In the mood for some entertainment? Take a look at this week's lineup of horror movies showing on the big screen in and around Milwaukee.

Read on for the top-ranked horror 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.)

Midsommar

A young couple travels to Sweden to visit their friend’s rural hometown and attend its mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly descends into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.

Set for wide release on Wednesday, July 3, "Midsommar" already has a Tomatometer Score of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. The Wall Street Journal's John Anderson said, "The studios have been treating audiences like newborns (formula, round the clock). So when a movie like 'Midsommar' comes along, and goes out of its way to so flamboyantly flout convention, it deserves credit just for being undefinable," while Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune noted, "The movie works best, I think, as a black-comic treatise on what can befall a garden-variety passive-aggressive mixed blessing of a boyfriend if he's not careful."

In the mood for popcorn? It's playing at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, July 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Annabelle Comes Home

Determined to keep Annabelle from wreaking more havoc, demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren bring the possessed doll to the locked artifacts room in their home, placing her “safely” behind sacred glass and enlisting a priest’s holy blessing. But an unholy night of horror awaits.

With a Tomatometer Score of 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Annabelle Comes Home" is well worth a watch.

"The reason the movie works, I think, is simple. The actresses are all strong," according to Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune, while the Globe and Mail's Brad Wheeler said, "What follows is excellent, uncomplicated and well-wrought house-of-horrors fun, complete with a message about self-blame and the real things that haunt us."

You can catch it at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, July 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Child's Play

Karen, a single mother, gives her son Andy a Buddi doll for his birthday, unaware of its more sinister nature. A contemporary reimagining of the 1988 horror classic.

With a Tomatometer Score of 60% and an Audience Score of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, "Child's Play" is well worth a watch.

"Who would have guessed that a 'Child's Play' film would leave us with less popcorn-rattling jump scares and more existential questions about the role of Alexa in our lives?," noted Katie Walsh of Tribune News Service, while Espinof's Kiko Vega said, "A well-made modern retelling of this classic horror film that accurately portrays the times we live in. [Full review in Spanish]."

You can catch it at Marcus Southgate Cinema (3330 S. 30th St.) through Thursday, July 4. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

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