August 2009
August 7
    Wide
    A Perfect Getaway
     
Main Cast: Timothy Olyphant, Steve Zahn, Milla Jovovich
Director: David Twohy
Distributor: MGM
Rating: Not yet rated
    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
     
Main Cast: Dennis Quaid, Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller
Director: Stephen Sommers
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Rating: Not yet rated
    Julie & Julia
     
Main Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Chris Messina
Director: Nora Ephron
Distributor: Sony/Columbia
Rating: PG-13
    Limited
    Cold Souls
     
Main Cast: Paul Giamatti, David Strathairn, Emily Watson
Director: Sophie Barthes
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Pictures
Rating: PG-13
    Paper Heart
     
Main Cast: Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera
Director: Nicholas Jasenovec
Distributor: Overture Films
Rating: PG-13
August 14
    Wide
    Bandslam
     
Main Cast: Gaelan Connell, Vanessa Hudgens, Alyson Michalka
Director: Todd Graff
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Rating: Not yet rated
    District 9
     
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Distributor: Screen Gems
Rating: Not yet rated
    Ponyo
     
Main Cast: Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
    The Time Traveler's Wife
     
Main Cast: Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston
Director: Robert Schwentke
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Rating: Not yet rated
    Limited
    The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard
     
Main Cast: Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin
Director: Neal Brennan
Distributor: Paramount Vantage
Rating: Not yet rated
August 21
    Wide
    Inglourious Basterds
     
Main Cast: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Rating: R
    Post Grad
     
Main Cast: Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Rodrigo Santoro
Director: Vicky Jenson
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
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    Shorts
     
Main Cast: Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, Leslie Mann
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: Not yet rated
    X Games 3D: The Movie
     
Main Cast: Bob Burnquist, Ricky Carmichael, Kyle Loza
Director: Steve Lawrence
Distributor: ESPN Films
Rating: PG
Running Time: 92 min
    Limited
    World's Greatest Dad
     
Main Cast: Robin Williams, Alexie Gilmore, Daryl Sabara
Director: Bob Goldthwait
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Rating: Not yet rated
August 26
    Limited
    Taking Woodstock
     
Main Cast: Demetri Martin, Emile Hirsch, Imelda Staunton
Director: Ang Lee
Distributor: Focus Features
Rating: R
August 28
    Wide
    Halloween II
     
Main Cast: Tyler Mane, Ezra Buzzington, Jeffrey Daniel Phillips
Director: Rob Zombie
Distributor: Dimension Films
Rating: Not yet rated
    The Final Destination
     
Main Cast: Shantel VanSanten, Bobby Campo, Hayley Webb
Director: David R. Ellis
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Rating: Not yet rated

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