April Movie Matinees

NEW Audio Described Movies

MAIN LIBRARY (2 PM)

Dark Waters (2019)

Rob Bilott is a lawyer whose specialization is defending corporate entities. One day, a farmer named Wilbur Tennant barges into his office and blackmails him into helping him sue the Dupont company for poisoning the Dry Run Creek. Rob decides to check out the situation himself, and what he sees convinces him to take on the case. His boss, Tom Terp, is supportive of his endeavor to stop the company from causing any more harm to the environment, but his wife Sarah isn’t as receptive.

Showtime: Friday 4/5

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 2h 6min

NEW Foreign Film Fridays

MAIN LIBRARY (2 PM)

The Sea Inside

Mar Adentro (2004)

This involving rumination on life and death is the fact-based story of a Spanish quadriplegic (Javier Bardem) battling for the right to die. Won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Belen Rueda, Lola Duenas. Directed by Alejandro Amenabar, who co-wrote the script with Mateo Gil. The 2001 made-for-Spanish-TV film, “Condenado a Vivir,” tackles the same subject matter.

Showtime: Friday 4/26

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 2h 5min

NORTH QUINCY LIBRARY (10 AM)

The Color Purple (2023)

A musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

Showtime: Wednesday 4/17

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 2h 21min

ADAMS SHORE LIBRARY (2 PM)

The Good House (2021)

Hildy, a divorced small-town realtor, struggles to feel normal in her day-to-day life. A struggling alcoholic, Hildy constantly spends her days lying and creating excuses to justify her drinking. Her family then stages an intervention, forcing her to come to terms with what her drinking is doing to everyone around her. Based on Ann Leary’s novel of the same name.

Showtime: Thursday 4/18

Rating: R

Runtime: 1h 54min

Eclipse Movie Night

The Twilight Saga – Eclipse (2010)

Celebrate the solar eclipse with a movie night, we’ll be screening The Twilight Saga: Eclipse! The third installment of the “Twilight” saga finds Bella forced to choose between Edward, a vampire and the love of her life, or Jacob Black, a werewolf and her best friend. The result of her decision may reignite the ancient feud between vampires and werewolves, while a scorned vampire bent on revenge appears responsible for a string of brutal murders.

Showtime: Monday, April 8 | 6 – 8 PM

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 2h 4min

Earth Day Movie Night

The Biggest little Farm (2018)

Celebrate Earth Day with a documentary screening! Join us as we screen The Biggest Little Farm. Director John Chester, his wife Molly and their dog Todd attempt to turn 200 acres of land outside Los Angeles into a sustainable farm. The couple document their quest to work in harmony with the land as well as ward off pests, predators and wildfires to protect their crops and animals.

Showtime: Monday, April 22 | 6 – 8 PM

Rating: PG

Runtime: 1h 31min

The Color Purple (2023)

Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles of an African American woman living in the south during the early 1900s.

Showtime: April 3

Rating: PG

Runtime: 2h 21min

matilda (1996)

An intelligent little girl who is neglected by her parents discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Not until a teacher shows her kindness for the first time does she realize that she can use those powers to do something about her sufferings and help her friends as well.

Showtime: April 10

Rating: PG

Runtime: 1h 38min

Me Before you (2016)

Young and quirky Louisa “Lou” Clark (Emilia Clarke) moves from one job to the next to help her family make ends meet. Her cheerful attitude is put to the test when she becomes a caregiver for Will Traynor (Sam Claflin), a wealthy young banker left paralyzed from an accident two years earlier. Will’s cynical outlook starts to change when Louisa shows him that life is worth living. As their bond deepens, their lives and hearts change in ways neither one could have imagined.

Showtime: April 17

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 2h

Dumb Money (2023)

Dumb Money is the ultimate David vs. Goliath tale, based on the insane true story of everyday people who flipped the script on Wall Street and got rich by turning GameStop (yes, the mall videogame store) into the world’s hottest company. In the middle of everything is regular guy Keith Gill (Paul Dano), who starts it all by sinking his life savings into the stock and posting about it. When his social posts start blowing up, so does his life and the lives of everyone following him. As a stock tip becomes a movement, everyone gets rich – until the billionaires fight back, and both sides find their worlds turned upside down.

Showtime: April 24

Rating: R

Runtime: 1h 44min