In Theaters: ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD, SKIN and THE MOUNTAIN

Quentin Tarantino's highly anticipated period epic "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" is now in theaters and while it doesn't stand a chance at overthrowing Disney's "The Lion King", it has a great shot at securing a solid second place finish at the weekend box-office. It has already grossed $5.8 million from Thursday previews and it could end up with a $35-40 million debut. It helps that it has received a very enthusiastic reception from both critics and audiences.

In limited release it might be worth checking out the drama "The Mountain" starring Jeff Goldblum and Tye Sheridan, and the biopic "Skin" starring Jamie Bell.

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

ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD

Official Synopsis

Quentin Tarantino's ninth feature film is a story that takes place in Los Angeles in 1969, at the height of hippy Hollywood. The two lead characters are Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio), former star of a western TV series, and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Both are struggling to make it in a Hollywood they don't recognize anymore. But Rick has a very famous next-door neighbor...Sharon Tate.

Film Details

• Director: Quentin Tarantino
  
  
• Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning, Kurt Russell, Bruce Dern, Luke Perry, Clifton Collins Jr., Scoot McNairy, Zoe Bell, Rebecca Gayheart, Lorenza Izzo, Damian Lewis, Mike Moh, Rumer Willis, Dreama Walker, Lena Dunham, Al Pacino
  
  
• Genre: Comedy, Drama
  
  
• Running Time: 161 min.
  
  
• Rating: Rated R for language throughout, some strong graphic violence, drug use, and sexual references
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 87% (204 fresh, 30 rotten, score: 7.9/10)
  
• Metacritic: 85 out of 100 (49 positive, 3 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: 83% (average score: 4.2/5 from 779 user ratings)
• Metacritic: 8.3/10 (29 positive, 3 mixed, 3 negative).
• IMDb: 9.1/10 (13,273 votes)
  

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SKIN

Official Synopsis

A white supremacist reforms his life after falling in love but saying goodbye to his skinhead life isn't a clean process. He must betray his former gang and work alongside the FBI in order to remove the body ink that has represented his identity for so long, as well as the burden of the gang's crimes he has carried.

Film Details

• Director: Guy Nattiv
  
  
• Starring: Jamie Bell, Bill Camp, Mike Colter, Vera Farmiga, Louisa Krause, Danielle Macdonald, Daniel Henshall
  
  
• Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
  
  
• Running Time: 120 min.
  
  
• Rating: R for disturbing violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality, and brief drug use
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 78% (21 fresh, 6 rotten, score: 6.6/10)
  
• Metacritic: 57 out of 100 (7 positive, 7 mixed, 1 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
• IMDb: 6.7/10 (2,293 votes)
  

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THE MOUNTAIN

Official Synopsis

1950s America. Since his mother's confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr. Wallace Fiennes, employs the introverted young man as a photographer to document an asylum tour advocating for his increasingly controversial lobotomy procedure.As the tour progresses and Andy witnesses the doctor's career and life unravel, he begins to identify with the institutions' patients. Arriving at a California mountain town, a growing center of the New Age movement, they encounter an unconventional French healer who requests a lobotomy for his own daughter, Susan.

Film Details

• Director: Rick Alverson
  
  
• Starring: Tye Sheridan, Jeff Goldblum, Hannah Gross, Denis Lavant, Udo Kier
  
  
• Genre: Drama
  
  
• Running Time: 106 min.
  
  
• Rating: Not Rated
  
  

Critical Reception

• Rottentomatoes: 61% (20 fresh, 13 rotten, score: 5.8/10)
  
• Metacritic: 68 out of 100 (13 positive, 5 mixed, 0 negative).

Audience Reception

• Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
• Metacritic: N/A
• IMDb: 5.6/10 (340 votes)
  

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