In the age of streaming entertainment, it can be hard to leave the couch. But movie theaters still offer a special experience for those willing to get out of the house. Want to see what's out there? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around San Diego.
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.)
Booksmart
Two academic teenage superstars realize, on the eve of their high school graduation, that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.
Set to be released on Friday, May 24, "Booksmart" already has a Tomatometer Score of 99 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Tribune News Service's Katie Walsh said, "Olivia Wilde comes out swinging with not only one of the best movies of the year, but one of the best high school movies of all time," while Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly noted, "If the storyline doesn't so much unfold as burst out in glittery puffs - and if music cues seem to make up about 40 percent of the plot-it's still an endearing kind of chaos."
Interested? It's playing at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas - Del Mar (12905 El Camino Real) through Wednesday, May 29; AMC Fashion Valley 18 (7037 Friars Rd.) through Sunday, May 26; Reading Cinemas Town Square (4665 Clairemont Dr.) through Wednesday, May 29; and Angelika Film Center & Cafe Carmel Mountain (11620 Carmel Mt. Rd.) through Wednesday, May 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Aliens
When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story—all contact is lost with the planet and colonists. They enlist Ripley and the colonial marines to return and search for answers.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 99 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '80s throwback is a critical darling.
"Sigourney Weaver is merely terrific... When she straps on her armament to do battle with the aliens, she makes Sylvester Stallone look like a pipsqueak," according to Bob Thomas of the Associated Press, while Salon.com's Melanie McFarland said, "Beyond dispute, however, is the film's timeless worth as a cathartic work, especially in terms of its accidental commentary on the sexism of the corporate structure."
Interested? It's playing at Digital Gym Cinema (2921 El Cajon Blvd.) through Sunday, May 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Bullitt
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '60s-era classic is a must-see.
"It is simply one of the most exciting and intelligent action films in years, probably the best good-cop film we can expect to encounter," noted John Mahoney of the Hollywood Reporter, while Variety's said, "Good scripting and excellent direction by Peter Yates maintain deliberately low-key but mounting suspense."
Interested? It's playing at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas - Del Mar (12905 El Camino Real) through Tuesday, May 28. 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 94 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Avengers: Endgame" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on April 26. The Observer's Oliver Jones said, "What you will be getting when you walk into an inevitably overstuffed movie theater is something singular that reflects our age in a way that none of the MCU films that preceded it have-indeed, very few Hollywood spectacles ever have," while Matthew Lickona of the San Diego Reader stated, "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."
Get a piece of the action at Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas - Del Mar (12905 El Camino Real) through Wednesday, May 29; Reading Cinemas Town Square (4665 Clairemont Dr.) through Wednesday, May 29; and Angelika Film Center & Cafe Carmel Mountain (11620 Carmel Mt. Rd.) through Wednesday, May 29. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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