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The DUFF
86 PG-13 Mae Whitman plays a high school senior who, when she learns she's known as "the DUFF" (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) to her prettier, more popular friends (Skyler Samuels, Bianca A. Santos), enlists a slick but charming jock (Robbie Amell) to help her reinvent herself. With Ken Jeong, Allison Janney, Bella Thorne, Nick Eversman; directed by Ari Sandel. (102 minutes)
Hot Tub
Time Machine 2
R When Lou (Rob Corddry) finds himself in trouble, his friends (Craig Robinson, Clark Duke) fire up the hot tub time machine in an attempt to get back to the past but inadvertently land in the future, with potentially horrific consequences. With Chevy Chase, Adam Scott, Gillian Jacobs; directed by Steve Pink. (93 minutes)
McFarland, USA
87 PG Inspired by a 1987 true story. Novice runners from McFarland, an economically challenged town in California's farm-rich Central Valley, give their all to build a cross-country team under the direction of a newcomer coach (Kevin Costner) at their predominantly Hispanic high school. With Maria Bello, Carlos Pratts, Hector Duran, Chad Mountain, Morgan Saylor; directed by Niki Caro. (128 minutes)
Oscar-Nominated Short Films
88 Not rated The Oscar- Nominated Live Action Short Films 2015 and The Oscar- Nominated Animated Short Films 2015 are short live action and animated films nominated for Academy Awards. (113 and 76 minutes, respectively)
The Last Five Years
80 PG-13 In this film version of the off-Broadway musical by Jason Robert Brown, a struggling actress (Anna Kendrick) and an up-and-coming novelist (Jeremy Jordan) examine their failed marriage, through song, from reverse perspectives -- hers from the end of the marriage and moving backward, and his from the beginning of their acquaintance and moving forward. Directed by Richard LaGravenese. (94 minutes)
MovieStyle on 02/20/2015