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At the movies: Sept. 18
Films showing this week:
Starting Friday
‘My Best Friend’s Girl’
When guys get dumped, they hire Tank, a master at seducing women, to take their ex-girlfriends out on the worst date of their lives to send them back to their beaus. Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs. R for sequences of strong sexual content, including crude dialogue, nudity, language and some drug use. 103 min.
‘Igor’
A twist on the classic monster movie about a hunchback who is sick of being a lowly lab assistant and dreams of becoming a scientist. Voices of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno. PG for some thematic elements, scary images, action and mild language. 86 min.
‘Ghost Town’
A man dies, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes to discover he has the ability to see ghosts. Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Kristen Wiig, Téa Leoni, Billy Campbell. PG-13 for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references. 103 min.
‘Vicky Cristina
Barcelona’
Two young American women go to Barcelona for a summer holiday and are drawn into a series of unconventional romantic entanglements. Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Chris Messina, Patricia Clarkson. PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking. 97 min.
Continuing this week
‘Righteous Kill’
A pair of veteran New York City police detectives are on the trail of a vigilante serial killer. Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg, Carla Gugino. R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use. 101 min.
‘Burn After Reading’
An ousted C.I.A. official’s memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two gym employees intent on exploiting their find. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins. R for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking. 95 min.
‘The Women’
Two women, who are the best of friends, have their friendship tested to the breaking point. Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Candace Bergen, Debra Messing. PG-13 for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking. 114 min.
‘Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys’
Two women, who have enjoyed a friendship for many years, become mired in turmoil as their children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan, Tyler Perry. PG-13 for thematic material, sexual references and brief violence. 111 min.
‘Bangkok Dangerous’
An assassin travels to Bangkok to complete a series of contract killings. Nicolas Cage, Steve Baldocchi, Chris Heebink, James Wearing Smith. R for violence, language the some sexuality. 100 min.
‘House Bunny’
A Playboy Bunny teaches an awkward sorority about the opposite sex. Anna Faris, Colin Hanks. PG-13. 97 min.
‘Tropic Thunder’
A group of actors working on location in a big-budget war epic movie find themselves stuck in a real war-like situation. Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. 108 min.
Starting Friday
‘My Best Friend’s Girl’
When guys get dumped, they hire Tank, a master at seducing women, to take their ex-girlfriends out on the worst date of their lives to send them back to their beaus. Dane Cook, Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs. R for sequences of strong sexual content, including crude dialogue, nudity, language and some drug use. 103 min.
‘Igor’
A twist on the classic monster movie about a hunchback who is sick of being a lowly lab assistant and dreams of becoming a scientist. Voices of John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes, Eddie Izzard, Jay Leno. PG for some thematic elements, scary images, action and mild language. 86 min.
‘Ghost Town’
A man dies, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes to discover he has the ability to see ghosts. Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Kristen Wiig, Téa Leoni, Billy Campbell. PG-13 for some strong language, sexual humor and drug references. 103 min.
‘Vicky Cristina
Barcelona’
Two young American women go to Barcelona for a summer holiday and are drawn into a series of unconventional romantic entanglements. Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Chris Messina, Patricia Clarkson. PG-13 for mature thematic material involving sexuality, and smoking. 97 min.
Continuing this week
‘Righteous Kill’
A pair of veteran New York City police detectives are on the trail of a vigilante serial killer. Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Donnie Wahlberg, Carla Gugino. R for violence, pervasive language, some sexuality and brief drug use. 101 min.
‘Burn After Reading’
An ousted C.I.A. official’s memoir accidentally falls into the hands of two gym employees intent on exploiting their find. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins. R for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking. 95 min.
‘The Women’
Two women, who are the best of friends, have their friendship tested to the breaking point. Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Candace Bergen, Debra Messing. PG-13 for sex-related material, language, some drug use and brief smoking. 114 min.
‘Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys’
Two women, who have enjoyed a friendship for many years, become mired in turmoil as their children’s extramarital affairs, unethical business practices and a dark paternity secret threaten to derail family fortunes and unravel the lives of all involved. Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates, Sanaa Lathan, Tyler Perry. PG-13 for thematic material, sexual references and brief violence. 111 min.
‘Bangkok Dangerous’
An assassin travels to Bangkok to complete a series of contract killings. Nicolas Cage, Steve Baldocchi, Chris Heebink, James Wearing Smith. R for violence, language the some sexuality. 100 min.
‘House Bunny’
A Playboy Bunny teaches an awkward sorority about the opposite sex. Anna Faris, Colin Hanks. PG-13. 97 min.
‘Tropic Thunder’
A group of actors working on location in a big-budget war epic movie find themselves stuck in a real war-like situation. Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. 108 min.
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