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Top DVDs: Environmental adventure 'Epic' makes an impressive debut



An unsettling drama (“Amour”), an animated tale (“Epic”), a timely documentary (“The Gatekeepers”) and a silly satire (“Scary Movie 5”) are among the titles available during this fourth weekend of August.

The DVD/Blu-ray Disc rental and sales offerings (all subject to change) include:
TOP RENTALS

1. “Epic” (PG); Grade: B; with the voices of Beyoncé Knowles, Jason Sudeikis, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Farrell and Christoph Waltz in an ecological adventure in which tree dwellers rally to drive away evil warriors.

2. “Olympus Has Fallen” (R); Grade: B-; with Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman in a big action thriller about an attack on the White House.

3. “Scary Movie 5” (PG-13 and Unrated); Grade: NP; with Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Snoop Dogg, Kat Williams and Mike Tyson in a fright-film parody.

4. “Oblivion” (PG-13); Grade: B-; with Tom Cruise in a space epic about Earth being slowly destroyed by extraterrestrials depleting the planet’s resources.

5. “Mud” (PG-13); Grade: A; with Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon and Michael Shannon in a relationship story with eccentric characters who make it richer.

6. “G.I. Joe Retaliation: Extended Action Cut” (PG-13); Grade: NP; with Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum and Bruce Willis in an action adventure about the G.I. Joe team members being charged with a heinous crime they didn’t commit.

7. “42” (PG-13); Grade: A; with Chadwick Boseman as baseball great Jackie Robinson and Harrison Ford as Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey.

8. “The Big Wedding” (R); Grade: NP; with Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton and Susan Sarandon in a wedding-day farce.

9. “Evil Dead” (R); Grade: B; with Jane Levy in the hit reboot of the frightening tale about an ancient curse unfolding in a remote cabin.

10. “The Gatekeepers” (PG-13) Grade: NP; with Dror Moreh directing a documentary in which six former heads of the Shin Bet, Israel’s secret service, share their insights for the first time.

11. “The Company You Keep” (R); Grade: B-; with Robert Redford (who also directed), Brit Marling and Shia LaBeouf in a drama about a ’60s radical who went underground after being accused of a murder.

12. “Teen Beach Movie” (G); Grade: NP; with Ross Lynch in a title in which two teen surfers are transported back to the 1960s when Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon were starring in colorful beach movies.

13. “Amour” (PG-13); Grade: B+; with Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant in director Michael Haneke’s unsettling drama about an aging husband and wife facing their final days.

14. “The Place Beyond the Pines” (R); Grade: B-; with Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes in an ambitious father-son drama that crosses generations.

15. “Spring Breakers” (R); Grade: B; with Vanessa Hudgens and Selena Gomez in a fast-and-furious teen tale about outrageous behavior during a sizzling journey to Florida.
TOP SELLERS

1. “Epic” (PG); Grade: B; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray + DVD + digital copy; $49.99, Blu-ray 3-D + combo pack

2. “Olympus Has Fallen” (R); Grade: B-; $30.99, DVD; $40.99, Blu-ray Disc

3. “Oblivion” (PG-13); Grade: B-; $24.99, DVD; $29.99, Blu-ray Disc

4. “G.I. Joe Retaliation: Extended Action Cut” (PG-13); Grade: NP; $29.99, DVD; $39.99, Blu-ray Disc; $54.99, 3-D Blu-ray, Blu-ray Disc + DVD + digital copy + ultraviolet

5. “Teen Beach Movie” (G); Grade: NP; $26.99, DVD

6. “Mud” (PG-13); Grade: A; $19.99, DVD; $24.99, Blu-ray Disc

7. “42” (PG-13); Grade: A; $28.99, DVD; $35.99, Blu-ray Disc

8. “Evil Dead” (R); Grade: B; $30.99, DVD; $35.99, Blu-ray Disc

9. “The Big Wedding” (R); Grade: NP; $19.99, DVD; $24.99, Blu-ray Disc

10. “Spring Breakers” (R); Grade: B; $21.99, DVD; $27.99, Blu-ray Disc