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Movies In Theaters This Week: March 18 – March 22

Movies opening in theaters this week:

Admission, starring Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Nat Wolff, Michael Sheen and Wallace Shawn, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The romantic comedy follows a straight-laced Princeton admissions officer as she reunites with a former college classmate during a recruiting visit to an alternative high school. She also encounters a gifted student who may be the son she secretly gave up for adoption. Runtime: 1 hr 57 min, Rated: PG 13

Come Out and Play, starring Vinessa Shaw, Daniel Gimenez Cacho and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The horror film centers on a couple who must fight off a pack of murderous children in order to make it off a remote Mexican island where they hoped to vacation before the birth of their children. Runtime: 1 hr 35 min, Not Rated

Olympus Has Fallen, starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and Angela Bassett, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The action film follows a disgraced former Presidential guard as he tries to rescue the President from a group of highly trained terrorists that took over the White House. Runtime: 2 hr, Rated: R

The Croods, starring Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, Catherine Keener, Clark Duke and Cloris Leachman, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The animated family film centers on a prehistoric family that must travel to a new world after their cave is destroyed. Runtime: 1 hr 31 min, Rated: PG

Dorfman In Love, starring Sara Rue, Elliott Gould, Haaz Sleiman, Johann Urb, Sophie Monk and Hayley Marie Norman, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The romantic comedy centers on an awkward young woman who finds a new life and independence when she moves to downtown L.A. Runtime: 1 hr 35 min, Rated: PG 13

Gimme The Loot, starring Tashiana Washington, Ty Hickson, Meeko Gattuso, Zoe Lescaze and Sam Soghor, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The drama follows two graffiti writers from the Bronx on their quest to tag a city landmark – the New York Mets’ Home Run Apple. Runtime: 1 hr 21 min, Not Rated

The Happy Poet, starring Paul Gordon, Jonny Mars, Chris Doubek, Liz Fisher and Amy Meyers-Martin, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The comedy/drama centers on a struggling poet who starts a healthy food stand in hopes of making a difference in the world. Runtime: 1 hr 25 min, Not Rated

The Sapphires, starring Chris O'Dowd, Deborah Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Shari Sebbens and Miranda Tapsell, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The comedy/drama, set in 1968, tells the story of four Australian Aboriginal sisters who make up an all girl singing group call The Sapphires. Their first real gig is singing for American troops in Vietnam. Runtime: 1 hr 39 min, Rated: PG 13

InAPPropriate Comedy, starring Adrien Brody, Rob Schneider, Lindsay Lohan, Ari Shaffir and Michelle Rodriguez, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The comedy centers on the controversy stirred up by a computer tablet full of offensive apps. Runtime: 1 hr 24 min, Rated: R

Love and Honor, starring Liam Hemsworth, Austin Stowell, Teresa Palmer, Aimee Teegarden and Chris Lowell, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The romantic drama centers on a young soldier in Vietnam who goes AWOL in order to try to win back his girlfriend. Runtime: 1 hr 40 min, Rated: PG 13

Hunky Dory, starring Minnie Driver, Aneurin Barnard, Danielle Branch, Robert Pugh and Haydn Gwynne, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The foreign drama follows a high school drama teacher as she stages a rock musical based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. Runtime: 1 hr 50 min, Not Rated

My Brother the Devil, starring James Floyd, Saïd Taghmaoui and Fady Elsayed, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The drama centers on two teenage brothers and their life on the streets of gangland London. Runtime: 1 hr 51 min, Not Rated

Murph: The Protector, starring John McElhone, Daniel Murphy and Jason Keenan, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The documentary explores the extraordinary courage of Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy. Murphy gave his life in Afghanistan in 2005 to save his men. Runtime: 1 hr 25 min, Rated: PG

Everybody Has A Plan, starring Viggo Mortensen, Soledad Villamil and Daniel Fanego, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The foreign drama tells the story of a Buenos Aires man who unintentionally becomes involved in the criminal underworld when he assumes the identity of his twin brother. Runtime: 1 hr 58 min, Rated: R

Bob’s New Suit, starring Shay Astar, Hunter Bodine, Charlie Babcock and Jenny Shimizu, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The drama tells the story of how a series of events changes the lives of members of a working-class family. Runtime: 1 hr 37 min, Not Rated

Starbuck, starring Patrick Huard, Antoine Bertrand and Julie Le Breton, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The comedy centers on a 42-year-old slacker/habitual sperm donor who learns that 142 of his 533 biological children have filed a class action lawsuit against him. Runtime: 1 hr 49 min, Rated: R

Neighboring Sounds, starring Irandhir Santos, Gustavo Jahn, Maeve Jinkings, W.J. Solha, Irma Brown, Lula Terra, Yuri Holanda, Clébia Souza and Albert Tenório, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The foreign thriller centers on life in a middle-class Recife, Brazil neighborhood after an independent private security firm arrives to protect residents from a recent increase in crime. Runtime: 2 hr 11 min, Not Rated

New World, starring Lee Jeong-jae, Min-sik Choi and Jeong-min Hwang, opens in theaters Friday, March 22. The foreign action/drama film centers on a police operation to take down a crime syndicate using their deep-cover operative that has been with the gang for 8 years. Runtime: 1 hr 53 min, Not Rated

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