There’s a mix of comedies and dramas in theaters this week. The new funny films are aimed at adults and kids alike. Zac Efron and Adam Devine star in an R-rated comedy while the people behind Despicable Me bring an all new family and pet-friendly animated film.
When owners go away, their pets go out to play in The Secret Life of Pets. When two dogs are taken by animal control and go missing, their neighborhood pet friends venture out into the city to find them. The PG-animated film was created by the Despicable Me team and features the voices of Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Jenny Slate, Bobby Moynihan, Hannibal Buress, Albert Brooks and Dana Carvey. The comedy plays for one hour and thirty minutes.
Two brothers struggle to find nice girls to bring to their sister’s wedding in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. As a result, they place an online ad and enlist in the help of talk show host Wendy Williams. Two deceitful friends go to great lengths to woo the brothers in order to get an invite to the Hawaiian nuptials. Zac Efron, Adam DeVine, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza star in the one hour and thirty-eight minute comedy. It’s rated R for sex, language, drugs and nudity.
A widowed writer falls ill and leaves his young daughter in Fathers and Daughters. Decades later, the now grown up woman deals with daddy issues and the fear of abandonment, causing her to struggle in relationships. Russell Crowe, Amanda Seyfried, Aaron Paul, Diane Kruger and Quvenzhané Wallis star in the limited-release drama. The one hour and fifty-six minute film is rated R for sex.
A mobile phone signal turns humans into zombies in Cell. Amid the anarchy, a man goes to great lengths to get home to his son. The limited-released horror film is based on the Stephen King novel. The one hour and thirty-eight minute film stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. It’s rated R for violence, terror, sex and language.
When hardship hits an eccentric, off the grid family, they’re forced to come back to civilization in Captain Fantastic. This drastic change in their living situation causes them to deal with real world situations that the children weren’t prepared for and never knew existed. Viggo Mortensen and Frank Langella star in the drama. The film is playing in limited theaters for one hour and fifty-nine minutes. It’s rated R for language and nudity.
More comedies and dramas are heading into theaters next week. Bryan Cranston stars in the dramatic biopic The Infiltrator debuting on July 13 and the highly-anticipated Ghostbusters reboot joins in the box office race on July 15.
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