On the hunt for date night ideas? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around New York City.
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.)
Portrait of Jason
Interview with Jason Holliday, also known as Aaron Payne: a house boy, would-be cabaret performer and self-proclaimed hustler giving one man's gin-soaked, pill-popped view of what it was like to be colored and gay in 1960's America.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent and an Audience Score of 84 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1967 release has made a lasting impression. Boston Globe's Mark Feeney said, "Like any star turn, Holliday's performance rings utterly true. It's that indefinable but unmistakable reality-beyond-reality called art," while David Lewis of San Francisco Chronicle noted, "This is a film way ahead of its time."
You can catch it at Roxy Cinema Tribeca (2 Ave. of The Americas) on Wednesday, June 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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 and an Audience Score of 84 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
"As an ode to spunk, ingenuity, teamwork, storytelling and animation artistry, 'Toy Story 4' fires on every spirited cylinder," according to Ann Hornaday of Washington Post, while the Seattle Times' Moira MacDonald said, "Did we really need another 'Toy Story' movie? Turns out we did."
Catch it on the big screen at AMC Bay Plaza Cinema 13 (2210 Bartow Ave.), Concourse Plaza Multiplex (214 E. 161st St.), College Point Multiplex Cinemas (2855 Ulmer St.), and AMC 19th St. East 6 (890 Broadway) through Wednesday, June 26. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
North by Northwest
Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 99 percent and an Audience Score of 94 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this old-school film has made a lasting impression.
"Hitchcock is such a master of suspense that not many frames have passed before the audience has achieved complete identification with the characters and is knowing the thrill of vicarious fear and the shared pleasures of love and passion," noted Jack Moffitt of the Hollywood Reporter, while Time Out's Dave Calhoun said, "Hitchcock breezes through a tongue-in-cheek, nightmarish plot with a lightness of touch that's equalled by a charming performance from Grant."
Interested? It's playing at Cinépolis Chelsea (260 W. 23rd St.) through Tuesday, June 25. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 85 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1977 release has made a lasting impression. The Los Angeles Times' Charles Champlin said, "'Close Encounters' proves to be a magic act with dramatic interludes," while Arthur Knight of the Hollywood Reporter stated, "A film of incredible power and intensity. It is also, and ultimately, reassuring."
You can catch it at City Cinemas Village East (181-189 Second Ave.) through Monday, June 24. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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