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Want to keep up-to-date on all the popular new DVDs available at the library? Then you've come to the right place. Must-Watch Movies presents a partial list of the newest movies in our collection. We will also feature a special theme each month and announce free upcoming film screenings at our different branch locations. Come watch movies with us!
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***FREE MOVIE SCREENINGS*** Central Library - Auditorium Wednesday, May 1 at 3 p.m. - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Teenager Miles Morales struggles to fit in at school and live up to the expectations of his parents. When he is bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes the Spider-Man of his reality, he must team up with counterparts from other dimensions to try and stop a threat to the entire multiverse. Rated PG. Friday, May 3 at 2 p.m. - Holmes and Watson Detective Sherlock Holmes (Will Ferrell) and Dr. John Watson (John C. Reilly) join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all signs point to Professor James Moriarty. When new twists and clues begin to emerge, the world's greatest sleuth and his trusted assistant must use their legendary wits and ingenious methods to catch the killer before the queen becomes the next victim. Rated PG-13. Wednesday, May 8 at 3 p.m. - Escape Room Six adventurous strangers travel to a mysterious building to experience the escape room -- a game where players compete to solve a series of puzzles to win $10,000. What starts out as seemingly innocent fun soon turns into a living nightmare as the four men and two women discover each room is an elaborate trap that's part of a sadistic game of life or death. Rated PG-13. Friday, May 10 at 2 p.m. - Replicas William Foster (Keanu Reeves) is a brilliant neuroscientist who loses his wife, son, and two daughters in a tragic car accident. Utilizing cutting-edge technology, William comes up with a daring and unprecedented plan to download their memories and clone their bodies. As the experiment begins to spiral out of control, Foster soon finds himself at odds with his dubious boss, a reluctant accomplice, a police task force, and the physical laws of science. Rated PG-13. Tuesday, May 14 at 2:30 p.m. - Remember the Night A district attorney postpones a shoplifter’s trial until after Christmas. When the shoplifter's family rejects her, the DA takes her to his own family home for Christmas. 1940. Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray. Wednesday, May 15 at 3 p.m. - What Men Want Passed up for a well-deserved promotion, sports agent Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) wonders what else she needs to do to succeed in a man's world. Hoping to find answers from a psychic, Ali drinks a weird concoction that suddenly allows her to hear what men are thinking. Using her newfound ability, Ali starts to turn the tables on her obnoxious male colleagues while racing to sign the next basketball superstar. Rated R. Friday, May 17 at 2 p.m. - Bumblebee On the run in the year of 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers the broken, battle-scarred Autobot and attempts to fix him. This fim was directed by Travis Knight and costars Jorge Lendeborg Jr, John Cena, and Jason Drucker. Rated PG-13. Wednesday, May 22 at 3 p.m. - Fighting with My Family Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star. Rated PG-13. Friday, May 25 at 2 p.m. - The Mule Broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business, 90-year-old horticulturist Earl Stone (Clint Eastwood) takes a job as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel. His immediate success leads to easy money and a larger shipment that soon draws the attention of a hard-charging DEA agent. When Earl's past mistakes start to weigh heavily on his conscience, he must decide whether to right those wrongs before law enforcement and cartel thugs catch up to him. Rated R. Tuesday, May 28 at 2:30 p.m. - The Lady Eve What starts as a con game between a card shark and a naive beer baron turns into romance in this screwball comedy. 1941. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda, and Charles Coburn. Directed by Preston Sturges. Wednesday, May 29 at 3 p.m. - Isn't It Romantic? Natalie (Rebel Wilson) is a New York architect who works hard to get noticed at her job, but is more likely to deliver coffee and bagels than design the city's next skyscraper. Things go from bad to weird when she gets knocked unconscious during a subway mugging and magically wakes up to find herself in an alternate universe. Natalie's worst nightmare soon comes true when she suddenly discovers that she's playing the leading lady in a real-life romantic comedy. Rated PG-13. Kernersville Branch Thursday, May 23 at 2:30 p.m. - On the Basis of Sex Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) is a struggling attorney and new mother who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a groundbreaking tax case with her husband, attorney Martin Ginsburg (Armie Hammer), she knows it could change the direction of her career and how the courts view gender discrimination. Rated PG-13. Tuesday, May 28 at 6 p.m. - The Upside A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia (Bryan Cranston) and an unemployed man with a criminal record (Kevin Hart) who's hired to help him. It is a remake of a 2011 French film called The Intouchables, which itself was based on a true story. Rated PG-13. Lewisville Branch Saturday, May 4 at 12 p.m. - Solo: A Star Wars Story Young Han Solo finds adventure when he joins forces with a gang of galactic smugglers and a 190-year-old Wookie named Chewbacca. Indebted to the gangster Dryden Vos, the crew devises a daring plan to travel to the mining planet Kessel to steal a batch of valuable coaxium. In need of a fast ship, Solo meets Lando Calrissian, the suave owner of the perfect vessel for the dangerous mission -- the Millennium Falcon. Rated PG-13. Saturday, May 11 at 2 p.m. - a/perture theatre presents: It's Kind of a Funny Story Stressed by adolescence, 16-year-old Craig Gilner (Keir Gilchrist) checks himself into a mental-health clinic. Unfortunately, the youth wing is closed, so he must spend his mandated five-day stay with adults. One of them, Bobby (Zach Galifianakis), quickly becomes his mentor -- and protege, while Craig finds himself drawn to a fellow teen, Noelle (Emma Roberts), who just may be the cure he needs to forget an unrequited crush. Rated PG-13. Monday, May 20 at 5 p.m. - The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part The citizens of Bricksburg face a dangerous new threat when Lego Duplo invaders from outer space start to wreck everything in their path. The battle to defeat the enemy and restore harmony to the Lego universe takes Emmet, Lucy, Batman and the rest of their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds that test their courage and creativity. Rated PG. Southside Branch ***Special After-Hours Screenings!*** Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m. - Bumblebee On the run in the year of 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers the broken, battle-scarred Autobot and attempts to fix him. This fim was directed by Travis Knight and costars Jorge Lendeborg Jr, John Cena, and Jason Drucker. Rated PG-13. Light refreshments will be served. Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones), the daughter of an Imperial scientist, joins the Rebel Alliance in a risky move to steal the Death Star plans. This film also stars Diego Luna, Mads Mikkelsen, Donnie Yen, Ben Mendelsohn, and Forest Whitaker. Rated PG-13. Light refreshments will be served.
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Bumblebee
On the run in the year of 1987, Bumblebee finds refuge in a junkyard in a small Californian beach town. Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld), on the cusp of turning 18 and trying to find her place in the world, discovers the broken, battle-scarred Autobot and attempts to fix him. This fim was directed by Travis Knight and costars Jorge Lendeborg Jr, John Cena, and Jason Drucker.
(Rated PG-13 / Run time: 1h 54min)
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If Beale Street Could Talk
In early 1970s Harlem, daughter and wife-to-be Tish (KiKi Layne) vividly recalls the passion, respect and trust that have connected her and her artist fiancé Alonzo Hunt (Stephan James), who goes by the nickname Fonny. Friends since childhood, the devoted couple dream of a future together, but their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he did not commit. This film was directed by Barry Jenkins, costars Regina King, and was based on the novel of the same name by James Baldwin.
(Rated R / Run time: 1h 59min)
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Vice
Governor George W Bush of Texas (Sam Rockwell) picks Dick Cheney (Christian Bale), the CEO of Halliburton Co, to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defence secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
(Rated R / Run time: 2h 12min)
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Aquaman
Once home to the most advanced civilization on Earth, the city of Atlantis is now an underwater kingdom ruled by the power-hungry King Orm (Patrick Wilson). With a vast army at his disposal, Orm plans to conquer the remaining oceanic people -- and then the surface world. Standing in his way is Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Orm's half-human, half-Atlantean brother and true heir to the throne. With help from royal counselor Vulko (Willem Dafoe), Aquaman must retrieve the legendary Trident of Atlan and embrace his destiny as protector of the deep. This film costars Amber Heard and Nicole Kidman and was directed by James Wan.
(Rated PG-13 / Run time: 2h 23min)
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On the Basis of Sex
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Felicity Jones) is a struggling attorney and new mother who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a groundbreaking tax case with her husband, attorney Martin Ginsburg (Armie Hammer), she knows it could change the direction of her career and how the courts view gender discrimination. This film was directed by Mimi Leder and costars Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, and Kathy Bates.
(Rated PG-13 / Run time 2h)
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The Kid Who Would Be King
Old-school magic meets the modern world when young Alex (Louis Ashbourne Serkis) stumbles upon the mythical sword Excalibur. He soon unites his friends and enemies, and they become knights who join forces with the legendary wizard Merlin (Angus Imrie). Together, they must save mankind from the wicked enchantress Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson) and her army of supernatural warriors.
(Rated PG / Run time: 2h)
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Escape Room
Six adventurous strangers travel to a mysterious building to experience the escape room -- a game where players compete to solve a series of puzzles to win $10,000. What starts out as seemingly innocent fun soon turns into a living nightmare as the four men and two women discover each room is an elaborate trap that's part of a sadistic game of life or death.
(Rated PG-13 / Run time: 1h 39min)
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Stan & Ollie
Laurel and Hardy (Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly) -- the world's greatest comedy team -- face an uncertain future as their golden era of Hollywood films remain long behind them. Diminished by age, the duo set out to reconnect with their adoring fans by touring variety halls in Britain in 1953. The shows become an instant hit, but Stan and Ollie can't quite shake the past as long-buried tension and Hardy's failing health start to threaten their precious partnership. This film costars Shirley Henderson and Nina Arianda.
(Rated PG / Run time: 1h 38min)
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Saving Private Ryan
Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) takes his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan (Matt Damon), whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Surrounded by the brutal realties of war, while searching for Ryan, each man embarks upon a personal journey and discovers their own strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honor, decency and courage. This film was directed by Steven Spielberg and it costars Tom Sizemore, Edward Burns, and Barry Pepper.
(Rated R / Run time: 2h 49min)
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The Hurt Locker
When new sergeant James (Jeremy Renner) takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn (Anthony Mackie) and Eldridge (Brian Geraghty), by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James' true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever. Hurt Locker won Academy Awards in 2008 for Best Picture and Best Director, the first and only film helmed by a female director (Kathryn Bigelow) to win in either category.
(Rated R / Run time: 2h 7min)
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Platoon
Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) leaves his university studies to enlist in combat duty in Vietnam in 1967. Once he's on the ground in the middle of battle, his idealism fades. Infighting in his unit between Staff Sergeant Barnes (Tom Berenger), who believes nearby villagers are harboring Viet Cong soldiers, and Sergeant Elias (Willem Dafoe), who has a more sympathetic view of the locals, ends up pitting the soldiers against each other as well as against the enemy.
(Rated R / Run time: 2h)
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MASH
Irreverent black comedy following the exploits of a host of offbeat characters at a medical unit during the Korean war, including surgeons Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland) and Trapper John McIntyre (Elliott Gould) who create havoc with their martini parties and practical jokes while the war rages around them. The film, directed by Robert Altman, spawned a successful television series and won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay by Ring Lardner Jr.
(Rated R / Run time: 1h 56min)
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Hacksaw Ridge
The true story of Pfc. Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), who won the Congressional Medal of Honor despite refusing to bear arms during WWII on religious grounds. Doss was drafted and ostracized by fellow soldiers for his pacifist stance but went on to earn respect and adoration for his bravery, selflessness and compassion after he risked his life -- without firing a shot -- to save 75 men in the Battle of Okinawa.
(Rated R / Run time: 2h 19min)
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Black Hawk Down
On October 3, 1993, nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord. This led to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Army Rangers, US Special Forces, and hundreds of Somali gunmen; resulting in the destruction of two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters. The film focuses on the heroic efforts of various Rangers to get to the downed black hawks. This film was directed by Ridley Scott and stars Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, and Eric Bana.
(Rated R / Run time: 2h 24min)
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Born on the Fourth of July
In the mid 1960s, suburban New York teenager Ron Kovic (Tom Cruise) enlists in the Marines, fulfilling what he sees as his patriotic duty. During his second tour in Vietnam, he accidentally kills a fellow soldier during a retreat and later becomes permanently paralyzed in battle. Returning home to an uncaring Veterans Administration bureaucracy and to people on both sides of the political divide who don't understand what he went through, Kovic becomes an impassioned critic of the war.
(Rated R / Run time: 2h 25min)
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Good Morning, Vietnam
Radio funny man Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams) is sent to Vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers. After setting up shop, Cronauer delights the G.I.s but shocks his superior officer, Sergeant Major Dickerson (J.T. Walsh), with his irreverent take on the war. While Dickerson attempts to censor Cronauer's broadcasts, Cronauer pursues a relationship with a Vietnamese girl named Trinh (Chintara Sukapatana), who shows him the horrors of war first-hand.
(Rated R / Run time: 2h 1min)
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The Thin Red Line
In 1942, Private Witt (Jim Caviezel) is a U.S. Army absconder living peacefully with the locals of a small South Pacific island. Discovered by his commanding officer, Sgt. Welsh (Sean Penn), Witt is forced to resume his active duty training for the Battle of Guadalcanal. As Witt and his unit land on the island, and the American troops mount an assault on entrenched Japanese positions, the story explores their various fates and attitudes towards life-or-death situations. Directed by Terrence Malick.
(Rated R / Run time: 2h 50min)
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