Don’t want to watch the Superbowl on Sunday? Here is a list of movies hitting theaters for the weekend of February 3, 2017.
Rings
The Paramount Pictures horror film is about a young woman who finds herself on the receiving end of a terrifying curse that threatens to take her life in 7 days. F. Javier Gutiérrez directs the film which stars Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, and Johnny Galecki.
Rated: PG-13 | Runtime: 1hr 42min | Official Site
The Space Between Us
The Los Angeles Media Fund (LAMF) romantic sci-fi film is about the first human born on Mars, and his journey to Earth for the first time. There he experiences the wonders of the planet, and embarks on an adventure with a street smart girl. Peter Chelsom directs the film which stars Britt Robertson, Asa Butterfield, and Janet Montgomery.
Rated: PG-13 | Runtime: 2hr | Official Site
The Comedian
The Sony Pictures Classics comedy looks at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke. Taylor Hackford directs the film which stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, and Danny DeVito.
Rated: R | Runtime: 1hr 59min | Official Site
Confidential Assignment
The CJ Entertainment action film about a crime organization from North Korea that crosses the border, and enters South Korean soil. Reluctantly, a South Korean detective cooperates with a North Korean detective to investigate the organization’s whereabouts. Seong-hoon Kim directs the film which stars Hyun Bin, Young-nam Jang, and Ju-hyuk Kim.
Rated: Unrated | Runtime: 2hr 5min | Official Site
Eloise
The Buy Here Pay Here Entertainment horror film where four friends break into an abandoned insane asylum to find a death certificate; a certificate that will grant one of them a large inheritance. However, finding it soon becomes the least of their worries as dark memories haunted the place. Robert Legato directs the film which stars Eliza Dushku, Robert Patrick, and Chace Crawford.
Rated: R | Runtime: 1hr 29min
The Grace of Jake
A comedy about an ex-inmate and wandering musician named Jake who travels to a small town in Arkansas. His intent is to exact revenge from his father, but his journey unravels a complicated family history. Christopher Hicky directs the film which stars Michael Beck, Lew Temple, and Ravi Kapoor.
Rated: Unrated | Runtime: 1hr 30min | Official Site
Growing Up Smith
In the Good Deed Entertainment comedy, set in 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a “good old boy” propels him further away from his family’s ideals than ever before. Frank Lotito directs the film which stars Jason Lee, Anjul Nigam, and Brighton Sharbino.
Rated: PG-13 | Runtime: 1hr 42min | Official Site
I am not your Negro
In the Velvet Film documentary, writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House. Raoul Peck directs the film which stars Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, and Dick Cavett.
Rated: PG-13 | Runtime: 1hr 35min | Official Site
Journey to the West: The Demons
Columbia Pictures brings the Chinese comedy to America. The film is about a monk and his three disciples, ant their journey to battle demons. Hark Tsui directs the film which stars Bei-Er Bao, Mengke Bateer, and Sihan Cheng.
Rated: PG-13 | Runtime: 1hr 49min
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