The Mule
R Broke, alone and facing foreclosure on his business, a man (director Cllint Eastwood) takes a job as a drug courier for a Mexican cartel, which earns him the attention of a hard-charging DEA agent and a weight on his conscience. With Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Pena, Dianne Wiest, Andy Garcia, Alison Eastwood, Taissa Farmiga. (1 hour, 56 minutes) OPENS TODAY
Mary Poppins Returns
PG Magical uber-nanny Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) returns to London during the Depression to visit Jane and her brother, Michael, now a father of three, and help them rediscover the joy they knew as children. With Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Karen Dotrice; directed by Rob Marshall. (2 hours, 10 minutes) OPENS WEDNESDAY
Aquaman
PG-13 Half-human, half-Atlantean Aquaman (Jason Momoa) finds himself caught between a surface world that ravages the sea and those who are ready to revolt. With Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Nicole Kidman, Julie Andrews; directed by James Wan. (2 hours, 23 minutes) DEC. 21
Bumblebee
PG-13 On the run in the year 1987, battle-scarred and broken Bumblebee the Autobot seeks refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town, where the teenage girl who discovers it quickly learns that it’s no ordinary yellow VW. With Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Ortiz, Jason Drucker, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Schneider, Kenneth Choi; directed by Travis Knight. (1 hour, 53 minutes) DEC. 21
Mary Queen of Scots
R Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan), queen of France at 16, widowed at 18, returns to claim the throne of her native Scotland, but finds herself in a rivalry for love and power with England’s Elizabeth I (Margot Robbie). With Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Gemma Chan, Martin Compston; directed by Josie Rourke. (2 hours, 4 minutes) DEC. 21
Second Act
PG-13 Struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams, a 40-year-old woman (Jennifer Lopez) gets a chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts. With Leah Remini, Vanessa Hudgens, Treat Williams, Milo Ventimiglia, Annaleigh Ashford, Dan Bucatinsky, Freddie Stroma; directed by Peter Segal. (1 hour, 43 minutes) DEC. 21
Welcome to Marwen
PG-13 A man whose memory vanishes after a devastating attack puts together pieces from his old and new lives to create a wondrous town where he can heal and be a hero. With Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monae, Eiza González, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie Zemeckis; directed by Robert Zemeckis. (1 hour, 56 minutes) DEC. 21
Holmes & Watson
PG-13 In this comic take on Conan Doyle characters, Sherlock Holmes (Will Ferrell) and Dr. Watson (John C. Reilly) have only four days to solve a murder at Buckingham Palace before the queen becomes the next victim. With Rebecca Hall, Rob Brydon, Kelly Macdonald, Ralph Fiennes, Lauren Lapkus, Hugh Laurie, Pam Ferris; directed by Etan Cohen. (1 hour, 40 minutes) DEC. 25