Want to see a movie, but not sure what's worthwhile? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Atlanta.
Here are 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."
Catch it on the big screen at AMC Camp Creek 14 (3760 Princeton Lakes Parkway), AMC Phipps Plaza 14 (3500 Peachtree Road NE), AMC Dine-In Buckhead 6 (3340 Peachtree Road), and Regal Atlantic Station ScreenX, IMAX, RPX & VIP (261 19th St. NW) 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 must-see, 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."
Catch it on the big screen at Plaza Theatre (1049 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE.) through Tuesday, June 25. 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 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Avengers: Endgame" has garnered plenty of praise since its release on April 26.
"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," noted Oliver Jones of the Observer, while the San Diego Reader's Matthew Lickona said, "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."
It's playing at AMC Camp Creek 14 (3760 Princeton Lakes Parkway) through Wednesday, June 26 and AMC Phipps Plaza 14 (3500 Peachtree Road NE) through Thursday, June 20. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved, and whom he has never been able to forget.
With a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent and an Audience Score of 60 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Long Day's Journey Into Night" has become a favorite since its release in April of 2018. The Boston Globe's Ty Burr said, "You may carry the echoes of this indefinable masterpiece long after you've awakened from it," and the Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs noted, "Bi creates a strong atmosphere out of familiar detective-movie and melodramatic elements, thanks largely to the inventive camera work and charismatic performances."
You can catch it at Regal Tara Cinemas (2345 Cheshire Bridge Road NE.) through Wednesday, June 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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 89 percent and an Audience Score of 35 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The Toronto Star's Peter Howell said, "Swinton Byrne and Burke make for one of the year's most intriguing screen couples, although this is a romance based on anxiety, narcissism and opportunism rather than anything resembling genuine affection," while Barry Hertz of the Globe and Mail stated, "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."
It's screening at Regal Tara Cinemas (2345 Cheshire Bridge Road NE) through Wednesday, June 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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