“10 Cent Pistol” — Two brothers in the Los Angeles criminal underworld get mixed up with a crooked mob lawyer and a femme fatale. With Jena Malone, Thomas Ian Nicholas and Joe Mantegna. Written and directed by Michael C. Martin. (1:30) NR.
“American Heist” — A recently released ex-con persuades his younger brother, whom he covered for years before, to pull off one last job. With Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody and Jordana Brewster. Written by Raul Inglis. Directed by Sarik Andreasyan. (1:34) R.
“Capital C” — A documentary following a playing-card designer, a video-game maker and a knitting entrepreneur as they seek crowdfunding support. Directed by Timon Birkhofer and Jorg M. Kundinger. (1:26) NR.
“Dark Was the Night” — In a remote logging town, a sheriff and his deputy investigate a rash of increasingly violent and unexplainable events. With Kevin Durand and Lukas Haas. Written by Tyler Hisel. Directed by Jack Heller. (1:38) NR.
“Frank the Bastard” — A thirtysomething New Yorker returns to her seemingly quaint childhood hometown in Maine and unearths long-buried secrets. With Rachel Miner, William Sadler and Wendy Vanden Heuvel. Written and directed by Brad Coley. (1:51) NR.
“A Gay Girl in Damascus: The Amina Profile” — A documentary about the author of the blog A Gay Girl in Damascus, which acquired a following during the Syrian uprising but also raised questions of authenticity and identity. Directed by Sophie Deraspe. (1:24) NR.
“Jack Strong” — A Polish army colonel risks his and his family’s lives to pass Soviet military secrets to the CIA during the height of the Cold War. With Marcin Dorocinski, Patrick Wilson and Dagmara Dominczyk. Written and directed by Wladyslaw Pasikowski. (2 hrs.) NR.
“The Look of Silence” — A documentary following an Indonesian optometrist as he confronts the men who killed his brother as part of the country’s mass killings of suspected communists in 1965. Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. In Indonesian and Javanese, with English subtitles. (1:43) PG-13.
“Mad Women” — A young woman from a family of dysfunctional overachievers — including a cancer-stricken mother running for mayor and a dentist father suddenly sent to prison — struggles to find her place. With Kelsey Lynn Stokes, Christina Starbuck and Reed Birney. Written and directed by Jeff Lipsky. (2:10) NR.
“The Outrageous Sophie Tucker” — A documentary portrait of the risque comedian, singer and actress known as the Last of the Red Hot Mamas. Directed by William Gazecki. (1:36) NR.
“Paper Towns” — When his enigmatic crush disappears after taking him on an all-night adventure, a dorky high school student follows a trail of clues to track her down. With Nat Wolff and Cara Delevingne. Written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. Directed by Jake Schreier. (1:49) PG-13.
“Pixels” — When aliens misinterpret videos of classic arcade games as a declaration of war and use them as models for an invasion of Earth, an old-school joystick jockey is enlisted to fend them off. With Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Michelle Monaghan. Written by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling. Directed by Chris Columbus. (1:38) PG-13.
“Runoff” — As the harvest draws near in an economically depressed rural town, a woman discovers how far she’ll go to save her family farm. With Joanne Kelly, Tom Bower and Neal Huff. Written and directed by Kimberly Levin. (1:30) R.
“Samba” — In Paris, an undocumented Senegalese immigrant working menial kitchen jobs in hopes of one day becoming a chef battles deportation. With Omar Sy and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Written and directed by Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano. In French with English subtitles. (1:58) R.
“Southpaw” — When a lefty boxing champ known for his brutal but effective style suffers a personal tragedy, he teams with a hard-bitten former pugilist to fight his way back to redemption. With Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams. Written by Kurt Sutter and Richard Wenk. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. (2:04)R.
“Stray Dog” — A documentary portrait of Ron Hall, a Vietnam War veteran, biker, trailer park manager and family man in rural Missouri. Directed by Debra Granik. In English and Spanish, with English subtitles. (1:38) NR.
“Twinsters” — A documentary about two strangers — a French fashion student in London and an actress in Los Angeles — who discover a startling connection. Directed by Samantha Futerman and Ryan Miyamoto. (1:30) NR.
“Unexpected” — Surprised to learn that she’s pregnant, a Chicago high school teacher embarks on an unlikely friendship with a student who has just landed in a similar situation. With Cobie Smulders, Anders Holm and Gail Bean. Written by Kris Swanberg and Megan Mercier. Directed by Swanberg. (1:25) R.