Want to reflect on the humanity of it all? Check out this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around San Antonio.
Here are the best drama films to catch in theaters, based on critical scores sourced from review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. (Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango.)
Schindler's List
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
With a critical approval rating of 97 percent and an audience score of 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1993 release has made a lasting impression. The site's critical consensus has it that "'Schindler's List' blends the abject horror of the Holocaust with Steven Spielberg's signature tender humanism to create the director's dramatic masterpiece."
It's playing at Santikos Embassy 14 (13707 Embassy Row) through Friday, Dec. 14; and Santikos Palladium IMAX (17703 Ih 10 West) through Friday, Dec. 14. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Hate U Give
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
With a 96 percent critical approval rating and an audience score of 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Hate U Give" has proven to be a critical darling since its release on Oct. 19, with a consensus that "Led by a breakout turn from Amandla Stenberg, the hard-hitting 'The Hate U Give' emphatically proves the YA genre has room for much more than magic and romance."
Interested? It's playing at Cinemark Movies 16 (5063 N.W. Loop 410th) and Regal Fiesta Stadium 16 (12631 Vance Jackson) through Thursday, Dec. 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Favourite
In 18th century England, the close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favorite.
Released on Nov. 23, "The Favourite" already has a critical approval rating of 94 percent and an audience score of 67 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Per the site's critical consensus, "'The Favourite' sees Yorgos Lanthimos balancing a period setting against rich, timely subtext - and getting roundly stellar performances from his well-chosen stars."
Get a piece of the action at Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro (4522 Fredericksburg Road) and Alamo Drafthouse Park North (618 N.W. Loop 410, Suite 307) through Thursday, Dec. 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Green Book
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South. The film is set in the days when African-Americans were forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line and relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
With a critical approval rating of 83 percent and an audience score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Green Book" has proven a solid option since its release on Nov. 16. The site's critical consensus has it that "'Green Book' takes audiences on a surprisingly smooth ride through potentially bumpy subject matter, fueled by Peter Farrelly's deft touch and a pair of well-matched leads."
It's playing at Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro (4522 Fredericksburg Road) through Thursday, Dec. 20; Santikos Embassy 14 (13707 Embassy Row) through Wednesday, Dec. 19; Regal Alamo Quarry Stadium 16 (255 E. Basse Road) through Wednesday, Dec. 19; and Regal Northwoods Stadium 14 (17640 Henderson Pass) through Friday, Dec. 14. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
At Eternity's Gate
Famed but tormented artist Vincent van Gogh spends his final years in Arles, France, painting masterworks of the natural world that surrounds him.
With an 82 percent critical approval rating and an audience score of 53 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "At Eternity's Gate" has been getting attention since its release on Nov. 16, with a consensus that "Led by mesmerizing work from Willem Dafoe in the central role, 'At Eternity's Gate' intriguingly imagines Vincent Van Gogh's troubled final days."
Catch it on the big screen at Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro (4522 Fredericksburg Road) through Thursday, Dec. 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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