The weather outside might be frightful for most of the country, but the selection of new movies in theaters is oh so delightful! This week’s new releases includes a thriller about criminal activists that hijack a gala, taking everyone hostage, and an ex-soldier must work to rescue them; a horror film about a series of gruesome deaths that start when two brothers find their father’s old monkey toy in an attic; a heart-warming film about a boy who transforms those around him with his joyous, funny, and life-affirming worldview; and much more!
Cleaner (R)
Criminal activists hijack a gala, taking 300 hostages. One extremist plans mass murder as a message to the world. An Ex-soldier turned window cleaner now works to rescue the hostages.
Directed by Martin Campbell
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Clive Owen, Ray Fearon, Taz Skylar, Lee Boardman
Release date: February 21
Ex-Husbands
When Peter Pearce flies to Tulum, crashing his son Nick’s bachelor party, Peter realizes he’s not the only Pearce man in crisis.
Directed by Noah Pritzker
Starring: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Richard Benjamin, Miles Heizer, James Norton
Release date: February 21
The Monkey (R)
When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.
Directed by Osgood Perkins
Starring: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery. Colin O’Brien, Elijah Wood
Release date: February 21
The Unbreakable Boy (PG)
A young boy with both a rare brittle-bone disease and autism. But what makes him truly unique is his joyous, funny, life-affirming world view that transforms and unites everyone around him.
Directed by Jon Gunn
Starring: Zachary Levi, Meghann Fahy, Jacob Laval, Drew Powell, Patricia Heaton
Release date: February 21
Unbroken
The daughter of a Holocaust survivor embarks on an international quest to uncover answers about the plight of her mother and her six siblings who, as mere children, escaped Nazi Germany relying solely on their own youthful bravado and the kindness of German strangers.
Directed by Beth Lane
Starring: Beth Lane
Release date: February 21
