Summer Movie Scorecard 2016

Critics Consensus: Money Monster's strong cast and solidly written story ride a timely wave of socioeconomic anger that's powerful enough to overcome an occasionally muddled approach to its worthy themes.

Synopsis: Lee Gates is a Wall Street guru who picks hot stocks as host of the television show "Money Monster." Suddenly, during a live broadcast, disgruntled... View Full Synopsis

Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West

Directed By: Jodie Foster

Critics Consensus: Me Before You benefits from Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin's alluring chemistry, although it isn't enough to compensate for its clumsy treatment of a sensitive subject.

Synopsis: 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... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance

Directed By: Thea Sharrock

Critics Consensus: War Dogs rises on the strength of Jonah Hill's compelling performance to take a lightly entertaining look at troubling real-world events.

Synopsis: With the war in Iraq raging on, a young man (Jonah Hill) offers his childhood friend a chance to make big bucks by becoming an... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Bradley Cooper

Directed By: Todd Phillips

Critics Consensus: Bad Moms boasts a terrific cast and a welcome twist on domestic comedy -- and they're often enough to compensate for the movie's unfortunate inability to take full advantage of its assets.

Synopsis: Amy (Mila Kunis) has a great husband, overachieving children, beautiful home and successful career. Unfortunately, she's also overworked, exhausted and ready to snap. Fed up,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate

Directed By: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

Critics Consensus: Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie picks up pretty much where its source material left off, delivering an adaptation that, as fans of this British export might say, does what it says on the tin.

Synopsis: Publicist Edina Monsoon and best friend Patsy Stone are still shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot spots. While attending an elite... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha, Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness

Directed By: Mandie Fletcher

Critics Consensus: Nerve's fast pace and charming leads help overcome a number of fundamental flaws, adding up to a teen-friendly thriller with enough energy to occasionally offset its muddled execution.

Synopsis: Industrious high school senior Vee Delmonico (Emma Roberts) is tired of living life on the sidelines. Pressured by her friends, Vee decides to join Nerve,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis, Emily Meade

Directed By: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

Critics Consensus: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising may not be strictly necessary, but it still wrings a surprising amount of humor from a recycled premise with a distaff twist.

Synopsis: Life is good for Mac Radner (Seth Rogen) and pregnant wife Kelly (Rose Byrne) until the unruly sisters of Kappa Nu move in next door.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloë Grace Moretz

Directed By: Nicholas Stoller

Critics Consensus: High-Rise may not quite live up to its classic source material, but it still offers an energetic, well-acted, and thought-provoking take on its timely socioeconomic themes.

Synopsis: A doctor (Tom Hiddleston) moves into a London skyscraper where rising tensions and class warfare lead to anarchy.

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans

Directed By: Ben Wheatley

Critics Consensus: Disarmingly odd and thoroughly well-acted, Swiss Army Man offers adventurous viewers an experience as rewarding as it is impossible to categorize.

Synopsis: Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs around his neck, Hank prepares... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Antonia Ribero

Directed By: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan

Critics Consensus: The Infiltrator's compelling fact-based story and tremendously talented cast are often just enough to balance out its derivative narrative and occasionally clunky execution.

Synopsis: In 1986, federal agent Robert Mazur (Bryan Cranston) goes under cover to infiltrate the trafficking network of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Working with fellow... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger, John Leguizamo, Amy Ryan

Directed By: Brad Furman