Here’s what’s new in theaters and on streaming this weekend, it’s Admit One.
Backrooms (Theaters)
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell
Directed by: Kane Parsons
Plot: A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 88%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Pressure (Theaters)
Starring: Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, Damian Lewis
Directed by: Anthony Maras
Plot: In the tense 72 hours before D-Day, General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg face an impossible choice–launch the most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether.
RT Freshness: 84%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Breadwinner (Theaters)
Starring: Nate Bargatze, Colin Jost, Zach Cherry, Martin Herlihy, Kumail Nanjiani, Will Forte
Directed by: Eric Appel
Plot: A supermom lands a Shark Tank deal, switching roles with her breadwinner husband. He struggles to adapt as a stay-at-home dad to their three daughters.
RT Freshness: 36%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Power Ballad (Theaters)
Starring: Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Havana Rose Liu, Jack Reynor, Peter McDonald
Directed by: John Carney
Plot: Rick, a washed-up wedding singer, and Danny, a fading boy band star, bond over music and a late-night jam session. When Danny turns Rick’s song into a hit, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves.
RT Freshness: 89%
Critic Consensus: N/A
The Last Viking (Theaters and VOD/Digital)
Starring: Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Sofie Gråbøl, Søren Malling, Bodil Jørgensen, Lars Brygmann
Directed by: Anders Thomas Jensen
Plot: Anker is released from prison following a fifteen-year sentence for robbery. The money from the heist was buried by Anker’s brother, Manfred. Only he knows where it is. Unfortunately, Manfred has since developed a mental illness causing him to forget all. Together, the brothers embark on an unexpected journey to locate the money and discover who they really are.
RT Freshness: 91%
Critic Consensus: “The Last Viking leverages Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Mads Mikkelsen’s finely tuned chemistry to anchor its cartoonish violence and offbeat humor, resulting in a film that’s as sincere and affecting as it is bizarre”
Pitfall (Theaters)
Starring: Marshall Williams, Alex Essoe, Richard Harmon, Jordan Claire Robbins, Matt Hamilton, Randy Couture
Directed by: James Kondelik
Plot: After a young man gets separated from his friends in the woods, he falls in to a 10 foot deep pit of spikes, impaling him through his leg and leaving him trapped. He quickly learns that his fall was not an accident.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Rich Flu (Theaters)
Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rafe Spall, Lorraine Bracco, Jonah Hauer-King, Timothy Spall
Directed by: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Plot: A disease targets the richest people on Earth, starting with billionaires, then millionaires, and so on, causing people to give away their assets to avoid death.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Lucid (Theaters)
Starring: Deanna Milligan, Caitlin Acken Taylor, Georgia Acken, Jo Barnes, Bobby Cleveland
Directed by: Ramsey Fendall
Plot: A 1990s art student uses a lucid dreaming elixir to break through her creative blocks and finds herself trapped in a surreal dreamscape where her inner demons become real life monsters.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
Propeller One-Way Night Coach (Apple TV)
Starring: Clark Shotwell, Kelly Eviston-Quinnett, Ella Bleu Travolta, Olga Hoffmann, John Travolta
Directed by: John Travolta
Plot: Young aviation enthusiast Jeff and his mother embark on a cross-country flight to Hollywood that transforms into a life-changing journey filled with unexpected moments.
RT Freshness: 57%
Critic Consensus: N/A
Miss You, Love You (HBO Max)
Starring: Allison Janney, Andrew Rannells, Bonnie Hunt, Suzy Nakamura, Oscar Nunez, Lisa Schurga
Directed by: Jim Rash
Plot: A grieving widow is forced to plan her husband’s funeral with her estranged son’s assistant.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
sMOTHERed (Shudder/AMC+)
Starring: Rio Dewanto, Faradina Mufti, Vonny Anggraini, Jordan Omar, Nova Eliza
Directed by: Kevin Rahardjo and Rafki Hidayat
Plot: Surviving a crash with fractured memories, micro painter Alif returns home. When a stranger claims to be his mother, his search for truth uncovers a haunting Malin Kundang legacy.
RT Freshness: N/A
Critic Consensus: N/A
