If there was ever a week where we had movies for all types of people, this would be it. From your action big shot movie (Stephen Sommers‘ G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) to your romantic satire (Nicholas Jasenovec‘s Paper Heart) to the suspense thriller (David Twohy’s A Perfect Getaway), you will find something for every mood.  If you only saw one movie this weekend then it should be Nora Ephron‘s film Julie and Julia starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. Ephron’s past hits alone, (Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally) should be reason enough but if you need another reason, you should look up Streep’s resume.

Here are the movies coming out on August 7th:

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This Friday, the tropical thriller A Perfect Getaway might fly underneath your radar due to the high visibility of G.I Joe: Rise of Cobra. Getaway is a quiet killer in more ways than one. It features a cast of known but not overly exposed actors led by Steve Zahn and Milla Jovovich. The film is written and directed David Twohy, the man who wrote The Fugitive and Pitch Black. For three couples, A Perfect Getaway is anything but, it’s filled with murder, mayhem, and mystery set against the backdrop of paradise. Cue the irony.

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