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Saturday, April 7, 2018

In Theaters: A QUIET PLACE, BLOCKERS, CHAPPAQUIDDICK and THE MIRACLE SEASON

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This week in theaters we have the highly acclaimed horror film "A Quiet Place" starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, the teen sex comedy "Blockers", the Ted Kennedy biopic "Chappaquiddick", and the fact-based drama "The Miracle Season".

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



A QUIET PLACE


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Official Synopsis

In the modern horror thriller A QUIET PLACE, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. If they hear you, they hunt you.

Film Details

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  • Director: John Krasinski

  • Starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward

  • Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

  • Running Time: 90 min.

  • Rating: PG-13 for terror and some bloody images


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 97% (167 fresh, 6 rotten, score: 8.2/10)
  • Metacritic: 82 out of 100 (46 positive, 0 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

  • Rotten Tomatoes: 87% (4.3/5 rating from 4,623 users)
  • Metacritic: 8.9/10 (40 positive, 4 mixed, 1 negative).
  • IMDb: 8.3/10 (10,065 votes)





BLOCKERS


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Official Synopsis

When three parents stumble upon their daughters' pact to lose their virginity at prom, they launch a covert one-night operation to stop the teens from sealing the deal. Leslie Mann (The Other Woman, This Is 40), Ike Barinholtz (Neighbors, Suicide Squad) and John Cena (Trainwreck, Sisters) star in Blockers, the directorial debut of Kay Cannon (writer of the Pitch Perfect series). The comedy is produced by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver, under their Point Grey Pictures banner (Neighbors, This Is the End), alongside Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar series) and DMG Entertainment's Chris Fenton (47 Ronin). Good Universe's Nathan Kahane and Joseph Drake (Don't Breathe, Juno) executive produce with Chris Cowles (Collide) of DMG and Josh Fagen, Dave Stassen and Jonathan McCoy. The film is written by brothers Brian & Jim Kehoe, Hurwitz & Schlossberg and Eben Russell.

Film Details

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  • Director: Kay Cannon

  • Starring: Leslie Mann, John Cena, Ramona Young, Ike Barinholtz, Gina Gershon, Miles Robbins, Gary Cole, Gideon Adlon, Hannibal Buress

  • Genre: Comedy

  • Running Time: 102 min.

  • Rating: R for crude and sexual content, and language throughout, drug content, teen partying, and some graphic nudity


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 83% (109 fresh, 23 rotten, score: 6.7/10)
  • Metacritic: 69 out of 100 (35 positive, 7 mixed, 1 negative).

Audience Reception

  • Rotten Tomatoes: 56% (3.1/5 rating from 1,356 users)
  • Metacritic: 6.8/10 (8 positive, 4 mixed, 1 negative).
  • IMDb: 6.4/10 (2,364 votes)





CHAPPAQUIDDICK


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Official Synopsis

In the riveting suspense drama, CHAPPAQUIDDICK, the scandal and mysterious events surrounding the tragic drowning of a young woman, as Ted Kennedy drove his car off the infamous bridge, are revealed in the new movie starring Jason Clarke as Ted Kennedy and Kate Mara as Mary Jo Kopechne. Not only did this event take the life of an aspiring political strategist and Kennedy insider, but it ultimately changed the course of presidential history forever. Through true accounts, documented in the inquest from the investigation in 1969, director John Curran and writers Andrew Logan and Taylor Allen, intimately expose the broad reach of political power, the influence of America's most celebrated family; and the vulnerability of Ted Kennedy, the youngest son, in the shadow of his family legacy.

Film Details

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  • Director: John Curran

  • Starring: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Clancy Brown, Olivia Thirlby, Ed Helms, Bruce Dern

  • Genre: Drama, History, Thriller

  • Running Time: 101 min.

  • Rating: PG-13 for thematic material, disturbing images, some strong language, and historical smoking


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 80% (57 fresh, 14 rotten, score: 7.2/10)
  • Metacritic: 67 out of 100 (20 positive, 0 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

  • Rotten Tomatoes: 68% (3.9/5 rating from 557 users)
  • Metacritic: N/A
  • IMDb: 6.6/10 (561 votes)





THE MIRACLE SEASON


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Official Synopsis

Based on the inspiring true story of West High School girls' volleyball team. After the loss of the school's star player, Caroline "Line" Found, in an accident, the remaining team players must band together under the guidance of their tough-love coach in hope of winning the state championship.

Film Details

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  • Director: Sean McNamara

  • Starring: Helen Hunt, Tiera Skovbye, Erin Moriarty, Danika Yarosh, Jason Gray-Stanford, William Hurt

  • Genre: Drama, Sport

  • Running Time: 99 min.

  • Rating: PG for some thematic elements


Critical Reception

  • Rottentomatoes: 36% (10 fresh, 18 rotten, score: 5.1/10)
  • Metacritic: 44 out of 100 (2 positive, 9 mixed, 2 negative).

Audience Reception

  • Rotten Tomatoes: 94% (4.7/5 rating from 235 users)
  • Metacritic: N/A
  • IMDb: 6.9/10 (83 votes)








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