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MERYL STREEP and JEFF BRIDGES star in THE GIVER
MERYL STREEP and JEFF BRIDGES star in THE GIVER

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77 THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2, PG-13 Only Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city, including Electro (Jamie Foxx), as Spidey comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: Oscorp. (142 minutes)

88 BOYHOOD, R Director Richard Linklater has spent 12 years filming this story as seen through the eyes of a child who literally grows up on-screen. With Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater. (165 minutes)

87 CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, PG-13 When a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America (Chris Evans), who has been living quietly in Washington and trying to adjust to the modern world, must join forces with Black Widow and the Falcon against the Winter Soldier. (136 minutes)

78 THE EXPENDABLES 3, PG-13 Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and the rest of the team face off against the Expendables' co-founder-turned-villain (Mel Gibson) by bringing in new blood: younger, faster and more tech-savvy. With Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Kellan Lutz, Kelsey Grammer; directed by Patrick Hughes. (126 minutes)

77 GET ON UP, PG-13 Chadwick Boseman plays James Brown, the "Godfather of Soul," in this bio-pic. (138 minutes)

75 THE GIVER, PG-13 Based on Lois Lowry's adult novel. Brenton Thwaites plays a young man who, when he begins to spend time with the sole keeper of all the community's memories (Jeff Bridges), begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of the seemingly ideal and contented community's secret past. With Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Odeya Rush, Taylor Swift; directed by Phillip Noyce. (94 minutes)

87 GODZILLA, PG-13 Everybody's favorite post-nuclear monster, Godzilla, battles malevolent creatures that are bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance. (123 minutes)

90 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, PG-13 Another Marvel marvel: A brash human adventurer (Chris Pratt), after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe, joins up with a quartet of disparate misfits to sidestep an unrelenting bounty hunt and ... yep, you guessed it ... guard the galaxy. (121 minutes)

88 HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, PG Heroic Viking Hiccup and his faithful dragon Toothless must protect the peace and save the future of men and dragons from the power-hungry Drago. Animated. (105 minutes)

86 THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY, PG Manish Dayal plays a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch who, with his displaced-from-India family, opens an Indian restaurant in the south of France. That sparks an all-out war with the owner (Helen Mirren) of a Michelin-starred French restaurant across the street. (122 minutes)

79 INTO THE STORM, PG-13 A storm chaser goes to extremes for that once-in-a-lifetime shot while others seek shelter as a town is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. (89 minutes)

68 LET'S BE COPS, R Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations, but they'll have to put their fake badges on the line when they become entangled in a real-life web of mobsters and dirty detectives. With Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev, James D'Arcy, Andy Garcia; directed by Luke Greenfield. (104 minutes)

75 LUCY, R Scarlett Johansson plays a woman who, when an experiment turns her into a merciless warrior beyond human logic, turns the tables on her captors. (90 minutes)

75 MAGIC IN THE MOONLIGHT, PG-13 A grouchy, arrogant and conceited Englishman (Colin Firth) whose stage persona is a celebrated Chinese conjurer attempts to debunk an alluring young alleged clairvoyant (Emma Stone) who turns out to have what might be actual powers. With Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Jacki Weaver; directed by Woody Allen. (97 minutes)

83 MALEFICENT, PG In this prequel/remake of Sleeping Beauty from the villain's point of view, Angelina Jolie plays the title role of a beautiful young woman who, after a ruthless betrayal begins to turn her pure heart to stone, becomes bent on revenge and places a curse upon the newborn infant of her persecutor's successor. (97 minutes)

82 NEIGHBORS, R After the birth of their baby, a young couple suffering from arrested development battle the next-door fraternity house. (96 minutes)

71 PLANES: FIRE & RESCUE, PG World famous air racer Dusty (voice of Dane Cook) learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, shifts gears and enters the world of aerial firefighting, joining a dynamic crew of elite firefighting aircraft devoted to protecting historic Piston Peak National Park from raging wildfire -- including spirited super scooper Dipper (voice of Julie Bowen). (83 minutes)

75 RIO 2, G Our animated animal heroes, trying to fit into the Amazon wilds after being hurtled out of the big city, encounter a vengeful rival and worse -- an unpleasant in-law. (101 minutes)

77 STEP UP ALL IN, PG-13 All-stars from previous installments battle it out in Las Vegas. (112 minutes)

78 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, PG-13 Four outcast brothers rise from the sewers and work with a fearless reporter (Megan Fox) and her wisecracking cameraman (Will Arnett) to save New York and unravel the evil Shredder's (Tohoru Masamune) diabolical plan. (101 minutes)

82 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION, PG-13 As humanity picks up the pieces after an epic battle that destroyed a great city but saved the world, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history and an ancient, powerful new menace puts Earth in its cross hairs. (157 minutes)

87 WHAT IF, PG-13 A medical school dropout who's unlucky in love (Daniel Radcliffe) forms a close friendship with a young woman (Zoe Kazan) who's living with her boyfriend and soon they begin to wonder: What if the love of your life is also your best friend? With Adam Driver, Rafe Spall, Megan Park; directed by Michael Dowse. (102 minutes)

MovieStyle on 08/22/2014

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