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The Perfect Score Comedy-thriller about seven high school seniors who stage a Princeton Testing Center break-in to learn the answers to their upcoming SAT exams. Directed by Brian Robbins (“Ready to Rumble,” “Hardball”) from a screenplay by Jon Zack (“Out Cold”) and Marc Hyman (“Osmosis Jones”). With Scarlett Johansson (“Lost in Translation,” “Girl with a Pearl Earring”), Erika Christensen (“Swimfan”), Chris Evans (“Not Another Teen Movie”), Darius Miles (“Van Wilder”) and Leonardo Nam. PG-13: Language; sexual content; some drug references. Jan. 16. Paramount.       Way Off Broadway Drama about a group of five artist friends who leave their comfortable college lives to become struggling artists in New York City. Daniel Kay makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Morena Baccarin (“Rodger Dodger”), Brad Beyer (“The General’s Daughter”), Forbes March (TV’s “Mutant X”), Jordan Gelber (“Changing Lanes”), Wesley Ramsay (“Latter Days”), Neal Jones (“In America”), Jarrod Bunch (“The Best Man”) and Kevin Daniels (“Hollywood Homicide”). 87 min. Jan. 16. Small Planet.     Yves Saint Laurent: His Life and Times French-language documentary about the rise of the French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, who finally closed his custom dressmaking business after 40 years of operation in 2001. Featuring vintage interviews with the designer, as well as with his lover and business partner Pierre Berge. Directed by David Teboul. 77 min. Jan. 7. Empire. Yves Saint Laurent: 5 Avenue Marceau, 75116 Paris French-language documentary that tracks a Saint Laurent summer collection from its conception to the runway. 85 min. Directed by David Teboul. Jan. 7. Empire.   Torque Action thriller, set against the world of motorcycle racing, about a longtime biker who, framed by a notorious gang, finds himself fleeing both gangsters and the FBI. Music video director Joseph Kahn (Moby’s “We Are All Made of Stars,” the Backstreet Boys’ “Larger Than Life,” Eminem’s “Without Me”) makes his feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Matt Johnson and J.P. Donahue. With Ice Cube (“Friday After Next”), Martin Henderson (“The Ring”), Dane Cook (“Simon Sez,” “Stuck on You”), Jay Hernandez (“The Rookie”), Jaime Pressly (“Not Another Teen Movie”) and Matt Schulze (“The Transporter”). Scope. 81 min. PG-13: Violence; sexuality; language; drug references. Jan. 16. Warner Bros.       You Got Served Hip-hop drama about a group of streetdancers who find their dreams (of opening their own dance and recording studio) threatened by the challenge of a second streetdancing team. Longtime hip-hop manager Chris Stokes makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Raz B, Lil’ Fizz, J-Boog, Omarion, Steve Harvey (“The Fighting Temptations,” “Love Don’t Cost a Thing”), Jennifer Freeman (“The Visit”), Meagan Good (“Deliver Us From Eva”), Marques Houston (“Good Burger”), Malcolm David Kelley (“Antwone Fisher”), Michael Taliferro (“Half Past Dead”), Dreux Frederic, Omar Grandberry and Jarell Houston. Jan. 30. Sony.     The Butterfly French-language children’s drama about an 8-year-old who, after continually being left alone by her mother, goes on a clandestine weeklong hiking trip with her elderly neighbor, an entomologist who specializes in butterflies. Written and directed by Philippe Muyl. With Michel Serrault (“The Girl From Paris”), Françoise Michaud (“Femme Fatale”), Idwig Stephane (“Pauline and Paulette”), Jerry Lucas (“Amélie”), Claire Bouanich, Nade Dieu and Hélène Hily. Also known as “Le Papillon.” 80 min. Dec. 19. First Run.       Japanese Story Drama, set in Australia, about two unlikely characters – a thirtysomething geologist and a Japanese businessman – who fall in love after they are stranded for a night in the outback. Directed by Sue Brooks from a screenplay by Alison Tilson. With Toni Collette (“The Hours”), Gotaro Tsunashima, Matthew Dyktynski (“Mr. Nice Guy”), Lynette Curran (“Praise”), Yumiko Tanaka, Kate Atkinson (“The Hard Word”) and John Howard (“Young Einstein”). 107 min. R: Some sexuality; language. Dec. 5. IDP.   Crust British comedy about a pub owner and retired boxer who finds a mutant 7-foot-tall mantis shrimp, then trains the mammoth crustacean to box humans. Mark Locke makes his feature directorial debut from his own screenplay. With Kevin McNally (“Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”), Bob Mason (“The Emperor’s New Clothes”), Madhav Sharma (“East is East”), Perry Fitzpatrick and Louise Mardenborough. Flat. 90 min. Dec. 12. Small Planet.     Monster Crime thriller about real-life prostitute and serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who was executed in 2002 for murdering six Florida men. Written and directed by Patty Jenkins. With Charlize Theron (“The Italian Job”), Christina Ricci (“Anything Else”), Bruce Dern (“Masked & Anonymous”), Lee Tergesen (“Shaft”), Scott Wilson (“Pearl Harbor,” “The Last Samurai”) and Annie Corley (“Seabiscuit,” “21 Grams”). 110 min. R: Strong violence; sexual content; pervasive language. Dec. 26 limited. Newmarket.