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Moonlight Dutch-language thriller about a teen girl who aids the young, wounded drug mule from Afghanistan she discovers hiding on her parents’ property. Directed by Paula van der Oest (“Zus & Zo”) from a screenplay by Carel Donck. With Laurien Van den Broeck (“Memory of a Killer”), Hunter Bussemaker, Andrew Howard (“Heights”) and Jemma Redgrave (“Acid House”). Scope. 91 min. Nov. 18. Indican.     Pride and Prejudice Drama, set in the early 19th century, about an opinionated young woman who falls for an arrogant aristocrat. Based on the novel by Jane Austen (“Sense and Sensibility,” “Emma”). British TV miniseries director Joe Wright (“Charles II: The Power & the Passion”) makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Deborah Moggach. With Keira Knightley (“Pure,” “Domino”), Jena Malone (“The Ballad of Jack and Rose”), Rosamund Pike (“Die Another Day”), Donald Sutherland (“Lord of War,” “Fierce People”), Judi Dench (“Ladies in Lavender”), Matthew MacFadyen (“The Reckoning”), Brenda Blethyn (“Beyond the Sea”) and Tom Hollander (“Stage Beauty”). Scope. PG: Some mild thematic elements. Nov. 18 limited. Focus.     Rent Musical drama about one year in the life of a group of young, bohemian artists squatting in New York’s East Village as they struggle with relationships, ambition, drugs and AIDS. Based on Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical. Written and directed by Chris Columbus (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”). With Rosario Dawson (“The Devil’s Rejects”), Taye Diggs (“Basic”), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (“Flawless”), Jesse L. Martin (“Restaurant”), Idina Menzel (“Just a Kiss”), Adam Pascal (“School of Rock”), Anthony Rapp (“A Beautiful Mind”), Aaron Lohr (“D3: The Mighty Ducks”), Mackenzie Firgens (“Groove”), Jennifer Siebel (“Something’s Gotta Give”) and Tracie Thoms (TV’s “Wonderfalls”). Scope. Nov. 11 limited. Sony.     Unconscious Spanish-language comedy, set in 1913, about a pregnant wife who, with the help of her besotted brother-in-law, sets out to track down her missing, Freud-obsessed husband. Directed by Joaquín Oristrell from a screenplay by Oristrell, Dominic Harari and Teresa Pelegri. With Leonor Watling (“Cronicas”), Luis Tosar, Alex Brendemühl, Mercedes Sampietro, Juanjo Puigcorbé, Ana Rayo and Núria Prims. Flat. Nov. 11 limited. Regent.     The White Countess Drama, set in Shanghai just before World War II, about a blind American diplomat who falls for a beautiful and enigmatic Russian refugee. Directed by James Ivory (“The Golden Bowl,” “Le Divorce”) from a screenplay by Kazuo Ishiguro (“Saddest Music in the World”). With Ralph Fiennes (“The Constant Gardener,” “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”), Natasha Richardson (“Asylum”), Vanessa Redgrave (“Crime and Punishment”), Lynn Redgrave (“Kinsey”), and Madeleine Potter (“The Golden Bowl”). Flat. Nov. 23 in New York and Los Angeles. Sony Pictures Classics.     Yours, Mine and Ours Comedy about a widow and a widower who fall in love and marry – combining his family of 10 kids with hers of eight. A remake of the 1968 comedy, based on the novel by Helen Eileen Beardsley. Directed by Raja Gosnell (“Big Momma’s House,” the “Scooby-Doo” series) from a screenplay by Ron Burch & David Kidd (“Head Over Heels”) and Bob Hilgenberg (TV’s “The Munsters Today”) & Rob Muir (TV’s “USA’s Up All Night”). With Dennis Quaid (“In Good Company”), Rene Russo (“Big Trouble”), Rip Torn (“Dodgeball”), Sean Faris (“Sleepover”), Jerry O’Connell (“Kangaroo Jack”), George Lopez (“The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl”), Little JJ (“Beauty Shop”), Linda Hunt (“A Lot Like Love”) and Dean Collins (“Hoot”). Nov. 23. Paramount. The Matador Drama, set in Mexico City, about a worldly assassin who forms a friendship with a suburban couple from Denver. Richard Shepard (the straight-to-video titles “Oxygen” and “Mexico City”) directs from his own screenplay. With Pierce Brosnan (“After the Sunset”), Hope Davis (“Proof,” “The Weather Man”), Greg Kinnear (“Bad News Bears”), Dylan Baker (“Hide and Seek”) and Maureen Muldoon. Flat. 97 min. Nov. 4 limited. Weinstein.     Poster Boy Drama about a homosexual college student whose closeted sexual preference comes to threaten the re-election campaign of his father, a conservative Republican senator. Directed by Zak Tucker from a screenplay by Lecia Rosenthal and Ryan Shiraki. With Matt Newton (“National Lampoon’s Van Wilder”), Michael Lerner (“Elf”), Karen Allen (“In the Bedroom”), Ian Reed Kesler and Jack Noseworthy (“Undercover Brother”). Flat. 98 min. Nov. 11 limited. Regent.     Pulse Japanese-language thriller about a group of teens who discover a way to interact with the dead via an Internet webcam. Written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa (“Bright Future”). With Haruhiko Kato, Kumiko Aso, Koyuki (“The Last Samurai”), Kurume Arisaka and Shinji Takeda. Also known as “Kairo.” Flat. Nov. 11 in New York. Magnolia.       Syriana Thriller about a career CIA agent tracking terrorists, an oil exec reeling from a family tragedy and a U.S. president who elects to declare war. Based on Robert Baer’s memoir “See No Evil: The True Story of a Foot Soldier in the CIA’s War on Terrorism.” Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan (“Abandon”). With George Clooney (“Ocean’s Twelve”), Matt Damon (“The Brothers Grimm”), Amanda Peet (“A Lot Like Love”), Greta Scacchi (“Beyond the Sea”), Christopher McDonald (“Grind”), David Clennon (“Glory Days”), Gina Gershon (“Prey For Rock and Roll”) and Michelle Monaghan (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “North Country,” “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang”). R: Violence; language. Nov. 23 limited. Warner Bros.     Walk the Line Biographical drama about Johnny Cash, an Arkansas sharecropper’s son whose bouts with substance abuse did not prevent him from recording hits like “Folsom Prison Blues,” “I Walk The Line,” “Ring of Fire” and “A Boy Named Sue.” Directed by James Mangold (“Kate & Leopold,” “Identity”) from a screenplay by Mangold and Gill Dennis. With Joaquin Phoenix (“Hotel Rwanda”), Reese Witherspoon (“Just Like Heaven”), Robert Patrick (“Supercross”), Ginnifer Goodwin (“Win a Date With Tad Hamilton!”), Dan Beene (“We Were Soldiers”), Dallas Roberts (“A Home at the End of the World”), Larry Bagby (“God’s Army”), Rhoda Griffis (“Runaway Jury”) and recording artist Shelby Lynne. Scope. 136 min. Nov. 18. Fox.     Wolf Creek Thriller, based on a true story, about three backpackers in remote Australia who find themselves terrorized by a serial killer. Greg McLean makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With John Jarratt, Kestie Morassi (“Darkness Falls”), Cassandra Magrath, Andy McPhee, Nathan Phillips, Guy Petersen and Jenny Starwall. Flat. 95 min. Nov. 18. Weinstein.