"Michael Clayton" (R) George Clooney stars in the title role of this legal thriller about a law firm "fixer," an attorney who cleans up sordid messes for top clients but finds his conscience tested amid the corruption he discovers in a corporate class-action case. The film earned seven Oscar nominations, including best picture and acting honors for Clooney, Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson. The DVD ($28.98, Warner Bros.) and Blu-ray releases ($35.99), along with an HD DVD ($35.99) that follows on March 11, have deleted scenes with commentary from director Tony Gilroy.

"In the Valley of Elah" (R), "Rendition" (R) and "Redacted" (R) Three Iraq and war-on-terror dramas come to home video. "In the Valley of Elah" (DVD, $27.95; Blu-ray and HD DVD, $35.99 each, Warner Bros.), from "Crash" director Paul Haggis, stars Tommy Lee Jones, who earned an Oscar nomination for the role, and Charlize Theron in a murder mystery set among U.S. troops newly returned from Iraq. Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal star in "Rendition" (DVD, $28.98, New Line), the story of an innocent Egyptian-American man abducted by U.S. intelligence agents and imprisoned overseas, where he is subjected to interrogation and torture under suspicion of terrorism. Brian De Palma directs "Redacted" (DVD, $26.98, Magnolia), a harsh tale of rape and murder carried out by U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq.

"American Gangster" (R) Ridley Scott teams up for a third time with his "Gladiator" star Russell Crowe, but it's Denzel Washington who dominates this crime saga. Washington stars as Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, and Crowe plays a rogue cop who brings him down. Ruby Dee earned a supporting-actress Academy Award nomination as Lucas' mother. A two-disc DVD set ($29.98, Universal) and HD DVD release ($39.98) each contain the theatrical version and an extended cut with an extra 18 minutes. Extras include deleted scenes, commentary with director Scott and screenwriter Steven Zallian and featurettes on the film's music, the drug trade and the real-life men behind the characters. A three-disc DVD set ($34.98) has more documentary segments, including conversations with rappers Common and Tip (T.I.) Harris, who co-star in the film.

"Margot at the Wedding" (R) Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jack Black star in this dour drama of a judgmental woman who comes to visit for her sister's wedding to an unemployed musician and artist. The DVD ($29.99, Paramount) has a conversation with Leigh and husband Noah Baumbach, who wrote and directed the movie.

"Lust, Caution" (NC-17) Director Ang Lee returns to Asia for his follow-up to "Brokeback Mountain," spinning a twisting World War II-era tale of a young Chinese woman (Tang Wei) drawn into a seductive plot to kill a man (Tony Leung) collaborating with the Japanese. The DVD ($29.98, Universal) is available in the steamy NC-17 theatrical release or a toned-down R-rated version.

"Run Lola Run" (R) Tom Tykwer's madly paced 1998 tale debuts on Blu-ray ($28.95, Sony). Franka Potente ("The Bourne Identity") plays the title role, a woman racing against time to find a small fortune in cash to save her boyfriend from a mobster's wrath. Tykwer and Potente provide commentary.

DAVID GERMAIN, ASSOCIATED PRESS