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 17 and younger admitted.
Opening in Hollywood this week
” ’71” — After being separated from his unit during a riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971, a young British soldier must survive the night alone and find his way to safety. With Jack O’Connell, Sam Reid and Charlie Murphy. Written by Gregory Burke. Directed by Yann Demange. (1:39) R.
“Ana Maria in Novela Land” — A bored 20-something woman switches bodies with her favorite telenovela star. With Edy Ganem, Michael Steger and Luis Guzman. Written by Georgina Garcia Riedel and Jose Nestor Marquez. Directed by Riedel. (1:33) NR.
“Anita Ho” — A down-on-his-luck guy decides to propose to his girlfriend on her 30th birthday, but he has to contend with her disapproving family. With George Cheung, Elizabeth Sung and Lina So. Written by So and Steve Myung. Directed by Myung. (1:23) NR.
“Boy Meets Girl” — In a Kentucky town, a transgender coffee shop worker, her straight best friend and a young debutante waiting for her Marine fiance to return from war all grapple with their true feelings. With Michael Welch, Michelle Hendley, Alexandra Turshen. Written and directed by Eric Schaeffer. (1:38) NR.
“The Business of Disease” — A documentary about the purported benefits of self-healing. Directed by Sonia Barrett. (1:30) NR.
“Drunktown’s Finest” — Three young Native Americans — an adopted Christian college student, a rebellious father-to-be and a promiscuous transgender woman — strive to escape the hardships of life on a reservation. With Jeremiah Bitsui, Carmen Moore and Morningstar Angeline. Written and directed by Sydney Freeland. (1:35) NR.
“Everly” — A woman holed up in her apartment faces down waves of assassins sent by her mob-boss ex. With Salma Hayek, Jennifer Blanc and Togo Igawa. Written by Yale Hannon. Directed by Joe Lynch. (1:32) R.
“Focus” — A veteran con man crosses paths with a former flame and protege amid Buenos Aires’ high-stakes racing circuit. With Will Smith, Margot Robbie and Rodrigo Santoro. Written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. (1:45) R.
“The Hunting Ground” — A documentary about the prevalence of sexual assault and institutional cover-ups at colleges across the U.S. Directed by Kirby Dick. (1:44) NR.
“Kung Fu Elliot” — A documentary following an amateur martial artist and filmmaker as he attempts to make a low-budget action epic. Directed by Matthew Bauckman and Jaret Belliveau. (1:29) NR.
“The Lazarus Effect” — Medical students discover a way to bring the dead back to life, but not without complications. With Evan Peters, Olivia Wilde and Donald Glover. Written by Luke Dawson and Jeremy Slater. Directed by David Gelb. (1:26) PG-13.
“Maps to the Stars” — Recently released from a psychiatric ward, a tormented teen girl returns to Hollywood and her dysfunctional showbiz family. With Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Julianne Moore and Robert Pattinson. Written by Bruce Wagner. Directed by David Cronenberg. (1:51) R.
“My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn” — A documentary following the idiosyncratic Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn as he struggles to complete his film “Only God Forgives.” Directed by J. Liv Corfixen. (1 hr.) PG-13.
“Out of the Dark” — Having relocated from London to a small town in Colombia, a family has its new life upended by an ancient legend. With Julia Stiles, Scott Speedman and Stephen Rea. Written by Alex Pastor, David Pastor and Javier Gullon. (1:32) R.
“Queen and Country” — An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II is shipped off to boot camp during the Korean War and engages in a battle of wits with a superior. With Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones and Tamsin Egerton. Written and directed by John Boorman. (1:55) NR.
“Roxie” — Two 60-year-old therapists hit the road for a conference with the intention of hiring escorts to escape their failing marriages, but things don’t go quite as planned. With David Usner, Joel Roth and Kelly Burk. Written by Usner, Roth, Burk and Nick Frangione. Directed by Frangione. (1:25) NR.
“The Salvation” — In the Wild West, a Danish former soldier avenges the death of his wife and son but incurs the wrath of a sadistic gang leader. With Mads Mikkelson, Eva Green and Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Written by Kristian Levring and Andrews Thomas Jensen. Directed by Levring. (1:40) R.
“The Widowmaker” — A documentary about purported flaws in the American medical establishment’s approach to treating heart disease. Narrated by Gillian Anderson. Directed by Patrick Forbes. (1:35) NR.
“Wyrmwood” — When a zombie outbreak hits the Australian outback, a mechanic gears up to rescue his sister from a deranged doctor. With Jay Gallagher, Bianca Bradey and Leon Burchill. Written by Tristan Roache-Turner and Kiah Roache-Turner. Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner. (1:34) NR.