This week in theaters

With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers -- mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members -- human “predators” that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien predators.

Directed by: Nimrod Antal

Genre: Action

Cast: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Laurence Fishburne

He looked like just another day laborer from the streets, and the perfect fall guy for a crooked political assassination. But he turned out to be Machete (Danny Trejo), a legendary ex-Federale with a deadly attitude and the skills to match. Left for dead after clashing with notorious Mexican drug kingpin Torrez (Steven Seagal), Machete has escaped to Texas, looking to disappear and forget his tragic past. But what he finds is a web of corruption and deceit that leaves a bullet in Senator McLaughlin (Robert De Niro) and Machete a wanted man. Machete sets out to clear his name and expose a deep conspiracy. But standing in his way are Booth (Jeff Fahey), a ruthless businessman with an endless payroll of killers, Von (Don Johnson), a twisted border vigilante leading a small army, and Sartana Rivera (Jessica Alba), a beautiful Immigrations Officer torn between enforcing the law and doing what is right.

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez

Genre: Action

Cast: Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Lindsay Lohan, Don Johnson, Jessica Alba, Robert De Niro 

This is the epic story of John Rabe, a German businessman who rescued more than 200,000 civilians during the Rape of Nanking in China. On Dec. 13, 1937, the Nanking Massacre started and lasted for about eight weeks as thousands of prisoners of war and civilians were murdered by the Japanese soldiers, and women and children were raped. While the Imperial Japanese Army unleashes a wave of brutality on the civilian population, Rabe and his comrades courageously and skillfully negotiate with the Japanese and wrest a guarantee for a safety zone from them. Hundreds of thousands pour into the zone -- much more than expected. However, the Japanese continue to harass and attack the population, and it becomes more and more difficult to get supplies. A race against time begins as the Japanese plan to storm the zone.

Directed by: Florian Gallenberger

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ulrich Tukur, Daniel Brühl, Steve Buscemi, Anne Consigny 

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by an army of mischievous little minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell) planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon -- yes, the moon! Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. That is, until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen.

Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud

Genre: Animated

Voice cast: Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Will Arnett, Danny McBride, Jack McBrayer, Julie Andrews

Metin, now working in one of his relatives’ glazier shop, never misses any match of the Bursaspor football team, where he once used to play. His fanaticism is so serious that it even causes arguments with his relatives. Metin finds shelter in the bleachers as a member of a fan group for Bursaspor. The group’s leader, Sinan, takes money from Atilla, a mafioso, during a game. Accepting at first, Sinan later regrets his decision but Atilla refuses to break off an agreement they made. The group led by Sinan and Metin unite against Atilla’s men. They think they have overcome Atilla, but a bitter surprise is in store for them as they go to an away match.

Directed by: Suat Oktay Şenocak

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yusuf Günay Güney, Altuğ Görgü, Murat Liman, Arzu Tan Bayraktutan