New this week in Myrtle Beach-area theaters

New this week

Pitch Perfect 2 | It’s been three years since the Bellas brought their signature vocals, style and attitude to become the first all-female group to win a national title. PG-13. Starring: Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks and Brittany Snow.

Mad Max: Fury Road | Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the wasteland in a war rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. R. Starring: Charlize Theron, Tom Hardy and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

Where Hope Grows | Calvin Campbell is a former professional baseball player sent to an early retirement due to his panic attacks at the plate. Even though he had all the talent for the big leagues, he struggles with the curveballs life has thrown him. PG-13. Starring: Kerr Smith, Danica McKellar and Kristoffer Polaha.

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Hot Pursuit | An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the sexy and outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen. PG-13. Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara and John Carroll Lynch.

The D Train | Dan Landsman is a man in charge of organizing his high-school reunion. In the hopes of getting people to turn out, Dan becomes obsessed with getting Oliver Lawless, the most popular guy from his high school who’s now the face of a national Banana Boat ad campaign, to show up with him to their class reunion. R. Starring: Jack Black, James Marsden and Kathryn Hahn.

Avengers: Age of Ultron | When Tony Stark tries to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry, and Earth’s mightiest heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. PG-13. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth.

Ex Machina | Caleb Smith, a programmer at an Internet-search giant, wins a competition to spend a week at the private mountain estate of the company’s brilliant and reclusive CEO, Nathan Bateman. R. Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac and Alicia Vikander.

The Age of Adaline | After remaining 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret. PG-13. Starring: Blake Lively, Harrison Ford and Michiel Huisman.

Little Boy | This is the inspirational story of a 7-year old boy who is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. PG-13. Starring: Jakob Salvati, Emily Watson and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.

Danny Collins | Inspired by a true story, Al Pacino stars as aging 1970s rocker Danny Collins, who can’t give up his hard-living ways. But when his manager uncovers a 40-year-old, undelivered letter written to him by John Lennon, he decides to change course and embarks on a heartfelt journey to rediscover his family, find true love and begin a second act. R. Starring: Al Pacino, Jennifer Garner and Annette Bening.

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 | After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety never takes a holiday, and when duty calls, Blart answers. PG. Starring: Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez and Eduardo Verastegui.

Monkey Kingdom | Disneynature’s new feature film is set among ancient ruins in the storied jungles of South Asia. Maya’s world is forever changed when she welcomes her son, Kip, into her complicated extended family. G. Starring: Tina Fey.

Unfriended | This film unfolds over a teenager’s computer screen as she and her friends are stalked by an unseen figure who seeks vengeance for a shaming video that led a vicious bully to kill herself a year earlier. R. Starring: Shelley Hennig, Moses Jacob Storm and Renee Olstead.

The Longest Ride | This drama centers on the star-crossed love affair between Luke, a retired champion bull rider looking to make a comeback, and Sophia, an art student who is about to embark upon her dream job in New York City. PG-13. Starring: Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson and Alan Alda.

Woman in Gold | Sixty years after she fled Vienna during World War II, an elderly Jewish woman, Maria Altmann, returns to reclaim family possessions that were seized by the Nazis, among them Klimt’s famous painting “The Lady in Gold.” PG-13. Starring: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds and Daniel Bruhl.

Furious 7 | Continuing the global exploits in the unstoppable franchise built on speed. PG-13. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.

Get Hard | When millionaire hedge fund manager James is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell to prep him for a life behind bars. R. Starring: Kevin Hart, Will Ferrell and Gary Owen.

Home | When Oh, a loveable misfit from another planet, lands on Earth and finds himself on the run from his own people, he forms an unlikely friendship with an adventurous girl named Tip, who is on a quest of her own. PG. Starring: Jim Parsons, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez.

The Divergent Series: Insurgent | This film raises the stakes for Tris as she searches for allies and answers in the ruins of a futuristic Chicago. Tris and Four are now fugitives on the run, hunted by Jeanine, the leader of the power-hungry Erudite elite. PG-13. Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James and Kate Winslet.

Cinderella | The story follows the fortunes of young Ella, whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother, Lady Tremaine, and her daughters, Anastasia and Drizella, into the family home. PG. Starring: Cate Blanchett, Lily James and Richard Madden.

Kingsman: The Secret Service | Based upon the acclaimed comic book, “Kingsman: The Secret Service” tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius. R. Starring: Colin Firth, Michael Caine and Taron Egerton.

Compiled by Lisa Urban, lurban@thesunnews

This story was originally published May 14, 2015 at 7:35 AM with the headline "New this week in Myrtle Beach-area theaters."