“At Any Price” Dennis Quaid is an Iowa farmer bent on expanding his acreage, and expanding sales of genetically engineered seeds, in this nicely observed but too obvious drama. “Grow or die” is Henry Whipple’s motto, but in growing his (agri-)business, he’s leaving his family and friends behind. 112 minutes (R)

“Despicable Me 2” The sequel to the 2010 animated hit finds the reformed bad guy, Gru, recruited by an anti-villain league. 98 minutes (PG)

“Fast & Furious 6” A federal agent recruits an expert wheelman and his outlaw racing crew to help take down an international gang of mercenary drivers in exchange for full pardons. With Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson and Jordana Brewster. Written by Chris Morgan. Directed by Justin Lin. 130 minutes (PG-13)

“42” A biopic about the legendary ballplayer Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie and Christopher Meloni. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland. 128 minutes (PG-13)

“The Heat” A cop-buddy comedy, only with women! Sandra Bullock is the by-the-book FBI agent who pairs up with an unpredictable Boston police officer (Melissa McCarthy) to take down a drug kingpin. 117 minutes (R)

“The Lone Ranger” After countless setbacks and budget concerns, audiences finally can confirm that director Gore Verbinski (“Pirates of the Caribbean”) did in fact cast Johnny Depp as the Lone Ranger’s Native American sidekick, Tonto. 149 minutes (PG-13)

“Man of Steel” Now that the Batman franchise has been put in mothballs for a while, Warner Bros. turns to its other iconic superhero — Superman — in director Zack Snyder’s reboot. Henry Cavill wears the cape. Russell Crowe is his father Jor-El, Amy Adams is Lois Lane and Michael Shannon is the villainous General Zod, more evil than ever. 143 mintues (PG-13)

“Monsters University” Pixar continues its foray into sequels and prequels with this look back at the college days of monsters Mike (voiced by Billy Crystal) and Sulley (John Goodman), when they were studying how to be scary. 110 mintues (G)

“Now You See Me,” Morgan Freeman, Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Dave Franco are a team of bank-robbing magicians. Mark Ruffalo is the FBI agent trying to anticipate their next move. 116 minutes (PG-13)

“Plimpton” A documentary about the storied life of the writer, editor and amateur sportsman George Plimpton. Directed by Tom Bean and Luke Poling. 88 minutes (NR)

“The Purge” Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey are a couple trying to protect their children from intruders during a 12-hour period in which the government has deemed everything legal, including murder. 85 min. (R)

“This is the End” During a giant party at James Franco’s house, Emma Watson, Seth Rogen, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna and Jonah Hill (all playing themselves) find out the apocalypse is coming and the world is about to end. 107 minutes (R)

“We Steal Secrets: The story of WikiLeaks” A documentary about the rise and fall of Julian Assange and his creation of the controversial website WikiLeaks, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history. Directed by Alex Gibney. 130 minutes (R)

“White House Down” For the second time this year (the first was “Olympus Has Fallen”), the White House is taken over by terrorists and a policeman (Channing Tatum) must protect the life of the president (Jamie Foxx). Directed by Roland Emmerich, who famously demolished the White House before in “Independence Day.” 131 minutes (PG-13)

“World War Z” Brad Pitt stars in this adaptation of the Max Brooks novel, playing a United Nations official racing around the world to try and stop a zombie pandemic. Directed by Marc Forster (“Quantum of Solace”), who clashed with Pitt on the set and was forced to film some extensive reshoots. 116 minutes (PG-13)

— Complied from wire reports

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