Need date night ideas? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Austin.
Read on for 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 98 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 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."
It's playing at Regal Arbor @ Great Hills (9828 Great Hills Trail) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Hail Satan?
A look at the intersection of religion and activism, tracing the rise of The Satanic Temple: only six years old and already one of the most controversial religious movements in American history. The Temple is calling for a Satanic revolution to save the nation's soul. But are they for real?
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Hail Satan?" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on April 17.
"Consistent with her oeuvre, what she finds is surprising and much deeper and more important than the surface of goth makeup, unsettling rituals and weird symbolism initially suggests," according to Ann Hornaday of Washington Post, while Boston Globe's Mark Feeney said, "It's impressive how rarely you feel as if you're watching different movies."
Get a piece of the action at Regal Arbor @ Great Hills (9828 Great Hills Trail) and Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Avengers: Endgame
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Avengers: Endgame" has become a favorite since its release on April 26.
"The MCU will go on and on, but this chapter – and the American pragmatism vs. American ideals bromance that drove it – have well and truly come to their 'Excelsior! Nuff said!' moment," noted Matthew Lickona of the San Diego Reader, while Slate's Dana Stevens said, "Endgame consists almost entirely of the downtime scenes that were always secretly everyone's favorite parts of these movies anyway."
It's playing at AMC Barton Creek Square 14 (2901 Capital Of Texas Highway), Regal Arbor @ Great Hills (9828 Great Hills Trail), Alamo Drafthouse Village (2700 W. Anderson Lane), and AMC Lakeline 9 (11200 Lakeline Mall Blvd.) through Wednesday, May 8. 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.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 65 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has become a favorite since its release on March 22. BuzzFeed News's Alison Willmore said, "Us revolves around an allegory that's more elastic and resistant to parsing than megahit Get Out," and the Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs noted, "... it achieves an insidious, lingering effect that's rarer in the horror genre."
You can catch it at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar (1120 S. Lamar) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
The Mustang
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 77 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "The Mustang" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on March 15. The Detroit News's Adam Graham said, "There's a Disney movie in here somewhere, but Clermont-Tonnerre has no interest in it. She's too busy steering her own course, and it works," while James Berardinelli of ReelViews stated, "It's worth seeking out. ... as both a portrait of a prison program few are aware of and a powerful character study."
Catch it on the big screen at Regal Arbor @ Great Hills (9828 Great Hills Trail) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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