In the mood to feel feelings? Take a look at this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around Plano.
Here are the top-ranked drama 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.)
The Souvenir
A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.
"The Souvenir" already has a Tomatometer Score of 92% and an Audience Score of 76% on Rotten Tomatoes.
"This is not a movie that lets life simply play out as it is or was - it is instead a collection of memories, some sharp as shards but others smoothed down," according to Barry Hertz of the Globe and Mail, while the Detroit News's Adam Graham said, "'The Souvenir' is an oddly alluring piece of filmmaking, rich and quiet and sneakily affecting."
It's playing at Angelika Film Center & Cafe (7205 Bishop Road) through Thursday, June 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Rocketman
The story of Elton John's life, from his years as a prodigy at the Royal Academy of Music through his influential and enduring musical partnership with Bernie Taupin.
With a Tomatometer Score of 91% and an Audience Score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Rocketman" has become a favorite since its release on May 31.
"If you need somebody to recount the rise of a British rock god from pallid suburbia to the baroque extremes of fame, and to create a stir without causing too much of a fuss, Fletcher is your man," noted Anthony Lane of the New Yorker, while the Chicago Reader's Leah Pickett said, "The story reshuffles reality, especially time and facts, and the film is more enjoyable for it."
Get a piece of the action at Cinemark West Plano and XD (3800 Dallas Parkway) through Tuesday, June 11; Angelika Film Center & Cafe (7205 Bishop Road) through Thursday, June 13; Studio Movie Grill Plano (4721 W. Park Blvd.) through Wednesday, June 12; and Cinemark Legacy and XD (7201 N. Central Expressway) through Wednesday, June 12. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Breakthrough
When he was 14, Smith drowned in Lake St. Louis and was dead for nearly an hour. According to reports at the time, CPR was performed 27 minutes to no avail. Then the youth's mother, Joyce Smith, entered the room, praying loudly. Suddenly, there was a pulse, and Smith came around.
With a Tomatometer Score of 60% and an Audience Score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Breakthrough" is well worth a watch. The Los Angeles Times's Katie Walsh said, "one of the more authentically moving entries in the genre, fueled by a gripping lead performance from 'This Is Us' star Chrissy Metz," and Radio Times's David Aldridge noted, "'This Is Us regular Chrissy Metz makes her presence felt as the boy's mum, and Topher Grace and Josh Lucas bring modest star power to a slick if sometimes slushy against-the-odds drama that's perfectly watchable, whether you subscribe to its claims or not."
You can catch it at Cinemark Movies 10 (1818 Coit Road) through Thursday, June 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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