It’s a race for life and death in theaters this week when killers threaten the livelihood of innocent people. Brad Pitt goes on a mission to save the world when the living dead try to take over.
A United Nations employee, stuck in traffic, discovers that there is a pandemic threatening the planet in World War Z. With zombies on the loose, he leaves his family, travelling the globe to find the source of the outbreak. Brad Pitt stars in this PG-13 film adaptation of Max Brook’s apocalyptic novel. The dramatic thriller runs for one hour and fifty-five minutes.
Find out how Mike and Sulley met in the Monsters Inc. prequel, Monsters University. The one hour and forty-two minute family friendly film shows the two as competitors in a college Scare Program who eventually become best friends. The G-rated animated comedy features the voices of Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley and Sean P. Hayes among others. It’s available in 2D and 3D theaters.
Heather Graham, Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Dillon and Joe Mantegna star in Compulsion. In the limited released film, a gourmet chef uses her cooking skills to get who and what she wants. When she discovers that her childhood idol lives in her building, she does whatever she can to control her. The one hour and twenty-seven minute dramatic thriller is unrated.
An old curmudgeon who hates performing gets a new outlook on life with the help of a local choir director in Unfinished Song (Song for Marion). The music sparks a new passion in his life and helps him connect with his estranged son. The drama unfolds in one hour and thirty-three minutes. The PG-13 film stars Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton and Vanessa Redgrave and is available in limited theaters.
A mannequin store owner, inspired by his new love interest, goes out on a killing spree in the limited released film Maniac. The unrated horror film is a remake of William Lustig’s film and stars Elijah Wood. It runs for one hour and twenty-nine minutes.
A pair of con-artists goes after a deceased man’s estate in Rushlights. Their life on easy street quickly comes to a halt when they find themselves up against the locals and caught up in murder. The limited released thriller runs for one hour and forty minutes. It’s rated R for violence, language, sex and drugs.
Somali pirates seize control of a cargo ship in A Highjacking. With a ransom of millions and the men’s lives at stake, the shipping company CEO is forced to make difficult decisions. The psychological drama runs for one hour and forty minutes. It’s rated R for language. The Danish film is available with English subtitles in limited theaters.
Killers have people are running for their lives in the new films debuting this week. Next week, law enforcers try to nab a drug lord in the Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy comedy Heat.
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