Movies opening this week in theaters:
- 22 JUMP STREET (Sony Pictures / R / Wide)
- HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 (20th Century Fox / PG / Wide)
- THE SIGNAL (Focus Features / PG-13 / Limited)
- THE ROVER (A24 Films / R / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
22 JUMP STREET
Official Synopsis
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.
Film Details
- Starring: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube, Peter Stormare, Jillian Bell, Amber Stevens, Wyatt Russell, Nick Offerman, Craig Roberts
- Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
- Running Time: 112 min.
- Rating: R for language throughout, sexual content, drug material, brief nudity and some violence
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 83% (131 fresh, 27 rotten, score: 6.8/10).
- Metacritic: 71 out of 100 (37 positive, 8 mixed, 0 negative).
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HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
Official Synopsis
DreamWorks Animation returns to the world of dragons and Vikings in this sequel to their successful 2010 outing How to Train Your Dragon. The original film followed the exploits of a Viking chief's son, who must capture a dragon in order to mark his passage into manhood and prove his worthiness to the tribe.
Film Details
- Starring: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig, Djimon Hounsou, Kit Harington
- Director: Dean DeBlois
- Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
- Running Time: 102 min.
- Rating: PG for adventure action and some mild rude humor
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 92% (92 fresh, 8 rotten, score: 7.8/10).
- Metacritic: 77 out of 100 (31 positive, 6 mixed, 0 negative).
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THE SIGNAL
Official Synopsis
Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour: the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. The trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area. Suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students, Nic (Brenton Thwaites of The Giver and Maleficent), regains consciousness, he is in a waking nightmare...
Film Details
- Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp, Laurence Fishburne
- Director: William Eubank
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Running Time: 95 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for some thematic elements, violence and language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 54% (34 fresh, 29 rotten, score: 5.7/10).
- Metacritic: 52 out of 100 (12 positive, 12 mixed, 3 negative).
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THE ROVER
Official Synopsis
THE ROVER, David Michod's highly anticipated follow-up to ANIMAL KINGDOM, is set in a world 10 years following the collapse of society. The rule of the law has disintegrated and life is cheap. The film follows hardened loner Eric (Pearce) as he travels the desolate towns and roads of the outback. When a gang of thieves steals his car they leave behind a wounded Rey (Pattinson) in their wake. Forcing Rey to help track the gang, Eric will go to any lengths to take back the one thing that still matters to him. Michod also wrote the film based on a story he conceived with Joel Edgerton.
Film Details
- Starring: Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, Tawanda Manyimo
- Director: David Michôd
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Running Time: 102 min.
- Rating: R for language and some bloody violence
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 66% (35 fresh, 18 rotten, score: 6.4/10).
- Metacritic: 66 out of 100 (15 positive, 11 mixed, 0 negative).