At area theaters
77 AS ABOVE, SO BELOW, R A team of explorers venturing into the uncharted miles of twisting catacombs beneath the streets of Paris uncovers a dark secret that leads to terror and madness. (93 minutes)
89 DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, PG-13 A band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier face off against the growing nation of genetically evolved apes on the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species. (130 minutes)
78 DOLPHIN TALE 2, PG Another true story inspired by the life of Winter the dolphin (a resident of the Clearwater, Fla., Marine Aquarium who plays herself in the film), with a new baby dolphin named Hope who was rescued by the aquarium in 2010. (107 minutes)
83 THE DROP, R With organized crime using local New York bars as money-laundering "drops," a lonely Brooklyn bartender's (Tom Hardy) discovery of a drop of a different sort -- a battered pit bull puppy that he rescues from certain death -- brings him into contact with a mysterious woman hiding a dark past (Noomi Rapace). (106 minutes)
85 EARTH TO ECHO, PG A trio of inseparable friends whose neighborhood is being destroyed by a highway construction project discover that the strange signals they've been getting on their phones are coming from a small alien who has become stranded on Earth. (91 minutes)
78 THE EXPENDABLES 3, PG-13 Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and the rest of the team face off against the Expendables co-founder turned villain (Mel Gibson) by bringing in new blood: younger, faster and more tech-savvy. (126 minutes)
75 THE GIVER, PG-13 Based on Lois Lowry's young adult novel. Brenton Thwaites plays a young man who, when he begins to spend time with the sole keeper of all the community's memories (Jeff Bridges), begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of their seemingly ideal and contented secret past. (94 minutes)
90 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, PG-13 Another Marvel marvel: A brash human adventurer (Chris Pratt), after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe, joins up with a quartet of disparate misfits to sidestep an unrelenting bounty hunt and ... yep, you guessed it ... guard the galaxy. (121 minutes)
87 HERCULES, PG-13 In this revisionist take on the classic Greek myth, from the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars, Hercules (Dwayne Johnson), having completed his 12 labors and haunted by a sin from his past, has become the leader of a band of mercenaries. But when the benevolent ruler of Thrace and his daughter seek his help to defeat a savage and terrifying warlord, he must once again become the hero he once was and embrace his own myth. (98 minutes)
86 THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY, PG Manish Dayal plays a culinary ingenue with the gastronomic equivalent of perfect pitch who, with his displaced from India family, opens an Indian restaurant in the south of France. That sparks an all-out war with the owner (Helen Mirren) of a Michelin-starred French restaurant across the street. (122 minutes)
80 IF I STAY, PG-13 Chloe Grace Moretz plays a young woman whose choice of whether to pursue her musical dreams at Juilliard or be with the love of her life (Jamie Blackley) changes in an instant; caught between life and death for one revealing day, she faces a completely different decision. (106 minutes)
79 INTO THE STORM, PG-13 A storm chaser goes to extremes for that once-in-a-lifetime shot while others seek shelter as a town is ravaged by an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes. (89 minutes)
68 LET'S BE COPS, R Two struggling pals dress as police officers for a costume party and become neighborhood sensations, but they'll have to put their fake badges on the line when they become entangled in a real-life web of mobsters and dirty detectives. With Damon Wayans Jr., Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Nina Dobrev, James D'Arcy, Andy Garcia; directed by Luke Greenfield. (104 minutes)
75 LUCY, R Scarlett Johansson plays a woman who, when an experiment turns her into a merciless warrior beyond human logic, turns the tables on her captors. (90 minutes)
83 MALEFICENT, PG In this prequel/remake of Sleeping Beauty from the villain's point of view, Angelina Jolie plays the title role of a beautiful young woman who, after a ruthless betrayal begins to turn her pure heart to stone, becomes bent on revenge and places a curse upon the newborn infant of her persecutor's successor. (97 minutes)
78 THE MAZE RUNNER, PG-13 A young man (Dylan O'Brien) finds himself trapped in a massive maze with a group of other boys. With no memory of the outside world other than strange dreams about a mysterious organization, he must piece together fragments of his past with clues he discovers in the maze to uncover his true purpose and a way to escape. With Kaya Scodelario, Aml Ameen, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Patricia Clarkson, Will Poulter; directed by Wes Ball. (113 minutes)
68 NO GOOD DEED, PG-13 A charming stranger (Idris Elba) terrorizes and subsequently threatens the life of a devoted mother of two (Taraji P. Henson) and her family. (84 minutes)
81 THE NOVEMBER MAN, R Pierce Brosnan plays a lethal and highly trained ex-CIA agent lured out of his quiet retirement in Switzerland to protect a valuable witness (Olga Kurylenko) -- which puts him in the cross hairs of a former friend and CIA protege (Luke Bracey). Oh, and there may be a mole in the agency ... (108 minutes)
67 SEX TAPE, R With their love flame dimming after 10 years and two kids, a couple (Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz) decide to kick things up a notch by trying -- on video -- every position in The Joy of Sex in one marathon three-hour session. Then it turns out their private video is no longer private. (94 minutes)
77 STEP UP ALL IN, PG-13 All-stars from previous installments battle it out in Las Vegas. With Ryan Guzman, Briana Evigan, Misha Gabriel Hamilton; directed by Trish Sie. (112 minutes).
78 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, PG-13 Four outcast brothers rise from the sewers and work with a fearless reporter (Megan Fox) and her wisecracking cameraman (Will Arnett) to save New York and unravel the evil Shredder's (Tohoru Masamune) diabolical plan. (101 minutes)
83 THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU, R After the death of their father, four grown siblings must return to their childhood home and live under the same roof together for a week, along with their over-sharing mother (Jane Fonda) and an assortment of spouses, exes and might-have-beens. With Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Adam Driver, Rose Byrne, Corey Stoll, Kathryn Hahn, Connie Britton, Timothy Olyphant, Abigail Spencer, Dax Shepard; directed by Shawn Levy. (103 minutes)
82 TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION, PG-13 As humanity picks up the pieces after an epic battle that destroyed a great city but saved the world, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history and an ancient, powerful new menace threatens Earth. (157 minutes)
87 TUSK, R Justin Long plays a journalist who finds the story of a lifetime in a worldwide adventurer (Michael Parks) with amazing tales and a curious penchant for walruses. With Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez; directed by Kevin Smith. (102 minutes)
77 A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES, R Liam Neeson plays an ex-NYPD cop now working as an unlicensed private investigator who reluctantly agrees to help a heroin trafficker (Dan Stevens) hunt down the men who kidnapped and then brutally murdered his wife. With David Harbour; directed by Scott Frank. (113 minutes)
78 WHEN THE GAME STANDS TALL, PG Jim Caviezel plays the coach who took a high school football team from obscurity to a record-shattering 151-game winning streak. (115 minutes)
88 X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST, PG-13 The ultimate X-Men ensemble -- those from the original trilogy joining forces with their younger selves -- fights an epic battle for the survival of the species that must change the past to save the future. (131 minutes)
MovieStyle on 09/26/2014