New Movie Releases April 8th, 2011

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on April 8th, 2011, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Arthur

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jason Winer
Actors: Russell Brand, Jennifer Garner, Helen Mirren, Nick Nolte, Greta Gerwig, Luis Guzmán
Plot: Remake of the 1981 comedy with Russell Brand in the lead role: A drunken playboy must choose between love and money when he falls for a woman that his family disapproves.

The Bend

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jennifer Kierans
Actors: Adam Butcher, Sophie Traub, Tommy Lioutas, Peter Keleghan, Leah Pinsent, Ryan Kennedy
Plot: Three friends decide to break in to their old school and recreate prom night in order to commemorate the death of one of their brothers - who lost his life following the actual prom years before.

Born to Be Wild

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: G
Director: David Lickley
Actors: Morgan Freeman, Birute Galdikas, Daphne Sheldrick
Plot: The bond between animals and humans is explored in this documentary which chronicles the lives of a group of dedicated experts who help rescue and rehabilitate orphaned orangutans and elephants and return them back to the wild.

Ceremony

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Max Winkler
Actors: Uma Thurman, Michael Angarano, Lee Pace, Rebecca Mader, Jake M. Johnson, Reece Thompson
Plot: A young man is willing to do anything to win the heart of an older woman, even if it means crashing her wedding.

Hanna

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joe Wright
Actors: Cate Blanchett, Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana, Olivia Williams, Anna Popplewell, Tom Hollander
Plot: Hanna was raised by her ex-CIA father in extreme conditions and tutelage in the wilds of Finland to be the perfect assassin. On the cusp of adolescence, her father sends her on a mission across Europe, chased by a rival agent, but as she nears her target the revelations make her question her entire life.

Henry's Crime

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Malcolm Venville
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Judy Greer, Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Peter Stormare, Fisher Stevens
Plot: After becoming an unwitting accomplice to a bank robbery, regular guy Henry is sentenced after failing to identify the actual robbers. While in prison, he concocts a plan with a veteran con man to commit the crime he was originally sentenced for; things are complicated when he falls in love.

Meet Monica Velour

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Keith Bearden
Actors: Kim Cattrall, Dustin Ingram, Brian Dennehy, Keith David, Jee Young Han, Jamie Tisdale
Plot: When awkward teen Tobe meets up with a former porn star he admires, it starts up an unlikely friendship as he struggles to fit in and she struggles with being a single mom and paying the bills.

Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Norris J. Chumley

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Jai White
Actors: Alex Meraz, Evan Peters, Michael Jai White, Dean Geyer, Scottie Epstein, Todd Duffee

Soul Surfer

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sean McNamara
Actors: Dennis Quaid, AnnaSophia Robb, Jeremy Sumpter, Helen Hunt, Carrie Underwood, Craig T. Nelson
Plot: A young, female surfer battles back after suffering a near-fatal shark attack that results in the loss of an arm.

Thank You

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Anees Bazmee
Actors: Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Irrfan Khan, Celina Jaitley

Your Highness

Theatrical Release Date: 04/08/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Gordon Green
Actors: Zooey Deschanel, Natalie Portman, James Franco, Danny McBride, Justin Theroux, Damian Lewis
Plot: A brave prince must team up with his lazy younger brother to rescue his bride-to-be from the clutches of an evil wizard.

They're Out of the Business

Theatrical Release Date: 04/06/2011
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Eric Schaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward
Actors: Eric Schaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward, Stefanie E. Frame, Bill Dawes, Olivia Cella, Diane Davis

You May Not Kiss the Bride

Theatrical Release Date: 04/06/2011
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Rob Hedden
Actors: Dave Annable, Katharine McPhee, Rob Schneider, Mena Suvari, Kathy Bates, Tia Carrere
Plot: A man is forced to marry a criminals daughter in order to fulfill an unpaid debt.

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

Theatrical Release Date: 04/05/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Moll
Actors: David Grohl, Nate Mendel, Taylor Hawkins, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear, William Goldsmith

Everything Will Be Fine ( Alting bliver godt igen )

Theatrical Release Date: 04/03/2011
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Danish
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Christoffer Boe
Actors: Jens Albinus, Igor Radosavljevic, Marijana Jankovic, Thomas Høite Meersohn, Özlem Saglanmak, Nicolas Bro
Plot: A director is obsessed with finishing a script when he stumbles upon pictures of Arab prisioners being tortured by Danish soldiers.

The Hit List

Theatrical Release Date: 04/03/2011
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: William Kaufman
Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Cole Hauser, Jonathan LaPaglia, Ginny Weirick, Drew Waters, Sean Cook
Plot: Allan Campbell (Cole Hauser) is having a very bad day and decides to get drunk at a bar. He meets a mysterious person in the name of Jonas (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) who explains his job. A series of unfortunate events occur when a joke becomes reality.

Living Downstream

Theatrical Release Date: 04/03/2011
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chanda Chevannes
Actors: Sandra Steingraber, Tyrone Hayes, Rachel Carson, Stéphane Lair, Linda Birnbaum
Plot: Documentary based on the book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D. that explores the relationship between cancer and the environment.

In Comparison ( Zum Vergleich )

Theatrical Release Date: 04/02/2011
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Harun Farocki

Kantai ( Hospitalite )

Theatrical Release Date: 04/02/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Koji Fukada
Actors: Kanji Furutachi, Kumi Hyôdô, Tatsuya Kawamura, Bryerly Long, Hiroko Matsuda, Eriko Ono

Losing Control

Theatrical Release Date: 04/02/2011
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Valerie Weiss
Actors: Miranda Kent, Reid Scott, Kathleen Robertson, Theo Alexander, Bitsie Tulloch, John Billingsley

YERT: Your Environmental Road Trip

Theatrical Release Date: 04/02/2011
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ben Evans
Actors: Ben Evans, Michael Reynolds, Julie Dingman Evans, Joel Salatin, Cliff Etheredge, Larry Littlebird
Plot: Mark Dixon, Ben Evans, and Julie Dingman Evans ditch their lives (and pool their savings) in order to go on a year-long, 50-state tour to document the ways individuals, businesses, leaders and groups are going green in an effort to stave off ecological catastrophe and to answer the age-old question: are we doomed?

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