If you missed out on catching the hottest new releases right when they came out, you're in luck: those same movies may still be in theaters, albeit with more open seats and shorter popcorn lines.
It's not always easy to determine when the film you planned to see on the big screen will leave your local theater. Factors like ticket sales and distribution contracts figure into the equation, but in general, movies can stay in theaters anywhere from a mere two weeks to many months.
Read on for the highest-rated "old" new releases still screening in Worcester 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.)
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 70 percent and an Audience Score of 51 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 noted, "It's the 'Inception' of rom-coms. Sort of."
"Isn't It Romantic" is now only playing at two theaters in and around Worcester — which may signal that it's on its way out. It's playing at Blackstone Valley 14: Cinema De Lux ( 70 Worcester Providence Turnpike) through Thursday, March 21, and Showcase Cinemas Worcester North (135 Brooks St.) through Thursday, March 28. 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 51 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," according to Sam Adams of Slate.
"Alita: Battle Angel" is down to just a few showtimes in and around Worcester, so now's the time to make your move. It's screening at Regal Solomon Pond Stadium 15 (591 Donald Lynch Blvd.) through Thursday, March 21; Showcase Cinemas Worcester North (135 Brooks St.) through Saturday, March 23, and Blackstone Valley 14: Cinema De Lux (70 Worcester Providence Turnpike) through Thursday, March 28. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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