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Breakin’ All The Rules Romantic comedy about a man who, after getting dumped by his fiancée, writes a best-selling book about how to leave one’s lover. Written and directed by Daniel Taplitz (“Commandments”). With Jamie Foxx (“Ali”), Morris Chestnut (“Confidence”), Jennifer Esposito (“The Master of Disguise”), Bianca Lawson (“Bones”), Peter MacNicol (“Baby Geniuses”), Jill Ritchie (“Ready to Rumble”) and Gabrielle Union (“Bad Boys II”). Also known as “The Breakup Handbook.” PG-13: Sexual material/humor; language. PG-13: Sexual material/humor; language. May 14. Sony.       The Mudge Boy Drama, set in rural Vermont, about an awkward, chicken-toting teen who, following the death of his mother, develops a more-than-friendly relationship with a handsome neighbor lad. Michael Burke makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Emile Hirsch (“The Emperor’s Club,” “The Girl Next Door”), Tom Guiry (“Mystic River”), Richard Jenkins (“Cheaper by the Dozen”), Pablo Schreiber (“Bubble Boy”), Zachary Knighton (“The Prince & Me”) and Ryan Donowho. Flat. 94 min. R: Strong sexual content including graphic dialogue; a rape; language. April 23 in New York. Strand.     Stateside Romantic drama, based on a true story, about a privileged young man who, while on leave from the Marines, falls for a popular young entertainer. Written and directed by Reverge Anselmo. With Jonathan Tucker (“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), Rachel Leigh Cook (“The Big Empty”), Agnes Bruckner (“Murder by Numbers”), Joe Mantegna (“Liberty Heights”), Val Kilmer (“The Missing”), Ed Begley Jr. (“A Mighty Wind”), Carrie Fisher (“Wonderland”) and Penny Marshall (“The Hard Way”). Scope. R: Language; some sexuality/nudity; underage drinking. May 21. IDP.       Frankie & Johnny Are Married Drama about a frustrated couple who, in an attempt to revitalize their dying relationship, set out to mount a production of the play “Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune.” Written and directed by Michael Pressman (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II,” “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday”). With Pressman (“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II”), Lisa Chess (“Separate Lives”) and Alan Rosenberg (“Impulse”). 98 min. R: Language including sexual references; brief drug use. May 28 limited. IFC.       The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine Khmer- and Vietnamese-language documentary, featuring interviews with prisoners and guards, about the Khmer Rouge-controlled Cambodian interrogation center Tuol Sleng and the atrocities that occurred there between 1975 and 1979. Written and directed by Rithy Panh. May 19 in New York. First Run.       Twist Drama, set in contemporary Toronto, about a young man who gets involved with homosexual prostitutes. Loosely based on the novel “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens (“Great Expectations,” “Nicholas Nickleby”). Former child actor Jacob Tierney (“Josh and SAM,” “The Neon Bible”) makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Nick Stahl (“Terminator 3”), Joshua Close (“K-19: The Widowmaker”), Gary Farmer (“The Big Empty”), Stephen McHattie (“Secretary”), Brigid Tierney (“Affliction,” “Levity”), Tygh Runyan (“K-19: The Widowmaker”), Michele-Barbara Pelletier (“Mad City”) and Mike Lobel (TV’s “Degrassi: The Next Generation”). 97 min. May 21 in New York. Strand.