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Admit One 1/17/25

Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One.

Wolf Man (Theaters)

Starring: Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner, Matilda Firth, Sam Jaeger, Benedict Hardie

Directed by: Leigh Whannell

Plot: A family at a remote farmhouse is attacked by an unseen animal, but as the night stretches on, the father begins to transform into something unrecognizable.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 54%

Critic Consensus: “Director Leigh Whannell’s attempt at bringing a fresh psychological dimension to the Wolf Man comes at the expense of proper scares, although fans of body horror will still find some tasty morsels to chew on”

One of Them Days (Theaters)

Starring: Keke Palmer, SZA, Maude Apatow, Lil Rel Howery, Janelle James, Katt Williams

Directed by: Lawrence Lamont

Plot: When best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.

RT Freshness: 96%

Critic Consensus: “Dishing out enough laughter and chemistry to spare through Keke Palmer and SZA, One of Them Days makes the buddy-comedy genre feel like magic once again”

I’m Still Here (Theaters)

Starring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Fernanda Montenegro, Antonio Sabaio, Guilherme Silveira, Valentina Herszage

Directed by: Walters Salles

Plot: Eunice Paiva investigates her husband Rubens’ disappearance while maintaining family stability. Rubens is a former PTB deputy who has gone missing.

RT Freshness: 93%

Critic Consensus: “Carried along by Fernanda Torres’ superb performance, I’m Still Here poignantly explores a nation’s upheaval through one family’s search for answers”

Alarum (Theaters and VOD/Digital)

Starring: Scott Eastwood, Sylvester Stallone, Willa Fitzgerald, Mike Colter, Isis Valverde, Joel Cohen, D.W. Moffett

Directd by: Michael Polish

Plot: Two rogue spies go off-grid, marry, and come under attack at their remote cabin hideaway by various intel agencies seeking a stolen hard drive.

RT Freshness: 0%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Wish You Were Here (Theaters)

Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, Jennifer Grey, Kelsey Grammer, Jimmie Fails, Gabby Kono-Abdy

Directed by: Julia Stiles

Plot: A woman searching for a spark finds a whirlwind night of romance with a man only to discover he is terminally ill and commits to helping him spend his last days living life to the fullest.

RT Freshness: 44%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Autumn and the Black Jaguar (Theaters)

Starring: Emily Bett Rickards, Lumi Pollack, Wayne Charles Baker, Paul Greene, Kelly Hope Taylor, Airam Camacho

Directed by: Gilles De Maistre

Plot: Growing up in the Amazon rainforest gave Autumn the rarest of friendships — a lost jaguar cub she discovers named Hope. When a tragic event forces Autumn to leave Hope for the unknowns of New York City, she dreams for years of going back to the rainforest and her friend. Aged 14, and having grown accustomed to city life, Autumn discovers her childhood village is under threat from animal traffickers and decides she must return to the Amazon to her beloved jaguar

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

September 5 (Theaters)

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson

Directed by: Tim Fehlbaum

Plot: During the 1972 Munich Olympics, an American sports broadcasting crew finds itself thrust into covering the hostage crisis involving Israeli athletes.

RT Freshness: 92%

Critic Consensus: “Capturing the compromises, dedication, and human fallibility of the newsroom, September 5 is a worthy chronicle of a tragic flashpoint in broadcast media history”

Back in Action (Netflix)

Starring: Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott, Jamie Demetriou, Glenn Close, McKenna Roberts

Directed by: Seth Gordon

Plot: Former CIA spies Emily and Matt are pulled back into espionage after their secret identities are exposed.

RT Freshness: 25%

Critic Consensus: N/A

Henry Danger: The Movie (Paramount+)

Starring: Jace Norman, Sean Ryan Fox, Ella Anderson, Michael D. Cohen, Frankie Grande, Glee Dango, Andre Tricoteux

Directed by: Joe Menendez

Plot: After meeting Kid Danger superfan Missy Martin and being pulled into a portal that opens alternate realities, Henry and his inexperienced new sidekick must find their way back to Dystopia or be trapped forever.

RT Freshness: N/A

Critic Consensus: N/A

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