New Movie Releases (early Summer 2010)

Source: Tween Parent Staff

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Summer is almost here and the summer movie deluge has begun! To give parents an idea of the upcoming movies, we've offered a list of movie titles, release dates and currently available ratings for movies that are rated G through PG-13 (or are yet to be rated). We've also provided a list of resources at the bottom to help parents find out more detailed information regarding appropriateness by age.

The Karate Kid
A single mother moves from Detroit to China with her 12 year old son. He learns how to defend himself from bullies.
Release Date: June 11
Starring: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson
MPAA Rating: PG (bullying, martial arts action violence and mild language)

Jonah Hex
Based on a 1970s comic book hero. In exchange for freedom, a bounty hunter agrees to hunt down a terrorist who is gathering an army and preparing for destruction.
Release Date: June 18
Starring: Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (violence, sexual references)

Toy Story 3
Woody, Buzz and the rest of the toy-box friends are donated to a day-care center after their owner, Andy, leaves for college.
Release Date: June 18
Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Michael Keaton
MPAA Rating: G

Grown Ups
After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Release Date: June 25
Starring: Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (crude material including suggestive references, language and some male rear nudity)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Bella oscillates between vampire Edward (who wants to marry her) and werewolf Jacob (who has also declared his love for her). Meanwhile, the Cullens and werewolves unite to stop and army of powerful vampires from seeking their revenge on Bella.
Release Date: June 30
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (intense sequences of action and violence and some sensuality)

The Last Airbender
A young successor to a long line of Avatars learns that he possesses the power to engage the Fire Nation and hopefully end their century-long war against the Water, Earth, and Air nations.
Release Date: July 2
Starring: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
MPAA Rating: TBD

Knight and Day
An action-comedy centered on a fugitive couple on a globe-spanning adventure where nothing and no one are what they seem.
Release Date: June 25
Starring: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard
MPAA Rating: TBD (violence, sexual innuendo)

Inception
An action/thriller in which the main character leads a team of people who have the technology to enter people's minds through their dreams.
Release Date: July 16
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (sequences of violence and action throughout)

The Sorcerer's Apprentice
A sorcerer and his assistant must use magic to stop the forces of darkness and save New York City.
Release Date: July 16
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel
MPAA Rating: PG (explosive fantasy violence, mild language and romantic innuendo)

Despicable Me
3-D animated plot to steal the moon is derailed by three orphans who decide that the wicked Gru should adopt them.
Release Date: July 9
Starring: Steve Carell
MPAA Rating: PG (rude humor and mild action)

Predators
A group of elite warriors are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.
Release Date: July 9
Starring: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace
MPAA Rating: TBD

Dinner for Schmucks
An IRS employee is invited by a rising executive to attend a dinner given by his boss. The attendee with the most idiotic guest wins.
Release Date: July 23
Starring: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis
MPAA Rating: TBD

Salt
A CIA officer is accused of being a Russian Spy. She goes on the run, putting all of her experience and skills to use to elude capture, learn the truth of her identity and hopefully clear her name.
Release Date: July 23
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber
MPAA Rating: TBD

Ramona and Beezus
Ramona gets into trouble by inviting her entire kindergarten class over for a party without telling her mother.
Release Date: July 23
Starring: Joey King, Selena Gomez, Bridget Moynahan, John Corbett
MPAA Rating: G

Get Low
A man in Depression-era Tennessee holds his own funeral while he's still alive.
Release Date: July 30
Starring: Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek
MPAA Rating: PG-13

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty
An ongoing war between canines and felines is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
Release Date: July 30
Starring: Christina Applegate, Michael Clarke Duncan, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, James Marsden
MPAA Rating: PG

Charlie St. Cloud
After his younger brother passes away, Charlie finds a way to deal with his grief by working as caretaker at the cemetery where his brother is buried. When a girl enters his life, he struggles between his brother's memory and pursuing a real-world love.
Release Date: July 30
Starring: Zac Efron, Kim Basinger, Charlie Tahan
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (language, sexual references, an intense accident scene and some sexuality)

Movie resources for updated ratings and detailed story lines:

IMDb
Common Sense Media
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA)
Yahoo Movies