5 can't-miss films worth checking out in Oklahoma City this week

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On the hunt for date night ideas? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Oklahoma City.

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.)

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 gotten stellar reviews since its release on March 8.

Entertainment Weekly's Chris Nashawaty said, "The NASA mission at the heart of the must-see documentary 'Apollo 11' reminds you what it feels to be truly awestruck," while 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."

Interested? It's playing at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 (2501 W. Memorial Road, Suite E) through Wednesday, April 3. 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.

"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 said, "The latest entry in a fully saturated genre that somehow, through sheer creative gumption, does something new."

It's playing at AMC Classic Northpark 7 (12100 N. May Ave.) through Thursday, April 4. 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 96 percent and an Audience Score of 67 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Mustang" has been a must-watch since its release on March 15.

Boston Globe's Peter Keough said, "It is handsomely shot, affectingly acted and narratively predictable."

It's screening at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 (2501 W. Memorial Road, Suite E) through Wednesday, April 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 garnered plenty of praise since its release on March 22.

The Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs said, "It achieves an insidious, lingering effect that's rarer in the horror genre."

It's screening at AMC Classic Crossroads 16 (1211 E. Interstate 240), Cinemark Tinseltown and XD (6001 Martin Luther King Blvd.), B&B Theatres Oklahoma City Windsor 10 (4623 A. N.W. 23rd St.) and AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 (2501 W. Memorial Road, Suite E) through Wednesday, April 3. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Shazam!

A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.

Set to be released on Friday, April 5, "Shazam!" already has a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

IndieWire's David Ehrlich said, "This heartfelt origin story is more than the sum of its immense charm and Spielbergian attention to detail," while Alonso Duralde of TheWrap stated, "Captures the original comics' combination of breezy heroism and nutty plotting, transferred from the 1940s to the modern era with great skill."

Interested? It will begin playing on Thursday, April 4, at AMC Classic Crossroads 16 (1211 E. Interstate 240), Cinemark Tinseltown and XD (6001 Martin Luther King Blvd.), B&B Theatres Oklahoma City Windsor 10 (4623 A. N.W. 23rd St.) and AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 (2501 W. Memorial Road, Suite E). Click here for showtimes and tickets.

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