While there may be only two teams to root for in this year’s Big Game, a wide variety of fans will be able to score big at movie theaters this weekend, if they’re willing to tear themselves from their flat-screen TVs, that is.  Whether you’re in the mood for romantic comedy, thrilling suspense, or heart-pounding action to get you psyched for the Super Bowl, there’s a little something for everyone coming to the box office.

Taken will help to get die-hard sports fans’ blood pumping with lots of action and suspense. The film centers on Bryan, an ex-CIA agent whose trained in hostage recovery, played by Irish actor Liam Neeson (Schindler's List, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace), who is put in the unenviable position of having to rescue his own daughter, Kim, portrayed by Maggie Grace (Lost, The Jane Austen Book Club), after she is kidnapped by sex-traffickers in Paris. The movie is directed by Frenchman Peirre Morel, whose previous credits include the first Transporter film, so you know there will be action galore. All of the suspense and violence is meant to be tempered by a look at a father-daughter relationship, which should make it appealing to an even broader audience. Taken hopes to be the perfect film to get movie-goers all riled up for some hard-hitting on-field action.

For those fans all worked up over the possibility of their favorite team losing on Sunday, the horror flick The Uninvited promises to be an outlet for all of that nervous energy. The film, a remake of South Korea’s A Tale of Two Sisters, stars Emily Browning (Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) as Anna Rydell, a girl returning home to her father and sister Alex, played by David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck, The Bourne Ultimatum) and Arielle Kebbel (Gilmore Girls, John Tucker Must Die), following a stint in a mental hospital after her mother's death. Things start to get creepy as the ghost of Anna’s mom begins to appear and reveals terrible secrets about her father’s new fiancée, played by Elizabeth Banks (Zack And Miri Make A Porno, Role Models). The Uninvited promises enough in-your-face suspense and horror to keep even the most nervous fan’s mind off the pig-skin for at least a couple of hours.

Those more likely to watch the Puppy Bowl than the Super Bowl on Sunday will be relieved to hear that romantic comedy will also be charming its way into theaters this weekend in the form of New in Town. Rom-com queen Renee Zellwegger (Bridget Jones’ Diary, Chicago) and swoon-worthy crooner Harry Connick Jr. (Will and Grace, P.S. I Love You) team up in this Jonas Elmer-directed film about a Miami-based high-powered professional woman adjusting to life in a rural Minnesota town. A heart-warming story set in a frozen little town should provide some much-needed balance to this testosterone-soaked weekend. 

Finally, for those who love to cheer for the underdog, the French film The Class (Entre les Murs), which wowed the crowds at this past year’s Cannes Film Festival and earned itself an Academy Award nomination in the process, opens in limited release this weekend. The film is an autobiographical look into the life of François Bégaudeau, a writer and teacher who plays a version of himself in the movie. The story centers on Bégaudeau's experiences teaching literature to middle school students in inner-city Paris. While the film made many critics’ top-ten list for 2008, it remains relatively unknown in the US. For those looking to dig a little deeper and return to the classroom during this Super Bowl weekend, The Class may be just the ticket.

– John Bavoso