Movies: ‘Deepwater Horizon,’ ‘The Dressmaker,’ ‘Masterminds’

OPENING FRIDAY

‘Deepwater Horizon’ ***

Mark Wahlberg stars in this dramatization of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico disaster and the men and women who acted heroically in its wake. With Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez and Kate Hudson. Written by Matthew Michael Carnahan and Matthew Sand; screen story by Sand; based on a New York Times article by David Barstow, David Rohde and Stephanie Saul. Directed by Peter Berg. Imax 2-D. (PG-13, 1:47)

‘The Dressmaker’ **

A woman (Kate Winslet) returns to Australia from Paris to face her mother (Judy Davis) and confront her past through fashion. With Liam Hemsworth and Hugo Weaving. Written by P.J. Hogan and Jocelyn Moorhouse, based on the novel by Rosalie Ham. Directed by Moorhouse. (R, 1:58) At Kahala 8

‘L.O.R.D. — Legend of Ravaging Dynasties’ (Not reviewed)

Chinese motion-capture action-fantasy-adventure film starring Fan Bing Bing, Kris Wu, Cheney Chen Xue Dong, William Chan, Amber Kuo, Lin Yun, Kevin Yan Kuan and Roy Wang. Based on the novel of the same name. (NR, 1:58) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18

‘Masterminds’ **1/2

An armored truck driver is lured into an absurd robbery scheme by his work crush and is then set up to take the fall. With Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson and Kristen Wiig. Written by Chris Bowman, Hubbel Palmer and Emily Spivey. Directed by Jared Hess. (PG-13, 1:34)

‘Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children’ **

A young boy discovers access to a fantastical place where the residents possess special powers and danger lurks deep. With Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Chris O’Dowd, Allison Janney and Rupert Everett. Written by Jane Goldman, based on the novel written by Ransom Riggs. Directed by Tim Burton. (PG-13, 2:07) At Kahala 8

‘Operation Mekong’ (Not reviewed)

Zhang Hanyu, Eddie Peng and Jonathan Wu star in this Chinese-Hong Kong action film based on the Mekong River massacre. Directed by Dante Lam. (NR, 2:04) At Pearlridge West

‘Queen of Katwe’ ***

Chess transforms the world of a young Ugandan girl (Madina Nalwanga) from the slums when a missionary (David Oyelowo) teaches her the game and encourages her to follow her dreams. With Lupita Nyong’o. Written by William Wheeler. Directed by Mira Nair. (PG, 2:04) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18 and Kahala 8

NOW PLAYING

‘The Age of Shadows’

(Not reviewed)

A Korean police captain (Song Kang-ho) working in a Japanese police force is tasked with infiltrating an armed resistance group fighting for Korean independence, led by Kim Woo-Jin (Gong Yoo). Directed by Kim Jee-woon. In Korean with English subtitles. (NR, 2:20) At Pearlridge West

‘Barcelona: A Love Untold’

(Not reviewed)

Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo star in a romantic drama about two people in Spain trying to escape their pasts. Directed by Olivia M. Lamasan. In Filipino with English subtitles. (NR, 2:10) At Kapolei 16 and Pearlridge West

‘Blair Witch’ Zero stars

College students searching for their friend’s missing sister in Maryland’s Black Hills Forest experience the terror of the region’s legend. With James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez and Brandon Scott. Written by Simon Barrett. Directed by Adam Wingard. (R, 1:29)

‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ ***

Renee Zellweger returns for her third outing as Britain’s most famous singleton, who finds herself alone, pregnant and unsure — of the father’s identity. With Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones and Emma Thompson. Written by Helen Fielding, Thompson and Dan Mazer, based on the characters and story created by Fielding. Directed by Sharon Maguire. (R, 2:02) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18 and Kahala 8

‘Don’t Breathe’ ***1/2

A trio of Detroit teens (Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette and Daniel Zovatto) targets the home of a blind war veteran (Stephen Lang) for an easy burglary, but have no idea of the horror that awaits. Written by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues. Directed by Alvarez. (R, 1:28) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18 and Kapolei Commons 12

‘Hillsong: Let Hope Rise’

(Not reviewed)

A hugely popular Australian Christian band plays stadium shows and spreads the mission of its namesake church around the world in this documentary. Directed by Michael John Warren. (PG, 1:43)

‘The Hollars’ **

News of his mother’s illness brings a New York City artist back to the small town he left behind, and he is immediately swept up in his family’s dysfunction and other dramas. With Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Anna Kendrick and John Krasinski. Written by James C. Strouse. Directed by Krasinski. (PG-13, 1:29) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18

‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ ****

Animated Japanese fantasy about a boy, his magical instrument and the enchanted creatures who help him to heal a long-ago rift and reunite his family. Voices of Art Parkinson, Matthew McConaughey and Charlize Theron. Written by Marc Haimes and Chris Butler. Directed by Travis Knight. (PG, 1:41)

‘The Magnificent Seven’ **1/2

Townsfolk hire a septet of outlaws to defend them against a malevolent industrialist in this revision of the 1960 classic Western, based on Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai.” With Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett and Peter Sarsgaard. Written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Imax 2-D. (PG-13, 2:12)

‘Sausage Party’ **1/2

A supermarket meat byproduct leads other foodstuffs on an existential quest in this R-rated animated comedy. Voices of Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig and Jonah Hill. Written by Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Kyle Hunter and Ariel Shaffir; story by Rogen, Goldberg and Hill. Directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiern. (R, 1:29) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18

‘Snowden’ **

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as Edward Snowden, the former CIA operative who was hailed as both a hero and traitor to the U.S. for leaking illegal surveillance activities by the National Security Agency. With Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto and Tom Wilkinson. Written by Kieran Fitzgerald and Oliver Stone. Directed by Stone. (R, 2:14)

‘Star Trek Beyond’ ***

The crew of the Enterprise travels to deepest space and is challenged by an inscrutable new foe. With Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana and Idris Elba. Written by Simon Pegg, Doug Jung, Roberto Orci, John D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Directed by Justin Lin. Imax 3-D. (PG-13, 2:02) At Dole Cannery Stadium 18

‘Storks’ **1/2

Animated adventure in which the long-legged birds deliver packages for an internet giant until one of them inadvertently activates the dormant Baby Making Machine. With the voices of Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer and Katie Crown. Written by Nicholas Stoller. Directed by Stoller and Doug Sweetland. (PG, 1:29)

‘Suicide Squad’ *1/2

The best of the worst in villainy are recruited by the government to take on an unstoppable enemy. With Will Smith, Jared Leto and Margot Robbie. Written and directed by David Ayer. Based on characters from DC Comics. Imax 3-D. (PG-13, 2:10)

‘Sully’ ***1/2

Tom Hanks stars as Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot who safely landed a jet carrying 155 passengers on the Hudson River in 2009 but faced an investigation that questioned his judgment and threatened his career. With Aaron Eckhart and Laura Linney. Written by Todd Komarnicki, based on the book “Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters,” by Sullenberger. Directed by Clint Eastwood. (PG-13, 1:36)

‘When the Bough Breaks’ *

The woman an upscale couple hires to be their surrogate develops an obsession with the husband. With Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall and Jaz Sinclair. Written by Jack Olsen. Directed by Jon Cassar. (PG-13, 1:47) At Pearl Highlands Stadium 12

SPECIAL SCREENINGS

College football

6 p.m. Saturday at Koko Marina and Ko‘olau Stadium 10, $12

The University of Hawaii Warriors take on the University of Nevada Wolf Pack at Aloha Stadium.

‘Young Frankenstein’

2 p.m. Wednesday at Dole Cannery Stadium 18, $13

The 1974 classic stars Gene Wilder as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Marty Feldman as his servant Igor, Madeline Kahn as the doctor’s fiancee, Teri Garr as Inga, Cloris Leachman as Frau Blucher and Peter Boyle as the doctor’s monster creation. (PG, 2:20)

‘The Birds’

7 p.m. Thursday at Ward Stadium with Titan XC, $10

Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 film stars Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor. (PG-13, 1:59)

National Theatre Live: ‘The Deep Blue Sea’

7 p.m. Thursday at Kahala 8, $20

Helen McCrory and Tom Burke star in this devastating masterpiece, the story of a free-spirited woman in a passionless marriage whose affair with a troubled former military pilot leads to emotional turmoil and despair. (NR, 2:10)

ARTHOUSE

DORIS DUKE THEATRE

Honolulu Museum of Art, 900 S. Beretania St. (532-8768, honolulumuseum.org); $10, $8 members

‘Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World’

1 p.m. Saturday

Oscar-nominated director Werner Herzog’s documentary explores the origins of the virtual world and its far reach into the outermost regions on Earth, and features conversations about how the online world has transcended and even transformed how almost everything works in the real world. (2016, 1:38)

‘Tickled’

4 p.m. Saturday

In this documentary, directors David Farrier and Dylan Reeve delve into the world of tickling and, upon deeper investigation, discover a surreal world of secrecy involving tickling fetishists. (2016, 1:32)

‘Setoutsumi’

1 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday

During their daily walks home from school, two high school boys pause to have deep — and hilarious — conversations about the important things in life. Based on the manga series by Kazuya Konomoto. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2016, Japan, 1:15)

‘Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight: The Japanese War Brides’

4 p.m. Sunday; and 1 and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday

The lives of three women, now in their 80s, are profiled in this film that examines the influx of tens of thousands of Asian women into the U.S. following World War II as “war brides,” leaving family and friends behind but often finding themselves to be social outcasts in their new home. (2016, 0:26)

Screens with:

>> ‘Obake’

As he lives out his remaining days on Oahu’s North Shore, an old Japanese man is confronted by ghosts of his past. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2013, 0:13)

‘Tekkonkinkreet’

1 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesday

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of this iconic anime film set in Treasure Town, where heroes Black and White watch over the city while battling old-world yakuza and alien assassins who want to rule the decaying town. In Japanese with English subtitles. (2006, Japan, 1:50)

‘Ran’

1 p.m. Thursday

Inspired by Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” legendary director Akira Kurosawa’s film is about an aging lord who entrusts his kingdom to his three sons. A power struggle ensues when he is betrayed by his two eldest sons with the help of the scheming Lady Kaede. In Japanese with English subtitles. (1985, Japan, 2:42)

‘Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto’

7:30 p.m. Thursday

In Part One of the epic “Samurai” trilogy, Toshiro Mifune is a romantic dreamer who envisions achieving military glory during a time of civil war in the 17th-century countryside. Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. In Japanese with English subtitles. (1954, Japan, 1:33)

MOVIE MUSEUM

3566 Harding Ave. (735-8771); $5, $4 members

‘The Shogun’s Samurai’ (‘Yagyu ichizoku no inbo’)

12:30, 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. today; and 2:15 and 6:15 p.m. Saturday

The second shogun, Hidetada, dies before his successor is named, leaving an open seat. Will it be the shogun’s impetuous older son or his wise and handsome younger brother? With Kinnosuke Nakamura and Sonny Chiba. For ages 10 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (1978, Japan, 2:10)

‘Remember Me?’ (‘Ti ricordi di me?’)

2:45 and 6:45 p.m. Friday

A narcoleptic schoolteacher and a kleptomaniac author of children’s books serendipitously meet at the door of their psychologist’s office. For ages 10 and older. In Italian with English subtitles. (2014, Italy, 1:27)

‘Knightly Advice’

Noon, 4:30 and 8:45 p.m. Saturday

Based on a true incident that occurred on Jan. 2, 1629, a rivalry between daimyos (who own castles) and the knights (employees of the shogun) is set off after an incident in which Daimyo Inaba shows disrespect to Sir Samezu and a tussle ensues. For ages 12 and older. In Japanese with English subtitles. (1962, Japan, 1:32)

‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’

Noon, 1:45, 3:30, 5:15, 7 and 8:45 p.m. Sunday

Rebellious 13-year-old Ricky is sent to live with his new foster aunt and uncle in the New Zealand wilderness. When Ricky and his uncle get lost in the forest, Ricky’s nemesis from Child Welfare Services sends an army to “rescue” them, turning the duo into notorious outlaws. Rated PG-13. (2016, New Zealand, 1:41)

‘The Great Train Robbery, Part 1: A Robber’s Tale’

Noon, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Monday

On Aug. 8, 1963, a group of thieves robbed a Royal Mail train headed from Glasgow, Scotland, to London, with much of the money left unrecovered. (2013, U.K., 1:30)

‘The Great Train Robbery, Part 2: A Copper’s Tale’

1:45, 5:15 and 8:45 p.m. Monday

The second part of the film continues with the ongoing police investigation of the notorious train robbery. Rated PG-13. (2013, U.K., 1:30)

‘Ghosts’

Noon, 3:30 and 7 p.m. Thursday

A young Chinese woman pays $25,000 to be smuggled into the United Kingdom in search of work in order to support her infant son, only to be forced into mediocre agricultural jobs while her family back home is threatened by money lenders. Based on a true story. For ages 12 and older. In Mandarin and English with English subtitles. (2006, U.K., 1:36)

‘Off Season’ (‘Hors saison’)

1:45, 5:15 and 8:45 p.m. Thursday

As Valentin walks through the ballrooms and corridors of a formerly grand hotel his family once owned, childhood memories come alive one last time before the hotel is set to be torn down. For ages 12 and older. In German and French with English subtitles. (1992, France/Switzerland/Germany, 1:35)