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Saturday, March 22, 2014

In Theaters: DIVERGENT, MUPPETS MOST WANTED

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Movies opening this week in theaters:

  • DIVERGENT (Lionsgate/Summit / PG-13 / Wide)
  • MUPPETS MOST WANTED (Walt Disney Pictures / PG-13 / Wide)

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


DIVERGENT


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Official Synopsis

DIVERGENT is a thrilling action-adventure film set in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader (Kate Winslet) to destroy all Divergents, Tris must learn to trust in the mysterious Four (Theo James) and together they must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it's too late. Based on the best-selling book series by Veronica Roth.

Film Details

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  • Starring: SHailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller, Maggie Q, Zoe Kravitz, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson, Mekhi Phifer, Tony Goldwyn, Ashley Judd

  • Director: Neil Burger

  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

  • Running Time: 139 min.

  • Rating: PG-13 for intense violence and action, thematic elements and some sensuality


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 41% (53 fresh, 77 rotten, score: 5.5/10).
  • Metacritic: 49 out of 100 (12 positive, 20 mixed, 2 negative).




MUPPETS MOST WANTED


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Official Synopsis

Disney's "Muppets Most Wanted" takes the entire Muppets gang on a global tour, selling out grand theaters in some of Europe's most exciting destinations, including Berlin, Madrid, Dublin and London. But mayhem follows the Muppets overseas, as they find themselves unwittingly entangled in an international crime caper headed by Constantine-the World's Number One Criminal and a dead ringer for Kermit the Frog-and his dastardly sidekick Dominic, aka Number Two, portrayed by Ricky Gervais. The film stars Tina Fey as Nadya, a feisty prison guard, and Ty Burrell as Interpol agent Jean Pierre Napoleon.

Film Details

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  • Starring: The Muppets, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Tina Fey, Hugh Bonneville, Frank Langella, Ray Liotta, Chloe Grace Moretz, James McAvoy, Toby Jones, Lady Gaga, Celine Dion, Zach Galifianakis, Salma Hayek, Josh Groban

  • Director: James Bobin

  • Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Family

  • Running Time: 112 min.

  • Rating: PG for some mild action


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 77% (90 fresh, 27 rotten, score: 6.9/10).
  • Metacritic: 61 out of 100 (19 positive, 13 mixed, 0 negative).