On the hunt for date night ideas? Don't miss 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.)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 98 percent and an Audience Score of 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '70s throwback has been a favorite of critics. The Chicago Reader's Jonathan Rosenbaum said, "Luis Buuel's 1972 comic masterpiece, about three well-to-do couples who try and fail to have a meal together, is perhaps the most perfectly achieved and executed of all his late French films." Variety noted, "Luis Bunuel adds another fine film to his solid record with this surrealistically oriented tale of so-called bourgeois types."
You can catch it at the Plaza Theatre (1049 Ponce De Leon Aveue NE) through Thursday, June 13. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Booksmart
Two academic teenage superstars realize on the eve of their high school graduation that they should have worked less and played more. Determined to never fall short of their peers, the girls set out on a mission to cram four years of fun into one night.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Booksmart" has been a must-watch since its release on May 24.
" 'Booksmart' puts a fresh spin on the coming-of-age, night-of comedy because it's focused on two girls, one of whom is also queer," according to Erin Keane of Salon. The Globe and Mail's Chandler Levack said, " 'Booksmart' is a love letter for any young woman who has ever stayed home on a Friday night to watch a Ken Burns documentary."
Interested? It's playing at AMC Phipps Plaza 14 (3500 Peachtree Road NE) and Regal Atlantic Station ScreenX, IMAX, RPX & VIP (261 19th St. NW) through Wednesday, June 12. 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. 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."
You can catch it at AMC Camp Creek 14 (3760 Princeton Lakes Parkway), AMC Phipps Plaza 14 (3500 Peachtree Road NE) and Regal Atlantic Station ScreenX, IMAX, RPX & VIP (261 19th St. NW) 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.
Set to be released on Friday, Aug. 30, "The Souvenir" already has a Tomatometer Score of 92 percent and an Audience Score of 42 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. The Detroit News' Adam Graham said, " 'The Souvenir' is an oddly alluring piece of filmmaking, rich and quiet and sneakily affecting," and the Seattle Times' Soren Andersen noted, " 'The Souvenir' reveals itself slowly, calmly, with great deliberation."
It's screening at Regal Tara Cinemas (2345 Cheshire Bridge Road NE) through Wednesday, June 12. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Rocketman
This is 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 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Rocketman" has become a favorite since its release on May 31. The New Yorker's Anthony Lane said, "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, [director Dexter] Fletcher is your man," while Leah Pickett of the Chicago Reader stated, "The story reshuffles reality, especially time and facts, and the film is more enjoyable for it."
It's playing 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 12. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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