Want to see a movie, but not sure what's worthwhile? Don't miss this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Raleigh.
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.)
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.
Set to be released on Friday, June 21, "Toy Story 4" already has a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The Washington Post's Ann Hornaday said, "As an ode to spunk, ingenuity, teamwork, storytelling and animation artistry, 'Toy Story 4' fires on every spirited cylinder," while Moira MacDonald of the Seattle Times noted, "Did we really need another 'Toy Story' movie? Turns out we did."
It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh (2116 New Bern Ave., Suite D) and Regal North Hills (4150 Main at North Hills St.) through Wednesday, June 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Paris Is Burning
A chronicle of New York City's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1990 release is a critical darling, with the Chicago Reader's Jonathan Rosenbaum saying, "'One emerges from this film not only with a new vocabulary and a fresh way of viewing the straight world but with a bracing object lesson in understanding what society 'role models' are all about."
Get a piece of the action at Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh (2116 New Bern Ave., Suite D) on Monday, June 24. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
A Hard Day's Night
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, "A Hard Day's Night" is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band has to use all its guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach a scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1960s classic is a must-see.
"['AHard Day's Night'] adds up to a breathless, sometimes funny film maybe even worth a squeal or two," noted Mike McGrady of Newsday, while Newsday's Rafer Guzman said, "The movie never feels like a nostalgia trip. It moves, breathes and sings with life."
It's screening at Alamo Drafthouse Raleigh (2116 New Bern Ave., Suite D) through Wednesday, June 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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