Movie openings

Opening this Friday

“Jackie” (R): Natalie Portman plays Jacqueline Kennedy during the aftermath of the John F. Kennedy assassination. Co-starring Peter Sarsgaard and Greta Gerwig. Directed by Pablo Larrain. (In limited release) “Lion” (PG-13): A 5-year-old boy in India hops on the wrong train, which takes him far from his family. Years later, he sets out to find them with the help of new technology. Starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman and Rooney Mara. (In limited release) “Mifune: The Last Samurai” (Unrated): Documentary by Bay Area filmmaker Steven Okazaki about Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune, who frequently collaborated with legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. (In limited release) “Miss Sloane” (R): Jessica Chastain plays a ruthless Washington lobbyist who faces off against the gun lobby. Also starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong and John Lithgow. Directed by John Madden. “Office Christmas Party” (R): Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman reunite on screen for a holiday comedy directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck. With Olivia Munn and T.J. Miller. “Old Stone” (Unrated): An accident plunges a Chinese taxi driver into a nightmare that takes increasingly darker turns. With Chen Gang, Nai An and Wang Hongwei. Written and directed by Johnny Ma. (In limited release)

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“The Eyes of My Mother” (R): A former surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter about the human body and not to fear death. A visitor comes to their secluded farmhouse and shatters their world but also awakens the girl’s curiosity. Written and directed by Nicolas Pesce. (In limited release)