Looking for a stirring story? Don't miss this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around Denver.
Here are the top-ranked drama films to catch in theaters, based on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer Score, which reflects the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics.
(Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango. Movie ratings and showtimes are subject to change.)
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.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 65 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Favourite" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on Dec. 26.
The New York Times' A.O. Scott said, "Weisz and Stone are both brilliantly witty and nimble, but Colman's performance is nothing short of sublime," while David Sims of The Atlantic noted, "Despite its period setting, 'The Favourite' just might be director Yorgos Lanthimos' most trenchant and relevant work yet."
The film is one of two leading with 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actress. It also took home a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture.
It's screening at Harkins Northfield 18 (8300 E. Northfield Blvd.) through Sunday, Feb. 24. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Jungle Fever
A successful and married black man contemplates having an affair with a white girl from work. He's quite rightly worried that the racial difference would make an already taboo relationship even worse.
With a Tomatometer Score of 81 percent and an Audience Score of 67 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1991 release has a strong following.
"However diffuse the movie's agenda, it is never less than thoroughly involving," according to Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
It's screening at Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake (4255 W. Colfax Ave.) through Tuesday, Feb. 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Bohemian Rhapsody
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet — finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.
With a Tomatometer Score of 61 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Bohemian Rhapsody" is well worth a watch.
The New Yorker's Richard Brody said, "Actor Rami Malek does an impressive job of re-creating Mercury's moves onstage, but the core of the performance is Malek's intensely thoughtful, insight-rich channeling of Mercury's hurt, his alienation and isolation even at the height of his fame."
The music flick scored five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor. It also took home two Golden Globes, most notably Best Drama Motion Picture.
Catch it on the big screen at UA Denver Pavilions Stadium 15 & RPX (500 16th St.) through Thursday, Feb. 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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