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Carrie Kimberly (Boys Don't Cry) Pierce remakes the Brian DePalma/Stephen King/Sissy Spacek teen horror classic, with Chloë Grace Moretz in the title role as the telekinetic outcast high schooler. R

A.C.O.D. Adult Children of Divorce, that is, with Adam Scott as the grownup still grappling with his parents' (Richard Jenkins and Catherine O'Hara) messy relationship , and the romantic mishaps that ensue. R

Escape Plan Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger are convicts in a clandestine, high-tech, breakout-proof prison. The sexagenarian action heroes team up to plot an escape, of course, and trade some bodybuilding tips while they're at it. R

   The Fifth Estate This drama examines the true story of WikiLeaks from its early days to the release of American government secrets.

Reviewed by critics Steven Rea (S.R.) and David Hiltbrand (D.H.). W.S. denotes a wire-service review.

Captain Phillips Based on the real-life story of a U.S.-flagged cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates, with Tom Hanks in the title role as a steady-as-she-goes veteran forced to face his own mortality. Paul Greengrass (the second and third Bourne films, United 93) masterfully orchestrates the intense, suspenseful drama. 2 hrs. 14 PG-13 (violence, profanity, adult themes) - S.R.

Enough Said Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini (in his final leading role) are divorced parents, each with a college-bound daughter, who meet, date, and take a real liking to each other. And then the trouble begins. A smart, funny movie for grown-ups from the hugely talented writer director Nicole Holofcener. 1 hr. 33 PG-13 (sex, profanity, adult themes) - S.R.

Gravity A transcendent, zero-g tale of survival, with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as orbiting astronauts caught in a debris storm quite literally at the end of their tether. A technological marvel, and an emotional, spiritual, and physical voyage of stratospheric suspense. 1 hr. 30 PG-13 (violence, profanity, adult themes) - S.R.

Inequality for All A must-see documentary about America's widening income gap and shrinking middle class. If a movie crammed front-to-back with bad news, woeful statistics, and glaring injustices can be considered inspiring, well, then, this one - starring diminuitive but indefatigable economist and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich - is that movie. PG (adult themes) - S.R.

Rush Ron Howard's epic and exhilarating race-car movie about the legendary rivalry between 1970s Formula One champions James Hunt, a swaggering Brit, and Niki Lauda, a rigorously fussy Austrian. It's a ride. 2 hrs. 03 R (sex, nudity, violence, profanity, intense medical scenes, adult themes) - S.R.

Wadjda A charming first feature from female Saudi director Haifaa al-Mansour about a rascally 10-year-old who covets a bicycle, even though girls are not supposed to ride bicycles - it's undignified and inappropriate in conservative Islamic culture, which is the culture all around her. PG (adult themes) - S.R.

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 *** Intrepid and irrepressible young inventor Flint Lockwood has more problems with food in this charming animated sequel. With the voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, and Will Forte. 1 hr. 35 PG - D.H.

Don Jon *** Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes, directs, and stars in this tale of a North Jersey Lothario who has his whole life under control - including his addiction to porn. Enter Scarlett Johansson. If there's a problem, it's that just about everybody - Jon included - gets this close to caricature. R (sex, nudity, profanity, adult themes) - S.R.

Ghost Team One ** 1/2 This terrible-yet-lovable horror-film spoof is profane, randy, oversexed, and wonderfuly juvenile. 1 hr. 47 R (profanity, nudity, sexual situations, violence, drug use, smoking) - T.D.

Machete Kills * 1/2 Director Robert Rodriguez continues to flog bad B-movies with this send-up sequel. Danny Trejo returns as the cartoonishly deadly secret agent, joined by Sofia Vergara, Amber Heard, Mel Gibson, and many others. A great deal of money was spent to make this look like it was shot on the cheap. 1 hr. 47 R (Violence, profanity, adult themes) - D.H.

The Prisoners *** In this grim and unsettling film, a father (Hugh Jackman) becomes convinced that a detective (Jake Gyllenhaal) isn't doing enough to solve his daughter's abduction. Powerful but not for the faint of heart. 2 hrs. 26 R (disturbing violence, profanity) - D.H.

Runner Runner * 1/2 Justin Timberlake is a Princeton grad student with a talent for algorithms, Ben Affleck is a broad-shouldered baddie who runs an Internet gambling operation out of Costa Rica. Stupefying generic crime stuff ensues. 1 hr. 31 PG-13 (violence, profanity, adult themes) - S.R.

Reviewed by Wendy Rosenfield (W.R.), Jim Rutter (J.R.), David Patrick Stearns (D.P.S.), and Toby Zinman (T.Z.) .

4000 Miles (Philadelphia Theatre Company) A directionless young man and his reclusive grandmother help each other out in Amy Herzog's Obie-winning play. In previews, opens Wednesday.

A Clockwork Orange (Luna Theatre) Anthony Burgess' dystopian story of teenage violence in a near-future Britain. Opens Saturday.

The Convert (Wilma Theater) A girl in 1895 southern Africa finds Christianity, then confusion, in this drama by Danai Gurira. In previews, opens Wednesday.

The Devil's Music (People's Light and Theatre) Miche Braden stars in this story of "the life and blues of Bessie Smith." Previews Wednesday-Friday, opens Saturday.

Lend Me a Tenor (Delaware Theatre Company) "Il Stupendo" can't go on, and the Cleveland Grand Opera Company is in trouble! Previews Wednesday-Friday, opens Saturday.

Macbeth (Hedgerow Theatre) The "Scottish play" is given a post-World War I setting in this production. Preview Thursday, opens Friday.

Marcus: or the Secret of Sweet (Plays and Players) A young man seeks his identity in the last of Tarell Alvin McCraney's "Brother/Sister" trilogy. Previews Thursday and Friday, opens Saturday.

We Are Proud to Present . . . (InterAct Theatre Company) Actors creating a play about an African genocide fall prey to conflicting narratives and agendas. Previews Friday-Oct. 22, opens Oct. 23.

Blink (Inis Nua) Two shy young people create a voyeuristic relationship in this darkly comic love story by Phil Porter. Through Oct. 27.

The Brothers Size (Simpatico Theater Project) Yoruba storytelling meets bayou rhythms in this haunting production of the first play in Tarell Alvin McCraney's "Brothers/Sisters Trilogy." Through Nov. 3. - T.Z.

Bunny Bunny (1812 Productions) Ex-Saturday Night Live writer Alan Zweibel's story of his 14-year friendship with laughable, lovable Gilda Radner. Through Oct. 27.

Elephant Room (FringeArts) It's magic, allegedly! And i   t opens the new FringeArts building's winter season. Through Oct. 20.

Emma (Lantern Theater Company) Jane Austen's fetching little busybody just doesn't know when to stop. Through Oct. 27.

Evil Dead (Prince Music Theater) The refurbished venue opens its new season with this terrific horror thriller, which bills itself as "the only musical with a "splatter zone." Don't miss it. Through Oct. 20. - J.R.

In the Heights (Walnut Street Theatre) West Philly's Quiara Alegria Hudes wrote the book for this vibrant musical set in a tough, changing New York neighborhood. Great music and a winning cast. Through next Sunday. - D.P.S.

Parade (Arden Theatre) Brimful of glorious voices, this musical drama gives us a theatrically exhilarating but politically somber night in the theater. Through Nov. 3. - T.Z.

The Rainmaker (People's Light and Theatre) A con artist enchants a spinster during a dry, dry summer. Ends Friday.

Romeo and Juliet (Curio Theatre) Juliet's a lovely girl. So is Romeo. Through Nov. 2.

Skinny Bitch: NOT a Stand-Up Comedy Show (Kimmel Center's Innovation Studio) Insult comic Lisa Lampanelli gets real. Ends Sunday.

Spamalot (Media Theatre) This Monty Python homage won the best-musical Tony. Through Nov. 3.

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up (Penn's Landing Playhouse) And this critic seconds that. Through Nov. 24. - W.R.

A Hijacking Harrowing thriller about Somali pirates hijacking a Danish cargo ship and holding its crew for ransom. Various languages with subtitles. 1 hr. 43 R (adult themes, laguage, some violence, smoking) - T.D.

Hear the Philadelphia Orchestra on WRTI (90.1FM) on Sunday at a new time, 1 p.m., in an Italian-themed concert from November 2011. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini, Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 ("Italian"), Verdi's Overture to La Forza del Destino and Respighi's The Pines of Rome.

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