New Movies This Week: ‘Transcendence,’ ‘Bears,’ ‘Heaven Is For Real,’ ‘A Haunted House 2′

A big batch of new releases hits theaters this weekend, with four wide-ranging films targeting every kind of movie-goer.

'Transcendence'

A sci-fi thriller about a scientist who uses technology to surpass human intelligence.

Directed by Wally Pfister

Starring Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany

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'Bears'

A beautifully filmed documentary that follows the lives of a bear family, a mother and her two cubs, as they make their lives together in Alaska.

Directed by Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey, Adam Chapman

Narrated by John C. Reilly

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'Heaven Is For Real'

A child claims that he visited heaven during a near-death experience.

Directed by Randall Wallace

Starring Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Margo Martindale

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'A Haunted House 2'

The sequel to last year's parody of recent haunted-house movies.

Directed by Michael Tiddes

Starring Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Essence Atkins, Dave Sheridan

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