Which movies in theaters are worth the price of admission?
Image: Monty Python and the Holy Grail/TMDb
Need date night ideas? Take a look at this week's lineup of acclaimed movies showing on the big screen in and around Dallas.
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.)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place."
With a Tomatometer Score of 97 percent and an Audience Score of 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1975 release has been a favorite of critics. Time Out's Tom Huddleston said, "So unnecessarily gorgeous, there are moments where it feels like Tarkovsky with drag and farting."
It's playing at LOOK Cinemas Prestonwood (5409 Beltline Road) on Sunday, May 5, and Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Avengers: Endgame
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
With a Tomatometer Score of 95 percent and an Audience Score of 90 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Avengers: Endgame" has become a favorite since its release on April 26.
"What you will be getting when you walk into an inevitably overstuffed movie theater is something singular that reflects our age in a way that none of the MCU films that preceded it have — indeed, very few Hollywood spectacles ever have," according to Oliver Jones of the Observer.
Get a piece of the action at Studio Movie Grill NorthWest Highway (10110 Technology Blvd.) and Cinepolis Luxury Cinema Victory Park (2365 Victory Park Lane) through Wednesday, May 8; Regal UA Galaxy Theatre – Dallas (11801 McCree Road) and LOOK Cinemas Prestonwood (5409 Beltline Road) through Thursday, May 9. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Godzilla
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships explode and are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by paleontologist Professor Kyohei Yemani soon discovers something more devastating than imagined in the form of a 164-foot-tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not only Japan, but the rest of the world as well.
With a Tomatometer Score of 93 percent and an Audience Score of 89 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, this 1954 release is not to be missed. Dallas Morning News' Chris Vognar said, "It's a terse, lean terror with a big, swinging tail," and Salon's Andrew O'Hehir noted, "While the acting is hit-and-miss and the story jumps around somewhat confusingly, (Ishiro) Honda's film is a one-of-a-kind experience all the way through, one that stands the test of time better than I had expected."
Want to see for yourself? It's playing at Alamo Drafthouse Dallas (1005 S. Lamar St.) and Alamo Drafthouse Lake Highlands (6770 Abrams Road) on Monday, May 6. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
Penguins
The story of Steve, an Adélie penguin, on a quest to find a life partner and start a family. When Steve meets with Wuzzo the emperor penguin, they become friends. But nothing comes easy in the icy Antarctic.
With a Tomatometer Score of 91 percent and an Audience Score of 76 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, "Penguins" has become a favorite since its release on April 17. Rolling Stone's Peter Travers said, "It took 16 cinematographers three years to capture the stunning images in this doc about an Adelie penguin (anthropomorphically voiced by Ed Helms) coming of age during a freezing Antarctic spring. Go for the film's thrilling sense of wonder."
It's playing at Regal UA Galaxy Theatre – Dallas (11801 McCree Road) through Thursday, May 9; and AMC NorthPark 15 (8687 N. Central Expressway) through Wednesday, May 8. Click here for showtimes and tickets.
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