April 2008 Movie Releases

The Ruins

Release date

April 4

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Studio

DreamWorks

Director

Carter Smith

Starring

Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, Laura Ramsey

Leatherheads

Release date

April 4

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

George Clooney

Starring

George Clooney, Renee Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan Pryce

Nim's Island

Release date

April 4

Genre

Adventure, Family, Comedy

Studio

Fox-Walden

Director

Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin

Starring

Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Alphonso McAuley

Sex and Death 101

Release date

April 4

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Anchor Bay Entertainment

Director

Daniel Waters

Starring

Simon Baker, Winona Ryder, Leslie Bibb, Mindy Cohn

My Blueberry Nights

Release date

April 4

Genre

Romance, Drama

Studio

MGM

Director

Wong Kar Wai

Starring

Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz

Jack and Jill vs. the World

Release date

April 4

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Studio

Lantern Lane

Director

Vanessa Parise

Starring

Freddie Prinze Jr., Taryn Manning, Kelly Rowan, Vanessa Parise

Shine a Light

Release date

April 4

Genre

Documentary, Music

Studio

Paramount Vantage

Director

Martin Scorsese

Starring

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood

Young@Heart

Release date

April 9

Genre

Documentary, Music, Drama

Studio

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Director

Stephen Walker

Starring

Jim Armenti, William E. Arnold Jr., Joe Benoit, Helen Boston

Street Kings

Release date

April 11

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Director

David Ayer

Starring

Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Chris Evans, Hugh Laurie

Prom Night

Release date

April 11

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Studio

Screen Gems

Director

Nelson McCormick

Starring

Brittany Snow, Johnathon Schaech, Brianne Davis, Dana Davis

Smart People

Release date

April 11

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Studio

Miramax Films

Director

Noam Murro

Starring

Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page

U Me Aur Hum

Release date

April 11

Genre

Romance

Studio

Eros International

Director

Ajay Devgan

Starring

Ajay Devgan, Kajol, Shyam Adhatrap, Ramu Bashyal

Chaos Theory

Release date

April 11

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Romance

Studio

Warner Independent Pictures

Director

Marcos Siega

Starring

Ryan Reynolds, Emily Mortimer, Stuart Townsend, Sarah Chalke

Dark Matter

Release date

April 11

Genre

Drama

Studio

First Independent Pictures

Director

Chen Shi-Zheng

Starring

Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn, Meryl Streep, Erick Avari

The Take

Release date

April 11

Genre

Drama, Crime

Studio

Destination Films

Director

Brad Furman

Starring

Bobby Cannavale, Tyrese Gibson, John Leguizamo, Rosie Perez

Remember the Daze

Release date

April 11

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Freestyle Releasing

Director

Jess Manafort

Starring

Amber Heard, Alexa Vega, Leighton Meester, Brie Larson

Keith

Release date

April 11

Genre

Drama, Romance

Studio

Image Entertainment

Director

Todd Kessler

Starring

Jesse McCartney, Jennifer Grey, Elisabeth Harnois, Rachel Thorp

88 Minutes

Release date

April 18

Genre

Thriller, Drama

Studio

TriStar Pictures

Director

Jon Avnet

Starring

Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Amy Brenneman, Leelee Sobieski

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Release date

April 18

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Nicholas Stoller

Starring

Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Paul Rudd

The Forbidden Kingdom

Release date

April 18

Genre

Action, Kung Fu

Studio

Lions Gate Films

Director

Rob Minkoff

Starring

Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Michael Angarano, Collin Chou

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed

Release date

April 18

Genre

Documentary

Studio

Rocky Mountain Pictures

Director

Nathan Frankowski

Starring

Ben Stein, Jason Collett

Anamorph

Release date

April 18

Genre

Thriller

Studio

IFC Films

Director

Henry Miller

Starring

Willem Dafoe, Scott Speedman, Peter Stormare, Clea DuVall

Pathology

Release date

April 18

Genre

Thriller, Crime

Studio

MGM

Director

Marc Schoelermann

Starring

Milo Ventimiglia, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth, Alyssa Milano

Kiss the Bride

Release date

April 18

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Studio

Regent Entertainment

Director

C. Jay Cox

Starring

Tori Spelling, Philipp Karner, James O'Shea, Joanna Cassidy

The Life Before Her Eyes

Release date

April 18

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

Magnolia Pictures

Director

Vadim Perelman

Starring

Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood, Eva Amurri, Gabrielle Brennan

Zombie Strippers

Release date

April 18

Genre

Comedy, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Studio

Sony Pictures

Director

Jay Lee

Starring

Robert Englund, Jenna Jameson, Roxy Saint, Joey Medina

The Visitor

Release date

April 18

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Overture Films

Director

Thomas McCarthy

Starring

Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Hiam Abbass, Danai Jekesai Gurira

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Release date

April 25

Genre

Comedy, Adventure

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg

Starring

Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris, Christopher Meloni

Deception

Release date

April 25

Genre

Action, Thriller

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Director

Marcel Langenegger

Starring

Ewan McGregor, Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams, Maggie Q

Baby Mama

Release date

April 25

Genre

Comedy

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Michael McCullers

Starring

Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Dax Shepard

Deal

Release date

April 25

Genre

Drama

Studio

MGM

Director

Gil Cates Jr.

Starring

Bret Harrison, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Shannon Elizabeth

Then She Found Me

Release date

April 25

Genre

Comedy, Romance, Drama

Studio

THINKFilm

Director

Helen Hunt

Starring

Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick

Rogue

Release date

April 25

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Studio

Third Rail Releasing

Director

Greg McLean

Starring

Radha Mitchell, Michael Vartan, John Jarratt, Sam Worthington

A Plumm Summer

Release date

April 25

Genre

Adventure, Family

Studio

Freestyle Releasing

Director

Caroline Zelder

Starring

William Baldwin, Henry Winkler, Lisa Guerrero, Brenda Strong

Three and Out

Release date

April 25

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Worldwide Bonus Entertainment

Director

Jonathan Gershfield

Starring

Mackenzie Crook, Colm Meaney, Gemma Arterton, Imelda Staunton

Ball Don't Lie

Release date

April 26

Genre

Drama

Studio

Night and Day Pictures

Director

Brin Hill

Starring

Grayson Boucher, Dania Ramirez, Emilie de Ravin, Ricardo Chavira

Life in Flight

Release date

April 27

Genre

Drama

Studio

Plum Pictures

Director

Tracey Hecht

Starring

Patrick Wilson, Amy Smart, Lynn Collins, Monique Curnen