Cinema & Cinema Highlights: March 19, 2021

Some of the latest series and movies available to rent or stream! Check your streaming service for availability.

Pitch Perfect (2012)
Beca, a college freshman, reluctantly joins an all-girls a cappella group and later infuses freshness into their repertoire. They then take on a male a cappella group in a competition.
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson
Director: Jason Moore
Genre: Movie – Comedy, Music, Romance

Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Danny Ocean is a man of action. Less than 24 hours into his parole from a New Jersey penitentiary, the charismatic thief is already rolling out his next plan. Danny orchestrates the most sophisticated, elaborate casino heist in history.
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Genre: Movie – Crime, Thriller

Veronica Mars (2014)
Having left behind her private detective days, Veronica is now an aspiring lawyer in New York. But when she returns to her hometown to solve a murder mystery, she finds it hard to leave once again.
Cast: Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, Enrico Colantoni
Director: Rob Thomas
Genre: Movie – Crime, Drama, Mystery

Patriot Games (1992)
Ex-CIA agent Jack Ryan impedes an attack by the IRA in London and ends up slaying one of the terrorists. However, the dead man’s brother soon escapes and vows revenge against Jack.
Cast: Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, Anne Archer
Director: Phillip Noyce
Genre: Movie – Action, Thriller

Moxie (2021)
Fed up with the sexist and toxic status quo at her high school, a shy 16-year-old finds inspiration from her mother’s rebellious past and anonymously publishes a zine that sparks a school-wide, coming-of-rage revolution.
Cast: Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai
Director: Amy Poehler
Genre: Movie – Comedy, Drama, Music

Tangled (2010)
Rapunzel, a naive and young girl, is locked up by her overly protective mother. Her wish to escape into the world outside finally comes true when she meets the good-hearted thief, Flynn.
Cast: Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy
Directors: Nathan Greno, Byron Howard
Genre: Movie – Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Air Bud (1997)
A lonely boy befriends a stray dog who has a natural talent for basketball and together they experience the highs and lows of life as their friendship remains solid through a series of escapades.
Cast: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy Makkena
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Genre: Movie – Comedy, Drama, Family

The Lego Movie (2014)
Emmet, an ordinary individual prophesied to be the Special, is entrusted with a huge responsibility of saving the Lego world from the cruel ways of Lord Business.
Cast: Chris Pratt, Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks
Directors: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
Genre: Movie – Animation, Action, Adventure

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Harry Potter, an eleven-year-old orphan, discovers that he is a wizard and is invited to study at Hogwarts. Even as he escapes a dreary life and enters a world of magic, he finds trouble awaiting him.
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint
Director: Chris Columbus
Genre: Movie – Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller, a high school student, fakes sickness to stay at home and spends the rest of the day with his best friend and girlfriend. Meanwhile, his principal tries to spy on him.
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara
Director: John Hughes
Genre: Movie – Comedy