Movies opening this week in theaters:
- HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 (Paramount Pictures / R / Wide)
- THE DUFF (Lionsgate Films / PG-13 / Wide)
- MCFARLAND USA (Walt Disney Pictures / PG / Wide)
- WILD TALES (Sony Pictures Classics / R / Limited)
Synopses, details, critical reception, trailers, clips and more after the jump.
HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2
Official Synopsis
When Lou finds himself in trouble, Nick and Jacob fire up the hot tub time machine in an attempt to get back to the past. But they inadvertently land in the future with Adam Jr. Now they have to alter the future in order to save the past - which is really the present.
Film Details
- Starring: Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Adam Scott, Gillian Jacobs, Chevy Chase
- Director: Steve Pink
- Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
- Running Time: 93 min.
- Rating: R for crude sexual content and language throughout, graphic nudity, drug use and some violence
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 14% (8 fresh, 48 rotten, score: 3.2/10).
- Metacritic: 30 out of 100 (1 positive, 8 mixed, 17 negative).
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THE DUFF
Official Synopsis
Bianca (Mae Whitman) is a content high school senior whose world is shattered when she learns the student body knows her as 'The DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels & Bianca Santos). Now, despite the words of caution from her favorite teacher (Ken Jeong), she puts aside the potential distraction of her crush, Toby (Nick Eversman), and enlists Wesley (Robbie Amell), a slick but charming jock, to help reinvent herself. To save her senior year from turning into a total disaster, Bianca must find the confidence to overthrow the school's ruthless label maker Madison (Bella Thorne) and remind everyone that no matter what people look or act like, we are all someone's DUFF.
Film Details
- Starring: Mae Whitman, Bella Thorne, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Bianca Santos, Ken Jeong, Allison Janney
- Director: Ari Sandel
- Genre: Comedy
- Running Time: 101 min.
- Rating: PG-13 for crude and sexual material throughout, some language and teen partying
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 61% (33 fresh, 21 rotten, score: 5.6/10).
- Metacritic: 53 out of 100 (12 positive, 9 mixed, 4 negative).
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MCFARLAND USA
Official Synopsis
From Disney comes MCFARLAND, the true against-all-odds story of the 1987 McFarland high school cross country team in an economically challenged community.
Film Details
- Starring: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Ramiro Rodriguez, Johnny Ortiz, Rafael Martinez, Hector Duran, Sergio Avelar
- Director: Niki Caro
- Genre: Drama, Sport
- Running Time: 128 min.
- Rating: PG for thematic material, some violence and language
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 77% (54 fresh, 16 rotten, score: 6.7/10).
- Metacritic: 60 out of 100 (16 positive, 13 mixed, 1 negative).
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WILD TALES
Official Synopsis
Inequality, injustice and the demands of the world we live in cause stress and depression for many people. Some of them, however, explode. This is a movie about those people. Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters of Wild Tales cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism. A lover's betrayal, a return to the repressed past and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to madness as they cede to the undeniable pleasure of losing control.
Film Details
- Starring: Ricardo Darín, Erica Rivas, Darío Grandinetti, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Liliana Ackerman, Luis Manuel Altamirano García, Alejandro Angelini
- Director: Damián Szifrón
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
- Running Time: 122 min.
- Rating: R for violence, language and brief sexuality
Critical Reception
- Rottentomatoes: 92% (36 fresh, 3 rotten, score: 7.8/10).
- Metacritic: 74 out of 100 (16 positive, 3 mixed, 0 negative).