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Dramas, including the Oscar-nominated "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close," dominate Tuesday's DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, freelancers or wire services. For full reviews, search the movie title at seattletimes.com.

"Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (PG-13): An 11-year-old boy (played by Thomas Horn), who loses a parent (Tom Hanks) on 9/11, tries to unlock the mystery of a key left behind by his father. Although it "at times teeters on the tightrope it's walking ... it's a genuinely moving and often lovely piece of work — beautifully acted and, ultimately, earning its tears," says Seattle Times movie critic Moira Macdonald.

"A Dangerous Method" (R): David Cronenberg's drama explores the friendship between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) — and the way a patient (Keira Knightley) came between them and affected their work.

"In the Land of Blood and Honey" (R; subtitled): At the center of Angelina Jolie's writing/directing debut, which tells of the atrocities during the Bosnian War of the 1990s, is a love story between two people (Goran Kostic, Zana Marjanovic) on different sides of the conflict.

"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" (G): This time the gang winds up marooned on a tropical island.

Other releases

"Casablanca: 70th Anniversary Edition"

"I, Claudius: 35th Anniversary Edition"

Compiled by Lori Taki Uno: luno@seattletimes.com