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American Sniper

88 R Clint Eastwood directs this bio-pic with Bradley Cooper as a U.S. Navy SEAL whose pinpoint accuracy during four tours of duty in Iraq saves countless lives but makes him a prime target for insurgents, and is meanwhile striving to be a good husband and father from halfway around the world. And when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind. With Luke Grimes, Sienna Miller, Max Charles. (132 minutes)

Blackhat

74 R A furloughed convict and his American and Chinese partners track a high-level, worldwide cybercrime network. With Viola Davis, Chris Hemsworth; directed by Michael Mann. (133 minutes)

Foxcatcher

89 R Steve Carell plays eccentric multimillionaire John du Pont, who, desperate to gain the respect of his disapproving mother, begins "coaching" a world-class wrestling team for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. He lures in a youngster (Channing Tatum) chafing in family poverty and in the shadow of his more celebrated wrestling brother (Mark Ruffalo) and therefore ripe for all kinds of self-destructive behavior. With Anthony Michael Hall, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave; directed by Bennett Miller. (129 minutes)

Paddington

89 PG After an earthquake destroys his home in the rainforests of Peru, a young bear (voice of Ben Whishaw) makes his way to London in search of a new home, but while he finds shelter with a fun-loving family, he also becomes the target of a taxidermist (Nicole Kidman) who has designs on his rare Peruvian hide. With Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Peter Capaldi; directed by Paul King. (95 minutes)

Spare Parts

PG-13 With the help of their high school's newest teacher (George Lopez), four Hispanic students form a robotics club and set their sights on a national robotics contest. With Jamie Lee Curtis, Marisa Tomei, David Del Rio, Alexa PenaVega; directed by Sean McNamara. See review at blooddirtangels.com. (113 minutes)

The Wedding Ringer

R Josh Gad plays a lovable but socially awkward groom-to-be who, with less than two weeks to go until he marries the girl of his dreams (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), turns to a best-man-for-hire operation and ends up in a bromance with his fake "best friend." With Kevin Hart, Ken Howard, Cloris Leachman, Mimi Rogers; directed by Jeremy Garelick. See review at blooddirtangels.com. (101 minutes)

MovieStyle on 01/16/2015

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