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Dredd 3D

Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey, Wood Harris, Langley Kirkwood

Directed by: Pete Travis

Plot: Judge Dredd and a young rookie must fight their way up each floor of an apartment complex to take down a dangerous drug lord and the new drug she is spreading into Mega City.

RT Freshness: 78%

Critic Consensus: “Fueled by bombastic violence and impressive special effects, rooted in self-satire and deadpan humor, Dredd 3D is a rare example of a remake that actually works”

House at the End of the Street

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thierot, Gil Bellows, Eva Link

Directed by: Mark Tonderai

Plot: A single mom and her daughter move into a house they got for a steal because of the horrible tragedy that happened next door years ago but there might still be something terrible lurking there.

RT Freshness: 12%

Critic Consensus: N/A

End of Watch

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Anna Kendrick, Frank Grillo, America Ferrara, Cody Horn

Directed by: David Ayer

Plot: A pair of LAPD officers become the targets of a massive drug cartel when they uncover their operation and start to investigate.

RT Freshness: 85%

Critic Consensus: “Thanks to its energy, devotion to characters, and charismatic performances, End of Watch overcomes the familiar pitfalls of both its genre and its handheld format to present a fresh and exciting thriller”

Trouble with the Curve

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Robert Patrick

Directed by: Robert Lorenz

Plot: A grizzled baseball scout is joined reluctantly on his latest scouting trip to check out a young prospect by his ambitious, estranged daughter.

RT Freshness: 54%

Critic Consensus: “Though predictable and somewhat dramatically underwhelming, Trouble with the Curve benefits from Clint Eastwood’s grizzled charisma and his easy chemistry with a charming Amy Adams”

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