All the movies you're allowed to see with MoviePass this weekend, and which day
Travis ClarkAug 23, 2018, 23:38 IST
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As MoviePass transitions to a new plan, the app is limiting the movies that subscribers can see for the foreseeable future.
Now, the service posts a schedule of the week's movies on its website, and the number of movies available can be different each day.
MoviePass originally announced that up to six movies would be available a day, but that seems to have expanded. This Friday includes eight movies, while Saturday and Sunday include nine. However, none of the movies are the two most popular currently in theaters: "Crazy Rich Asians" and "The Meg."
We've rounded up the available movies this weekend and details about them below so you don't have to, including the film's official description and the critic score from review-aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
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Check out what movies the movie-theater subscription service is allowing you see this weekend:
Friday, August 24
- "The Happytime Murders"
- Description: "No Sesame. All Street. THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS is a filthy comedy set in the underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (Melissa McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 27%
- "Alpha"
- Description: "An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. Europe, 20,000 years ago. While on his first hunt with his tribe’s most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone -- he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learn to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 85%
- "We the Animals"
- Description: "With a screenplay by Dan Kitrosser and Jeremiah Zagar based on the celebrated Justin Torres novel, We the Animals is a visceral coming-of-age story propelled by layered performances from its astounding cast –including three talented, young first-time actors –and stunning animated sequences which bring Jonah’s torn inner world to life. Drawing from his documentary background, director Jeremiah Zagar creates an immersive portrait of working class family life and brotherhood."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 95%
- "Papillon"
- Description: "Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books 'Papillon' and 'Banco', the film follows the epic story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with a convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon’s escape."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 61%
- "An LA Minute"
- Description: "An L.A. Minute is a satirical look at fame, success, the star-making machinery and the karma that attaches to all those who worship at the altar of Celebrity. Everyone can identify with the dilemma that our protagonist, the best-selling author Ted Gold, faces when Velocity, an avant-garde performance artist and the living embodiment of integrity, rocks his 1% world. But, as is often the case in real life, what you see is not exactly what you get."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: N/A
- "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
- Description: "From writer/director Desiree Akhavan and based on the celebrated novel by Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows Cameron (Chloë Grace Moretz) as she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center after getting caught with another girl in the back seat of a car on prom night. Run by the strict and severe Dr. Lydia Marsh (Jennifer Ehle) and her brother, Reverend Rick (John Gallagher Jr.)—himself an example of how those in the program can be “cured”—the center is built upon repenting for “same sex attraction.” In the face of intolerance and denial, Cameron meets a group of fellow sinners including the amputee stoner Jane (Sasha Lane), and her friend, the Lakota Two-Spirit, Adam (Forrest Goodluck). Together, this group of teenagers form an unlikely family as they fight to survive."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 82%
- "Skate Kitchen"
- Description: "In the first narrative feature from The Wolfpack director Crystal Moselle, Camille, an introverted teenage skateboarder (newcomer Rachelle Vinberg) from Long Island, meets and befriends an all-girl, New York City-based skateboarding crew called Skate Kitchen. She falls in with the in-crowd, has a falling-out with her mother, and falls for a mysterious skateboarder guy (Jaden Smith), but a relationship with him proves to be trickier to navigate than a kickflip."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 89%
- "Juliet, Naked"
- Description: "Annie (Rose Byrne) is stuck in a long-term relationship with Duncan (Chris O’Dowd) – an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). When the acoustic demo of Tucker's hit record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to a life-changing encounter with the elusive rocker himself. Based on the novel by Nick Hornby, Juliet, Naked is a comic account of life’s second chances."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 70%
Saturday, August 25
- "Searching"
- Description: "After David Kim (John Cho)’s 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later and without a single lead, David decides to search the one place no one has looked yet, where all secrets are kept today: his daughter’s laptop. In a hyper-modern thriller told via the technology devices we use every day to communicate, David must trace his daughter’s digital footprints before she disappears forever."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 88%
- "A-X-L"
- Description: "A.X.L. is a top-secret, robotic dog created by the military to help protect tomorrow’s soldiers. Code named by the scientists who created him, A.X.L. stands for Attack, Exploration, Logistics, and embodies the most advanced, next-generation artificial intelligence. After an experiment gone wrong, A.X.L. is discovered hiding alone in the desert by a kind-hearted outsider named Miles (Alex Neustaedter), who finds a way to connect with him after activating his owner-pairing technology. Together, the two develop a special friendship based on trust, loyalty and compassion. Helping Miles gain the confidence he’s been lacking, A.X.L. will go to any length to protect his new companion, including facing off against the scientists who created him and who will do anything to get him back. Knowing what is at stake if A.X.L. is captured, Miles teams up with a smart, resourceful ally named Sara (Becky G) to protect his new best friend on a timeless, epic adventure for the whole family."
- Rotten Tomatoes critic score: N/A
- "The Happytime Murders"
- "We the Animals"
- "Papillon"
- "An LA Minute"
- "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
- "Skate Kitchen"
- "Juliet, Naked"
Sunday, August 26
- "The Happytime Murders"
- "Searching"
- "Alpha"
- "We the Animals"
- "Papillon"
- "An LA Minute"
- "The Miseducation of Cameron Post"
- "Skate Kitchen"
- "Juliet, Naked"
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