New this week in Myrtle Beach-area theaters

New this week

Kung Fu Panda 3 | When Po’s long-lost panda father suddenly reappears, the reunited duo travels to a secret panda paradise to meet scores of hilarious new panda characters. PG. Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie and Dustin Hoffman.

Fifty Shades of Black | Hannah, a recent college graduate, becomes entangled in a peculiar relationship with wealthy businessman Christian Black in this parody of Fifty Shades of Grey. R. Starring: Marlon Wayans, Kali Hawk and Mike Epps.

The Finest Hours | On February 18, 1952, a massive nor’easter strikes New England, wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path. The SS Pendleton, an oil tanker bound for Boston, is ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly-sinking stern. PG-13. Starring: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck and Ben Foster.

Jane Got a Gun | Jane Hammond has built a new life with her husband Bill “Ham” Hammond after being tormented by the ultra-violent Bishop Boys outlaw gang. R. Starring: Natalie Portman, Rodrigo Santoro and Ewan McGregor.

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The 5th Wave | Four waves of increasingly deadly attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother. PG-13. Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson and Ron Livingston.

Dirty Grandpa | A recently widowed veteran tricks his adult grandson into going on a road trip for spring break in Florida. R. Starring: Robert De Niro, Zac Efron and Zoey Deutch.

The Boy | Greta is a young American woman who takes a job as a nanny in a remote English village, only to discover that the family’s 8-year-old is a life-sized doll that the parents care for just like a real boy, as a way to cope with the death of their actual son 20 years prior. PG-13. Starring: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans and Jim Norton.

Room | Ma has created a whole universe in ‘Room’ for 5 year-old Jack, where they have both lived for Jack’s whole life. But when Ma decides they have to escape, she risks everything to give Jack the chance to make a thrilling discovery. R. Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay and Joan Allen.

Ride Along 2 | Ben and James venture to Miami to work on a case that involves a mysterious and dashing figure named Serge Pope. PG-13. Starring: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart and Tika Sumpter.

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | The gripping true story of six elite ex-military operators assigned to protect the CIA who fought back against overwhelming odds when terrorists attacked a U.S. diplomatic compound on September 11, 2012. R. Starring: Pablo Schreiber, John Krasinski and Max Martini.

Norm of the North | A polar bear of many words, Norm’s greatest gripe is simple: there is no room for tourists in the Arctic. PG. Starring: Rob Schneider, Heather Graham and Ken Jeong.

The Danish Girl | The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. R. Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Amber Heard and Alicia Vikander.

Carol | A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol, an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenient marriage. R. Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Sarah Paulson.

The Revenant | In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. R. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy and Will Poulter.

The Forest | Rising at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan, the legendary real-life Aokigahara Forest is the suspense-filled setting of this supernatural thriller. A young American woman, Sara, journeys there in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared. In the company of expatriate Aiden, PG-13. Starring: Natalie Dormer, Taylor Kinney and Yukiyoshi Ozawa.

Joy | This is a story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. PG-13. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper.

Daddy’s Home | 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. PG-13. Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Linda Cardellini.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens | In this continuation, balance returns to the Force as the First Order, emerging from the ashes of the Empire, clashes with the Resistance, which includes scrappy newcomers as well as heroes from the former Rebel Alliance. PG-13. Starring: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac.

Sisters | Two disconnected sisters are summoned home to clean out their childhood bedroom before their parents sell the family house. Looking to recapture their glory days, they throw one final high-school-style party for their classmates. R. Starring: Tina Fey, Madison Davenport and Amy Poehler.

The Big Short | When four outsiders saw what the big banks, media and government refused to, the global collapse of the economy, they had an idea: The Big Short. R. Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carrell and Ryan Gosling.

The Good Dinosaur | What if the cataclysmic asteroid that forever changed life on Earth actually missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? PG. Starring: Lucas Neff, John Lithgow and Frances McDormand.

Creed | Adonis Johnson never knew his famous father, world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, who died before he was born. Still, there’s no denying that boxing is in his blood, so Adonis heads to Philadelphia, the site of Apollo Creed’s legendary match with a tough upstart named Rocky Balboa. PG-13. Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, and Tessa Thompson.

Spotlight | This film tells the riveting true story of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Boston Globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in one of the world’s oldest and most trusted institutions. When the newspaper’s tenacious “Spotlight” team of reporters delves into allegations of abuse in the Catholic Church. R. Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, and Rachel McAdams.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. PG-13. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth.

Brooklyn | Eilis Lacey is a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brooklyn. Lured by the promise of America, Eilis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. PG-13. Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, and Emory Cohen.

Compiled by Lisa Urban, lurban@thesunnews

This story was originally published January 28, 2016 at 9:06 AM with the headline "New this week in Myrtle Beach-area theaters."