In the mood for a laugh? Check out this week's lineup of comedies showing on the big screen in and around Boston.
Here are the best comedy 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.)
Toy Story 4
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called "Forky" to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98% and an Audience Score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Toy Story 4" has proven to be a critical darling since its release on June 21. The New Yorker's Anthony Lane said, "[Director Josh] Cooley's film quickens and deepens," while Matthew Rozsa of Salon noted, "The latest installment, 'Toy Story 4,' is perhaps the bleakest (and most beautiful) of them all."
In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at ShowPlace ICON at Seaport with ICON•X (60 Seaport Blvd.) through Thursday, June 27; Regal Fenway & RPX (201 Brookline Ave.), AMC South Bay Center 12 (95 Allstate Road) and AMC Boston Common 19 (175 Tremont St.) through Tuesday, July 2. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Booksmart
With a Tomatometer Score of 97% and an Audience Score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Booksmart" has proven to be a critical darling since its release on May 24.
"It's more John Hughes than Judd Apatow, and it's a little more 'Bridesmaids' than 'Lady Bird'... a success on [its] own terms," according to Kristen Evans of The New Republic, while Salon's Erin Keane said, "'Booksmart' puts a fresh spin on the coming-of-age night-of comedy because it's focused on two girls, one of whom is also queer."
Catch it on the big screen at ShowPlace ICON at Seaport with ICON•X (60 Seaport Blvd.) through Thursday, June 27; Regal Fenway & RPX (201 Brookline Ave.) through Tuesday, July 2; and AMC Boston Common 19 (175 Tremont St.) through Wednesday, June 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Yesterday
A struggling musician realizes he's the only person on Earth who can remember the Beatles.
Set to be released on Friday, June 28, "Yesterday" already has a Tomatometer Score of 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Danny Boyle takes an outlandish premise and transforms it into a meditation on the creative process and the ways artists compromise to get their work to the public," noted Jorge Castillo of Prairie Dog Magazine.
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Regal Fenway & RPX (201 Brookline Ave.), AMC South Bay Center 12 (95 Allstate Road) and AMC Boston Common 19 (175 Tremont St.) through Tuesday, July 2. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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