Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One.
Predator: Badlands (Theaters)
Starring: Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Elle Fanning, Mike Homik, Rohinal Nayaran
Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg
Plot: A young Predator, outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 85%
Critic Consensus: “Director Dan Trachtenberg continues to take the Predator franchise in exciting new directions with Badlands, a rollicking adventure that transforms one of cinema’s most iconic brutes into a hero worth rooting for”
Nuremberg (Theaters)
Starring: Rami Malek, Russell Crowe, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Lydia Peckham, Richard E. Grant, Michael Shannon
Directed by: James Vanderbilt
Plot: As the Nuremberg trials are set to begin, a U.S. Army psychiatrist gets locked in a dramatic psychological showdown with accused Nazi war criminal Hermann Göring.
RT Freshness: 69%
Critic Consensus: “Driven by a commanding performance from Russell Crowe, Nuremberg is a handsomely crafted historical drama, but its measured pacing and emotional restraint keep it from fully realizing the complexity of its subject”
Die My Love (Theaters)
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Nick Nolte, Sissy Spacek, LaKeith Stanfield
Directed by: Lynne Ramsay
Plot: A portrait of a woman engulfed by love and madness.
RT Freshness: 76%
Critic Consensus: “A frenzied depiction of a common but oft-ignored experience, Die My Love might be too stylistically mannered to fully connect but gifts Jennifer Lawrence with one of her most vivid roles yet”
Christy (Theaters)
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Katy O’Brien, Ben Foster, Merritt Weaver, Tony Cavalero, Ethen Embry
Directed by: David Michôd
Plot: Christy Martin never imagined life beyond her small-town roots in West Virginia–until she discovered a knack for punching people. Fueled by grit, raw determination, and an unshakable desire to win, she charges into the world of boxing under the guidance of her trainer and manager-turned-husband, Jim.
RT Freshness: 69%
Critic Consensus: “While Christy falters in tonal cohesion and emotional impact, it remains a compelling showcase for Sydney Sweeney’s transformative performance, grounding a mythic genre in raw, personal storytelling”
Sarah’s Oil (Theaters)
Starring: Zachary Levi, Naya Desir-Johnson, Sonequa Martin-Green, Garret Dillahunt, Mel Rodriguez
Directed by: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Plot: Inspired by the remarkable true story of Sarah Rector, an African American girl born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, who believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted and whose faith is proven right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to her family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming among the nation’s first female African American millionaires–at eleven years old.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Grand Prix of Europe (Theaters)
Starring: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Gemma Arterton, Hayley Atwell, Lenny Henry, Rob Beckett
Directed by: Waldemar Fast
Plot: Edda, a young mouse with big dreams, seizes her chance to race in the Grand Prix disguised as her hero, Ed. She rises to the challenge of outwitting her rival’s sabotage and proving that even the smallest racer can make the biggest impact.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Stone Cold Fox (Theaters)
Starring: Kiernan Shipka, Krysten Ritter, Kiefer Sutherland, Mishel Prada, Karen Fukuhara, Jamie Chung
Directed by: Sophie Tabet
Plot: A woman breaks out of an abusive commune, but when the queenpin kidnaps her younger sister and sends a crooked cop after her, she has no choice but to infiltrate the very place she escaped from.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Lost & Found in Cleveland (Theaters)
Starring: Martin Sheen, Dennis Haysbert, June Squibb, Stacy Keach, Yvette Yates Redick, Santino Fontana
Directed by: Marisa Guterman & Keith Gerchak
Plot: AÂ slice of life depiction over a 24-hour period that follows the personal odysseys of five very different people, whose lives intertwine when America’s favorite televised antiques appraisal show comes to Cleveland.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Long Shadow (Theaters)
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Dominic Monaghan, Jacqueline Bisset, Chris Mulkey, Blaine Maye, Sarah Cortez
Directed by: William Shockley
Plot: In the twilight of the Wild West, one man’s mission to avenge his parents’ death turns hopeful when he discovers true love and the promise of a new life.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Exit Protocol (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Dolph Lundgren, Scott Martin, Michael Jai White, Charlotte Kirk, Lina Maya
Directed by: Shane Dax Taylor
Plot: A notorious hitman who made a career killing other assassins, wants out. But walking away is not an option. Now marked for death, he unexpectedly finds himself partnering with a former target to outrun his boss.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Frankenstein (Netflix)
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen, Christian Convery, Charles Dance, Christoph Waltz
Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro
Plot: Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
RT Freshness: 85%
Critic Consensus: “Finding the humanity in one of cinema’s most iconic monsters, Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein is a lavish epic that gets its most invigorating volts from Jacob Elordi’s standout performance”
Finding Joy (Prime Video)
Starring: Shannon Thornton, Tosin Morohunfola, Brittany S. Hall, Inayah, Aaron O’Connell, Eric Stanton Betts
Directed by: Tyler Perry
Plot: Stranded in Colorado after a devastating holiday revelation, a talented but overlooked NYC designer finds unexpected love, transforming her life and career path.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
