Audio Described Movies in Theaters in MA
From January 24 – 30, 2025
By Vicki Vogt and The Bay State Council of the Blind
NEW MOVIES
Brave the Dark
1 Hour, 52 Min.
Rated PG-13 for domestic violence/bloody images, suicide, some strong language, teen drinking, drug material and smoking.
Genre: Drama
Description:
Haunted by torturous childhood memories, Nate Williams finds himself engulfed in darkness. When his drama teacher, Mr. Deen bails him out of jail and takes him in, Nate must confront his past before it leads to his own destruction. Based on a true story.
Trivia:
Nathan Williams’s hopes for film is that it emphasizes themes of hope and redemption with its audience and “helps others to be a ‘Stan Deen’ in their community,” elaborating, “Because Stan never stopped, he never gave up on me. He always encouraged and pushed me to be a better person, even when I didn’t believe in myself.”
Flight Risk
1 Hour, 31 Min.
Rated R for violence and language.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Description:
In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award® nominee Mark Wahlberg plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.
Trivia:
According to Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg improvised much of his character’s dialogue, explaining, “Mark’s got a good dark side he takes stuff from. Every now and again he’d let it out and I can’t even repeat some of the stuff he’d say, in fact we had to cut most of it out, it was like REALLY sick- but we hint at it.”
Hard Truths
1 Hour, 37 Min.
Rated R for language.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Description:
Pansy is a woman tormented by anger and depression, hypersensitive to the slightest possible offence and ever ready to fly off the handle. She criticizes her husband and their adult son so relentlessly that neither bothers to argue with her. She picks fights with strangers and sales clerks and enumerates the world’s countless flaws to anyone who will listen, especially her cheerful sister Chantal, who, despite their clashing temperaments, might be the only person still capable of sympathizing with her.
Inheritance
1 Hour, 41 Min.
Rated R for language and some sexual content/nudity.
Genre: Thriller
Description:
When Maya learns her father Sam was once a spy, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an international conspiracy.
Trivia:
Filmed entirely on an iPhone.
Presence
1 Hour, 25 Min.
Rated R for violence, drug material, language, sexuality and teen drinking.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Description:
A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into their new home in the suburbs.
Trivia:
The film was shot in just 3 weeks, nearly entirely within one house, and without any closeups, according to Variety article by Stephen Rodrick.
Current Movies
A Complete Unknown
2 Hours, 20 Min.
Rated R for language.
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music.
Description:
Set in the influential New York City music scene of the early 1960s, “A Complete Unknown” follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts as his songs and his mystique become a worldwide sensation that culminates in his groundbreaking electric rock-and-roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.
Babygirl
1 Hour, 54 Min.
Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller.
Description:
A high-powered CEO (Nicole Kidman) puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern.
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
2 Hours, 24 Min.
Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, drug use and sexual references.
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama Thriller.
Description:
Butler returns as Big Nick (Gerard Butler), this time on the hunt in Europe for Donnie (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) who is embroiled in the dangerous world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther mafia as they plot a massive heist of the world’s biggest diamond exchange.
Moana 2
1 Hour, 40 Min.
Rated PG
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Description:
This takes audiences on an expansive new voyage with Moana, Maui and a brand-new crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
Mufasa: The Lion King
1 Hour, 58 Min.
Rated PG
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical.
Description:
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.
Nickel Boys
2 Hours, 20 min.
Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving racism, some strong language including racial slurs, violent content and smoking.
Genre: Drama
Description:
“Nickel Boys” is based on the historic reform school in Florida, “The Dozier School for Boys”, which was notorious for abusive treatment of students. It’s the story of Elwood Curtis, a young African-American boy who is sent to the Nickel Academy after he is falsely accused of a crime during the 1960s. While there, he meets a boy named Turner, and the two form a close friendship as they try to survive the horrors of the school and its corrupt administrators.
Nosferatu
2 Hours, 12 Min.
Rated R for bloody violent content, graphic nudity and some sexual content.
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Description:
A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
One of Them Days
1 Hour, 37 Min.
Rated R for language throughout, sexual material and brief drug use.
Genre: Comedy
Description:
When best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.
September 5
1 Hour, 48 Min.
Rated R for language.
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Description:
“September 5” is a historical drama film directed by Tim Fehlbaum that focuses on the 1972 Munich Olympic hostage crisis from the perspective of the ABC Sports crew. The film highlights their transition from covering the Olympics to reporting on the hostage situation involving Israeli athletes, and showcases the intense and emotional experience of live broadcasting during a global tragedy.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
1 Hour, 49 Min.
Rated PG for action, some violence, rude humor, thematic elements and mild language.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi.
Description:
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatched in every way, Team Sonic must seek out an unlikely alliance in hopes of stopping Shadow and protecting the planet.
The Brutalist
3 Hours, 35 Min.
Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity, rape, drug use and some language.
Genre: Drama
Description:
When visionary architect László Toth and his wife Erzsébet flee Europe to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern America, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious and wealthy client. The seemingly charming industrialist Harrison Van Buren offers László and his family the American Dream on a silver platter by commissioning him to design a grand modernist monument and help shape the landscape of the country he now calls home. It will be the most ambitious project of his career, one that will take László and Erzsébet to both monumental heights and devastating lows.
Trivia:
This movie has an intermission built into the actual 70mm film reel that counts down from fifteen minutes. It’s the first movie to have an intermission since the 70mm roadshow release ofThe Hateful Eight (2015).
The Last Showgirl
1 Hour, 25 Min.
Rated R for language and nudity.
Genre: Drama
Description:
A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.
The Room Next Door
1 Hour, 47 Min.
Rated PG-13 for thematic content, strong language, and some sexual references.
Genre: Drama
Description:
Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and they were separated by the circumstances of life. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
Wicked: Part 1
2 Hours, 40 Min.
Rated PG for some scary action, thematic material and brief suggestive material.
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Description:
A vivid reimagining of the classic The Wizard of Oz, Wicked spotlights the untold stories of Oz’s most famous (or infamous) characters, namely the Wicked Witch of the West and her unlikely friend, Glinda the Good Witch. The show follows green-skinned star Elphaba from birth to college and through the life-changing events which eventually label her “wicked,” introducing spoiled rich girl Glinda, local prince and heartthrob Fiyero and even the Wizard of Oz himself, a troubled man very unlike the one you may remember. As Elphaba, a passionate political activist if there ever was one, fights injustice and seeks to undo the mistakes of the past, dark secrets, and personal tragedies shape the history of Oz, paying homage to the classic Wizard of Oz story while simultaneously changing fans’ understanding of it forever. A cautionary tale about love, friendship, and trust, Wicked effortlessly reveals that there are indeed two sides to every story.
Wolf Man
1 Hour, 43 Min.
Rated R for bloody violent content, grisly images and some language.
Genre: Horror
Description:
A family at a remote farmhouse is attacked by an unseen animal, but as the night stretches on, the father begins to transform into something unrecognizable.