In the market for high-caliber entertainment? Don't miss this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Denver.
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.)
Free Solo
Follow Alex Honnold as he attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000-foot-high El Capitan wall. With no ropes or safety gear, this would arguably be the greatest feat in rock climbing history.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, the Oscar winner for Best Documentary Feature has gotten stellar reviews since its release in September.
Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com called the movie, "scary and exhilarating stuff."
It's screening at UA Colorado Center Stadium 9 & IMAX (2000 S. Colorado Blvd.) through Friday, March 1, and Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake (4255 W. Colfax Ave.) through Tuesday, March 5. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Airplane!
Alcoholic pilot Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to Striker to land the plane with the help of a glue-sniffing air traffic controller and Striker's vengeful former Air Force captain.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '80s throwback has been a favorite of critics.
The Hollywood Reporter's Ron Pennington said, "The level of humor is not always consistent, but the filmmakers have thrown almost everything in with a shotgun approach and the routines work more often than not."
It's playing at Harkins Northfield 18 (8300 E. Northfield Blvd.) on Wednesday, March 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales is juggling his life between being a high school student and being a Spider-Man. When Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk uses a super collider, others from across the Spider-Verse are transported to this dimension.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has been a must-watch since its release in December.
The New York Times' Lawrence Ware said, "This film manages the delicate feat of embracing its source material while also satirizing it," while David Sims of the Atlantic noted, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
It won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
It's playing at UA Colorado Center Stadium 9 & IMAX (2000 S. Colorado Blvd.) through Friday, March 1; Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake (4255 W. Colfax Ave.) and Harkins Northfield 18 (8300 E. Northfield Blvd.) through Tuesday, March 5. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Favourite
England, early 18th century. 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 favourite.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 66 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Favourite" has garnered plenty of praise since its release in December.
“(Rachel) Weisz and (Emma) Stone are both brilliantly witty and nimble, but (Olivia) Colman’s performance is nothing short of sublime," according to A.O. Scott of the New York Times.
For her role as Queen Anne, Colman took home the Oscar for Best Actress.
It's screening at Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake (4255 W. Colfax Ave.) through Wednesday, March 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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.
With a Tomatometer Score of 92 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on Feb. 22.
The movie “brings the franchise to a close with an affectionate chapter that continues the adventures of the Viking boy-turned-chief Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his faithful dragon Toothless," noted Jake Coyle of the Associated Press.
It's playing at UA Denver Pavilions Stadium 15 & RPX (500 16th St.) and UA Colorado Center Stadium 9 & IMAX (2000 S. Colorado Blvd.) through Friday, March 1; and Alamo Drafthouse Sloans Lake (4255 W. Colfax Ave.) through Wednesday, March 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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