Weekend Movies at Great Neck House
Movies are shown Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 5 & 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7:30 p.m.
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Marshall
October 19, 20, 21
Starring Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Dan Stevens, Sterling K. Brown, and James Cromwell. Director Reginald Hudlin's Marshall, is based on an early trial in the career of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. It follows the young lawyer (Chadwick Boseman) to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur (Sterling K. Brown) charged with sexual assault and attempted murder of his white socialite employer (Kate Hudson). Muzzled by a segregationist court, Marshall partners with a courageous young Jewish lawyer, Samuel Friedman (Josh Gad). Together they mount the defense in an environment of racism and Anti-Semitism. The high profile case and the partnership with Friedman served as a template for Marshall's creation of the NAACP legal defense fund.
Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson
PG-13 | 1h 58min | Biography, Drama | 13 October 2017 (USA)
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
October 26, 27, 28
When four high-school kids discover an old video game console with a game they've never heard of--Jumanji--they are immediately drawn into the game's jungle setting, literally becoming the avatars they chose: gamer Spencer becomes a brawny adventurer (Dwayne Johnson); football jock Fridge loses (in his words) "the top two feet of his body" and becomes an Einstein (Kevin Hart); popular girl Bethany becomes a middle-aged male professor (Jack Black); and wallflower Martha becomes a badass warrior (Karen Gillan). What they discover is that you don't just play Jumanji--you must survive it. To beat the game and return to the real world, they'll have to go on the most dangerous adventure of their lives, discover what Alan Parrish left 20 years ago, and change the way they think about themselves--or they'll be stuck in the game forever...
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart
PG-13 | 1h 59min | Action, Adventure, Comedy | 20 December 2017 (USA)
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Game Night
November 2, 3, 4
Bateman and McAdams star as Max and Annie, whose weekly couples game night gets kicked up a notch when Max's charismatic brother, Brooks (Chandler), arranges a murder mystery party, complete with fake thugs and faux federal agents. So when Brooks gets kidnapped, it's all part of the game--right? But as the six uber-competitive gamers set out to solve the case and win, they begin to discover that neither this game--nor Brooks--are what they seem to be. Over the course of one chaotic night, the friends find themselves increasingly in over their heads as each twist leads to another unexpected turn. With no rules, no points, and no idea who all the players are, this could turn out to be the most fun they've ever had... or game over.
Stars: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler
R | 1h 40min | Action, Comedy, Crime | 23 February 2018 (USA)
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Critic's Choice: To Be Announced
November 9, 10, 11
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The Insult
November 16, 17, 18
In today's Beirut, a civilian dispute blown out of proportion finds Tony (Adel Karam), a Lebanese Christian, and Yasser (Kamel El Basha), a Palestinian refugee, facing off in court. As the media circus surrounding the case threatens a social explosion in divided Lebanon, Tony and Yasser reconsider their values and beliefs as revelations of trauma complicate their understanding of one another.
Stars: Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Camille Salameh
R | 1h 52min | Drama, Thriller | 14 September 2017 (Lebanon)
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Beirut
November 30, December 1, 2
Caught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives (Rosamund Pike, Dean Norris) must send a former U.S. diplomat (Jon Hamm) to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.
Stars: Jon Hamm, Jay Potter, Khalid Benchagra
R | 1h 49min | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 11 April 2018 (USA)