Milwaukee/ Fun & Entertainment
Published on February 21, 2019
Don't miss these 3 top-rated movies screening around MilwaukeeImage: How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World/TMDb

On the hunt for date night ideas? Don't miss this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Milwaukee.

Here are the highest rated films to catch, 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.)

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.

Want to catch an early screening of "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”? The family-friendly flick already has a critical approval rating of 99 percent, with a consensus that, "The rare trilogy capper that really works, 'How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World' brings its saga to a visually dazzling and emotionally affecting conclusion.”

Get a piece of the action at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, Feb. 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Isn't It Romantic

For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up and discovers that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.

With a Tomatometer Score of 69 percent and an Audience Score of 98 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Isn't It Romantic" is well worth a watch.

"Unlike other movies where women bang their heads, this one's got a brain," according to Johnny Oleksinski of the New York Post, while Vulture's Bilge Ebiri said, "It's the Inception of rom-coms. Sort of."

Catch it on the big screen at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, Feb. 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Happy Death Day 2U

Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and her friends and fellow students seem to be completely different versions of themselves. When Tree discovers that Carter's roommate has been altering time, she finds herself once again the target of a masked killer. When the psychopath starts to go after her inner circle, Tree soon realizes that she must die over and over again to save everyone.

With a Tomatometer Score of 67 percent and an Audience Score of 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Happy Death Day 2U" is well worth a watch. \

"A sequel that is both better than the original and manages to retroactively improve that movie," noted Matthew Rozsa of Salon, while the Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs said, "Like its predecessor, the movie has a broad sentimental streak, but the sentiment feels more thoughtful and heartfelt this time around."

Catch it on the big screen at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, Feb. 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.


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