THIS WEEK’S MOVIE HIGHLIGHTS
Comedy) Michael Keaton. A ghoul helps a newly dead couple haunt the tasteless new owners of their beloved home. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . .
Drama) Deborah Kerr. Anglican nuns face a variety of pressures as they attempt to maintain a convent school and hospital in the Himalayas. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RomanceComedy) Reese Witherspoon. Separated from her Southern husband, an engaged New York fashion designer confronts him about a divorce. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children’s) Voices of Paige O’Hara. Animated. A French maiden takes the place of her captured father in the enchanted castle of an accursed prince, and her love is his only chance to resume human form, in the Disney version of a French fairy-tale. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Action) Mel Gibson. Los Angeles police detectives crush a guns-to-gangs operation with a wild woman from internal affairs. (cc) . . .
Comedy) Woody Harrelson. Premiere. Post-apocalyptic warriors Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita and Little Rock must rely on their wits and weapons more than ever as they find themselves in a relentless battle against smarter, faster and seemingly indestructible zombies. (cc)
Comedy) Tyler Perry. Placed under federal protection in Madea’s Southern home, a Wall Street banker and his dysfunctional family get a taste of the no-nonsense matriarch’s special brand of tough love. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horror) Betsy Palmer. The reopening of Camp Crystal Lake spells murder and mayhem for a group of sexually promiscuous counselors. (cc)
Comedy) Eddie Murphy. Pampered Prince Akeem of Zamunda comes to New York with his royal sidekick to find a true-love bride. (cc)
Children’s) Voices of Nicolas Cage. Animated. A caveman catches the eye of a less-evolved female, as she and her family seek a new home. (cc) . . .
Romance) Cary Grant. Engaged to others, two cruise-ship passengers plan to reunite six months later atop the Empire State Building. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children’s) Voices of Matthew Broderick. Animated. After the death of his royal father, a young lion returns to battle his scheming uncle for the jungle throne. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RomanceComedy) Reese Witherspoon. Separated from her Southern husband, an engaged New York fashion designer confronts him about a divorce. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RomanceComedy) Jennifer Lopez. A woman fights back when her fiance’s shrewish mother tries to destroy their relationship. (cc)
Adventure) Fay
Wray. Shipped from mysterious Skull Island for display in the United States, a gigantic ape escapes from his bonds and carries a beautiful blonde to the top of the Empire State Building. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adventure) Leonardo DiCaprio. In 1823, fur trapper Hugh Glass treks through the snowy wilderness to track down John Fitzgerald, a member of his hunting team who killed his young son and left him for dead. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horror) Joel McCrea. Mad Count Zaroff gives a shipwrecked couple a knife, then hunts them with hounds and a bow and arrows. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Action) Michael Gross. Mutated graboids return to feast on the residents of Perfection, threatening its new status as a tourist attraction. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horror) Lionel Atwill. A village idiot’s obsession with bats arouses suspicion after a number of locals are found drained of blood. (cc)
Suspense) Rudolf Klein-Rogge. A master criminal and hypnotist haunts the head of the asylum where he is a patient.
Children’s) Voices of Shameik Moore. Animated. Bitten by a radioactive spider, teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into Spider-Man. He must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horror) Dale Midkiff. A family’s life in small-town Maine is shattered by the evil unleashed from an ancient American Indian burial ground. (cc)
Horror) Bela Lugosi. A voodoo master of sugar-mill zombies holds another man’s bride in his Haitian castle. (cc) . . . . . .
Horror) Timothy Olyphant. A lawman and his wife and two companions fight to make it out of town alive after an unknown toxin turns ordinary citizens into bloodthirsty lunatics. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Action) Tom Holland. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, high school student Peter Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man to battle the evil Vulture. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children’s) Voices of Steve Carell. Animated. As he tries to execute a fiendish plot to steal the moon, a supervillain meets his match in three little orphan girls who want to make him their dad. (cc) . . . . . . . . .
Horror) Fredric March. March won an Oscar for his portrayal of the scientist whose experiments bring out a hideous side of his personality. (cc) .
Children’s) Christina Ricci. A teen who lost her mother befriends friendly ghost Casper while staying at a mean heiress’s haunted mansion. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comedy-Drama) Martin Lawrence. A wealthy woman stalks the womanizing club owner who seduced, then betrayed, her. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horror) Lionel Atwill. The masked curator of a wax museum turns people into statues and sees his next Marie Antoinette. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children’s) Voices of Nicolas Cage. Animated. A caveman catches the eye of a less-evolved female, as she and her family seek a new home. (cc) . . .
Action) Tom Holland. Spider-Man teams up with Nick Fury and fellow superhero Mysterio to stop four massive elemental creatures — each representing Earth, air, water and fire — from wreaking havoc across Europe. (cc)
Adventure) Dwayne Johnson. Now a traveling mercenary, Hercules must once again become a hero to help the benevolent king of Thrace protect his people from a powerful warlord. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comedy) Anjelica Huston. Gomez, Morticia and their ghoulish household are prey to a scam involving long-lost Uncle Fester. (cc)
Horror) Lionel Atwill. A reporter saves a mad doctor’s daughter from a full-moon killer with synthetic flesh. (cc). . . . . . .
Comedy-Drama) Tyler Perry. Soon after losing her job, a single mother takes her brood to Georgia for her father’s funeral and meets his uproarious clan for the first time. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . .
Musical Comedy) Whoopi Goldberg. A Reno lounge singer on the run plays nun and shows a San Francisco convent’s chorus how to rock. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horror) Donald Pleasence. John Carpenter’s chiller about an escaped maniac who returns to his Illinois hometown to continue his bloody rampage. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children’s) Voices of Adam Sandler. Animated. Concerned that his half-human grandson isn’t showing his vampire side, Dracula and his friends put the boy through a monster-in-training boot camp just as Drac’s old-school father decides to pay a visit. (cc). . . . . . . . . . .
Horror) Wallace Ford. Sideshow performers punish acrobat Cleopatra for humiliating their friend, tiny Hans. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drama) Larry Fishburne. Three boys become men, one guided by his father, in their racially divided Los Angeles neighborhood. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Horror) Jason Clarke. Premiere. Dr. Louis Creed and his family discover a mysterious burial ground in the woods near their home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, setting off a chain reaction that unleashes an unspeakable evil with horrific consequences. (cc) . .
Horror) Warwick Davis. An Irish fairy escapes from a crate and goes on a gory quest for his 100 stolen gold coins. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Action) Henry Cavill. Though struggling with the ramifications of his extraordinary origin and abilities, young Clark Kent must become a hero and save those he loves from a dire threat. (cc)
Comedy) Anjelica Huston. Upon arrival of their mustachioed baby, Morticia and Gomez hire a greedy nanny who targets Uncle Fester. (cc)
Action) Vin Diesel. Premiere. In Rio de Janeiro, ex-con Dom Torretto and ex-cop Brian O’Conner join forces against a corrupt businessman who wants them both dead. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Action) Bruce Willis. Premiere. A New York policeman outwits foreign thugs holding his wife and others in a Los Angeles high-rise. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Musical Comedy) Whoopi Goldberg. A Las Vegas singer teaches a mother superior’s flock how to rock and save the school from closure. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Action) James McAvoy. During a rescue mission, Jean Grey is hit by a cosmic force that makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now unite to save her soul and battle aliens that want to utilize Grey’s mysterious new abilities. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RomanceComedy) Cameron Diaz. Two women, one from America and one from England, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. (cc) . . . . . . . . . .
Biography) Jennifer Lopez. A beautiful Mexican-American singer’s skyrocketing international career ends abruptly. (cc)
Horror) Jamie Lee Curtis. A killer follows his injured target to the hospital on Oct. 31 in Haddonfield, Ill. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children’s) Walter Matthau. The beer-drinking manager of a peewee team bribes a girl pitcher to lead his losers. (cc)
Children’s) Bette Midler. Halloween trick-or-treaters come face to face with three witch sisters from the past in Salem, Mass. (cc) . . .
Horror) Jason Clarke. Dr. Louis Creed and his family discover a mysterious burial ground in the woods near their home. When tragedy strikes, Louis turns to his unusual neighbor, setting off a chain reaction that unleashes an unspeakable evil with horrific consequences. (cc) . .
Action) Samuel L. Jackson. When his best friend dies under mysterious circumstances, an FBI cyber security expert joins forces with his father — the legendary cop John Shaft — to scour the streets of Harlem, N.Y., and uncover the truth. (cc)
Musical Comedy) Whoopi Goldberg. A Reno lounge singer on the run plays nun and shows a San Francisco convent’s chorus how to rock. (cc). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comedy) Jonah Hill. Premiere. Separation anxiety poses a problem for two co-dependent high-school seniors who hope to score booze and babes at a party. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comedy) Bud Cort. A 20-year-old heir with a death wish meets a 79-year-old free spirit who knows how to live. (cc) . . . . . . . . .
Mystery) Robert Montgomery. Murder interrupts amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey’s honeymoon with his mystery-writer bride. (cc) . .
Comedy) Jonah Hill. Two cops must confront their teenage angst all over again when they go under cover as high-school students. (cc)
Children’s) Voices of Shameik Moore. Animated. Bitten by a radioactive spider, teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into Spider-Man. He must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children’s) Sean Astin. Coastal Oregon kids follow the treasure map of pirate One-Eyed Willie past his deadly traps to gold. (cc) . . . . . . . .
Drama) Wayne Morris. A Broadway rube meets a gold digger and sees a man about a can opener. (cc)
Comedy) Michael J. Fox. A teen takes a crackpot’s DeLorean time machine to 1955 and sees his parents in high school. (cc)
Horror) Tom Atkins. Two people discover that a TV commercial will cue a madman’s Halloween masks to explode. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children’s) Johnny Depp. A poor boy and four spoiled children win a tour through the incredible factory of an odd confectioner. (cc) .
Mystery) Warren William. Perry Mason cuts short his honeymoon with Della Street to solve the murder of a scandal-sheet publisher. (cc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .