opening this week
Wednesday
The Walk (PG) Joseph Gordon-Levitt is tightrope walker Philippe Petit, whose signature stunt was walking between the towers of the World Trade Center.
Friday
A Brilliant Young Mind (not rated) A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence when he lands a spot at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
Legend (R) Tom Hardy plays legendary twin British gangsters during their rise to power in the 1960s.
The Martian (PG-13) An astronaut (Matt Damon) left for dead after a manned mission to Mars must survive alone on the hostile planet. With Jessica Chastain, Jeff Daniels, Kate Mara and Kristen Wiig. Directed by Ridley Scott.
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