From ‘Mamma Mia' to ‘Singin' in the Rain,' here are the best movies to see around Boston this week
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski (Jeff Bridges) finds his days of bowling and getting high upended when two henchmen break into his home, mistaking him for a millionaire with the same name. The millionaire then hires Lebowski to track down his kidnapped wife, sending 'The Dude' and his bowling buddies (John Goodman, Steve Buscemi) on a whirlwind journey of seedy and silly encounters that get in the way of their upcoming bowling tournament.
July 29, 7 p.m. $12.50. Landmark Kendall Square Cinema, 355 Binney St., Cambridge.
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Happy Gilmore (1996)
Revisit a '90s Adam Sandler classic with a free screening of 'Happy Gilmore' to celebrate the
July 30, 9 p.m. Free. The Anchor, 1 Shipyard Park, Charlestown.
Mamma Mia! double feature (2008, 2018)
At her Greek island wedding, bride Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) goes against her mother Donna's (Meryl Streep) wishes and invites three men (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård) with the suspicion that one of them is her father. If that isn't juicy enough, it's also a screen-adapted, Broadway musical comprising solely of Swedish band ABBA's hits. Why? Why not!
July 31, 7 p.m. $19.75. Coolidge Corner Theatre, 290 Harvard St., Brookline.
Will Ferrell in a publicity still from "Elf."
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Elf (2003)
For Christmas lovers who can't wait another five months to celebrate, you're in luck. Fenway Park will screen the holiday classic family comedy 'Elf,' which follows Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised by elves in the North Pole, who travels to New York to find his human father, Walter (James Caan). Walter is a book publisher who hates his job, and Buddy's elvish need to spread joy clashes with his father's cynical outlook as someone who pumps out children's content — hijinks ensue and hearts are warmed.
July 31, 7:30 p.m. $12, $7 for children. Fenway Park, 4 Jersey St.
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
A movie about silent film stars forced to grapple with the introduction of synchronized sound in Hollywood may seem like a comically dated conflict in 2025. But, it's also an ironic one, because the classic musical numbers in 'Singin' in the Rain'
some of the best evidence for why combining image and sound was such a good idea. Whether it's Gene Kelly whirling around a lamppost or Donald O'Connor performing stunts with a mannequin, see why this musical withstands the changing tides seven decades later.
Aug. 2-3, 12:30 p.m. $14.50. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge.
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