Guide to KC movies: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Wish Upon’ and more

“War for the Planet of the Apes”: In this third installment, Caesar (Andy Serkis) gets angry as he guides his apes in a battle against humans, led by a brutal Woody Harrelson. Rated PG-13. Time: 2:13.

☆☆  1/2

“Wish Upon”: A music box grants a teen seven wishes, with deadly consequences. Rated PG-13. Time: 1:29.

☆  1/2

“Band Aid”: Zoe Lister-Jones wrote, directed and stars in this comedy about a marriage falling apart. At Screenland Tapcade.

☆☆☆

“A Very Sordid Wedding”: Writer-director Del Shores follows up his 2000 comedy “Sordid Lives” with this tale of a gay wedding in small-town Texas. Bonnie Bedelia and Whoopi Goldberg star. Not rated. Time: 1:49. At the Tivoli. (Producer and co-star Emerson Collins will hold a Q&A at the screening at 7 p.m. Friday, July 14.)

“The Tree”: Local filmmakers Stephen Wallace Pruitt and Mary Settle Pruitt based this story on his late mother: An 88-year-old (played by KC actress Joicie Appell) takes a road trip from Wamego, Kan., to see her friend in Terre Haute, Ind. Not rated. Time: 1:35. At the Tivoli.

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Rated ☆☆☆

“Baby Driver”: Ansel Elgort is a getaway driver who agrees to a difficult heist with Jon Hamm, Jamie Foxx and Kevin Spacey. Rated R. Time: 1:53. (6/28)

“Beatriz at Dinner”: At a supper party, a successful Latina health practitioner (Salma Hayek) trades barbs with a cocky billionaire (John Lithgow). Rated R. Time: 1:23. At Rio, Tivoli. (6/23)

“The Big Sick”: Kumail Nanjiani (“Silicon Valley”) tells the true story of how his girlfriend Emily (Zoe Kazan) — now his wife — went into a coma. Holly Hunter and Ray Romano play her parents. Rated R. Time: 1:59. (7/7)

“Cars 3”: Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) needs to modernize his technique, with the help of a slick businesscar voiced by Nathan Fillion. Rated G. Time: 1:49. (6/16)

“The Exception”: During World War II, a German soldier (Jai Courtney) is sent to Holland to watch over the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II (Christopher Plummer). Rated R. Time: 1:47. At Glenwood Arts. (6/23)

“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and the voices of Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper explore exactly who is Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord. Rated PG-13. Time: 2:16. (5/5)

“Megan Leavey”: In this true story, Kate Mara is a Marine corporal who bonds with a combat dog as they deploy to Iraq. Rated PG-13. Time: 1:56. At Ameristar, Studio 28. (6/9)

“Spider-Man: Homecoming”: We met this incarnation of Peter Parker (Tom Holland) in the last Avengers flick. Now he gets his own movie — and villain, Vulture (Michael Keaton). Rated PG-13. Time: 2:13. (7/7)

Rated ☆☆  1/2

“47 Meters Down”: Mandy Moore and Claire Holt are sisters stranded in a shark cage on the ocean floor. Rated PG-13. Time: 1:29. (6/16)

“The Beguiled”: During the Civil War, a wounded Union soldier (Colin Farrell) finds refuge at Nicole Kidman’s all-girls boarding school, where the students aren’t as innocent as they appear. Rated R. Time: 1:33. (6/30)

“The Hero”: Sam Elliott is a washed-up Western actor rethinking his life choices. Rated R. Time: 1:33. (6/30)

“Paris Can Wait”: Eleanor Coppola (director Francis Ford Coppola’s wife) embellishes a true incident when she took a car trip from Cannes to Paris while hubby was away. Rated PG. Time: 1:32. At Overland Park, Rio. (6/16)

“Rough Night”: A bachelorette party involving Kate McKinnon, Jillian Bell and Scarlett Johansson gets way out of control when a male stripper dies. Rated R. Time: 1:41. At Ameristar. (6/16)

“Wonder Woman”: Gal Gadot stars in this origin story of the superhero’s Amazonian homeland and her valiant deeds in World War I. Directed by Patty Jenkins (who grew up in Lawrence). Rated PG-13. Time: 2:21. (6/2)

Rated ☆☆

“All Eyez on Me”: A biopic about the rise of the late rapper Tupac Shakur (played by Demetrius Shipp Jr.) Rated R. Time: 2:20. At Palace, Ward Parkway. (6/16)

“Despicable Me 3”: Gru (Steve Carell) reunites with his long-lost twin brother Dru (also voiced by Carell), who tries to lure him back to his dastardly ways. Rated PG. Time: 1:30. (6/30)

“The Mummy”: Sofia Boutella (“Kingsman”) is the angry ancient princess, and Tom Cruise is the man who must face her. Rated PG-13. Time: 1:50. (6/9)

“Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales”: Johnny Depp is back as Captain Jack, once again seeking treasure: the trident of Poseidon. Javier Bardem is the bad guy out to get him. Rated PG-13. Time: 2:09. (5/26)

Rated ☆

“The House”: To regain the college fund they lost, Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell launch a gambling ring in their basement. Rated R. Time: 1:28. (6/30)

“Transformers: The Last Knight”: Didn’t we just have a King Arthur movie? Yes, but now this fifth installment has Anthony Hopkins joining Mark Wahlberg in trying to figure out what the Transformers were up to in Arthurian times. Rated PG-13. Time: 2:28. (6/21)

This story was originally published July 13, 2017 at 12:07 PM with the headline "Guide to KC movies: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes,’ ‘Wish Upon’ and more."