Fall is finally here and the Fall movie season has officially arrived. Several new movies to pick from this weekend including two fact-based true stories.

DOLPHIN TALE (PG) will be a great family movie starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Junior and Kris Kristofferson. This movie is inspired by the amazing true story of a brave dolphin and the compassionate strangers who banded together to save her life. Swimming free, a young dolphin is caught in a crab trap, severely damaging her tail. She is rescued and transported to the Clearwater Marine Hospital, where she is named Winter. But her fight for survival has just begun. Without a tail, Winter's prognosis is dire "Dolphin Tale," today serves as a symbol of courage, perseverance and hope to millions of people-both able and disabled-who have been touched by her remarkable story of recovery and rehabilitation.

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MONEYBALL (PG-13) is a sports drama starring Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright and Darryl Strawberry. This story centers on the 2002 Oakland Athletics baseball team, who were led by general manager Billy Beane to an excellent season despite having the lowest payroll in the major leagues.

ABDUCTION (PG-13) is an action flick starring Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Sigourney Weaver and Jason Isaacs. The storyline focuses on a youth who discovers the parents who raised him aren't his real folks, a revelation that triggers events and leaves him running for his life.

KILLER ELITE (R) is a thriller starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro. This movie is based on a true story, Killer Elite races across the globe from Australia to Paris, London and the Middle East in the action-packed account of an ex-special ops agent who is lured out of retirement to rescue his mentor.

 

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