By GLENN GARVIN

BIG SCREEN

Daybreakers stars Ethan Hawke and comes out Friday. (Lionsgate Pictures)

Daybreakers (R) — In the near future, a scientist (Ethan Hawke) tries to find a cure for a plague that has turned the bulk of the human population into vampires, making the remaining few people priceless sources of nourishment for the bloodsuckers.

Leap Year (PG) — Amy Adams stars as a woman tired of waiting for her longtime boyfriend (Matthew Goode) to propose, so she hatches a scheme to make sure they spend Feb. 29 in Ireland, where tradition allows women to propose. Directed by Anand Tucker (Shopgirl).

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