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Enterprise officers Riker and Troi finally marry, the crew discovers an android virtually identical to Commander Data, and Capt. Jean-Luc Picard finds he has a personal connection to the leader of an unfamiliar and deadly alien race. The 10th movie in the “Star Trek” franchise. Directed by Stuart Baird (“U.S. Marshals”) from a screenplay by John Logan (“Gladiator,” “The Time Machine”). Those reprising their TV roles are Patrick Stewart (“X-Men”), Brent Spiner (“Master of Disguise”), Michael Dorn (“Ali,” “Santa Clause 2”), Marina Sirtis (“Death Wish 3”), Gates McFadden (“Taking Care of Business”), LeVar Burton (“Ali”), Whoopi Goldberg (“Rat Race”), Kate Mulgrew (“Camp Nowhere”), Majel Barrett (“Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home”), Susan Gibney (“The Great White Hype,” “Besotted”) and Jonathan Frakes (“Camp Nowhere”). New to the franchise are Tom Hardy (“Black Hawk Down”), Ron Perlman (“Blade 2”), Steven Culp (“Thirteen Days”) and Dina Meyer (“Bats”). Scope. PG-13: Sci-fi action violence and peril; a scene of sexual content. Dec. 13. Paramount. Animated comedy, set in Africa, about a 12-year-old granted the ability to talk to animals – a gift she will lose forever if she reveals it to any other human. A big-screen version of the animated Nickelodeon TV series. Directed by Jeff McGrath (TV’s “Duckman”) and Cathy Malkasian from a screenplay by Kat Boutilier (“Rugrats in Paris: The Movie”). Featuring the voices of Lacey Chabert, Jodi Carlisle, Tim Curry, Flea, Danielle Harris, Tom Kane, Rupert Everett, Marisa Tomei, Lynn Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn and Alfre Woodard. Scope. PG: Some adventure peril. Dec. 20. Paramount. Romantic comedy about a brilliant but neurotic corporate attorney who discovers that the only way to get her handsome, charming and self-absorbed millionaire boss’ attention is to quit. Screenwriter Marc Lawrence (“Forces of Nature,” “Miss Congeniality”) makes his feature directorial debut from his own script. With Sandra Bullock (“Forces of Nature,” “Miss Congeniality,” “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”), Hugh Grant (“About a Boy”), Alicia Witt (“Vanilla Sky”), Mark Feuerstein (“What Women Want”), Dana Ivey (“Orange County”) and Robert Klein (“Piñero”). Dec. 20. Warner Bros. Romantic drama, set in small-town New England, about a sorceress matchmaker who manipulates the lives and loves of her neighbors. Actress Holly Hardman (“Night School”) makes her feature directorial debut from her own screenplay. With Hardman, Jim Chiros (“The Proposition”), Susan Gibney (“The Great White Hype,” “Star Trek: Nemesis”), Amy Wright (“Joe the King”) and Liam Waite (“Ghost of Mars”). Nov. 1 in New York and Los Angeles. Artistic License. Spanish-language drama, set in contemporary Mexico, about a young priest assigned to a remote provincial town, where he falls for and impregnates a 16-year-old local. Based on the novel by Jose Maria Eca de Queiróz. Directed by Carlos Carrera from a screenplay by Vicente Leñero. With Gael Garcia Bernal (“Y Tu Mama Tambien”), Ana Claudia Talancón, Sancho Gracia and Angélica Aragón. Also known as “El Crimen del Padre Amaro.” 120 min. R: Sexuality; language; some disturbing images. Nov. 15. IDP. Drama about an out-of-work TV reporter who races to gather evidence after his ex-Marine neighbor confesses on camera to being the “second gunman” responsible for the assassination of President Kennedy. Neil Burger makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Raymond J. Barry (“Training Day”), Dylan Haggerty (“The Postman”), Renee Faia (“Wes Craven’s Wishmaster”), Jimmy Burke (“Blow”) and Jim Hiser (“Mumford”). Nov. 15 in New York and Los Angeles. Magnolia. Drama about an insouciant young rancher’s son who pursues, and is constantly rejected by, an intern at a veterinary clinic. Hillary Birmingham makes her feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Birmingham and Matt Drake. With Anson Mount (“City by the Sea”), Julianne Nicholson (“Passion of Mind”), Glen Fitzgerald (“40 Days and 40 Nights”), Catherine Kellner (“Pearl Harbor”) and John Diehl (“Jurassic Park III”). Also known as “The Truth About Tully.” Flat. 102 min. Nov. 1 in New York and Los Angeles. Small Planet. Documentary about the year-long post-sitcom stand-up tour undertaken by comedian Jerry Seinfeld. Christian Charles makes his feature directorial debut. With Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Bill Cosby, Jay Leno and Garry Shandling. 100 min. R: Language. Oct. 11 New York and Los Angeles; wider Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. Miramax. French-language romantic comedy about a 20-year-old fashion model who discovers and embraces Judaism, much to the consternation of her new boyfriend, a 32-year-old veterinarian who takes little pride in his own Jewish heritage. Directed by Pascale Bailly from a screenplay by Bailly and Alain Tasma. With Audrey Tautou (“Amélie”), Edouard Baer, Julie Depardieu (“Les Destinées”), Philippe Laudenbach (“La Sentinelle”)and Catherine Jacob. Also known as “Dieu Est Grand, Je Suis Toute Petite.” 100 min. Nov. 18 in New York; Nov. 29 in Los Angeles. Empire. French- and Italian-language drama, set in early 18th-century France, about a loyal swordsman who avenges his friend’s murder 20 years after the original misdeed. Directed by Philippe de Broca (“Les Clés du Paradis”) from a screenplay by de Broca, Jean Cosmos (“Capitaine Conan”) and Jérôme Tonnerre (“Un Coeur en Hiver”). With Daniel Auteuil (“The Closet”), Marie Gillain (“Fresh Bait”), Fabrice Luchini (“Beaumarchais, the Scoundrel”), Yann Collette (“Ready to Wear”) and Vincent Perez (“The Queen of the Damned”). Also known as “Le Bossu.” 120 min. Nov. 15 in Los Angeles. Empire.