Admit One 5/3/24
Here’s what’s new in theaters and streaming this weekend: it’s Admit One
The Fall Guy (Theaters)
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Hannah Waddingham, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephanie Hsu, Winston Duke
Directed by: David Leitch
Plot: A down-and-out stuntman must find the missing star of his ex-girlfriend’s blockbuster film.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 84%
Critic Consensus: “With action, comedy, romance, and a pair of marvelously matched stars, The Fall Guy might be the rare mainstream movie with something to entertain everyone”
Tarot (Theaters)
Starring: Harriet Slater, Adain Bradley, Avantika Vandanapu, Jacob Batalon, Olwen Fouéré
Directed by: Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg
Plot: When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings — never use someone else’s deck — they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death to escape the future foretold in their readings.
RT Freshness: 5%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Mars Express (Theaters)
Starring: Léa Drucker, Mathieu Amalric, Daniel Njo Lobé, Marie Bouvet, Sébastien Chassagne
Directed by: Jérémie Périn
Plot: In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.
RT Freshness: 100%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Something in the Water (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Hiftu Quasem, Lauren Lyle, Natalie Mitson, Nicole Rieko Setsuko, Ellouise Shakespeare-Hart
Directed by: Hayley Easton Streat
Plot: Five friends reunite for a wedding in the Caribbean. The day before the ceremony they go out on a boat to party and accidentally head into shark infested waters. Now they must face their fears and fight for survival in the open waters.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Roundup: Punishment (Theaters)
Starring: Don Lee, Kim Moo-yul, Park Ji-hwan, Lee Dong-hwi, Lee Joo-Bin
Directed by: Heo Myeong-Haeng
Plot: Detective Ma Seok-do joins the Cyber Investigation Team to nab Baek Chang-ki, a former mercenary and the head of an online gambling organization.
RT Freshness: 89%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Unfrosted (Netflix and Theaters)
Starring: Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Amy Schumer, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Christian Slater, James Marsden
Directed by: Jerry Seinfeld
Plot: Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast forever.
RT Freshness: 45%
Critic Consensus: “Much like a preservative-packed toaster pastry, Unfrosted is sweet and colorful, yet it’s ultimately an empty experience that may leave the consumer feeling pangs of regret”
The Idea of You (Prime Video and Theaters)
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott
Directed by: Michael Showalter
Plot: Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
RT Freshness: 83%
Critic Consensus: “The Idea of You offers a welcome reminder that Anne Hathaway remains a thoroughly delightful romcom lead — and reaffirms that few filmmakers understand the genre better than Michael Showalter”
I Saw the TV Glow (Theaters)
Starring: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Ian Foreman, Helana Howard, Fred Durst
Directed by: Jane Schoenbrun
Plot: Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
RT Freshness: 87%
Critic Consensus: “With a distinctive visual aesthetic that enhances its emotionally resonant narrative, I Saw the TV Glow further establishes writer-director Jane Schoenbrun as a rising talent”
Prom Dates (Hulu)
Starring: Julie Lester, Antonia Gentry, Kenny Ridwan, JT Neal, Jordan Buhat, Zion Moreno
Directed by: Kim O. Nguyen
Plot: Jess and Hannah, at 13 years old made a pact to have the perfect prom, only 24 hours before the big event, everything is ruined when they break up with their dates. Now they have one night to find new dates and make the fantasy comes true.
RT Freshness: 33%
Critic Consensus: N/A
