impoverished Stravinsky and his large family to live with her. Also with Yelena Morozova, Natacha Lindinger, Rasha Bukvic and Marek Kossakowski, Anatole Taubman and Grigori Manoukov. Directed by Jan Kounen. In French and Russian with English subtitles. [1:58]

Get Him to the Greek [2010] [R] - 9.6.10
When a record company intern (Jonah Hill) is placed in charge of chaperoning and delivering a famous partier and rock star (Russell Brand) to a concert at the LA Greek Theater, what should have been a quick trip to the airport turns into a 72-hour party that changes their lives. Also with Rose Byrne, Elisabeth Moss and Sean "Diddy" Combs. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. [1:49]

Iron Man 2 [2010] [PG-13] - 4.6.5
Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) returns as Iron Man to face a new nemesis (Mickey Rourke). Realizing he can't save the world by himself, he enlists a friend (Don Cheadle) as a second Iron Man, while he also wrestles with his mortality and his feelings for long-time assistant Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow). Also with Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson. Directed by Jon Favreau. [2:05]