Aliens and gangsters are among those that threaten the characters in this week’s new releases.  On the other hand, family bonds play a major role in a new star-studded comedy.

The relationships between mothers and their children are the focus of Mother's Day. The PG-13 comedy brings generations of women together through intersecting storylines.  The Garry Marshall directed, heart-warming film stars Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Julia Roberts, Jason Sudeikis, Britt Robertson, Timothy Olyphant and Hector Elizondo. It plays for one hour and fifty-eight minutes.

A man’s beloved cat goes missing in Keanu. When he and his cousin go on a mission to retrieve his treasured pet, the two discover that the feline was kidnapped by a group of gangsters and start an all-out war for his possession.  Comedians Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key wrote and star in the one hour and thirty-eight minute action comedy alongside Method Man, Luis Guzman, Nia Long and Will Forte. It’s rated R for violence, language, drugs and sex.

An evil alien threatens to destroy the Solana galaxy in Ratchet & Clank. When an orphan and a robot uncover the secret weapon to be used in the attack, they form a group called the Galactic Rangers with a mission to protect their home. The fate of the planets’ existence rests in their hands. The PG animated adventure is based on the Insomniac Game. It plays for one hour and thirty-four minutes.

After a botched heist, the mastermind becomes a target of a drug cartel in Term Life. With his life threatened, he tries to make good with his estranged daughter by taking on a hefty life insurance policy. On the run from gangsters and crooked cops, he must stay alive for 21 days in order for his daughter to reap the benefits of his new policy, but now the ones out to get him know about his daughter. The action-packed thriller stars Vince Vaughn, Hailee Steinfeld, Bill Paxton, Jonathan Banks, Mike Epps, Jon Favreau, Jordi Molla, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and Cain Velasquez. The film is available in limited theaters for one hour and thirty-four minutes. It’s rated R for violence, language and sex.

A young man ventures into the drag world in Viva. Set in Cuba, the one hour and forty minute drama shows the man’s struggle to go against the norm and express himself as a drag queen. The limited released Spanish language film is subtitled in English. It’s rated R for language, sex and nudity.

Get a perspective of the Earth from the International Space Station in A Beautiful Planet. With the help of NASA and through the eyes of the astronauts, the forty-five minute documentary shows how the world has changed over the years. The G-rated film is narrated by Jennifer Lawrence. It’s available in conventional and IMAX 3D theaters.

Next week, superheroes swoop in with more action and adventure as Captain America: Civil War enters theaters.

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