Movies Opening This Weekend – November 25th, 2016 [videos]

Its Thanksgiving week, filled with great food and Uncle Joe at the dinner table. Considering how long you will be forced to spend time with your relatives, you may want to get out of the house and take in a movie!

Hollywood calls on its biggest stars this weekend to entertain and amaze. Ed Harris, Alec Baldwin, Nicole Kidman, Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, The Rock Dwayne Johnson, Warren Beatty and Brad Pitt will be found on the silver screen this weekend.

The whole family will love a wonderful movie about a lion, while mom and dad will love the latest installment of the Billy Bob Thornton ‘Bad Santa’ franchise. Our pick of the week is ‘Allied,’ the tale of Brad Pitt joining forces with the WWII French Resistance. You will also enjoy the Howard Hughes ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ film, set in the early days of tinsel town.

Enjoy the movies this weekend – I always do!

Lion (2016)
(PG-13) 120 min – Drama
Director: Garth Davis
Stars: Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel, David Wenham

Set in mysterious Calcutta, a five year old faces many challenges as he is adopted by a family in faraway Australia. This young boy grows to be a man, setting off on a loving journey to find that family. [watch trailer]

Bad Santa 2 (2016)
Director: Mark Waters
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks

Yes Bad Santa is back, forming a band of criminals with Willie’s mom (Kathy Bates) and his longtime partner in crime, Marcus, scheming to knock off a Christmas charity. (Trailer does include cursing) [watch trailer]

Moana (2016)
(PG) 113 min – Animation
Directors: Ron Clements | Don Hall | John Musker | Chris Williams
Stars: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison

A young girl sets sail for a magical island, joined by her mentor the legendary demi-god Maui. [watch trailer]

Allied (2016)
(R) 124 min – Action
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Stars: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Daniel Betts

From the pages of WWII, an intelligence officer runs into a beautiful French Resistance woman; romance ensues with love’s ups and downs in the middle of worn torn Europe. [watch trailer]

Rules Don’t Apply (2016)
(PG-13) 126 min – Comedy
Director: Warren Beatty
Stars: Lily Collins, Haley Bennett, Taissa Farmiga, Ed Harris

Who doesn’t love movies about the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes? Set in the early days of Hollywood, a Howard Hughes employee falls in love with an aspiring actress, violating the rules of the movie company. See the complexities of a love triangle between Howard, a handsome worker, and a beautiful actress. [watch trailer]


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