Summer Sleepers

Prefer the arthouse over the multiplex? Thoughtful drama over loud action? Quirky comedies over multiple <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/eddie-murphy/51440/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Eddie Murphys</font></a>? We've got 14 buzzworthy indies to put on your radar, with everything from a 'Hamlet' sequel to a real-life <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-breakfast-club/10843/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Breakfast Club'</font></a> to <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ben-kingsley/38383/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Sir Ben Kingsley</font></a> ... on pot.

Summer Sleepers

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-wackness/30935/main' target='_blank'>'The Wackness'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> July 3 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/josh-peck/275789/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Josh Peck</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ben-kingsley/38383/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ben Kingsley</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/famke-janssen/35232/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Famke Janssen</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> The unlikeliest buddy comedy of the summer involves a graduating high school senior (Peck) and his shrink (Kingsley), who he sells pot to in exchange for therapy. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/olivia-thirlby/433256/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Olivia Thirlby</font></a> (the BFF in <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/juno/24692/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Juno'</font></a>) and <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/mary-kate-olsen/126307/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Mary-Kate Olsen</font></a> join in on the fun (and the pot-smoking). <a href="http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-wackness/30935/video/trailer-no-1/2110320"target="_blank"><u>Trailer</u></a>

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<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/son-of-rambow/28980/main' target='_blank'>'Son of Rambow'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> May 2 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/bill-milner/502625/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Bill Milner</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/will-poulter/502624/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Will Poulter</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jules-sitruk/355522/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jules Sitruk</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Two young Brits spend the summer making their own movie -- a <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/first-blood/1011956/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Rambo'</font></a> movie, naturally. While <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/sylvester-stallone/112464/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Sylvester Stallone</font></a>'s early-'08 <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/rambo/29696/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Rambo'</font></a> met modest returns, this decidedly less violent version has all the makings to be a feel-good sleeper hit. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/son-of-rambow/28980/video/trailer-no-1/2058599' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Watch trailer</u></font></a>

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<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/american-teen/32509/main' target='_blank'>'American Teen'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> July 25 <b>Directed by:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/nanette-burstein/267157/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Nanette Burstein</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Oscar-nominated documentarian Burstein (<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/on-the-ropes/6504/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'On the Ropes'</font></a>) follows five Indiana high schoolers through their senior year: the jock, the geek, the rebel, the princess and the heartthrob. No wonder the film's poster spoofs <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-breakfast-club/10843/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'The Breakfast Club.'</font></a>

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<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-fall/27281/main' target='_blank'>'The Fall'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> May 9 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/lee-pace/352548/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Lee Pace</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/catinca-untaru/492426/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Catinca Untaru</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/justine-waddell/235695/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Justine Waddell</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> An immigrant girl (Untaru) breaks her collarbone and lands in the hospital, where a bedridden man (Pace) tells her a fantastical tale that incorporates people in her life. It's <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-princess-bride/3278/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Princess Bride'</font></a> meets <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/pans-labyrinth/25436/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Pan's Labyrinth,'</font></a> with a stunning visual style to boot. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-fall/27281/video/trailer-no-1/2088422' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Trailer</u></font></a>

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<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/hamlet-2/32650/main' target='_blank'>'Hamlet 2'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> August 22 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/steve-coogan/134980/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Steve Coogan</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/catherine-keener/37341/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Catherine Keener</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/david-arquette/2421/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>David Arquette</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Coogan plays a high school drama teacher who devises the brilliant idea of producing a sequel to 'Hamlet.' The kicker? It's a politically incorrect musical. Shakespeare hasn't rolled in his grave this much since 'A Midsummer Night's Rave.' <a href="http://www.hamlet2.com/"target="_blank"><u>R-rated trailer</u></a>

Summer Sleepers

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/choke-2008/12950/main' target='_blank'>'Choke'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> August 28 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/sam-rockwell/60946/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Sam Rockwell</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/anjelica-huston/34131/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Anjelica Huston</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/kelly-macdonald/200403/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Kelly MacDonald</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> A colonial theme park worker (Rockwell) supports his Alzheimer's-afflicted mama (Huston) by scamming upscale restaurant patrons who think they've saved him from choking. The film's based on a book by <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/fight-club/6690/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Fight Club'</font></a> mastermind Chuck Palahniuk.

Summer Sleepers

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/religulous/31191/main' target='_blank'>'Religulous'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> July 11 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/bill-maher/44630/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Bill Maher</font></a> <b>Directed by:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/larry-charles/266743/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Larry Charles</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> The politically incorrect HBO host moves to the big screen, with the help of the director behind <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/borat-cultural-learnings-of-america-for-make-benefit-glorious-nation-of-kazakhstan/25645/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Borat,'</font></a> to skewer organized religion. Expect controversy -- lots and lots of controversy -- and for Maher and Charles to reap the benefits of that free PR at the box office.

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<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/towelhead/32569/main' target='_blank'>'Towelhead'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> August 8 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/aaron-eckhart/223098/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Aaron Eckhart</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/maria-bello/263285/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Maria Bello</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/summer-bishil/526947/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Summer Bishil</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> An Arab-American girl experiences a sexual awakening -- and plenty of prejudice -- when she moves to Houston. Considering the film is directed by <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/american-beauty/6600/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'American Beauty'</font></a> scribe <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/alan-ball/271194/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Alan Ball</font></a>, count on an unflattering look at suburbia (and suburbanites).

Summer Sleepers

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-midnight-meat-train/29678/main' target='_blank'>'Midnight Meat Train'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> May 16 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/bradley-cooper/292123/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Bradley Cooper</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/leslie-bibb/273467/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Leslie Bibb</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/brooke-shields/65290/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Brooke Shields</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> A struggling photographer (Cooper) follows the tracks of a subway serial killer ("They don't find any of the remains because he does something with the meat!"). And we thought that criminally malodorous panhandler was a pain. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-midnight-meat-train/29678/video/trailer-no-1/1975864' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Watch trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Sleepers

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/baghead/32445/main' target='_blank'>'Baghead'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> June 13 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/steve-zissis/498001/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Steve Zissis</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ross-partridge/55260/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ross Partridge</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/greta-gerwig/487290/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Greta Gerwig</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Young actors attempt to make a movie in and around a woodsy cabin, but instead end up being terrorized by a man ... with a bag on his head. The horror comedy marks the return of <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/mark-duplass/425127/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Mark</font></a> and <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jay-duplass/274908/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jay Duplass</font></a>, the fraternal duo behind <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-puffy-chair/21151/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'The Puffy Chair.'</font></a>

Summer Sleepers

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/redbelt/30128/main' target='_blank'>'Redbelt'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> May 2 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/chiwetel-ejiofor/272779/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Chiwetel Ejiofor</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/tim-allen/194994/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Tim Allen</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/emily-mortimer/215854/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Emily Mortimer</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Like any <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/david-mamet/100953/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>David Mamet</font></a> film, the plot can't be summarized: We can tell you it involves jujitsu, Hollywood and an intriguingly scummy Tim Allen. With shades of a grown man's <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-karate-kid/12355/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Karate Kid,'</font></a> expect a much darker martial arts drama. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/redbelt/30128/video/trailer-no-2/2093390' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Watch trailer</u></font></a>

Summer Sleepers

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-tracey-fragments/33069/main' target='_blank'>'The Tracey Fragments'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> May 9 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ellen-page/360080/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ellen Page</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/ari-cohen/330957/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Ari Cohen</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/maxwell-mccabe-lokos/468378/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Maxwell McCabe-Lokos</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Page is a "normal girl who hates herself" frantically searching for her lost younger brother, who believes he's a dog. She spends much of said search wearing only a shower curtain. Here's hoping the movie itself is half as interesting as its premise. <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-tracey-fragments/33069/video/trailer-no-1/2100723' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'><u>Trailer</u></font></a>

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<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/the-promotion/33211/main' target='_blank'>'The Promotion'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> June 6 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/seann-william-scott/270525/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Seann William Scott</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/john-c-reilly/59476/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>John C. Reilly</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jenna-fischer/390758/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jenna Fischer</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Scott and Reilly face off as employees at a Chicago-area grocery store vying for a managerial position at a new chain location. It's slightly similar to <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/employee-of-the-month/24587/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>'Employee of the Month,'</font></a> if you replaced <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/jessica-simpson/303385/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Jessica Simpson</font></a> with the glory of retail supremacy.

Summer Sleepers

<A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/movie/frozen-river/32715/main' target='_blank'>'Frozen River'</a>

<b>Opening:</b> August 1 <b>Starring:</b> <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/melissa-leo/41835/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Melissa Leo</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/misty-upham/349607/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Misty Upham</font></a>, <A HREF='http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/charlie-mcdermott/492485/main' target='_blank'><FONT COLOR='#2864B4'>Charlie McDermott</font></a> <b>What It's About:</b> Two struggling single mothers (Leo and Upham) in a tiny upstate New York bordertown are lured into the smuggling business in this Sundance Grand Jury winner. McDermott plays the state trooper hot on their overworked, underpaid heels.