In the mood to get real? Don't miss this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around Houston.
Read on for the highest rated 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.)
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 critical approval rating of 97 percent and an audience score of 78 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Hate U Give" has gotten stellar reviews since its release on Oct. 19. The site's critical consensus indicates 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."
It's screening at AMC Studio 30 (2949 Dunvale) and AMC Gulf Pointe 30 (11801 S. Sam Houston Parkway East) through Thursday, Dec. 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Boy Erased
Jared, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, is outed to his parents at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program or else be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends and faith.
With a critical approval rating of 81 percent and an audience score of 78 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Boy Erased" has been getting attention since its release on Nov. 16. The site's critical consensus has it that "Anchored in empathy by writer-director-star Joel Edgerton, 'Boy Erased' proves the road to complex, powerfully performed drama can also be paved with good intentions."
Catch it on the big screen at Edwards Greenway Grand Palace Stadium 24 & RPX (3839 Weslayan) through Friday, Dec. 7; AMC Willowbrook 24 (17145 Tomball Parkway) through Friday, Dec. 7; AMC Studio 30 (2949 Dunvale) through Friday, Dec. 7; and Edwards Houston Marq’E Stadium 23 IMAX & RPX (7620 Katy Freeway) through Saturday, Dec. 8. 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 a critical approval rating of 81 percent and an audience score of 63 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."
You can catch it at Edwards Houston Marq’E Stadium 23 IMAX & RPX (7620 Katy Freeway) through Wednesday, Dec. 12. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
