New this week in Myrtle Beach-area theaters

New this week

Race | Jesse Owens, the son of an Alabama sharecropper, shattered Adolf Hitler's assertion of Aryan supremacy by winning a record four gold medals in the 100-meter dash, the 200-meter dash, the long jump, and the 400-meter relay at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. PG-13. Starring: Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis, and Jeremy Irons.

Risen | This film follows the epic Biblical story of the Resurrection, as told through the eyes of a non-believer. Clavius, a powerful Roman Military Tribune, and his aide Lucius, are tasked with solving the mystery of what happened to Jesus in the weeks following the crucifixion. PG-13. Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton and Peter Firth.

The Witch | A farmer is cast out of his colonial plantation and forced to move his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of an ominous forest rumored to be controlled by witches. R. Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, and Kate Dickie.

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Deadpool | The former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. R. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin and Ed Skrein.

Zoolander 2 | Male models Derek Zoolander and Hansel must investigate a conspiracy after a number of celebrities are assassinated while posing with Zoolander's 'Blue Steel' look. PG-13. Starring: Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell and Penélope Cruz.

How to Be Single | New York City is full of lonely hearts seeking the right match, be it a love connection, a hook-up, or something in the middle. Sleeping around in the city that never sleeps was never so much fun. R. Starring: Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie and Leslie Mann.

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies | A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in this reimagining of Jane Austen's classic tale of the tangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19th century England. PG-13. Starring: Lily James, Sam Riley and Jack Huston.

Hail, Caesar! | In 1950s Hollywood, Eddie Mannix is Capital Pictures' head of physical production and, most importantly, the studio fixer. His job is to maintain the clean reputation of the company and its stars, keeping them free from controversy. PG-13. Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, and Alden Ehrenreich.

The Choice | When feisty medical student Gabby Holland moves in next door to perennial ladies' man Travis Shaw, it sends them both on a romantic journey neither ever dreamed possible. PG-13. Starring: Benjamin Walker, Teresa Palmer and Maggie Grace.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Compiled by Lisa Urban, lurban@thesunnews

This story was originally published February 18, 2016 at 6:03 AM with the headline "New this week in Myrtle Beach-area theaters."