Want to feel feelings? Don't miss this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around Los Angeles.
Read on for the best 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.)
Gully Boy
A coming-of-age story based on the lives of street rappers in Mumbai.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent and an Audience Score of 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Gully Boy" has gotten stellar reviews since its release on Feb. 14. Variety's Jay Weissberg said, "A mainstream rap musical served up with generous helpings of deftly written hip-hop lyrics and an appealing, largely well-woven narrative starring Ranveer Singh in all his charms," while Deborah Young of the Hollywood Reporter noted, "Zoya Akhtar directs with flair and passion and, aided by explosive performances from a right-on cast, triumphs over the familiarity of the star-is-born storyline."
You can catch it at Cinemark 18 & XD (6081 Center Drive) through Wednesday, Mar. 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" has been a must-watch since its release in October of 2018. "The moment that will be (Melissa) McCarthy's Oscar clip (there's no doubt she'll get a nomination) comes when she stands before a judge and manages to be both contrite and yet triumphant," according to M. Faust of The Public (Buffalo), while ReelViews' James Berardinelli said, "(Melissa) McCarthy plays it straight, allowing her talent as an actress - often hidden under the dreck for which she draws big paychecks - to shine through."
You can catch it at Pacific Sherman Oaks 5 (14424 Milbank St.) through Thursday, Feb. 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
BlacKkKlansman
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
With a Tomatometer Score of 96 percent and an Audience Score of 82 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "BlacKkKlansman" has been a must-watch since its release in August of 2018. "The filmmaker rips from the headlines, but the struggles remain the same," noted Lawrence Ware of Slate, while The Observer's Oliver Jones said, "A kitchen sink and kaleidoscopic study of cultural and institutional racism in America."
It's playing at ArcLight Hollywood (6360 Sunset Blvd.) through Wednesday, Mar. 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Under the Volcano
Against a background of war breaking out in Europe and the Mexican fiesta Day of Death, we are taken through one day in the life of Geoffrey Firmin, a British consul living in alcoholic disrepair and obscurity in a small southern Mexican town in 1939. The Consul's self-destructive behaviour, perhaps a metaphor for a menaced civilization, is a source of perplexity and sadness to his nomadic, idealistic half-brother, Hugh, and his ex-wife, Yvonne, who has returned with hopes of healing Geoffrey and their broken marriage.
With a Tomatometer Score of 71 percent and an Audience Score of 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1980s classic comes with positive recommendations. Variety's Variety Staff said, "Although this voyage into self-destruction won't be to the taste of many, there will be few unmoved by (Albert) Finney's towering performance as the tragic Britisher," and Time Out said, "Not for the purists, maybe, but the last half-hour, as Firmin plunges ever deeper into his self-created hell, leaves one shell-shocked."
Catch it on the big screen at Arena Cinelounge (6464 Sunset Blvd., Lobby Level) on Thursday, Feb. 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Cold Pursuit
Nels Coxman's quiet life comes crashing down when his beloved son dies under mysterious circumstances. His search for the truth soon becomes a quest for revenge as he seeks coldblooded justice against a drug lord and his inner circle.
With a Tomatometer Score of 70 percent and an Audience Score of 60 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Cold Pursuit" is well worth a watch. The New York Post's Johnny Oleksinski said, " 'Cold Pursuit' is an excellent film," while James Berardinelli of ReelViews said, " 'Cold Pursuit' works as intended."
It's playing at Regal L.A. Live A Barco Innovation Center (1000 W. Olympic Blvd.) through Wednesday, Mar. 6; AMC Promenade 16 (21801 Oxnard St.) through Wednesday, Mar. 6; Pacific Northridge Fashion Center 10 (9400 Shirley Ave.) through Thursday, Feb. 28; and Pacific Winnetka 12 & XD (9201 Winnetka Ave.) through Wednesday, Mar. 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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