When Tamara Drewe sashays back to the bucolic village of her youth, life for the locals is thrown tail over teakettle. Tamara -- once an ugly duckling -- has been transformed into a devastating beauty (with help from plastic surgery). As infatuations, jealousies, love affairs and career ambitions collide among the inhabitants of the neighboring farmsteads, Tamara sets a contemporary comedy of manners into play using the oldest magic in the book-sex appeal. Starring: Gemma Arterton, Roger Allam Director: Stephen Frears Genre: Comedy Running time: 107 min. Rated: R

Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge, and ultimately fosters what may be the greatest racehorse of all time. Starring: Diane Lane, John Malkovich Director: Randall Wallace Genre: Drama | Sport Running time: 116 min. Rated: PG

Gerald "Stone" Creeson, in prison for covering up the murder of his grandparents, attempts to convince a retiring parole officer that he has reformed -- with profound and unexpected effects on them both. Starring: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton Director: John Curran Genre: Drama | Thriller Running time: 105 min. Rated: R

"You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger" follows a pair of married couples as their passions, ambitions and anxieties lead them into trouble and out of their minds. After Alfie leaves Helena to pursue his lost youth and a free-spirited call girl named Charmaine, Helena abandons rationality and surrenders her life to the loopy advice of a charlatan fortune teller. Unhappy in her marriage, Sally develops a crush on her handsome art gallery owner boss, Greg, while Roy, a novelist nervously awaiting the response to his latest manuscript, becomes moonstruck over Dia, a mystery woman who catches his gaze through a nearby window. Starring: Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin Director: Woody Allen Genre: Comedy | Romance Running time: 98 min. Rated: R

The rags-to-riches story of Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin who, at age 11, was chosen to train at Madam Mao's Beijing Dance Academy. In 1981, he defected from China and went on to become one of the world's greatest dancers. Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan Director: Bruce Beresford Genre: Drama Running time: 127 min. Rated: PG

"Conviction" is the true story of a sister's unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, she dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Hilary Swank Director: Tony Goldwyn Genre: Biography | Drama | Thriller Running time: 107 min. Rated:R