Opening in theaters this week
“Air” — In a future where the air has turned toxic and humanity has retreated into suspended animation, two engineers try to ensure the survival of the human race while maintaining their own sanity. With Norman Reedus and Djimon Hounsou. Written by Chris Pasetto and Christian Cantamessa. Directed by Cantamessa. (1:35) PG-13.
“Big Sky” — A teenage girl with a fear of open spaces is enrolled in a high-end treatment facility, only to have her van attacked by masked gunman en route. With Bella Thorne, Kyra Sedgwick and Frank Grillo. Written by Eva M. Wiener. Directed by Jorge Michel Grau. (1:30) NR.
“Brothers: Blood Against Blood” — Two estranged brothers cross paths again when they both enter a mixed martial arts tournament. With Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra and Jackie Shroff. Written by Ekta Pathak Malhotra. Directed by Karan Malhotra. In Hindu with English subtitles. (2:20) NR.
“Children and America” — A documentary following a fourth-grader and his filmmaker father as they travel the nation exploring issues of politics, education, technology, health and environment. Directed by Ranjit Koka. (1:48) NR.
“Court” — An elderly folk singer and grassroots activist is arrested on trumped-up charges and fights for his freedom. With Usha Bane, Vivek Gomber and Pradeep Joshi. Written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane. In Marathi, Hindi, English and Gujarati, with English subtitles. (1:56) NR.
“Fort Tilden” — Two self-absorbed twentysomething Brooklynite women take a day trip to the beach and begin to realize some uncomfortable truths about their lives. With Bridey Elliott, Clare McNulty and Griffin Newman. Written and directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers. (1:35) R.
“The Kindergarten Teacher” — A schoolteacher discovers that a young student has a talent for language and poetry and becomes increasingly interested in cultivating the boy’s gift. With Avi Shnaidman, Ester Rada, Lior Raz. Written and directed by Nadav Lapid. In Hebrew with English subtitles. (1:59) NR.
“The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” — At the height of the Cold War, a CIA operative and a KGB agent join forces to stop an international criminal organization. With Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer and Alicia Vikander. Written by Guy Ritchie and Lionel Wigram. Directed by Ritchie. In Imax. (1:56) PG-13.
“Meru” — A documentary following three American climbers as they attempt to become the first people to scale Shark’s Fin on Mount Meru, a 21,000-foot peak in the Himalayas. Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. (1:30) R.
“Metropolitan” — A 25th-anniversary re-release of the comedy about a young man’s romantic misadventures while trying to fit into New York City’s high society. With Carolyn Farina, Edward Clements and Chris Eigeman. Written and directed by Whit Stillman. (1:38) PG-13.
“Mistress America” — A lonely college freshman in New York City is taken under the wing of her adventurous soon-to-be stepsister. With Greta Gerwig and Lola Kirke. Written by Gerwig and Noah Baumbach. Directed by Baumbach. (1:24) R.
“People, Places, Things” — A graphic novelist and art teacher’s seemingly perfect Brooklyn life is upended when he catches the mother of his children cheating on him. With Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall and Stephanie Allynne. Written and directed by Jim Strouse. (1:26) R.
“Prince” — A 17-year-old from a broken family falls in with a flashy, violent local criminal. With Ayoub Elasri, Freddy Tratlehner and Sigrid ten Napel. Written and directed by Sam de Jong. In Dutch with English subtitles. (1:18) NR.
“Return to Sender” — A nurse survives a brutal assault and sees her attacker locked up but plots revenge when he’s granted parole. With Rosamund Pike, Shiloh Fernandez and Nick Nolte. Written by Patricia Beauchamp and Joe Gossett. Directed by Fouad Mikati. (1:35) NR.
“Straight Outta Compton” — A biopic about the rise and fall of the seminal Los Angeles gangsta rap group N.W.A, led by Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E. With O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell. Written by Andrea Berloff. Directed by F. Gary Gray. (2:22) R.
“Ten Thousand Saints” — A surly teen who wants to reconnect with his deadbeat dad is sent to live with him in 1980s New York City, where the young man bonds with his best friend’s straight-edge older brother and a rich uptown girl. With Asa Butterfield, Ethan Hawke and Hailee Steinfeld. Written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. (1:44) R.
“Tom at the Farm” — After the sudden death of his lover, a gay man travels to a remote country farm for the funeral, where he finds that the family knows nothing about him and was expecting a woman in his place. With Xavier Dolan, Pierre-Yves Cardinal and Lise Roy. Written by Dolan and Michael Marc Bouchard. Directed by Dolan. (1:42) NR.
“Underdogs” — When the players from his foosball table are magically brought to life, a table-soccer ace recruits them to help save his town and win the heart of his crush. With the voices of Matthew Morrison, Ariana Grande and Nicholas Hoult. Written by Juan Jose Campanella, Eduardo Sacheri and Gaston Gorali. Directed by Campanella. (1:46) NR.
Ratings by the Motion Picture Association of America are: (G) for general audiences; (PG) parental guidance urged because of material possibly unsuitable for children; (PG-13) parents are strongly cautioned to give guidance for attendance of children younger than 13; (R) restricted, younger than 17 admitted only with parent or adult guardian; (NC-17) no one 17 and younger admitted.