Movies opening this weekend, still in theaters

Daniel Craig in “Skyfall.”

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Updated: November 12, 2012 9:28AM

OPENING FRIDAY

LINCOLN

★★★½

Rated

PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language

Stars

Daniel Day-Lewis, Tommy Lee Jones, Sally Field, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

During the last four months of his life, the 16th president (Day-Lewis) struggles to end the Civil War and pass the Emancipation Act. Steven Spielberg directed the drama.

SKYFALL

Rated

PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking

Stars

Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench

When M (Dench) is discredited by a secret from her past and the British intelligence service comes under attack, James Bond (Craig) risks everything to track down the source of the threat. Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”) directed the action thriller.

A ROYAL AFFAIR

Rated

R for sexual content and some violent images

Stars

Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen and Mikkel Boe FølsgaardThe true story of a queen who falls in love with a physician while married to an insane king.

STILL PLAYING

FLIGHT

★★★½

Rated

R for drug and alcohol abuse, language, sexuality/nudity and an intense action sequence

Stars

Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Kelly Reilly

A pilot (Washington) saves a plane full of passengers with a death-defying emergency landing, but ends up being investigated for drugs and alcohol found in his system.

A LATE QUARTET

Rated

R for language and some sexuality

Stars

Christopher Walken, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener

On the eve of a string quartet’s 25th-anniversary performance, the news that the leader (Walken) must retire leads to a power struggle within the group. Yaron Zilberman (“Watermarks”) co-wrote and directed the drama.

THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS

Rated

R for bloody violence, strong sexuality, language and brief drug use

Stars

Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, RZA

A humble blacksmith (RZA) attempts to defend his village when bandits, assassins and a rogue British soldier (Crowe) compete to find a fabled treasure in gold. Rap star RZA co-wrote and directed the martial arts adventure.

WRECK-IT RALPH

★★★½

Rated

PG for some rude humor and mild action/violence

Stars

John C. Reilly, Jane Lynch, Jack McBrayer

The misunderstood bad guy in a vintage video game (Reilly) sets out on an adventure to prove he can be a hero too. Rich Moore (“Futurama,” “The Simpsons”) directed the animated family comedy.

CHASING MAVERICKS

Rated

PG for thematic elements and some perilous action

Stars

Gerard Butler, Jonny Weston, Elizabeth Shue

When a young surfer (Weston) learns about the existence of a legendary wave near his home, he enlists the aid of a veteran (Butler) to help him tame it. Michael Apted and Curtis Hanson (“Gorillas in the Mist,” “L.A. Confidential”) directed the true-life adventure.

CLOUD ATLAS

★★★

Rated

R for violence, language, sexuality/nudity and some drug use

Stars

Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent

A variety of characters in six separate stories gradually connect over 500 years of history. Tom Tykwer (“Run, Lola Run”), Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski (“The Matrix”) directed the fantasy adventure.

FUN SIZE

Rated

PG-13

Stars

Victoria Justice, Chelsea Handler, Ana Gasteyer

A high school girl’s (Justice) dreams of an exciting Halloween are frustrated by her annoying little brother. Josh Schwartz (“The O.C.”) directed the teen comedy.

THE SESSIONS

Rated

R for strong sexuality including graphic nudity and frank dialogue

Stars

John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy

A poet and journalist (Hawkes) who has lived most of his life in an iron lung begins a relationship with a sexual surrogate (Hunt). Ben Lewin (“The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish”) wrote and directed the drama.

ALEX CROSS

Rated

PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, sexual content, language, drug references and nudity

Stars

Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols

After learning that a member of his family has been murdered, detective Alex Cross (Perry) vows to track down the killer. Rob Cohen directed the crime thriller. The movie is based on James Patterson’s “Alex Cross” book series.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4

Rated

R for language and some violence/terror

Stars

Katie Featherston, Kathryn Newton, Matt Shively

A suburban family notices strange goings-on when a mysterious woman (Featherston) and her spooky little boy move into the neighborhood. Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman (“Paranormal Activity 3,” “Catfish”) directed the latest installment in the horror franchise.

ARGO

★★★★

Rated

R for language and some violent images

Stars

Ben Affleck, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston

When six Americans slip away from the American embassy during the Iranian hostage crisis, a CIA operative (Affleck) attempts to bring the escapees home by posing as a Canadian film producer and passing them off as members of his crew. Affleck also directed the espionage thriller.

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