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United First Personal Video selection
On all flights with personal video, you can select from 14 films
in English and 4 films in a second language based on your
itinerary. Most films are unedited; customer discretion is
advised. Available titles are subject to change.
D: German, F: French, I: Italian, J: Japanese, C: Chinese
subtitles, S: Spanish, P: Portuguese, K: Korean
English soundtrack

Baby Mama
The Dark Knight
Diminished Capacity
Elegy
The Foot Fist Way
Frozen River
Get Smart
Hancock
Henry Poole Is Here
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Mamma Mia!
Step Brothers
Tropic Thunder
The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Non-English soundtrack

Boys Over Flowers The Movie J
A Chinese Fairy Tale C
The Dark Knight J,F,D,S,P,C,I,K
The Divine Weapon K
Get Smart F,D,S,P,C,I,K
Girl Scout K
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull J,F,D,S,P,I
Tokyo Sonata J
Tropic Thunder F,D,S,P,I
Wushu--The Young Generation C

Baby Mama
At 37 years old, Kate Holbrook is ready to become a mother. As a successful vice president, she is used to making things happen. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have control over her ability to get pregnant. After being told she is infertile, she turns to a surrogate-mother program, hiring Angie to carry her child. When Angie needs a place to stay, Kate must learn to live with a woman who acts like a child. Featuring: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. A Universal Pictures release, PG-13, 1 hr. 39 min.

Boys Over Flowers The Movie
Tsukushi Makino has trouble fitting in at the prestigious high school she attends. She comes from a poorer background and is outspoken and independent. The boys who rule the school torment her. That is, until their leader, Tsukasa, falls in love with her. A year after graduating, Tsukushi and Tsukasa are still involved; Tsukasa has proposed. Featuring: Mao Inoue, Jun Matsumoto. A TBS release, PG-13, 2 hr. 12 min.

A Chinese Fairy Tale
Based on a true story, this film follows the plight of 7-year-old Xin Yue, who has a brain tumor. Her family cannot afford her surgery or even her last wish, to see the flag-raising ceremony at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. They sell their belongings, but it’s not enough. Then, a newspaper story inspires readers to donate money to the struggling family. Featuring: Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Li Te-te. A Stage Empire Ltd. release, G, 1 hr. 38 min.

The Dark Knight
Now that Batman stalks the city’s streets, Gotham’s criminal element is getting a bit nervous. And when new D.A. Harvey Dent takes over, the criminals Batman catches don’t stand much of a chance of paying their way out of jail. But The Joker, a particularly disturbing new villain, hopes to unite the city’s many crime factions with one goal: to take down Batman. Featuring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger. A Warner Bros. release, PG-13, 2 hr. 25 min.

Diminished Capacity
After Cooper suffers a severe concussion, he has trouble focusing and remembering things. His mother asks him to help with his Uncle Rollie, who has early-onset Alzheimer’s disease and refuses to go into a nursing home. Rollie wants to sell a rare baseball card to give him the cash he needs to stay independent. So Cooper and Rollie set off together for a collectors’ convention. Featuring: Matthew Broderick, Alan Alda. A Jaguar Distribution release, NR, 1 hr. 32 min.

The Divine Weapon
In 1448, King Sejong of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty is at war with the Chinese Ming Dynasty. Sejong tasks inventor Choi Hae-san with developing a multibarreled rocket launcher. When Hae-san learns the Chinese are coming to destroy the weapon, he beats them to it, destroying any evidence of the weapon and killing himself in the process. But his daughter, Hong-li, escapes with the blueprint. Featuring: Jung Jae-young, Han Eun-jung. A CJ Entertainment release, PG-13, 2 hr. 14 min.

Elegy
College professor David Kepesh has been happily avoiding commitment for decades, content with his current casual relationship. But David has a date with a beautiful, young graduate student, Consuela, that evolves into a more serious affair. The romance, however, causes middle-age David to begin questioning why someone so lovely would be with him, and he becomes very jealous. Featuring: Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz. A Samuel Goldwyn Films release, R, 1 hr. 53 min.

The Foot Fist Way
Martial arts instructor Fred Simmons is the greatest tae-kwan-do demonstrator ever—or at least, in his own mind. Fred spends his days worshipping his wife, Suzie, and his hero, martial arts movie star Chuck “The Truck” Wallace. When Fred finds out that Suzie has been unfaithful, he spirals out of control. With his best friend and two of his students, Fred makes a pilgrimage to meet The Truck. Featuring: Danny McBride, Ben Best. A Paramount Pictures release, R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Frozen River
Ray Eddy’s husband disappears with the family’s savings right before Christmas, leaving Ray and her two kids unable to make the payment on their new double-wide trailer. She has only a few days to come up with $4,000. So Ray teams up with Mohawk Lila Littlefoot. They smuggle illegal immigrants from Canada across the frozen St. Lawrence River into the U.S. Featuring: Misty Upham, Melissa Leo. A Sony Pictures Releasing release, R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Get Smart
Maxwell Smart works for the U.S. spy agency Control as one of its top data analysts, but he longs to be a field agent. When headquarters is broken into by KAOS, all of the Control agents’ identities are compromised. The chief has no choice but to send inexperienced Smart into the field with Agent 99. Can the bumbling Smart stop KAOS from dominating the world? Featuring: Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway. A Warner Bros. release, PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.

Girl Scout
Mi-kyung, Yi-man, Bong-sun, and Eun-ji struggle to put money away in their local credit union. So, they are naturally very upset when the head of the credit union disappears with million of dollars, including theirs. Mi-kyung encourages the other three to join her in attempting to track down the thief and thus their money. Featuring: Kim Suna, Na Moon-hee. A Lotte Entertainment release, PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.

Hancock
Hancock may have superpowers, but he’s far from the stereotypical superhero. Rude, crude, and often drunk, Hancock leaves behind a lot of damage whenever he attempts to do something good. After he saves the life of PR exec Ray Embrey, Ray wants to help Hancock improve his image. But Ray’s wife, Mary, insists that Hancock isn’t capable of changing. Who’s right? Featuring: Will Smith, Jason Bateman. A Sony Pictures Releasing release, PG-13, 1 hr. 32 min.

Henry Poole Is Here
Fleeing from his comfortable life after being given a grim medical diagnosis, Henry Poole hides out in suburbia, wanting to be left alone. But Henry’s backyard becomes the center of the neighborhood when one of his neighbors sees a miraculous image in a water stain on Henry’s house. Meanwhile, Henry finds himself connecting with an 8-year-old girl and her divorced mother. Featuring: Luke Wilson, Cheryl Hines. A Paramount Pictures release, PG, 1 hr. 40 min.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Archaeologist Indiana Jones is kidnapped by the Russians and forced to give them the location of a mysterious box held in government storage. After Indy escapes and returns home, a young man who calls himself Mutt meets Indy. One of Indy’s old friends is being held captive, and Mutt needs help to find him and Mutt’s mother. Featuring: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf. A Paramount Pictures release, PG-13, 2 hr. 2 min.

Mamma Mia!
In this adaptation of the hit Broadway musical featuring ABBA songs, young Sophie hopes to find out the identity of her father on the eve of her wedding. After coming across her mother’s diary, Sophie discovers that there are three possible candidates. She invites them all to her wedding without telling Donna, her mom. Featuring: Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried. A Universal Pictures release, PG-13, 1 hr. 49 min.

Step Brothers
It’s always an adjustment for children when divorced parents remarry, especially when their new blended family includes siblings. For Brennan Huff and Dale Doback, this adjustment is even more jarring due to their many years living at home—they are 39 and 40 years old, respectively. Can they finally learn to deal with change? Featuring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly. A Sony Pictures Releasing release, R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Tokyo Sonata
To all outward appearances, Ryuhei Sasaki is a successful provider for his wife, Megumi, and two teenage sons, Takashi and Kenji. But when Ryuhei loses his job, he spins a web of lies to conceal the truth from his family. Gradually, the secrets and tensions begin to break down the tight bonds of this once-happy family. Featuring: Teruyuki Kagawa, Kyoko Koizumi. A Fortissimo Films release, PG-13, 1 hr. 59 min.

Tropic Thunder
Thanks to the egos of the stars, a Vietnam War film is soon plagued with production problems. The director, at the advice of the film’s on-set technical adviser, dumps action hero Tugg Speedman, portly comic Jeff Portnoy, and Method devotee Kirk Lazarus into the jungle. The actors find themselves in real danger when they stumble across a heroin-production operation. Featuring: Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. A Paramount Pictures release, R, 1 hr. 47 min.

Wushu--The Young Generation
Two 10-year-old brothers, Yi and Er, enroll at an elite martial arts school; their father, Li Hui, is a teacher there. Yi and Er form a gang with their five new friends, swearing allegiance to each other. Ten years later, right after the group graduates from the school, they come face-to-face with a real threat. They must use their athletic training to combat a real enemy. Featuring: Sammo Hung, Liu Fengchao. A Dadi Century Ltd. release, PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe
Six years after the series finale, this movie reunites FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Mulder and Scully are no longer a part of the bureau, but these ex-agents seem to be the FBI’s best hope of cracking a recent case: mysterious bodies being found buried in the Virginia snow. Desperate for a lead, officials rely on the questionable visions of a priest. Featuring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson. A 20th Century Fox release, PG-13, 1 hr. 44 min.




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