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House of flying daggers

MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of stylized martial arts violence, and some sexuality.

Mandarin, dubbed English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles.

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Song Dandan.

During the reign of the Tang dynasty in China, a secret organization called "The House of the Flying Daggers" rises and opposes the government. Leo is a police officer who sends officer Jin to investigate a young dancer named Mei, claiming that she has ties to the "Flying Daggers" organization. Leo ends up arresting Mei, only to have Jin break her free in a plot to gain her trust and lead the police to the new leader of the secret organization. But things are far more complicated than they seem.

Meet the Fockers

Rated PG-13. Crude and sexual humor, language and a brief drug reference.

Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Terri Polo, Tim Blake Nelson, Alanna Ubach, Ray Santiago.

When Pam and Greg get their parents together it turns into one disaster after another. The hippie Fockers are the direct opposite of the uptight Byrneses. With one pitfall after the next, the film takes awkward in-law experiences to new heights.

National treasure

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Vera Drake