Arts & Entertainment
What Films Catapulted into West Des Moines' Top 10 this Week?
Redbox rentals in West Des Moines reflect some new films and old favorites.

1. Jack and Jill – Jack Sadelstein is a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, who dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down. Rated PG for crude material including suggestive references, language, comic violence and brief smoking. Play the trailer.
Jack and Jill was No. 1 last week, too.
2. The Adventures of Tintin – The film is based on the comic strip "Tintin" and a series of books by George "Herge" Remi, about the fearless young reporter Tintin. Tintin is on the trail of a big story which leads him into a world of high adventure. When he and his friends find the directions to a sunken ship, they go off to find the treasure it contained and Tintin must face the notorious Red Rackham. Rated PG for adventure action violence, some drunkenness and brief smoking. Play the trailer.
The Adventures of Tintin was not on the list last week.
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3. Footloose (2011) – Ren McCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out and Bomont's local councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore responded by implementing ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister's troubled daughter Ariel in the process. Rated PG-13 for some teen drug and alcohol use, sexual content, violence and language. Play the trailer.
Footloose was No. 2 in last week.
4. Young Adult – Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart. When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate who hasn't quite gotten over high school, either.
Rated R for language and some sexual content. Play the trailer.
Young Adult was not rated last week.
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – A journalist is hired by one of Sweden's richest industrialists to investigate the disappearance of his niece 40 years ago. With a female hacker assisting him, they uncover a secret history of murder and sexual abuse that puts their lives in danger. Redbox advises the handwritten look on the disc of this movie is legitimate and is intended to look like a burned DVD. Rated R for brutal violent content including rape and torture, strong sexuality, graphic nudity, and language. Play the trailer.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo was not rated last week.
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6. In Time – In the near future, people are immortal because the aging gene has been deactivated. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency. The rich can live forever, and the rest have to negotiate for their immortality. When a young man comes into a fortune of time, he ends up on the run from a corrupt force known as "time keepers." Rated PG-13 for violence, some sexuality and partial nudity, and brief strong language. Play the trailer.
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In Time was rated No. 4 last week.
7. Tower Heist – Queens native Josh Kovaks has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh's building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage. With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Josh's crew turns to petty crook Slide to plan the nearly impossible...to steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthur's guarded condo. Though amateurs, these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone. Turns out they've been casing the place for years, they just didn't know it. Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content. Play the trailer.
Tower Heist was not rated last week.
8. Puss in Boots – Way before Puss in Boots ever met Shrek, our suave and furry feline hero goes on a swashbuckling ride, as he teams up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty Southpaws to steal the famed goose that lays the golden eggs. Rated PG for some adventure action and mild rude humor. Play the trailer.
Puss in Boots was rated No. 5 last week.
9. The Three Musketeers – They are known as Porthos, Athos, and Aramis - three elite warriors who serve the King of France as his best Musketeers. After discovering an evil conspiracy to overthrow the King, the Musketeers come across a young, aspiring hero - D'Artagnan - and take him under their wing. Together, the four embark on a dangerous mission to foil the plot that not only threatens the Crown, but the future of Europe itself.
Rated PG-13 for sequences of adventure action violence. Play the trailer.
The Three Musketeers was not rated last week.
10. Hugo – The resourceful Hugo discovers his father’s secret, unlocking a mystery that will transform those around him and offer him a loving place to call home. Rated PG for mild thematic material, some action/peril and smoking. Play the trailer.
Hugo was No. 3 last week
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