On the hunt for date night ideas? Don't miss this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Miami.
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.)
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 67 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," while Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor noted, "Ambition in the horror genre can be a good thing, but the overreach in this movie detracts from both the horror and the ambition. Having said that, [Jordan] Peele shows a marked advance in filmmaking skills here and, in her dual role, [Lupita] Nyong'o is ferociously good."
You can catch it at CMX Brickell City Centre (701 S. Miami Ave.) through Wednesday, April 17; Silverspot Cinema Metsquare (300 S.E. Third Ave.) and Cinépolis Coconut Grove (3015 Grand Ave.) through Tuesday, April 16. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Eccentric candy man Willy Wonka prompts a worldwide frenzy when he announces that golden tickets hidden inside five of his delicious candy bars will admit their lucky holders into his top-secret confectionary. But does Wonka have an agenda hidden amid a world of Oompa Loompas and chocolate rivers?
With a Tomatometer Score of 91 percent and an Audience Score of 86 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '70s throwback is not to be missed.
"Probably the best film of its sort since 'The Wizard of Oz.' It is everything that family movies usually claim to be, but aren't: Delightful, funny, scary, exciting, and, most of all, a genuine work of imagination," according to Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times, while Variety's Variety Staff said, "An okay family musical fantasy."
It's screening at Silverspot Cinema Metsquare (300 S.E. Third Ave.) on Sunday, April 14 and Wednesday, April 17. 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.
With a Tomatometer Score of 90 percent and an Audience Score of 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Shazam!" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on April 5.
"For a long, glorious stretch, 'Shazam!' plays like the anti-Nolan antidote it is," noted Joshua Rothkopf of Time Out, while Salon.com's Matthew Rozsa said, "'Shazam!' is the funniest, sweetest and most innocent movie in the DC Extended Universe - a sign that it is at last ready to compete with Marvel."
Get a piece of the action at CMX Brickell City Centre (701 S. Miami Ave.) through Wednesday, April 17; Silverspot Cinema Metsquare (300 S.E. Third Ave.) through Sunday, April 14; and Cinépolis Coconut Grove (3015 Grand Ave.) through Tuesday, April 16. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Missing Link
The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.
Released on Friday, April 12, "Missing Link" already has a Tomatometer Score of 89 percent and an Audience Score of 79 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. RogerEbert.com's Matt Zoller Seitz said, "A narratively relaxed yet intensely tactile experience," and the Seattle Times's Soren Andersen noted, "'Link' is fun as far as it goes, but from Laika we expect something with a little more depth."
You can catch it at CMX Brickell City Centre (701 S. Miami Ave.) through Wednesday, April 17; Silverspot Cinema Metsquare (300 S.E. Third Ave.) through Sunday, April 14; and Cinépolis Coconut Grove (3015 Grand Ave.) through Tuesday, April 16. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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