In Theaters: TULLY, OVERBOARD, BAD SAMARITAN and THE CLEANSE

This week in theaters we have the dramedy "Tully" starring Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis, which reteams "Juno" director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody.

Another new release is the comedy "Overboard" starring Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez, a remake of the 1987 comedy of the same name that starred Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn.

And from Electric Entertainment we have the drama "Bad Samaritan" directed by Dean Devlin ("Geostorm") and starring David Tennant.

In limited release it might be worth checking out the trippy horror comedy "The Cleanse" starring Johnny Galecki, Anna Friel and Anjelica Huston.

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

TULLY

Official Synopsis

A new comedy from Academy Award (R)-nominated director Jason Reitman ("Up in the Air") and Academy Award (R)-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody ("Juno"). Marlo (Academy Award (R) winner Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, is gifted a night nanny by her brother (Mark Duplass). Hesitant to the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis).

Film Details

• Director: Jason Reitman
  
  
• Starring: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston
  
  
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
  
  
• Running Time: 96 min.
  
  
• Rating: R for language and some sexuality/nudity
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 90% (102 fresh, 11 rotten, score: 7.8/10)
  
• Metacritic: 77 out of 100 (42 positive, 0 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 71% (3.6/5 rating from 792 users)
  
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 6.9/10 (522 votes)
  

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OVERBOARD

Official Synopsis

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM) and Pantelion Films presents Overboard, a fresh take on the iconic romantic comedy. In a splashy new twist, Overboard focuses on "Leonardo" (EUGENIO DERBEZ), a selfish, spoiled, rich playboy from Mexico's richest family and "Kate" (ANNA FARIS), a working class single mom of three hired to clean Leonardo's luxury yacht. After unjustly firing Kate and refusing to pay her, Leonardo falls overboard when partying too hard and wakes up on the Oregon coast with amnesia. Kate shows up at the hospital and, to get payback, convinces Leonardo he is her husband and puts him to work - for the first time in his life. At first miserable and inept, Leonardo slowly settles in. Eventually he earns the respect of his new "family" and co-workers. But, with Leonardo's billionaire family hot on their trail and the possibility of his memory returning at any moment, will their new family last or will Leonardo finally put the clues together and leave them for good? A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and Pantelion Films of a 3Pas Studios production, Overboard is set for release on May 4, 2018.

Film Details

• Director: Rob Greenberg
  
  
• Starring: Anna Faris, Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, Mel Rodriguez, John Hannah
  
  
• Genre: Comedy, Romance
  
  
• Running Time: 112 min.
  
  
• Rating: PG-13 for suggestive material, partial nudity and some language
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 28% (8 fresh, 21 rotten, score: 4.1/10)
  
• Metacritic: 45 out of 100 (3 positive, 12 mixed, 6 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 80% (4.0/5 rating from 250 users)
  
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 3.4/10 (353 votes)
  

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BAD SAMARITAN

Official Synopsis

A valet (Robert Sheehan) develops a clever scam to burglarize the houses of rich customers. Things go smoothly until he robs the wrong customer (David Tennant), and discovers  a woman being held captive in his home.   Afraid of going to prison, he leaves the woman there and makes a call to the police, who find nothing when they investigate. Now, the valet must endure the wrath of the kidnapper who seeks revenge on him, all while desperately trying to find and rescue the captive woman he left behind.

Film Details

• Director: Dean Devlin
  
  
• Starring: Kerry Condon, David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Jacqueline Byers, Lisa Brenner
  
  
• Genre: Horror, Thriller
  
  
• Running Time: 111 min.
  
  
• Rating: R for violence, language throughout, some drug use and brief nudity
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 55% (16 fresh, 13 rotten, score: 5.9/10)
  
• Metacritic: 44 out of 100 (3 positive, 5 mixed, 4 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 78% (4.0/5 rating from 179 users)
  
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 6.0/10 (146 votes)
  

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THE CLEANSE

Official Synopsis

Johnny Galecki (TV's "Big Bang Theory) plays Paul Berger, an unemployed, down and out, heartbroken man searching for happiness. When Paul sees an ad for a spiritual retreat promising to restart your life, he immediately signs up, hoping to cleanse himself and fix his broken life. But after only a few days, he discovers the cleanse is releasing more than just everyday toxins... a lot more. Also starring Anna Friel, plus Oliver Platt and Academy Award (R) Winner Anjelica Huston (Best Supporting Actress, Prizzi's Honor, 1985) as the leaders of the retreat, THE CLEANSE is a darkly humorous, weird, and soulful fantasy that examines the inner demons in all of us.

Film Details

• Director: Bobby Miller
  
  
• Starring: Johnny Galecki, Anna Friel, Kyle Gallner, Oliver Platt, Kevin J. O'Connor, Anjelica Huston
  
  
• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
  
  
• Running Time: 81 min.
  
  
• Rating: R for language including some sexual references
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 79% (11 fresh, 3 rotten, score: 5.8/10)
  
• Metacritic: 58 out of 100 (3 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 58% (3.4/5 rating from 185 users)
  
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 5.8/10 (234 votes)
  

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