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 New Orleans.
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 68 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."
It's playing at The Broad Theater (636 N. Broad St.), Prytania Theatre (5339 Prytania St.) and Cinebarre Canal Place 9 (333 Canal St.) through Thursday, April 18. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Being John Malkovich
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters the mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
With a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent and an Audience Score of 87 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1999 release comes highly recommended, with David Germain of the Associated Press saying, "Fabulously funny and delightfully disturbed, 'Being John Malkovich' is the ultimate voyeur movie, a dark and at times malevolent take on what it's like to be in someone else's skull, looking out."
It's playing at The Broad Theater (636 N. Broad St.) at 7:15 p.m. Monday, April 15. 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 91 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Shazam!" has been popular with audiences since its release on April 5. Salon's Matthew Rozsa noted, "'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."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Cinebarre Canal Place 9 (333 Canal St.) through Thursday, April 18. 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 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Newsday's Rafer Guzman said, "All in all it's a reasonably enjoyable film, despite the weakness of its Link."
It's playing at Cinebarre Canal Place 9 (333 Canal St.) through Thursday, April 18. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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