Arts & Entertainment

Movie Trailers: 'Boo! A Madea Halloween,' 'Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,' and More

Patch Movie Critic Beau Behan's guide to movies with a theatrical release on Oct 21, 2016.

Are you planning on going to the movies this weekend? Here are this week’s new releases:

  • "American Pastoral"
  • "Boo! A Madea Halloween"
  • “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back"
  • "Keeping Up with the Joneses"
  • “Ouija: Origin of Evil"

And here’s what they’re all about.

“American Pastoral” (Limited, Oct 21)

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R, 126 min, Crime, Drama

Director: Ewan McGregor

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Writers: John Romano, Philip Roth

Stars: Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning

While Seymour Swede Levov (Ewan McGregor) searches for his missing teenage daughter, he becomes introspective about the chaos that is shaping the world around him.

“Boo! A Madea Halloween” (Wide, Oct 21)

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PG-13, 103 min, Comedy, Horror

Director: Tyler Perry

Writer: Tyler Perry

Stars: Tyler Perry, Cassi Davis, Patrice Lovely

While keeping an eye on a group of misbehaving teens, Madea ends up fending off killers, ghosts, paranormal poltergeists, zombies.

“Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” (Wide, Oct 21)

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PG-13, 118 min Action, Adventure, Crime

Director: Edward Zwick

Writers: Richard Wenk, Edward Zwick

Stars: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge

On the run as a fugitive from the law, Jack Reacher tries to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy that involves the death of U.S. soldiers.

“Keeping Up with the Joneses” (Wide, Oct 21)

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PG-13, 105 min, Action, Comedy

Director: Greg Mottola

Writer: Michael LeSieur

Stars: Zack Galifianakis, Isla Fisher, Jon Hamm, Gal Gadot

An ordinary suburban couple discovers it is not easy keeping up with their new neighbors, the Joneses, especially after finding out that they are really covert operatives.

“Ouija: Origin of Evil” (Wide, Oct 21)


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PG-13, 99 min, Horror, Thriller

Director: Mike Flanagan

Writers: Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard

Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso

Set in 1965 Los Angeles, a family fights to save their youngest daughter from her merciless possessor, an evil spirit.

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