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Kitchen Stories Norwegian-language comedy, set in 1950s Scandinavia and based on a true story, about a team of Swedish scientists who set out to create more efficient kitchens by scrutinizing the habits of a Norwegian bachelor. Directed by Bent Hamer from a screenplay by Hamer and Jörgen Bergman. With Joachim Calmeyer, Tomas Norström (“The Slingshot”), Bjorn Floberg (“Insomnia”), Reine Brynolfsson (“A Song For Martin”) and Sverre Anker Ousdal. Flat. 95 min. Feb. 13. IFC.   La Mentale The Code French-language drama about a man who, after serving a 4-year prison term, must choose between an honest job in the produce business and another working for a powerful crime lord. Directed by Manuel Boursinhac from a screenplay by Boursinhac and Bibi Naceri. With Naceri, Samuel Le Bihan (“He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not”), Samy Naceri (“Taxi 2”), Clotilde Courau (“Deterrence”), Marie Guillard (“One 4 All”) and Michel Duchaussoy (“Amen”). Flat. 116 min. Feb. 13. IDP.     Monsieur Ibrahim French-language drama, set in early-1960s Paris, about an abandoned Jewish boy who befriends an elderly Muslim shopkeeper. Based on the novel by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Written and directed by François Dupeyron. With Omar Sharif (“The 13th Warrior”), Pierre Boulanger, Gilbert Melki (“Venus Beauty Institute,” “On the Run,” “An Amazing Couple,” “After Life”), Isabelle Renauld (“Murderous Maids”), Lola Naymark and Céline Samie (“Read My Lips”). Flat. 95 min. R: Some sexual content. Feb. 13. Sony Pictures Classics.     Twisted Thriller about a detective who becomes the center of a murder investigation when her ex-boyfriends begin dying. Directed by Philip Kaufman (“Rising Sun,” “Quills”) from a screenplay by Sarah Thorp. With Ashley Judd (“Frida”), Samuel L. Jackson (“S.W.A.T.” “Kill Bill”), Andy Garcia (“Confidence”), David Strathairn (“Blue Car”), D.W. Moffett (“Thirteen”), Mark Pellegrino (“The Hunted”) and Bill Duke (“Hoodlum”). Also known as “Blackout” and “The Blackout Murders.” Flat. 93 min. Feb. 27. Paramount.   Kill Bill Vol. 2 Having dispatched Vernetta Green and O-Ren Ishi, the vengeful bride turns her attention to Bill, Bill’s brother Budd, and one-eyed blonde Amazon Elle Driver, “the California Mountain Snake.” Returnees from Vol. 1 include writer-director Quentin Tarantino (“Pulp Fiction,” “Jackie Brown”) and actors Uma Thurman (“Chelsea Walls,” “Paycheck”), Michael Madsen (“My Boss’s Daughter”), Daryl Hannah (“Casa de Los Babys”), David Carradine (“Roadside Prophets”), Gordon Liu (“Drunken Master III”), Chiaki Kuriyama (“Battle Royale”), Samuel L. Jackson (“S.W.A.T.,” “Twisted”), Bo Svenson (“Speed 2”), Sonny Chiba (“Aces: Iron Eagle III”), Lucy Liu (“Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”) and Vivica A. Fox (“Boat Trip”). Newcomers to the franchise include Michael Jai White (“Pandora’s Box”). Scope. Feb. 20. Miramax.   Klezmer on Fish Street English-, Polish- and Yiddish-language documentary about a group of Jewish-American klezmer musicians who travel to Poland to explore the Jewish communities there. Directed by Yael Strom. 86 min. Feb. 20 in New York. Castle Hill.   Miracle Drama about legendary coach Herb Brooks, who in 1980 led the underdog U.S. hockey team to an astonishing victory over its Soviet Union counterpart. Directed by Gavin O’Connor (“Tumbleweeds”) from a screenplay by Eric Guggenheim. With Kurt Russell (“Dark Blue”), Eddie Cahill (TV’s “Glory Days”), Noah Emmerich (“Beyond Borders”), Ken Mitchell (“The Recruit”), Patricia Clarkson (“Pieces of April”), Michael Coristine (TV’s “Taken”) and Nathan West (“Not Another Teen Movie”). Feb. 6. Buena Vista.     Taking Lives Thriller about a female FBI profiler on the trail of a serial killer who assumes the identities of his slain victims. Based on the novel by Michael Pye (“The Drowning Room”). Directed by D.J. Caruso (“The Salton Sea”) from a screenplay by Jon Bokenkamp and Hillary Seitz (“Insomnia”). With Angelina Jolie (“Beyond Borders”), Ethan Hawke (“Training Day,” “Tape,” “The Jimmy Show”), Kiefer Sutherland (“Phone Booth”), Gena Rowlands (“The Weekend”), Olivier Martinez (“S.W.A.T.”) and Tchéky Karyo (“The Core”). Feb. 20. Warner Bros. 2 Men Went To War Action comedy, set in 1942 and based on a true story, about two English soldiers in the Army Dental Corps who travel across the English Channel to blow up a pair of German battleships. Based on the novel “Amateur Commandos” by Raymond Foxall. Directed by John Henderson from a screenplay by Richard Everett and Christopher Villiers. With Kenneth Cranham (“Gangster No. 1”), Leo Bill (“28 Days Later”), Derek Jacobi (“Gosford Park”), Rosanna Lavelle (“Charlotte Gray”), Phyllida Law (“The Time Machine”) and James Fleet (“Charlotte Gray”). Scope. 91 min. Feb. 20. Indican.