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 Daly 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.)
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 of 2018. 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."
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Century 20 Daly City and XD (1901 Junipero Serra Blvd.) through Saturday, March 9. 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 91 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" has become a favorite since its release on Feb. 22. "So much of 'The Hidden World'is stuffed with filler material. But in certain wordless moments, this grand final entry really sings," according to David Sims of the Atlantic, while the New York Post's Johnny Oleksinski said, "The movie could easily be called 'How To End Your Trilogy.' "
Get a piece of the action at Century 20 Daly City and XD (1901 Junipero Serra Blvd.) through Saturday, March 9. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Green Book
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
With a Tomatometer Score of 79 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Green Book" is well worth a watch. "First-rate execution can't solve all of a film's problems, but Mortensen and Ali offer a reminder that it can solve an awful lot of them," noted Christopher Orr of the Atlantic, while Time Out's Joshua Rothkopf said, "Call this actors' duet sentimental and simplistic at your own peril. 'Green Book' may well move you, possibly to tears, at the thought of real social change and kindness (at a time when we need it badly)."
Catch it on the big screen at Century 20 Daly City and XD (1901 Junipero Serra Blvd.) through Saturday, March 9. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Wandering Earth
The sun is dying out, a group of brave astronauts set out to find a new home for the entire human race and the planet.
With a Tomatometer Score of 77 percent and an Audience Score of 77 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Wandering Earth" is well worth a watch. The Hollywood Reporter's Elizabeth Kerr said, "Once you get past the ridiculous central conceit and all the info dumps, the film is a sturdy romp with several cool set pieces of the frozen world, some stellar interpretations of Jupiter's Great Red Spot and a pleasantly hopeful, humanitarian message," and Variety's Richard Kuipers said, "Proves that when it comes to watching special effects extravaganzas in which stock characters scramble to intervene while the planet faces obliteration, it's a small world after all."
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Century 20 Daly City and XD (1901 Junipero Serra Blvd.) through Saturday, March 9. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Isn't It Romantic
For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up and discovers that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmare—a romantic comedy—and she is the leading lady.
With a Tomatometer Score of 68 percent and an Audience Score of 56 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Isn't It Romantic" is well worth a watch. The New York Post's Johnny Oleksinski said, "Unlike other movies where women bang their heads, this one's got a brain," while Bilge Ebiri of New York Magazine/Vulture said, "It's the Inception of rom-coms. Sort of."
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Century 20 Daly City and XD (1901 Junipero Serra Blvd.) through Saturday, March 9. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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