In Theaters: TOMB RAIDER, LOVE SIMON, I CAN ONLY IMAGINE and 7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE

This week in theaters we have the video game adaptation "Tomb Raider" starring Alicia Vikander as a rebooted version of the famous Lara Croft (previously played by Angelina Jolie). Other new releases include the coming-of-age drama "Love, Simon" and the faith-based drama "I Can Only Imagine". In limited release you should check out the true story thriller "7 Days in Entebbe" from "Elite Squad" helmer Jose Padilha.

Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.

TOMB RAIDER

Official Synopsis

Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when she was scarcely a teen. Now a young woman of 21 without any real focus or purpose, Lara navigates the chaotic streets of trendy East London as a bike courier, barely making the rent, and takes college courses, rarely making it to class. Determined to forge her own path, she refuses to take the reins of her father's global empire just as staunchly as she rejects the idea that he's truly gone. Advised to face the facts and move forward after seven years without him, even Lara can't understand what drives her to finally solve the puzzle of his mysterious death. Going explicitly against his final wishes, she leaves everything she knows behind in search of her dad's last-known destination: a fabled tomb on a mythical island that might be somewhere off the coast of Japan. But her mission will not be an easy one; just reaching the island will be extremely treacherous. Suddenly, the stakes couldn't be higher for Lara, who--against the odds and armed with only her sharp mind, blind faith and inherently stubborn spirit--must learn to push herself beyond her limits as she journeys into the unknown. If she survives this perilous adventure, it could be the making of her, earning her the name tomb raider.

Film Details

• Director: Roar Uthaug
  
  
• Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi
  
  
• Genre: Action, Adventure
  
  
• Running Time: 118 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and for some language
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 50% (89 fresh, 90 rotten, score: 5.3/10)
  
• Metacritic: 46 out of 100 (12 positive, 23 mixed, 11 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 74% (3.8/5 rating from 4,149 users)
  
• Metacritic: 6.1/10 (49 positive, 16 mixed, 22 negative).
• IMDb: 7.0/10 (10,741 votes)
  

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LOVE, SIMON

Official Synopsis

Everyone deserves a great love story. But for seventeen-year old Simon Spier it's a little more complicated: he's yet to tell his family or friends he's gay and he doesn't actually know the identity of the anonymous classmate he's fallen for online. Resolving both issues proves hilarious, terrifying and life-changing. Directed by Greg Berlanti (Riverdale, The Flash, Supergirl), written by Isaac Aptaker & Elizabeth Berger (This is Us), and based on Becky Albertalli's acclaimed novel, LOVE, SIMON is a funny and heartfelt coming-of-age story about the thrilling ride of finding yourself and falling in love.

Film Details

• Director: Greg Berlanti
  
  
• Starring: Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Keiynan Lonsdale
  
  
• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  
  
• Running Time: 109 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG-13 for thematic elements, sexual references, language and teen partying
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 91% (83 fresh, 8 rotten, score: 7.4/10)
  
• Metacritic: 73 out of 100 (29 positive, 6 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 90% (4.5/5 rating from 1,455 users)
  
• Metacritic: 9.5/10 (14 positive, 0 mixed, 0 negative).
• IMDb: 7.7/10 (2,308 votes)
  

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I CAN ONLY IMAGINE

Official Synopsis

The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart topping song that brings ultimate hope to so many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.

Film Details

• Director: Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin
  
  
• Starring: J. Michael Finley, Brody Rose, Trace Adkins, Dennis Quaid, Cloris Leachman
  
  
• Genre: Drama, Family
  
  
• Running Time: 110 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG for thematic elements including some violence
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 60% (6 fresh, 4 rotten, score: 5.0/10)
  
• Metacritic: 27 out of 100 (1 positive, 1 mixed, 4 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 94% (4.7/5 rating from 689 users)
  
• Metacritic: 5.3/10 (2 positive, 0 mixed, 2 negative).
• IMDb: 7.5/10 (283 votes)
  

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7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE

Official Synopsis

A gripping thriller inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, the film depicts the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.

Film Details

• Director: José Padilha
  
  
• Starring: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Brühl, Eddie Marsan, Nonso Anozie, Peter Sullivan
  
  
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
  
  
• Running Time: 106 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG-13 for violence, some thematic material, drug use, smoking and brief strong language
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 18% (11 fresh, 49 rotten, score: 5.2/10)
  
• Metacritic: 49 out of 100 (6 positive, 18 mixed, 2 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 45% (3/5 rating from 223 users)
  
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 4.9/10 (320 votes)
  

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