Action-comedy, set in 2087, about a nightclub-owning lunar resident trying to deal with a Mob takover. Directed by Ron Underwood (“Heart and Souls,” “Speechless,” “Mighty Joe Young”) from a screenplay by Neil Cuthbert (“Mystery Men”). With Eddie Murphy (“Showtime”), Rosario Dawson (“Chelsea Walls,” “The First 20 Million is Always the Hardest,” “Men in Black 2”), Illeana Douglas (“The New Guy”), Jay Mohr (“Pay It Forward,” “Simone”), Joe Pantoliano (“Memento”), Randy Quaid (“Not Another Teen Movie”), Peter Boyle (“Monster’s Ball”), Pam Grier (“Bones”), Victor Varnado (“End of Days”) and James Rebhorn (“Scotland, Pa.”). Flat. PG-13: Violence; sexual humor; language. Aug. 16. Warner Bros.

Documentary about the East Coast/West Coast hip hop rivalry that came to a head in late 1996 and early 1997 with the slayings of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. Nick Broomfield directs. Featuring interviews with Broomfield, Shakur, B.I.G., Marion “Suge” Knight, Voletta Wallace, Sean “P Diddy” Combs, Snoop Dogg, Frank Alexander and Lil’ Cease. Flat. 107 min. Aug. 9 limited; wider Aug. 30. Lions Gate.

Comedy-drama about teen female surfers who try to balance life, love and friendship while preparing for a traditionally all-male big-wave competition. Directed by John Stockwell (“crazy/Beautiful”) from a screenplay by Kario Salem (“The Score”) and Lizzy Weiss. With Kate Bosworth (“Remember the Titans”), Matt Davis (“Legally Blonde”), Michelle Rodriguez (“Resident Evil”), Sanoe Lake, Mika Boorem (“Riding in Cars with Boys”) and Faizon Love (“Made”). Also known as “Surf Girls.” PG-13: Sexual content; teen partying; language; a fight. Aug. 16. Universal.

Ensemble comedy-drama, set during one 24-hour period in Los Angeles, about – among other things – a movie actor who falls for the magazine writer assigned to interview him. Steven Soderbergh (“Erin Brokovich,” “Traffic,” “Ocean’s Eleven”) directs from a screenplay by playwright-actress Coleman Hough. With Julia Roberts (“Ocean’s Eleven”), David Duchovny (“Zoolander”), Catherine Keener (“Death to Smoochy,” “Lovely and Amazing,” “Simone”), Blair Underwood (“Rules of Engagement”), Brandon Keener (“Ocean’s Eleven”), David Hyde Pierce (“Wet Hot American Summer”), Nicky Katt (“Insomnia”), Mary McCormack (“World Traveler”), Erika Alexander (“54,” “30 Years to Life”), Brad Rowe (“Body Shots”) and Rainn Wilson (“America’s Sweethearts”). Previously known as “How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire.” R: Language; some sexual content. Aug. 2. Miramax.

French-language drama about a doctor and his wife who find their lives disrupted when the doctor’s father – who abandoned the doctor decades earlier – suddenly returns. Directed by Anne Fontaine (“Dry Cleaning”) from a screenplay by Fontaine (“Dry Cleaning”) and Jacques Fieschi (“Les Destinees”). With Michel Bouquet (“Elisa”), Charles Berling (“Les Destinees”), Natacha Regnier (“Criminal Lovers”), Amira Casar (“Marie Baie Des Anges”) and Hubert Kounde (“Hate”). Also known as “Comment j’al tue mon pere.” Aug. 23 in New York. New Yorker.

Romantic comedy about a directionless teen who falls in love with another dropout after running away to live with his godfather in New York. Actor Burr Steers (“The Last Days of Disco”) makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Kieran Culkin (“The Cider House Rules,” “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys”), Claire Danes (“Brokedown Palace”), Jeff Goldblum (“Cats and Dogs”), Amanda Peet (“Changing Lanes”), Susan Sarandon (“Joe Gould’s Secret”), Ryan Phillipe (“Gosford Park”), Bill Pullman (“Lucky Numbers”), Rory Culkin (“You Can Count on Me,” “Signs”) and Jared Harris (“How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog,” “Mr. Deeds”). R: Language; sexuality; drug content. Aug. 2 limited. MGM.

Comedy, set in World War II Berlin, about a group of mismatched allies who can only retrieve a critical decryption device by disguising themselves as female factory workers. Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky (“The Inheritors”) from a screenplay by actor David Schneider (“A Knight’s Tale”). With Matt LeBlanc (“Charlie’s Angels”), Eddie Izzard (“The Cat’s Meow”), James Cosmo (“Emma”), Udo Kier (“Megiddo: The Omega Code 2”) and David Birkin (“Charlotte Gray”). 105 min. Aug. 16 limited. Strand.

Thriller about a retired FBI profiler – the recent recipient of a heart transplant – and his efforts to track down the killer of the woman whose heart now beats inside his chest. Based on the novel by Michael Connelly (“The Poet”). Directed by Clint Eastwood (“True Crimes,” “Space Cowboys”) from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland (“A Knight’s Tale”). With Eastwood (“Space Cowboys”), Anjelica Huston (“The Royal Tenenbaums”), Paul Rodriguez (“Ali”), Jeff Daniels (“Escanaba in da Moonlight”), Tina Lifford (“Joe Somebody”), Dylan Walsh (“We Were Soldiers”) and Wanda De Jesus (“Ghosts of Mars”). Scope. R: Violence; language. Aug. 9. Warner Bros.

Drama, set in Medda, Ala., about the friendship that develops between two boys and a new girl in town as the youngsters thwart the plans of a con man. Based on a short story by Truman Capote (“The Grass Harp”). Screenwriter Mark Medoff (“Clara’s Heart,” “City of Joy”) makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Douglas Sloan. With Joe Pichler (“Shiloh 2”), Sheryl Lee (“John Carpenter’s Vampires”), Tania Raymonde (TV’s “Malcolm in the Middle”), Jesse Plemons (“All the Pretty Horses,” “Like Mike”), Christopher McDonald (“The Man Who Wasn’t There”), Tom Arnold (“Exit Wounds”) and Lucina Paquet (“Novocaine”). PG: Mild thematic elements; brief language. Aug. 23 limited. Artisan.

Comedy about an unhappily married thirtysomething cashier who has an affair with a brooding teen who works in a department store. Directed by Miguel Arteta (“Chuck & Buck”) from a screenplay by Mike White (“Chuck & Buck,” “Orange County”). With Jennifer Aniston (“Rock Star”), Jake Gyllenhaal (“Donnie Darko,” “Lovely and Amazing”), John C. Reilly (“The Anniversary Party”), Zooey Deschanel (“The New Guy”), Tim Blake Nelson (“O Brother, Where Art Thou?”) and Jacob Vargas (“Traffic”). 93 min. R: Sexuality; some language; drug content. Aug. 7. Fox Searchlight.

Documentary about the making of Wilco’s album “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” in the midst of a corporate takeover of the band’s record company. Commercial director Sam Jones makes his feature directorial debut. July 26 in New York; Aug. 2 in Los Angeles. Cowboy.