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The Corporation Documentary exploring the rise of corporations in America and the effects they have had on society’s psyche. Directed by Jennifer Abbott & Mark Achbard. Written by Joel Bakan and Harold Crooks. Featuring commentary from “Bowling for Columbine” director Michael Moore, Noam Chomsky, Jane Akre, Peter Drucker, Samuel Epstein and Milton Freidman. Flat. 145 min. June 4 limited; wider June 30. Zeitgeist.     De-Lovely Drama about the life of homosexual composer (“Don’t Fence Me In,” “Anything Goes”) Cole Porter (1891-1964), who married his muse, a socialite named Linda Lee, and never wrote another song after her death. Directed by Irwin Winkler (“At First Site,” “Life as a House”) from a screenplay by Jay Cocks (“Gangs of New York”). With Kevin Kline (“The Emperor’s Club”), Ashley Judd (“Twisted”), Jonathan Pryce (“Pirates of the Caribbean”), Angie Hill (“Split Second”) and Keith Allen. PG-13: Sexual content. June 25 limited. MGM.     Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Comedy about the survival of a small fitness facility, which is tied to a dodgeball contest with a much larger rival. Commercial director Rawson Marshall Thurber makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Ben Stiller (“Starsky & Hutch,” “Envy”), Vince Vaughn (“Starsky & Hutch”), Christine Taylor (“Zoolander”), Justin Long (the “Jeepers Creepers” series), Jason Bateman (“Starsky & Hutch”), Gary Cole (“Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!”), Brigitte Nielsen (“Snowboard Academy”), Missi Pyle (“50 First Dates,” “Soul Plane”), Stephen Root (“The Ladykillers”), William Shatner (“Miss Congeniality”), Rip Torn (“Welcome to Mooseport”), Jamal Duff (“The Rundown”), Alan Tudyk (“Hearts in Atlantis”) and E! television personality Brooke Burke. Scope. June 18. Fox.     Father & Son Russian-language drama about a 40-year-old military father’s relationship with his 20-year-old enlisted son. Directed by Aleksandr Sokurov (“Russian Ark”) from a screenplay by Sergei Potepalov. With Andrei Shchetinin, Aleksei Nejmyshev and Aleksandr Razbash (“Russian Ark”). Also known as “Otets I Syn.” Flat. 84 min. June 18 in New York; June 25 in Los Angeles. Wellspring.       Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban In the summer before his third year at Hogwarts, young Harry is forced to contend with Sirius Black, a believed enemy of the Potter clan who has just escaped after 12 years of imprisonment. Based on the 1999 third novel by J.K. Rowling (“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”). Directed by Alfonso Cuarón (“Great Expectations,” “Y tu Mamá También”). Returnees from “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” include screenwriter Steve Kloves (“Wonder Boys”) and actors Daniel Radcliffe (“The Tailor of Panama”) as Harry Potter, Rupert Grint as Ronald Weasley, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, Robbie Coltrane (“From Hell”) as gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid, Maggie Smith (“The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood”) as headmistress Minerva McGonagall, Alan Rickman (“Love Actually”) as Professor Severus Snape, Julie Walters (“Calendar Girls”) as Mrs. Molly Weasley, David Bradley (“Nicholas Nickleby,” “The Intended”) as Argus Filch, Warwick Davis (“Leprechaun 2”) as Professor Flitwick, Tom Felton (“Anna and the King”) as Draco Malfoy, Richard Griffiths (“Vatel”) as Vernon Dursley, Miriam Margolyes (“Chasing Liberty”) as Professor Sprout, Harry Melling as Dudley Dursley, Oliver Phelps as George Weasley, Chris Rankin as Percy Weasley, Fiona Shaw (“The Triumph of Love,” “Close Your Eyes”) as Petunia Dursley and Danielle Taylor as Angelina Johnson. Newcomers to the series include Gary Oldman (“Hannibal”) as Black, Michael Gambon (“Open Range”) as Albus Dumbledore, Julie Christie (“No Such Thing,” “Troy”) as Madame Rosmerta, David Thewlis (“Timeline”) as professor Remus Lupin, Timothy Spall (“The Last Samurai”) as Peter Pettigrew, and Pam Ferris (“Death to Smoochy”) as Aunt Marge. Scope. June 4. Warner Bros.   Around the World in 80 Days Period adventure about a sedentary Englishman who bets he can circle the globe with improbable speed. Based on the 1873 novel by Jules Verne (“20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”). Directed by Frank Coraci (“The Wedding Singer”) from a screenplay by David Andrew Goldstein, David Benullo (TV’s “The Dead Zone”) and Michael D. Weiss (the straight-to-video “Death Train”). With Steve Coogan (“24 Hour Party People,” “Ella Enchanted”), Jackie Chan (“The Medallion”), Cécile De France (“L’Auberge Espagnole”), Owen Wilson (“Starsky & Hutch”), Luke Wilson (“Legally Blonde 2”), Rob Schneider (“50 First Dates”), Arnold Schwarzenegger (“Terminator 3”), John Cleese (“Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”), Ewen Bremner (“The Rundown”), Sammo Hung (“No More Mr. Nice Guy”), Karen Mok (“So Close”), Mars (“Drunken Master II,” “Rush Hour”), Mark Addy (“The Order”), Jim Broadbent (“Nicholas Nickleby”), Kathy Bates (“About Schmidt”) and Ian McNeice (“I’ll Be There”). Scope. 125 min. PG: Action violence; some crude humor; mild language. June 16. Buena Vista.   Dear Frankie Drama, set in coastal Scotland, about a single mother who finds herself relying on a stranger to reinforce a lie she has long told her 9-year-old deaf son. Directed by Shona Auerback from a screenplay by Andrea Gibb. With Emily Mortimer (“Lovely & Amazing,” “Young Adam”), Gerard Butler (“Timeline”), Sharon Small (“About A Boy”), Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans and Sean Brown. 102 min. June 18. Miramax.   The Door in the Floor Drama, set in New York’s Hamptons, about a renowned children’s book author who loses his two teen sons to a car accident. Based on the first part of the novel “A Widow for One Year” by John Irving (“The Cider House Rules”). Written and directed by Tod Williams (“The Adventures of Sebastian Cole”). With Jeff Bridges (“Seabiscuit”), Kim Basinger (“People I Know”), Mimi Rogers (“Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd”), Bijou Phillips (“Bully”), Jon Foster (“Terminator 3”) and Elle Fanning (“Daddy Day Care”). Scope. 111 min. R: Strong sexuality; graphic images; language. June 23 limited. Focus.   Facing Windows Italian-language drama about a poultry worker who, unhappy in her lackluster marriage, finds herself falling for a striking young neighbor. The “His Secret Life” team of director-screenwriter Ferzan Ozpetek (“Turkish Baths”) and screenwriter Gianni Romoli reunite. With Giovanni Mezzogiorno (“The Last Kiss”), Massimo Girotti (“The Monster”), Raoul Bova (“Under the Tuscan Sun”), Filippo Nigro (“His Secret Life’), Serra Yilmaz (“His Secret Life”) and Maria Grazia Bon. Also known as “La Finestra di Fronte.” 108 min. R: Language; some sexuality. June 11 in New York and Los Angeles. Sony Pictures Classics.     Garfield Live-action comedy about a lazy, orange tabby cat whose pampered lifestyle is upended when his owner brings home a new pet – a goofy dog named Odie. Based on the comic strip by Jim Davis. Directed by Peter Hewitt (“Tom and Huck,” “The Borrowers”) from a screenplay by Joel Cohen & Alec Sokolow (“Cheaper By the Dozen”). With Breckin Meyer (“Kate & Leopold”) as Jon Arbuckle, Jennifer Love Hewitt (“The Tuxedo”) as Dr. Liz Wilson and Stephen Tobolowsky (“Freaky Friday”) as Happy Chapman. Featuring the voices of Bill Murray as Garfield, Debra Messing as Arlene, Alan Cumming as Persnikitty and Brad Garrett as Luca. Flat. June 11. Fox.     The Intended Romantic adventure-drama, set in 1920s Borneo, about a 40-year-old woman who finds the shadow of dark deeds hanging over the jungle trading post she visits with her young lover. Directed by Kristian Levring (“The King is Alive”) from a screenplay by Levring and Janet McTeer. With McTeer (“Songcatcher,” “The King is Alive”), Olympia Dukakis (“Jane Austen’s Mafia!” “The Event”), Brenda Fricker (“Veronica Guerin”), Tony Maudsley (“Sleepy Hollow”), JJ Feild (“K-19 The Widowmaker”), David Bradley (the “Harry Potter” series, “Nicholas Nickleby”) and Philip Jackson (“Little Voice”). June 18. IFC.