[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – March 5, 2021

Many movie theaters in the United States are re-opening, some for the first time in nearly a year. This week’s releases include a sci-fi adventure about a world with no women, a new Disney aminated feature, and much more!

Boogie (R)

Coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals and the burden of expectation.

Directed by Eddie Huang

Starring: Taylor Takahashi, Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Taylour Paige, Pop Smoke

Release date: March 5

Chaos Walking (PG-13)

A dystopian world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise.

Directed by Doug Liman

Starring: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Demián Bichir, David Oyelowo, Cynthia Erivo

Release date: March 5

My Salinger Year (R)

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

Directed by Phillippe Falardeau

Starring: Margaret Qualley, Sigourney Weaver, Douglas Booth, Seána Kerslake, Colm Feore

Release date: March 5

Raya and the Last Dragon (PG)

In a realm known as Kumandra, a re-imagined Earth inhabited by an ancient civilization, a warrior named Raya is determined to find the last dragon.

Directed by Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Paul Briggs, John Ripa

Starring: Kelly Marie Tran, Awkwafina, Gemma Chan, Izaac Wang, Daniel Dae Kim

Release date: March 5 (Also available on Disney+)

The World to Come (R)

Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically.

Directed by Mona Fastvold

Starring: Katherine Waterston, Casey Affleck, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott, Karina Ziana Gherasim

Release date: March 2

What movies are you looking forward to seeing in theaters?