A look at the movies releasing today

Matt Damon starrer Hereafter and Jonathan Liebesman's action sci-fi flick WI: Battle LA hits theatres today. Here's a look at what they have to offer.

Hereafter
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
Director: Clint Eastwood
Stars: Matt Damon, Cécile de France, twins Frankie and George McLaren

Synopsis: Hereafter was filmed entirely on location in various places including Paris, London, Hawaii and San Francisco. The film tells the story of three people who are haunted by mortality in different ways. Matt Damon stars as George, a blue-collar American who has a special connection to the afterlife. On the other side of the world, Marie (Cécile de France), a French
journalist, has a near-death experience that shakes her reality.

When Marcus (Frankie/George McLaren), a London schoolboy, loses the person closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each is on a path in search of the truth, their lives will intersect, that forever be changed by what they believe might or must exist in the hereafter.

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WI: Battle LA
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Michael Peña, Nzinga Blake, and Ne-Yo

Synopsis: For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world — Buenos Aires, Seoul, France, Germany, China and even the Himalayas. But in 2011, what were once just sightings, will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world’s great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It’s up to a Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they’ve encountered before. A video game inspired by the film is also on the anvil for PlayStation, Xbox LIVE Arcade and Steam.