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Movie openings

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Opening Friday

“Bad Moms” (R): From the writers of “The Hangover” comes the story of Amy (Mila Kunis), who appears to have a perfect life, but is really stressed to the breaking point. She and other desperate moms go on a partying binge and wind up on a collision course with the PTA. Also starring Kristin Bell, Christina Applegate and Jada Pinkett. “Gleason” (R): Former NFL defensive back Steve Gleason, now 39, was diagnosed with ALS at 34, shortly before the birth of his son, Rivers. He wanted to make this documentar­y for the boy, and also to document his own battle with the disease and his efforts on behalf of other sufferers. Written and directed by Clay Tweel. (In limited release) “Jason Bourne” (PG-13): Matt Damon returns to the spy thriller franchise eight years after his previous Bourne film (not counting the 2012 spinoff starring Jeremy Renner). This time, the former intelligen­ce agent, who has amnesia, begins recovering his memory just as his former employers try to track him down. With Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander and Tommy Lee Jones. Directed by Paul Greengrass. “Phantom Boy” (PG): Animated story about a boy whose illness enables him to leave his body and explore New York City as a ghostly apparition. With voice work by Fred Armisen, Vincent D’Onofrio and Audrey Tautou. Directed by Jean-Loup Felicioli and Alain Gagnol. (In limited release) “The Kind Words” (Unrated): After their mother’s death, three Jewish siblings learn that the man who helped raise them was not their biological father. So in this dramedy, from writer-director Shemi Zarhin, they travel from Israel through France to find the truth. (In limited release).

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“Cafe Society” (PG-13): Woody Allen’s latest tells the story of Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg), who moves from Brooklyn to Hollywood in the 1930s, where he falls in love before returning to New York to run a high-society nightclub. With Kristen Stewart, Blake Lively and Steve Carell. (In limited release) “Microbe and Gasoline” (PG-13): From Michel Gondry (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”), a tale about two teenage boys who spend a summer traveling across France in a vehicle they’ve built themselves. With Ange Dargent, Theophile Baquet and Audrey Tautou. (In limited release) “My Love, Don’t Cross that River” (Unrated): Documentar­y from Korean filmmaker Mo-young Jin tells the story of “lovebirds” Byong-man Jo and Kang Gye-Yeol, who have been together for 76 years. (In limited release).

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