This week in theaters Marvel fans get to pick sides in "Captain America: Civil War". The epic movie is guaranteed to break box-office records, which is why it's the only new wide release this week. In limited release we have the dramedy "The Family Fang", the drama "A Bigger Splash" and the Palme d'Or winner "Dheepan". More about each movie after the jump.
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR
Official Synopsis
Marvel's "Captain America: Civil War" finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps-one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark's surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
Film Details
- Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Martin Freeman, Emily VanCamp, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl, Tom Holland
- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
- Running Time: 146 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for extended sequences of violence, action and mayhem
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 91% (234 fresh, 24 rotten, score: 7.6/10).
- Metacritic: 75 out of 100 (41 positive, 10 mixed, 0 negative).
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THE FAMILY FANG
Official Synopsis
Adult siblings Baxter (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Nicole Kidman), scarred from an unconventional upbringing, return to their family home after an unlikely accident. When their parents (Christopher Walken and Maryann Plunkett) - performance artists famous for elaborate public hoaxes - suddenly go missing under troubling circumstances, Baxter and Annie investigate. Unsure whether it's foul play or just another elaborate ruse, nothing can prepare them for what they discover.
Film Details
- Starring: Jason Bateman, Nicole Kidman, Kathryn Hahn, Christopher Walken, Maryann Plunkett, Marin Ireland, Mackenzie Brooke Smith
- Director: Jason Bateman
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 105 min.
- Rating: R for some language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 77% (40 fresh, 12 rotten, score: 6.6/10).
- Metacritic: 67 out of 100 (17 positive, 9 mixed, 0 negative).
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A BIGGER SPLASH
Official Synopsis
In A BIGGER SPLASH, rock legend Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton) is recuperating on the volcanic island of Pantelleria with her partner Paul (Matthias Schoenaerts) when iconoclast record producer and old flame Harry (Ralph Fiennes) unexpectedly arrives with his daughter Penelope (Dakota Johnson) and interrupts their holiday, bringing with him an A-bomb blast of nostalgia from which there can be no rescue. A BIGGER SPLASH is a sensuous portrait of desire, jealousy and rock and roll, under the Mediterranean sun.
Film Details
- Starring: Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson
- Director: Luca Guadagnino
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Running Time: 124 min.
- Rating: R for graphic nudity, some strong sexual content, language and brief drug use
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 89% (63 fresh, 8 rotten, score: 7.4/10).
- Metacritic: 74 out of 100 (18 positive, 4 mixed, 0 negative).
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DHEEPAN
Official Synopsis
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, the new film from acclaimed director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet) is a gripping, human tale of survival. On the losing side of a civil war in Sri Lanka, a Tamil soldier (Antonythasan Jesuthasan) poses as the husband and father of two other refugees in order to escape their ravaged homeland. Arriving in France, the makeshift "family" sets about establishing a new life-only to find themselves once again embroiled in violence on the mean streets of Paris. A heartrending saga of three strangers united by circumstance and struggle, Dheepan is both a tour-de-force thriller and a powerful depiction of the immigrant experience.
Film Details
- Starring: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers
- Director: Jacques Audiard
- Genre: Crime, Drama
- Running Time: 115 min.
- Rating: R for violence, language and brief sexuality/nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 90% (62 fresh, 56 rotten, score: 7.9/10).
- Metacritic: 77 out of 100 (17 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).
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