Looking for a thrill? Take a look at this week's lineup of thrillers showing on the big screen in and around Oklahoma City.
Here are the best thriller 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.)
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 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has become a favorite 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."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at AMC Classic Crossroads 16 (1211 E. Interstate 240), Cinemark Tinseltown and XD (6001 Martin Luther King Blvd.), B&B Theatres Oklahoma City Windsor 10 (4623 A. N.W. 23rd St.) and AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 (2501 W. Memorial Road, Suite E) through Wednesday, April 10. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Pet Sematary
Louis Creed, his wife Rachel and their two children Gage and Ellie move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie "Pet Sematary" located nearby. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, Louis resorts to burying it in the mysterious pet cemetery, which is definitely not as it seems, as it proves to the Creeds that sometimes dead is better.
Set to be released on Friday, April 5, "Pet Sematary" already has a Tomatometer Score of 84 percent and an Audience Score of 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Stephen King's scariest novel comes back to life in a killer chiller that will make you jump out of your seat. It's the stuff of nightmares," according to Peter Travers of Rolling Stone.
It's screening at Cinemark Tinseltown and XD (6001 Martin Luther King Blvd.) and B&B Theatres Oklahoma City Windsor 10 (4623 A. N.W. 23rd St.) through Wednesday, April 10; and AMC Classic Crossroads 16 (1211 E. Interstate 240) and AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 (2501 W. Memorial Road, Suite E) through Thursday, April 11. 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.
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Harkins Bricktown 16 (150 E. Reno Ave.) through Thursday, April 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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