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What Waukee is Watching This Weekend

Three Redbox kiosks in Waukee offer a little bit of everything - family titles, action, comedy and drama, among others.

What to watch? What to watch? Standing in front of that Redbox trying to make a decision for too long could get you ticketed for loitering.

We here at Patch want to help you out. Here are just a few of the most popular titles in Redbox this week. They include best picture nominees Hugo starring Jude Law and Moneyball starring best actor nominee Brad Pitt. Also popular is the futuristic In Time with actor/singer Justin Timberlake and Adam Sandler's zany twin comedy Jack and Jill.

Check out the top 10 Redbox movie rentals in Waukee this week. You can thank us later.

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1. "Jack and Jill" - Jack Sadelstein is a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, who dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.

Redbox Review: 2.5 stars Rating: PG Length: 1:31  Stars: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Allen Covert, Al Pacino, Elodie Tougne

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2. "Footloose (2011)"- Ren McCormack is transplanted from Boston to the small southern town of Bomont where he experiences a heavy dose of culture shock. A few years prior, the community was rocked by a tragic accident that killed five teenagers after a night out and Bomont's local councilmen and the beloved Reverend Shaw Moore responded by implementing ordinances that prohibit loud music and dancing. Not one to bow to the status quo, Ren challenges the ban, revitalizing the town and falling in love with the minister's troubled daughter Ariel in the process.

Redbox Review: 3.5 stars Rating: PG-13 Length: 1:53 Stars: Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid, Miles Teller

3. “Hugo” -  When wily and resourceful Hugo discovers a secret left by his father, he unlocks a mystery and embarks on a quest that will transform those around him and lead to a safe and loving place he can call home. Trailer. 

Red Box Review: 3.5 stars
 Rating: PG Length: 2:06 Stars: Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, Chlöe Grace Moretz, Ray Winstone

4. "In Time" - In the near future, people are immortal because the aging gene has been deactivated. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency. The rich can live forever, and the rest have to negotiate for their immortality. When a young man comes into a fortune of time, he ends up on the run from a corrupt force known as "time keepers." Trailer.

Red Box Review:  3.5 stars  Rating: PG-13 Length: 1:50 Stars: Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy,Vincent Kartheiser, Olivia Wilde

5."Puss In Boots" - Way before Puss in Boots ever met Shrek, our suave and furry feline hero goes on a swashbuckling ride, as he teams up with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the street-savvy Kitty Southpaws to steal the famed goose that lays the golden eggs. Trailer

Red Box Review: 4 stars Rating: PG Length: 1:30 Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris

Rounding out the top 10 are: The Adventures of Tin Tin, Young Adult, The Big Year, The Rum Diary and Like Crazy.

Waukee is home to three Redbox kiosks, so there's more than one place to find the perfect movie:

  • , 350 S.E. University Ave.
  •  125 Laurel St.
  •  3311 Ute Ave.

To ensure that your movie is available, go to redbox.com and reserve online.

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