“Avatar”
(20th Century Fox, ‘09) $29.98. 162 mins. James Cameron’s blockbuster is about a paraplegic Marine, who has second thoughts about his mission on the distant planet of Pandora. With Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez. PG-13 (intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, profanity and some smoking)

“Crazy Heart”
(20th Century Fox, ‘09) $29.98. 112 mins. Jeff Bridges won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of an alcoholic country singer who wants to change his self-destructive lifestyle after falling in love. With Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Colin Farrell. R (profanity and brief sexuality)

“The Lovely Bones”
(Paramount, ‘09) $29.99. 136 mins. From the afterlife, a teenage girl helps her father find her killer. With Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Stanley Tucci, Susan Sarandon. PG-13 (mature thematic material involving disturbing violent content and images, and some profanity)

“The Young Victoria”
(Sony Pictures, ‘08) $27.96. 100 mins. Britain’s longest-serving monarch, Queen Victoria, struggles with her new power but is sure about her love for Prince Albert. With Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend. PG (some mild sensuality, a scene of violence, and brief incidental profanity and smoking)
— McClatchy Newspapers