IN a very quiet week for new movie releases, the only two additions are both comedies aimed at a family market, while an art movie makes a welcome return in Port Elizabeth.

17 Again: When Mike (Matthew Perry), a 37-year-old divorced single dad in a dead-end job wishes he could live his life over again, he wakes up as a 17-year-old (Zac Efron from High School Musical) and in the same school as his own children.

Michelle Trachtenberg, Thomas Lennon and Leslie Mann co-star in the comedy, which is directed by Burr Steers.

It runs for 102 minutes, carries a 10 mature accompaniment rating and is opening at The Boardwalk, Walmer Park, The Bridge and the Garden Route Mall.

Hotel for Dogs: Emma Roberts and Jake Austin play siblings whose new guardians ban them from keeping dogs.

They discover an abandoned hotel, where they are able to keep as many dogs as they want.

Lisa Kudrow, Kyla Pratt and Kevin Dillon co-star in the 101 minute comedy, based on a best-selling children‘s book.

It is directed by Thor Freudendal, carries a PG rating and is opening at Walmer Park, The Bridge and the Garden Route Mall.

The Kite Runner: This Oscar-nominated drama which ran briefly last October returns to the cinema circuit by popular demand.

It tells the story of the guilt of a man who as a boy failed to prevent an assault on his best friend, and goes back many years later to try to make amends in a journey of redemption.

Khalid Abdalla, Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada, Ali Dinesh and Homayoun Ershadi star in the 128 minute drama, which is directed by Marc Foster.

It is opening at Uptown Theatres.