Date Night Picks

A single cosmic event tears one ordinary street out of suburbia and drops it somewhere unrecognizable, and the Platt family's only hope is holding tight to each other. Director David Robert Mitchell wraps the mystery in a stylish, eerie glow, with Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor anchoring the fear and tenderness. At 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, it is the kind of atmospheric puzzle that pulls you close and gives you plenty to unravel afterward.

In a future rebuilt after war, a filmmaker meets a woman named Mumbi who dares him to find his own voice and make something honest, and slowly he learns to see the quiet grace in small human moments. Damien Hauser's tender science fiction romance is gentle, searching, and quietly hopeful, the sort of film that makes you lean into each other. It plays often this week, so it is easy to catch.