This week’s wide releases are very different from each other. One is a kid friendly sequel to a popular animated film while another has kids witnessing murder and running for their lives. A new drama showcases the biggest day of a college athlete’s life.
The fate of an NFL football team lies in the hands of its general manager in Draft Day. Sonny Weaver risks his job by making surprising decisions that he thinks will help rebuild his team and give them a chance at the title. Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Denis Leary, Frank Langella, Chadwick Boseman and Sean Combs star in the PG-13 drama. The film plays for one hour and forty-nine minutes.
Blu and Jewel decide to show their children where they came from in Rio 2. The domesticated family of macaws head to the Amazon to discover their roots. During their adventure in the rainforest, they come in contact with Jewel’s father who does not seem to like Blu. The animated comedy features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, will.i.am, Jemaine Clement, Tracy Morgan, George Lopez, Leslie Mann, Jamie Foxx, Andy Garcia, Bruno Mars and Kristin Chenoweth. The G-rated film plays for one hour and forty-one minutes.
A teenage boy is sentenced to jail after being convicted of killing his parents in Oculus. Ten years later, his sister still doesn’t believe that he is the one who murdered her mom and dad. She speculates that evil was unleashed into their home through the portal of a mirror. The horror film runs for one hour and forty-five minutes. It’s rated R for language, terror and violence.
A man suffering from PTSD seeks revenge in The Railway Man. A British soldier was captured and taking to a Japanese camp during World War II. What happened behind closed doors at that camp traumatized him for life. Now, years later, he searches for the man who is responsible for all of his pain and confronts him. The one hour and fifty-six minute film is based on Eric Lomax’s autobiography and stars Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman. The limited released drama is rated R for violence.
An ex-con tries to protect a boy from his abusive father in Joe. The boy brings out a softer side of the hardened criminal who is trying to stay on the right side of the law. The limited released drama is based on Larry Brown’s novel and stars Nicolas Cage and Tye Sheridan. The one hour and fifty-seven minute film is rated R for violence, sex and language.
A man tries to woo his new boss through salsa dancing in Cuban Fury. Bruce Garrett was once a star dancer, but when he was younger, a bully messed with his self-esteem which made him hang up his tights. Now, 25 years later, he gains back his confidence when he puts his dancing shoes back on to catch the eye of his new love interest. Nick Frost, Chris O'Dowd, Rashida Jones and Ian McShane star in the one hour and thirty-eight minute comedy. The limited released film is rated R for language and sex.
A teenager forges emails to deceive her new caregiver into believing she’s in a relationship with the girl’s father in Hateship Loveship. The cruel trick ends up sparking a passion into the woman’s life and helps her realize what she’s been missing. The romantic drama stars Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Hailee Steinfeld and Nick Nolte. The film is playing in limited theaters for one hour and forty-two minutes. It’s rated R for drugs, sex and language.
Books are often the basis for many intriguing films, just like this week’s The Railway Man. Next week, Lyn Vincent and Todd Burpo’s Heaven is for Real makes its debut. April 18 is also the release date for Johnny Depp’s Transcendence.
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