MOVIES: NEW IN THEATERS

Chris Pratt, left, and Jennifer Lawrence in a scene from the film, Passengers.” (Jaimie Trueblood/Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP)

Chris Pratt, left, and Jennifer Lawrence in a scene from the film, Passengers.” (Jaimie Trueblood/Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP)

Editor’s note: This week some movies open in theaters today.

‘Sing’

Plot summary: A koala named Buster Moon has one final chance to restore his theater to its former glory by producing the world's greatest singing competition.

Cast: The voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Taron Egerton, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Seth MacFarlane, John C. Reilly

Written by Garth Jennings

Directed by Garth Jennings

Running time: 1 hour, 48 minutes

MPAA rating: PG-13 (some rude humor and mild peril)

‘Passengers’

Plot summary: A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Lawrence Fishburne, Andy Garcia

Written by Jon Spaihts

Directed by Morten Tyldum

Running time: 1 hour, 56 minutes

MPAA rating: PG-13 (sexuality, nudity and action/peril)

‘Assassin’s Creed’

Plot summary: When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Michael K. Williams, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson, Ariane Laped

Written by Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage

Directed by Justin Kurzel

Running time: 1 hour, 48 minutes

MPAA rating: PG-13 (intense sequences of violence and action, thematic elements and brief strong language)

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