Weekend Movie Guide: 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout,' And More

"Mission Impossible" fans, brace yourself: this weekend Tom Cruise lights up the big screen with his iconic role as secret agent Ethan Hunt in "Mission: Impossible - Fallout."

Also headed to theaters are the animation film,"Teen Titans Go! To the Movies," which stars Kristen Bell as a famous Hollywood director, and the coming-of-age drama "Hot Summer Nights," in which Timothée Chalamet plays a despondent teen.

Here's what to see and what to skip this weekend:

Movies Out This Weekend

“Mission: Impossible - Fallout” — Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, directed by Christopher McQuarrie

The spy thriller franchise, “Mission Impossible,” continues with its sixth chapter, “Fallout,” bringing back together Tom Cruise’s undercover agent Ethan Hunt, his loyal IMF team – played by Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg, and Ving Rhames— and the steely MI6 agent Ilsa Faust (Rebecca Ferguson), along with Christopher McQuarrie as the film’s director.

Picking up after the events of “Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation,” the sequel finds Hunt and his team tasked with a new mission: to thwart a terrorist group’s plan to obliterate mankind. How exactly? They need to find three missing spheres of plutonium before it’s too late.

However, complications arise as anarchist Solomon Lane (Sean Harris), the villain from “Rogue Nation,” partners up with the terrorists. Also adding some surprises to the plot are CIA agent August Walker (Henry Cavill), and the femme fatale White Widow (Vanessa Kirby).

See it. Easily the best of the bunch, the film takes audiences across a dizzying array of death-defying stunts, and high-octane action sequences. Plus, Tom Cruise is spectacular. Tip: See the movie on IMAX if you can.

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“Teen Titans Go! To the Movies” — Will Arnett, Kristen Bell, directed by Aaron Horvath and Peter Riva Michail

Adapted for the big screen from Cartoon Network’s “Teen Titans Go!,” the animated movie centers around five teenage superheroes— Robin (Scott Menville), Cyborg (Khary Payton), Starfire (Hynden Walch), Raven (Tara Strong), and Beast Boy (Greg Cipes) — and their dream to become Hollywood A-listers starring in a movie about themselves. But first, they need the biggest Hollywood director, Jade (Kristen Bell), to notice them.

Our superheroes soon make their way to Tinseltown to claim their rightful place in the world as movie stars. However, super-villain Slade (Will Arnett) plots to derail the teens’ plan. Will they find success in the end?

See it. The family movie will delight young and old alike with its goofy humor and wild shenanigans, notwithstanding a somewhat-complicated script.

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“Hot Summer Nights” — Timothée Chalamet, Maika Monroe, Alex Roe, directed by Elijah Bynum

Timothée Chalamet stars as an introverted teen in Elijah Bynum’s feature directorial debut about self-discovery, friendship, and seduction.

In the coming-of-age movie, which is set during the summer of 1991, Chalamet plays Daniel, a recent high-school graduate who is feeling despondent over his father’s recent death. To help alleviate his pain and sorrow, his mother sends him to Cape Cod to spend his summer break with his aunt.

Everything is seemingly working well for Daniel at the Cape — that is, until the teen encounters the town’s notorious bad boy, Hunter Strawberry (Alex Roe), a small-time weed dealer who convinces Daniel to become his business partner.

It doesn’t take long before the two teens’ business venture booms, but problems arise when Daniel begins a secret romantic relationship with Hunter’s sister McKayla (Maika Monroe).

Skip it. Chalamet’s impressive performance cannot save an overwrought plot. By the end, the movie feels stale.

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Top Photo: Tom Cruise attends the UK Premiere of 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout' on July 13, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Paramount Pictures)