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 Cincinnati.
Read on for 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.)
The Gold Rush
A lone prospector ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some burly characters and falls in love with the beautiful Georgia. He tries to win her heart with his singular charm.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent and an Audience Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this classic has made a lasting impression. The New Yorker's Richard Brody said, "(Charlie) Chaplin is the apotheosis of the world's despised and downtrodden, and also their hope; he heralds a revolution in anarchic beauty."
Get a piece of the action at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Sunday, March 31. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Apollo 11" has gotten stellar reviews since its release on March 1.
"The NASA mission at the heart of the must-see documentary 'Apollo 11' reminds you what it feels to be truly awestruck," according to Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly, while the Associated Press' Jake Coyle said, " '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."
Get a piece of the action at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Thursday, March 28, and Mariemont Theatre (6906 Wooster Pike) through Thursday, April 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Iron Giant
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a 9-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
With a Tomatometer Score of 96 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '90s flick has been a favorite of critics. Minneapolis Star Tribune's Jeff Strickler said, "While youngsters will enjoy the film on one level, it reaches out to adults on a completely different plane. They will see an allegory about power and politics and the danger of allowing either to run roughshod over humanity," and Newsweek's David Ansen noted, "This is not exactly standard children's fare, but kids (and their parents) should be smitten by its wit and wisdom."
Catch it on the big screen at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Sunday, March 31. 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. Andrea Gronvall of the Chicago Reader stated, "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."
Catch it on the big screen at Esquire 6 Theatre (320 Ludlow Ave.) through Thursday, April 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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