Want to feel feelings? Don't miss this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around San Antonio.
Read on for 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 Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Two drag-queens and a transsexual contract to perform a drag show at a resort in Alice Springs, and head west from Sydney aboard their lavender bus, named 'Priscilla'. En route, they discover that the woman they've contracted with is the wife of one of the drag queens. Their bus breaks down, and is repaired by Bob, who then travels on with them.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95% and an Audience Score of 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1994 release has garnered plenty of praise. The Chicago Tribune's Clifford Terry said, "On the whole, though, it is funny and compassionate, silly and sweet," while Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times noted, "To its credit, whenever things get too treacly, Priscilla knows enough to break out those frocks and get the show in gear. That is entertainment for sure."
You can catch it at Alamo Drafthouse Stone Oak (22806 US Highway 281 North) through Wednesday, June 12. 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 92% and an Audience Score of 88% 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."
You can catch it at Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro (4522 Fredericksburg 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 Santikos Bijou Cinema Bistro (4522 Fredericksburg Road), Alamo Drafthouse Westlakes (1255 S.W. Loop 410), Santikos Embassy 14 (13707 Embassy Row), and Regal Cielo Vista & RPX (2828 Cinema Ridge) through Thursday, June 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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