Movies

GOLD TOWN NICKELODEON

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“Room” — Synopsis: Held captive for nearly a decade in a tiny shed converted into a living space, a single mother (Brie Larson) and her five-year-old son (Jacob Tremblay) break away from their captor after a daring escape. The mother and son are thrown back into society after years of isolation and struggle to adjust to life outside the room. Lenny Abrahamson directs this deeply emotional drama based on the novel by Emma Donoghue.

20TH CENTURY TWIN

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“Star Wars: Episode 7: The Force Awakens” (PG-13) — Synopsis: A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas and set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI.

“Sisters” (R) — Synopsis: Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.

GLACIER CINEMAS

“Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip” (PG) — Synopsis: Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami…and dump them.

“Joy” (PG-13) Synopsis: Joy is the story of a family across four generations and the woman who rises to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

“Concussion” (PG-13) Synopsis: In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.

“Point Break” (PG-13) Synopsis: A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists.

“Daddy’s Home” (PG-13) Synopsis: A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife’s two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids.

KETCHIKAN

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KETCHIKAN COLISEUM

“In the Heart of the Sea” (PG-13) — Synopsis: A recounting of a New England whaling ship’s sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick.

“Star Wars: Episode 7: The Force Awakens” (PG-13) — Synopsis: A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas and set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983).

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