THE SUICIDE SHOP: Master filmmaker Leconte makes a departure from his previous work with this animated 3D musical about a family business offering certain special “end-of-life” services. At Boedecker. — Boedecker Theater
IDENTITY THIEF: The director of Horrible Bosses returns with the story of Sandy Patterson (Jason Bateman), who heads to Florida to find the woman who is living extravagantly off of his money after stealing his identity. Rated R. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks.
STARLET: Dree Hemingway stars in this quirky, sweet friendship flick. The paths of an elderly woman and a 20-something free spirit collide when the latter shops at the former’s yard sale.
STAND UP GUYS: Three retired gangsters (Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin) are reunited after jail time and a deal gone wrong with a mob boss for a final night out.
Leo Tolstoy’s novel of love and infidelity comes to life thanks to director Joe Wright. A unique narrative device illuminates the theatrical behavior of randy Russian nobles who can’t help trying to sleep with each other’s spouses. Rated R. At Esquire. — The Reader.
PROMISED LAND: Matt Damon plays a slick corporate salesman sure he can snag the drilling rights from a small town in economic decline, but meets surprising resistance from a grassroots campaign. Rated R. At Century.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING: Chris Colfer, Kurt Hummel on Glee, wrote and stars in this touching and funny story of an aspiring writer who persuades his classmates to contribute to the school literary magazine.