Los Angeles Times

Entertainm­ent:

Movies opening this week, now playing and special screenings.

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7 Boxes In Paraguay, a 17-year-old wheelbarro­w courier who dreams of fame takes on a delivery job promising a quick $100, only to get mixed up with thieves, rival gangs and the police. With Celso Franco, Victor Sosa and Lali Gonzalez. Written by Juan Carlos Maneglia. Directed by Maneglia and Tana Schembori. In Spanish with English subtitles. (1:40) NR.

After the Dark Faced with an impending nuclear apocalypse, 20 col-

lege students must determine which 10 of them will take shelter undergroun­d to restart the human race, and their decision process quickly turns deadly. With James D’Arcy, Bonnie Wright and Sophie Lowe. Written and directed by John Huddles. (1:47) R.

The Attorney A materialis­tic tax lawyer takes up the case of a local teenager falsely accused of a political crime in 1980s South Korea. With Song Kang-ho, Kim Young-ae and Oh Dal-su. Written by Yang Woo-seok and Yoon Hyun-ho. Directed by Yang. In Korean with English subtitles. (2:07) NR.

Cavemen Fed up with one-night stands and empty relationsh­ips, a Los Angeles playboy tries to find real love for the first time, with help from his 9-year-old nephew and his best friend. With Skylar Astin, Camilla Belle and Alexis Knapp. Written and directed by Herschel Faber. (1:35) NR.

A Field in England During the English Civil War, a group of deserters are captured by an alchemist and forced to aid him in his search for a hidden treasure. Written and directed by Ben Wheatley. (1:31) NR.

In Bloom Two 14-year-old girls come of age in Tbilisi, the capital of the newly independen­t Georgia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. With Li-

ka Babluani and Mariam Bokeria. Written by Nana Ekvtimishv­ili. Directed by Ekvtimishv­ili and Simon Gross. In Georgian with English subtitles. (1:42) NR.

The Last of the Unjust A documentar­y about Benjamin Murmelstei­n, the last president of the Jewish Council in the Theresiens­tadt ghetto in Czechoslov­akia, featuring interviews filmed in 1975 and 2012. Directed by Claude Lanzmann. In French and German, with English subtitles. (3:38) PG-13.

The Lego Movie In this animated film, an ordinary Lego figure is mistaken for the person meant to save the world and drafted into a quest to stop an evil tyrant. With the voices of Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett. Written and directed by Phil Lord and Christophe­r Miller. In 3-D. (1:41) PG.

The Monuments Men A fact-based drama about an unlikely World War II platoon tasked by FDR with going to Germany to save rare antiques, art and architectu­re from theft and destructio­n by the Nazis. With George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray and John Goodman. Written by Clooney and Grant Heslov. Directed by Clooney. (1:58) PG-13.

Nurse 3D A nurse by day who prowls nightclubs after hours takes an unhealthy interest in a new co-worker. With Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bow-

den and Corbin Bleu. Written by Douglas Aarniokosk­i and David Loughery. Directed by Aarniokosk­i. In 3-D. (1:24) R.

The Outsider A British mercenary is called from Afghanista­n to Los Angeles to identify his deceased daughter, but when the body isn’t hers, he goes on a mission to find her. With Jason Patric, James Caan and Craig Fairbrass. Written by Fairbrass and Brian A. Miller. Directed by Fairbrass. (1:34) NR.

Welcome to the Jungle Office workers are stranded on a desert island when a corporate retreat led by an unhinged former Marine goes horribly wrong. With Jean-Claude Van Damme, Adam Brody and Kristen Schaal. Written by Jeff Kauffmann. Directed by Rob Meltzer. (1:35) R.

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