Doubt: It's 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school's strict customs, which long have been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. Directed by John Patrick Shanley. Starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis, Alice Drummond. Rated PG-13 for thematic material. Running time: 1 hour 44 minutes.

Bedtime Stories: Hotel handyman Skeeter Bronson's life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. Starring Adam Sandler, Courtney Cox Arquette, Keri Russell, Teresa Palmer, Guy Pearce, Lucy Lawless. Rated PG for some mild rude humor and mild language. Running time: 1 hour 39 minutes.

Marley and Me: Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson are a couple who adopt a puppy that becomes a rollicking force of nature in their lives. Also starring Alan Arkin, Eric Dane, Haley Bennett. Directed by David Frankel. Running time: 2 hours 3 minutes

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Brad Pitt stars in the peculiar story of a man who is born in his 80s and becomes younger through time. Directed by David Fincher. Also starring Cate Blanchett, Jason Flemyng, Taraji P. Henson, Julia Ormond. Rated PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking. Running time: 2 hours 47 minutes.

Valkyrie: Tom Cruise stars in the true story of Col. Claus von Stauffenberg and the daring plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Directed by Bryan Singer. Also starring Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy. Rated PG-13 for violence and brief strong language. Running time: 2 hours.

The Spirit: A man fakes his own death and fights crime from the shadows of Central City as the masked crusader known as The Spirit. Starring Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson. Directed by Frank Miller. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity. Running time: 1 hour 35 minutes.