With Valentine’s Day falling on a Friday this year, the movie companies certainly decided to take full advantage of the fact and release several romance-themed movies this weekend! Also out is a thriller remake of the 1970’s tv series Fantasy Island, the much-hyped Sonic the Hedgehog film, and much more!
Downhill (R)
Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.
Directed by Nat Faxon, Jim Rash
Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zoe Chao, Zach Woods
Release date: February 14
Fantasy Island (PG-13)
A horror adaptation of the popular ’70s TV show about a magical island resort.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow
Starring: Lucy Hale, Maggie Q, Portia Doubleday, Charlotte McKinney, Michael Rooker
Release date: February 14
First Lady (PG)
A woman not married to the President runs for First Lady, but she winds up getting a better proposal than she ever expected. First Lady is a classic romantic comedy with the backdrop of Presidential Politics and Royal Charm.
Directed by Nina May
Starring: Nancy Stafford, Corbin Bernsen, Stacey Dash, Benjamin Dane, Melissa Temme
Release date: February 14
Ordinary Love (R)
An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife’s breast cancer diagnosis.
Directed by Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Starring: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Amit Shah, David Wilmot, Lalor Roddy
Release date: February 14
The Photograph (Pg-13)
A series of intertwining love stories set in the past and in the present.
Directed by Stella Meghie
Starring: LaKeith Stanfield, Issa Rae, Chelsea Peretti, Teyonah Parris, Kelvin Harrison Jr.
Release date: February 14
Sonic the Hedgehog (PG)
After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer must help it defeat an evil genius who wants to do experiments on it.
Directed by Jeff Fowler
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, James Marsden, Adam Pally, Tika Sumpter
Release date: February 14
Spy Intervention (NR)
When the world’s greatest spy meets the woman of his dreams, he abandons his adventurous existence and settles into the security of suburbia.
Directed by Drew Mylrea
Starring: Poppy Delevingne, Drew Van Acker, Dave Sheridan, Blake Anderson, Natasha Bassett
Release date: February 14