Movies opening in theaters this week:
Oz The Great and Powerful, starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff and Joey King, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The fantasy adventure follows on a small-time circus magician as he becomes embroiled in the problems facing the Land of Oz. Runtime: 2 hr 10 min, Rated: PG
Dead Man Down, starring Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Terrence Howard, Dominic Cooper and Isabelle Huppert, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The thriller follows a gangster and a mysterious woman as they devise a plan to exact revenge on a criminal kingpin. Runtime: 1 hr 58 min, Rated: R
The ABCs of Death, starring Jake West, Angela Bettis, Simon Rumley, Tak Sakaguchi and Yoshihiro Nishimura, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The horror film is a 26 chapter anthology on death. Runtime: 2 hr 3 min, Not Rated
Electrick Children, starring Julia Garner, Rory Culkin, Liam Aiken, Bill Sage and Cynthia M. Watros, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The drama centers on a young Mormon teen who believes she had an immaculate conception by listening to rock music. She travels to Las Vegas to find the musician. Runtime: 1 hr 36 min, Rated: R
Girl Rising, starring Cate Blanchett, Priyanka Chopra, Selena Gomez, Anne Hathaway, Salma Hayek, Liam Neeson, Meryl Streep and Kerry Washington, opens in theaters Thursday, March 7. The documentary focuses on 9 girls who face problems like child slavery and arranged marriages. Runtime: 1 hr 41 min, Rated: PG 13
The Silence, starring Katrin Sass, Burghart Klaußner, Karoline Eichhorn, Roeland Wiesnekker and Ulrich Thomsen, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The crime drama centers on the strange parallels between a 23-year-old unsolved murder case and the disappearance of a young girl whose bike is discovered in the exact spot where the murder took place. Runtime: 1 hr 58 min, Not Rated
Beyond The Hills, starring Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Valeriu Andriuta and Dana Tapalaga, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The foreign drama, based on a 2005 demon possession case, tells the story of a young woman who is suspected of being possessed by a demon when she tries to convince her childhood friend to leave a Romanian convent. Runtime: 2 hr 30 min, Not Rated
Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, starring Jonathan Cain, Deen Castronovo, Arnel Pineda, Neal Schon and Ross Valory, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The documentary tells the story of how Arnel Pineda’s YouTube fame lead to him becoming the front man of Journey. Runtime: 1 hr 45 min, Not Rated
Emperor, starring Matthew Fox, Tommy Lee Jones, Eriko Hatsune and Kaori Momoi, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The drama focuses on the dilemma faced in American-occupied Japan at the end of WWII – should Emperor Hirohito be saved or hanged as a war criminal? Runtime: 1 hr 46 min, Rated: PG 13
The Girl, starring Abbie Cornish, Maritza Santiago Hernandez, Will Patton, Giovanna Zacarias and Luci Christian, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The drama centers on a young single mother who begins smuggling Mexicans across the Texas border after losing her child to Social Services. Runtime: 1 hr 34 min, Rated: PG 13
Le Petit Soldat, starring Michel Subor, Anna Karina, Henri-Jacques Huet, Paul Beauvais and Laszlo Szabo, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The French war drama first released in 1963 returns for a limited release to the silver screen to tell the love story set during Algerian war for independence from France. Runtime: 1 hr 28 min, Not Rated
The Monk, starring Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Joséphine Japy, Sergi López and Geraldine Chaplin, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The French thriller focuses on a beloved 17th century Spanish monk who is lead down a path of sin with the arrival of a mysterious apprentice. Runtime: 1 hr 41 min, Rated: R
Somebody Up There Likes Me, starring Keith Poulson, Nick Offerman, Jess Weixler, Stephanie Hunt and Kevin Corrigan, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The comedy explores the lives of a man, his best friend, and the woman they both love. Runtime: 1 hr 15 min, Not Rated
The We and The I, starring Meghan Murphy, Michael Brodie, Raymond Delgado, Jonathan Ortiz, Jonathan Scott Worrell and Teresa Lynn, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The drama explores the last day of school for a group of teenagers who ride the same bus. Runtime: 1 hr 43 min, Not Rated
Adventures of Serial Buddies, starring Paul Ashton, Hal Rudnick and Todd Wilson, opens in theaters Friday, March 8. The comedy follows four rejects as they embark on a hilarious adventure that involves sorority girls, porn-stars, clowns and missing children. Runtime: 1 hr 31 min, Rated: PG 13
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