Movies opening this week in theaters:
- INTERSTELLAR (Paramount Pictures / PG-13 / Wide)
- BIG HERO 6 (Walt Disney Pictures / PG / Wide)
- JESSABELLE (Lionsgate Films / PG-13 / Limited)
- THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (Focus Features / PG-13 / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
INTERSTELLAR
Official Synopsis
With our time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling beyond this galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.
Film Details
- Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine, David Oyelowo, Wes Bentley, John Lithgow, Ellen Burstyn, Topher Grace, David Gyasi, Mackenzie Foy, Bill Irwin, Timothée Chalamet, Matt Damon
- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama
- Running Time: 169 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for some intense perilous action and brief strong language.
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 72% (141 fresh, 56 rotten, score: 7.0/10).
- Metacritic: 73 out of 100 (35 positive, 10 mixed, 1 negative).
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BIG HERO 6
Official Synopsis
With all the heart and humor audiences expect from Walt Disney Animation Studios, "Big Hero 6" is an action-packed comedy-adventure about robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada, who learns to harness his genius-thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion-a robot named Baymax-and transforms the group into a band of high-tech heroes determined to solve the mystery.
Film Details
- Starring: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk, Maya Rudolph
- Director: Don Hall, Chris Williams
- Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy
- Running Time: 108 min.
- Rating: PG for action and peril, some rude humor, and thematic elements.
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 90% (99 fresh, 11 rotten, score: 7.2/10).
- Metacritic: 75 out of 100 (29 positive, 3 mixed, 0 negative).
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JESSABELLE
Official Synopsis
From the mastermind producer of Paranormal Activity and Insidious comes the ghostly tale of Jessabelle. Returning to her childhood home in Louisiana to recuperate from a horrific car accident, Jessabelle (Sarah Snook of Sleeping Beauty) comes face to face with a long-tormented spirit that has been seeking her return -- and has no intention of letting her escape.
Film Details
- Starring: Sarah Snook, Mark Webber, Joelle Carter, David Andrews
- Director: Kevin Greutert
- Genre: Horror, Thriller
- Running Time: 90 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for sequences of horror violence and terror
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 26% (5 fresh, 14 rotten, score: 4.7/10).
- Metacritic: 36 out of 100 (2 positive, 2 mixed, 7 negative).
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THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Official Synopsis
Starring Eddie Redmayne ("Les Misérables") and Felicity Jones ("The Amazing Spider-Man 2"), this is the extraordinary story of one of the world's greatest living minds, the renowned astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who falls deeply in love with fellow Cambridge student Jane Wilde. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Stephen embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of - time. Together, they defy impossible odds, breaking new ground in medicine and science, and achieving more than they could ever have dreamed. The film is based on the memoir Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen, by Jane Hawking, and is directed by Academy Award winner James Marsh ("Man on Wire").
Film Details
- Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Harry Lloyd
- Director: James Marsh
- Genre: Biography, Drama
- Running Time: 123 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for some thematic elements and suggestive material
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 79% (52 fresh, 14 rotten, score: 7.3/10).
- Metacritic: 70 out of 100 (19 positive, 10 mixed, 0 negative).