Movies Opening This Weekend – December 22nd, [videos]

Ruby Rose, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Christian Bale, Owen Wilson, Anna Kendrick, Dwayne Johnson, Brittany Snow, Christopher Walken, and J.K. Simmons are here to bring laughter and romance into your holidays.

In the movie ‘Crooked House’ based on the Agatha Christie best-seller, a spy becomes a private-detective to save the day, while ‘Pitch Perfect 3’ signs up for one last singing competition at a USO tour overseas, only to discover their friendship will be tested beyond reason. The Rock stars in the reprise of the Jumanji franchise in ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ and Matt Damon stars in the scientific satire called ‘Downsizing’ where people are physically shrunk to accommodate the earth’s population explosion.

Out pick of the week is the Steven Spielberg film ‘The Post,’ which pulls back the curtain on true events that bring the papers first female newspaper publisher to the brink of civility and legality, as she and the paper uncover the real truth behind the Vietnam war and government cover-up. Based on the leaked Ellsberg papers, an analyst uncovers the real truth behind the war; now the paper must decide what to do with them.

Enjoy the movies this weekend, we always do!

Happy End (2017)
(R) 107 min – Drama
Director: Michael Haneke
Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Mathieu Kassovitz, Fantine Harduin

A loving family finds themselves in a troubled land, with suspense and difficult decisions lying in wait.
[watch trailer]

Hostiles (2017)
(R) 133 min – Adventure
Director: Scott Cooper
Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Rosamund Pike, Christian Bale, Paul Anderson

Based on the late 1800’s, an Army captain agrees to guide a Cheyenne chief and family through the dangerous west. [watch trailer]

The Two of Us (1967)
(NR) 86 min – Drama
Director: Claude Berri
Stars: Michel Simon, Roger Carel, Paul Préboist, Luce Fabiole

Claude is a young man whose parents send him to live with an older couple to save his life. Hollywood reaches back for a classic from 1967 that remains relevant, with life lessons that are as important today as they were in the 1940s. [watch trailer]

The Post (2017)
(PG-13) 115 min – Biography
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk

The government had been lying about the Vietnam war for decades, and the Post with its female editor battle the norms and current government to publish the truth. [watch trailer]

Crooked House (2017)
(PG-13) 115 min – Crime
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Stars: Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson, Honor Kneafsey, Glenn Close

Based on Agatha Christie’s classic, family members take on Scotland Yard to expose the darkest of family secrets. [watch trailer]

Father Figures (2017)
(R) 113 min – Comedy
Director: Lawrence Sher
Stars: Owen Wilson, Christopher Walken, J.K. Simmons, Ed Helms

Their mother doesn’t know who their dads are, but that won’t stop Owen Wilson and the entire cast from hunting down dad. [watch trailer]

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)
(PG-13) 119 min – Action | Adventure
Director: Jake Kasdan
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart, Jack Black

If you loved the original Jumanji that starred Robin Williams, you’ll love the Rock and the continuation of this Hollywood winner. [watch trailer]

Downsizing (2017)
(R) 135 min – Comedy
Director: Alexander Payne
Stars: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig

How can we solve the overpopulation of mother earth? Why shrink people down! Right next door to the classic ‘Honey I Shrunk the Kids,’ this film is very funny and entertaining, but not meant for the whole family. [watch trailer]

Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
(PG-13) 93 min – Comedy
Director: Trish Sie
Stars: Ruby Rose, Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld

The Bella’s reunite for at an overseas USO tour, thinking this will be their final performance. At first, they’re told to watch, but you know nothing can keep these Bella’s down. The whole family will love the cast and script. [watch trailer]

Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)
(NR) 145 min – Action
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar
Stars: Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anupriya Goenka, Paresh Rawal

This film is the sequel to ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, and chronicles the continuing story of Tiger and Zoya, spies, some eight years later. [watch trailer]

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