Need date night ideas? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Seattle.
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.)
Apollo 11
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 99 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Apollo 11" has proven to be a critical darling since its release on March 8.
Jake Coyle of the Associated Press noted, " 'Apollo 11' might not tell you anything you don't already know about the moon landing. But it will make you feel it, and see it, anew."
It's playing at Regal Meridian 16 (1501 Seventh Ave.) through Wednesday, Apr. 3; and Regal Thornton Place Stadium 14 & IMAX (316 N.E. Thorton Place) through Sunday, Mar. 31. 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 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" has gotten stellar reviews since its release in December of 2018. It also won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.
"This film manages the delicate feat of embracing its source material while also satirizing it," according to Lawrence Ware of the New York Times, while the Atlantic's David Sims called it, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."
You can catch it at Regal Meridian 16 (1501 Seventh Ave.) through Wednesday, Apr. 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Mustang
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 63 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Mustang" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on March 15.
The Chicago Reader's Andrea Gronvall said, "This film was developed at Robert Redford's Sundance Institute lab for emerging talent; he certainly found one in French actress Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, here making an impressive feature directorial debut."
Interested? It's playing at Regal Meridian 16 (1501 Seventh Ave.) through Wednesday, Apr. 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Us
Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 71 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has become an instant favorite since its release on March 22.
The Christian Science Monitor's critic Peter Rainer said of the film, "Peele shows a marked advance in filmmaking skills here and, in her dual role, Nyong'o is ferociously good."
Tribune News Service's Katie Walsh agreed, "It wouldn't be as truly terrifying as it is without the jaw-dropping performance from his leading lady, Nyong'o, and with this collaboration they have created another whip-smart modern horror classic."
Catch it on the big screen at AMC Pacific Place 11 (600 Pine South), AMC Seattle 10 (4500 Ninth Ave. NE), Regal Meridian 16 (1501 Seventh Ave.), and AMC Oak Tree 6 (10006 Aurora Ave. North) through Wednesday, Apr. 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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