New This Week in Theaters, January 19, 2017

 xXx: Return of Xander Cage (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: Vin Diesel, Deepika Padukone, Donnie Yen

Xander Cage is left for dead after an incident, though he secretly returns to action for a new, tough assignment with his handler Augustus Gibbons.

 Split (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Haley Lu Richardson

After three girls are kidnapped by a man with 24 distinct personalities they must find some of the different personalities that can help them while running away and staying alive from the others.

 The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (PG)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: Brett Dalton, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, Shawn Michaels

A washed-up former child star, forced to do community service at a local megachurch, pretends to be a Christian to land the part of Jesus in their annual Passion Play, only to discover that the most important role of his life is far from Hollywood.

 The Founder (PG-13)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: Michael Keaton, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson

The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers’ fast food eatery, McDonald’s, into one of the biggest restaurant businesses in the world.

 The Red Turtle (PG)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: Emmanuel Garijo, Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy

The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.

 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions (PG)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: Shunsuke Kazama, Kenjirô Tsuda, Rina Endo

Yugi and Kaiba have a special duel that transcends dimensions.

 Detour (R)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Emory Cohen, Bel Powley

A young law student who, while grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.

 Staying Vertical (UR)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: Damien Bonnard, India Hair, Raphaël Thiéry, Christian Bouillette

A film maker has to raise a child by himself whilst looking for an inspiration for his new film.

 The Sunshine Makers (NR)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: Nick Sand, Tim Scully

The story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of 1960s American drug counter-culture.

 Kedi (UR)
Opens on Friday, January 20
Starring: Bülent Üstün

A profile of an ancient city and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.

Synopsis by IMDB.

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