Films opening this week and Christmas Day Opening Monday
Opened Wednesday
“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” (PG-13): After finding an old video game console, four teenagers are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, where they become the adult avatars they’ve chosen. With Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart and Jack Black. Directed by Jake Kasdan.
“The Greatest Showman” (PG): Inspired by P.T. Barnum, this original musical celebrates a visionary who rose from nothing to create a show that became a worldwide sensation. With Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams and Zac Efron. Directed by Michael Gracey; with music by John Debney, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and Joseph Trapanese.
Opening Friday
“Downsizing” (R): A guy decides he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself. With Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz and Kristen Wiig. Co-written and directed by Alexander Payne.
“Father Figures” (R): When twin brothers learn that their mother has been lying to them for
years about their allegedly deceased father, they set out to find him. With Owen Wilson, Christopher Walken and J.K. Simmons. Directed by Lawrence Sher.
“I, Tonya” (R): Skater Tonya Harding rises through the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. With Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney. Directed by Craig Gillespie.
“Pitch Perfect 3” (PG13): After their world championship victory, the Bellas reunite for one more competition, at a USO world tour where a competitor uses both voices and instruments. With Ruby Rose, Anna Kendrick and Brittany Snow. Directed by Trish Sie.
Expanding Friday
“Call Me by Your Name” (R): In 1983 Italy, a 17-yearold boy enters into a relationship with his father’s research assistant, bonding over their Jewish heritage, the amazing landscape and the teenager’s emerging sexuality. With Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg. Directed
by Luca Guadagnino. “The Shape of Water” (R): In Cold War-era America, the life of a lonely woman working at a high-security government laboratory is changed when she and a co-worker discover a classified experiment. With Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer and Michael Shannon. Co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro.
“All the Money in the World” (R): A drama based on the 1973 kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his mother to persuade his billionaire grandfather, J. Paul Getty, to pay the ransom. With Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer and Charlie Plummer. Directed by Ridley Scott. “Molly’s Game” (R): The fact-based story of an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target. With Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Kevin Costner. Co-written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. Opens exclusively in San Francisco.