December 25 movies

- Bedtime Stories
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Last Chance Harvey
- Marley & Me
- The Spirit
- Waltz with Bashir (NY, LA)

December 24

- Theater of War (NY)

December 19 movie release

- The Class (1-Week NY, LA Oscar Run; NY, LA release: Jan. 30, 2009)

- Moscow, Belgium (NY)

- Nothing But the Truth (NY, LA; expands: Jan. 9, 2009)

- Seven Pounds

- The Tale of Despereaux

- Yes Man

- The Brothers Bloom (limited; wide: Jan. 16, 2009)/strong>

December 12 movie premier

- Adam Resurrected (NY, LA)

- Che Part 1: The Argentine (NY & LA for one week; NY, LA release: Jan. 9; expands: Jan. 16; expands: Jan. 24)

- Che Part 2: Guerrilla (NY & LA for one week; NY, LA release: Jan. 9; expands: Jan. 16; expands: Jan. 24)

- The Day the Earth Stood Still (conventional theaters and IMAX)

- Delgo

- Doubt (limited; expands: Dec. 19; expands: Dec. 25)

- Nothing Like the Holidays

- Timecrimes (Los Cronocrímenes) (NY, LA)

- What Doesn’t Kill You (NY, LA)

- Where God Left His Shoes (NY)

- Dark Streets (limited)

- While She Was Out (limited)

- Gran Torino (limited)

- Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (limited)

December 10 movie releases

- The Reader (NY, LA, SF; expands: Dec. 25; wide: Jan. 9, 2009)

- Wendy and Lucy (limited)

December 5 movie premier

- The Black Balloon (NY)

- Cadillac Records

- Punisher: War Zone

- Frost/Nixon (limited; expands: Dec. 12; expands: Dec. 25)

- Hunger (L.A. Oscar run; limited release: March 2009)

- Let Them Chirp Awhile (NY; Chicago release: Dec. 12; LA release Jan. 2)

- Local Color (limited)

- Nobel Son (limited)

- Extreme Movie (limited)

Movie releases November 26

- Australia

- Four Christmases

- Milk (limited; expands: Dec. 5; expands: Dec. 12)

- Transporter 3

Movie releases November 21

- The Betrayal (Nerakhoon) (NY)

- Bolt (Disney Digital 3-D)

- Special (NY)

- Twilight

- Lake City (limited)

Movie releases November 14

- A Christmas Tale (NY)

- B.O.H.I.C.A. (LA)

- The Dukes (NY; expands: Nov. 21)

- Eden (NY; LA, Boston release: November 21)

- House of the Sleeping Beauties (NY)

- How About You (NY)

- Quantum of Solace

- We Are Wizards (NY)

- Dostana (Friendship) (limited)

November 12 movie releases

- Slumdog Millionaire (limited)