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April's Movies & Showtimes at the Scotch Plains Public Library

This month's "Friday Films" will feature movies that have been adapted from books. Each film will begin at NOON.

This month’s “Friday Films” at the Scotch Plains Public Library will feature movies that have been adapted from books. Each film will begin at NOON.

The Giver

On Friday, April 10 at NOON, the library will be showing The Giver starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep. Based on the Young Adult classic by Lois Lowry, The Giver is rated PG-13 and is 97 minutes.

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In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the “real” world.

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Gone Girl

On Friday, April 17 at NOON, the library will be showing Gone Girl starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, and Neil Patrick Harris. Based on the best-selling thriller by Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl is rated R and runs 149 minutes.

With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent.

Wild

On Friday, April 24 at NOON, the library will be showing Wild starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern. Based on the best-selling memoir by Cheryl Strayed, Wild is rated R and runs 115 minutes.

A chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.

These events are free and open to all interested participants. Attendees are encouraged to register in advance online (http://www.scotlib.org), by phone (908-322-5007 x 204), or e-mail (library@scotlib.org).

The Scotch Plains Library is located at 1927 Bartle Avenue, one block from Park Avenue in the center of town.

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