August 2003
August 1
    Wide
    American Wedding
     
Main Cast: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy
Director: Jesse Dylan
Distributor: Universal
Rating: R
Running Time: 103 min
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    Gigli
     
Main Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez
Director: Martin Brest
Distributor: Sony/Columbia
Rating: R
Running Time: 121 min
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    Limited
    And Now Ladies and Gentlemen
     
Main Cast: Jeremy Irons, Patricia Kaas, Thierry Lhermitte, Alessandra Martines, Jean-Marie Bigard
Director: Claude Lelouch
Distributor: Paramount Classics
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 133 min
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    The Magdalene Sisters
     
Main Cast: Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Dorothy Duffy, Eileen Walsh
Director: Peter Mullan
Distributor: Miramax
Rating: R
Running Time: 119 min
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    The Secret Lives of Dentists
     
Main Cast: Campbell Scott, Hope Davis, Denis Leary, Robin Tunney
Director: Alan Rudolph
Distributor: Manhattan Pictures International
Rating: R
Running Time: 105 min
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August 6
    Wide
    Freaky Friday
     
Main Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon
Director: Mark S. Waters
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG
Running Time: 93 min
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    Limited
    Seaside
     
Main Cast: Jonathan Zaccaï, Bulle Ogier, Ludmila Mikaël, Liliane Rovere, Helene Fillieres, Patrick Lizana, Jean-Michel Noirey
Director: Julie Lopes-Curval
Distributor: First Run Features
Rating: Unrated
Running Time: 90 min
August 8
    Wide
    S.W.A.T.
     
Main Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell
Director: Clark Johnson
Distributor: Sony/Columbia
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 117 min
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    Limited
    Le Divorce
     
Main Cast: Naomi Watts, Kate Hudson
Director: James Ivory
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 117 min
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    Step Into Liquid
     
Main Cast: Rochelle Ballard, Shawn Barron, Layne Beachley
Director: Dana Brown
Distributor: Artisan Entertainment
Rating: PG
Running Time: 88 min
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August 15
    Wide
    Freddy vs. Jason
     
Main Cast: Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger
Director: Ronny Yu
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Rating: R
Running Time: 97 min
    Grind
     
Main Cast: Mike Vogel, Adam Brody, Jason London, Joey Kern, Dave Foley
Director: Casey La Scala
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 105 min
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    Open Range
     
Main Cast: Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Robert Duvall, Michael Gambon
Director: Kevin Costner
Distributor: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: R
Running Time: 139 min
    Uptown Girls
     
Main Cast: Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear
Director: Boaz Yakin
Distributor: MGM
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 92 min
    Limited
    American Splendor
     
Main Cast: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Harvey Pekar
Director: Shari Berman, Bob Pulcini
Distributor: Fine Line Features
Rating: Not yet rated
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    Passionada
     
Main Cast: Jason Isaacs, Sofia Milos, Emmy Rossum, Theresa Russell, Seymour Cassel
Director: Dan Ireland
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 108 min
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    The Battle of Shaker Heights
     
Main Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Elden Henson, Amy Smart
Director: Efram Potelle, Kyle Rankin
Distributor: Miramax
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 90 min
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August 20
    Limited
    Thirteen
     
Main Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed, Jeremy Sisto, Brady Corbet, Deborah Unger
Director: Catherine Hardwicke
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Rating: R
Running Time: 100 min
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August 22
    Wide
    Marci X
     
Main Cast: Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans, Richard Benjamin
Director: Richard Benjamin
Distributor: Paramount
Rating: R
Running Time: 84 min
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    My Boss's Daughter
     
Main Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid
Director: David Zucker
Distributor: Dimension Films
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 85 min
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    The Medallion
     
Main Cast: Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani
Director: Gordon Chan
Distributor: Sony/Screen Gems
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 88 min
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    Limited
    Don't Tempt Me
     
Main Cast: Penelope Cruz, Victoria Abril
Director: Agustin Diaz Yanes
Distributor: First Look Pictures
Rating: R
Running Time: 112 min
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    Dust
     
Main Cast: Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham, Anne Brochet
Director: Milcho Manchevski
Distributor: Lions Gate
Rating: R
Running Time: 127 min
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August 29
    Wide
    Jeepers Creepers II
     
Main Cast: Jonathan Breck
Director: Victor Salva
Distributor: MGM
Rating: R
Running Time: 104 min
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    Limited
    Civil Brand
     
Main Cast: LisaRaye, N'Bushe Wright, Mos Def, Da Brat, Monica Calhoun
Director: Neema Barnette
Distributor: Lions Gate
Rating: R
Running Time: 95 min
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    Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
     
Main Cast: Rhys Ifans, Robert Carlyle, Shirley Henderson, Finn Atkins
Director: Shane Meadows
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Rating: R
Running Time: 104 min
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    The Backyard
     
Director: Paul Hough
Distributor: HIQI Media
Rating: Unrated
Running Time: 80 min

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