On the hunt for date night ideas? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Dallas.
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 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 like 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 Cinemark 17 and IMAX (11819 Webb Chapel) through Wednesday, March 27; AMC NorthPark 15 (8687 N. Central Expressway) through Wednesday, March 27; and Angelika Film Center & Cafe (5321 E. Mockingbird Lane) through Thursday, March 28. 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.
Set to be released on Friday, March 22, "Us" already has a Tomatometer Score of 99 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
"'Us' is a glorious symphony of fear, to be sure, but it's also an ambitious sci-fi allegory and a pitch-black comedy of the haves and have-nots," according to David Sims of the Atlantic, while USA Today's Brian Truitt said, "Peele is this generation's Hitchcock, for sure, but also a true American original with introspective themes in hand and suspense to spare."
Catch it on the big screen at Studio Movie Grill NorthWest Highway (10110 Technology Blvd.) through Wednesday, March 27; UA Galaxy Theatre Stadium 10 (11801 McCree Road) through Thursday, March 28; LOOK Cinemas Prestonwood (5409 Beltline Road) through Thursday, March 28; and Cinepolis Luxury Cinema Victory Park (2365 Victory Park Lane) through Wednesday, March 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Godfather, Part II
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910's New York. In the 1950's, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '70's throwback has made a lasting impression.
"It goes much deeper than 'The Godfather' in analyzing the twisted mentalities of these men who pervert the capitalist system for their own gain. The film is richer in texture and gives more evidence of social awareness," noted Kathleen Carroll of the New York Daily News, while the Hollywood Reporter's John H. Dorr said, "An admirable, responsible production, less emotionally disturbing than its predecessor, but a grand historical epic studying the nature of power in the United States' heritage."
It's screening at LOOK Cinemas Prestonwood (5409 Beltline Road) through Wednesday, March 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Silence of the Lambs
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
With a Tomatometer Score of 96 percent and an Audience Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '90's flick has made a lasting impression.
The Boston Globe's Jay Carr said, "Jonathan Demme's 'Silence of the Lambs' has everything you want in a popular thriller. It's stylish, intelligent, audacious rather than shocking, and stolen by a suave monster you'll never forget," and the Hollywood Reporter's Duane Byrge noted, "Hopkins' performance is spectacularly unnerving and should win him future award nominations. Holding her own against Hopkins' hare is Jodie Foster as the tenacious, tortoise-like trainee."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands (6770 Abrams Road) through Wednesday, March 27. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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