The 4 best movies screening around New York City this week

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The Searchers.

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Want to see a movie, but not sure what's worth your time (and money)? Check out this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around New York City.

Here are the highest rated films to catch, based on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes' Tomatometer Score, which reflects the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics.

(Movie descriptions courtesy The Movie Database; showtimes via Fandango. Movie ratings and showtimes are subject to change.)

The Searchers

As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.

Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 100 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this vintage film is a critical darling.

The Chicago Tribune's Michael Wilmington said, "('The Searchers' is) Ford's greatest western, with John Wayne as the relentless adventurer Ethan Edwards," while Jack Moffitt of the Hollywood Reporter noted, "This C.V. Whitney production is undoubtedly one of the greatest Westerns ever made."

It's playing at Cinépolis Chelsea (260 W. 23rd St.) on Tuesday, April 9. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Apollo 11

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

Boasting a Tomatometer Score of 99 percent and an Audience Score of 88 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Apollo 11" has gotten stellar reviews since its release on March 8.

"The NASA mission at the heart of the must-see documentary 'Apollo 11' reminds you what it feels to be truly awestruck," according to Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly, while the Associated Press' Jake Coyle said, "'Apollo 11' might not tell you anything you don't already know about the moon landing. But it will make you feel it, and see it, anew."

You can catch it at City Cinemas Village East (181-189 Second Ave.) and AMC Lincoln Square 13 (1998 Broadway) through Wednesday, April 10. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Barry Lyndon

In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to Dublin, but is robbed on the road. Without any other alternative, Barry joins the British Army to fight in the Seven Years War.

With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 92 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this '70s throwback has garnered plenty of praise.

The Chicago Tribune's Michael Wilmington said, "The wonderfully dry and witty narration is from Thackeray, delivered by Michael Horder," and Time Out's Tom Huddleston noted, "The great director's least satisfying, most disconcerting film — and that's what makes it extraordinary."

It's screening at City Cinemas Village East (181-189 Second Ave.) through Wednesday, April 10. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

Us

Husband and wife Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their kids to their beach house expecting to unplug and unwind with friends. But as night descends, their serenity turns to tension and chaos when some shocking visitors arrive uninvited.

With a Tomatometer Score of 94 percent and an Audience Score of 70 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Us" has become a favorite since its release on March 22.

The Chicago Reader's Ben Sachs said, it achieves an insidious, lingering effect that's rarer in the horror genre," while Peter Rainer of the Christian Science Monitor stated, "Ambition in the horror genre can be a good thing, but the overreach in this movie detracts from both the horror and the ambition. Having said that, Peele shows a marked advance in filmmaking skills here and, in her dual role, Nyong'o is ferociously good."

It's screening at Regal E-Walk Stadium 13 & RPX (247 W. 42nd St.), Concourse Plaza Multiplex (214 E. 161st St.) and College Point Multiplex Cinemas (2855 Ulmer St.) through Wednesday, April 10. Click here for showtimes and tickets.

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