NEW THIS WEEK

“Finding Nemo” Arguably Pixar’s best movie returns, this time in three dimensions. 96 minutes (PG-13)

“Neil Young Journeys” Neil Young returns to his birth Canadian province of Ontario to revisit his old haunts and to perform in Toronto’s vintage Massey Hall. 87 minutes (PG)

“Resident Evil: Retribution” Alice fights alongside a resistance movement in the continuing battle against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead. 95 minutes (R)

“Sleepwalk With Me” A stand-up comedian grapples with a stalled career, a stale relationship and wild spurts of severe sleepwalking. With Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose and Kevin Barnett. Written by Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Joe Birbiglila and Seth Barrish. Directed by Barrish and Mike Birbiglia. 80 minutes (NR)

“The Words” A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man’s work. 96 minutes (PG-13)

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ALSO IN THEATERS

“The Campaign” Two rival South Carolina politicians with presidential aspirations tangle with one another. With Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis. 85 minutes (R)

“Cosmopolis” While traveling across Manhattan in his limousine, a 28-year-old billionaire financier finds his own life and the outside world increasingly fraught with danger and uncertainty. With Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Sarah Gadon and Samantha Morton. Written and directed by David Cronenberg. 108 minutes 109 minutes (NR)

“The Dark Knight Rises” Christian Bale returns as millionaire Bruce Wayne, facing off against the villainous Bane (Tom Hardy), who wishes the hero great bodily harm. Series regulars Gary Oldman, Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman are back, joined by newcomers Anne Hathaway as Catwoman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young police officer. (PG-13)

“Hope Springs” Kay and Arnold are a devoted couple, but decades of marriage have left Kay wanting to spice things up and reconnect with her husband. When she hears of a specialist in the small town of Great Hope Springs, she attempts to persuade her skeptical husband to get on a plane for a week of marriage therapy. 100 minutes (PG-13)

“The Intouchables” A feel-good buddy movie from France, about a wealthy quadriplegic and the streetwise ex-con hired to be his caregiver. Culture clashes, car chases and a meaningful friendship ensue. 112 minutes (R)

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“Lawless” Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Guy Pearce are some of the bootleggers and lawmen trading bullets over moonshine during Depression-era Virginia. Directed by John Hillcoat. 115 minutes (R)

“The Odd Life of Timothy Green” A couple (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton) bury an empty box in their backyard as a symbol of their wish. Soon, a curious little boy (CJ Adams) shows up at their door. 100 minutes (PG)

“ParaNorman” Kodi Smit-McPhee, Anna Kendrick, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and John Goodman provide the voices for this animated tale of a boy with the ability to speak to the dead waging a war against zombies. 100 minutes (PG)

“The Possession” The underrated Danish filmmaker Ole Bornedal (“Nightwatch,” “The Substitute,” “Just Another Love Story”) directs this thriller about an estranged couple (Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick) who must set aside their differences to drive out the ancient spirit that has possessed their daughter. 92 minutes (PG-13)

“2016 Obama’s America,” 2016 Obama’s America takes audiences on a visual journey into the heart of the world’s most powerful office to reveal the struggle of whether one man’s past will redefine America over the next four years. The film examines the question, “If Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?” Documentary, (PG)

“The Well-Digger’s Daughter” In Provence at the start of World War I, a widower raises his six daughters, the eldest of whom gets pregnant by a wealthy young pilot who abandons her. With Nicolas Duvauchelle, Daniel Auteuil and Sabene Azema. Written and directed by Auteuil. In French with English subtitles. 105 minutes (NR)

“The Words” Bradley Cooper is a frustrated writer who makes the find of a lifetime — an award-worthy manuscript, unpublished and unsigned, tucked away inside an old briefcase. Jeremy Irons is the stranger who shows up after the book has been published to great success, claiming the work is his. 96 minutes (PG-13)

— Compiled from wire reports


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