Movies opening this week in theaters:
- DUMB AND DUMBER TO (Universal Pictures / PG-13 / Wide)
- BEYOND THE LIGHTS (Relativity Media / PG-13 / Wide)
- FOXCATCHER (Sony Pictures Classics / R / Limited)
- THE HOMESMAN (Roadside Attractions / R / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
DUMB AND DUMBER TO
Official Synopsis
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their signature roles as Lloyd and Harry in the sequel to the smash hit that took the physical comedy and kicked it in the nuts: Dumb and Dumber To. The original film's directors, Peter and Bobby Farrelly, take Lloyd and Harry on a road trip to find a child Harry never knew he had and the responsibility neither should ever, ever be given. The Farrelly brothers produce Dumb and Dumber To alongside Riza Aziz and Joey McFarland of Red Granite Pictures. They are joined by fellow producers Charles B. Wessler and Bradley Thomas. Universal Pictures will distribute the film in the United States, Canada and select international territories.
Film Details
- Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle, Laurie Holden, Rachel Melvin, Kathleen Turner, Bill Murray
- Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 110 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, partial nudity, language and some drug references
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 31% (24 fresh, 54 rotten, score: 4.5/10).
- Metacritic: 36 out of 100 (1 positive, 18 mixed, 11 negative).
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BEYOND THE LIGHTS
Official Synopsis
Beyond the Lights is the story of Noni, the music world's latest superstar. But not all is what it seems, and the pressures of fame have Noni on the edge - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Drawn to each other, Noni and Kaz fall fast and hard, despite the protests of those around them who urge them to put their career ambitions ahead of their romance. But it is ultimately Kaz's love that gives Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.
Film Details
- Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nate Parker, Minnie Driver, Danny Glover, Benito Martinez
- Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Genre: Drama
- Running Time: 116 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for sexual content including suggestive gestures, partial nudity, language and thematic elements
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 85% (45 fresh, 8 rotten, score: 7.0/10).
- Metacritic: 73 out of 100 (19 positive, 4 mixed, 0 negative).
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FOXCATCHER
Official Synopsis
FOXCATCHER is a psychological drama directed by Academy Award nominee Bennett Miller (MONEYBALL) and starring Golden Globe winner Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Academy Award nominee Mark Ruffalo, Academy Award winner Vanessa Redgrave and Sienna Miller. The film was written by E. Max Frye and Academy Award nominee Dan Futterman. FOXCATCHER tells the story of Olympic Gold Medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz (Tatum), who sees a way out from the shadow of his more celebrated wrestling brother Dave (Ruffalo) and a life of poverty when he is summoned by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont (Carell) to move onto his estate and train for the 1988 Seoul Olympics. Desperate to gain the respect of his disapproving mother, du Pont begins "coaching" a world-class athletic team and, in the process, lures Mark into dangerous habits, breaks his confidence and drives him into a self-destructive spiral. Based on actual events, FOXCATCHER is a gripping and profoundly American story of fragile men who pinned their hopes for love and redemption on a desperate obsession for greatness that was to end in tragedy.
Film Details
- Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave, Anthony Michael Hall
- Director: Bennett Miller
- Genre: Drama, Biography
- Running Time: 134 min.
- Rating: R for some drug use and a scene of violence
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 85% (78 fresh, 14 rotten, score: 7.9/10).
- Metacritic: 83 out of 100 (27 positive, 3 mixed, 0 negative).
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THE HOMESMAN
Official Synopsis
When three women living on the edge of the American frontier are driven mad by harsh pioneer life, the task of saving them falls to the pious, independent-minded Mary Bee Cuddy (Hilary Swank). Transporting the women by covered wagon to Iowa, she soon realizes just how daunting the journey will be, and employs a low-life drifter, George Briggs (Tommy Lee Jones), to join her. The unlikely pair and the three women (Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter) head east, where a waiting minister and his wife (Meryl Streep) have offered to take the women in. But the group first must traverse the harsh Nebraska Territories marked by stark beauty, psychological peril and constant threat.
Film Details
- Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, Meryl Streep, Barry Corbin, William Fichtner, Tim Blake Nelson, James Spader
- Director: Tommy Lee Jones
- Genre: Western, Drama
- Running Time: 122 min.
- Rating: R for violence, sexual content, some disturbing behavior and nudity
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 78% (43 fresh, 12 rotten, score: 7.0/10).
- Metacritic: 70 out of 100 (19 positive, 4 mixed, 2 negative).