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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Starring: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightly, Kenneth Branagh, Peter Anderson

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh

Plot: Rookie CIA agent Jack Ryan uncovers a plot to destabilize the US economy by a Russian CEO and must head to Moscow to gather the evidence in order to prevent the attack.

Rotten Tomatoes Freshness: 61%

Critic Consensus: “It doesn’t reinvent the action-thriller wheel, but Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit offers a sleek, reasonably diverting reboot for a long-dormant franchise”

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Ride Along

Starring: Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter, Bryan Callen

Directed by: Tim Story

Plot: In order to prove himself and marry his girlfriend, security guard Ben goes on a ride along with his tough, intense future brother in law James, who is an LAPD cop.

RT Freshness: 18%

Critic Consensus: “Kevin Hart’s livewire presence gives Ride Along a shot of necessary energy, but it isn’t enough to rescue this would-be comedy from the buddy-cop doldrums”

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The Nut Job

Starring: Will Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Stephen Lang, Maya Rudolph

Directed by: Peter Lepeniotis

Plot: A group of woodland creatures plan a heist to steal the inventory of a nut shop.

RT Freshness: 12%

Critic Consensus: “Hampered by an unlikable central character and source material stretched too thin to cover its brief running time, The Nut Job will provoke an allergic reaction in all but the least demanding moviegoers”

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Devil’s Due

Starring: Allison Miller, Zach Gilford, Robert Belushi, Colin Walker, Odessa Sykes, Aimee Carrero

Directed by: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Plot: A young couple expecting their first child begin to see signs that their baby might be the Antichrist.

RT Freshness: 33%

Critic Consensus: N/A

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