This week there are four films opening in the United States, below are details of each film along with a summary.
- Title: Avatar: The Way of Water
- Category: Fantasy, Adventure, Action
- Run Time: 3 Hours 12 Minutes
- Rated: PG-13
- Summary: Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na’vi race to protect their home.
- Director: James Cameron
- Writers: James Cameron (screenplay by), Rick Jaffa (screenplay by), Amanda Silver (screenplay by)
- Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
- Title: The Almond and the Seahorse
- Category: Drama
- Run Time: 1 Hour 36 Minutes
- Directors: Celyn Jones, Tom Stern
- Writers: Celyn Jones (screenplay), Kaite O’Reilly (play)
- Stars: Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Trine Dyrholm
- Summary: What happens when you’re ambushed by time? An archaeologist and an architect fight to re-imagine a future after traumatic brain injury leaves them adrift from the people they love.
- Title: Ernest and Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia
- Category: Animation, Adventure, Family
- Run Time: 1 Hour 20 Minutes
- Summary: Ernest and Célestine return to Ernest’s country to have his broken violin repaired. They discover that music is banned throughout the country. They will attempt to right this injustice in order to bring joy back to bear country.
- Directors: Julien Chheng, Jean-Christophe Roger
- Writers: Agnès Bidaud (idea), Didier Brunner (idea), Guillaume Mautalent (dialogue)
- Stars: Lambert Wilson (voice), Pauline Brunner (voice), Michel Lerousseau (voice)
- Title: Little Nicholas
- Category: Animation, Family
- Run Time: 1 Hour 22 Minutes
- Directors: Amandine Fredon, Benjamin Massoubre
- Writers: Michel Fessler, Anne Goscinny, René Goscinny (characters)
- Stars: Alain Chabat (voice), Laurent Lafitte (voice), Simon Faliu (voice)
- Summary: Somewhere between Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Jean-Jacques Sempé and René Goscinny lean over a large white sheet of paper and bring to life a mischievous and endearing boy, Little Nicolas. From schoolyard games and fights to summer camp prank and camaraderie, Nicolas lives a merry and enriching childhood. As the adventures of Nicolas and his friends unfold, the boy makes his way into his creators’ workshop and light-heartedly questions them. Sempé and Goscinny will recount the story of their friendship, career, and reveal a childhood filled with hopes and dreams.
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