Opening in theaters this week (July 24)
THE UGLY TRUTH
Director: Robert Luketic
Stars: Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Synopsis: A macho morning TV show correspondent (Butler) makes a bet with his love-challenged producer (Heigl): If his tips on how to land and keep a guy don't work, he'll quit the business. But while he coaches her through a fledgling romance, can he avoid falling for her, and vice versa?
Keep reading to see the rest of this week's movies.
G-FORCE
Director: Hoyt Yeatman
Stars: Will Arnett, Penélope Cruz, Zach Galifianakis
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Synopsis: A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.
ORPHAN
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Synopsis: After their unborn baby dies, Kate and John Coleman (Farmiga and Sarsgaard) decide to adopt a child as a hopeful way to bring some joy and normalcy into their lives. Esther (Fuhrman), a 9-year-old orphan, captivates the couple, and comes home to live with them, though a strange sequence of events follows Esther's arrival, whose angelic façade might mask sinister intentions.
THE ANSWER MAN
Director: John Hindman
Stars: Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Synopsis: A reclusive author of a well-known spiritual guidance book falls for a sensible chiropractor and learns some important life lessons as he begins to face the public and his past.
SHRINK (Limited)
Director: Jonas Pate
Stars: Kevin Spacey, Mark Webber, Keke Palmer
Studio: Roadside Attractions
Synopsis: A tragedy sends LA's top celebrity shrink (Spacey) into a personal and professional funk. Gradually, his experiences with a pro bono client might serve as his best prescription for happiness, as he begins to reconnect with those around him.
IN THE LOOP (NY)
Director: Armando Iannucci
Stars: Tom Hollander, Peter Capaldi, James Gandolfini
Studio: IFC Films
Synopsis: A comedy centered on an English government representative (Hollander) who accidentally backs the idea of a U.S.-led war in the Middle East, and the subsequent fallout on both sides of the Atlantic.
Source IMDb
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