What's Playing in Theaters This Weekend: 07/21/2023

Jul. 21—New releases

Barbie: Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence. Rated PG-13 for suggestive references and brief language. (C14, BIJ)

Oppenheimer: The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb. Rated R for some sexuality, nudity and language. (C14, ST)

Showing locally

Asteroid City: Following a writer on his world famous fictional play about a grieving father who travels with his tech-obsessed family to small rural Asteroid City to compete in a stargazing event, only to have his world view disrupted forever. Rated PG-13 for brief graphic nudity, smoking and some suggestive material. (GAR)

Elemental: Follows Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. Rated PG for some peril, thematic elements and brief language. (C14)

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: Archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary artifact that can change the course of history. Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, language and smoking. (C14, ER)

Insidious: The Red Door: The Lamberts must go deeper into The Further than ever before to put their demons to rest once and for all. Rated PG-13 for violence, terror, frightening images, strong language and suggestive references. (C14)

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team must track down a dangerous weapon before it falls into the wrong hands. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some language and suggestive material. (C14, BAY, CB)

No Hard Feelings: On the brink of losing her home, Maddie finds an intriguing job listing: helicopter parents looking for someone to bring their introverted 19-year-old son out of his shell before college. She has one summer to make him a man or die trying. Rated R for sexual content, language, some graphic nudity and brief drug use. (C14)

Sound of Freedom: The incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from sex traffickers. Rated PG-13 for thematic content involving sex trafficking, violence, language, sexual references, some drug references and smoking throughout. (C14)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse: Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero. Rated PG for sequences of animated action violence, some language and thematic elements. (C14, CB)

Terrifier: On Halloween night, Tara Heyes finds herself as the obsession of a sadistic murderer known as Art the Clown. Unrated. (C14)

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts: During the '90s, a new faction of Transformers — the Maximals — join the Autobots as allies in the battle for Earth. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence, and language. (C14)

Information is based on data available at press time from AMC Classic Cherry Blossom 14 (C14), Elk Rapids Cinema (ER), Bay Community Theatre in Suttons Bay (BAY), the Garden Theater in Frankfort (GAR), State Theatre in Traverse City (ST), Bijou By the Bay in Traverse City (BIJ) and the Cherry Bowl Drive-in Theatre in Honor (CB). AMC Classic Cherry Blossom 14 offers private theater rentals for up to 20 people. Reservations are accepted online. The State Theatre and Bijou By the Bay encourage face masks and vaccinations. Reserve seats online or call the box office: 231-600-7272 (State) or 231-600-7300 (Bijou).