In the mood for some entertainment? Take a look at this week's lineup of action movies showing on the big screen in and around Raleigh.
Here are the highest rated action films to catch in theaters, 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's 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."
This crowd-pleasing film snagged the Oscar for best animated feature.
It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh (2116 New Bern Ave., Suite D) through Wednesday, March 6, and Regal North Hills Stadium 14 (4150 Main at North Hills St.) through Thursday, March 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Matrix
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
With a Tomatometer Score of 88 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1999 release is a good bet. "A technologically stunning movie that furthers the genre and features crowd-pleasing performances to go with the frequent scenes of gunplay and violence," according to David Hunter of the Hollywood Reporter, while the Seattle Times's Keith Simanton said, "Extremely violent, extremely preposterous, extremely entertaining, 'The Matrix' succeeds at two extremely difficult tasks: as a vast, exciting virtual-reality movie and as a defibrillator for Keanu Reeves' big screen career."
Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh (2116 New Bern Ave., Suite D) at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Alita: Battle Angel
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.
With a Tomatometer Score of 60 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, 'Alita: Battle Angel' is well worth a watch. "It's goofy as hell and borderline inexcusable at times, but it's also kind of glorious," noted Sam Adams of Slate, while FlixChatter Film Blog's Ruth Maramis said, "'Alita: Battle Angel' has enough going for it for me to recommend. Just don't expect a sci-fi classic or even something emotionally gratifying, just enjoy the ride for the high-octane action adventure that it is."
It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh (2116 New Bern Ave., Suite D) through Wednesday, Mar. 6 and Regal North Hills Stadium 14 (4150 Main at North Hills St.) through Thursday, March 7. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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