FREE movies for January from the Matawan-Aberdeen Public Library

Monday, January 8 – Victoria & Abdul
The extraordinary true story of an unexpected friendship in the later years of Queen Victoria's remarkable rule. When Abdul Karim, a young clerk, travels from India to participate in the Queen's Golden Jubilee, he is surprised to find favor with the Queen herself. As the Queen questions the constrictions of her long-held position, the two forge an unlikely and devoted alliance with a loyalty to one another that her household and inner circle all attempt to destroy. As the friendship deepens, the Queen begins to see a changing world through new eyes and joyfully reclaims her humanity.

Starring: Judy Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard
Release Year: 2017
Rating: PG-13 (for some thematic elements and language)
Running Time: 111 Minutes

Monday, January 15 – Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday, January 22 – Marshall
Our pre - Martin Luther King Jr Day presentation is Marshall, a dramatic bio-pic about an early trial in the career of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. It follows the young lawyer to conservative Connecticut to defend a black chauffeur charged with sexual assault and attempted murder of his white socialite employer. Muzzled by a segregationist court, Marshall partners with a courageous young Jewish lawyer, Samuel Friedman. Together they mount the defense in an environment of racism and Anti-Semitism. The high profile case and the partnership with Friedman served as a template for Marshall's creation of the NAACP legal defense fund.

Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Kate Hudson
Release Year: 2017
Rating: PG-13 (for mature thematic content, sexuality, violence and some strong language)
Running Time: 118 Minutes

Monday, January 29 – Battle of the Sexes
In the wake of the sexual revolution and the rise of the women's movement, the 1973 tennis match between women's World #1 Billie Jean King and ex-men's-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs was billed as the BATTLE OF THE SEXES and became one of the most watched televised sports events of all time. As the rivalry between King and Riggs kicked into high gear, off-court each was fighting more personal and complex battles. Together, Billie and Bobby served up a cultural spectacle that resonated far beyond the tennis court, sparking discussions in bedrooms and boardrooms that continue to reverberate today.

Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell
Release Year: 2017
Rating: PG-13 (for some sexual content and partial nudity)
Running Time: 121 Minutes

All movies are FREE and do not require registration.

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