Editor’s Note: Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (NC-17) no one younger than 17 admitted.
Opening in Hollywood this week
“Breastmilk” — A documentary about the cultural impact of and social debates surrounding the act of breastfeeding. Directed by Dana Ben-Ari. (1:31) NR.
“Chinese Puzzle” — A heartsick Parisian writer follows the mother of his two children to New York City to be near his kids in this sequel to “L’Augerge Espagnole” and “Russian Dolls.” With Romain Duris, Audrey Tatou, Cecile De France and Kelly Reilly. Written and directed by Cedric Klapisch. In English and French, with English subtitles. (1:57) R.
“DamNation” — A documentary about the changing attitude toward large dams and their environmental impact in the U.S. Directed by Ben Knight and Travis Rummel. (1:27) NR.
“Don Peyote” — After an unpleasant encounter with a homeless man preaching that the end is near, an unemployed stoner becomes obsessed with 2012 doomsday theories and decides to make a documentary on the subject while his fiancee is busy planning their wedding. With Dan Fogler, Josh Duhamel and Jay Baruchel. Written and directed by Dan Fogler and Michael Canzoniero. (1:38) NR.
“Godzilla” — The titanic monster Godzilla rises to restore balance to the natural order as humanity stands defenseless in this reboot of the famous kaiju franchise. With Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen and Juliette Binoche. Written by Max Borenstein. Directed by Garteh Edwards. In 3-D and Imax. (2:03) PG-13.
“Half of a Yellow Sun” — Two twin sisters from a wealthy Nigerian family return to their newly independent homeland in the 1960s after an expensive English education and pursue very different paths, then become caught up in the Nigerian civil war. With Thandie Newton, Anika Noni Rose and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Written and directed by Biyi Bandele. (1:53) R.
“Hanna Ranch” — A documentary about cattleman Kirk Hanna and his struggle to protect a once-prominent way of life in Colorado. Directed by Mitch Dickman. (1:13) NR.
“How We Got Away With It” — A young man and his friends react violently to an unexpected tragedy during their annual summer reunion. With McCaleb Burnett, Cassandra Freeman and Jon Lindstrom. Written by Lindstrom, Jeff Barry and McCaleb Burnett. Directed by Lindstrom. (1:30) NR.
“The Immigrant” — Separated from her ill sister at Ellis Island in 1921, a Polish immigrant is released to the mean streets of Manhattan and falls prey to a conniving man who takes her in and forces her into prostitution. With Marion Cotillard, Joaquin Phoenix and Jeremy Renner. Written by James Gray and Ric Menello. Directed by Gray. (2 hrs.) R.
“Llyn Foulkes One Man Band” — A documentary portrait of the idiosyncratic Los Angeles-based artist and musician Llyn Foulkes shot over seven years. Directed by Tamar Halpern and Chris Quilty. (1:28) NR.
“Million Dollar Arm” — In a last-ditch effort to save his career, a sports agent travels to India to find a young cricket player he can turn into baseball’s next great pitching ace. With Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Bill Paxton and Suraj Sharma. Written by Tom McCarthy. Directed by Craig Gillespie. (2 hrs.) PG.
“A Night in Old Mexico” — Forced to abandon his ranch and land, an elderly man hightails it to Mexico, with the grandson he has just met riding shotgun to learn more about him. With Robert Duvall, Jeremy Irvine and Angie Cepeda. Written by Bill Wittliff. Directed by Emilio Aragon. (1:44) NR.
“Queen Margot” — A new restoration of the 1994 historical drama about a young queen trapped in an arranged marriage against the backdrop of a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. With Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil and Virna Lisi. Written by Daniele Thompson and Patrice Chereau. Directed by Chereau. In French with English subtitles. (2:39) R.
“The Retrieval” — On the outskirts of the Civil War, a fatherless 13-year-old black boy who survives by working with a white bounty hunter finds himself on the run with a freedman with a price on his head. With Ashton Sanders, Tishuan Scott and Keston John. Written and directed by Chris Eska. (1:34) NR.
“Stage Fright” — A snobby musical theater camp is terrorized by a bloodthirsty masked killer. With Allie MacDonald, Douglas Smith and Brandon Uranowitz. Written and directed by Jerome Sable. (1:28) R.
“Wolf Creek 2” — Another unwitting tourist falls prey to a crazed serial killer in the Australian outback. With Ryan Corr, John Jarratt and Shannon Ashlyn. Written by Greg Mclean and Aaron Sterns. Directed by Mclean. (1:46) NR.
“Young and Beautiful” — After losing her virginity, a 17-year-old takes up a secret life as a call girl. With Marine Vacth, Geraldine Pailhas and Frederic Pierrot. Written and directed by Francois Ozon. In French with English subtitles. (1:34) NR.
Also in theaters
“The Amazing Spider-Man 2” — The wall-crawling superhero Spider-Man tries to balance his ordinary life as Peter Parker with his extraordinary responsibilities, while confronting powerful new enemies. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Dane DeHaan. Written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Pinkner. Directed by Marc Webb. In 3-D and Imax. (2:22) PG-13.
“Bears” — A nature documentary following a year in the life of a bear family in Alaska with two impressionable young cubs. Narrated by John C. Reilly. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Keith Scholey. (1:17) G.
“Brick Mansions” — An undercover cop in dystopian Detroit teams with a local hood on a mission to stop a gang with access to a weapon of mass destruction. With Paul Walker, David Belle and Rza. Written by Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri. Directed by Camille Delamarre. (1:29) PG-13.
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” — While still adjusting to the modern world, the superhero Captain America returns to action alongside the Black Widow and a new ally, the Falcon, to thwart a conspiracy orchestrated by a formidable new enemy, the Winter Soldier. With Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie. Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely. Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. (2:16) PG-13.
“Draft Day” — On the day of the NFL draft, the general manager of the Cleveland Browns trades for the No. 1 pick and has the onerous task of saving football in his city. With Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner and Denis Leary. Written by Rajiv Joseph and Scott Rothman. Directed by Ivan Reitman. (1:49) PG-13.
“The Grand Budapest Hotel” — At a European hotel between the wars, a concierge and a lobby boy get mixed up in the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting and the battle for an enormous family fortune. With Ralph Fiennes, Tony Revolori, Edward Norton and Saoirse Ronan. Written and directed by Wes Anderson. (1:40) R.
“Heaven Is for Real” — When their young son awakens after a near-death experience, a small-town couple are stunned by his claims that he visited heaven and encountered biblical figures and deceased relatives. With Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly and Connor Corum. Written by Randall Wallace and Christopher Parker. Directed by Wallace. (1:40) PG.
“Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return” — Dorothy awakens in post-tornado Kansas, only to be whisked back to Oz to try to save her old friends the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man and Glinda from a devious new villain in this animated film based on the Roger Stanton Baum book “Dorothy of Oz.” With the voices of Megan Hilty, Dan Akroyd and Martin Short. Written by Randi Barnes and Adam Balsam. Directed by Daniel St. Pierre and Will Finn. In 3-D. (1:33) PG.
“Mom’s Night Out” — A group of mothers who want to enjoy a peaceful, grown-up evening of dinner and conversation enlist their husbands to watch the kids for a few hours, but things don’t go quite according to plan. With Sarah Drew, Sean Astin and Patricia Heaton. Written by Andrea Nasfell and Jon Erwin. Directed by Jon Erwin and Andrew Erwin. (1:38) PG.
“Neighbors” — Having relocated to the suburbs to raise their newborn baby, two young parents begin feuding with the fraternity that moves in next door. With Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. Written by Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. (1:37) R.
“Noah” — A man is chosen by God for a great task before an apocalyptic flood destroys the world. With Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone and Emma Watson. Written by Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel. Directed by Aronofsky. (2:17) PG-13.
“The Other Woman” — After discovering her boyfriend is married, a woman strikes up an unlikely friendship with the man’s wife, and the two plot their revenge — with help from yet another of his mistresses. With Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Kate Upton. Written by Melissa Stack. Directed by Nick Cassavetes. (1:50) R.
“The Quiet Ones” — Following the theory that paranormal activity is caused by negative energy, an unorthodox professor leads his students in an experiment to create a poltergeist, with terrifying consequences. With Jared Harris, Sam Claflin and Erin Richards. Written by Craig Rosenberg, Oren Moverman and John Pogue. Directed by Pogue. (1:38) PG-13.
“Rio 2” — Traveling from Rio de Janeiro to the Amazon rainforest, a family of birds get acquainted with the wild in this sequel to the 2011 animated film “Rio.” With the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement and Tracy Morgan. Written by Don Rhymer, Carlos Kotkin, Jenny Bicks and Yoni Brenner. Directed by Carlos Saldanha. (1:41) G.