OPENING THIS WEEK

“EPIC” (PG) (1:42) Voices of Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Beyonce Knowles and Amanda Seyfried. Directed by Chris Wedge. A teenager is transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and evil is taking place in this animated film. She joins a rag-tag group to save their world and ours.

Opening at: Nordica (Freeport) (also in 3D) Friday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Grand (Saco) (also in 3D) Friday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) (also in 3D) Friday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Westbrook (also in 3D) Friday-Wednesday; Smitty’s (North Windham) Friday-Wednesday; Brunswick 10 (also in 3D) Friday-Wednesday

“FAST & FURIOUS 6” (PG-13) (2:10) Stars Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson Paul Walker and Michelle Rodriguez. Directed by Justin Lin. Agent Luke Hobbs enlists Dominic Toretto and his team to bring down former special ops soldier Owen Shaw, leader of a unit specializing in vehicular warfare.

Opening at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thursday-Wednesday; Nordica (Freeport) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Grand (Saco) Friday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Friday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Westbrook Friday-Wednesday; Smitty’s (North Windham) Friday to Wednesday; Wells Five Star Friday- Wednesday; Brunswick 10 Friday-Wednesday

NOW SHOWING

“42” (PG-13) (2:08) Stars Chadwick Boseman, T.R. Knight, Harrison Ford and Nicole Beharie. Directed by Brian Helgeland. The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.

Showing at: Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thursday; Cinemagic Saco Thursday; Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday-Wednesday; Brunswick 10 Thursday; Smitty’s (North Windham) Thursday

“THE BIG WEDDING” (R) (1:30) Stars Robert De Niro, Katherine Heigl, Diane Keaton and Amanda Seyfried. Directed by Justin Zackham. A long-divorced couple fakes being married as their family unites for a wedding.

Showing at: Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thursday; Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday-Wednesday; Brunswick 10 Thursday-Wednesday

“THE CROODS” (PG) (1:38) Stars Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone and Catherine Keener. Directed by Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders. The world’s very first prehistoric family travels to an uncharted and fantastical world.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday-Wednesday; Wells Five Star Thursday; Brunswick 10 Thursday-Wednesday

“THE GREAT GATSBY” (PG-13) (2:23) Stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire and Carey Mulligan. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thursday-Wednesday; Nordica (Freeport) (also in 3D) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Saco Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday-Wednesday; Wells Five Star Thursday-Wednesday; Brunswick 10 (also in 3D) Thursday-Wednesday; Smitty’s (North Windham) Thursday-Wednesday

“THE HANGOVER PART III” (R) (1:40) Stars: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis. Directed by Todd Phillips. This time, there’s no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong?

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thursday-Wednesday; Nordica (Freeport) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Saco Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday-Wednesday; Wells Five Star Thursday-Wednesday; Brunswick 10 Thursday-Wednesday; Smitty’s (North Windham) Friday-Wednesday

“IRON MAN 3” (PG-13) (2:10) Stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce and Don Cheadle. Directed by Shane Black. When Tony Stark’s world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thursday-Wednesday; Wells Five Star Thursday-Wednesday; Nordica (Freeport) (also in 3D) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Saco Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday-Wednesday; Brunswick 10 (also in 3D) Thursday-Wednesday; Smitty’s (North Windham) Thursday-Wednesday

“MUD” (PG-13) (2:10) Stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Tye Sheridan and Jacob Lofland. Directed by Jeff Nichols. Two teenage boys help a fugitive evade bounty hunters and reunite with his true love.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday-Wednesday

“OBLIVION” (PG-13) (2:06) Stars Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko and Andrea Riseborough. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. A veteran assigned to extract Earth’s remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday; Wells Five Star Thursday-Wednesday; Brunswick 10 Thursday-Wednesday

“OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN” (R) (1:40) Stars Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman and Angela Bassett. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Disgraced former presidential guard Mike Banning is trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the president from kidnappers.

Showing at: Wells Five Star Thursday

“OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL” (PG) (2:10) Stars James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and Mila Kunis. Directed by Sam Raimi. A small-time magician arrives in an enchanted land and is forced to decide if he will be a good man or a great one.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday; Wells Five Star Thursday-Wednesday; Brunswick 10 Thursday

“PAIN & GAIN” (R) (2:10) Stars Rebel Wilson, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie. Directed by Michael Bay. Three bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and kidnapping scheme that goes very wrong.

Showing at: Cinemagic Saco Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday-Wednesday; Wells Five Star Thursday; Brunswick 10 Thursday

“PEEPLES” (PG-13) (1:35) Stars Craig Robinson, Kerry Washington, David Alan Grier and S. Epatha Merkerson. Directed by Tina Gordon Chism. Sparks fly when Wade Walker crashes the Peeples annual reunion in the Hamptons to ask for their precious daughter Grace’s hand in marriage.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday

“THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES” (R) (2:20) Stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. A motorcycle stunt rider turns to robbing banks to provide for his lover and their infant, which puts him on a collision course with an ambitious rookie cop.

Showing at: Cinemagic Westbrook Thursday

“THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST” (R) (2:10) Stars: Riz Ahmed, Kate Hudson and Liev Schreiber. Directed by Mira Nair. A young Pakistani man is chasing corporate success on Wall Street when he becomes caught in a conflict between his American Dream, a hostage crisis and the enduring call of his homeland.

Showing at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Thursday; Nickelodeon (Portland) Thursday

“STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS” (PG-13) (2:12) Stars Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Alice Eve, Simon Pegg, John Cho and Anton Yelchin. Directed by J.J. Abrams. After the crew of the Enterprise finds an unstoppable force of terror within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

Showing at: Nickelodeon (Portland) Thursday-Wednesday; Nordica (Freeport) (also in 3D) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Saco (also in IMAX 3D) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Grand (South Portland) (also in 3D) Thursday-Wednesday; Cinemagic Westbrook (also in 3D) Thursday-Wednesday; Wells Five Star Thursday-Wednesday; Brunswick 10 (also in Real 3D) Thursday-Wednesday; Smitty’s (North Windham) Thursday-Wednesday

“TRANCE” (R) (1:41) Stars James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel and Rosario Dawson. Directed by Danny Boyle. An art auctioneer who has become mixed up with a group of criminals teams up with a hypnotherapist in order to recover a lost painting.

Showing at: Eveningstar (Brunswick) Friday-Wednesday

Find full movie listings and showtimes at: mainetoday.com/movies.

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