Want to feel feelings? Check out this week's lineup of dramas showing on the big screen in and around Long Beach.
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.
Set for wide release on Friday, Aug. 30, "The Souvenir" already has a Tomatometer Score of 91% and an Audience Score of 40% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Detroit News' Adam Graham said, "'The Souvenir' is an oddly alluring piece of filmmaking, rich and quiet and sneakily affecting," while Soren Andersen of the Seattle Times noted, "'The Souvenir' reveals itself slowly, calmly, with great deliberation."
Catch it early on the big screen at Regal UA Long Beach (6601 Pacific Coast Highway) through Thursday, June 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Photograph
A struggling street photographer, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develops a connection that transforms them in ways that they could not expect.
First released in India in March, "Photograph" already has a Tomatometer Score of 78% and an Audience Score of 67% on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Like Polaroids and introverted people, 'Photograph' takes its time developing," according to Brad Wheeler of the Globe and Mail, while the Detroit News' Adam Graham said, "'Photograph' has a ways to go to sell its central love story. But Batra's touch is so tender that 'Photograph' builds a sweetness that overcompensates for its shortcomings."
Catch it early on the big screen at Regal UA Long Beach (6601 Pacific Coast Highway) through Thursday, June 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Breakthrough
When he was 14, John 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 the younger Smith came around.
With a Tomatometer Score of 60% and an Audience Score of 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Breakthrough" is well worth a watch.
"One of the more authentically moving entries in the genre, fueled by a gripping lead performance from 'This Is Us' star Chrissy Metz," noted Katie Walsh of the Los Angeles Times, while Radio Times' David Aldridge said, "'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."
Catch it on the big screen at Regal Edwards Long Beach & IMAX (7501 E. Carson Blvd.) through Thursday, June 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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